Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04
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Reported for the Daily Tntelligencer.
COyCRESSIONAL,
MAsnINGTON, San. 3.

SExATE.-There was very slim atten-
| Ounce to-day.
Mr.. Hnmiin asked leave to withdraw
certain petitions.
| Certain private bills were read and re-
| ferred.
Mr.. Preston King stated that the reso-
buttons adopted at the Union Meeting, at
Rochester, n. Y, had been forwarded to
the L. S. Senators from that State and he
would request that they be read and the
Secretary read them accordingly. Mr..
King said in presenting these resolutions,
that he was gratiied to say that the peo-
pie of n. York were strong in their attach
ment to republican institutions and our
present form of government. All parties
there entertained the sentiment that the
Union must and shall be preserved. That
sentiment could not be turned to party aC-
count. The Union Meeting held, had pro-
we'd the strength of that sentiment and the
resolutions adopted speak for the whole
people of the State. He called the atten-
ton of the Democratic Senators who had
EXPRESSED disunion sentimentSSssto the fact
that these expressions of attachment to
he Union, came from prominent Democrats
of the North. The resolutions were laid
on the table.
Mr.. Sldell moved to refer the paper on
the subject of the Houmas land claim, to
the Committee on the Judiciary. 1t be-
longed properly to the Committee on Pri-
vatc land claims, but as the motive of
himself and his colleague on that motion
had been impugned, and as Mr.. Benjamin
was Chairman of that Committee, he de-
sired to change its reference.
Mr.. Collamer called attention to the fact
that Mr. BENJAMIN was also on that Com
mittcc.
The subject was then laid over till to-
morrow.
a large number of petitions of moro
general interest were presented.
Mr.. Brown of Miss, desired to disclaim
any intention, as imputed by the newspa-
pers, to assail the President or his message
unless his respectful expression of his
dissent to some of his statements be con-
sidered in that light. He entertained IL
strong personal regard for the President,
but he had right, however, in common
with every citizen to cOurteously express
his views, and would do so.
The President has asked you in advance
to strengthen his arm to protect the per-
sons and property of American citizens on
the Isthmas, and if that can be done why
can't the arm Of the Executive and Judi
ciary be strengthened to protect slavery in
Kansas. Mr.. Brown then went into an
argument to show that the Courts could
not furnish protection to slavery without
statutary laws. He avOwcd his desire for
the enactment of such laws. They might
call it slave code if they pleased, but he
no more asked for slave code than others
had asked for q horse code or II COW code.
While he had a tongue to speak he would
demand his rights under the Constitution
and laws. He disavOwed again any intcn-
ton to assail the President, but must he
be told that because he was democrat
and the President democrat he must not
express his views because he might in
jurc the democratic party. He would see
the democratic party destroyed before he
would consent to withhold the honest ex-
preston of bis sentiments. He saw that
without further legislation there would
never be another slave territory and con-
sequently no more slave states.
Mr.. Doolittle, of Wis, referred to the
great change which had come over the
Presidents mind. Then believed in the
power of Congress over the Territories;
now he says the Supreme Court has estab-
lished the right of shareholders to carry
slavery into the Territories, and that
neither Congress nor the Territorial Lcgis-
laturc, or any human power could impair
that decision. The men of the South had
experienced an equally great change. Mr..
DOolittle commended that Southern men
now defended slavery on the general
ground that capital should own its labor,
not hire it.
Mr. Chestnut denied the correctness of
the statement. The South held that the
true position 'of u negro was that of
slave.
Mr. Doolittle said that Southern men
did not justify slavery on the ground of
negro slavery only, but took the broad
ground that the natural position was that
of a slave.
Mr.. Brown, of Miss, said that the Sena-
tor from Wisconsin mistook the position of
the South They believed that slavery
elevated the negro. Four millions of
slaves occupied a higher position morally,
socially and physically than any other la
borcrs on the globe.
Mr.. Dooittle reiterated that Southern
men held that capital must own labor, and
referred to Mr.. HamIin's Mudsill speech.
Mr. Doolittlc regarded his construction
as correct. He did not object to Southern
men changing their opinions, but did CONF
plain. as they insisted on Northern men
men doing so also, on Il threat of breaking
up the Union.
Without further debate the Senate adj
journed.
HousE.-Mr. Royce resumed his remarks
from Friday. saying he had shown that in
8 northern. States, where the Republicans
were in majority, distractions had been
thrown in the way of the execution of tho
fugitive slave law. He took it for granted
that in spite of disclaimers tho Republican
party are in theory and practice at war
With that part of the Constitution which
provides for the rendition of fugitive
slaves.
Mr. Hickman who had been referred to
by Boyce, explained, that in his remarks
the other day, he meant the Southern
States that in any period of time shall de-