, 1860-01-05
xxxytIM COacsEsS--FlEsr SESSION.

| W*sHrSGTos, jan. 4.
and private bills introduced. Referred.
Mr. Powell introduced bill to abolish thl
| franking privilege. Referred to Committeo OF
Post Offices and Post Reads.
Mr.. Chandler introduced d hill making appro
priafions for the improvement Of Grand uavct
] and Other harbors III Michigan.
Mr. Too,nbs presented Il petition Of the citi
xens Of uscansion Parish, l.a., on the subject o
the Hanna's land grant. He morcd lts refer
encc to the Committee on Public Lands. ~
Chairman Of the Committee oil Private Lands
be felt embarrassed ly ttle charges made against
him in connection with that grant.
! TO the Committee on Public Lands. It did moi
| belong there. lie was opposed to tnking busi'
| ncss from ons Committee aud giving it TO au,
| other.
4 desultory debate followed, in which Mt,
BENJAMIN stuffed that ho had no objection to its
reference to the COMMITTEES on Private Lands.
| The charges were TOO absurd to ;,lvc him mo.
.nent's concern, but as his motives had been
| inlpugned, he thought it had better 60 to the
! judiciary Committee.
Finally, on motion of Mr.. Toombs, it was re.
Ifrred to Il select committee Of fire.
Sir. nemphiE presented the credentials Of
Lewis T. Wigfall, rs Senator from Texas, and
le was duly sworn.
Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military
Affairs. moved for the printing Of 10000 copies
Of the report Of Majors Moraecai aud Dc1a6eld,
on the Notifications in the CFimca, for tho use
Of the department. and also 600 copies for gen
erat distribution. Agreed to.
sp:cd that the Senate hereafter meet at1 o'clock
until the uoIss is organized.
Various reports, Resolutions and bills Of no
general interest we're appropriately Disposed Ct.
3ir. Ward said that the word "scryile" which
he had applied tc States where Slavery did not
fsy~+ +hS
from Wisconsin. lie used tue expression de
lilerately, and thought 1t drew the true dslinc-
ton between States where Slavery did exist
aud those where there we're no slases- In conf
mon parlance, the Statcs were called free and
slave, and tloce amongst whom hc lived had
did not see how exception could be aakeu. lie
might l1aye referred 10 the Democratic purity in
the free States. to whom, perhaps, the term
might sometimes be properly applied
Mr. Harlan discussed the Presidents message.
the slavery question md the power Of Congress
oyer the territories, at great length. Mr.. Harlan
said lie was surprised at the position taken BY
the Senator from Ohio, TINT the ordinance Of
1867 was binding compact between the States,
aud could not be repealed.
Mr. Pugh said the Senntor misunderstood
him. The States we're equally represented, and
the States ceded land to Congress.
Mr.. Harlan.-The representatives. had no
lion. It was useless.
Mr. pu.h said it WIS now, rs an act Of legis-
lation from the beginning.
Mr. Ha1lan.-Ihen it was certainly not bind
ing on the subsequent government.
Ar. pngh.-1t was not rs m act Of legislation
but as Il compact. It required nine vutes for
uu act Of confederation. not compact.
Mr. Truubull denied that it required nine
votes Tor IN ordinance.
Mr. uarlan resumed, and argued that the
Republican policy was in fact to give tho
Territories to the white men Of the United
States. lie read from the scientific works Of
Agassiz and others to show that it was not true
TINT none but tic black race could live in trop
ieal climates. 1Ic contended that tue white race
could live anywhere, and that the negro did
not flourish in the United States. In the
course Of his remarks. 1Ie said that
loathed him, but il he held them with u sincere
desire Of bcnctiiting them and improving their
condition, then be did not hate the slave
holder.
Mr. Foster followed, and said The Republicans
were not obnoxious to the charge Of slavery
the Presidents message, and upon the floor by
gentlemen on the other side, lie did not in
tend to discuss the subject, but would consid-
er that branch Of the message which referredto
our Mexican relations. lie differed entirely
with the President as to the course he proposed
PURSUE. AE Atu uVk 4lSputE t1lAe SEeht Huh~
RACES had been perpetratcd on American citi,
zeos in Mexico, and that tlleT ought 10 be re-
dressed but he thought this an unfortunate
time 10 redress our wrongs thee, when in our
own couutry, and cven in the thirteen original
States, Americans were suffering WRONGS
not d.ss;1nitar, equally atrocious, and equal
II calling for redress Citizens living in slaye~
holding Statcs, whose views differed from those
of tue Communities where they were residing,
bad no mora security for life, libcrty and prop
erty than American citizens residing in Mexico.
He read statements Of numerous accounts Of
outrases committed on Northern people in
Southern Suites, and Of the general prescription
Of all Nor.hcrners, from witch even females
were not exempt. This III treatmcnt was not
exercised towards Abolitiouists only, but to-
wards ali .Northerncrs without Discrimination.
He ,aen rafes1ed 10 The condition Of Uiab,
where no man was safe who was OBJ
noxious to the Mormons, aud also to the bad
faith observed by the government in carrying
out trenties for lhe protection Of the Texas Ke~
serve Indians. Hehouorcd the Secretary Of the
Interior for the manly manucr in which he
brought the outrages on these Indians to the
attention of the country. Under all these cir~
cumstances, when Americans were suffering so
much wrong at home, he thought it mistined TO-
undertake to reform other governments. We
should set = better example ourselves, and