, 1860-01-04
BIZ TELEGRAPH.
xXXyllU (I),t;KE,s-.ilKSr SESSION.

f16LlLlDuS4 |
Csrtu,, nriyate bills were read aud referred. |
Mr.. President King stated tint the resolution
adopted ut the Unio1 meeting Mt kocaester' =.
T., had been forwarded 10 the Cu'tea States
Senators :son, that Stale. and lie would request
that they would be ren1, and The Secretary reno
1aw words oil these resolutions. lie, IN pre-
acntiug them, was gratilcd 10 say that the peo'
rle Of y. T. wnvclvd in their attachment to 49,
publican institutions end our present io1in ..
government. Ali parties there tnterta,neo tne
sentiment that tho Union must aud shall oe rre-
snrred. t@ut sentiment could not Dc turned TO |
party account. Tie Union meeting heid mad
1,royed the Strength of lint sentiment. anc me
resn1u,ians alersel speak tor the "ho'e peop'e
of the State lie chilled tue attention o. the
Deu.ocra.ic Senators who siad expressed dssun"
lou .eot,ln-u,s. to tho fact that these express
Sims Of ,..tnchrrnt TO the Uuon caule from
nro,niuent Democrats Of the North.
The tc.otntlut,s welc laid OH the table.
Mr. SI,leH mogrd 10 refer tho paper on the
SUBJECT vi tue Hunmns iaad c'a'n TO the COM
1niltee on tile judiciary. 1t b:louEtd properly |
10 the committee on p.1vate land c'ai'ns. but US
<he motives OF himself aud colleague on that
motion had been impuEred. aud as Mr. ifen}a" |
min was ctnisalRn Of that Committee, he de-
sired 10 change lis reference.
Ar. colIamer callea s1tcn'lon to Ne tact 1oat
Ng, Benjamin was as4o Oh TINT committee.
The subject WAS laid over till tomorrow.
lara~ number of"rt1ti,ns Of more general inter-
est were presented.
intention, as imputed by the newspapers. to U.s.
sail tho President or his message, unless ns
his sta cmeuls, they considered him IN that
l,eht. He eptertaiued q strong personal regard
fSr the President, but il he did t. age, aud
his long public services would. no had = r2h',
however, Ia common with every citizen, 10 cour-
1eo'usly express his views, and would do so. lie
l{..1 n%%. tn II ftHr ut hts nESSAEE
where tho President refers 10 the Dred scotl
decision as settling slavery agitation, hut
could uot us,ee with him. The Supreme Court
has done whut i, could, but the question has not
been settled; ard hence the continuance Of the
cootynycrsr. lie agreed with THE President
that the supreme Court ltad adjudsed the right
Of citizen TO carry stascry into the territories
pud did not believe the territorial legislature
had power to destroy Or override that decision.
The President had said further. that property
sud Slaves to h'h knowledge had mol oesn a, als,
-urbed ia unr Of tue territories; TO that he mad
disagreed. The whole course Of The autl'
slavery party in Kansas. was to disturb the
ri.htz Of slave holders. Wus it no interference
with slnvery in the territories to shoot down
Bluve holders ia cold blood, 10 lnut them down
ike wild beasts aud destroy 1heiT property
Their whole contest iu knus4s WIS waged
aeainst the ri hts Of shareholders. The IRE
sidept bad further sa tl,lt, in case OF such Ill
terferencc, tbc jud,siary could apply the
remedy, and it was linlc enough to act
when the interference was attempted. lie
tbourht the laws existing entirely iusut.
ticfopt and the time had noT arrived toT
further legislation aad that Congress was
t1peratirelY chilled on TO act Mt once. 1t
WAS too lac to act wh.n tho mischief was
done. Tic President las asked you in advance
10 strengthen his arm TO protect the persons
md prvpcrty Of American .itizens on the 1stll-
mus. and it ihai can bc done wby cauuot The
aru, nf the executive und Judiciary be strength
sued IN protect s!arcry il kansas.
Mr. Brown ltleu went into an argument to
shuw thai the courts could not furnish pfotee-
ton 10 slavery without stitutary laws. lie
avoged his desire lor such laws They might
call it s!ave code if they please, but be no
more a.kcd for u Stare code than others hud
asked for i horse code Or ii cosr code; while lc
had tongue tn speak lie woult! demand his
rights uuder the econs,isution :nd laws. He de-
Aounccd aglia any Intention to ussa'l the prcsl.
dent. but must hc be told that because he was It
Democrat s,.d the President u democrat lie
must not express his views because he might in
lure the Democratic rnrty--he would see the
Democratic party destroyed before he would
consen. 10 withhold bis honest expression.
ua has that without further c5isla.ion there
would nercr be smother slave territory, and
consequently 10 u.ore s'are States. Free ter
1,tosies were pressing far admission into the
Un1on, and it would not he long unless sEave
$5tltcs were admitted till the free SEites would
i
tuition. That doue. The purpose uvowed BY the
Senator fram Scw York IL crush out slavery
under Constitutional iurm*, could he accom-
pllaaet, what would become Of the Dted Scott
deci.ion. wh-n tie :'apse.ne Curt il in tue
hands If tire anii-sllvcry party?
