The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-13
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY Tue Z. W LINE
Exclusively for the journal.
CONGRESSIONAL.

, speaker, pursuant to an order of vesterda'
! called the various States for proposition
relating TO the present condition of tn
. country
Dir. Phayer submitted a series of resolU
:, tions declaring among other things that tn
= Representatives of the people regard it a
their duty to forget all parties and section
and 10 devote themselves honestly and earn
- estly to the cause of the country. Tha
any citizens of this Republic willing t
barter the public welfare for their own ad
/ vantage, thus creating aniTzs sity between
the States, are wholly unworthy the con-
( hdence OF the American people. That the
present untriendiv feeling has arisen from
the usurpations of Congress and the Ex-
ec1tive, that the rights of an American
/ citizen are above Congress and the
President and that Territorial governments
should not be compelled to derive their
powers from their consent. That there
shall be no legislation whatever on the
subject of slavery That every Congress
sional District shall be entitled to one
Presidential elector and each State to two
on general ticket.
Mr.. John Cochrane submitted preamble
declaring that a conflict OF opinion danger-
Gus to the peace and prosperity of the I. ion
( exists concerning the true iUtent and mean
ing Of the Constitution relative to African
I slavery, and proposing an amendment to the
! Constitution to establish q dividing line
similar 10 che Missouri Compromise line
/ prohibiting Congress from interfering with
/ the Interstate slave trade or the rights of
Shareholders intransitu or temporarily So
Journing IN nOn-slaveholding States and
declaring all State laws in any degree i'm
pairing or Infringing on the fugitive slave
law null and void
Mr. Adrian submitted resolutions declara-
tory OF nOD-intervention as the true
remedyS that all State laws in conflict
with the Constitution ana laws of Congress
ought 10 be repealed that the fugitive !
slave laws and all other laws Of Congress !
ought to be respected and obeyed and no
obstacle thrown in the way of their execu- /
ton that the Constitution is the result of |
concllation ana can only be preserved in
the exercise Of u similar spirit.
Mr.. Morris Of Pa, offered a resolution !
lnstructing the Union committee TO inquire
and report as to whether State personal
liberty bills are in conflict with the cons.,-
tuition, and further to inquire whether the
fugitive slave law is susceptible of amend
ment, and 20 ascertain more certainly the
actual condition of the fugitive
Mr.. Stewart of Nd. offered a preamble set
ting forth the principles on which the Gov
tens TO become destructive to the great OBJ
j-cts which 1t was intended to accomplish
every State should besplaced in a condition
to provide for its own security; that there is Z
coed reason 10 believe that certain States
are about TO withdraw from the Union; and
concluding with q resolution instructing the
select committee to INQUIRE among other
things, whetherany measure can be adopted
to preserve the constitution i'll its purity
and TO secure Southern rights, and if this is
not possible then as to a reasonable and
equitable mode OF settlement with the sep
arated parts.
Mr. Leake Offered Il resolution that the
constitution ought to be amended so that s
Congress may have no jurisdiction over The
question ofdomestic Slavery In the States, t
territories, districts, arsenaIs and dockyards; l
hat it shall be the duty of Congress Ell {
'ienty to protect it by legislation /
where It exists; that no territorial govern a
neut has the power to legislate on the sub- c
ect; ana the right of the master over the a
dave while soiourning or intrausitu through s
lon-slavehoding States shall be guaranteed s
ind protected, and fugitive slaves shall be /
up or be paid for BY the States in s
which they are rescued. -. Il
MIR Smith of Virginia introduced a mo- q
ion in5tructing the committee to inquire As t;
0 the policy OF 'dcclariug out of the FEEDER il
j Union any member thereof which may II
i'm to nullify the actsof Congress Il
Mr.. Jenkins offered Il resolution instruct a
ng the committee to inquire as TO the ex- d
cdiaacy OF the Fugitive Slave Law. with a s
lew 20 the prompt rendition of fugitive a.
la7cs, and of giving proper corroensatidn Il
D -oW ners of those not rehifn6d; also as TO p
be pGoPriety of providing for constitutional Ol
mendment or congressional enactment for tt
he projection of the fights Of. Stockholders fe
4 the common territories, &e.5 J- --l in
MIR. Cox of Chic submitted the following: ~
Whereas, one Of the chief and first COM u
laints on the part OF the slaYeholding States Ie
f this confederaeyj Is the refusal, neglect, u
nd failure OF certain Executives of North ol
rn States TO deliver up fVgitiyes from JUS u
ice, indicted for treason, murder, and slave nj
teaIing, IN Slave States, therefore
Resalrsd, That the committee of thirty ca
nree for theestablishing of unity between CO
ne States, be requested to-consider what. til
any, further legislation is necessary to Ell
AIRY cut the I'd clause Of the 2d section of pI
be 4th.article of the Constit tntion, for the cr
elivery Of tugitves from justice, who Shall W
ee from one State and be found in another, N
n the demand OF the Executive authorities
+ tle STATE froIa which said fugitive shall re
ave 'fed; ana that such inquiry be made
7Ith speclai yIew TO punish altjudges, at to
1rney generals, executives, OF other state m
ficeTs who shall impede the execution of e1
aid clause OF the Constitution, either in c,
aspect 10 the delivery of felons who may hi
e indicted for treason or murder in at th
empted slave insurrection, or who may be di
indicted for slave stealing. sa
Mr. Hutchings introduced resolution in "
tructing the committee to report what leg III
Station is necessary to give full effect to
hat part Of the constitution which provides
hat the citizens of each State shall be enti- pr
led to all the privileges and immunities OF Of
be slave states; and also what legislation is o.
ecessary to secure to all the people, wheth-
: residing in or travelling through any liz
tate, the full benefit of that part of the di
Constitution which secures them against un~ ad
easouabie search and seizures in the alb th
2IIce OF probable cause.