Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-06
TH1RTY.s1xrH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, JASraHv 3, lsGo.

Of assembling. ~, ,.,r,o,-
Mr. U.mIIuu asked lea ve TO Withdraw certain lrlll""7'
Certain private hills we're read aud REFERRED.
Nr Preston Kim stated that III" rrsnluii"f, h"oli',' n.
Cnion meeting Mt Rochester, j.. " ma hrei. ~ rnrn..i
lin, thry be Rad. I'll" secretary reH'l them aecoIi,n:.s'
Mr.. King de,irr't 1" say - .'~ S"r", "n ~. Sc, Vs.. n.oul.
~ New Ynrk never wavrrcd in their attachment I" r"rlpii
ltcan institutions and the present form 81 s"','nne"I: .,i n'
,,riIrs iL.rr entertained the sentiment that " ih- mo"
,rnms, and shall be preserved" That srIIin'n; r"i.ld MOI
lie turned TO party account Tie MON tir:l!iS "'iu "''
proved the strength Of ihHl ien'iG,r,G h. anu Ins Ie ruIiSi
attention 10 Democratic Senators who i.ha r>PFs''r' "'
union sentiments
Nr SIidrlI moved 4" refer the palris OIL The subject oI
l-nma', land claim Ia tho committee OIL the JIhlcLnrF. II
L.Inn.,I properly Ia ih= committee on private land claims.
,, -. :. mnrIr,, ol himself mud colleague on that subject
! had Le.u :mpucieh, and ~ Ar. EriJatilI WAS cfsiFiha'o'
,ha, committee, Ia: i.sirc! IN chang" IT. reference; ~
Mr.. ColIalner called attention 10 - lac lA'' ''f' ''"j''
! min was also Oh hat committee.
Tie subject wa- laid over ill ;n'tnofr""'
4 large number o: petitions Of no grtcr'i interest we're
IN motion If Mr.. brown, The Senate proceeded to The
consideration Of the no;Irn l" piiht lie frc''drm' , =,
,as-. Mr. u. said lie va, sorry 10 have sect: III ''ie " =:
prprrs u statrinrut that It was his purpose 10 a''.sh 'I
rnrs-ar". Nothing Wa, further from his lnt-niion. he ~"
m, attack 10 inakr npon the President or thr message, uiIes-
il he assumed that to cypress u respectful dissent from SOME
,ortinu. Of the message WAS 10 make an attack upon H. nc
rn:ert,iu.,l for The prc-ii-n; now, rs rTrr heretofore. thc
r,ns, nrofu,ud regard nd had hi. feelings been oi!IcTai.',
m. rr. silru;i- age, position, and length OF puhic >rr'lr'
wouIl .hiriI him from any a't"cS. h' E'erS e.,zsn ",' = =
~ Ho o" ,iiinn with The President. In hi. message the Pre-
sil-nt tays h. cordially congratulate C"Tsrr,, upon te
! final .-1,i-ilrTt, hy tie Supreme Court OF the lh!tvd Sii''eS,
nr of the ul--;iru 81 slavery IN thu territories.
