Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-10
PROCEEDINGS of To-Day.

+. IN THE SENATE, to-day, Mr.. Wilson presented
the petition Of citizens Of Washington, asking the
establishment of Normal School in the CITY, for
the instruction Of teachers, SC, referred to the
Committee OH the District.
After the transaction Of little ether routine
Business, OF no general interest
MIR. Pugh's resolution OF inquiry into the cY-
P>diency of repeating the law requiring the Ter
ritorles OF New Mexico and tab to submit their
legislative enactments to Congress for adoption
req .ction. &c, being taken up,
Mr. Green proceeded to address the Senate
t econ as our report closed.
IL THE HOUSE, after the reading Of the Journal
Mr. Gartrell Of Ga. who yesterday Yielded the
floor for the purpose Of allowing the House to pro.
coed to ballot for Speaker, proceeded with his re-
MARKS ma he was willing to allow the record Of
the proceedings Of this House to be submitted 10
the Judgment Of the American people
He told them there to-day plainly, dispaSsion
ate.v and respectfully, that if this 'ir.pressbIe
conflict was to come; if war was to be way.
upon the rights of the people of the fifteen South
ern States OF this Union; and if they 10 be de-
MED the solemn guarantees of he Constitutions il
their property is st! to be taken and its prompt
surrender denied thenl-in other words /! the
principles OF the Republican party Were still to
be maintained and their purposes accomplished
for one he was free TO confess that perhaps il Were
better If this House should never be organized
III these aggrcssions were to be continued and
they were determined that this conflict Shall
come. then lac warne d them, and those whom thu Y
represented, to beware Of the danger Of the
ground upon which they tread Ii these assaults
upOn the rights of The South do rot cease the
South will be compelled by every pripcipl. OF
justice. of homer, and of self preservation tn dis
rupt every tie that binds this CniOu-peaceably il
they can. forcibly If they must Yes to sever this
MON IN as many pieces as there are stars on the
National Banner that floats over this Capitol.
Tie proceeded FIRST TO show what were t!,e con.
stitntional rights OF the South in regard to the
Institution of slavery; and, secondly that these
red jrh MOI
only threatened. but boldly da,ingly an.i will.
fully assailed by the Republican party; and
thirdly. he announced the solemn truth. disagree
able. doubtless, though it might be to item as
well as 10 himself, TO his people as well as to
theirs-stll he felt IT incumbent upon him to pro.
claim the solemn fact here to-day that if these
aSgreSslons continue, the people Of the South,
and the slavehnldinT States will he couDe,ied
t. dissolve ills Cniun, and form themselves into a
separate Confrdrracy
In reply TO interrog cations from Mr. Haskias in
regard to his position relative to the - sluatter
sovereignty doctrine" Mr. Gatrell said that hp
denied utterly, Internationally and un1ualitadly
II hight of ri" people Of any Territory nv I'M
friendly legislation or t,xaton or in any ether
spirit OF legislation, to deprive him of his slave
property.
He held to the doctrine that X the forms Of the
Constitution were respected. there was no power
whatever that could DEPRIVE one of his personal
property without lust Conversation either in
Territories o. in States
Whenever Republican President should 10
elected the people of the South would and ouy t.
IN his Judgment to consider it an overt act-i
declaration of war, and it was their duty to meet
IN convention for the purpose of taking into con-
side'a'ioa the mode a0d measure Of redress.
MI Adrian, of n. j., said that if this was the
s%ntlment Of the Southern Democracy, be, as a
Northern Democrat, would say to the gentleman
that they could not expect to have the orthe.n
Democracy cooperate with them
MI Gartrell said he intended to have shown that
tue people OF this mon have the right of peace
able secession.