Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-28

Mr.. Davis presented a memorial from the
Legislature Of New Mexico, asking the organ
ization of the Territory of Arizona. Ref. to
the Com. on Territories
Mr.. Seward presented petitions for pensions
to soldiers of the war of 1912.
Mr. Hale presented the memorial OF Frank
SanbOTn, protesting against the order for his
arrest, and asking that it be rescinded.
Mr.. Bingham presented a petition IN favor OF
the Homestead Bill.
Mr. Collsmer introduced resolution that
the Com. ON Post Offices and Post Roads inquire
into the expediency of having letters which
may remain in any post Office undelivsred for
80 days returned to their writers.
Mr.. Colamer advocated the resolution as
necessary to relieve the dead letter Office of the
immense amount of matter thrown upon it
The resolution was adopted.
Mr., Wilson gave notice of bill 70 reduce
the rates now paid for the public printing 20
percent
Mr. Browns resolution was taken up aud Mr..
/ ToOmbs spoke. 1t had been asserted that he bad
no right TO call in question the acts OF sovereign
States. He thought be had the right, and thatt
was the peculiar and appropriate place TO cal 10
question the acts Of the confederate states. II
redress could not be obtained here the states would
| be thrown upon their own resources lie had not
arranged the domestic institutions or internal af
| fairs Of any State. He had only arranged them
for inadety to the Constitution which they were
bound by every consideration OF good faith to car
~ out. He had charged several States with being
unfaithful to their compact, and OF having made
q supreme law of the land of no elect None OF
them denied these charges except the Senator nom
Iowa, and he would show that he was wrong. The
excuse given was that the Fugl i've Slave Law was
no law There must be an arbiter somewhere in
| the case Of this conflict II the cannon is the only
| arbiter the Senator will know it the better The
! Senator from this had defended the action Of his
| State, Now Wisconsin had not only set aside q
decree of the U, s. Court, but had nulifed pro-
| vision of the Constitution itself The provision
Of the Constitution In regard to the rendition Of
| fugitiyes from labor was plain beyond caY1 There
| was no analogy between the action OF the Supreme
| Court of Wisconsin and that Of Georgia quoted by
| the Senator from Wisconsin. He had arTaigned
that State not on the ground that she had no right
TO decide upon the cOnstitutiOnality OF u s law,
but on the ground that she had violated provision
| of the Consultation. He supported his argument
by copious citations from legal authorities. In
| the course Of his remarks he said it was use
| lees TO sing peans to the Union while
while they trampled the union under foot
Bad men in oil ages had cried "Lord Lord ~
The constitutiORality Of the act Of 1896 had
| bsen affirmed by every State Court before
which il had come and the act Of 1859 did not
differ therefrom. He reviewed at length and ex-
planned the acts of the Georgia courts. The
courts of Wisconsin had asserted the suprema-
cv of the State Oourts over the Federal Courts.
The decisions referred to by the Senator from