, 1860-03-09
THE CITY,.
TUIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION.

lhH VII L.
C0NGREsS-flRsT SESSION.
wAa,rsa7o7. Mach s13o.
SEyA7E-Mr. Grimes gave notice Of bill Tor
tile retrocession Of the District Of Columbia to
Marylnnd and tue removal of the capital Of tho
United States. ....
Tho joint resolution for the enlargement Of
tho Louisville and Portland Canal was tnadethe
special order for Tuesday next.
Tie Homestead bill was made the special or
der for Tuesday ut half.past one.
Mr. Browns resolution came up.
Mr. Colnmer said the idea Of the founders Of
classes; that every man should own his land, |
and cultivate himself what lands be owned. |
This was, generally speaking, the condition Of |
society in the free States. In The Southern
States totally different condition existed, and
he quoted from calhoan to show that there was
IN segregation Of communities and not of indi-
viduaIs. The master or owner Of the slaves
YVES the head Of these communities, and
represented himself capital and labor. 1t was
obvious that this was an a1istocracy.-
the great mass Of the community spoke Of
the white men only-were virtually governed,
| and the masters, as heads Of communities, reg
ulatcd and guided the policy Of the States. Ihe
| question was what WAS the duty Of Congress, as
| the representatives OF both sections, to each.
| He thought it should promote the interests Of
l ptLu4 AN25 ulHAk LIZ bNuiEtlu!ES y AluIAlk k3SA
Us occasinally their interests would conflict, but
still he thought it could be done.
1t would be impossible to induce either Sec
| ton to adopt the social system Of the other,
but he believed they could coe1ist together.
The Union was conglomeration of separate
protected by their local laws. A State conld
not be slave holding and free at the same time;
| neither could Territory. The question WAS how
they could arrange their difficulties in relation to
Territories: Tie early Congresses, under the
provision Of the Constitutions giving power to
make ali needful rules aud regulations in regard
ia the Territories, prohibited slavery therein; !;
Gu. of the slave trade rs one Of the means to
p.cgcrt its extension, and it was believed to die
ont quietly without auy act Of abolition. The
Republicans only propose to carry, out this
idea, aud nothing in it should excite alarm
where slavery existed, let it be; where it did
not, prohibit it. He quoted at length from the
Louisiana Act Of Cession Of the Western Terri.
tory Of Georgia, etc., to show that the prohihi:
ting power BY Congress was conceded and
| exercised
Iu tue uct for the organization Of Louisiana il
was provided that no slaves imported after 179s
could be introduced. This was practical pro
hilition, and conceded the power Of Congress
lie thought the North and South should do a:
Lo: and Abraham did: one 80 to the right ane
the other to the left. That was precisely tht
"a d 49, ~ o,,;r -sn ~ restnra ncacc rns Il
restore that line.
= Mr. Bepjamin said that was the very propo
e't9a T,i,o.o. eant;n1sJ ~ md oro,ed tn shoz
az 49, vouae- Ga.aa;.n eu ,,aas1-ss snr 1s:o X.
sai .nas ~ -, ~ Cornnrom;sc of 1soo and tbs
p1ssgu pasa1 +ouethsr t1,cv wars inal settlement
~ s,,rarr J;f,;cnitv The agitaton was r.
newed By the repeal Of that Compromise. Tb
be sy,cnd ~ oTcr aif tie territory acquired nfte
d ,.esds ,rhan l. .rss e;mn1v meant to cover tt
in tsrr;tor~ "r then omen and owned. The line Vt
;ust and nroper.
liz eoateadsd that there e would BE- y 20 spssi
GansI1 .n pras;dsnt ~ IL rer;ewed The nrosisions
tSa f;,r;s;1s s1ara si,xc act md cnptended tb
Il ~ gat ta s,n,e No The scs nf i793> The Ia
~ f,csn ,i,-nsxs ,,1on tt commissioner the H.
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hs ;;,-aa ~; innn, sa-r;ra sh",i he delivered u
ne ne ne6a. .ba cons,tu,;on submit INV otter ouf
K ~, ,h.1 ~ hn heid n scrr;ca and did
IL esc,naS MT whether riphtfuliy or otherwi:
Of NJ Co}lamer-That does not touch the poi,
* whan f mum Is I,rou~ht % before M % Commissou
~ tba 1na<t. ;s "a III: nan n fnr;,iye slnyeP
for ia ,geS tsEe Kin, hack not f6r trial: no. IL
be ne VIZ, .a:ni .ah1 n'a4 o"eA' NV ''' ''''' '
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i,.ra a ~ iii III and nmn1e tr;ai. if he claim =
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81 Mr Coj1amcr would not make m issue on Il
Of ,o;nt Iis CLAIMED lint lie decisioa wns Fl
ise t1i III ,,ra.,;cai nnrnneaa Van ,n;oht saw ti
of ~, Innss ts f5ca 1or man tn ret his
"a. 49, Int wLnI rood docs That dr. If = man s,
g lew he'h he hns Uan ~ ,nonays w
"e 1ia T rofcrrsd ~ i,,e snccch of thc Senntor fr
i"' caa.o;, III tToo,ni,s and den ed ihat III
ood ~. sn,. fo,v IL rcrnoMt in conflict in anv "
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and 49, ,To,1f ha:,r ;ust;fr The cl,arae Fl tr
md s1A - .;. noT Tta Ia 10 s,,eh S;5
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s. auop' J enJ "annt = Th;. ! nat;o
~: r. 1ieet + aau "o"p5i r tha stotes mss
r q ls;ucenat;.nt;oua1 e,ot; ~ lar. still it is
T o5 1nndat;aa for = d;ssoint;on n Tho iTnion. G
S. tainlr thrre was no connection between 8,
. iuyvs ,ri tt,p clrctinn nf Eenul,lican Preside
T,s ;'aanant anu ,u ~ Con,s is nln m shc
AL ~: ne Juns; sn;t Tho IIa;t.J Stntas nnrar weF
f. 1es ~ t,a s%a' mol sco,t ~ :a md the decis
- r. ~ c,nra,ra Cou1t thcrrtnr,. ia mt lind
&C. ~ H. .7aonis Ind Inv from The nemocr,
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r,,. f.,rhic
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anal ~ ~ ~ LILY ~ ron,,.te and .1orcrn ,hc r.
.a1 "G sas ,hat ,hs2e m nEor;s;o in Il
I"'e ranorass s1,aiI mt nroh;h;t .farery. The 10
Jo;.s 10 H. r;nht ~ +aIa slaves iherc hers
.i,a1 asa nra6o~+r hnt Tho conrt. have dpci
$. tto3 st.raa ~ nronertr mIr III io.al law
t.han rLas s tatrn ~ frnm the influences If such Il
our. Inv, tl,at thew are not proner.y. You can
md ~ eIara :, - frco Stafa and kccn him
qay III h;,s Si,r.s 40 nj 1ronortV therc IN
In on oaai ~ tha 1ar,;tar,ss .yhsra n
. arc ny piope''s ~ as,.as.a sus ~ tho,. a.
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sanaos ~ ns'I :; ~ En"1'nd s;,rarv was far
- nsu -" - ~ snor;,, sts,utc nco;nst
tcre- ~ oun,n,on rr1 vo3 1uw ~ f' 0'>''"~