, 1860-03-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS SESSION.

p4l WIN tAkch up IN oF0eF tuat ccftnln amend.
1nents might be introduced and printed, which |
were ordered. The Homestead bill was taken
up, when Mr.. Wade moved 10 substitute the |
House Till. It'll.
Mr. Clingman explained the amendment pF-
fercd by lltn, which proposes to give at once to
every man III the United States who comes with
in the provisions Of the bill a warrant for 1G0
acres. with power TO retain the land, or sell it
out ii unsuitable. Tie present bill requires Q
man to work five years continuously On the land
in order to get title.
Dir. Push spoke in favor Of the passage Of Il
Homestead bill.
MIR. Hale spoke at length on the same side in
the course oi his remarks, expressing gympa-
thy with the strikers in New England, and hop.
ing their combination would continue until they :.
obtain the highest wages compatible with tie
general good.
the Homestead bill which lie showed to be more
liberal than the Senate bill
Nj. johnson, Of Ark kansas, opposed Mr.. Wade's
motion, and referred TO Mr. Hule's remarks rs
insincere mud demagoguish. He wanted to hold
on to the eanalte Of Ne. England By the cry Of
" Free homes for freemen," fearful that under
the pressure Of starvation they would desert
Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, knew the House
bill could not pass this body, and the true
friends OF the Homestead principle should take
that which they couldge lie opposed making
TINS party question:
Mr. Wade Withdrew his motion.
Mr, Wigfa'i regarded the matter Us party
question, involving, Us it did, the power Of the
Federal Government. IT this Government is
c,eemosyuary; if it was established to provide
for the halt, blind, lame, deaf, dc. If 1t could
the Iigger]css: It might open the African
Slaye Trade on missionary grounds, and bring
negroes here 10 be converted. He then went
into an examination Of the powers Of the Fede-
raj Government, and commended that, as the
trustee Of the sovereign States, it had no right
to vote away their land In the course of his
remarks he said it is nonsense to talk Of q State
committing treason; the thing was impossible.
He owed allegiance to the State If Texas, which,
conjointly with the other States, e1erci ed the
same portion Of the sovereign power. Whcn-
ever she declared the Federal Government no
longer her agent, then it would be hih duty to
return to his State and II he should be captured
fighting under the Lone STAR under he Law
Of nations be could not be treated as traitor.
say that he believed that no Black Republican
ever could be nargurated President. Northern
men talked Of subduing the South, but he be-
liered that southern army would winter in
Boston before northern one could reach
going to take the South. Let them look around
The chamber, and they would see on tile Repub-
lican side but one man who ever saw the FASH
ing Of gun, while he particuiarized numbers
on the Democratic side who had rendered signal
military services. The military chest was the
FIRST matter Of consideration in war, and where
could the north get the money to fill h3
Mr.. johnson, of Tenn, remarked that there
were prccedents Of the policy proposed in the
bill.
Mr. Wigfall WIS sorry 10 hear any Democrat
refer TO preccdents. lfthcy are accepted, banks,
tariffs, internal improvements, DC, could be
granted. He then denounced the policy OF New
FINLAND srhirh 3tv Enf3nrr1 1Ori I'M
| rich aud kept the other sections poor. lie
thought nothing better could occur than a dis
| solution Of the Union. New England would then
beg the South to come back. Her spindles
would cease to turn, and her ships not 1t the
wharves. Her sailors and operatiycsturned out
to starye, would burn aad steal. liz also..drew
picture Of a mob Of deceived and infuriated
| people, bearing on poles the heads Of Seward
aud iIale. If these men only knew the South
was in earnest they would keep quiet: They
| were not the men to coin their hearts blood in-
t to drachms. LIE denied that these we're threats,
lie would speak his mind freely and
The South could send out her cotton. tobacco,
| &C., in the bottoms which would carry them
the cheapest Where would the Senator from,
Rhode Island (Simmons) yet the money for his
calco1 They might talk Of blockading the
! Southern ports, but their officers aud men would
want money, and where could they getit? Cot
ton was King, and without it Queen Yictoria's
crown was not ssfe. The Union was nothing
more than compact between ccufederates,
Which the North had broken, and then tried to
persuade lis it was Of divine origin. Our fore.
tnthers shed their blood not for this Union, but
for liberty. lie compared the Federal Govern
n,ent to lens which concentrated and applied
the powers conferred By tic sovereign
States, us the lens concentrated I'll.
rays Of the Sun. They admired moi
the laws but the glorious orb from which il
l +fnrtr rnAT Tfo ksaN pF E,x
landers went TO Holland but asthe Dutcl, wou1l
| not let them pcrsecute anybody, they came II
| the North. They drove ont Roger Sherman ant
the Daptists. and spread themselves orer thu
| country. Providence having macadamized tia
country, they thought it useless 10 dig fo,
lised offtheir neighbors. He went into an ar
gun,ent that the slave :tates, properly speaking
| are the only free Stntes. lie concluded br de-
nouncing the Homestead bill rs unconstitu
tional.
Il.e subject was then postponed till Monday
norsE.-Mr. Wade made few remarks OF
the bill heretofore introduced By him proposing
| to withdraw from the people Of Utah the powc
to make their local laws through m elective as
sembly. If the House should attempt By di
rect legislation to suppress polygany, the.
would tai, for they would not strike at th
root of this fostering sore on the body polite
lie held that organized Territories derived thi
power to lcgislatc for Congress, but Utah shoul,
be an exception. 1nstcad of n Legislative rs
semb1y, the power should be rested in som,
other tribunal which would protect not on1y th
Inhabitants Of Utah, but the right Of the en-
tire milton.
i MIR. Davis, of Ind, called up the bill grantin;
alternate sections Of land in Nebraska for th
construction Of 6ye railroads therein, to b.
free of tolls to the property and troops Of til.
United States, aud to carry the mails ut sucl
prices rs Congress may decide.
On motion Of Mr. Ethridge It was tab!cd-13
against 81.
The House proceeded to the consideration 0
the resolution declaring it inexpedient to gran
further time to Mr.. Cooper, Of Michigan, who's
seat is contested by Mr. Howard, to take test;
mony.
Mr. Campbell spoke in favor OF, and Mr
Stevenson against the resolution.
Mr.. Howard spokeiu support Of his claims.
After further debate the resolution was agreet
! to By 10 majority.
The House concurred in the amendment o
the Senate to the bil1 for the protection Of fe
males on board emigrant vessels.
| Adjourned.