, 1860-12-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
IXXYITH CONCRES9--Seeond Session.

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tbe copies Of auy heIee, so
can,randeratn'cJ T 'eePuuueuec ~ ptt"een Inc
relatixc ta tha saoe,..sV ~ tns t.nssan army,
Officers ~ ~,;,l ca.ss .e:.,:' ~ nupp.sius iuc
ken m o''u ''A'' MILL Pfo"euon-"as Ia
1irl R,oxn ob,acted n .hu n.uo,,..,-
and K was ia;d no. ~ sHo c"nsloetauon'
F;ffecn fhons,ni ,dd,,,oa.,
pres;dsnt,s Mcssare and acna..,e eonse o1 lhe
III Wilson introJr,
t,o ,,,oai ~ ~ joint resolution for
~, " ae resolution OF June 18th, for
fns ~. ie''e. u Vim. II: DcGroof, which was re-
~: ed to VIC COMMITTEE on Claims.
Mr. Gfccn moved That wednesday aud
THURSDAY OF next week be set alart for Terri
torial business. Agreed to.
Al o1'e O'CLOCK, 9lF. fo"cll6 resolution vas
taken up
Mr.. Made saia nc had very little faith In ar
gum cnt under the circumstances now existing
III Shis COUNTY. he aid not understand that
anything growing out OF the recent election
Was any caqse ior Inc present condition Of the
country II the papers are to be credited,
thcre is reign Of terror in the South equal to
ioF they haa been aed TO believe the Repnbli-
can party VIII t5ample on al their rights, and
u! ouI aHo"eo enemies At Tie North. lie
Would pc INC 1asl man 10 aavocate Laws derog-
;lu1s ~ ~ Tue 1ntefesls o1 aoy otnef State
!Aese Feleonal Aner1y plAa were mol nade to
assiaae tGe sontn, but 70 project the Tree
SltGs rom unlawful seizures. When the
nnnM1m moos. The South Own the senatc
."d rres'1cnt; Tic did not see what they had
10 complain o.
1e itei1 1t on 10 argue 1nat the Aepnbn-
can parry IVES tne same II ever had been That
~ a.s s1o9u "nese "asasnSton,J emerson. Jackson
anu u1e CE.s $1,000. II nolds 70 1he doctrine that
h'1fe'1 enas. ~ g1!st "a a9 tnG tefItonGs;;
tsie ~ tIsn ~ Iehe* ~ - tne oou.h nau an5tu1nE 10
s,ia. r. ~ ~ 1;nan1 - no1o u Pt,nc!'
M ,!c9 W ~ Lthsgn, .4 .! lne sce rlesiaent,
ana @ e'''a u .aa1 @ LUZ uay y! complomise "asat IN
cnu- Altet Inc experience we nave had IN
Iong1ess, sna II Is aosolateiy nd1culous to talk
auouL t4em. 1Ae 4oMe4t uie american peo-
r.. ,,. ~. auoe1 ~ p dueaor u L'oe11y
.,,.,s. .ns .,,t,,. ~ +ispuo5 - ~ ao eua Me
t,,a nea,o H. tu aaja u sa,1Id ,' ret ol
xsos 49,. IsI1 L1 as "uuau ~ stcio " ~
t,t',aps .v o,' haS w. @ naa "on tue .sctosy a. al
,,,aIn ~, 49, .a nase ~ 't s4mpIontses 10
iuahe. IL, t, 1. Nv Goailo'ctsy mast W met alone
~ .ne EoAeutut!un, anu wngn Weeo astFay
Aion ~. -. ea...,. me snan set INTO ullneuitF
~ 2oatn c!a1Ius Ine consututtonal T1ght
70 seceae from tue Union. II that he SO We
He,. s!ave ny G.su ana never nc any government
SCUM 1aroiluo Is sHan slaie' anu ~e should
noL mtss Aer 1nucn s"ailowcd up oy az
a ettn4uahc lo.moIso". fof nlmse1, ne would
aaloM .la'1 uea ~ ~, ". ~ memoer OF tns Con
etcss 1uu suPpol.er o. lhe Cohstitui!nn, ne
eoatu ~. oo 90. q s1a1e M no consuintton-
~ ~ tisu! " so Out 1ney can rcsointionlze
~ aney c1nquer .ney are rignI-h g taey arc
!..as e9n!usssu .ney atG [eneis' 70 oIate snal oc
aum.ttsu my lue ohlon "ltnout consent OF
t"o,!1irds OF all tue members Of both branch
cs of congress, a1d the vote shall be taken BY
yeas anu nays, which shall te entered on the
Journals, anu any blll los snel purpose shall
y, ne Subject 70 1he approval o. rejection OF the
llesloena u tne cnned e1a1es. as IN otner
eases, SAsel't'nS lnaa "ncn returned WIN hls
11rth. ~ :. ~. n.a aons e9a 1ne VOC u eo.ee
ituttls - VI "ol" 1'oa7es u Sohsfess 10 pass
IL - ....., j.,
az! ~. Maue a!9 not eee cause 10 Appleneno
.nat war "ou!a bc inade On 6ecedlps States,
but asserted the right to do so il they saw tit,
He explained the duty Of the President under
: his obligations to the whole country, aud said
even after secession, which fact the President
would be exercised, asnong WHICH is the eol-
lection Of revenue. The Chief Nagistrntc
must collect the revenues precisely the same
- III every olncr state. No State can
be released IRON that obligation, for the Con-
stifution demands it. What follows? If the Sc
reding. State shuts up her ports Of entry 60
that ehlpB cannot discharge their caFr!oes.
then ships will cease to 70 there; or il the
Government blockade her ports TO collect re.
venues, then she will not llave gained her in.
dependence by secession. If she will feel con.
teufcd to II under this cquiyocal state Of
things, al will be well. But She cannot doso.
What will she do? She must take the lnitia-
tire, md declare var upon tho United atotcs.
That is the result, and VIC may rs we'll look the
matter in the face. The Senator from Tezas
says the South will force an ign0miniOus treaty
from us In Faneuil Hall To this he would
answer, well you may. We know your DOW
er; We know your bravery; we do not want
to fight with you. But ncycrthcless, II you
drive Us to the necessity, VIC will use all our
powers to maintain the government intnct In
all it's integrity. II We arc oyesthrown, the
government will be snbyerted, as thousands
Of other governments have been. If you nrc
the weakest, then yon must 60 to the wall
That ts all therc is about it That IL the con-
dstlon 10 which we stand. can see no power
IN the Constitution that will release the 6cna-
tor from this position.
tending that the present troubles were mainly
attributable to misrepresentation Of the Re-
publican party and its objects.
Mr: Johnson OF Tennessee got the floor.
Adjourned.
housE--5ohn Gochrane offered . preamble
setting forth that conflict Of opinion, threat.
snins the peace anu harmony Of ne Union,
has arisen concerning the true intent and
meaning Of that part Of the Constitution rela-
ting to African slavery within the territories OF
the United States, and that the opinion Of the
majority of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, As delivered By Chief Justics Taney,
recognizing property in slases, DC, should be
received as the settlement Of the question as
therein discussed snd decided. 1e also pro
posed as an amendment to tic Constitution,
that Congress shall have the power to estab.
Lis governments for auy territory, and the pco-