Worcester daily spy., 1860-03-09

the speech of the Senator from Georgia (Mr
Toombs) and denied that there was any
law of Vermont in conflict in any way with
the constitution. Even if law happen to be
1t would hardly justify the charge of treason
and perjury. The states as such did not adopt
the constitution, the people had to meet and
adopt 1t. This is national, and if states pass
unconstitutional laws, still it is no founda-
ton for dissolution of the Union. Certainly
there was no connection between such laws
and the election of republican president. The
Judgment of a court is binding on parties in
suit. The United States never were party
in the bred Scott case, and the decision of the
Supreme Court is therefore not binding on the
people.
Mr.. BENJAMIN replied, that the territory of
Louisiana acquired from France was exclusive
ly slave territory. When Missouri applied for
admission, the North objected, and asked
DIVISION when all was slave territory. He
said the South had been weak and foolish in
the past, yielding half when it might have
claimed the whole territory. The South had
been right and generous the North exacting
aggressive, tyrannlcal, and despotic. The re-
publican party, if he understood it, was bound
on hostility to slavery, and would never again
admit a slaveholding state. He said that
he had thought the senator would admit that
these personal liberty bills were wrong, but
uc uuuSIlOOh " uelGDQ lIeIll, as passed pro-
tect free citizens. They were passed for no
such thing, but to keep the south from reclaim
ing slaves. He contended that if a negro was
tree he would have fair trial at the South He
claimed that the government was confedera-
ton OF states, and not as the senator from Yer
mont claimed-of the people. The senator
from Vermont repeated legal heresy in saying
that slaves are not property. He claimed that
from the time that negroes first existed in Eu-
rope, up to the time of the Somerset case
they were always considered slaves. 1t was
enough for us to know that slavery was recog-
nized by the constitution of the United States
If that constitution was changed, then the
Union would be subverted, and the South
would rather give up the Union than the CON
stitution.
Mr.. FEssENDEN said it was too late now, but
on some other day he should notice what is
called the legal argument of the senator
The Military Academy bill was taken up,
and after debate, the amendment appropriatng
Sl3O000 for regiment of Texas volunteers
was carried.
Mr.. HALE offered an amendment that the
regular army be diminished an equivalent
amount Rejected.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. BURNETT, the Committee
on Public Expenditures was instructed to in
quire how the public printing was let out, the
number of bidders, the prices proposed, and
whether the contracts have been given to the
lowest bidder.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported the Army Appropri-
alton bill, and debate followed as to whether it
should be referred to the Military Committee.
Messrs. STANTON and CURTIS favored such
action, and Messrs SHERMAN, PHELPS, and
WAsHBURNE, opposed it, Referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union by 2 majority.
The House took up the bill requiring execu-
tive documents to be printed previous to the
commencement of the session, and fixing the
compensation therefor.
The bill was amended to authorize the
President to cause his annual message and
accompanying documents, or if he think prop
er the latter alone, to be printed in advance of
the meeting Of Congress. The bill was then
ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. KELLOGG introduced a bill granting
land to actual settlers in the territories. Re-
ferred to committee on territories.
Mr.. CoCHRANE introduced bill amending
the act respecting the liabilities of ship owners.
Mr.. GURLEY reported a bill providing for
public printing, binding, lithographing, &c.
Referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.. CoLFAx reported bill for reducing the
expenses of the post office department, which
was referred to committee of the whole. He
also reported bill inviting proposals for car
rying the entire mails between the Pacific and
Atlantic states on one route.