New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-17
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1860.
FIRST SESSION.


Mr. DOUGLAS Dem, ILL.,, offered resolution tba
the Judiciary Committee be instructed to report bill
for the protection Of all the States and Territories
against invasion BY the inhabitants Of any other State
or Territory. Also, for the suppression aud punish
meri OF cOnsprscies and cOmnnatiOrs in any State
Territory with the intent TO invade. aesai, moles
the Government, Inhabitants, property institutions
If any other State or Territory.
Mr. SUMNER REP, Mass.) presented petition In
favor of cheap letter-porage lie also offered reso
luton iDsiructiDg the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads to inquire whether the present rates Of
otfaRe are not exhorbtant and as TO the expe
dieney Of reduciI them.
Dir. POWELL Dem, Ky.) offered a resolution
authorizing the President and Direcof5 Of Ito Port
lsid Causl Company to construct capal between the
preeeIt terminus of SAID canal and certain point
the Ohio River. Referred.
Mr. BALE lRep., N. H. presented petition in "a
vor Of the Homestead bill.
Mr. GREEN tDem No. presented the memorial Of
the Ch~wber Of Commerce Of 81. Louis praying for
the establishment of Branch Mint in ST. Louie
Dir. YULEE offered resolution iDstructing the
Committee Poet Offices to inquire into the pracca
billy OF providing system for The transmission OF
money and valuabes that will furnish greater security
and further to inquire how far Post-Oice mopey-or-
iers cen be safely grated on our postal system.
Adopted.
the American Beard OF Commissioners for Foreign
Missions. Referred
Mr.. BIGLER introduced bill for the suppression Of
invasion of STATE Territory by or from another,
against another and for the punishment of such Of
ienses Referred to a Select Committee.
Dir. CLINGMAN discussed Mr.. PuRh's resolutions,
referring to the remark Of General Cas- IN 1896 IN
rely TO an inquiry about his health He lCass sad,
81 an very well, but depressed in spirits, Sir.
ued T. think the Union could never be dissolved but
now l have painful apprehensions to the contrary.
They eay KsIrsas creates this excitement bat hun.
dIeo Kansas bills could never have produced it. These
PEOPLE mean to libeIate your slaves. You may not
think they are fanatics, bnt the misfortune is, they
are ignorant faoatics. You will gain nothing
by making concessions. You cannot help
us, but will destroy yourselves. But il you ara ilrm'
ven may protect yourselves.' Mr. Cfngman then
a cit Oh 70 chow that tie abolition feeling so spread
That it controlled nearly all the secuar and religious
press Of the North. lie said the old Wig party had
been drmoralizt espe tally by such men as the Sena-
tor fir, IN Ntw-Yofk SEWARD. Now ttele parry
st the North whore only principle was hostility to the
Sontb. This party passed hi Is to elude United states
laws They hire to run off the slaves
of the South by the underground railroad,
ard tend members to the other part of the
Capitol to make speeches hostile TO the South The
Amer can pc ope would decide the question was fairly
mt that Omifpotence bad made difference between
The nego and white man, and must take the fact as
il H. He aimed il settled, that the negois interior
10 the white man. and is benefited by slavery.
There were two wsys to remedy the present trouble.
One Is 10 make the North zee wrong, or eiee
for the South to be independent. Two things
had made the South DisunioDSts. Ono Was the s'nau
vote Mr.. Fillmore had received, and the other the
manner in which the raid OF John Brown was recciyod
at The North. The South bad no more fear OF rising
Of her negroes than she had OF rising ct horaes tie
D. clarcd that tie election OF Black Repubhcn frcsi
dent would furnish sufficient cause for dissolution
of the Union. lie thought that would be a
suffcient overt act. il could hardly be expected
that the South would wait until che was completely III
The power of Der enemies Black Repaid can Presi-
dent could draw away all the arms from the slave
States and take such other measures would leave
the South open 10 a hundred John Brown inyas9ns.
II the South submitted to the election OF Black ie-
ul,a ho IN ~
AZ an army who surenders at discretion, entitled only
TO snch terms az the victor nigh! choose to grant lie
referred 10 the value of the UGion exercienS powf
ertu effect in stimulating the Lbsrls OF Europe to
contend againtt and
la the course of bis remarks he said that Southern men
yould not st ce6e from the Capital; this was the last
place of all they would ever give. up. IL the Union
was to be dissolved in blood he hoped the rst iralta
vould be reared here. He concluded by expressing
corfdel CO IN the good future of the United States and
hoped Tor the perpeuty OF the Union.
t1be furtt or consideration Of the SUBJECT was tbeh
rostpou ed until tomorrow.
Executive session. Adjourned.