Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-21

House adjourned.
SENATE.
The bill for the relief Of the widow Of Capt.
Bearcabells, Of Cal7 was taken up and pas
sed
i. Mr.. Pugh made several adverse reports up
on the application for bounty lands.
Mr.. Fitch reported resolution from the
Committee on Printing for Withholding the
binding of Senate documents from the person
with whom the contract was made, until the
Committee could examine whether the con-
tract with the Secretary of the Senate was
made in pursuance Of the law. The resolu-
ton lies over.
Mr.. Rice introduced resolution that the
Committee on Post Office and Post Roads in
quire into the expediency of a revision Of the
postal laws. Passed.
A joint resolution was received from the
House apprOpriating $4,000 for the inaugu-
ration of the statue Of Washington. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Hammond, it was taken up. Mr..
Pugh moved to strike out ten and insert
three. Mr.. Hamlin thought the sum small
enough.
1t was the intention of the Committee to
entertain the troops if they came.
Mr. Pugh withdrew his amendment Mr..
Hall asked for the yeas and nays. The reso-
tion was passed.
A resolution from the House on joint rules
for the two Houees was agreed to.
Mr.. Browns resolution was taken up.
Mr. Clark said he should speak on the 4th
resolution, and called attention TO the speech
Of Mr. Breckinridge, who said it is the aim
Of every good citizen to keep the slavery ques-
tion out of Congress where it only did harm.
No Southern Senator or Representative at
tempted to legislate upon it. He read the ex-
tract not to blame the Senator who introduced
the resolution, but to call attention to the
modern history Of slavery agitation. Since
1850 what has been done? In 1852 the Dem
ocrats resolved that it should be kept out Of
Congress, but in 1854 that party commenced
the agitation. In 1856 the same party resolv-
ed again that there should be no more slavery
agitation in Congress, but in 81 they brought
in the Leeompton Constitution, and SO they
agitate year after year, and resolve that they
will not.
In 1920 slavery was timid, they did not
say slavery should 90 into territories, but
that slavery was governed By climate and
geography, but now slavery governs in place
of climate and everything else. It has grown
bold and seeks to appropriate all the territory.
In the Kansas bill the doctrine was advo-
Gated that the question Of slavery be left to
the people. If the people have the power,
where do they getit2 It isdenied that Congress
has the power, and it also is claimed that the
Constitution has the power to protect slave
~. If this be true, where do the people get
the power to outride the Constitution? The
resolution says they have the right to go into
Territory with slaves and be protected. The
doctrine is alarming. Next slavery will claim
protection in the States against the will Of the
people. It will claim protection in the old
States under the Constitution, land the time
may come when the Senator from Georgia
may, in his own words, call the roll of his
slaves on Bunker Hill.
Mr.. Toombs wanted to know his authority.
MIR. Clark could not tell where he had seen
it.
Mr. Toombs said be might have seen it con-
tradicted. It had been contradicted in New
England and New York. but that seems to be
the policyOf his party.
Mr.. Clark denied that he had ever seen the
contradiction, and could not tell where he
saw the remark.
Mr.. Toombs-Y ou might have seen it in the
New York Tribune which is the grand re-
eeptacle of all falsehoOd.
| Mr.. Clark was very glad to hear q contra
diction from the Senator. When the Consti-
tuition was formed, Virginia did not recognize
the doctrine that slavery ennObled both races
She did not recognize the doctrine Of Squat
ter Sovereignty. Congress repudiated the
doctrine of free territory for sixty years, ye
| it is now claimed that the Constitution car
ries slavery into the Territories and protects
| it. On the acquisition of Southern territory
slavery was admitted by special proVisO, OF
the supposition that the Constitution would
| exclude it. Otherwise, except in q few cases
thre was no proviso, but nobody claimed tha
| the Constitution protected it. He warned thi
Northern Democracy not to make the doctrine
Of the protection Of slavery an issue or put j
in their platform. If they should, the history
and end Of the party would be short anC
rapid as that Of Chaldea-" In that night wa
Belshazzsr, the King Of the Chaldeans
slain.D He denied that there was any poWel
under the Constitution to take slavery init
the Territories. Slaves were held by Stat
| law. When the Constitution was formed, thu
| trainers Of it made no provision for the carry
/ ing of slavery into other States. Since thi
/ session commenced, these halls have rum
with disunion. Senators were trying to exec
each other.
The South is said 10 be for slavery and dis
union, and TO threaten secession if slavery j
| not protected. He referred to the Senator
remarks from Va, who said the cap stone 0
the arch union was q black stOne-slavery
This was not true. It was not the cap stone
but the cobble stone in the earth making
tremble and shake but the arch would no
fall If it were taken out.
v~aa N1anrsn pWauT
dent transmitting memorial Of the citizen
of Nebraska and the western slope Of tn
Rocky Mountains. Referred to the Committe
on Claims in order to be printed.
! A message was received from the HOus
announcing the death Of VIM. o. Good
Virginia:
Mr.. Hunter offered the usual resolutions o
respect, and moved that the Senate adjourn
He gave sketch Of the life and character
Mr.. Good. He was q man Of great energl
and faithfulness to his State and country
/ consistent and true 70 his sense Of duty, an'
his public and private csreer was such taa
anv one might envy. He walked through D.!
wears of public life without taint or susPI
cion, and like true christian went PeseeIui
ly to rest.
Mr. CIav expressed entire concurrence
the eloouent statements Of the Senator iron
virginia. He had sought the aoquaintane
of he deceased, because he came from tn
district where his (Clay's) mother was born
and her kindred lived, and he respected hin
from their first introduction. He was tru
gentleman who held to the right Mr.. Goo
ssuired to noble ends and scoIned sll bas
means. he was always Wstehful at his pos
and Watehful to his constituents even ct d
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