New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11


PFeDtictsto the West Indies, or other parts Of the
word.
The SPEAKER laid before the House copy Of the
Etsie Constitution recently adopted at WNaad0Ite as
rel,uipay IA the admission Ol Kansas iuto the UulOn.
Mr. MORSE Introduced Il resolution that the several
StaDding Committees who were authorized 10 employ
clocks 81 The Last Session of Congress he author
izsd 10 do So with the addition OF the Committees
Ire Tesoln ION was resisted on he Democratic side.
Mr. HOUSTON Dem Ala said there was no
,resepf necessity for Clerks. He moved 20 table the
resolution. Negatlved.
Mr.. BURNETT Dem, Ky.) said they could be Of
DO use except as private secretaries 10 the chair
Mr. MAYNARD (S Am., TENN said the Committees
svso thus to be provided Tor Last session complaints
yepe Nade that clerks were appointed when there
ysAs rO1, ing to do.
Tine Drb ocFats continued 10 oppose the resolution
by dilaiorv In 0tions, without ditp0sing of It.
The House re- solved itself into Committee q the
Whole on the State OF the Onion, Mr.. Wssnburn (I.)
in the chair.
Mr.. SHERMAN Rep, Ono offered a series of reso-
luons referring the various branches Of tho Presidents
annual Message 70 the appropriate Standing Com
mtees, and the Pacific Railroad question to selec.
Committee Of fifteen.
Mr. FERRY Rep. Conn., said he was unconscious
OF being aetnated IN bis public acts BY the interests OF
any ore section beyond those Of any other, lie had
sought always to advocate such measures as IN his
judgment calculated to promote the welfare OF
the entire country, acting for The future well as
the pTosent-not only for the twenty-five millions
of the present generation, but the forty millions OF
the next; only tho thrty.hve States of to-day,
bat the FITS eovereignes of the next generation In
otter words, be had aimed not 10 be politician but
Etate' man. From such motives he had made his
chooe between the great political organic atoms OF
the country. His only antagonists were the
advocates of schemes which he believed injurI-
Gus to the whole country. He had no contro-
versy with the people OF the South, and was heart
ily tired of the sectional watcb-words which had
resOunded 90 long in this Hail. Hence he would not
permit himself to DC drawn into dispute upon local
and geographical distinct Ons. His controversy was
with those EhO buide the Democratic party for there
he found tie source Of all evils Il that party
which talked reasonable sentiments, and which had
led this Government into well uigh universal be-
t1aysl Of tire common rights OF humanity. Taere
II Was once Democratic party Of far different char
acter, and which spoke with widely different ut
terance from whose platform all mention Of the In
alienabie rights Of not erased ana IN whose
ears freedom did not have hateful sound Bat that
psIty was no more. He spoke not OF IT, IL was the
living issues of the present that he chose TO meet
For the frat gbt eel Of this Session the Democratic
party in th,s House had Occup ed its tune almost
uninerfuptedy in the discussion Of the Slavery ques
ton the President devoted large portion OF bis
message 10 the topic. The Vice President had
addressed the country upon the same subject from
the legislative halls of BIS own State; tue Demo
cratic Senator from Ohio had introduced 1t in the
Sci ate and The vexed question had been opened
anew 10y ether leading Democrats. The consequence
had been a widespread agitation throughout |
g country, disturbing I business and endangering
the good order of society. The discussion IN the |
House bad contributed large snare tOWdru llb aR-
tafioD Dor was the manner in which that discussion
had been cOboucted by gentleu en- on the other side
ealepla'ed TO sCotbe. With few honorable ex-
CepuOns, they had suffered passion to usurp
TIE place Of reason, and abusive epithete
tie place Of argument. lie would not
follow those examples. If he could not preserve the
ordinary couTteses Oh lie in debate he W03lo hold
hs Ieace but the Republican me1 bers would be neg
lgeut Of their duty 70 the true aud loyal men who
ssnt them here il they did not reply at fitting
d time 70 some Of ihs assaults winch had been mace
4. . 4 Of Int ha mn
posed nov 10 endeavOr 70 81 he fairly what seems TO
be the natural results of the doctrines ayowed by the
Democratic party, to controvert those 9octrnes ana
e. set forth frankly his OSn views The time had
q, me Wien they should fully understand each other
AID honoIable gentlemen would agree with him
that they ought no longer 10 deceive them
selves with ambitious declarations and plai- |
foims admitting Of double constructions. de con- |
tended that the prevalent opinion Of those who |
framed the Constellation, was thas, politically and
ecouOm eay, Slavery should be regarded az an evil
To some extent il was a necessary evil in cOmmu-
mites where it had long exsted-but still an evil
II was Justly considered great moral wrong sm
aqainF. God, and CRIME against man, as well as
against sound political doctrine. Such continued 10
be the general opinion OF the country for more
then q generation after the adoption OF the Con-
EtitutOn. BE would not weary the House Win
Quotations but the proofs Of this were fuu aud com
plee vet the Democrats party OF to-day denounced
tHese doctrines false and fanatcal. 1t held as an
abstract proposition that property IN man exists as
natural light, no more TO be condemned in morals,
or deprecated in policy, than the idea OF property Ia
cattle or merchandise; that the system Of American
liberty Is bssed upon property in man; that property
in man is Rot merely right where 1t exists ~ an M
voluntary inheritance, but night to be introduced LA
recently -estab shed communities. That az system,
il Is ped ent and productive OF the greatest benefits
in societies where, from favorng circumstance 10
soils and climate, il may be newly established The
Democratic IaIty moreover insisted that tins prop
erty Ia man H. 70 use the phrase OF the day, Iecog
rzsd aud projected by the Cor sttuon OF the United
States; that whenever the term property" II used
In that instrument embraces slaves as diy as any
other object Of legitimate Ownership, and that every
conclusion Of legal and logical consequence IN the
Insuape Of the Constitution, which may apply 70 |
mech sndse of any description, 10 equally apPlca-
he 10 the rlaye property. He knew there sec
ton of the Democratic party, 70 which he would
presently refer, which did not concur IN all thOse
Vieup lut the Influence OF tnat section was cOmpa4a-
lively email. The executive department OF Govern
1peui the Democratic meubers Of the Federal Jdd-
cav aud an oyeFw helming majority OF Democratic
members Of CongIe1s IN both houses, embraced the
o5nops he had named 10 the late dseussious IN this
I'D In the other wang of the Capitol. lie hal beard
tLese DOCTRINES set forth and received almost wthouI
,estinr, AZ rait of the Democratic creed lndeed ne
olt asspue that but for the stern resistance OF tne
PeSnbliesn party tLese doctrines would be practically
ca,red out m al THAR logical gesuts oy al ths De-
,rtrnevfs OF Government. What were those resusin
RTisff In the first place, II those doctrines were cor
80 ,horo was no justification apology Tor the iaWs
Of the United States against Inc African ;,
ri proterty in man, az 10 mercnahdse, sAsts az q
r,sbt II n Is es ablished by the Constitution,
III tbsf insfTuuett applies to IL all the guran ees
,ch verssly applied 70 all objects oil owner
sLfn tbsn human bs Is are property, an article OF
co,5.,sree End the sayute declaring tne oaVe-Iaue
nyscv "a a tyraBica enactment, and Is execution
JUDICIAL murer. Again, u Is the I'm orotec'