The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-18


groes were rot included in the Declaration
ofIndependence or Constitution of the Uni
/ ted States.
! Reuben Davis asked and was excused from
service upon the Select Committee of 80
I saying that the Committee will yield no.
\ thing to the South.
Pending Mr.. Crawford S resolution, the
( House adjourned. E.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 17th.--SENATE.-Mr
Clark's resolution of inquiry requesting the
President to inform the Senate what NUM-
ber of men are at Forts Moultre and Sump-
! ter, and whether in his judgment the num-
Der was sufficient to defend these forts
! against any attack or domestic violence
whether additional men had been ordered 10
either of these forts, or any steps taken to
put them IN. condition to resist any attack;
in whose custody the arsenal at Charleston
is Placedi what arms and property are
there, and if removed, by whom; why said
arms are not put in possession of the Off
GERS of the United States, upon their requi-
sition, or if this has ever been refused, and
what instructions have been given to the of
ficers Of said forts in case of demand to
surrender them, by any person in autbori-
ty, made upon them; also the copies of an Y
correspondence .DeEWSC L16
Chief of the American army, relative to the
necessity of supplying the officers of said
forts with protection, was taken up
Mr.. Brown objected to its consideration,
and it was laid over.
Mr.. PowelFs resolution was taken up.
Mr.. Wade said he had very little faith in
argument under the circumstances now ex-
isting in this country. He did not under
stand that anything growing out of the re-
cent election was any cause for the present
condition of the country. If the papers are
tO be credited there is q reign of terror in
the South equal to that in Paris. They
pretended to believe the Republican party
would trample on all their rights. He
would be the last man to advocate laws de-
rogatery to the interests of other States
The liberty bills were not made to degrade
the, South, but to protect the free States
from unlawful seizures. Where the South has
lost one man, we have lost ten by unlawful
mobs. He. did mot see what they had to
complain Of He went on to argue that tie
Republican party was now the same it
ever had been. 1t holds to the doctrine
that slavery shall not exist in the terrific
ries. He then asked if the South had
anything to complain of in the character,
habits, or principles of Mr., Lincoln and the
promises is at an end. After the experience
we have bad in. Congress il Is absolutely
ridiculous to talk about them. The mo-
ment tile American people cut loose from
the sheet anchor of liberty that moment
the Republic is at an eud. We must sub
NIT to the unmistakable verdict OF the peo-
pie. ........-r. ....-.-f
He said. he yielded 10 no compromise.
We bad won the victory as all Others had
there was no compromise to make. The
controversy must be met alone 10y the Con
stitution. When we leave that we get into
difficulty. The South claims the consttu-
sional right to secede from the iliell. If that
be so, we have not nor ever had any govern
ment. South Carolina is small State, and
we should not miss her much if she was
swallowed up by an earthquake tomorrow.
For himself he would allow her to 20, but
as member of this Congress and sup
porter of the Constitution, he could not do
So The State has no Constitutional right
to go out. They can revolutionize If they
they are right, if they are conquer
ed, they are rebels. No new State shah
be admitted into the Union without con-
sent of two-thirds of all the members of
both branches of Congress, and the vote
shall be taken by yeas and nays, which
shall be entered on the journals, and every
bill for such purpose shall be subjected to
the approval of the President of the United
States, rs in other cases, excepting that
when returned with his objections, it shall
require the vote of three fourtbs of both
Houses of Congress to pass it.