Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-26
The Sanata Resolutions.
In the Senate, on Thursday, the first reso,
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eral Constitution, the States adopting the same
acted severaly as free and independent sovereign
ties, aelegatng portion of their powers to be eX-
ercised by the Federal Government for the in
creased security of each against dangers, domestic
as well rs foreign; and that any intermeddling by
any more States, or by combination OF
their citizens, with the domestic institu tons of the
Others on any preteXt, whatever, political, moral,
or religious, with the view to their disturbance or
subversion is in violation of the Constitution in
suting to the States interfered with, endangcrs
their domestic peace and uillity--obects for
which the Constitution was formed-and, by neces-
sary consequence, tends to weaken and destroy the
Union itself.
This was adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright,
Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingman, Crttenden,
Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond.
Hemphil, Hunter, Iverson Johnson, of Arkansas,
Johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane Latham,
Mallory Mason, Nicholson, Pcarcc, Polk Powell,
Pugh Rice Sebastian, Slidell, Thomson, Toombs,
Wigfall, and Yulee-36.
NAYs-Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fcssenden, Foot Eos
ter, Grimes. Hale, IIamin, Harlan, King, Sim
mons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, and Wilson-l9.
The second resolution was rs follows:
2. Resolved, That negro slavery, as it exists IN
fifteen States of this Union, composes an important
portion of their domestic institutions, inherited
from their ancestors and existing at the adoption
OF the Constitution, by which it is recognised as
constituting an important element III the appor-
tionment of powers among the States; and that DO
change of opinion feeling on the part OF the non
savehoding States OF the Union, in relation to
this institution, can justify them or their citizens
in open and systematic attacks thereon, with IL
view to its overthrow, and that all such attacks
are in manifest vioat on of the mutual and solemn
pledge to protect and defend each other, given by
the States respectively on entering into the const
tutpnal compact which formed the Union, and are
a manifest breach of faith and violation Of the
most solemn obligations.
To this resolution Mr.. Harlan had moved
an amendment, by adding at the end, that
free discussion of the morality and expedl-
ency of slavery should never be interfered
with by the laws of any State or ofthe United
States; and the freedom of speech and of the
press on this and every other subject OF do
mcstic and national policy should be main
tanned inviolate in all the States"
The amendment was rejected-yeas 20,
nays 36-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Col
lamcr Dixon, Dooittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster,
Grimes, Hale Hamlin. Harlan, King. Simmons,
Sumncr, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, and Wilson
30.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Benjamin. Bigler, Bragg, Bright,
Brown, Chestnut Clay Clingman, Critcnden.
Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond Hemp
hill, Hunter Iverson, Johnson Of Arkansas, john
son of Tennessee Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mallo-
ry, Mason, Nicholson, Pearcc. Polk, Powell, Pugh,
Rice, Sebastian, Slilell, Thomson, Toombs, Wig
fall. and Yulce--36.
The resolution was adopted-ycas Sc, nays
20--as follows:
II D,:..i
Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingman, Crittendcn.
Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond,
Iiemphill, Hunter, lverson. Johnson OF Arkansas,
Johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham,
Mallory, Mason, Nicholson, Pearcc, Polk, Powell,
Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Slidell, Thomson, Toombs,
Wigfall, and Yuee--}6.
Massachusetts,. Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Col
laner Dixon, Dooittlc, FesScnden, Foot, Foster,
Grimes, Hale, lIamlin, Harlan, King, Simmons,
Sumner Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, and Wilson
30.
The third and fourth resolutions were
adopted by very similar votes, in the follow
ing words:
3 Resolved, That the Union of these States rests
on the equality Of rights and privileges among its
members, and that it is especially the duty Of the
Senate, which represents the States in their Sover
cgu capacity, to resist all attempts to discriminate
either III relation to person or property, III the
Tcrrtories-which are the common possession Of
the United States-So as to give advantages to
the citizens Of one State which not equally as
surcd 10 those of every other State.
4. Resolved, That neither Congress nor terri
torial legislature whether by direct legislation or
legislation of in indirect and unlrendly character
possess power to annu or impair the constitutional
right Of any citizen Of tho United States to take his
slave property into the common territories, and
there hold and enjoy the same while the territorial
condition remains.
Mr.. Clingman moved to add the following,
to come in after the fourth resolution:
Resolved, That the existing condition of the
Territories of the United States does not require
the intervention Of Congress for the protection of
property III slaves.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend that resolu
ton by striking out the word mot" Ga this
an animated debate ensued, IN which Messrs.
Pugh, Crittcnden, Brown, Clingman, and
others participated; but without taking the
question, the Senate adjourned.
THE PRESIDENTS OPINION OF THE JAPAN
EsE.-A correspondent of the New York
Herald gives the following account Of Il con
ycrsation had with President buchanan:
Abiding to the japanese, he said. They
never speak to me without calling me En-
pcror and His Majesty, and are the most
particular people about what they should
do. Everything was written down for them,
stating the course they were to take, the
number of bows they were to make and all
that, before they left Japan. They can't
understand me at ALL You know they were
here in front to hear the band on S,tur-
day. Well, | went down the steps to speak
to some of my friends that | saw, and they
couldn't understand that at all. 10 think
that I-Emperor of the United States
should go down among, and shake hands
with, the people, astonished them Won
derfully. Oh no, they couldn't under
stand that at all, SO unlike anything in their
country ''llow long sir, do you think
they'll remain in this country?' | asked.
well, | couldn't tell you; they are the
queerest people to deal with possible; there's
no getting anything out of them, they're 50
close about everything. May be they'll re-
main the hundred days, or perhaps only the
sixty. At any rate, they'll have to wait till
the Niagara reaches Panama, and she has
to 90 round the Cape the worst season Of the
year, so thar it will AXE her three months"
''Ah! these Japanese" he continued, "they're
the most curious people ever saw. They
take notes Of everything. They've got down
long description Of how | looked when
they had the reception, and everything
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