Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-11

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rs WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
HoUsE.-lir. Hawkin of Fla. gave adj
I=ditionalg reasons why he had asked to be
Il excused from serving on the Union Select
j Committee. Florida, he said, was small
i State, but nevertheless is entitled tofalI
the rights and immnnities of the other
4 sovereign States. She cannot be forced to
remain in the Union, and the Southern
States are pledged to defend her.in the
4 eHentEof an attempted coercion. He felt
satisfied. of entire unanimitY petYadinR.
that State to seek redress gifts grievances.
i'm it's own way, aud by means of other
/ than Coz ressional compromises, which
latter have never accomplished any sue
cessfnl purpose. He regarded the COM
i ponent parts of the Committee as narticu-5
rlysunfortunate. He criticised the COM
1 position of the Committee, and especially
objected to aLr Davis, oil Nd. .-as not a 1T
l representativeyoft that State, arguing that
all who votede, for Mr.! Pennington as
Sneakers esdisloyal the rights of the
| South. III regretted that the resolution
hesappointment.of5th the Committee had
come from one of the most gifted sons of
/ the South.
Mr.. Hawkins gave fair warning that
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and South Caroline would be certain to
secede and be followed By Arkansas, Lou
isiana and Texas
MIR. Vallandigham argued in fuSor of
excusing Mr.. Hawkins, for the reason that
the Committee was raised with a5view TO
peace and the House should not use CO.
ercion to make the members serve. He
reviewed the composition of the Committee
in terms of condemnation, saying that
there was no democratic committeeman
from the great Northwest, which enter
toins such deepinterestin this subject and
which does not intend to be dependent
province either Of the East or South. I'll
the people of that section could not other
wise get to the sea they would clear their
way with the sword.
Mr.. Sickles, in endeavoring to dispel the
prevalent decisions maintained that the
Union can be made perpetual by Justice,
but notzan instant by application of force
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Ways and Mems, reported a bill authorize
ing the issue ten million dollars in Treus-
ury notes of not less than 500 denomina-
ton, the faithtof the United States to be
pledged for theirredemption, and the mo-
ney authorized TO lie borrowed from time
time, as may be deemed expedient.
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without taking action5on the question of
excusing MIR. Hawkins, the House nd
Iourned.
sHxArE.-Afters prayer and tue reading
of the journal, Mr.. Bigler moved that the
standing committees of the last session, be
continued. Adopted.
Mr.. Latham moved a resolution relating
to an overland daily mail to California, be
referred to the committee on Post Offices |
and post roads. Carried. u
Mr. Sumner offered the memorial ofl
Thnddeus Hyatt, praying relief for the |
sufferers in Kansas. He cited similar in
stances, and. suggested that an appropria-
ton either Of money or lands Referred
to5the committee on territories.
The Homestead bill was taken up and
passed.
The resolution ofMr. Powell, of Ey., for
tue .appolntmens5of u committee to consld
erthe present conditioned Federal affairs,
was called up, Mr.. Powell said that
events NJ, are rapidly erowdlng upon US,
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