The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-27


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son: The crimes refetred 70 cooli be punished
Mr. DOUGLAS cen'ed the Put ou his speech
The law against treason dd hot meet the cases which ne
proposen IN pnpeii
Mr. DAVIS was ssd be had got clear exa,sna' 'n from
the senator rom hn"s DE rrpea-t mat the INVASION
Of ore sa,s oy .se sna Of another coad BE- punished
ne c the states to constitute treason An attack on tho
up,cn Itself was tcsrn
Mr. DorGIAs conrnded that an attack on Virginia, with
ont tbe desire to AFFECT the ienera government vas only
treason sgaret Virginia. He would no& however, debate
that point noS He was ga to see thai t~ such patriots
the Senator from Mississippi and himself were 30 ne
an agreement
Mr.. Hunter 3 resolution was adopted.
Mr.. CLAY, (dem) d Ala moved that whom the Seuats
adjourn be TIL hnsday. Carried
DKRAE1oH THE "iRRgPRSssp,x CONFLICT"
Mr. WnsoS, lrep) Of Mass. saki---sor zee az III
halls Of Copefess bAve RING with angry audth
Union has been sTeaieped the event Of the trbmph
republican party He had SAT nere ard liesue coy
10 see hs, ne scase ssss sa s n
produced proper feeling the other side He expected
to them st this session retreat from the they
bad made. Tho republican partv stool the platform
o Washington and jefferson. Tue democratic narty had
ADOPTED NnR OF the CONSTITUTION. the Unon
Is threatened w,ls dissolution uness they coOcurres He
bad been attacked by gentlemen because attended
an abolition festival II Er~icn ana mafe spesch
He WAS ready BOW 70 staod by that saeech He tod
Garrison and others that he With hem Ia
gard their OF The copsnn,pou State rights
the Union lie never IN bis life beashed hOethty "a ths
Union. He dd ADMIRE Garrison Tor bus devotion to what
he believed a epiy He had PAID the ssme tihnts o.
respect 70 the Snator from hss,ssppi, With whom be
differed much - with Garrison, for hts Ges,y 70 pr'n
cples be bel~ved correct He han aso been arragnei
for attacking h slave trade party In Euplxpa which had
held power fer many years He did psy ribuae ~ tne
reform party In England, who bad liberated eight hua
drea thousand fiaves u the West Indice and who
carrying reforms home amid hsistorm OF abuse
just such tha republicans subjected WHAT
was meant BY 'ns slave power was the political inuancc
email beginning 70 present proportions The present
Cnngrsss made Up mainly on the other SIDE Of the
disciples OF Calhoun. Mr. Wilson then
mel ATE the axgessons Of The slave power aud spoke OF
the denial of the rht Of petition the examination Of the
malls by pos,nasieys in the Southern S.siee the
pcxson Of TEXAS n order extna slavery violation
Of the peutraMy ass " acquire Cuoa the passage Of ts
Fugitive Slave law, The repeal or the Mssouri comp0
mse the ous as~ous laws passed by the pro I
Gsafure In KaDeas the ouirsRes Ia Ksneas the passage
OF the English bill, &c The same power IA now msoosu
wiring keep KAnsas Of the Union under the
tuition Of her own making, and they asked 70
pass slave coec for tho Territories He next referred
the doctrines Of the Ospd manifesto and conteuded that
the Efforts ~ obtsn Cuba greatly injured the trade Of
large portion Of the States Of the Unou He next refer
to the laws Of South Carolina, which imprs0ned q
colored citizen Of Massachusetts, coming 70 any part Of
that State.
Mr.. HAMMOND, (dem) Of s. C., said those were police
regulations necessary for their persooAl proecti,n
Mr.. WILSON said when South Carolina passed laws 70
protect herself she should not infringe the rights of
Others She bad right 70 imprison citizens Of MAssa
chosetts who bad committed no offence
Mr.. HAMMOND sad negroes were mot citizens Of the
Mr.. CHrrNuI (dem OF &. G compared these police
regulations 10 the quarantine laws Of the United States.
Mr. WILSON said the law had been declared uncoostu.
tobal by William Writ and Judge Johusou Massachusetts,
sent lawyer 10 Charleston 10 test the matter In the
courts, and be was driven way,
Mr. CHESTNUT, said circumstances justified the act. Aa
infdous warfare had been wsged by Massachusetts,
the property Of citizens OF South Carolina He believed
the law constusional IT, under excitment, an agent Of
Massachusetts were elected the Aut lay with Massachu
sets berself, who bad created the excitement.
Mr.. aAsnosp sad be was Governor when Mr.. Hoar
came there lie knew him In Congress, and took mea.
sures protect him. He escorted 70 the boxt By the
most respectable citizens Of Charleston Massachusetts,
had NO right 70 send an agent there To create
She could bAve got lawyers there to the cse
A discussion then occurred between Messrs Wilson
and - TO the nature OF the on the
part OF Massachusetts OF which the later companed
Mr. WILSON taad no agereesous on the part OF Massa-
cbuset9 could be shown. He referred TO te a~ OF vr
gpis by which vessels are searched by State officials,
and then forced 10 pay the expense Of search These he
characterized ~ unjust and unconstitutional BE next
spoke the threats Of dissolution In case Of the election
Of republican President He wanted to know II the
democrats from the free States were prepared Tor this
Mr. Wilson coDended that slavery was mere local S'at