The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-16
The acknowledgements.

The Debates in Congress.
In the House Of Representatives, on Friday
"r. smith, OF Virginia. said there were tw,
: propositions in the resolution offered by Mr.
!. Clark, Of Missouri. First, hat the docfrine,
OF me Helper book are insurrec tionary and
hostile 70 the peace of the country. Was mol
an's true - the letter! He asked The q ues don
re next proposition was that no member O
ms House who endorsed or recommended the
docfrines and sentiments therein affirmed il
III TO be the Speaker of this House Wa,
| not this also true IT, the letter! He wanted
an ans wer
Mr.. Bingham said he wished only to saw 10
ne gentleman, to the House and to the coun.
Try, fnat when the gentleman from Virgins
henounces that book without Limitation as a !,
ihcendiary production, he denounces the las
wili and testament OF Washington, which il
contained in that book. The resoiu lion de.
louhces the nranimous declarations of the
Convention of Virginia in 11s6 in IL NC ing ths
Congress at Philadelphia in that year The
resolution denounces all the truthful word.
oi The distinguished Mcdowell of Virginia.
namely: "fou may yoke your slaves to labor
is an OK yon may compel him TO hire to work
ana work 10 hire, and yet the idea that he was
created free will abide with h i'm beca use he ha.
me right to the hope Of immortalitv The
resolution denonnces the living sentiments Of
.'eHerson, copied from his notes on Virginia
aay n"nleiy - fremoie for my country when
reilfct that G I'd il just, and has no attribute to
axe sides against slaves for their rights and
| liberty N
The gentleman from Virginia should also re-
| mat tue ucHtNCl3tlCn IN the reSDiIt-
| f!on is also Genunciatiou of The words of tn.
| Nohihen'ai Congress. when about entering
| upon aseVen years war, wherein il was said
| "a me ar,icles of association by the members
| HeIeol. thal 1ney held every man or commu-
| hity of men as enemies of American liberty
VINO Were not opposed to the traffic in slaves
| Inc resolution also denounc-s that part Of
| the DECLARATION of Independence which holds
| these truths TO be seif-eyident: That all mon
| are created eq uai, and endowed by their Cre.-
| tor with certain inalienab!s rights, among
| Which are lie, liberty, aud the pursuit OF hap
| pihess, &c ana that when any form of gov
| trH'nent becomes destructive Of any of thes,
| ends, II Is the right of the people TO alter or
| ah"iIsh It, The word abolish is embodied in
tiie memorable Declaration for which your
| (tufhlnS 10 Mr.. Smithl and my ather fought
| through storm and darkness that seven years
| war.
| Mr.. Smith replied that he trus ted the House
| doIsed The Helper book
Mr. blnghan.-1 ask the gentleman wheth-
er ne repudiates these sentiments
| Nr Smlth.-That is not the cues ton
| Mr Bingham.-It is not hey
| Mr. smith, wish the House and country
10 understand that he endorses the Helper
| hooA; ana tor this he deserved the detestation
ana scorn of every man who forms a part Of
| tne American Union. {Applause.l The gem
tleinan refers TO the timent Is of distinguish
| {" revolutionary men; mauy of them do
aol>F; othtis are false IN philosophy and false
n tact. But where l make Il bargain stand
ov II. The gentleman, however, makes bar
gam and then spurns if. IT Thomas Jefferson
entertained certain notions on the questio OF
slavery, what had that to do with the Federal
Constitution /! Did not the Convention which
framed the Constitution adjust that question,
MI Bingham -No--the word slavery was
eXpnnged from the document
MI Smith pointed to the clauses in the Con
stitutioh relating To slavery. and the reud ton
OF fuslt:ve slaves, aud asked the gentleman
from ONO why he did not respond in Il some
what I'eremptory tone.
Mr. Bingham.--I want the gentleman to
know am not his slave
Mr. Smith.-lf you were / would make you
behave better than you do now. You would
get what you need. LaUgher.1
Mr Bingham. VIII you let me answer in
my own way, or will you direct what to
say.
Mr.. SMITH will direct you to take your
seat Till get through.
Mr.. Bingham regret 10 find the ger t.eman
Is 50 ili-maunered.
