The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-03-02
wAsmroros. Feb. 40.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker announced tho following
select committee on the Senate bin TO n.
bolish tho frunking privilege; Messrs.
Vallondighom, Kellogg, Of Illinois, Bur.
nett, Adams, OF KY, and Stokes
Mr.. Lovejny asked leave 20 introduce a
preamble and resolution respecting the
rights and privileges Of citizens Of the sew
eral States under the constitution as fol.
lows:
Whereas, as Il Is alleged By RESPONSE
bic parties that citizcns Of somo ct the
States going into other States on busi-
ness, such us the collection Of debts teach
ing, and other like lawful business, have
been personally treated with indignlty
and violence, and driven from their prop
erty for certain sentiments they may have
held, and without allegation of crime, -nu
whereas, an alleged practice sihilar TO
the European passport systumis springing
up; therefore,
Resolved, That committee Of eve DC
appointed 10 inquire into the above recit-
ed facts ana wiivrnur any furtNer i7ie
ton Is necessary 70 give r6eet 70 the salu
provisions Of tho Cunsutuuon, ana that
the committee be empowered TO send for
M Lovsi.y demanded a vote on the
pnssing Of the resolution.
Objections were made,
Mr.. Houston moved a call Of the
House.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Ways and Means. reported bill for the
support Of the Indian Department, and
for fulfilling treaty stipulatious with GER
tain Indians in Oregon aud Washington
Territories, aud for the construction,
preservation, and repair ofoortain fortif-
cations. Referred to the committee OF
the whole on the state Of the Union.
SENATE.
Mr.. Browns resolution was taken up.
Mr.. Clark said he should speak on the
4th resolution and called attention 20 tho
speech of Mr.. Breckenridge, who said it
is the aim Of every good citizen 10 keep
the slavery question out Of Congress,
where il only did harm No Southern
Senator or Representative attempted to
| Ilegislato upon t. He read the extract not
10 blame the Senator introducing the res
olution but TO call attention to the mod
orn history ofslavery agitation since 1860.
In 1852 the Democrats resolved il should
be kept out u Congress, but in 1854 that
party commenced agitation. In 1856 the
same party resolved again that there
should be no more slavery agitation In
Congress, but in 1867 they brought in
the Leoomption Constitution, and SO they
agitats year aftcr year, and resolve tn y
x,si II p.f Tu Ig0u siovnrt. ,,,na tt.,tI
They did not say slavery should 90 into
territories, but slavery was governed by
climate aud geography. But now slavery
goes in spite Of climate and everything
else. II has grown bolder and seeks to
appropriate all the territory. In the Kan
sas bill the doctrine was advocated that
the question of slavery be leN to the peo-
pie. IL the people have the power where
do they got itl II is denied that Congress
has the power, and Il also il claimed that
the Constitution has the power 10 pro-
tect slavery, II this be true, whore do
tho people get the power to outride the
Constitution! The resolution says they
have the right TO 60 into a territory with
slaves and be protected. The doctrine
is alarming. Next slavery will claim
protection in the States against tho will
of the people. Il will claim protectr n
in the old States under the Constitution,
and the time may come when the Sena-
tor from Georgia may in his own words
cull the roll OF his slaves on Bunker Hill.
Mr.. Toombs wanted 20 know his Hu-
thority.
Mr. Clark could not tell where he had
seen il.
Mr.. Toombs said he might have seen
Il contradcted. II had been contradict.
ed in New England aud New York, but
that seems to be the policy of his party
Mr.. Clark denied that he had ever seen
the contradiction and could not tell where
he saw the remark
Mr.. Toombs---You might have seen il
in the New York Tribune, which is the
general receptacle OF all falsehood.
Mr.. Clark was very glad to her a con.
tradictiOn from the Senator. When the
Constitution was formed, Virginia did Hol
recognize the doctrine that slavery en-
noblod both races. She did not recog
nize the doctrine ofsquatter sovereignty
Congress respected the doctrine OF Tree
territory for over 60 years; yet II Is now
claimed that the Constitution c1rrics sla
very into the territories and protects il
On the acquisition OF Southern Territory
slavery was admitted by spt cial proyso
on the supposition that the Constitution
would exclude it. Otherwise, except ia
a few casus, there was no provso. But
nobody claimed that the constitution pro-
tected il. He warned the northern Dem.
oerats not TO make the doetriue Of the
protection Of slavery an issue or put II In
their platform. If they should, tho his
tory and end Of the party would be shor,
and rapid as that OF Chaldea in that nighl
when Belshazzar, the King Of the Chal-
deans, was slain. He denied that there
was any pes.sep. s,nasr the Oss,..,st,,tie., fa
take slavery into the territories. slavea
were held by State law. When the Cor-
stituton was formed the trainers Of Il
made no provision for the carrying OF
slavery into other States. Since this
session commenced those halls have runE
with disunion. Senators were trying "a
excel each other. The South is said "a
be for slavery and disunion and TO threat
en- secession IL slavery is not protected
HE referred 10 the remarks Of the Sena-
tor from Virginia, who said the cap-stonS
Of the arch Of tho Union was o black
stone--slavery. This was not true. i
was not he cap-stone but the eoDbls
stone In the earth, making It tremble ant
shake, but the arch would not fall II y
were taken out.
None OF your Business.
This is in substance the reply that Gov