, 1860-05-08
TH1RTl-sI1TH CUNC CRtsS-FI9>T SESSION

WA1Hno1os- M1y7.
sESE1E.-The galleries are crowded, and u
large nurnbr Of ladies' present.
Ar. Chandler offered resolution to admit
Eovefnora OF States to the privileges of the
aoor. Referred to the Library Committee.
The private bill for the relief Of Gen. johnson
WAS passed.
Nr. Anthouy presented remonstrance Of the
patentees for mechanics against such an alteEa.
ton OF the patent laws as shall take from the |
applicants The right Of appeal from the decision |
Of the Commissioner. |
Mr DAVIS spoke in favor cf his resolutions,
which he said were little more than y
mere announcement Of the principles OF The
be eonsended, were tho same which the found
ers Of the government had to encounter. lie
~ou'd not, ho1ever, argue about natural, inhe-
| rent rights, but would plant himself on the
| Constitution, which all have sworn to support.
That Consultation is the law OF every AmeFls an,
| and no question outside the forms Of Law and
| order is contssned it. One gleat source Of our
difficulties, he coutended, is the theory that our
government Is q goveroment OF one people. ,u-
stead Of a compact between separate sovereign
ties The deslre Of separate and indepeud-
ent COMMUNITIES WAS what brought about
the cary settlement Of this continent.
Tna Declaration ot Independence was not for
colonies united but for each colony separate,
| and the Constitution Was not by the people en
nsaste but By the States severa'ly. Ar: Davis
| sustained these Propositions by various histor'-
| cal illustrations and closed this br2uc1 Of the
subject by contending that States could ut my
tame, "aeu ueemea necsssa!y; 1esane p", po"sts
"nca .uey haa 9n'l ueNgaea ~ sus $500 =. ,t1
government A..ef felesrlog 10 coaon 9. ~ ua me
great oono u unlo1 pet"eeo tae Oh ~, ~:
protection, asserting that the general govern
ment had no power 10 limit thetimpogtasions OF
~! .5s rs ,s n1 nro,sc,;on bv hot r;,h1 i si,@s
anart. n dan,!rad of its hc14f's ~ mi. 10 .ne
pnnPss - a;,r,sa;,n H. 800. .ha nannr-,s,o
st!e1 Eas1ao.s W sar sev ~ 10y
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!aAn; uoM na =. ns -" a.I Est. ' ,a,i, Ma
o!t. oasts tes1ea !. sA9 -. u ~ ~ 1s'o.4
1ons' wn"a =; ~ tuS =. s'a's p.upe
80 a,',a ~ ~ raen.a.s. ~, ,,s.,
toat II y as .ne s.aJ Y. aee ~. y - >;
ass ~ Saet-;rs ~ Srra1,a- c,rsra;cnt. ID
'euS ~, non ;n,errensnn ss Gorn.,is ,,,der
$ | n3nF 1nI@ eou M ~. r - aa1.
sTgu t9, ~an.rd ~ .,svrrS lie onnted H.n1 f]s
s .n.ha.t,hs. be wh3 WA ~ nr;g;natnr ~ ~
!. Soo,r;n. narsr c.rs !. thr, snt.r,'r.t-t;n
- .I.;,.aa ~ +ha .drnrates cf Ton,1o- Snrara,on
10 H. r.m.rtr m hi. no;nt IND reIexaat s1i
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~ ~ sns ~ w.e froud;hfa fTb. .,a.ra
" oe,,.i,;1td ~ ;nd;snos;,;on T. fN~
~ R]nwn renljej n 4 RI r''a,. of ,fr nav;e
ss.n,S asofrs,on ~ lie ssraa aiJ;1;,1,
a;sh H. views Of Nr. Duuoas. md xi,bdre
Il 10 sacord md third resolutions md snh..;tnte
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~ one a.As u1as s1 n"onar;r, tha Tar+;.os;ss II
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y res. c,nr,,.n counarcea j, .nss,h f,,,.;,
1o A .t."r,a.;a, ad;anrnaj '0'"''A
70 Hors~'ENr nnriinyame. fron, tbe comm;
NJ .se ~ Eor-i1n Aff.;rs' Tenorted a bi,l eu,ho
.ee On r. prss;dsn, ~ .nnd,rt ~, ~ ,;,;s,sr ;
"o US .r;,h ssf,rs r. 81, nv. n;,h a. Sse-
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.s;,he.. dsh ha,a FA'S ~ ' '9
~. IN. ~" ds.,res :, no.tnone the rerr;to,
bnsness. which was the sneciai order Of tod,
IS, u.a - h,e a3,;,;cat T-;:nds dss;.aJ ~ ~ -
It., seae =. n's ~ - ~ - .nu
~ o. tas e.: "esa ~ - ~ .al, ~ 1n..s naae
20 WY M ~ ss b,,a;nsss v ~ -" ~ .ha .a-;g ~
nv IL tne 1etf'tof'a' BUSINESS ~ w !ne taiiu "
Of t'on, wn'ea woulo &c aus next Important ~
II Ject ot consloeiaa1ou. y 81,
Mr: Honston vas MOI "tt.'nR 10 soAe Oh
be taE,d question I'LL aitef tne lineage GonVent't
nd Mr. lne'ps suggested taat tne taf'u n1'8nt
postponed. aud me house enn.o proceed TO
ide consideration OF tne loss otncs anu o1nef
r a pfnpsiatloh ol!ls:
ale ~; grow saaa ne lass "esk Mo'ea 70 pos'pe
the territorial business III LUIS week, oecat
md gentlemen on tnF usmocsaue s,oe :.1 ms!e aos'
scd 81 Chas4eston. m uln nos enaA LIT M ~ .
s1der 1t "hen sHe tiouse was iosFe. 1nose
to rour,-.v Se s;nr,}ar19 nrco1nmo,,ated.
Mr. Morris OF ILL.,, gave notice that when
9th Territor'ai bills came up ne woad move
amendment. giFtog 1ne power 10 tne propie
,rz orean1zed IertltoEles 10 eleci all tnelr
90, officers. ,,,x
MF. Clark OF A!ssonff expressed MS "nn
ness to grant the lndutycsce.