Mr.. Mcknight, OF Pennsy ivania. said TO Mr.
Smith he had not read the Helper book nor
should he do SO until ten years hence to see
what occaoicned the present tempest III :. tea
pot.
Mr.. Smith though, it the gen tleman's duty
10 read the book, ID eniighten himself
Several gentiemen-tIessrs davidson. Tay-
ior aad Boiougny-made some explanations as
10 why they had voted for Mr.. Maynard
MIR. Stevens played off Joke. lie said grave
ly That be had been miSreprescD led in Il ce rtain
newspaper. and sent II up to be read The
Clerk was about to read il. when he discoy-
cred that 1t Was printed Ia German. The
laughter was general, % course ana hrre The
matter enied.
Mr. Conkiin called attention to a teIegra phic
dlsi'aflh sent from tEts city, III which 1t was
sa,i that he had passed a note 10 Mr.. Barks
dale lie wished simply TO say that the tate
meEt was without foundation iu fact.
MI Barksdale corroborated this statement.
NJ: NaiIandigham remarked that lie had
been the 'second' Of MIR. Conliiin in passing
over to Mr.. Barksdaie Il biz of court-piaster III
an envelope. This was all that passed be etwern
ihem, aud gave rise, no doubt, to the report re-
ferred TO. Laughier.I
Mr.. Hattun, OF Tennessee, made 4 speech to
sho~ that the democrats and southern OPPOSE
tion,sts together could not elect a speaker |
and pointed 10 the fact that The two. hv uni,
ting on Gi!ner. could secure the support OF !
other gentlemen. and thus could succeed iii |
eieci!nC hm.
Mr.. Bark>dale in the course of the debate |
asked Mr Hattou why he would not join the |
democratic party. III resisting. the aggressons |
Of the repu ub!icanS, ms tead OF continuing his |
guerrilla warfare.
Mr. Hatton replied that in his canvass he said |
that he had declared that the man who TOOK |
higher ground than he did. he had not vet |!
seen. aud that if such could be found he was |
willing 10 surrender 10 him an open track
Mr.. Barksdaie asked ii the gentleman had |
Yet voted tor Speaker, for ANY member other |
than one belonging to the democratic party! |
Mr.. Hatton replied that the time had not |
Yet been when his vote would have elected a |
democrat; but the time was when the demo.
Gratis, who claim, par ercsitencs to be the de- |
tenders of the rights OF the South. could have |
elected a Southern man in the person Of Mr. |
Gilmer.
Mr.. Barksdale replied that Mr. Gilmer was |
acceptable to portion Of the black repubi- |
cans, and that he would never vote for him
Mr.. Pennington made a speech TO show that |
the discussion was ot no practical utility, and |
i'll conclusion offered resolu ton for the adop-
ton of the plurality rule.
Ihis was met with stern opposition from the
democratic ., SIDE. After further proceedings,
the House adjourned Till Monday.
EXECUTION IN NEW JERsEY-Patrick
Waude, who was sentenced to death for the
,nurder OF his sister i'll May last, was executed
at Newark, n. j., on the 18th instant on |
he same scaffold on which James Mcmahon
was executed just one year ago. The con-
demned spoke from the scaffold half an hour |
1t was il part incoherent. He asserted that
he was neither a fool, an idiot maniac nor an |
ignorant man, huta poor, hard working man:
lie tried To use history TO show that witchc ratt
and necromancy controlled all our institu-
tions. He would sooner die than suffer i'm |
prisoument. His voice was loud and clear |
without the slightest Indication of fear. He |
concluded by q brief and earnest PRAYER to |
God to have mercy and pity on him, and at
the same time visit all his relations with ven
geance calling them the authors of his mise |
res. OH concluding he quietly surrendered
himself to the sheriff, and he was swung off
dying quickly, and with but the slightest
struggles. His mind was evidently disor.
dered.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE Of a girl conceal
ing her sex for many years. has been brought
10 light at Peters, France Augustine, al
LA. Augustus Baudouin. Il young person Of
II. was known in the town and neighborhood
As an active lad, and had been in place in re-
pee table houses rs 'odd boy" The indiyid- |
nal was lately tried for robbery and while in |