Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-20
MIR. Prom Obtained the floor but yielded to

pie South Carolina under foot, but would ind
them ready TO meet him there aud repuise his
bloody band and say he should not suhJuSate
that gallant state, struggling for rights denied
her in the Union. (Applause IN the galleries.
lincoln was elected SIMPLY in consequence
hate of the south. Is ii surprising that South
Carolina insists He served notice on the
north that they could nor carry United north
to invade gallant state fighting for right l
know something of northern people, and
know they do not march with the senator in
his bloody march. He claimed that Wash
ington was a seceder, when he went TO Phlla-
delphia, and lett the cOntederacy. He said
the whiskey Instruction was not to be com
pared with the action Of a sovereign state. lie
would never draw his sword TO coerce states
that contemplate secession. Read LincOln's
speeches. They show his hatred OF slavery
and the south He said johnson looked at the
matter as doials and cents, and not p inciples.
Who is the man hardy enough to undertake
to collect revenue enough III South Carolina
when she is out of the Union. Such man
is the worst mailman in the world, and would
drench the country in blood. He would say
to such coward; sir, you meet your humble
servant and walk over his body. Applause,
and cries of good, good i'll the galleries.
He argued the doctrine Of the equality OF
states must prevail, or dissolution 10 certain.
The party at the North inflicted ruin and
distress on our country, and wh-n starving
thousands march the streets at the north,
they are responsible. lie loved the c uHtry,
and would lay down his life if ii would avert
trouble. After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house, by three majority tabled reso.
luton 10 anjourn tomorrow till the l7th Of
January.
The consideration of the territorial bust:
ness was postponed. Mr.. Sherman reported
a bill OF appropriations for Il legislative, ex
ecutiVe, and judicial expenditures for the year
ending i'll June 1862. Also, resolution was
adopted that the committee on public lands be
instructed 10 enquire whether any officers in
the surveyor generals offices can be dispensed
with.
The house then went into committee on the
deficiency bill
MIR. SHERMAN offered an amendment appro-
priating $500 900 to carry out the law for the
suppression OF the slave trade. A long debate
followed MIR. Sherman read a letter from the
secretary of the Colonization Society, showing
that the government Of Liberia had nearly
$500 recaptured Africans in lis hands, and had
received only ST. 900, ana, unless provided for,
it would have 10 protest against any more De"
ing landed there.
MIR. JONES thought it was offering bounty
to Liberia. Mr.. MAYNARD said the trade was
not carried on between tins country and Atri.
ca. The only cargo landed here was by the
Wanderer but ii was carried OH between Al
RIGA and the provinces Of Spain, which trade
England, by enforcing her treaties with that
country, could stop.
MIR. Pryor would refuse more appropriations
under the present system. Liberia is in dan
ger Of being swamped by these shirtless canni.
balls. He was i'll favor OF giving that country
an opportunity OF illustrating her capacity Tor
self government. He approved vi Eugamd's
plan OF transforming recapturcd Africans into
quasi apprentices
Mr. SHERMAN explained that the appropria-
ton was to carry out existing laws and con
tracts.
MIR. CRAWFORD said, no law authorized sus
tanning recaptIred Africans a year. He did
not believe one hundred men III Georgia were
III favor OF re.opening the slave trade.
Mr.. COBB inquired whether an amendment
would be i'll order, providing that if captured
negroes be taken of, the ships be scultled, and
officers and crew allowed to sink with her. He
was satisfied that southern men would neN er
engage III the slave trade. He enquired also,
II IL would be i'll order 10 introduce an amend,
mcnt to prevent our northern friends from
building ships, and sending them out on this
heiii-h traffic.
AIR. BoCoCK in the chair, replied that it
would be IN order to move iur sinking fund
TO buy off the cupidlty of northern slave trad
ers, but not to sink the crews.
MIR. REAGAN opposed taxation to support
negroes brought 10 Florida through yankee
cupidity.
MIR. CLEMENS said the laws did not author.
lie the president to contract to support Afli.
cans, and Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment
limiting appropriation 10 negroes taken from
vessels bound 10 the United States only.
Mr.. BENJAMIN opposed, and it was reject.
ed. Nh. Sherman'S amendment WIS adopted,
and the committee rose.
Mr.. BURNETT moved to reduce the amount
to four hundred and fifty thousand; rejected.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported a bill OF appropria.
tions tor certain civil expenditures MI. Ste
vens introduced resolution that the senate
concurring, when we adjourn, it be to Jan.
uary 7th rejected 81 ior it, "a against.
Adjourned.