The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04
THJRTY.sxKTH CONGRESS-.
rAoY RI9SloN.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1861
There was a very slim, attendance.
Mr. HaxN, (rep) of H., asked leave to withdraw Ger.
tam petitions
Certain private bills were read and referred
Mr.. JOHNSON, (dem.) Of Ark, presented memorial OF
the Legislature Of Arkansas asking for Pacific Railroad
Laid on the table.
Mr.. MALLORY (dem) Of Fla, introduced bill 10 regu.
ate and increase the pay OF the navy; referred Also
bill to modify the pay Of pursers in the navy referred
TIE ROCHESTER UNION MEETING RESOLUTIONS
Mr. PRESTON KING, (rep) Of N. " stated that the
buttons adopted at the Union meeting at Rochester, New
York. had been forwarded to the United States Senators
from that State and he would request that they be read
The SEcRkTAIy read them accordingly
He in presenting them was graed to say that the peo
pie Of New York never wavercd in their attachment TO
GPqocan and our form
must and shall be preserved That sentiment could not
be turned to party account. The Union meetings held
had proved the strength Of that sentiment and the
utons adopted speak for the whole people Of the State
He called the attention Of the democratic Senator's who
had expressed disunon sentiments to the fact that these
expressions OF attachment TO the Union came from prom
mont democrats Of the North.
The resolutions were laid on the table. 4
THOMAS LAND CLAIM.
Mr.. Sib11 (deml OF Ia moved TO refer the paper on
the subject Of the Thomas land claim 10 the Committee
on Private land Claims but as the motives Of himself
and colleague on that subject had been mPugned and
".
sired to change its reference.
Mr. ColA1ER, trep of w. called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Benjamin was also on that committee
The subject was laid over till to morrow.
large number Of petitions Of no general interest was
presented.
INF rRzslpENT's MESSAGE AND TIE SLAVERY o. Es1Ios
Mr. BRowN, (dem Of Miss, desired to discaim any in
tenon as imputed by the newspapers, to assa the Pre-
sdent his Message unless the respectful expression of
his dissent statements he considered that
light He entertained strong personal regard for the
PRESIDENT but # he did not age and his long public
-iC.c Guild alA, n H.
however In common with every citizen, to courtcously
express big views, and would do He called aten.
n e 10 e D es seo as nG senr
slavery agitation but could not agree with him. The su
preme Court has done what could but the question
where in Slate legislatures and Sothihouses q Congress
Oh the subjecis The question had not been settled and
hence the continuance Of the controversy He agreed
with the President that the Supreme Court had adjudged
the right OF citizen 10 carry slaves into the Territories
and did not believe Territorial Legislature or any other
cision. The President had said, further, that
property in slaves to bis knowledge had
disagreed The whole Of the anti slavery party in
Kansas was TO disturb the rights OF Shareholders Was it
DOWN do M hSes IN ooa blood hunt he own @
wild beasts and destroy their property The whole con-
test in Kansas was waged against the rights Of slave
such interference the judiciary cond apply the romedy
and was time enough TO act when the interference was
attempted. lie thou ht the laws existing entirely nsui
Gent, and that the time had arrived for further le
glsaton and that Congress was mperavcy called on to
act at once. Is TOO late 10 act when the mischief done
The President has asked you advance TO strengthen his
arm TO protect the persons and property Of Amer
can citizens on The Isthmus and II that can
ndciary be strengthened 10 protect slavery in Ksass
Mr Brown then went into an argument to show, that
the could not furnish protection TO slavery without
statutory laws. He avowed his desire for the enact
ment Of such laws They might call Il slave
code, they pleased, but he no more asked for
q slave code than others did for horse code or
would demand bis rights under the constitution and
@ ne sa s ss pS ANY " ~ The
democrat and the President democrat he must not
press his views because he might njure the democratic
party He would the democratic party destroyed be-
fore he would consent to without the honest expression Of
his sentiments he saw that without further legislation,
Quenty slave states Free Territories press
ing for admission into the Union, and would not be
,Sos unlSss save states were sam,'ed, 1eiore
10 change the constitution. That done, the
purpose avowed by the Senator from New York 10
accomplished What would become Of the bred Scott do
con when the Supreme Court is in the hands of The anti
man. and SAID he wished multiply slave States in
order the Union, which our fathers had made
Mr.. DoorIrTis frcp) OF Wis.,, referred 10 the great
charge which bad the Presidents MIND in the
asst ten years Then he believed in the rover Of Con-
Court has established the right of shareholders carry
slavery into the Territories, and that neither Con-
gress nor tue TerrtoriA legSH ure, nor any human
power. could impair that decision. The mon OF the
South had experienced equally great change, rcvolu
ton which had been forced BY what they deemed their
interests. The Senator from Georgia had said in his
speech In Augusta that in 1876 there only four men
in Congress who did not hold TO the power Of Congress
over The Territories.
Mr. Tooxe, (dcm) Of Ca, corrected the statement.
BE referred only to the Northern representatives.
Mr.. D0ornrIB said the first time the doctrine was ad
vanced that the constitution protected slavery In the Ter
ritorics was BY Mr. Calhoun IN 1897.
Mr. TooMe replied that the first attempt 10 prohibit
sAa anex~a
de'cated
II. poorTus resumed, ccr.srd;,s that Southern ncn