Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-30
TmRrY-srxTH cONcRLss--Fir,t Session
THURSDAY, jan. 2,
SENATE.


The Senate met p. ~.
Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, re-
ported a bill for increasing the pay Of the navy.
\ large amount of private business transacted
The Senate then took up the resolutions Of Mr.. Doug
las directing the Committee the Judiciary TO report
bin TO protect from INVASION each Of the States OF the
Union.
Mr. Hunter, of Va moved to postpone the considers
ton of the bill until Tuesday next when lie desired to
speak upon 1t.
Mr. Davis, of Miss, defended the President from the
criticism of Mr. Douglas in the case OF Gov. Wscs let
ter TO the executive of United States relative to the pro-
posed rescue of John Brown. lie thought such reso.
luton was unnecessary whilst the special Committee on
the Harper Ferry affair had the subject under consider
ton.
Mr. Douglas sail that he had made no issue with the
President of the United States the contrary he mad
dsclaimed any intention to make such issue lie oaly
desired punish conspracies and combinations against
the peace Of each State by indictment before the lned
States Courts conviction therein and Imprisonment.
After some further discussion between Aessrs Douglas
and Davis,
Nr Bayard, of DEL said that if the resolution in
tended as an instruction the Judiciary Committee then
he would vote against it, and would like to speak upon
the constuonay and eIpedency of some Of the meas
ures proposed.
The motion of Mr.. Hunter agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Clay Of Ala it was agreed that
when the Senate adjourn, it be until Monday next
The Senate then took up the resolutions OF MI Brown
directing the Committee the Judiciary to report bill
protecting slavery in the Territories
Mr. Wilson, of Mass, said that the feeling shown on
the other side of the floor Yesterday indicated backing
down on the part of Senator'S and he prophecled that
they would back down still further before the session
closed He continued his speech replying to the argu-
mcns submitted yesterday by Mr.. DAVIS, and in the
course of his remarks alludedto law OF South Carohha
by which coored citizens Of Mass had been deprived oil
liberty
Mr. Hammond of s. c., responded that negroes could
not be entitled the mmunites OF citizens oil STATE oil
the Union except in the State that so created them Tor
the Supreme Court had expressly decided that they were
not citizens" within the meaning of the Constitution.
Mr. Chestnut of 5 c., said that the right OF State
to protect itself by police laws suited to circumstances
was undoubted. Every Northern State by quarantine
laws kept out persons whether citizens OF the United
States or not.
Mr. Wilson resumed and argued that slavery was the
oflooa law and existed only in accordance with
it,
Mr. Benz amin, of La, asked when slavery existed IN
Massachusetts,, was it 10y virtue Of any awr
Mr. Wilson responded that it had grown out OF the
power of the strong to ensaye the weak and had been
abolished by the spirit Of the Constitution OF Massaehu-
Sets lie knew that it did not exist by the common law
Mr. Benjamin appreheuded that the common law was
only the general custom OF the people rea-
ting to special natter such consent he UNDERSTOOD the
Senator admitted have existed in regard to slavery
Mr. Wilson responded that he was not acquainted with
the nice points OF law; but he understood from the Eng