lie did no, ;hink the President was accurate in hs ,iaie'
II, -; al LiciS. fr while he Was ready 10 hluli That Inc
Surr,luc Court ind done everything in it. power ~ s"i'le
,lr question %! slavery. h. iil not think it was true that u;
was settled. Differences OF opinion stu .XiSt, ana InIS
riv. r;,. Ia controversies !Ir:wern diirrr"nt sections oi The
,,uuulry. lie cordially a.rrrl with thr President; mat
neither Cousrr., r"T i Territorial Legislature nor may
human powcr ha> any authority 10 ailnui or Impair The
r,>,.t rich; uf rrury Ci.!H.fI 10 take his property ~ HlN
kind. Including -invr> int" The Territories, ana !" hhfr "
nrnrrct,d there under thu federal Constitution. Eit he
,ouII ucI rive L. u...n: - the statement Of the Prrsid:ht
that IA. property in slave, has never been disturbed IN any
nc the Territories. lie r.aar'lrl the Whole ttF"sSiE VI
Kansas ny u disturbance Of the right, CT t!"' master. "hrh
Lane. Eetipa,i, aud others banded themselves t":eih:rt 10
hunt sinv,hnhl-r- 4, u man would hunt beasts VI Prey. was
llal no interference with the !l-ht' OF the master:
lt thr !r">iIrni says thu; il The judiciary should here
after lai, 20 provide an adequate remedy for in!rin:eniei'is
"r tbs right, i, will then hc ;ime enough To strengthen Their
hanI- hy further legislation. Mr.. II. Uttered iro;n. ttc RE
! sliri. Ia hi, opinion. IT,: thought IL would mol ': 'lhr
rnuull thrn. II j.. irvrr time enough IT, strengthen ne
ann Of ia. judiciary alter It has been struck dawn in the
!rui;lr,- effort 10 uphold The Constitution and rights 81 the
rra,lr. II !, Ievrr t:Ine enough to pass additional laws after
The mischief i"~ been done. lie believed iir Ia" rs Il ''o"
| Stood WIS utterly Insufficient Tor The projection ~ slaf: pro-
prfty, aud tne Ting had already arrived. Congress WIS.,
Ibis very day im,rurious'y called upon Ia pas, additional
law. In another part vi The message The President Ite"ih'
! meni. ~ Congress The rn>sarr uf 4 lLw authorizing HIM 10
! eiiplnr the nasal f"rcc al III, cum1uari ior III" purpose y
projecting the li,,s and property Of American Citizens pas
ing In iraI-i; ACROSS the Panama, Nicaragua AMI FrlIiiintr-
rrc routes, uzains; sudden uHi lawics- outbreaks anu de
! prrlatioL-. And the rrrf laa2naIr which The ir"s'deli:
used Oh thi- subject Mr.. Il. w"u:i ad"pl In reference /"
! slave property: Gan Congrr.- only act after the ;icI-a!'rE
! the mischief las been dour:'
Have they Il" power to confer UPON the President HE
authority In advance 10 furnish instant! reIrr~s should su'!i
a cas-. afterwards occur Must they wait until The nl''
chic! has been rionr, and can they apll! The re:iir'i! only
waen 1t Is 90" late: Il" might he asked il he wanted II
! -. .iavr CODE liz would say frankly, that he wanted Il
c"dc 81 laws which should be adequate to the protection III
property. There was Ia" :n"fr pr"Prlriy III 'i,rahihs ora
! slave .D,!e, trru "f u hrr>r c"l", or Il COW code, OF i dry
good. code, Ia T.IrrrI,cc to Law, protecting. that Kind ui pre-
;,rri,. Willis II ;;iat TroI"e'i'n ~ 'aH never hare slave
; more yiay States. lie ALLUDED 10 The great age or the
iuL.-. ii The SurrrtGe Court. ani the certainly ihh; !" .
lew year m,.. cf ,Ircm would nr taken away by dca'L: and
i: their places shall BE- supplied by mrs h'hl!n. Sentiments:
.uch rs are h"ii b. The Republican, rrrty, where viii b.: The
-rcur.,y uG he $9rth: I!nw l"n= will the bred sr".! t'c!'
.inI lr . rrn;rri:"r =" their right: SLAYER: could on! he
Mr.. rno.itti., al some length, calling attention To
;h- great change ~.nGh la, taken PLACE wi:ihn the last ten
veal, a. the South iii Ir!"rrnr- 20 the power ana! iuiF 81
Cnn:rr., 10 lr.i>lair in behalf 81 -larrry. The IEind t.! he
President ha. undergone {. similar c!'anSr, IL appeared by
his recent message.
MIR. f. pror-rdrd 10 .,aic lira, many distinguished mel
L; the soi'h nos defended n", :ierry nepr" 'larrry, hn'
slavery ia the abstract, arguing that the trir relation h".
tween capital aud labor was thu, capital should own Instead
Of nirin. Iab"rcr-.
Mr. CLAW denied that such an opinion Was entertained in
Alabama :" any considerable "StrI,.
