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xxxvIth CoNGREss-Ist SESSION.

WAsHINaTOE, January 10.
SENATE.- Various petitions were pre-
sented.
Mr.. Douglas offered resolution that tho
Committee on Judiciary be instructed for the
protection of all the States and Territories
against the invasion by the inhabitants of any
other State or Territory; also for the suppress
sion and punishment Of conspirators and COM
binations 10 any State or Territory, with the
intent to assail or molest the Government, in
habitants property or institutions Of any
other State.
Mr.. Sumner presented Q petition in favor
of cheap letter postage. He also offered o
resolution instructing the Committee on Post
Offices and Post.roads to inquire whether the
present rules of ocean postage are not exor-
bitant, and as to the expediency Of reducing
them.
Mr.. Howell offered resolution authorizing
the present Directors of the Portland Canal
Company to construct canal between the
present terminus of the said canal and GER
tain point on the Ohio River. Referred.
Mr.. Hale presented apetition in favor of the
Homestead Bill.
Mr. Greene presented the memorial of the
Chamber of Commerce of 81. Louis, praying
for tho establishment Of branch mint at St.
Louis.
Mr.. Yulee offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Postoffces to inquire into
the practicsbility Of providing system for
the transmission of money md valuables, as
will furnish greater security, and farther, how
far Postoffice orders can be granted safely on
our Postoffice system. Adopted.
Mr.. Sebastian introduced bill for the re-
lief of the American Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions.
Mr.. Bigler introduceda bill for the suppress
sion of invasion of any State or Territory from
another, or the fitting out Of military expedi-
tions or enterprises against another, and for
the punishment Of such ofenSes. Referred to
Select Committee.
Mr.. Clingman discussed Mr.. Pugh's resolu,
ton. He referred to the remarks Of Mr.. Csss
in 1856, in reply to an inquiry about his health.
He (Cass) said: al am very we'll but depressed
in spirits. I used to think the Union could
never be dissolved, but now have serious ap-
prehensions to the contrary. They say Kan
SOS creates the excitement, but hundred
Kansas bills could never have produced it.
These people mean to hberate your slaves.
You may pot think they are fanatics but
the misfortune is they are ignorant fanatics.
You would gain nothing by making ooncss-
sions. You cannot help Us but will detroy
yourselves. But If you are firm you may pro-
teet yourselves" Mr.. Clingman then went on
to show that the Abolition feeling had spread;
that it controlled nesrly all thesecular and re-
ligious press Of tho North.
He said the old Whig party had been de-
moralised, especially by such men as the SEN
ator from New York (Seward). Now, there
was q party at the North who passed bills II
elude the United States laws. They hire mer
to run off slaves Of the South, and send mem
bers to tho other part Of the Capitol to max,
speeches hostile to the South. The American
people would decide If the question was fairly
put; that 0mnipotence had made difference
between the negro and white man, and W,
must take the fact as it is. He claimed it a.
settled, that the negro is inferior to the whit
man, and is benefited by slavery. Their
were two ways to remedy this trouble. On,
is to make tho north sec wrong, or else tn,
South be independent. Two things had mad,
the South disunionists. One the small vot,
Mr.. Fillmore had received, and the other thu
manner in which the raid Of John Brown wa
received at the South:
The South had no more fear of rising O.
the negroes than abe had that an election Of
Black Republican President would furnish
sufficient cause for dissolution Of the Union
He, moreover, thought that would be suf
ficisnt overt act. II could hardly be expected
that the South would wait until she was com
pletely in the power Of her enemies.
Black Republican President could draw away
all the arms from slave State, and take sucl
action as would leave the South open to
hundred John Brown invasions. II the Soutl
submitted to the election Of Black Republican
President, she would be in the sams conditio,
a. an army who surrendered OF discretion
entitled to only such terms 81 the victor nigh
choose to grant.
He referred to the valuo Of the Union, al
exercising Q great power In stimulating th'
liberals Of Europe to contend against mon.
archial and aristocrstic Institutions. In tn
course Of his remarks hs said that Southern
mon would not secede from the Capitol. Thi
was the last place Of oil they would ever Civ,