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xXxvIth CoNGREss-lst SESSION.

WASHINGTON, january 20.
SENATE-Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to
secure their wages to seamon in case Of wreck
Referred. 5LtF
r Mr.. Brown introduced bill to provide for
the public binding, lithographipg and en-
craving. Referred to tho Committee on Print
ing,
Mr.. Rice introduced q resolution instructing
the Committee on Territories to bring in bill
for the organization Of the Territory of Daco-
tah. Laid over.
Mr.. Kings resolution to appoint commit
tee to investigate whether any money has been
paid by the public printer for the support of
newspapers, &C., was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Iverson introduced joint resolution
relative to the pay Of retired and decrepid
officers of the navy. Referred to the Naval
Committee.
Mr.. Douglass resolution was called up.
Mr.. Toombs addressed the Senate. lie ac.
cepted the resolution from the Senator from
Illinois as move in the right direction, but
no feared the disease was too deep seated for
tho remedy proposed. Common interest and
o common danger carried the country through
tho Revolution. After the formation of tho
Government parties were formed and great in
terests divided and deeply moved it. It was
divided upon tho alien and aedition laws, the
tariff, the wars with Great Britain and Mex
leo, but the people submitted to the decision
of tho ballot-box. This was now changed; it
was time to seek tho remedy. The threats of
the Senators from Maine and Illinois to keep
come out of tho contest with victorious ban
nsrs, they had better refrain from boastings and
threats. The foundation of society was threat
sned and endangered.
Virtually we are in state Of civil war. A
large body of the representatives here ere enc.
mics TO the country, ready to trampel on the
fundamental laws Of the country. The Demo-
cratic party was never truer to the Conslitu.
ton than during the last seven years, and
because they were so a combination was formed
to place party in power whose success 10 in
consistent with the peace of the country. He
charged the Republican party, more in sorrow
than in anger, with having stricken down the
fundamental interests of the government.
They soughtto deprive the Southern people of
equal rights in the Territories; to overturn the
decisions Of the Supreme Court, and By overt
acts seeking to invadethe rights Of one section
of the Copfederacy. He argued these allega-
lions at length. In nine States Of the Union
tho clause Of the Constitution for the rendition
Of fugitives from labor was dead letter.
He reviewed the history of the enactment of
tho clause, the oonstitutionalty of which was
in former times approved by every Northern
State except Wisconsin.
lie read acts of the Legislatures Of Ohio and
Connecticut to show that they had passed laws
violasive TO the Constitution.
Mr.. Foster asked what act Of. Connecticut
was unconstitutional.
Mr. Toombs read the act prohibiting the
bringing Of a slave into the State under a
penalty Of $500.
Mr. Foster said the prohibition related to
cases where slaves were brought there for the
purpose Of sale.
Mr.. Toombs replied, no State has violated
the Constitution more artfully or fraudulsntly
than Connecticut. 1t imposed a fine of SIS, 900
and imprisonment on man coming to enslave
FREQ negroes. When man went there to re-
claim q fugitive such rules Of evidence would
be enforced as would secure Q conviction.
Connecticut violated the Constitution with
Out having the manhood to gulp down treason
as Now York had done; she had shown that
no osths bound the Republicans, and that
they would disregard the Constitution in the
sams way if they get in power here. That
was why he had said their success brought us
face to face with revolution. He read the
laws of New York to which he had referred.
Mr.. King asked when that law was passed?
Mr. Toombs said that whom the question
vas asked with an honest intent and not de-
signed as trick, he would answer courteously.
The law was passed in the New York House
but failed in the Senate, two or three Repub-
licans declining to commit plain violation Of
the Constitution.
Mr.. King-That ID all wish stated. The
law was never passed.
Mr.. Toombs continued charging that the
failure to carry out the Fugitive.slave Law
was breach Of faith. Was any one on the
other side ready to execute that law in good
faith? He did not believe that as many could
be found as God required to save Sodom. In
the name Of the people Of his State he de-
manded tho fuliment Of the contract and the
redemption Of plighted faith. Republicans
pretend that their only desire was to prevent
the entension Of slavery, and to carry back
the Government to the days of our fathers.
This was deception. It was utter falsehood
when they say they occupy the position of JEFF.
erson. He was not opposed to tho extension
Of slavery, and condemned the Missouri re-
friction in 1920. Madison took the same
view. 1t was gross imposition to say that
these opinions were in accordance with those
I their early fathers. They had protected
slavery in Louisiana and Arkansas, and he
wished to preserve their memory from degre-
dation.
The Republican party was built on dogma
embraced in the Missouri act Of 1920, which
tho highest tribunal Of tho country had de-
clared unconstitutional. Such was the party
seeking to administer tho Constitution. Ia
then argued that members OF this party have
been permitted TO commit acts Of hostility
against the confederate States. He read from
Grotous and Vattel to show that any attempt
to disturb tho tranquility of one State BY an
other, or to subvert its institutions, is Q cause
tor war. Everywhere In the North, this party
through the pulpit and the press, is commit.
Ting acts Of ofaggression, and seeking to stir nr
ssrvile insurrection and war at The South
Sixty-eight members Of Congress had signed
the Helper Book, aud one Of Its signsrs wal
seeking 10 become Speaker Of the House.
The Republicans arc undertaking to elect .
man Speaker who could not travel through hou
what was called our common country. Il Iva
not common for such men, and he hoped I,
God it never would be. Many thousands O
tho Republicans look on John Brown az ,
martyr, and all Of thsm we're lost in admiratio,
that one man couldb be found among them VIII,
was ready to die game. He concluded with ,
glowing tribute to tho South and Virginia
The latter, who had borne tho burden Of tn
Revolutionary War, had been invaded and tn
blood Of hsr children she. The South VA