Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-25
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THIRTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Mr. SUMNER INTRODUCED a bill to secure the
wages to seamen in case of wreck. Referred.
Mr. BRowN OF Mississippi introduced bill
to provide for the public printing, binding lith-
ographing, and engraving. Referred to the
Committee on Printing.
Mr. RICE of Minnesota introduced a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Territories
to bring in a bill for the organization of the er-
ritory of Dacotah. Laid over
Mr.. KING S resolution to appoint commit
tee of five to investigate whether any MONEYS
paid by the public printer for the support of
newspapers, &c, was taken up aud adopted
MIR. lvERsoN of Georgia, offered Joint res
olutlon relative to the pay Of retired and de-
crepid naval officers.
A message was received from the President
communicating information relative to the Pc
rugia outrage.
MIR. looms spoke on Mr.. Douglass reso-
luton, accepting it "a movement in the right
direction" but fearing "the disease was too
deep-seated for the remedy" lie accused the
Republican party, spoke OF the Wisconsin de-
clslon against the fugitive slave law, and as
sailed arrOgantly Connecticut statute against
bringing slaves into that State. Mr.. Toombs
continued at great length, saying there were
not many men i'll the North willing to exc.
cute the fugitive slave law, and that the Re
publiclns by press and pulpit, commit
acts of aggression, and seek to stir up servile
Instruction and war.
He said, among other things that the Repub-
licans are undertaking to elect a man Speaker
who could not travel through what was called
cur common country. TWAS not common for
such men, and lie hoped to God it never would
be. He declared that "the south" would not
allow the Republicans to control the govern
ment, and used other violent language,
Mr.. FOSTER of Connecticut replied, defend
ing his state and its statutes, and denying that
the fugitive slave law had been INSTRUCTED
there. A colloquy followed, after which there
was an executive session, and the Senate ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr., MCCLERNAND OF Illinois, rose to a per-
scnal explanation saying his colleague Mr..
Farnsworth) had in effect charged him with
having suppressed certain resolutions of the
Illinois Democracy on the subject of slavery,
in his speech the other day. The charge was
unfounded, and an supplementary reflection
on him.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH replied that all he sought
to d., was to let the south and the country
know where the Douglas democracy of Illinois
stand. They declare they want no new con-
gressional tests on slavery, no slave code, no
revival of the African slave trade, and assert
that slavery is mere municipal institution. lie
heard yesterday the speech of Mr.. Douglas,
who proposes slave code by pronouncing it
penitentary offence to Interfere with the rela-
ton of master and slave.
Mr.. LOGAN said, that, so far as the democra-
cy of Illinois were concerned, they could take
care of themselves, and if his colleague Earns
WORTHY would attend to his own platform, he
would act with a little more propriety. With
regard to the slave code, it was none Of Mir.
Farusworth's business. The distinguished
Senator proposes that law be passed to open
the doors Of the penitentiary to those who i'll
cite treason and Instruction, and those who
band together to win away fugitive slaves from
their masters. He suspected his colleague de-
sired no such law, for fear it might affect some
person living where Mr.. Farnsworth does.
Mr. FARNswoRTH inquired, what did Mr..
Douglas propose but a slave code
Mr. LOGAN said he endorsed every point OF
Mr.. Douglas bill, which was merely to sup
press conspiracy or instruction. He did not
know his colleague was engaged in such
things, but his constituents had endorsed them
and ministers had preached sermons holding
up John BrowH as a martyr.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH repeated that Mr.. Douglas
pro posed to pass a slave code for the protection
OF slavery wherever it exists, notwithstanding
the Doubts Democracy OF Illinois had dcclar~
ed slavery mere local and municipal instilu-
ton That is the miserable sophistry and
the position Of the man His colleague,
(Mr. Logan,3 worships ii because it is
necessary for Mr.. Douglas to make bid for
southern support, aad he rolls over in the dirt
and goes for q congressional slave code. His
colleague talked about sending Republicans 10
the Penitentiary He had no doubt the man
his colleague worships would be glad to send
the Republicans to the penitentiary till after
the next election. lLaughtert We expect to
get him into the penitentiary before he gets us
there.
Mr.. McCLERYAND resumed his personal ex-
PLANTATION, saying in conclusion that Mr.. Farms
worth had given au erroneous Interpretation to
Mr. Douglas proposition, and that such incor-
rect exposition originated in Mr.. Farms worth's
prejudlceS and hostility to Mr.. Douglas and
the Democratic party.
Mr.. CoRwIN resumed his remarks from
yesterday, saying, we stand with the fathers
of the Republic and the constitution, and
whatever may be the opinion of this day, we
should not be accused of treason while we
adopt the doctrines Of jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe. Ii we are wrong, these old gentle
men were wrong, and it we are right the
Democratic party are wrong. He wished to
present Il question of logic. 1t was said that
Mr.. Seward. being the head and leader of the
Republican party, had proclaimed at Roches-
ter that there must he some conflict between
free and slave laboy, and that in consequence
of that declaration John Brown had deter
mined TO murder somebody at Harper's Ferry.
Did the gentlemen suppose that Brown had
not read JeferSOn's notes on Virginia, and the
remarks of Washington, that he would render
cordial cooperation to the abolition of slavery
throughout the country. Did they suppose
that they had not seen the debates of the Vir-
ginia convention, in which it was said that
slavery was an enormous evil and that unless
abolished it would advance steadily, step
by step, until at last it would be as
fatal as death Did they suppose Brown had
not read all these things, and pondered on them
in his mountain solitude in North Elba for the
last twenty years, and prayed over them 1t
was there this enterprise entered into his be-
ing, superinduced by his principles, consecrat-
ed by Jefferson and Washington, Brown be-
lieving the angel of the Lord would sometime
encamp around him. Now he appealed to the
gentlemen to say whether in tracing back
Browns raid TO Mr.. Stewards declaration, they
could not more properly trace it to their own
heroes AMI great men. No not their heroes
and great men, but our heroes and great men,
belonging to the United States and to the
world-whuse names will iilumine the pages
of history, while we have been food for worms.
He asserted that the resolution of Mr.. Clark
of Mo. was an advertisement of Helpers book
and that Mr.. Sherman had satisfactorily ex-
plained how his name had become connected
with it Mr.. Sherman had not endorsed
that book. 1t was not prepared at the
time he authorized his name to be appended
to political pamphlet after being assured
that il would be all right Crimnality is to
be determined from the intent, and none such
existed against Mr.. Sherman, who neither en-
dorsed nor approved incendiary or insunec-
tonary teachings. Suppose man subscribes
for Il newspaper and the editor turns out to be
4 i. I Al.