Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-20
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THIRTy'sIETH CONGRESS-. SECOND SESSION.
WAsnINaroN, Decemher L


SENATE-Mr .ToOmhs made his appear
ance in the Senate.
Mr.. Clark moved to take up the resolutions
of inquiry offered by him relative to the fort
at Charleston.
Mr.. Green suggested that the Senator
from Oregon, who was not present, wished
TO amend the resolution.
Mr.. Clark withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Slidell said dispatch of the Associated
Press from New Orleans, December IL, said
Senator Slidell, in a speech, charged Presi-
dent Buchanan with imbecility and author
ship of the present crisis. He said there
was no kind of truth in such dispatch He
never intended any thing of the kind, and
never felt such a sentiment. Who sent such
dispatch? Was it the reporter of the AS
sociated Press in the galleries?
If no explanation was offered, he should
move tomorrow for the expulsion of the
reporter from the gallery. He charged the
Associated Press with sending dispatches
from the South intended to do harm. This
dispatch was base fabrication.
Mr.. Gwin said his name had been asso-
ciated with that of the Senator of Louisiana,
as using hard words to the President, and ad-
Vising him to resign. There was not word
of truth in such q story.
The bill TO carry out the existing treaties
with Mexico was taken up, but was post
poned to allow Mr.. Hunter to report a bill
Mr.. Hunter, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported the House bill making an
appropriation for the payment of invalid and
other pensions for the year ending June,
1862. Also, the bill making an appropria.
ton for the support of the Military Academy
Both bills were passed.
The consideration of the bill to carry out
the treaty with Mexico was resumed
Mr.. Johnsons amendment to the Consti-
tuition was taken up.
Mr.. johnson resumed, and said when he
gave way yesterday he was speaking of
Northern laws conflicting with the Fugitive
slave Law. He proceeded to show that such
laws were unconstitutional and nulifying.
The Government should enforce her laws in
the States and such not be considered in
vasien.
He argued against the right of seces-
sion, quoting Madison and jefferson.
Secession is aggression and rebellion and
if the Government failed to perform its duty
in this respect it is at an end. He called
attention to Jackson and Webster's views on
this subject. ThesGovernment was called
into existence by all the States, and single
States could not break it; the Constitution
was.intended to be perpetual. He referred
to the law passed in Congress in taxing dis
| tilleries, and part of the people of Pennsyl-
vania resisted; Congress then enforced the
laws, but there was no talk about coercion;
there is no difference between that and re-
sistance by the whole people of State.
He read the proclamation of Washington
to show that he considered that the laws
must be enforced and that the Union was
inseparable. Gen. Washington sent troops
to put down rebellioG that was the way he
enforced the laws. Suppose the whole peo-
] pie of Pennsylvania had rebelled, would it
not have been just as constitutional to have
enforced the laws as for part2
Mr.. Johnson eulogized Gen. jackson. If
South Carolina secedes and undertakes to
drive the Government from its property it is
levying war and that is treason and nothing
less.
H0USE.-Mr. Washburne, of Illinois,
offered a resolution, the Senate concurring,
that when they adjourn tomorrow, it be un-
til the 7th of January.
Mr.. Etheridge moved to lay it on the table.
1t was tabled by three majority.
The consideration of the Territorial bust
ness was postponed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Ways aad Means, reported a Bill, making
an appropriation for Legislative, Executive
and Judicial expenditures, for the year end
! ing June, 1862.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution, which
I was adopted, instructing the Committee on
| Public Lands TO inquire whether any officers
connected with the Surveyor Generals Office
can be dispensed with.
The House went into Committee on the
Deficiency Appropriation Bill
| Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment approri-
| ating 5000, 900 to carry out the law for the
| suppression of the African slave trade.
Mr.. Phelps was willing to vote for this
| appropriation for the reason that Congress
ought to make other provision than now
exists for taking care of recaptured Airi-
cans in Liberia, instead of appropriating
about one-sixteenth of the yearly revenue
for that purpose.
Mr.. Sherman said the question was not as
to the propriety of the law, but as TO its
execution. The Secretary of the Interior
has pressingly asked for this appropriation.
| Mr.. Sherman caused a letter TO be read
from the Secretary of the American Colo
nization Society, stating that the Government
of Liberia has charge of nearly $500 recap
tured Africans, and has only received $685.
000 Unless a speedy provision be made in
against any more recaptured Africans being
landed on that coast.
Mr.. Sherman said whatever may be the
defect Of this law, this appropriation is re-
Quired TO meet the contract.
Mr.. Jones remarked that paying Liberia
literally for recaptured Africans has the
effect OF increasing the number, for the more
captured, the more money that Government
gets therefore theSSecretary Of the Coloni
zation Society does not care how many arr
recaptured from now till doomsday.
Mr.. Maynard said the slave trade was no
carried on between this country and tia
coast Of Africa. He was not aware that