The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-24
Committee on Claims. Read second time and
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTYSIyTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In consequence of the re-
porters' gallery being filled with persons who had
no business there, many of the reporters were un-
able to obtain their seats, and it impossible to
make report of the proceedings.
Mr. HALE referred to the resolution calling on
the Secretary Tor the names and salaries of the
persons employed in the Treasury Department not
confirmed by the Senate. Adopted.
Mr. DOUGLAS made long speech, in which he
took the ground that it the duty of Congress
to pass laws giving the President power to use the
naval and military forces of the Government to
repel invasions between different States, and also
to make it criminal to enter into conspiraces of
combinations in any State or Territory, with intent
to invade State, or molest or disturb its govern
ment its peace, its citizens its property or its in
stltutlons-each offence to be punished by indict-
ment in the United States Courts, and confinement
in the prisons penitentiaries of the State or
Territory where the conspraces might be formed
lie said that the Harper's Ferry crime was the
natural, logical, inevitable result of the doctrines
and treachery of the Republican party as explain
ed and enforced in their platform, their partizan
presses, their pamphlets and books and especially
in the speeches of their leaders in and out of
Congress.
Mr.. FEssENDER replied to Mr. Douglas, denying
that the Republican party were responsible for
browns Virginia raid, and advocated legislation
to prevent similar occurrences. He said he thought
Mr.. Douglas was influenced by ulterior motives in
making this speech at this time, when the subject
to investigate the affair.
Mr.. DOUGLAS responded defending the institution
of slavery, and denouncing the Republicans.
Mr. TooMBs obtained the floor, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.: BARKsDALE addressed the House. He said
the House presented to the people of the country
scene which has but one parallel in history The
House had been in session seven weeks, and al
though ballot after ballot had been taken, no
Speaker had been elected, and no organization
effected, while the great interests of the country
had been totally neglected. The Democratic
South American, and ntiLecompton parties ali
protesting to stand in 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-Lecomptonites a national basis until
their spirit of cOnciation has been exhausted
The South Americans had presented Mr.. Gilmer,
who could never be acceptable to him. Mr.. Gill
mer, if elected, must be supported bv some of the
Republicans, and he would therefore vote for no
man who commended himself to the consideration
of that party. He did not doubt Mr.. Gilmer's low
atty to the South, but objected to his political
conduct. Rather than the nominee of the Repub-
can party should be elected-a man who had re-
ceived no vote from fifteen of the States of this
Union-rather than his State and section should
be dishonored by the election of Mr.. Sherman, he
would repeat the declaration of Mr.. Pugh, of Ala
bama: "Let discord reign here foreverp p' He
proceeded to give the history origin, and progress
of the present aspect of the slavery question
which prevents the organization of the House.
Mr.. CoRWIN was called out by remark of Mr.
Barksdale. lie said he knew of no Republican
who would go so far to say that if slavehol ding
Territory be acquired by treaty, in the case of
Louisiana, and provision be made therein that
the people thus transferred should be admitted
into the Union, with all their rights of property
which they then hed-he knew of no Republican
who would say such treaty was not the supreme
law of the land and should not be carried into eff
feet
Mr.: BARKsDALE asked, was there Republican
who favors the acquisition of slaveholding Terri
tory. He would like to ask whether Mr. Sherman
| was in favor of such measure.
| Mr.. Curtis replied that at this time he would
be opposed to the acquisition of slaveholdiug ter
ritory, because we had great deal TOO much of it
! now.
The 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.. BARKsDALE.--The gentleman from Iowa is
not fit representative of the Republican party
! Laughter
Mr.. CURTIs,-I beg the gentleman not to read me
out OF the republican party. Laughter.
/ Mr.. BARKsDALE.-Let Mr.. Lovejoy speak. Let
him be put on the stand; or Mr.. Dawes, or Mr..
| Hutchins, or Mr.. Gooch | will take Mr.. Tappan.
Let him speak for the Republican party.
Some say select Mr.. Hickman, but he can't speak
for any party. Laughter. Scared and blister
ed as he is could not strike him. The Republicans
do not intend to vote for the acquisition of any
! more slave territory.
They can elect you Ito Mr.. Corwin) Speaker, but
they refuse to do it, and you are hostile enough to
slavery in all conscience Laughter.
In speaking of the constant aggressions of the
North he said that he would resist the inaugura
ton of Black Republican President, for in such
event the rights of the people of the South
would be destroyed seriously damaged. Bu
the South know their rights under the Consttu
ton, and resolved lat all hazards and at the last
extremity, to maintain them. The South have long
enough been the hewers of wood and drawers o
water for the North. He had no fears for tn,
South.
Mr.. CoRwIN, of Ohio, made discursive and hu
morous speech, referring to the Scriptures, anC
drawing therefrOm the inference that all good cti
should obey the laws 1t was the advice of tn,
Apostles not to overturn the existing government
their mission was to search the hearts of wicked
men. He remarked that we are the happiest peo
pie on the face of the globe, and pointed to tn
folly of becoming unnecessarily heated among our
selves. He said, in the course of his remarks thai
Senator Seward had never said anything so oppres
sive to the South as had George Washington, VIII
expressed the hope that slavery would be abolishe
throughout the United States
Mr. CoRwIN spoke in favor of excluding SLAYER
from the Territories, and conended that the Rep1b
licans were not following the example of the Fa
theirs Of the Republic.
When he had concluded the House adiournad