Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-24
Last Nights Report.
CONGRESSIONAL.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Mr.. CorWin was called out by q remark Of
Mr. Barksdale. He said he knew Of no Republi.
can who would go SO far as to say that if slave
holding territory should be acquired by treaty
as in the case Of Louisiana, and provision be
made thereon that the people thus transferred
should be admitted into the Union with all
their rights Of property which they then held,
he knew of no Republican who would say that
such wss not the supreme law of the land. and
should not be carried into effect
Mr.. Barksdale-Is there q Republican who
favors the acquisition of slave holding territory
l would like TO ask whether Mr.. Sherman favors
such a measure.
Mr.. Curtis replied that at this time he would
be opposed to the acquisition Of slave holding
territory because we had got great deal too
much of it now. A question, however, might
arise whether we should acquire portion Of
Mexico or Cuba, but the question does not now
exist and may not for long period Of time.
Mr.. BaTksdale-Ihe gentleman from Iowa
was net 6t representative Of the Republican
party. Let Mr.. LOyejoy speak. Let him be
put on the stand, or Mr.. Dawes, or Mr.. Hutch>
ins, or Mr. GoOeh. will take Mr. Tappan;
let him speak for the Republican party. They
can elect you Mr.. CorwiD, Speaker, but they
refuse to do it, and you are hostile enough 10
slavery in all concience.
] In the course Of his remarks he said that he
would resist the Inauguration Of Republican
President. The South knew what their rights
were under the Constitution, and are resolved
ct all hazards, to the last extremity, to defend
them. In case of dissolution the South would
have nothing to fear, and weuld have the sym
pathy of the world, because they are in the
right.
Mr.. CorWin humorOusly said his object was
to move that the House proceed to ballot
They had done such things before, which is
admitted, with very little success. If then,the
| House was organized it would be by voting. If
the gentleman iIOm Mississippi, Mr. Barksdale,
who had advocated secession in the event Of the
election of Republican President, should be
elected Speaker he (COrWinl promised to stay in
the Union. This farce which has been acted
here for several weeks, very much to the
amusement of the members themselves, was
sometimes for the disturbance Of the temper of
gentlemen, had begun to be looked upon as a
serious matter. Every Rentlemrn should there
fore, conscientiOusly think what he shall do
He was reminded by friends the other day that
there was something in tte election Of Speak
er greater than he supposed, viz: that in a
certain event the Speaker might become Presi,
dent He confessed he was puzzled a little BY
the suggestion. Il might be so but he did not
think this should be incorporated into then
thoughts as one Of the contingencies. It was
not probable that either the President or Vice
President would be aIniable enough to die that
the Speaker might succeed to their place. He
does not know however, what providence has
in store for US. He did not know why the
Helper Book should be driven into their line o.
thought. It might be the product of the
Press which is called in classic language, the
Palladium of our Liberties.
No free Government in modern times has ex,
listed without free press. So we must be
content to take the freedom of the press as we
have it with all its abuses as well as the bles.
sings which flow from It's use Mr. CofwiI
continued at some length, deprecating the
appearance of Helpers Book and the invasion
lof John Brown. He concluded by saying thai
the Republicans in excluding slavery from the
territories were doing exactly as the men o.
I7s4 did when they excluded Is from the west
ern territories. Adjourned.
SENATE.
The galleries and floor were crowded thii
morning TO hear Mr.. Douglass. The noise anC
confusion during the morning hours was 81
great that it was impossible to hear the reading
Of the Clerk hagie
A number of bills were read by title and re
ferred.
Mr.. Hale said he would do the galleries thC
Justice to say there was more noise on the hJol
than up stairs. Mr.. Hale was in favor of call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for thC
names and salaries Of persons employed In the
Treasury Department, who have not been con
frmed by the Senate. Adopted.
The hour having arrived, Mr.. Douglas reso
lutiOns was called up. l-sl-ts
Mr.. Douglas read correspondence between
the Governor Of Virginia and the President o
} last NoVember, in which the former states thal
he has evidence to show that a conspiracy had
been formed in Ohio and other Free States, t.
rescue John Brown, and the latter replies tha
he finds no powsrin the Constitution for actor
on his part
This produced powerful impression at the
South, being regarded as an official announce
ment that the laws conferred on the Fedora
Government no power to protect one State from
invasion by another. His object now was t
raise the enquiry whether it is not in the pOwe
of Congress and the duty of Congress, to eDac
all laws necessary to protect each State fron
ali foreign or domestic foes Unless Congress
afforded the protection where was it to com
from The States consented TO a prohibitoi
J to keep up srmaments in the expectation Q
D protection from the Federal Government
: the people settle into the conviction that ther
! is no power in the Federal Government to pre-
tect each and every State, they will deman
that the cords be severed, and weapons restore
to their hand for their protection. The per
petuity Of the Union is involved in this quei
!. ton. He could demonstrate that there was n
| wrong in this Union for which the laws hs
8 not provided remedy. He read the 4th se'
\ ton Of the 4th Article of the Constitution, {
3 show that it guarantees to every Stale Tepul
= lican form of government and prOtsctian again
J. invasion.
' Mr. Fessendsr defended the Republican pa
Ity from the charge Of agitation, and attribute
the excitement IN the country to the Kansa
Nebraska act
Mr. Douglas rstOrted, after which the Sena
adjourned.