Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-18

rHnrr.s,xrn Cosears.-srcoxD SESSION.

nant party, and the gentlemen who foremost
with these complaints have been the leaders Of
fMr w. addressed the other side of the cham
ber) IL 10 you and not that are responsible for
we have never had the legislation Of the country
for an hour You have no specific charges
against us, but II has been said the North has been
unfaithful to the fugitive slave law. That law In
Of It's provisions Is very odious TO us, and to
all who are of the Anglo-Sax race. In respect |
to the personal liberty bills there only two ef
three Of them, and practically they are null and
void. The Senators from Georgia, Virginia and |
Mississippi wese so frank and cnndid as to give |
them p causes for the excitement at the South
Even the gentleman from Georgia had said Lin
coin would do no harm -- /
Mr. Iverscn had not said any such thing, |
Mr.. Wade read from Mr.. Iyerson's speech and
continued. Then you did say that Lincoln would
commit no covert aet," and by consequence you
acting on suspicion. You will not wait to zee
what MI Lincoln will do, which means This,
t'either we will rule or ruin this Government"
That Is what 1t means.
under the Constitution, whilst he admitted the
general right Of revolution. Those who under
take revolution, IL successful, are all right, and
are heroes; IL defeated they are rebels- Mr.. w.
did not say this because he supposed any party in
tended to make war on seeding State, but
merely to show that we have the right. Though
we will not make war on State she cannot 60
out till she gets the consent Of the Union itself.
The Chief Magistrate of the Union cannot be re-
leased from his duty to prevent any star from
dropping from the galaxy Of this Confederacy
revenue. IL the people Of South Carolinado not
want the mails II they will not send Senators and
Representatives here, we cannot force them In
these matters but when they come to the per.
formances of the duty due to all the States that
duty must be performed The President must
collect the revenue. When blockaded, South
will compel her to declare war, and win her in
| dependence by violence and blood. This act Of
levying war is treason against the United States,
and no lawyer In this body will deny 1t. II the
Union Of these States Ia to come to an end, he
| (Mr. w y had looked around to see what policy
| we of the North may adopt He could see glor-
| ious future for those who stand by the Union.
There stands Mexico, she is afraid Of you on ac-
| count Of your slavery propagandism and your
nlibustering They would invite Us take the
protectorate oftheir country. England has wished
us to do this. He would say to the merchants OF
the North, if they would but follow him, to make
seven-fold out of Mexico to what they now do from
the South. Hitherto Mexico has been led by our
policy to fear and hate us, and has been driven to
| seek the protection of strangers. t.
| Mr. Wade concluded his speech by abiding to
the Republican policy Of providing home for
| the free blacks in Central America, and saw the
day In the distance when Canada would be knock
| ing to enter the door of our Union. We shall yet
be the greatest nation of ffeemen that has ever
lived on the face of the earth THIS policy had
| somewhat reconciled Mr.. w to the secession Of
the Southern States. He would prefer to keep the
present Union, but II Southern men will have 1t
so, the old flag shall fv over the divided people
| This capital, which some gentleman said should
be the capital Of the Southern Confederacy, was
founded by Washington, and the flag of the
| Union shall still fly over it. Although that flag
nigh be assailed by traitors every hand, vet
by the grace Of God, under its shadow, as he had
lived, SO would he die.
Of Executive business, and, after some time spen,
therein, the doors were reopened and the Senate
adjourned.
Housx.-After our report closed
|. Mr. Sckles and John Cochrane presented reso-
buttons on the state Of the Union which were re-
4 tn he mai to- OfT Itv
Il Mr.. Adrain, of N. j presented the following
II Whereas the Constitution Of the United States
Is the supreme law Of the land, and Its ready and
faithful observance the duty Of all good and law
| abiding citizens
Resolved, That we deprecate the spirit Of disc
} bedence to the Constitution whsreveFmanifested
and we earnestly recommend the repeal Of oil
statutes enacted by State Legislatures which arr
! in conflict with and In violation Of that sacred
instrument, and Of the laws Of Congress made In
Mr.. John Cochrane moved to have the resolu
2 ton amended follows:
And that the personal liberty bills Of all States
wherever passed, should be repealed"
Mr.. Adrain objected. His resolution coveret
| the personal liberty bills
MIR. Hindlnan moved to have the resolution
o modified by the Introduction Of the words {" I'm
Q Guiding personal liberty bills" 50 called.
Several republican members 80 No, no."
= Mr.. Burnett commended that the resolution ough
4 | to be so modified.
Mr. Sherman proposed that IL the resolution b.
modified IL ought to he modified so as to run ate
t the words personal liberty bill, 80 all notification
laws" II 1t was not so amended he would NOV
>, to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr. Adrain hoped the feeling Of all was de
sire to preserve the Union, and the way to do tina
< was to manifest spirit Of Cancellation on al
. sides. III any objection was raised there to tn
first proposed amendment, that all personal lbert
. bills should be repealed, and all acts in confic
with the Constitution of the United States and th
d laws OF Congress made in pursuance thereof, 4
o his humble Judgment the Union could not b
| preserved.
After some debate the resolution was modifle
by the introduction after the words 'repeal of al
statutes, the words 'including personal libert
It bills so Called
n The yeas and nays were then taken on tb
n passage Of the resolution, and resulted-yeas l5t
nays (Messrs: Alley, Carey, Edwards, Elio
.. Hutchins, Potter, E. r. Reynolds, sedgwicl
Spinner, Tappan, Vandever, Washburn Of Wis
'r Washburn Of Maine, and Wells,) IA.
d, During the roll call some Southern member
q declined to vote on grounds similar to those d.
> clsred by Messrs. Barksdale and Singleton, .
follows: Fl
L Mr.. Barksdale was opposed to all compremis,
and, es the resolution bore that character, he d,
IL ciined to vote.
81 MIR. Singleton said that, inasmu CHI as he did n,
ii want to dictate to the Northern States what the
!. should do with their personal liberty bills, /
declined to vote.
:, Mr.. Lovejoy introduced a resolution somewh,
similar to that of Mr. Adrain, with the followin
8 addition, land we earnestly recommend the n
peal Of all the statutes including the nullifcatc
L. laws SO called" &c.
~ An unim portant debate followed, when Ii
O. yeas and nays were again taken. and the motto
was carried-yeas las, nays none.
DR. Mr.: Morris, Of Ill, gained the floor and intr
y duced Union resolutions declaring the electio
Of Lincoln or any other exciting cause insuf Hcie
to justify dissolution. Carried.
Il With the consent of the House, Mr.. Crawfor,
Of Ga introduced the following resolution:
hesoiced, That the Constitution Of the Unite
States recognizes property In slaves. That Il
Congress Of the United States has passed laws
"a. aid shareholders in recapturng their slaves whe
ever they escape and make their way into the fr,
states. That the Supreme Court OF the Unite
States have decided that negroes were not include
O. either In the Declaration Of Independence or
the Constitution Of the United States except
| slaves; and that they cannot become citizen
nd And we, the members Of this House, hereby su
ng tain and will support this construction Of Il
Constitution, the laws, and such decision Of Il
supreme Court.
:, The resolution having been read
Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio moved that, pendir
the gentleman's motion, the House adjourn.
Mr.. Davis, Of Miss, rose to question Of priv
lege. He then asked to be relieved from furth
service on the Committee of Thifty-three sssig
ing as his reason for making the request that Il
majority Of the committee, by their speeches an
actions, had forced the Southern members of Il
In f,ecea tvo f r.