Mr. li"wn rrrrhi srd thar hc had stated t-n years az"
HAT i- t.ii-yrl -!tr-ry va= The ;nriaal condition ~ Ihr
n".r". an! that the 3. :r6 race liz His country we're hr!'cf
Dr than The sane race In any other par: al the world.
Sir. puvlii;I- GGJi-l from III" speech ~ Senator lIiia'
moud, in whic'. lie 'ru.:,": the Ilt,":irs c!a--'4 /" : mud
.iE-.
Mr.. Cl.-srur laid !, wa u great mi,""nc-itiou 80 ,nrpn>s
that labor vas d. i.r.I Il; Tie South. liz WAS himself Il Tree
I,,,nrrr: and wn- il 10 IT,. SUPPOSED t!:.t they wGuld stigma.
It's. AMI -rutify them elves: tn" :rnr position WAS i!iti
the "uIy relation "licii cnnih rxt-: b"t~rrn IL" rs" rac-'
now in rli- country va, that which doe, r>i-:-iaastrry on
the one hand. nnl "i'"'!irnce upon The UtlIrr-a y ~t-IG heii'
ei!cial 1" both parties AID peculiarly 80 20 III. E:sro.
Mr.. I"oluIr read some extracts from the Richmond ~.
amin-r aW! is!chnU"nd Enquirer in supper; %! lis Assertion.
Mr.. Liny cnuirInin",l -: the reading Of Earhl-'i e'irac'.
without giving the cOni-Ni. Much injustice had h."n ipuc
10 lam in his way. rs Il garfield extract lr'H one u las
srrrrfi's had been incorporated Into Helpers hook.
Mr.. Mason admitted That -lnre Northern aseres.ion, had
been persisted in, The Southern mind had roni-rrIl the sun.
jet NOR. deeply llEtn before. ~" opln!ols had unirrs"mr
a change III Virginia in con.cinrnc". They bcli:"e Afri
can bondage 20 be- 4 blessing 10 ho,h the m,.;rr ami slave,
particularly 20 10 the latter.
NJ. pngiI replied To- III. ar.ua.nt- az Nr. !p1!h'l-. AM
cnn;ruvcr;ei ri, views ia r-larium 10 the question al goiu.
lar sov'Teisn'y. IN III" t"r'"in'iot "i BIS rr''"'k' i"- 80
.ia.g adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The i!ous- met IT noon.
Mr.. Uoycc resumed I. remarks ir"n. Friday. saying he
had shDwctl liza: IL sight Northern states. where the Re-
irhLIca:. ar" in the raijoriIy distractions hud been thrown
ia she way NJ the execution rC th- iugiiyr -iarc Law. lie
;n,H il fnr granted tia. il -rii: cf H.: dScisirMrr. II! the
I~;.pubNcan parry. In sentiment. aul practice they are ~
war with that part "f III" C"n>tl;ui!"l' which provides for
tlc rendition Of fugitive -la,"s. II then follows that they
are - 4; war with every cihu.c !c!erTin. them /" slavery,
:ur they 81! rest "n the sane basis. li"'ih"-.. HEY are al
war will. tr Constitution when they maze ~ a peculiar L.
IL" Ia" question decided hy the SUPREME Court Of The tmi'
ted States rrlaIiv" To slavery III ia" Territories. lh: -aiIe
philosophy compelled theta 4" HInkc war ". slavery - Tic
District oi Columbia. rvrry"heGc and Ia the States. Onl.
ore O: ;wo motives can induce them 10 carry on ;hiS cru
,ai-: hatred 10 the .layr- or {" their masters. II :"ull not
b.. the former, brcau-- heiTrrE. thrin ANA riuanr. patton lies
, So, Of hInod. The only result Is 10 10 harm 10 the people
q. ~" Soath, against .hunI lh-ir venom and ha'rrl. are iii.
r-c:-rl. lie cpn,i-nrrpi wLa he termed the miserable pan.
