Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-12-27
Proceedings Of Congress.
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81 Louisiana, wished 10 call attention 70 .
tslegtsphle despatch 'eceivsd al New Or
lean. from the Associated Press AZ wssh.
itetcn IN which ~ wss stated that he had
on the i1lh. charged President buchanan
with ,mbeeility,
lie desired ~ ssy that he had never spc-
hsn ~ the Presidents message. nor IN sny
wsy intimsied any thing of The nature al
| ,uded 10 lie did not consider the present
suitable time fpf him ~ prunounpe sny
euloeem on President Buchanan; In, he
vunld like W know when end by whom
| this fabrication had been eoseee,ed. and
ny whom sent from the city. " by To-
morrow satisfactory explanation wss not
made W. him. lie would move the aspul-
sion Of the reporter vf the Associated Press
ffnm his place IN the reporters gallery
He could Imagine the motive ~ sueh
dispatch, pa eanvass vas now going 90
IN his state for the sleetiua Of delegates 10
| q state convention. 10 take into considers
tlun the condition ~ the South. and he he'd
ohsety that there wac bias ~ the agents
~ the Associated ftess IN iavcf ~ The
party opposed 10 the rtest national dsm.
ocfstie party 81 the county. and events
we're distorted IN hopes II ipiuring toe
cause 81 that party.
M. OWN. ~ California. said the, he had
lertned that his nsme alec had been men
tiuned by the agents ~ thia association,
and u had been confidently asserted that
he hal qusrfeled With the President, end
attempted 10 induce him 10 resign. This
was, ~ course. the inefest fabrication.
America" ois,ms .e.,sss M.s,..,
The bill fof the more eifeotusl carrying
out ~ the 18th section 81 the treaty With
Mesieo, then came NJ, and Mr.. slidsll es
planned ils obligations, In references 10 the
payment of metiesn e,simsi
M. ive'son, II Georgia, said The smoup.
~ ~ 700 oon. appropriated by the treaty
w. the payment ~ American claims against
Mssien. had been raid out. with the eEcep-
tiun If he annunt still ~ the treasury,
some sgi 900. There was but little honor
IN the United ststes sbeltetipg itself
sgsihs' these claims Wy pleading former
commission.
NJ. Hsyard. If Delaware. could NOT ses
how the new ebtn mission would AFFORD re
linf 10 those who had slumbeted for yeats
upon their lights, II sueh they had.
senator J.h"so. %" Secession.
The rest Of the dsy was occupied by
Senator johnson. nj Tennessee. IN long
speech On secession, In which he argued
that although there was no power in the
General Government 10 eoafes state.
there wss warrant for the coercion ~ lhdi-
vidusls who violated the federal laws OF
,fsmplsi on the federal constitution"
This. hs thought, covered The whole
ptutpd lie went on
Admit this doctrine that q State can. on
her own vnlitipn walk out II this Union,
and what becomes Of the money laid out
by this Government In the acquisition ~
new territories. aftstwafd erected into
States. Where, asked Mr.. johnson. would
he the benefits contemplated by the United
States 80 likely 10 srise from The treasure
poured ont for talifvfnis, Tssss aud Lou
isiana,
Mr.. Elidell did not for moment Tina
plne that .ny Of the States on the lower
Mississippi would endeavur ~ prevent the
free navigation ~ that tisef.
Mr. johnson. If Teunssssss--If Louisi
sns have the power To interfere with such
navigation. what guarantee will there he
that " she do not exercise hat power now.
che may do so al some future day, when
" may appear ptomutits If her interests
lie wss not willing 10 leave the lives and
commerce 81 the citizens 81 the United
Hates b. the mercy ~ any foreign power.
There was n statute of the Congress which
declares that the Gahsfal Government
looks will, suspicion aud disfav0r on the
scquisition ~ any territory within the lin
its If the United States ny any foreign
power Yet ia State ssosds sb, becomes
foreign power within orr bofdsts. Con
tinuing his Arguments as u the loss In
aictsd by sscessiob. M. j., proceeded ~
say that Florida had cost the Government
millions of dollars in her purohese and IN
tho wing ont of the Seminole Indians.
Now. shs thfsstsped 10 Withdraw from the
Union aud leave nothing for all this wealth
thst bad been expended npon her. Again,
bsiors Florida aud Lopisispa became States
they we're territories Of the United States,
aud VI they withdraw from the Union,
what condition would they assume on such
withdrawal Would they he States out.
eide the Union, or would they be merely
Territories. as bsfo,s their admission 7 Mr.
J o., here READ from the 'Dstsnd manifesto"
several passages, especially calling the at.
tsntion Of the Senate 10 that portion which
declares that tbs acquisition of Cuba would
nn5et certain circumstances, DO required
by the right Of self preservation. The
same principle recognized here In the osse
OF Cuba would be equally potent In tho
case Of n State which should secsds and
place herself In n position antnROEistio 20
tho welfare Of tho United States. The Gov
srnor Of South Carolina had. In n message
To tho legislature Of that State, said that,
In tho event 81 secession, British soldiers
would protect tho peaceful culture Of cot
ton within hor limits. and Briiish men-of-
var would convey cargoes Of that cotton
10 European markets. The instinct Of
self pressrv.tion would not permit the
United States 10 allow n foreign country
TO obtain such foothold in this country.