Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-18

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] coNGREssIoHA1l.
yNAsHISeToS, Dec. 10
SkSATE. II Clark, Of N i H, offered 4
resolution of inquiry, requesting the
/ President 10 inform the Senate; What nuns
jiber of men are stationed at forts, 8Ioul.
lstrie and SumpterE whether, in his opin-
Lion, the number is sufficient to defend
those forts against any ut tack or domestic
tviolence whether additional men have
bcen ordered to eitherfof athe said forts, or
any steps have Geen IN Ken to put them in
ta;positionI to resist an attack sin whose
scustody is the Arsenal9Nt Charleston, 8.
Eu.; what arms and property are kept
there, and If removed, by whom, aud why
they were not putin the possession of the
officers of the y. S. upon requisilion; and
further, what instructions have. been given
Il to the officers of said forts, in case 4 de-
nand of surrenderis made upon them by
any person or. authority also, copies of
any correspondence from. the comnlander
of the American army, relative TO the ne
cessity OF supplying the officers Of the
said forts WithFprotectioM.
The iconsideratton,oft tue resolution was
objected to Gy air. Brown, of Miss, and it
Was laid over under the rules.
Gu motion of Mr.. Fitch, of Ind, Il, 900
additional copies of the Presidents mes
sage, and accompanying documents, were
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Wilson, of Mass, offered joint
resolution to repeal u restriction pissed on
June 18th, 1860, for the relief of VIM: IL.
Degroot. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
aIr Green, of Mo-, moved that Wedncs-
day and Thursday OF next week be set
apart for Territorial business. Agreed to-
The bill providing orBthe carrying out
iof6tlc existing treaties between the U. s..
and Mexico, was takentup.
Mr.. IyersUn, of Ga, explained that the
object of the bill to pay the claims
against the Mexican government,ontofsthe
monies in the Treasury appropriated by.
Mexico, according tot the treaty.
Mr. Hamlin, of Me-, objected to the b:.l.
because itwould lead to the revision of all
decisions in the matter. He was willing
to have new commission for tue cxamin-.
ationfof the claims, aud moved to amend
accordingly.
Mr.. Bayard, of Del, objected to the
entire Till.
Atone o'clock, Mr. Powells resolution
was taken 5Iin
Mr. Wade-l certainly have very LITTLE
faith in argument. under the circun-=
stances now existing in this counirv.-
Many have spoken, and confessed them.
selves totally unable to understand what
they complain OF. As yet,zthe Repn blican
party had not ruled anywhere. No man.
need approach him witlla threat. Hecould
not understand that anything growing out
Al. -
condition of the country. He did MT
blame the South, for they are led TO be-
.lieve that the Rcpublican i,,,rtys will tram
nile on their rights. by5 orr enemies at5tbe
North. Have the S6nth any reasonable
grounds of complaint when they know
.wEat7the views 81. the RaT,,,I,lirs2 n3rt,,
are2 They conlplainof the personal lib
ierty bills, but have said they had not
really suffered from them. The law
against kidnapping was an old one as the
common law itself. Kidnapping was de-
nouncedE by all laws and measures taken
topreSent and punish Kidnapping.
Hc.said ewould be the last man that.
would advocate laws derogutory to the
interests of the other States. These lib
erty bills are not made to degrade the
South, but to protect the free States from
unlawful search and seizure. Where the
South have lost one man, we have lost ten
be unlawful mobs. The South own the
senate an a inc Presldent, ana ne did not
see WtlaS tney naa 10 complain OF. They
#.Nlh soreaSlhg up the government and
Seceul9g, only on tue supposltlongthot the
sspaol1e9n party Is going 10 commit some
MEong:zzl q! on WI not wait for. an overt
act from AIT. Lincoln bnt.are determined
~ ~ ous oustne suPposltlon mat ne VIII
commit CON an overt act. lsstnere anything
n ~. or principles OF Lincoln2 and the
VICE Va PRESIDENT elect is beyond suspicion.
8 me day OF compromlses is a an end, after
! u experience We have had in Congress,
IT.. IT. IS absolutely ridiculous to talk about
elle'n.
The South claims constitutional right