Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-04
xxxvIrh CONGREss--FIRsT SESSION

There was a very slim attendance.


There was very slim attendance.
Mr. Hamlin asked leave to introduce certain
petitions.
Certain private bills were read and reported.
Mr. King stated that the resolutions adopted
at the UEion meeting at Rochester, n. Y. had
been forwarded to the U. s. Senators and he
would request that they would be read. The
Secretary read them accordingly After few
remarks from Mr.. King upon the resolutions,
they were laid on the liable.
Mr. Slidell moved to refer the paper on the
subject Of the HOuma's Land claim to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
It belonged pro- erly to the Committee on
| land claims.
Mr.. Collamer called attention to the fact that
that BIr Benjamin vas also on that Committee.
Mr. Brown, of Miss desired to diselaim any in
teniion as imputed by the newspapers TO as all the
President or bis Message IN ess bis respectful ex-
preston Cf his dissent to some Of bis statements
they consider him in that light. he entertained q
strong PERSONAL regard for the President, but II be
| did not, ape aud his long public service Woald-
/ He had right, however, in common with avery
citizen 10 courteOusly express bis views and would
d. so. He called attention to that poriion Of his
message where the President refers to the Drsd
Scott decision as 81 ting slavery agitation, but be
| could not agree with him.
The Supreme Court has done what Il could, but
the question has not been settled, and hence the
| continuance Of the controversy. He agreed with
the President that the supreme court had adjudg-
ed the right Of citizen to carry slavery into the
territory, andid not believe the territorial legis-
ature had power to destroy or over.rds that deci-
! sion The President had said, further, that prOs
perty ard slaves, to bis knowledge, had not been
disturbed in any Of the territories to that be dis
i igreed The whole course OF the anti-ElaEory IN
/ Kansas was TO disturb the rights Of the slave
! holders Was it 10 Interference with slavery in
the territories to shoot down slsFeholders IN cold
/ blood, hunt them down ike wild beasts and dec
/ roy then property? The President had further
aid that il case Of such intsrferencs the judiciary
,ouId apply the remedy. and il was tine enough
Il 70 act when the interference was attempted.
| hougbt The laws existing entirely insuheish
The President has asked you in adv
to strengthen his arm 70 protect the per
and property Of American citizens on
lstbmus. and if that can be DONE why car
not the arm Of the Executive and judieigFy
be strengthened to protect Slavery in Kansas
Mr.. Brown went into an ars pent to show
that the Courts could not furnish protection
10 Slavery without statutory laws; be ayoWed
| ais desire for the enactment Of such laws
They might cali it Slave Code if hey please
but he no more asked for q slave code than
others had asked for horse code or COW
code While he had tongue TO speak he
would demand his rights under the eOnsti-
| tuition and laws.
/ Mr.. Doolitne eonte0ded thst Southern men now
| defended slavery on general ground that capital
/ should own its labor. not hire it.
| Mr. Chesnnt denied the correctness Of the state
meut; the South held that the position Of negIo
/ was that Of a slave
Mr. DooIittls said that Southern men did not
/ Justify slavery on the ground Of negro slavery,
only but partook the broader ground that the nat
| ural position was that of q slave. Adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Boyce resumed his remarks from Fri
day.
/ Dnonr TsTrr-suFrT3 cEI.