The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-31
THJHTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.
YIRs1 SESSION. aes....

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, lsso
sundry memorials and Petitions were presented
Im HOMESTEAD Bill. A
Mr.. JOHNSTON, (dem) Of Ark, presented petition in
favor Of the Homestead bin.
sct DEyxScr or IOWA.
Ar. GRIMES, Tep Of Iowa, corrected statement Of
Mr. Toombs, that Iowa had passed unconstitutional laws
The republicans had had possession Of that state for Ave
years; yet the General Assembly passed laws in
contraventon Of the Fugitive Slave law or in deroga-
ton Of the rights Of The people Of the Southern States
Mr.. TooMBs, (dem.) Of Ga, hoped the Senator was
right in this correction BE expressly said he had mo-.
the abstracts before him. and that he had made his state
ments on information he had received.
THs TERRITORIAL QUESTION.
Mr.. Browns resolutions coming up, Mr. WnKrsoN
(rep) Of MINI moved amendment-that the Terrific
res are the common property Of the people OF the United
etaes that Congress has power TO pass al necessary
laws for the Territories that 10 the duty of Congress
10 gsate protect the interests Of free labor in them
and that the Committee Territories be instructed
insert clause in the bills organizing Territories prohibit
ing slavery therein
SPEECH OF SENATOR NICHOLSON.
Mr. NICHOLSON, (dem) Of Tenn, addressed the Senate
upon the "rTepressibe conct He read the resolutions
Bic coDc deerns nresssnns he existence q the
Union The language Of the resolution was severe, and,
coming em one OF the most conservative States particu
aIly significant He attacked Mr.. Sewards theory and
contended that there was no rreconciable conflict be-
tween the interests Of the two sections He charSed tha
Mr. Seward the author OF the doctrines which caused
the John Brown foray snd that he has made the present
alienation between the sections, and may yet cause the
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York. and soush Ss sssss. ss% SS9. fss
products Of free labor and save labor entirely der
ent There be no conflict between cotton and tho
Is mutual benet e. @ to- to each @ M s.con The Senator from
New York claimed that universal abolition would be for
the o free labor At the North He ~ the
large majority Of the people, that they were ready TO re-
pei any assault with the strong Free labor
for the South. WhJ not let them enjoy peaoe9 He
tended that slavery was not curse to the South and
quoted statistics comparing five Southern States with the
six New England Saes the comparison being favorable
to the South Labor has been compelled to bow 70 the
cxcctops Of capital in the North, a. everywhere
from New York, free labor complains that ts condition
s no better than slavery. Free labor has conflict at
home With capital and, therefore, Is n no condition 70 en-
ter into conflict with slave labor. II Was the mere po
Ica expedent of capitalists to divert the free aborer
from the true conflict tits conflict politically between
tho two eections-one side maintains that slavery mo-
raj wrong, and the other that il Is moral right One
State bad right aIraien another moral question
Slavery was confined to the sovereign States by the con-
siution Matters OF religion must be kept separate from
political matters The constitution must be the highest
law of political men, There was strong anti slavery
tuition yet statesmen framed the constitution leaving the
question 10 tfe States. Tho fact that there B
ct proves that the constitution has been violated.
Tho pocy the Sopth s defensive-pever aggressive.
He frankly coDccdcd that there antagous 70 sa
very su,cng fathers, but aad they did not Sew
moral belief 10 control their political action he CLAIMED
that the Supreme Court had decided IN apOr Of the South
Opposition to slavery is the vital principle Of the repubh
can party In the OF his remarks Mr. Nicholson
said, The Of Kansas, which the last Tenntory
likely be orgsnzsd for time in wb ch there vii be
CHARGE establish slavery the Sonh had the empty tr
upb of the laws in her favor, while the North had the
substantial triumph. He further saii the republicans
apd aboiiiop;sts only dinered TO the mode
Of reaching the end. The result to the
South will be equally dssstreus, whether The abolition
OF slavery accomplished by the slow process advocated
by be republicans, by which the constitution to be
made the excuioner Of slavery or by the mode desired
by the abolItonists He rot prepared to decide in
advance what contingency would justify the dissolution OF
the Union too mom@ntous question TO be hastily
sete, mined. II our appesls dsregarded, and our
warnr met with dersiop and we be compelled TO seek
independence antecedent action should be marked
with prudence. He would have words uttereo by
Southern which could be interpreted as menace at
the North At the ms II all our warnings were
dsreearded he in favor Of Independence He urged
moderation on part of the South and expressed the
hone of ap-eservatop OF the Upion.
Mr. FITCH. (dem.) of Ind DoveI to postpone the sub
ject ill balfpsst one Wednesday. Carried.
The Senate went into executive sesson and eubscquent
ly adjourned.