Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-20

Inent has no right to coerce State but has a rio
to enforce the laws against individuals in a Sta
lie believed that the Personal Liberty Bills of 1
North were unconstitutional and revolutionary b
TINS was no reason why the South should follow
revolutionary acts He (Johnson) was in the Uni,
and meant to stay in the Union He was not to
driven out by any act, but meant to fightin it, Su
pose slave should 90 to Vermont and on his ARE
there q mob should rescue -him2 That woald be 4
act OF naiiiheation and rebellion, which should I
put down by the Government
Mr. Gollamer sad that as his State was referre
-; ne would IKE to correct wrong impression Ger
uemen seemed to think that the laws of the Mort
IN reiatlon to slaves were especially enacted agams
the Fugitive Slave Law. Now. the Personal Libert
| law of Vermont was adOpted six wears before ~
passage of the Fugitive Slave law Of 'ls50 Tbsr
are are Two modes OF taking slave. One is BY takin
MN Just as You would any other stolen propartv
ana bringing a suit afterwards This affords n,
Pfoteenon against kidnappers The laws OF N,
Ut I'm "eFe generally made IN regard to this mode
anu not against the Fugitive Slave law at all m,
people OF the free States never held the doctrint
that state could nulfy any act of Congress- Their,
was no reason for suppos2g that the Norris was nm
fair or uncandid ~ "a
Mr. Jonnson-Did not Vermont pass a Law on the
same subject in 1855 and he would ask the senator
II ne thought It unconstitutional?
MI CoAamar said that it was in the history of the
transaction that the time of the adoption Of the law
the supreme Court had passed a law deciding that
colored men had no rights under law which white
men were bound to respect.
Mr.. Benjamin asked if the Supreme Court had
ever decided it So -''O
Mr.. Collamar said it had, in his opinion. The peo-
PIE OF Vermont never intended to pass an unconst-
tGtonal law.
The Senate here adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS-HousE.-Th Sneaker laid
before the House letter from Mr. Washburne. of
Name, informing him that he has placed in the hands
OF the Governor of that State his resignation as Re-
preventative, to take effect the first Of January
Mr.. stevens Of Washington Territory, introduced
resolution authorizing a special enactment so as
70 enable the Secretary Of the Interior to decide On
the validity of the Puget Sound Agricultural Com
pany; also resolution having in view the emplov-
ment OF war steamer Columbia river The
former was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands, and thelatter to that on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Otero, of New Mexico, introduced a reealu.
tion recognizing the cooperation of the volunteers
with the regular forces of that Territory and nro
posing an appropriation to pay them.
Mr. AcClernand. of Illinois. rose to personal ex-
PLANTATION: Some friend of his had forwarded him
the Illinois Journal of the 18th inst published at
Springfield, where Mr.. Lincoln and himself reside.
The paper is edited by false and perverted speci-
men OF humanity named Baker, a nephew of the
President elect.
Mr. Lovejoy raised the point of order, that this
was not privileged question, and in this he was
sustained by the Speaker who said that it had been
leclded heretofore that newspaper articles did not
come under that head.
Mr.. Ely offered bill amendatory of the Encifc
telegraph act
Mr.. Sherman moved to Law the subject on the ia
Die with view to proceed to other business as this
consideration would probably consume the whole !
lay lie was perfectly willing that a fair vote |
should be taken on the resolution on Monday.
The House refused to lay it on the table by SO /
lgainst 90.
MI Sherman changed his vote from yea to nay |
merely TO move reconsideration Of the vote He /
hen moved TO lay this motion the table. lie then
and he was willing to withdraw his motion with /
he understanding that direct vote shall be taken
IN the resolution.
Mr. Steyenson's motion was disagreed to, 81 to
After further proceedings the resolution was /
abled-yeas So, nays 81.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then taken IN.
lr. Branch raised the point that its first considers
ion should be in the Committee on the Whole as It
obtained matter of the nature of money apprOpria-
ed. The question was debated. The Speaker de-
lded that the twelfth section of the bill provides
or bonds to be issued to the amount of sixty mil
ION dollars, payable at the Treasury, and redeem
bic III thirty years; this certainly an apprOpr
ton, therefore the bill must go to the Committee of
ne Whole The House then went into a committee
considerable time was consumed in laying aside nu-
ferrous bills which preceded the Pacific Railroad
Ill on the CALENDER the opponents of the bill refu-
ing to take 1t up Immediately and independent of
ne others When the bill for granting lands for the
ebraska Railroad was reached they proceeded to
Onslder 1t, and without making much headway on ,
the committee rose
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from ,
+. Ford, proposing to surrender his contract if
ongress does not Immediately put the Government |
rinting establishment into operation and saws that
lie reduced prices are not Temunerative. Referred
the Committee on Printing. The House then adj S
urneG.