Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-24
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C~Ongress-xxxvIth Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
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should unite to defeat the latter. The Dem,
ocrats have manifested VERY disposition 70
unite South Americans and anti Lecomp.
%tonites on a national basis, until their spirit
OF Cancellation has become exhausted. The
South Americans have presented Mr. Gil
mer, who could never be acceptable tO him
(Barksdale.)
Mr.. Gilmer, if elected, must be supported
by some Of the Republicans, and he would
vote for M man who commended himself 10
the consideration Of that party. lie did not
doubt Mr.. Gilmer's loyalty to the South, bu I
his political conduct. Rather than the nom
inee Of the Republican party should be cleo,
ted, a man who received no vote from fifteen
Of the States Of this Union; rather than his
State and section should be dishonored by
the election Of Mr.. Sherman, he would re-
peat the declaration OF MIR. Pugh, Of Ala,
Let discord reign here forever" He pro,
ceeded to give a history of the progress and
present aspect Of the Slavery question,
which prevented the organization of the
House.
Mr.. Corwin was called out by q remark
Of MIR. Barksdale. lie said he knew Of no
Republican who would 20 so far as to say
that il slaveholding territories should be &C,
quired by treaty, as in the case of La and
provisions be made thereon that the people
thus transferred should be admitted into the
Union with all their rights Of property
which they then held; he knew Of no Repub-
lican who would say that was not the sui
preme law of the land, and should not be
carried into effect
Mr.. B~arksdale-Is there a Republican
who favors the acquisition Of slayeholding
territory. l would like to ask whether Mr..
Sherman favors such ameasure
Mr.. Curtiss replied that at this time he
would he opposed to the acquisition Of slavei
holding territory because we had got & great
deal too much of it now. A question might
arise, however, whether we could acquire a
portion of Mexico or Cuba, but the question
does net now exist, and may not for a long
time.
Mr.. Barksdale-They can elect you, (Mr.
Corwin) Speaker, but they refuse to do it,
and you are hostile enough to slavery, in all
conscience. The South know what their
rights are under the Constitution, and are
resolved, at all hazards, to the last extremi-
ty, to defend them in the case of a dissolu,
ton, The South would have nothing to fear,
and would have the sympathy Of the world,
because they are in the right
Mr.. Corwin said his object was to move
mat the House proceed to ballot They had
Done such things before, which he admitted,
met with very little success.
lf ever the House was organized, it would
be by voting. If the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi, (Barksdale) who had advocated Sc
cession in the event of the election of q Re-
publican President, should be elected Spea-
ker, he (Corwin) promised to stay in the
Union. This farce which has been acted
here for several weeks, very much to the
amusement OF the members themselves, and
sometimes for the disturbance of the temper
OF the gentlemen, had begun to be looked
upon as a serious matter. Every gentleman
should, therefore, conscientiously think
what he shall do.
Mr.. Corwin continued at some length,
deprecating the appearance of Helpers
book and the invasion Of John Brown. He
concluded by saying that the Republi.
cans, in excluding slavery from Territories
admitted free, were doing exactly as the
men of 1884 did when they excluded it from
the Western Territories
*The legislature of Virginia prohibited
slavery in the western territories when il
ceded them to the United States. Our rev,
dictionary "fathers" did not prohibit slavery
in the "western territories ."-ED. EMPIRE.
SENATE-The galleries and floors were
crowded this morning to hear Mr.. Douglas.
The noise and confusion during the morning
hours was 80 great that it was impossible to
hear the reading of the Clerk.
Mr.. Hale said he would do the galleries
the justice to say there was more noise on
the floor than up stairs.
Mr.. Hale was in favor of calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for the names and
salaries of persons employed in the Treasu-
ry Department who have not been conHrms
ed by the Senate Adopted.
The hour having arrived, Mr.. Douglas
resolution was called up.
Mr.. Douglas read a correspondence Re,
tween the Governor of Virginia and the
President, in November last, in which the
former states that he has evidence to show
that a conspiracy had been formed in Ohio
and other free States, to rescue John Brown.
and the latter replies that he finds no DOW
er in the constitution for action ON his part
This produced a powerful impression at the
South, being regarded as an official an
nouncement that the constitution conferred
no power on the federal government to pro-
tect one State from invasion BY another.
His object now, vas TO raise the inuuirv.
whether it is not in the power of Congress
and the duty of Congress to enact all laws
necessary to protect each state from foreign
or domestic foes.
Unless Congress afforded the protection
where was it to come from2 The States
consented to a prohibition to keep up arma-
ments in the expectation of protection from
the Federal Government. The people set
tied into the conviction that there is no
power in the Federal Government to pro-
tect each and every State. They will de.
mand that the cords be severed and weap,
ons restored to their hands for their protec.
ton. The %perpetuity of the Union is in
volved in this question. He could demon,
strate that there was no wrong in this Union
for which the Constitution has not provided
a remedy.
He read the fourth section of Article "
of the constitution, to show that it guaran-
tees to every State a Republican form oil
government, and protection against inva-
sion.
After further debate, Senate adjourned.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.