Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-19


when he had been publicly disfranchised,
as TO be unworthy to be on the Committee.
he supposed his speech would be called iu-
flaming, but the question would not be
settled here, but would be settled by the
voice of public opinion of all Christendom.
We refused to cut Kossuth when Webster
said, if delivered 10 the Emperor of Russia,
we should stand at the bar, to plead like a
criminal, before public opinion. We are
making history. but let the future be what
il may, he had no fear, but the righteous
Judgment of public opinion, which would be
mightier than fleets and armies.
Mr.. Critienden's resolutions were ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. johnson, of Tenn, suggested that the
resolution Of Mr. Powell, from the committee.
be adopted, that they might 10 to work to
make an effort TO save the country.
Mr.. PowelPs resolution was adopted and
the Presidents authorized to form the COM
mittee. f....' ID
Mr.. Crittendens resolutions were referred
70 the COMMITTEES.
Dir. johnson, Of Tenn, referred to his res
olUtions, and argued in favor Of a different
mode Of eleoting the President; but he should
not now discuss the resolutions. He thought
it develved on every man to come forward
and make an effort to save the country. He
did not differ much from his Southern friends,
except as to the mode Of redress. He was
opposed 20. secession, and would fight for the
rights of the South in the Union and upon
the battlements of the Constitution.
He was not compromising man or a con-
servatiVe man, and would not demand any
thing but what was right He should act on
the basis of the resolutions passed by large
body of the people of Tennessee. Many be-
lieved that State had the right to secede,
and the belief was based on the resolutions
of 1893.
Let US examine these resolutions. TMr.
rnr7 1offa -,zc IT,,
son TO show that the Government was
formed as a sacred compact that State has
no right to secede, and that the only way for
her to go out of tie Union was by revolution.l
If the doctrine Of secession is true, then we
have no Government at all.
The Government has no right to coerce n
State, but has the right to enforce the laws
against individuals in State. He believed
that the personal---very. bills Of the North
were unconstitutional and revolutionary,
but this was no reason why the South
should follow in revolutionary acts. He
(Johnson) was in the Union, and meant TO
stay in the Union. He was not to be
driven out by any act but meant to fight
in it.
Suppose that slave should 90 to YER
mont, and on his arrest there, a mob should
rescue him, that would be an act of nullifi-
cation and rebellion, which should be put
down by the Government.
Mr.. Collamer said that as his State was re-
ferred to, he would like to correct wrong
| impression. Gentlemen seemed to think
that all the laws of the North in relation to
slaves were specially enacted against the
| FugitiYe-slave Law. Now the Personal
| liberty Law of Vermont was adopted six
| years before the passage of the Fugitive-slave
Law of 1850. There are two modes of re-
covering slave, one is by taking him just
| as you would any other stolen property, and
bringing a suit afterward. This gives no
| protection against kidnappers. The laws of
| the North were generally made in regard to
this mode and not against the Fugitive
| slave Law at all.
The people of the free States never held
the doctrine that State could nullify an act
of Congress. There was no reason for sup
posing that the North was unfair or un-
candid.
Mr.. Johnson-"D Did not Vermont pass a
law relating to the same subject in 1858, and
he would ask the Senator if he thought it
| unconstitutional
Mr.. Collamer said that it was in the his
tory of the transaction that at the time of
the adoption of the law, the Supreme Court
had passed law deciding that colored men
had no rights under law which white men
were bound to respect.
Mr.. Benjamin asked if the Supreme Court
had ever decided it so.
Mr.. Collamer said it had, in his opinion.
pass an unconstitutional law.
The Senate here adjourned.
H0USE-The Speaker of the House laid
before that body a letter from Mr.. Wash
burne, of Maine, informing him that he has
placed in the hands of the Governor of that
State his resignation, as Representative, to
take effect on the lst of January.
Mr.. Stevens, of Washington Territory, in-
troduced resolution, authorizing special
enactment so as to enable the Secretary of
the Interior to decide on the validity of the
Puget Sound Agricultural Company.
Also, a resolution having in view the en-
ployment of a war-steamer on Columbia
River.
The former was referred to the Committee
on Public Lands; the latter to that on Naval
Affairs.
Mr. Otero, from New Mexico, introduced
q resolution, recognizing the CO. operation OF
J volunteers with the regular forces of that
= territory and proposing an appropriation to
pay them.
sonal explanation. He said some friend o
E his had forwarded to him the Illinois JournG
| of the 18th inst, published in Springfield
f where Mr.. Lincoln and himselfreside, Tha
: paper is edited by false and perverted
r specimen of humanity, named Baker,
i nephew of the President elect
: Mr. Ely, offered bill, amendatory of thu
Q Pacific Telegraph Act.
8 Mr. Sherman moved to lay the subject OF
. the table, with the view to proceed will
: other business, as its consideration woult
n probably consume the whole day. He wa
: perfectly willing that a fair vote should b
e taken on the resolution on Monday.
S The House refused to lay the resolution o.
G the table, by eighty nine against ninety-twC
II Mr.. Sherman changed from yea TO nay
}, merely for the purpose of moving reconsid
e Grafton of the vote.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to lay this motiol
}, on the table,
r, Mr.. Sherman was willing to withdraw hi
o motion, with the understanding that direC
vote shall be taken on the resolution.
It Mr.. Stevensons motion was disagreed tC
IF Yeas 87;nays 9l.
Y, After further proceedings the resolutio
Is was tabled. Yeas SS; nays 81.
d The Pacific Railroad Bill was taken u
IT Mr.. Branch raised the point that its first cor
At sideration must be in Committee of th
le Whole on the state of the Union. 1t cor
le taned matter in the nature Of money al
I'd preparation. .....r.
ic Mr.. ,Loveioy raised the point Of order thu
o this was not privilege question, and in th
Is; he was sustained by the Speaker, who sal
n that it had been decided heretofore tn
of newspaper articles did not come under tn
ly head. This question was debated.
he The Speaker decided that the twelfth Sc
re ton Of the bill provides for bonds to
ds issued to the amount of $50, ,0O0,0 600, payab