Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-22
CONGRESS.
REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAzET
Senate, Monday, May 81.

i IlltIGliDn VI ltiC
Mr.. Sumner introduced resolution that
the Committee on Commerce be instructed
to consider the expediency of further action
to secure proper accommodation and proper
safety for passengers on board the steamers
between New York and San Francisco, and
to increase the efficiency of the existing
passenger laws of the United States III
| their application to California passengers.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hale introduced a resolution to terml-
nate the present session Of Congress on the
| 18th of June. Laid over.
Mr.. Green also introduced Il resolution
changing the Senate hour of meeting to IL
o'clock, a. IN. Agreed to-yeas -, nays | |.
On notion the bill for the overland mail
route was made the special order Of the day
for Thursday next at half past II o'clock.
Mr.. Wilson presented bill for the more
eHectual suppression Of the slave trade.
After much discussion rs to its reference,
it was finally referred to the Committee on
! the Judiciary.
Mr.. Bright moved to make the bill for the
enlargement Of public grounds, a special
order for Saturday next ut twelve O'clock
Agreed to-
4 number Of House bills were then read
and appropriately referred.
The resolutions of Mr.. Davis, of Miss,
were then taken up.
Mr.. Toombs of Ca, addressing himself to
the resolutions, declared that the prlnclpIeo OF
protection cnunciatcd therein was principle
which underlies all governments on earth
| The constitution without this 'protectlon
was an idle form ana the Union Il sham.-
The Charleston and Chicago Conventions
had extended this doctrine Of protection Of
| American citizens to Austria, to Spain, to
China; yet it was said the government should
not protect its citizens on It's own soil. ii
settler in Oregon brought trOver tor Il horse,
and the popuace opposed the execution OF
the writ, the sheriff might summon the pow
er of The County If that was insufficient,
! the Governor might call the militia OF the
| State Ifmnre force was required, the whole
Army and Navy of the United States could
| be brought into requlston, and II needed
| every man in the United States could be
mustered into service to secure the rights oil
| this one poor settler on the Pacific. his
was our glory. la the treaties by which We
| had acuuirel territory, we have stipulated t"
give ''protecton" to the property Of the III
| hahitants OF the Territories. The law OF
1901 made in the administration Of Jetter.
son. recognised the right Of any citizen t"
carry his slaves to the Territories anu to be
protected there.
He denied that Congress had ever before
| l354, gwen, III any case, power to the people
of the Territories to manage their own al
fairs III their own way. The Constitution
made protection duty OF Congress.
lie reviewed the legislation OF Congress
| since 1850 in regard to tie Territory OF the
United States, which he contended was not
| intended to lcgislate slavery into the Tcrr!ro.
w but to leave the common law to exert It's
full power of recognizing slavery rs existIn2
in Territories a. elsewhere, where it vas nnr
prohibited By local law
He was quite severe upon Mr.. Douglas
and his associates for not standing up IL
their bond us given in the Kansas Nebraska
bill lie concluded by declaring that til,
Convention at Chicago had given the count J
ground to hope for the best The great Re
publican leader had fallen III the House OF
! his friends ID deserved fate. In his stead {;
less notorious man WAS placed, but one
equally willing to violate the public faith
| L llc htDuDllCdl pItiiiiiA N't' bi''s''', 10
columns were in retreat Let then the
shout - up from mountain and plain call
ing to every patriotic cottage or palac"
1.-The county is in danger, llo. every free
man to the rescue
Mr.. Hammond, of 5. c., addressed the
Senate IN opposition to ''squatter sovereign
tv," and in favor of the resolutions Of MIR
Davis
Mr.. Pugh, of Ohio, explained his posi-
ton, declaring lis willingness to i've suci
protection to slavery in the Territories ii.
the constitution authorized.
Mr.. Brown defined his position upon GER
tain points in his late speech, commented ny
% by Mr.. Toombs.
Mr.. Hale, of n. IT,, discussed the reSolu
ton at some length, olr'osing most Of the
doctrines they proclaimed. He declared
that the Supreme Court was made up o
politicians not OF Judges.
Without IL vote upon the resolutions the
Senate at twenty minutes past four o'ciocA
adjourned.