, 1860-12-19

II the doctrine Of secession IL true, thsn We
hare no government at all The Government
has no right to ooerce I State, hut has the
right to enforce the lnws against individuals
He believed that the Personal Liberty bills
OF the North were unconstitutional end Teyo-
lutionaY, but this Was no reason Why the
South shonld follow in revolutionary acts. He
{JohnAon) was in the Union and meant to stay
in the Union. he WIS not TO be driven out by
any act, but meant to fight in it. Suppose that
slave should 60 to Vermont, and on his ar.
rest there amob should rcscue him, that would
he IN act Of nulllfcation md rebellion, which
should be put down by the Government
red to he would like to correct a wrong I'M
preston. Gentlemen seemed to think that
I'LL the Laws Of the North in relation to s1avea
were specially enacted against the fugitive
SLAVE Law. Now the personal liberty law Of
Vermont Was adopted si1 years before the pas-
sage Of the fugitive slave Law Of 1850. There
arc two modes of recovering slave. One is
By taking him, Just as you would any other
stolcn property, and bringing suit Mt T.
wards. This gives NO protection against kid
nappcrs. The laws Of the North were gcner-
ally made in regard to this mode, and not
against the fugitive slave law at MI. The peo-
ple Of the free States never held the doctrine
that State could nullify an act Of Congress.
There was no reason for snpposinS that the
North was unfair or uncAndid,
,at;n" III t ~ % n9L vtT9pt Pass %
EcAtlns 70 tne same ka2Ject u 1ooS: anu nc
would ask the Senator II he thought it uncon-
stitutional?
Mr.. Collamer said that 1t was in the history
Of the transaction, that st the time of the
adoption 81 Inc !aM, the supreme Court had
passed law deciding that colored men had
20 rights Under Law which white men "ero
pound 70 respect.
Mr.. Benjamin asked if the Supreme Court
ever decided SO:
m Ar. Co!lamer said It had, IN hs opinion. The
Inc people OF vermont neTeF INTENDED 10 pass
an unconstitutional Law,
| inc senate nero, Oh motion OIL Nr. Bragg
| aolouzned-
uoCsE-The Speaker laid before the House
| IA letter from Mr.. Washburn Of Maine, inform
ing him that he has placed in the hands OF tho
governor of that state M n hls resignation as s
JsnnsTv ~ ~''~~s va N44~ 1N's -
| duccd i resolution authorizing q special enact
| ment SO as to enable the Secretary of the In
| tcriur to decide on the VALIDITY Of thc Puget
sound Agricultural Company; uiso resolution
| having ii view the employment Of q war steam
CT on columbin River: The former WIS refer
! red to The Committee on Public Lands, the lit
| ter to that on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Otero from New Mexico introduced a
resolution recognizing the cooperation Of the
volunteers with the regular forces Of that Ter.
rtory, and proposing IN appropriation to pay
them.
Mr. AcClcrnand Of Illinois rose to perso-
nal explanation. Some friend Of his had for.
| warded him the Illinois STATE Journal Of tho
| 18th inst, published in Springfield, where Mr.
lincoln and himself reside. That paper Ii
edited by q falee and perverted specimen o1
humanity named Baker-n nephew Of the
President elect.
Mr. Lovejoy raised the point Of order that
this was not q privileged question, and in this
Ae was sustained By the Speaker-who said
that 1t had seen decided heretofore that news
paper articles did not come under that head.
bfr. Ely offered a bil1 anendatory Of tic Pa
ciflc Telegraph Act. =
Mr.. Crawford called up tie resolution he In
troduced. l"Here insert from this mornings
New York papers" Mr. Crawford srcsolutlon.
rWchaven,t rot tt 4h1. n,or,;nr-s,, New yor,l
l" ~ Al-'' D'' -'e" A''f
F1pe1.*-A81AI
Mr.. Sherman moved to lay the subject Of
the table with view to proceed to otAe
business, as its consideration would pFcbabl,
consume the whole day. ltc was perfcctl,
willing TINT a tAiE vote should be taken on tht
resolution on Monday:
ile House refused 70 lay the resolution u
the table ~ aSalnst9-.
Ar. Sherman changed from Jca to nag mere
" for the purpose OF moving reconsideration
of the vote.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to lay this motion 0,
the table
motion with tho understanding TINT diEec
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