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in his Judgment, the number WINS sufficient
to defend those forts against any attack or
domestic violence; whether additional men
had been ordered 70 either ofrsaid forts, or
any steps taken TO put them in condition to
resist any attack in whose custody the ar
senal at Charleston is placed; what arms and |
property are there kept or, if removed, by /
whom; why said arms are not put in pos
session Of officers Of the United States upon |
q requistion, or If this bias ever been refused; |
and further, what instructions have been |
given 70 the officers of said forts in case Of |
demand to surrender them by any person in |
authority made upon them2 Also, the copies |
Of any correspondence between the Com |
mander- in Chief of the American Army |
relative TO the necessity Of supplying the Of |
fcers Of said forts with protection, was taken |
up.
Mr.. Brown objected to its consideration, |
and it was laid over.
Fifteen thousand copies of the Presidents |
Message and accompanying documents were
ordered
Mr. Wilson introduced n Joint resolution
| for the repeal of the resolution of June g.
| for the relief Of VIM. II. Degroot, which was
referred TO the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Green moved that "Wednesday and
! Thursday of next week be set apart for ter
ritorial business. Agreed to.
| AT one o'clock Mr.. Powell resolution was
| taken up.
/ L
argument, under the circumstances now ex-
| stiDg; he did not understand that any thing
| growing out of the recent election was any
cause fer the present condition of the coun-
try. If the papers are to be credited, there
| is reign of terror in the South equal to
that in Paris, He did not blame the South,
for they had been led to believe that the Re-
publican Party will trample on all their
rights, and by our avowed enemies at the
| North. He would be the last man to advO-
cate laws derogatory to the interests of any
other State. These personalities bills
were not made to degrade the South, but to
protect the free States from unlawful seiz-
ures; where the South has lost one man we
have lost ten by unlawful mobs. The South
own the Senate and President, and he did
not see what they had to complain of. He
then went on TO argue that tue Republican
Party was now the same as it had ever been;
that it stood where Washington, Jefferson,
jackson and Clay Stood it holds to the doc
trince that slavery shall not exist in the
Territories.
He then asked if the South had any thing
to complain of in the character, habits or
principles of Mr.. Lincoln and the Vice
President, and said the day of compromise
is at an end. After the experience we have
had in Congress, it is absolutely ridiculous
! to talk about them. The moment the Amer
ican people cut loose from the sheet-anchor
, of liberty that moment the Republic is at an
end; we must submit to the unmistakable
verdict of the people. He said he would
yield to no compromise; we had won the
I victory as others had, and there were nc
u compromises to make. The controversy
must be met alone by the Constitution, and
5 when we go astray from that we shall gel
9 into difficulty. The South claims the con-
J, Stitutional right to secede from the Union
5 if that be so we have not. and never had any
u Government.
South Carolina is o small State, and We
9 should not miss her much if swallowed III
d by an earthquake tomorrow. For himself
U he would allow her to go, but as Inembe
of this Congress and supporter of the Con
stitution, he could not do so. A State ha
T. no constitutional right 10 60 out; they cal
r. revolutionize; if they conquer they are right
n if they are conquered they are rebels. NJ
e. new State shall be admitted into the Uniol
without the consent of two-thirds of all th
q. members of both branches of Congress, anc
" the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays
II. which shall be entered on the journals, ant
every bill for such purpose shall be subjected
l, TO the approval or rejection of the Presiden
of the United States, as in other cases, eX
cepting when returned it shall require three
IL fourths of both Houses to pass it.
a. Mr.. Wade did not see cause to apprehen
c. that war would be made on seeding States
d, but asserted the right to do so if they say
lg FIT. He explained the duties of the Presiden
re under his obligations to the whole country
E. and said even after secession, which fact tn
re President was not slow to recognize, ever
y. Federal right would be exercised, anon
UT which is the collection of revenue. Til
OF Chief Magistrate must collect the revenu
n precisely the same as in every other Stat
as no State can be released from that obligi
"a ton, for the Constitution demands it. Whi
follows il the seeding States shut up hi
tn ports of entry, so that ships can not di
'e- charge their cargoes2 Then ships will cea
OF to 90 there, or if the Government blockad
ey her ports to collect revenue, then she wi
ay not have gained her independence by sece
sion.
ase If she will feel contented to live under tn
OF equiyocal state of things, all will be we
,ns but she can not do so. What will she dc
ain She must take the initiative and declare W
upon the United States; then force must
la met by force, and she must show out her i
lie dependence by violence and war. The q
nd of levying war is treason against the Unit
red States. That is the result, and we may
well look the matter in the face. The Sc
'le- ator from Texas says the South will force
lrs, ignominious treaty from us in Faneuil Ha
ol- to this he would answer: "Well you ms
, we know your power; we know yo
the bravery; we do not want to fight with "
hat but nevertheless, if you drive us to the
uld. cessity, we will use all our powers to ma
the tain the government intact in all its int
1tly rity. If we are overthrown, the governmC
tes, will be subVerted, as thousands of other g
ned ernments have been. lfyou are the weaSe
then you must go to the wall, that is
there is about that is the condition in VIII
nj, we now stand, and can see no power in
m mlhe Constitution that will release the Sena
oin @ from this position"
1ng Mr.. Wade continued at cOnsidera
ihg length; contending that the present troub
tne were mainly attributable to misreprese
1ro, ations of the Republican party and its obet
.el' Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, got the tiool
ion' The Senate adjourned.
,nt HOUSE-John Cochrane offered prea
mid BILE, setting forth that conflict of opini
be threatening the peace and harmony of
,rfy Union, has arisen concerning the true int
and meaning of that part Of the Consti
the tion relating to slavery within the Uni
a Of States, and that the opinion of
t6e majority of the Supreme Court
the the United States, as delivered
heir Chief Justice Taney, recognizing sla
tion as property, should be received as
the settlement of the question. He proposed
, 10 amendment to the Constitution, that Q
hat gress shall have the power to establish g
ain, ernments for any Territory, and the pee
- therein having adopted q State COnstitut