The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-01-14

I'VE give the following as specimen Of
the debate now in progress in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES at Washington. 1t will
show the feeling that animates the South,
and their determination to force US to &C.
knowledge the divinity and nationality OF
slavery, or present US with revolution as the
only alternative
Mr.. Pennington, (Rep.) of n. j., offered a
resolution that till choice be made for
Speaker the House will proceed to vote al
one O'Clock three times, after which no fur
Their vote shall be taken. His object was
that gentlemen should not be surprised by a
vote in their absence, and that they could
retire afterwards satisfied that no further
vote would be taken.
Mr.. Crawford, { Dem of Ga, who held
the floor, said that the friends around bin
objected. Mr.. Clemens, { Dem. of Va.
said, unless they adopt some such resolution
vote might be sprung on them at any
time, to the detriment of the Democrats
some of whom might be absent. The adj
vantage might be taken, and would be JUS
tifable by parliamentary tactics.
Mr.. Crawford said he regarded Mr. Sher-
l1du dS all CA pOuOub VI lilo 1OcpuCIICdu otLu
sectional party, and as such would hold him
up to the country. The North look on
slavery as wrong as the South consider it
in accordance with Divine teachings. How
can we compromise it. The question has
been settled more than half dozen times
within the last forty years, and yet, anti
slavery sentiments were never SO strong as
they are to-day. On the other hand pro-
-
powerful than now. The whole matter re.
solved itself into the question of slavery
and -disunion, or no slavery and Union.
His position and that Of his constituents
was taken. The position of the North was
also taken, and there was no installing it.
1t has been said that the South has commit
ted aggression and violated compromises
He denied that the South had violated the
rights of q the North from the foundation of
the government until now, either by tariffs
or bounties upon fish, navigation laws, OF
on slavery. He proceeded to reply to Mr.
Hickman, who had said that the South hac
EFaelatea compromises, after having received
the benefits on their side of the bargain
This statement Mr., Crawford disputed
For the first thirty years of the organization
of the government there was no aggression
even upon the part of the North in regar'
to the territorial organization. There wa
no effort to extend the principles of tn
Wilmot Proviso in the organization of tn
States of Tennessee, Alabama and other me-
States and exclude slavery. He called OF
Hickman to explain what he meant by tn
Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Hickman, { A. L. Dem. of Pa
meant TO say that By the compromise @
IL III oil l.,
Territories north of thirty six degrees thirt,
minutes. 1t was not to go there from hence
;, forth forever: but that compromise havin!
been entered into for the purpose of gettin
Missouri into the Uuion as State, the ben
efits arising from that compromise were de
stroyed by the subsequent legislation {
1850 and 1854.
ts.A Mr.. CFawford-I had expected as niue
from the gentleman, and knew he was who
Nly uninformed in reference to this question
and that his people were wholly uninformet
In 1890, for the first time e history {
the government, after thirty years of'uniu
teFrupted enjoyment of slave property in th
territories, when Missouri came forwar
asking to be permitted to form a constitu
ton and come into the Union as a State
what was proposed? That the restrictio
of slavery should be on the condition of &C
mission. This was the first aggression, an
it came from the North and not the South
Then Congress refused to admit Missou
under the compromise, although slavery ha
existed there sixteen years. and it was nc
until afterwards Mr.. Crawford proceeded .
give history of the events succeeding til
adoption of the Missouri restriction, show
ing that the North had been the aggressol
Under present circumstances his people be
lieyed that the Union cannot be preserved
He was proud of the Northern Democrat
who had stood by the Constitution, but b
would tell them they were powerless agains
the great Republican party. He alluded
Helper AS Southern traitor, and poo
miserable wretch who was driven from tt
place of his nativity to seek refuge anon
the sacred observers of compacts III tn
North. The South had no fears regardin
slavery. It was an institution that coul
not be disturbed by such book as that {
Helpers even with Stewards recommends
ton. He said John Brown expected hel
from the North, but while they had the wi
they had not the courage. He quoted Sen,
tor Wilson's remarks in regard to the Unio
saving meetings at the North being of n
earthly account, and read an extract from
speech at one of those meetings by Gale
Gushing, who spoke of the hate to the Sout
entertained by the Republicans. I will te
you, what the South wants. She wants ii
North to send representatives different fror