Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-14
Thirty-sixth Congress- Second Session,
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER L.. 1860.
SENATE.

reported 4 bill Tor the payment ol Outstanding
claims by the issue Of treasury notes. AMEND,
ed BY inserting fifty instead OF que hundred
dollars and IN amendment deferrinS the date
fixed for the expiration of the loan. anti the
interest allowed. The proceeds Of the sales oil
the public lands to be set apart as security l"r
| the redemption Of the notes.
Adcbatc cnsued on these amendments.
Finally, IN amendment reducing tie amount
of the ten million loan bill to three millions
prevailed, and the bill, as thus amended, was
passed by the Senate.
The resolutions relative to the crisis in the
atT.irs Of the confederacy were taken up-Mr.
Foet in the chair.
Mr.. Wisfall commencedb By saying:--Durlng
ths speech yesterday Of the Senator from Hi
ncs, (Mr. Douglas, he INDUCED some patriotic
latitude on the subject Of saving the Union:
/ understood him to say that he was prepared
t,5makr any effort in his power to accomplish
TINT desirable end. He asked for a specltica.
ton of the wrongs or imaginary wrongs the
Southern States were suffering. or supposed to
be suffering. | understood him to pledge him
self that when the grievances were made known
he would be ready to redress them rs lar rs lay
in his power. -.
Hinder this state of things | stated TO him
,he crieyunces under which the Southern States
supposed they are suffering. 1t Was that this
government has denied that slaves are proper.
r., and upon that denial has refused to protect
tIc owners of slaves in their title whenever
ther were within federal jurisdiction. asked
Mr. Douglas whether he was prepared to give
assurance that our property would be protect
cd rhcn within federal jurisdiction. | did not
ret +. direct answer, and I suppose | will not
He avs he will show an answer by his vote il
n BIZ be introduced whether he will afford pro-
tecion or not. Will the Senator interfere by
legislative, executive or judicial department to
pptect that species Of property Slaves as well
q. any other specified property? Will he pro-
pse amendments to the Constitution: Will
b vote in this body fur amendments TO the
constitution?
Will he pledge his good faith to 20 back to
ne people Of Illinois and urge, before them,
ne ratification Of the amendments TO the con
~titution, and vest in the federal government
lot only the power, but make it an imperative
|luty, to protect slave property as 1t protects
avery other species Of property. If nc will DO
that, then will end one Of Our difficulties. lie
answers that there is no excitement in the
Southern portion Of the country; that we have
not complained, and that the people are not
dissatisfied. lie tells us thai there are twoeX-
tremes. The people OF the East and those who
live on the gulf misunderstood the question ell
tirely. But he says the people OF Illinois and
Kentucky understand it all.
II the States North desire il, this Union can
be saved; but this Union is not to be saved by
Hattcry, either on the door Ct the Senate or
from the stump. You cant cave the Union by
singing Hosannas. You can't save it by max
ing Fourth Of July speeches. You have got
to como down to the work and do something
practically. The people of the different slave
holding States, especially the cotton States
along the Gulf, are dissatiiied with the present
government as about to be administered by the
incoming administration. There is nothing
that can satisfy them except b. amending the
constitution, and these amendments must be
made by the Northern States unanimously, or
they will not be satisfied, and | say here they
ought not TO lie.
II amendments to the Constitution which
ratified by fifteen slave and ten non-SlavchOld.
ing States, it would I've considered part Of the
| Constitution but if eight non-slavc States
vote against it, and yet its ratification made 1t
a part of the Constitution, we would say ut
once, mere were uIllcIIuIuclltS u biI 'iSllt
ton which were distastcful to eight non slave
holding States, and which they would proba-
bly, disregard as they disregard the present
Constitution.
Suppose TINT amendments were proposed
and fifteen slave States ratify them. Suppose
also, that the non.s laveholding States ratify
them, but thas New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and other border States
refuse notifications, why what practical use
would they be to US? None! What Is the
use Of discussing what We would be satisfied
with, when nothing has been offered u.s.
What is the Use when We don't believe VIC
will he permitted to restrain the Senators we
FIR d hsys; The IRsePsa = sse dsnH I Ihfpta az Hp pf5:
perty.
five could believe they would so to their
constituents and urge the ratification Of proper
amendments, We believe the Gulf States would
suspend their action. Certainty so, II the
amendments be ratified and carried out in good
faith. If they wili cease preaching the ire
pressiblc conflict doctrine and declare slaves to
be property that they shall be delivered up
when demanded rs f~ugitivcs that abolition So
cictics shall be abolished, and abolition papers
be suppressed that abolition speeches shall
no longer DC made, and that VIC shall not have
pirates and murdercrs sent among our women
and ~childreu-whcn such all honest effort is
made to meet the demands Of the South there
is n prospect of giving them n fair conSidcra.
ration. [Roars of laughter from tic galleries
and the republican Senators.
lie continued, saying Senators may laugh
in our faces. Renewed laughter from the whole
house. Ny friends from Kentucky, Missouri,
and other Union. saving friends, may lock and
see derision depicted in their countenances
when | make this proposition. [Laughtrr.l |
trust they will understand. The Latin maxim
SAYS, Learn even from your enemies some
wisdom" haze told the people whom ! rep
resent, long, long ago, that they will not he per.
| mittcd TO keep that which they now have; that
they are regarded as poltroons, and that you
talk Of coercion. and of holding this glorious
Union, as you call It, with cords Of hemp: Yet
you petition that this glorious Union shall coll
tinuc.
Stop within ynur borders those flaming
presses md public speakers who excite the
| peorla against us. SAY 10 those States that
yen shaH not-'ha,s the word choose to use,
and represent the feeling ard determination
Of the people | representa- say yon shaH not
permit men to excite your citizens by making
John Brown speeches and bringing strychniHs
within the limits OF tho State | represent. You
shall not publish newspapers and pamphlets TO
excite our slaves to insurrcction. You shall
not publish newspapers and pamphlets 10 az
cite non.slaveholdcrs against The slave. or slave.
holder against STAKEHOLDER.
We will have peace, and if YOU Ito not rller
it to US, we will quietly have our rights under
the constitutional compact, Or withdraw from
the Union. and establish a government for our
selves. IF you then persist in aggression,
these sovereign States will settle the question,
and when you laugh at these i~Inpotcnt Efforts,
little as you regard them, I tell you cmphati
cally, that cotton is king. Laughter and
some applause in the galleries.
The Prcsident.-The sergeant.atarms will
clear the gallery if it occurs agnin.
Mr. IIulc Snid-Nr prrSiirn. ll,ni 1hrrui