The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-18
TIIIRFY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, Dec IT, lsco.
Mr. CLusKs, (rcp) of N. H. resolution o. inquiry, rc-
ouestng the President to inform the Senate what mum
Der or men were stationed at Forts Mcurie and SUM
ter whether in his opinion the number was suciont "
defend those against any attack or domestic Nio
,ence. whether additional mon had been ordered - cthr
of said forts or any steps taken 70 put them in position
10 resst any attack in whose custody The
arsenal a. Charleston is placed; wha' arms and
proporty are there kept, or, II removed, by
whom. why said arms are not PIT in possession
Of officers Of tho United states upon requisitior Or Il
This has ever been refused and further what instruc
tons have been given TO the ocer q sad forts in cas-
Of demand 10 surrender them b. any Or anthor
~ made upon them; also the copies " nny ccrresponi
cnce between the Commander ChCf og the American
army relative necessity of supplying the officers
| q uaid forts with protection, vas I'scn ur.
Mr. 1,oNS obsced 10 lis consideration, and it was laid
| over.
Fifteen thousand additional copies Of re President
| Message and accompanying documents were ordered
Mr. Wusoy frsp) Of Mass. introduced ioint Tesoll.
top FOR te rcca of the resolution Of juno for the
lief OF WIN H. DC Groot which referred TO the Com
Mr.. GnrsS, Copp) OF NO., moved that wednesday and
Thursday Of nsxtsee be set apart Tor Itrrtoa ousi
ness. Agreed 10.
Tho bill 10 G. rry out the existing treaties between the
United states d nd Mexico taken up.
was to nav The rs, "A agains, tie Mexican government
Of the moneys ~ the Treasury appoprase BY Mexico
Mr. ns,ny frcp 81 Nc, objected to tho bill, because
il would lead to revision q al the dcoisions Ie was
willing u have commission TO the claims.
lie moved u am tna accorulngy'
Mr. Ba1AEp, pp.) q DeL, oeected 70 tie entire
Al ono O'Clock, NJ, PoweI's, Opp cc KY, resolution
was taken w.
Mr. W,pr, (rcp.)s Ohio said.--At time IKE ,his,
when there seems 10 be unusual excitement, havc
very little faith In the efficacy Of any argument bur
say when IN tlis very chamber, where We have
al raised han ds 20 heaven and took an oath that
we would sustain se constitution 81 the United states
We hear saii by many Senators that upon tho
eve Of dissolution, of this UIion and that yoar
stitut,on = 10 be ranpsd under foot, silence under
such circumstances secfns to BE- akin 70 treason itself
We have listened t@ complaints on the o,hcr eide ci
thg ohamoer pstentl and with ardent desire %
certain ashat lhey But confess unable 4
understand what i = y hieh thoy complain. ibe par
1 ~ whit haa lately elected the President and pros
tsc,vclv coming lnts poser, have held 0nrc
der III yernuent, individual Of them. There
.ro il Llan4est iha Al party has a. at comm =.
70 Whist herea ter ensue, they arc mere A.
rgsbcnsions--uotbag oiss a bare Suspicion, fcat
tain n the on 81 rfclbcr are right Tor tc gentle
r.cr here = taey r,n soirvii 2 me that am boIdnr
uiiution under wbich iivc trenches % their
Ihis, they need ro ask ri - cgmpromisc, for 7
v n rtdress her righ's myself when am wrong. No
M v need arprench with hr y that the govern.
mo- II ~ be dsstTyysi, becutse hope thai bavc
row and ever aH hsve. that sense q lustlce that
Wber an. shsws m am ag, Fhal bc rtafy 20
rieht without Uresi q compro.lise Now, what 3 IL
al w ,rl gcntcmen cornrlaing Whom left my hoinc IL
the 80 10 come Is his Ilace oil vss calm cheerful aud
eo1ten cd heard ~ nc disruueit, agd appreheudcg
there = - cause 70 intgtup the 1tfmnions coare oi
egsatsv aid var. bat there had been. lnee we
adjourned s1y TAT intervening tat o,lid AZ Al ds.
turb tho pltic mind. J dd not know tat therc hal
been an orachmcus ur0n The rights ~ ay section
ary IrfSh ssa Therefore, ] here csye,tiug ~
rhoud have hlrmonioeT eeFs01 II g very rue t4ht te
oec w, ~, ,sse ,hc ssotr rroaise wa6 eaye
vuu four yes ago fuli warning hat W Hreugth would
result IN has resulted, I'D sppee an man might
have ar1 ~ sea IL pes wcu8 have resulted tn same
yav II r tyu,s ths party has carried tbc election.
but do rgt e'rposc anything growing OF ~ III
sss2 ,,2 x Sa% sgS Mo i H.. o@paars = y ~
the nn0riy That ttey have subjected 20 oppressive
and aggressive govespme1H - each thing AZ that,
ttc leaders Of that gvgus Revolution met IN fhledel
Ihla there ~ drnw up BIN y Indictment against
l ,~g eld " forth ~ the canas of tcf complaints
pat they had 10 difficulty m setting them forth ana 40
tcrty q iasuy thcm for az They did ~ ~, then,
srpcse ne od patriots hid been The ministers ~ the
crown. ~ members ~ the British Parliament of tho
dominant party that iaf ruled Great britain for thirty
years pFevors. lnstead of dgnJirg what they did AZ
revolutionary Who wocd not have haugci every man Of
them A. tralsg They would aek what right have you
: io hss h.s tfe voyernusut n vour oyu han8s y.h,
have been ministers, dong everything that has bcen
done 10 go here That yc have been oppressed ani
aerrioycd hy the acton Of that very government II
world have act &C treason, ann nothing csa.
Now, they Who git here the leaders of this modern /
rcNolntlons are theN IN pfhton 70 crUfplaln ~
acton Of NJ government for years pasr Whv, they
have had than Two rds ~ he Senate for many
years. You that complain represent bot lit'ls moro
states yet ynu have prevailed for Ten Years
past IN tie Cabinet n the President ani N tho -.
prem Court of tho United states ant noarv every O.
Tarinent a. the Thcse whe yoted w,h you
have dictated the policy o. the government y 4 nct
strange that theee who occnpy THE pot0n gone here
cunrlplr n ~ that Their rlcts have been strcta 0wng
igut what the cause q this great exc mort which
undoubtedly prevails N o PORTION II our cerntrNg lr
IL the revysnancrs are 70 he cre tod, there n reign
N terror gn the ci'les and arrc towns of the wmh
hat leols vegv rinrh ike &c reign n terror in Paris
surffc me French Rcvciltion. We heur ~ Northern
men tosg eert back. ~ scogrRsf aud tarref AM |
fea fkcfai and 20 inquiry rado IN urrd a. I
no rspss ! do net suNrosn tho regular rovern. |
r,rt IN trsfe oi cxcifemert Ike The n rcallv r.. |
mons lie of these outbreaks a. passcn II the States