The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-25
THIRTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, Dec. q, 1890
TIE rAur1c RAnnoAD.
MI FESEvrES, rep Of Me-. introduced bill 10 grant
public land and loan tho credit OF the government TO the
Peoples Railroad, Laid the table and ordered 20 be
printed
PROPOSED NATIONAL CONVENTION, ETC.
Mr. prGn, (opp) Of onio offered joint resolution in
regard to holding convention for proposing amend
ments TO the constitution and requesting the several
states to call the convention practicable Re
ferrcd 70 the Select Committee Of Thirteen.
Mr. BorR, opp Of Pa presented the proceedings OF
meeting Of citizens of Reading, Pa also bill to sup
press the invasion Of by another kc Referred
10 the Select Committee.
Mr. porcrAs, (cpp) Of H., presented several amend
mens 10 the Constitution Ordered 10 be printed and
referred 10 tho Select Committee.
mE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE
Mr. wuscS (rcp) Of Mass, introduced bill FOR the
more efectual suppression q the slave trade
This bin proposes 10 modify the act Of 1870 10
remedy the objections raised by Judge Magrath Of south
Carolina ftmakes the fitting out Of savers, like the sailing
o them piracy and 10 facilitate the conviction o slave pr
land and by changing the penalty from death
10 Imprisonment for life. 1t also makes the display OF
the American flag badge of nationality by not legal
~ registered American ship felony the penalty of which
hal be the imprisonment of the and the forfeiture
n The vessel Il releases naval oncers from any legal
responsibility for the capture Of suspected slave and
which not proved TO be savers in the courts 1t
cers q the United states in the examination cf ships
Intended 70 sail for ports Africa and in the arrest and
examination Of coored persons imported IN violation
The hour of cue O'Clock having arrived question
whher the b for the admission skansas should
BE- taken up, which the spec al order whether
the ssnaie ouh proceed consider tho resolution cf
Mr., Johnson Of Tennessee, unfinished business Mr..
Nholson lad the eoor on tue latter TIE au sti,n was
settled By taking up the Kansa8 bill and IL wing the
roOr TO Mr. Nicholson.
s1x,H ~ Mr. NcHoiSos os rTrr crrr.
n Nrrr.n - IL
fcrrcd to the speech Of tn, senator from Ohio (ylr
Wade and said that he (Mr Wsde) ednlitted that h.
ID ,ns, ,be Northern people were ,bs,r .s,ns Tse
republican party responsible tor this tceing The
senator from ohio oks The truth when he d that the
south believed that the North their enemies. hut
he MIR Nicbolson) denied that the bcief
brought about BY any acts Of the democrats q The
butte 10 the ndclty Of the democrats of the
agains, sectionalsn Tho belief of the south IN III
eImity q. The North from the moet reliable Of
sourcesfrom the speeches and writings of the eminent
men Of the republican party IN which he would espe
sentiments Of the northern mind IN regard ~ slavery
not 20 he questioned The South entertain opposite OPT
Mons the subject hut this should be M
quarrel, a. tue mep who formed the constitution hcld
tagonstic opnlons, yet they agreed But What the
south complains q ncw - that thcsc opinions sclx
ed upon 1855 by the republican party aud made the
bass of political struggle, which has at last enabled
hcw tosere the rcins of power lie (Nr Ncholscn) be-
evcd that the fret fatal stab at the Union made in
Philadelphia, in 1850 Mr. Nicholson hero quo4el from
the PLATFORM Of the Republican party regard slavery
in tho Territories 10 show that II the basis of a
sectionsism IL then quoted Mr. fllmores preiicton
that The of such party must disunon
The republicans coDcede that In the States the south
have a ght to hold slave property, but establish prin
cipc 10 places where they have the power which axes
stigma southern men. All that the South have
to rest upon b. the professions Of party whose
general principle is % disregard the rights of
the South outside their states. suppose that this
paIty gets majority both houses az Congress they
WI abolish slavery the District oi Columbia and Ia all
the arsenas and dock yards SC the south and they
WIZ aso refuse 70 admit slave states j. y strange,
tbsn that southern should beg 70 look o for their