,Irr-r, - the w"r,; passions Of the people. Wa: it ir"t"r.
nal, hc asked. ~ Appeal 10 ;hc 'lL:tt!ra !" !"Ec sword III
HAND for The liberation Gf the sla"cst
MIR. Mallory iri rolucc'i n bill 1" Incrca.r AMI regulate ''e
,av u: ih- uavy; also, L hll To modify he -"a service pay
II Iur,rr- In :M. navy, which were read ,wir- ari r"!errr'
u The committee on nl'Li Affairs.
Nh. Hickman, wlo had been referred 10 Icy Mr.. loycr,
.Su,ain,I lis former remarks, saving that he nra:.t that II
NJ amy future period OF time The South shall determine 10
destroy the Eni"n Cor any rh"sG which ''"c ,N.ts, the
Sorih are resolved !" prevent x. II war then sh"nll iic the
COR, euurnrc. on "a. South will ret the re- l"nsiiiliiy.
Mr.. Ioyc- understood that II the South should take her
doc, riurs into her owa hands. Ia: North will interfere 20
pr-yan, them. Depend upon il, IL The North shonld "a III
terfere with III" South III the maintenance Of their right,
there would ~. nar TO the knife. lie had II" apprrhensioE-,
however. for the majority Of tie rc"rl" 81 The North are
loyal, AMI tell you Republicans to tu>r IN your ffatr!cidai
career. The South desire peace. harmony and CONCORD.
VIII you give It 10 .hrn?
Mr.. English proceeded to rrlly to remarks oil Mr.. Hask:D,
heretofore delivered. and al s"n- length defended the con-
promise hill which he hal introduced, saying that IL realized
all that is friend. ciaImel for il, and was the best Th"t they
could get under HE circumstances, for the provisional nal
mission VI kaa-a: intu'tiie Union. lie earnestly denied
that the conference hill contained = !ar"i h'lhe. \ greater
r!rce If iuruiugPrry was never before attempted la b.
paImcl on tie American l,rnIh,.
he argued that the Compromise lli substantially r.rnvi-
del 4 sHy 10 enable the people ri kan-ns L" do the very
thing wirl. The Republicans said they would Il" II the OF.
I"rtiuity we're afforded. There VA no discrimination in
ftEbT al fIIrT ftAlhH Hlt b'Ntl Gu us III lIht'ub ~ ~
ru.i.!nn "f perfect equality. Ills opinion MAS, AMI l= would
h" 81 governed. ihai I: would hecoihe I settled policy not 10
admit Is new State unless she had 1 sufficient population,
according To the Federal ratio, In cntiilr her 10 4 rcpre>-i,.
ia,iyr in Congress. He would a. soon yol- for the aimi..
,iun ii II State with n without slavery. Ii was enough for
him 20 know that The will Of the people was fairly and IT,
Tally Expressed. lie would no; interfere with i;-h" Wa
for I,srfrct equality hriwrrn III. States. md for true popu.
lar sovereignty. The nljcc; cf The Republicans, he said,
was - keep up agitation in order 10 obtain roHicnl power.
MI. Anderson. Of No.. caused 10 hr read the memorial OF
IL. mail contractors. ia which they say TIA, while they have
f"r ,Er !a>t year carried the mails, hut have received No
cnlmI,rn-atiun. AMI that the government owes th' III ~"
million, dollars, Wifhnn; iumcGhatr relief they must Gas"
;hrir business operations. lie made nm earliest appeal that
sacrifices lac mad. in order In Organize and afford the pro.
Ter relief. &c.. va, ready Ia v.i" for any man rScep: Il Er-
rGbira:I, IN relation - whom there is Il prpbabiit! ui ei.''
tinr.
In conclusion. he i.:"rn."s that w-u u all rafI;e1. rS.
rrr. The Republicans, meet here tonight, and nSrce al'"n
candidates fnr AL the office, OF the Hpus".
Mr. Stevens hoped TIA: the gentlemen NIGH: inrr' to.
rrihrr liz The happy fiinily--thc raft, esEaE., The owl. and
prairie vol. III one h"ir. Laughter In order. he laid,
L, -ho@ that "- arc 10 earliest. nnr" that We proceed Ia
ir.iln; anil hat ilr riuti,lnt- Ii ving the Target Number q:
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