The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-01-26
Monday, January %, 1850.
SENATE.


SENATE.
In consequence of the announcement that
Mr.. Douglass resolutions in reference to the
suppression of invasions would be taken up to-
day, the Senate chamber was crowded to hear
Mr.. Douglas.
All the galleries, including that assigned to
the reporters, were crowded to their utmost ca.
pacity.
A number of petitions were presented and
bills introduced, all Of which were appropriate.
~ referred,
Mr. Hale offered resolution, calling upon the
President for the names and salaries of persons
holding Executive appointments not confirmed
by the Senate, with statement of the laws I'M.
der which they are appointed. Adopted.
The hour having arrived for the cousidera.
ton of the order of the day, Mr.. Douglass res
olution was called up.
Mr.. Douglas rnade q long speech, in which
he took the ground, that II was the duty of
Congress to pass laws giving the President
the power to use the naval and military forces
OF the Government to Iepel inyasions between
diferen! Sta.ss, and also to make it criminal to
enter into conspraeies or combinations in any
State or Territory, with intent to invade State,
or modest or disturb its Government, its peace.
its citizens, its property, or its institutions
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the United States courts, and confinement in
the prisons or penitentiaries of the State or Ter
ritory where the conspiracieS might be formed.
He said the Harpers Ferry crime was the nat
ural, logical, inevitable result Of the doctrines
and teachings Of the Republican party, as eS.
planned and enforced in their platform, their
partisan presses, their pamphlets, and books,
and especially ip the speeches Of their leaders
in and out Of Congress-
Mr. Fessenden replied to Mr. Douglas, deny.
ing that the Republican party were responsible
for Browns Virginia raid, and advocated legisla-
ton to prevent similar occurrences. He said
he thought Mr.. Douglas was Influenced by ul-
terror motives in making this speech at this
time, when the subject was in the hands &c an
affair. -
Mr.. Douglas responded defending the insti-
i 1A'on q slavery and denopncing the ReRAA-
Mr.; Toombs obtained sthe aoes, aud the Sen.
ate adjourned,
HOUSE.
Mr., barksdale add
said ,ha u. .essed the House. He
o. -ouse presented to the people of the
7.untry scene which has but one parallel in
history. The House had been in session seven
"CCAS, anu oituouEh UaHos diter OaLiOt nau Deen
taken, no Speaker had been elected, and no or
ganisation effected, while the great interests of
the country had been totally neglected. The
Democratic, South American, and Anti Lee
compton parties, all protesting TO stand in an
attitude Of hostility to the Republicans, should
unite to defeat the candidate Of the latter The
Democrats have manifested every disposition
to unite With the South Americans and Anti
LecOruptonites on a national has;s until fhe;r
spirit of Cancellation has been exhausted. The
South Americans had presented Mr.. Gilmer,
who could never be acceptable to him. Mr..
Gilmer, if elected, must be supported by some
of the Republicans, and he would therefore vote
for no man who commended himself to the con-
sideration of that party. BE did not doubt Mr..
Gilmer's loyalty to the South, but objected to
his political conduct: Rather than the nomi-
nee of the Republican party should be elected,
a man who had received no vote from fifteen of