The national Republican., 1860-12-11
YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE.

The debate in the Senate yesterday, devel
oped many points Of interest.
Mr.. King said that the people Of New York
were determined to uphold the Government
and enforce the laws. Per contra, Mr.. Pugh
said that Mr.. Buchanan ought to be impeached,
if he resorted to coercion against South Caro-.
lima.
The difference in the authorities is, that Mr..
King represents State, while it is doubtful if
Mr.. Pugh even represents defeated party.
Both the Senators from Connecticut made
conciiatory observations upon the difficulties
of the times.
A marked feature of the day was the con.
test between Mr.. Green, Of Missouri, and Mr..
Davis, of Mississippi.
Mr.. Green was emphatic in the declaration
that nobody in Missouri proposed disunion, and
no less emphatic in ridiculing the pretended
complaints of the States which never lost a
slave running into the free States, against the
non.execution of the fugitive slave law. 1t was
Missouri, and not Mississippi, which suffered in
that way. The remedy he proposed, was not a
dissolution Of the Union, but border police.
In the course of his remarks, he expressed his
want of confidence in the efficacy of constitu.
tional amendments.
In the course Of the debate, Mr.. Sumner
produced the following autograph letter (hith-
erto unpublished) from Gen. Jackson to Vir-
ginia clergyman:
I" Private. WASHINGTON, May |, 1889.
my DEAR SIR: Ihave had Ia
borious task here but notification is dead and
its actors and courtiers will only be remem-
bered by the people to be execrated for their
wicked designs to sever and destroy the only
good Government on the globe, and that pros.
perty and happiness we enjoy over every other
portion of the world
"Hamans gallows ought to be the fate Of all
such ambitious men, who would involve their
country in civil war, and all the evils in its
train, that they might reign and ride on its
whirlwinds and direct the storm. The free
people of these United States have spoken, and
consigned these wicked demagogues to their
doom. Take care of your nullifers you have
them among you let them meet with the in
dignant frowns of every man who loves his
country. The tariff, it is nov -
and he italicizes or underscores the word
"now"-
"known, was a mere pretext-its burden was
on your coarse woollens. By the law Of July,
1882, coarse woollen was reduced to five per
cent for the benefit of the South. Mr.. Clay's
bill takes it up, and classes it with woollens at
fifty per cent, reduces it gradually down to
twenty per cent, and there it is to remain, and
Mr.. Calhoun and all the nulifers agree to the
principle.
"The cash duties and home valuation will be
equal to fifteen per cent. more, and after the
year 1912, you pay on coarse woolens thirty
five per cent. If this is not protection, | can
not understand therefore the tariff was only
the pretext, and disunion and Southern Con-
federacy the real object. The next pretext will
be the negro or slavery question.
"My health is not good, but is improving a
little. Present me kindly to your lady and
family, and believe me to be your friend. I will
always be happy to hear from you.
"ANDREw JACKSON.
The Rer. Andrea J. Crawtord."