Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-24
LATEST NEWS
TMIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY S7y


wss almost impossible for the reporters to take
notes or send out dispatches in proper trim.
The galleries and floor were crowded, this morn
lng, to hear Mr.. Douglas, and the noise and
confusion during the morning hour was so
great that it was impossible to hear the reading
of the Clerk.
Mr.. HALE said he would do the galleries the
Justice to say there more noise on the
floor than up stairs. Mr.. Hale offered reso-
LUTON calling for the Secretary OF the Treasu.
ny to furnish the names and salaries of the
persons employed in the Treasury Depart
ment who have not been confirmed by the
Senate-dd0pted
The hour having arrived, Mr.. Douglass
resolution was called up.
MIR. DOUGLAS read the correspondence be.
tween the Governor OF Virginia and the Prcsi,
dent, sSt November, in which the former says
he has evidence to show that conspiracy had
been formed in Ohio and other free states to
rescue John Brown, and the latter replies that
he finds no power in the constitution for action
on his part. This produced a powerful mn
preston at the south, being regarded as an Of
fetal announcement that the constitution con-
terred no power on the federal government to
protect one state from INVASION by another.
His object now was to raise the inquiry wheth-
er it is not in the power of Congress to enact
all laws necessary to protect each state from
., foreign or domestic foes. Unless Congress af-
forded the protection where was it to come
from? The states consented to prohibition
to their keeping up ornaments. i'll expectation
If protection from the federal government. If
reshe people settled into the conviction that there
is no power in the federal government to pro-
tect each and every state, they will demand
that the cords be severed, and weapons restor
cd to their hands for their protection. The
perpetuity of the Union is involved i'll the de-
csion of this question. He could demonstrate
that there was wrong in this Union for
which the constitution has not provided a
remedy. He read the 4th section of the 4th
article of the constitution, to show that it
guarantees to every state a republican form of
government, and protection against invasion.
From this he argued that the government had
right to protest against domestic foes inva-
sion from abroad having already been provid.
ed for by the constitution. This was clear,
and was the Interpretation put upon 1t In the
Add number of the Eederalist, written by
James Madison, who regarded it a strong
argument to be addressed to smaller and weak
er states. 1t was, therefore, proper for Con-
gress to pass laws necessary to render this
guaranty effectual; but up to this time it had
failed to do so: The reason was to be found
in the fact that no Congress had ever deemed
such protection could be necessary. But after
the experience of last year, Congress cannot
be justified in longer neglecting this important
duty.
The next question is, What legislation is ne
cessary 1t will no doubt be agreed to that it
is right to place the military arms at the Pre-
sdents disposal under proper restrictions
but that is not enough. 1t is not only neces-
sary to use the military power when invasion
should come, but to employ the judicial arm
to suppress conspiracies before the actual out
break-to suppress them i'll advance. Nothing
is clearer in law than that the intent to commit
crime may be punished. 1.-THE act of invasion
is criminal, the intent to invade should be
made criminal also. He would carry these
provisions of law as far as the constitution
would permit. He would make it a crime to
form conspiracies to invade a territory or
state, TO control elections, whether such con
spiracieS took the form of emigrant aid SOcie-
ties or blue lodges Of Missouri. There could
be no domestic tranquility unless there was Sc
curity from invasion from abroad. He recon
mended that the United States courts in the
different states be authorized to take cogniz
ance of and punish these offences. 1t could
not be said that the time had not arrived for
that-that the iIarper'S Ferry outbreak would
not be repeated The causes which produced
that event still existed and it might therefore
be repeated. The Harpers Ferry outage was
the natural logical, and inevitable result Of the
doctrines and teachings of the sRcpublican
party, as expressed in the party platform by
the party presses, and in the speeches OF the
party leaders. (AppIause.i
Mr.. Mason hoped the order of the Senate
would be preserved. In case of further DEM
onstration he should move that the galleries
be cleared.
Mr.. DoUGLAs concurred in the remarks of
the senator from Virginia. He trusted there
would be no more manifestations on the part
of the galleries. He then rcsumed-He had
not made the charge against the Republicans
for party purposes. The great idea underly-
ing that organization was nnceasing war
against slavery, until it was cxtinguished-
The source of their power consisted in excit-
ing the passions of the northern people agai' st
the southern. The mode was repeating abuse
of northern stltesmeu by violent men of the
south When he conteHded against the Re
publicans in Illinois in 1858, he had to con.
tend agai lst this devotion of their "irrepress
ible confct," which although not announced
in words by the senator from New York till
four mouths afterwards, was nevertheless sub
stanialy the platform of his opponent Mr..
Lincoln. He had extracts from the speeches
of the latter to prove this. He attacked Mr..
Stewards irrepresSible conflict speech,
and denied that the two sections of the
Union with different domestic institutions
could not live together in harmony. If
they only conform to the principles OF the
constitution, that the people may have just
such institutions as they choose, there would
Congress to vigorously carry out its power to
repress e0nspiraces, and he would show the
senator from New York that it was the consti-
tutonal mode of REFRESHING the "rrepresslble
conflict" He would open the prison doors
and show the conspirators the cells in which
they would drag out their miserable exlstences.
1t was not eaoRgh for the Republicans to dis.
avow the Harper's Ferry outbreak; they must
disavow the doctrines which produced it.
Mr. a
imagine the necessity for the resolutions intro
duced by the sea9tor from Illinois. A com
mittee had been appointed to investigate the
Harpers Ferry outbreak, and he was willing
to wait tor their report. The senator, how
ever, apparently distrusting their capacity, had
! undertaken to instruct them in their duty, and
Aavailed himself of the opportunity to make
political speech, for political effect His argu-
ment as to the power of Congress was nothing
new. No senator was more anxious than nm
self to protect thestates from INVASION On that
point he agreed with the senator from Illinois,
but he would wait the report ofthe committee.
He denied that the Republican party is respon-
sible for the Harpers Ferry Invasion. There
was nothing new in that charge. 1t had been
made repeatedly, here and in the newspapers,
and had got to be dogma OF the democratic
party, and part ef their scheme Tor the next
campaign 1t WAS intended to affect the tall
elections Prior to 1851, slavery agitation had
been queted, and both parties had declared
for peace when the excitement was reused by
the introduction of the Kansas Nebraska bill,
and kept up by the subsequent attempt OF the
south to force slavery upon tree territory ny
force of arms. There it was that John Brewn