, 1860-04-06

since since the latter occupied position as Fire
eater. compared 10 which the formers present
u1ts!sn' .,1sn n would appear lghy conservative.
II anes nro"n concluded, tue Senate Was treat
a. 70 anGae5 dish Of Wigalrs poeuics. This
ol:nngnlshed genius was not, this time, in en-
or1glnal or very humorous reiu, and The only
atliklng expression be uttered was that "the
se1y nrst property with which man was endowed
~ osS nas sGfestor was property in man." Wigtall
c'Gsea the day in The Senate.
snao;ei ~ e1e House, atter the morning hour, the
afoHVgamy bill, vas called up, and Gen. Millsou,
ol tngtnla. took the floor ia support Of it, aad
IN reply to Miles Taylor OF Louisiana, last week.
aaq ~ 3 some femarks that fell from AcClesnand,
VI LIMOS; by way Of interruption to 1lillson's
Sovereignty trap. Nilsson, in his dignided and
courteous way. scored him to-day pretty severe
y 1or Is wandering ufler false gods, and took
1feGaSaon to express his opinion Of" unfriendly
ntegisiat'on." He contended that Congress had
'9aa sha,R power oyer the Territories. and that it
and be denounced and repudiatcd, he s4id, ali
sncn arguments rs Btouch's that the Dover tn
prohiolt tue latter implied the poHerto prohibit
the former. Mr.: Wilson's speech Was based
upon she moral phase Of the question, and was
really dictated by rs true end lofty impulses as
ever animated the breast Of a statesman. for he
Is universally respected Tor his high tone and
1ncorruptib'e character. His speech had a
marked elect 10 connteracting the diversion
attempted By Nessrs. 1}rancb, Taylor aud Nc
G'ernand. The latter was very uneasy during
tue dignitied excoriat;on administered to him
By Gen. II. ''''
:, 10 the surprise of many, Roger A. Pryor fol-
lowed Millson in speech supporting The bill.
md commenting with considerable severity
upon Mr. Taylor's course. He did not ai,ude
to AcClernand, but took direct issue with the
Squaiter Sovereignty doct1iue. aud said. "the
power Of Congress orer the Territories subsists
up to the very last moment Of Territorial exist
ence." The meaning Of this speech is not vet
generally understood, unless it is that Douvlaa
t'as tFo organs on this on all other questions,
It is known that Pryor is IN enthusiastic Doug
1asman.
Emerson Ethe7itEe, OF Tenn. next obta;ned
tue toor; and it being understood that he was
to make set speech-thc first be has made dur
ing the sess!on-tbere was great rush to the
Republican side Of the House, from which be
spoke. The eforkwas very fine one. It was
inteFspersed with many vein Of his quaint
Toar; willie the argument IVES unusually able.
He reviewed the history Of the territorial policy
Of the Democratic partr referring with inimit
able satire to those years during which he was
pursued with relentless maiiRnity and de-
nounced rs untrue 10 the South because be
ter Sovereignty which the united Democracy
Of tue South Low scout and spit upon. lie Ut.
tr1bufed the present unhappy state of feeling
IN the Union entirely to the repeal Of the Nis.
souri, Compromise ind the incorporation
INTO the legislation of the country Of
senator Dongl.s's dogma: which had
successlEely cheated the North nud tbs
South. When Congress relinquished her con-
troll over the Territories said he commenced
the period Of gloom which has since reigned.
ne held up before the Democracy . glass ia
Whleh shey could see mirrored their inconsis