He cnsea bv ayowils himself Cnion man
aud still be wished to multiply the slave States
in order to Lrcserrc tho Union which our
fathers had u,a'l. slayth"lAinG QUE Mr.
Doo'it,le referred 10 the great chango which
had come over tho Presidents mind. Then he
believed in the p,'wer ot Congress over the Ter.
ritory+ nov he says the Supreme Court hns es-
tablished the right Of shareholders to carry
slavery into The Territories. uud that neither
Congress, nor the Territorial Legislature, OF
guy human power, could la,rair that DECISION
equally great ci,anxe Tue resolution which
had been forcrd by what they deemed their i'll
tcrcsts. The Senator from Georgia had said in
his speech at Auguasa, in 1876. That there were
only four men ia Congress who did not bold te
She powcr uf Congress over tho Territories.
Mr. Thumbs corrected tue statement. He re-
ferrel nuls to Norheru Representatives.
Mr. Doo,i,tc said she first time tho doctrine
was advanced that the Constitution protested
Slavery in tue Territories. was IN 1sls-.-
Mr. foo".bs icuIie'f. H. II the drst attempt ia
prohibit Sl4vesy iu tue Territories, since le.o
was in }e1i, aud it was defeated.
Mr.. uouIitt'c resumed, ,contendipg that South.
crp men now dc!euded SLAVERY on The general
ground That c4pital should oSn its iator, not
hire 1t.
statement. Tie South held that tue true posi-.
tion Of Il negro was that OF u Stare.
Ir. Dool,lo said that Southern men did moi
Justify slavery on the ground OF 3'c5ro slavery
only, but took the broader ground ,hat tho nat
nrUi position Of the laborer WAS that OF slave
. Ar: Clay said taat such statement was
wholly uu'ounded, a,,l should not be made
without sufficient EVIDENCE. When Tue Senator
produced tie sridence, he (Mr. Clay) wanted
hot only garblcd extract, hut the whole slrti
Gle.
Mr. Brown said the senator from Wisconsin
uiatook the position Of the Sou!l,, They be-
lievod that sIavery elevated the negro. Foul
millions Of Slaves occupied q higher position
morally, socially. and physically than any Other
1aUorsr. OH the globe.
Mr.. Dool,,tIe reiterated that Southern ner
hefd that capital mutt own labor, and rcleT1et
to Me Haminond's mudsill speech. -
Mr. Chestnut said evory white man in Soutl
CngoiiuA xtood on III .c4nul footing. II was
great misconcep'iou to suppose tlat respectable
White men ot the South are not laborcEs. Th,
gentleman spoke Of ihs white lsooreEs Of IN.
Souil as If he never saw 6ne. hut he nov saw
free ]aborer Of tue South before lin. The peo
pIe Of the South did no, Jespse white laborcr
ifane.hiug the people VINO did rot labor suffer
ed by the contrast.
III. Dooltttlc knew that Southern men hat
dbuGTEQ Ou iulh l0suts IAl 4oAtAGlA A'GA Ao'
ndvauccd the opinion ho taad befora referred 10
Mr. Pugh called for tho evidence.
Mr. Donlttle read an extract IRON the Rich
mond Eean.s"er. quoted DcBow's aud othe
Southern Journals. ';
Mr. Clay sa.,, tie extract did not sustain th
Senator's constsuctiop, Ea' bcd as it was. Il
wanted to SEQ the whole article. lie was sensi
tive on ,h,s point. because a speech made b,
him fee years ago lid been garbled by THE
mud rene "a ie named Helper
Nr. Dpolittle said lie regarded Ills construc
ton III correct. lie did no. object TO Soutltcrl
men changing their opinions, In. did complain
~ they iuststed TN Northern .nco doing ais
on a.,1reat OF breaking up the union. lie had n
ubfect.ou to arguments, but did not wish thea
to 10 accompanied by threa's denying its bind
ing force, and vent iuto history of the iegis!a
ton of,be couut1y In ehow that crery admins
xratioo. from that Of Washington TO the pres
ent, lad recognized and exercised the power o
Congress over the Territories. lie also nsserte.
that Nr. Calhoun. AZ mruber Of Mr. Monroe
Cabinet, had given an opinion OF recosnizin
such power.
Mr. Calhoun bud, the d9or Of the Senate
expressly denicd auch opinion.
Mr. uooiltt1e said it so appeared on JON
Quincy Adams diary, made u the time. MI
Calhoun.s disclamor WAS made twenty five rear
tn.ar Tha nnininn nf the Renuh1ican Senator