The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-13
THlRTY-SlXTH CONGRESS---SECOND SESSION.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December l2.-Mr. BIGLER offer.
ed amendments to Mr.. MorrilPs Tariff BILL which
were referred with the bill.-Mr. HUNTER, from
the Committee on Finance, reported bill for the
payment of outstanding claims by the issue of
Treasury notes. Amended by inserting fifty instead
of one hundred dollars; and amendment defer
ring the date fixed for the expiration of the loan
and the interest allowed. The proceeds of the sales
of the public lands to be set apart as security for
the redemption of the notes.-A debate ensued on
the object of the bill to give the notes to the lowest
bidder.--Mr. ANTHONY said, let the notes be
sold for what they will BRING we should deal
with all creditors aike.--Mr. HUNTER-We
hope the Government will be able to pay all its
debts. We propose to set aside the proceeds of
the public daman to encourage bidders 10 take
the notes at par If ten millions of dollars are is
sued, will not help the notes, not only of this
Government, but of the governments of all
the States.--Mr. ANTHONY called the yeas and
naTs adopting Mr.. Hunters amendment.--Mr.
HALE said the government was pledged to redeem
their 1otes.--Mr CAMERON quoted the price
of stocks from the New York Day Book, and said,
l would like to the notes issued in sums of not
less than S20.--Mr. FESSENDEN said as the
bill originally came from the House, the
Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to
sell the notes for what he could get.
Something must be done, he said, to give feeling
OF security to the purchasers of these notes.
Money we must have BY the first of January, to
preserve the credit of the Government We may
ton look at this matter, the same as if an indi-
vidual who wishes to borrow money should pledge
his property as security. am in favor of reducing
the denomination of these notes. 1t is undeni
able that we have money to raise in order
to preserve the public credit We must have
practical men to deal with practical subject.
Finally, after some debate, an amendment reducing
the amount of ten million loan bills to three mil
lions prevailed, and the bill, as thus amended, was
passed by the Senate.-The resolutions relative
to the crisis in the affairs of the Confederacy
taken up.--Mr. Foot in the chair.-Mr.
WlGFALL commenced to speak, when Mr.. YULEE
interrupted him, and asked leave to move a recon
sideration of the bill just passed providing for the
issue of Treasury notes. He gave notice that he
would move econsideration.-Mr. WIGFALL
commenced by saying-Duriug the speech yester-
day of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Douglas),
he INDUCED in some patriotic platudes the SUBJ
Ject oi saving the Union. l understood him to
say that he was prepared to make any effort in
ms power to accomplish that desiNble end
he asked for q specification of the wrongs and
imaginary wrongs the Southern States were suffer
ing supposed to be suffering understood him to
pledge himself that when the grievances were made
known, he would be ready to redress them as far
as lay in his power. Under this state of things,
stated to him the grievances under which the
Southern States supposed they suffering. 1t
was, that this Government has denied that slaves
are property: and, upon that denial, has refused
to protectth owners of slaves or their ttle when
ever they within Federal jurisdiction.
asked Mr. Douglas whether he was prepared to
give assurance that our property would be pro-
tected when within Federal jul isdction. did not
get direct answer, and l suppose | will not. He
says he will show answer by his vote if bill be
introduced whether he will afford protection or not
Will the Senator interfere by legislative executive
or judicial department to protect that species Of
property, slaves, as we'll as every other specified
property? Will he propose amendments to the
Constitution? Will he vote in this body for amend
ments to the Constitution? Will he pledge his
good faith to go back TO the people of Illinois, and
urge, before them, the ratification of the amend
ments to the Cons tituon, and rest in the Federal
Government, not on y the power, but make it an
imperative duty protect slave property as it pro-
tects every other species OF property? If he will
do that, then will end one of our difficulties. He
answers that there is excitement in the Southern
portion of the country; that we have not complained,
and that the people not dissatisfied. He tells us
that there are two extremes. The people OF the
East and those who live on the Gulf misunder-
stand the question entirely. But he saws the peo-
pie OF Illinois and Kentucky understand it all. 1T
the States North desire it, this Union can be saved;
but this Union is not to be saved by hattery,
either on the floor ofthe Senate from the stump
You can't save the Union by singing hozannas-
you can't save it by making fourth of July speeches
you have got to come down to the work, and do
something practically. The people of the different
slave-holdlng States-especially the cotton States
along the Gulf, are dissatisfied with the present
Government, as about to be administered by the
can satisfy them except by amending the Consttu-
tion, and these amendments must be made by the
Northern States unanimously, or they will not be