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XXXVITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION,
SENATE. .wAsnrsoros, Nav 3. Isso

| Committee on Post-O Offices.
Several unimportant memorials &C., were presented.
| Mr.. PEARCE Dem, Md offered "A resolution n
provide for the observation Of the total eclipse Of the
sun on the 18Th Of July next 1t authorizes the employ
ment Of vessel to transport not than FIVE as
tronomers 10 some point where tho eclipse can be bes&
observed. Mr. Pearce made remarks in suppors
| Of the resolution.
Mr.. BROWN Dem, Miss expressed the apprs-
| benslon that the expedition would cost too much.
| similar expedition was fitted ont once before 10 de
ternine The par'ax Of the sun, and instead of 5000
| cot $500 900.
Mr. IyERSON Dem, Ca believed that the Gov
eminent had no such power as that contemplated In
| the resolution. II oiishoo. Of old WhQgery
Mr. PEARCE said il the Senator meant 10 saw he
was an of.shoot of old Whiggery, he undoubtedly
correct lie adhered to that party long as it existed
! He would adhere to the Democratic party with equal
| fidelity no long it remained what il now was thu
only conservative party the country. If the Senator
meant more, he was mistaken. The Coast Survey, TO
which this matter belonged, was established before the
| Wing PARTY existed.
| Mr. iyERSON Dem, Gal said Congress had power
| TO regulate Commerce, but be could not that the
observation Of the eclipse Of the would enable ships
10 get into port any faster The Senator admitted that
he belonged to the old Wing party, which party
that believed in the liberal construction Of the Consi
tuition. The Senator was now attached 70 the Demo.
cratic party but the old coven foot would now End
then stick ont. Laughter
| Mr. PEARCE Dem. Md explained that this OBJ
seryation was the best of determining Longitude,
| which was important to the navigating interest
After further debate the resolution was passed by
slr. GROWN Dem, Mss.) presented bill for
deepening the channels Of rivers emptying INTO tina
Cuff of Mexico and authorizing certain States TO levy
tunnsge duties &c. Referred to the Committee On
On motion of Mr.. BENJAMIN Dem, La the
bill 10 amend and settle certain land claims OF Caor
MIA, was taken UP. -, D,yrc,c
Afler debate il was postponed, and Mr.. DAVISS
Dem. Missl Territorial resolutions We're taken up.
MIR. CLINGMAN Dem, n. CO. concluded hni
sreech. lie said yesterday he had referred to Dir.
Calhoun's views. In justice to that statesman he
youd eay that he had denied the power of Terrific
rial Legislature to legislae against Slavery, and had
claimed that it was the power and duty OF Congress 70
protect slave property in the Territories, but had
waived this in the support he gave the Compromise
| measures of 1880 He then alluded to the magnan-
| mons action of Northern Democrats III repeating the
Missouri Compromise, as to put all parties IN tho
Territories on AN equal footing. lie regarded as
compromise which should be respected He examined
the differences now existing in the Democratic party,
to show that they imlnaterial Mr. DAVIS reso,
| luons did not contemplate Immediate Congressional
action They only wished Congress 10 intervene whea
| the judiciary failed to afford requisite protection 10
| slave property. go
the Courts and when made to'adopt legislation neces
sary TO give it effect. There therefore necessity
of recurring declarations in advance. lie further asked
what would be the 10 pass laws for the protection
of Slavery in territories where the people utterly OPP
posed il (! Who was willing, the Southern SIDE 70
sustain heresouiions of Mr. Brown TO protect Slavery
| in Kansas Mr. Clingman tken aTged at length in
favor OF Congressional non-lnteryenton, and the pro-
| pIiey of leaving the matter to the decision OF the
Courts He knew of no Democrat who was unwilling
to take the bred Scott decision part OF the party
creed but he wanted TO take il as il was and not the
commentaries upon H. just as he preferred the Bible to
the explanations of any commentator. He looked upon
platforms just as weights put upon the horses-the
| more you put on tie worse race they make.
He knew that bis views were not approved BY
everybody. Disunionists per Sc, who honestly be-
| a., tal of
differed with him; but he thought that they by this
time had learned that they could not drive the mass OF
the Southern people into the support OF their views
| He had in former years, made speech which did
great injustice to Mr. Calhoun. He took pleasure
| In correcting it, and admitting that he had then been
| mistaken. He quoted the remarks Of Mr. Calhoun,
made to friend just before his death, in which he de-
cned TO discuss the proprety OF the dissolution OF the
| Union, ard urged III maintenance until the North
| should force It's dissolution upOn the South. He
thought the adherence of the Democratic party to the
Cincinnati Platform cause for a dissolution, and
be regretted the withdrawal of the Southern delegates
from the Charleston Convention. lie was not willing
to admit that the Cotton States had more interest in
Slavery than old Virginia. nor greater share OF In
| telligence.
Ii dissolution of tie Union was to be effected, he
had some choice as 10 the mode. Another class who
did not agree with him We're those who opposed to
| the onventcn system. He argued TO show that null
thriving the candidates would now result in defeat, and
argued in support a convention nominations. A third
class were those who urged an extreme yiew-pQt t9
break up the Government or to destroy the Democrats
IaIty; neither 20 advance the interests Of eand-
dates az the expense Of Others This uuwse, for
what was the of putting candidate on platform
| who could not be elected. He thought il unwpe TO
taunt delegates from the Northern States because they
were unable 10 carry their States. This taunt came
with Lad grace from the South, because the Northern
Democracy have been put in the minority by standing
up in defense Of Southern rights, and deprived of the
honor of representing their constituents What would
have been thought OF General Scott if he had told the
| regiments who came in with shattered columns and
| flag shot away that he did not want themi
When the news came the other day Of the secession
n, Charleston, could have failed 10 notice the
| iuLiant faces Of the Republicans but they became
elongated since tie Democracy possessed great yith-
~ and because il was based on the prins,pes of the
Constitution and il would yet suryice To dMppoin the
hopes OF tie Opposition. lie reierredto Messrs Doug.
| las Hunter, johnson, and Others, equally good
| Democrats, whom he wonld he happy to support. lie
hoped the dis useion of the exciting questions would
rot be pressed. Declarations of might be shortly
expected from Chicago; and II s time for the Democ'
racy to c!cse up their ranks and unite their energes"
| overcome the common enemy.
| Mr.. BENJAMIN said that the Senator from North
Carolina seemed TO think the political were oess
rsB without carrying burden Of prncples thai
| candidate who run with nothing on his back Would
reach the goal the sooner He had further ntiinated
that az the Cincinnati platform sufficient IN 1870,
| be cOud no reason why another was necessary
how. In 1854 differences existed in the Democnitc
PARTY on the Territorial question, the settlement on
! which then provided for. When the Democritic
! Senators met in caucus the kansaS-Nebrska DIN
! these differences were freely acknowledged: Inc
South taking the Constitution its chart by when 20
% ,greed unanimously that the Territories were no
common property of all the States, ana that every
citizen had right to emigrate thi'her WIZ
his property, and there was no power unusi
heaven to drive Southern properly Ju,,
until the people made Constitution, and formed
Stata CoNenm.nt The Senator from Illinois dld not