The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-14

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afls unless the rumored authorship of the
late pamphlet is denied.
Thnrty-siXth Congress-First SEES
sion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ID.
Inc Senate is not in session to-day
HOUSE.
inc House met at the usual hour.
MIR. Smith, ofVirginia, said there were
Two propositions in the resolution offered
by MT. Clark, of Missouri: First. tbattbe
doctrines of the Helper book are insn.-
rectonary and hostile to the peace Of the
country Was not this true, to the very
letter! He asked the question The
next proposition was, that no member NJ
tnls House who endorsed or recommend
cd the doctrines and sentiments therein
aIlrmed' IS tit to be the Speaker of this
house. was not this also true to the
letter! He wanted an answer.
MIR. Bingham said he wished only 10 saw
TO The gentleman, to the House. and ~
the country, that when the gentleman
from Virginia denounces that book. with
OUT limitation, as an incendiary produc-
ton, he denounces the last will and tas
lament OF Washington, which is contain
ed in that book. The resolution denonn
Ces the unanimous declarations of tha
convention OF Virginia of l774, instruct.
ing the Congress at Philadelphia in that
year. III '"a'
g, ne resolution denounces all the truth
1ul words of the distinguished McDowen
slaves to labor as an OK yoE NAV coy 49,
nm to live to work and work to i've ~
yet the IDEA that he was created free vii,
aolde with him, because he has the right
TO the nope OF Immortality" The resol
lutloh denounces the living. sentiment ~
JEFFERSON, copied from his notes on Vira;
ma, namely: 81 tremble for NV -
Try when reflect that God is lust and
mas no attribute to take sides against
slaves Tor their rights and liberty
The gentleman from Virginia sbonld
also remember that the denunciat;nn ~
the resolution is also denunciat;on a.
the words OF the Continental Conoree.
when about entering upon a seven years
war, wherein it was said in the ori;oIas
OF association by the members thereof
that they hell every man, or commnnit,
OF men, as enemies of American lihart9y
who We're not opposed to the traffic ~
slaves. ~
The resolution also denounces thar n,,,o,
the declaration of Independence winch holns
THESE ruins 70 be self evident that all men an.
created equal and endowed by their Create
%leh tefiatn inahenabie rights, among winch
ale llte, ilberty and the pursuit of hapoiuess
ETC; and that when any form OF government
becomes destructive of any of these ends. it Ia
me e., right OF the people to alter or abolish il.
me wore saollsn IS embodied in this memo
r2oie declaration, fof which your lturuing la
Mr. smith and my fathers fought tbronneh
Storm and darkness that seven wears war.
Mr.. Smith replied that he trusted the House
ed the Helper book
MI. bingham--I ask the gentleman wnetber
he regulates those sentiments?
Mr. Smlth-Thati is not the question.
Mr.. Blngham---Itis not, hey f?
MI. Smith, wish the House and oonnt,v n
understand that he endorses the Helper book
ana ior TINS he deserves the detestation and
scofn OF every man who forms part of 1h1.
American Union. [Applause.]
The gentleman refers to the sentiments of
Distinguished revolutionary men. Many OF
tnem 40 endorse. Others are false in philoso.
phy and false in fact But where / make.
bargain stand by it.
The gentleman however. makes . hannah,
and then spntns 1t. If Thomas Jefferson s,,-
tertsined certain notions on the question OF
slavery, what had that to do with the Federal
Constitution.