Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-24
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1860.
Senate
1.-THE Senate was not 10 session to-day.
House OF Rep r~escntatfves.

JnoupC VI 1kSpE
MIR. Noel, Ut Missouri, w"s euiillrd 10 the door.
hr. Curtis, Of Iowa. resumed the point which he made
ms plurality resolution must trst be put, aud until then all
debate Is out OF order.
The Clerk said rha, he would cheerfulty submit any qucs.
ton 10 the House, hut that Mr Curtis could not take the
door from Sir. Noel. 10 present his point.
Mr. Curtis thea gave notice, that alter Mr.. Soel's speech,
he would renew his point.
Mr.. Noel, Of Missouri, then argued from the following
point First. that tn, federal government is II compact OF
sovereign States secondly, with reference TO The reserved
federal governments; thirdly, any attempted infruction or
violation Of the rights of the States IRE to be reInedIed by
the forms OF the Constitution and fuurthly, when all these
remedies have failed. then revolution is preferable to fur
Their submit. sion, and II may become the true policy Of the
South 10 secetr from the Union.
SIR. Noel, spoke At 'ength, reading frcm the views Of lief.
fersnn, Madison, and others. to show the proper int-rpre.
talon Of the Constitution aud iisseYeral provisions for the
protection oil the State governments, &c.
Sir. Pryor rose To a question OF privilege referring to an
article IN the ". Y. Herald rejecting ON lIitn. lie MAS under
no obligation To notice anything from either IN. pen or i'm.
SEPARATION Ot jas. Gordon Bennett, and would not 30 drhase
the dignity OF the House Bennett had won 4 conspicuous
infainy by persistent violation Of all the yirtuous lnstiucts
OF llunantty. lie had supplied himself with the means OF
his pernicious influence b. contributions levied on the tears
OF innocence, and he wore OH his body the marks Of meritru
chnsi:aemrht. 4 n'scrennt who consented 70 The ~dishonor
Of ha own family. a foul and loathsome creature whose
name vas known only tu he rSecrated, and from whose
contact truth and virtue would shrink abashed. In III.
discharge OH 8 duty ms journalist he tsir. Pryor. had often
made his riinocerous hide Jingle wi;h exeoriated senyIhlity r.
lie desired, however, to have corrected IN erroneous state
inent la that paper.
SIR. Milson, Of Va, said tha, h. meant on tina: occasion
no rebuke, u%nkindness or dlsre-pect 10 his colleague. lie
thought hat the debate in several Instances had grown too
heated AMI That especially when his colleague used the
term false he felt /: his duty, with all respect, TO call his
attention to the dignity Of the House.
Nr. Pryor said he must take issue with his colleague. lie
had heaFd an untrue allegation against the South from Mr..
nas.in AMI he had ';irmatized the allegation rs false -
This was rot unparliamrniary. 1t had ample precedent.
FOX anu burke In Parliament, and Randolph and Clay, IN
Congress had made frequent use OF the term, and on several
occasions during the present session the word had been
banded without Creating comment. Why was he singled
july young nttlbgT. aJ the first for ryuQkr lie q
used Tie word hot without prrrnetiiation, and whatever
might be III. sentim.u OF hi. conpr.rs. he meant to stand
upon his own sense OF right And OF dignity.
VT. Howard, o! Ohio, and Mr.. Cox, OF the same, rose 10
personal explanations correcting an artcl. which had mp.
I' 2red In Il North Carolina paper.
Mr. Babhitt then addressed n lengthy rprecb 70 the
House, to prove that the Black Republican party was Il ua'
tIonal party.
Some colIoquial debate tors place. in the course II
which M allusion 10 the Helper Book resolutions. brought
out
Mr. Sherman, Of Ohio, who .aid. abiding to Mr. CLARKE.
II ask him now wh-rh.r le is willing either permanently
or temporarily TO withdraw his resolution, In order 70 ena'
Die nr 20 speak my sentiments
NJ. Clark declined TO do 80. The gentleman had aupl.
chance to speak on the subject.
Sir. sherman, wi say .r. Clerk, that the opportunity
ha. never been piTen me unless under circumstances which
forbid NE 10 use Il. lie continued saying that during tn.
lat session a colleague came to him aad asked him II n.
might use his (ShrrnianIs) name in recommending n pori:i
CHI pamphlet. lie had answered that " The pamphlet con.
t,in-i nothing offensive he might Use hin name. This was
his entire conEsct!on with the t. ansac.iou. For this lie had
been denounced US for j crime, rs one who had advised
that !! e torch be applied 10 the dwellings Of his Southern
brr'lrrS. lie dd npt De!iefe tiat u wS intended To Civ.
him IN opportunity TO declare his sentiments In relation 10
the book. so long n tina; resolution Was before the Hou,,
he would not explain u word of that extract. SO help him
tied, whether Speaker or not. (Applause.) II the rcsolu
lion was Withdrawn he would express HI. sentiments
While that resolution i a stigma upon him he could no, b,
expected TO rrply. The maLuer In which his hand, h.t
been tied and lis mouth sealed hy ,tis re. olntion, was with
nu: precedent IN the couI.try. This was the only thing o
%!ich he was accused; 10 man had dared 20 brluy an;thiD,
from his record against him.
Mr.. iIindman, Of Arkansas, said taat ne had charged ant
proved by the record, tina, he t'h.rnanl wu, opposed /,
allowing slavery In the Territories Of The United States, thx
he had proclaimed the Fugitive Slave act Il sham.fu! asi
inhunan Law, and that 81 Ivrry WAS an injury 10 the master
and q crime against III. slave.
Nr. Sh.rnan-ln other words, that l am a Republican,
that Is my offence (Applause.) The House should be Al
lowed TO organize, Ia order that It might proceed 10 sM, tn
curiupti' MS Of the administration. Northern men cam
there willing TO drop the slavery question, and yet befor
the House was organized. It was thrus, upon them in tn
! sh pr o. this resolution, and had hood stirred up. lie COT
cluded by sayips-1henever my standing here Is q bar
the organization Of the House, ont stand IN this posilin
one! hour to prevent another tsam being seated In Il
Speakers chair.