The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-06
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. I
Extraordinary Proceedings Of tho
House Of Representatives.
1nAammatory Abolition Harangue Of
MIR. Lovejoy, Of Illinois.
Vehement Excitement Among ths Southern
Democrats and Republicans.
IMMINENT DANGER OF BL00DSHED.
Passage Of the Bill for the Suppression
Of POlygamy in Utah.
Debate on the Homestead Bill
in the Senate.
Meeting Of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Committee.
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The National Convention to be
Held at Charleston
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The Sickles and Williamson Contested
Election,
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&c, 60, 20.
Our Special Washing tOn Despatch.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 1860
MR. IovEoYs SPEECH IN HOUSE
Mr. Invejoy, Of Illinois, poured out the vials Of his
wrath upon slavery in the House day in style which
almost produced battle on the floor The equal has
been Witnessed since the conflict resulting from
the Grow and Keitt difficulty, The invectve Of the
speaker-whoee brother the celebrated Alton mar
tyr-was terrific. He walked from hia seat down
in front OF the area, and half way over to
the south eide, storming out the most terrific i'm
precaians upon slavery, aud at the same time
shaking his FIRST at them the slave power sat imper
sonsted there. young, ardent and mpetuous yrgnnn
viewed bis manner insult TO Southern gentlemen
and coming out into TO the a, asserted that Love
joy oush to be allowed to proceed unless he occupied
hh own place, under the rules. BY this time NE
area filed with members, all Of whom greatly
excited The chief object Of the concentration about the
Speakers desk and his principal assistant seemed to be 70
get them both back to their places Loveoy would not
stir until sometime after the Assistant Sergeant At Arms
appeared with his and requested gentlemen to take
their seats. When the conflict was thickes Lovetoy
informed the Infatuated crowd about him that they
could not intmidate him. Potter, of Wisconsin, who
stood by his sde gave notice that he had right 10 select
his position when speaking. Burnett, Of KY, in
sisted that the gentleman from Illinois should not be
allowed to on out Of order Another member cried cut
"He can't finish that speech here to-day" when Ke
ogg Of Illinois, sprang into the centre Of tho crowd In the
area and with great emphasis and feeling declared
that his colleague proceeding in order
and should not be mtimidated by threats or
insult That be was entitled TO the floor and must be
allowed TO 60 on; and when he ont Of ORDER he
(Keogg) would be the nrst 10 check him. This last
speech together with the appearances Of the Assistant
Sergeant alarms brought harmony out Of chaos, and
Lovejoy mounted the Clerks desk and proceeded With
and finished his speech-he substance Of which the re-
port of debates viii show.
MEETING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL oonrn1u-m
GRANGE OF PLACE OF HOLDING rm NATIONAL cOyvKN-
TON. tt
The Democratic National Committee met this morning
Twenty three States represented George A. Cald.
well, Of Kentucky, chosen Chairman pro tepors in
he absence of Judge Smalley, and l. vanandigham,
Secretary. It WAS unanimously resolved that ID mex
pedient, under existing circumstances, 70 change the
place for holding the Democratic Convention from
Charleston 70 any other place. The Committee adjourn
ed to at Charleston the 2ls at ten O'clock in
the Grand Lodge Of the Masonic Hall, which has been
rendered and accepted for the uses of the Committee
Previous to action the resolution Mr.. Valandjgham
stated the Of the call which grew mainly out Of
the complaints about jmposons in Charleston concern
ing accommodations for vsiters He had received
merous letters this subject Gentlemen Of Baltimore
Philadelphia, Richmond ST. Louis and Louisville had pre-
scented Inducements for changing the place Of meeting
these Cs might be stated that gentlemen Of Charles
ton would as far they could extend their Inequalities
20 delegates. t.f
Mr.. Ashmore Of South Carolina stated to the commit
tee that he had appeared at the summons Of the Secretary
but did not regard himself member. he had met the
OF Hon B. a. Wilson, the member Of said committee
from South Carolina, expressed in his letter for the
only object to appoint the time when the Convention will
meet in Charleston. He therefore regarded himself as
limited to the single act OF fixing the time which had
been done; aud, not regarding himself authorized
to act should decline voting or participating
further than to FAY as . matter Of information
that he had received many letters from distinguished
gentlemen in Charleston Of the Convention party who
him that the Inequalities Of that party would be
extended to the fullest extent Of their ability
modate visitors and delegates. He was frank to say
bis opinion nothing need be expected from the antioch
vention party AZ the change he hoped effort would
be made to effect He did not believe the Committee
had the power to make any, and it were
so, it wonld have q very dlleterious and inju.
rous efec, upon the friends OF the Con-
vention in South Carolina, who, he thought were
unanimous in opposing the change not in other States
he had been informed letters tbst many Of the hotels
would chsrge only three dollars per diem, but yesterday
ne had received private letters stating that certain houses
nsd been fted up for enterainm five and dol
lars per diem, including lodging and bedding Fhe land
lords of the city claimed the high prices of provisions
excuse for the charges. Ee should discuss thA
question, however, and he should decline voting
ary of he proportions before the committee would
withdraw,
RAILROAD.
TIE select Pacific Railroad Committee held O meeting
this forenoon bet 10 conclusion Mr. Curtis pre-.
scented bill providing that she should star. from
ywo poiue-one the borders Of the State OF
Mssopri and the other the border OF Iowa.
with two converting lines bearing westward. and
uniting within two hundred miles Of the Mis-
souri river, and thence proceeding by q single
trunk line, by the nearest and best rcata. 70
the Bay Of San Francisco or tho navgaols
the Sac, amento ia the State Of California Mr. Phelp'
moved to strike out the words the bay Of also the
words cor TO the nsvgAOle waters Of the Sacramento
which would compel the OF the road nearly
three hundred miles further the city Of San Francisco,
thereby avoiding the navigation o. Sacramento river.
Upon striking out moved by Mr.. Phelps the vote
stood as follows
Ysae-Nessrs. Scott, Aldrich, Davis, Rice, Kellogg aud
Nsys-Neesrs Curtis rentor ssout and French
Tnss VIII prove very obnoxious proposition, and will
ccnsiou'e largely to load the bill down with dead weights
me Oil further provides that the rails should be made Of
American IRON, ~ they be obtained with due reference
to COST weight and quality" On motion, all the above
words quoted were stricken out that the bill provides
that American ron must be used any contingency
Other smesdmen:s were made, producing chsos rather
than harmony, and printing to direct and immedists
resuh strong ouaids pressure mailing to INTRODUCES
the Pose arc For. Yuus Road into the bi W be rs-