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XxxvItn CoNGREss--lst SESSION
WASHINGTON, January 10.

XXXVIth CONGREss--Ist SESSION.
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s.. WASHINGTON, January 10.
SENATE.-There was full attendance.
Several memorials and petitions were pre-
sonted. M. Fl" 4
Mr.. johnson presented petition in favor
of the Homestead Bill. .Vl'aHf N
Mr.. Pugh's resolution coming up, Mr..
Green made speech assailing tho doctrine Of
squatter sovereignty, as advocated by Douglas
and Pugh, contending that the Territory pos
sessed no sovereignty, and recommending the
cessation Of agitation and obedience to the
Dred Scott decision, and without concluding,
he gave way to a motion for an Executive Ses-
sion, after which the StrNte adjourned. .@Hr
H0USE.--Mr. Gartrell said that no blame
could attach to the Democrats for non-organi-
zation. The scenes enacted here, are but tho
they heard so much conflict between OPP
South. Ifwar is to bewaged on fifteen STATES
solemn guarantees of the Constitution, if the
property of tho South is to be taken and sur
render refused If the principles of the Repub-
purposes accomplished in the nth by Con-
gressional or other oontrivanoes, or by un-
friendly legislation to be deprived Of full
participation in the common territories be-
longing to the people Of the United States, he,
for one, was free to confess that the House
had better not organize. If you Republicans,
he said, are determined to continue your ag-
gressions as you propose to do, on your rights;
mill ,tay harda, 20 ar
determined that this conflict shall come, then
warn you and those whom you represent, to
beware the dangerous ground on which you
stand. The South must have their full, mea-
sure of constitutional rights. W ssa,,.;
They will enforce the demand to be treated
as political equals, otherwise the Union will
be divided into as many parts as there are
States on the national banner. He proceeded
to show, first, what rights the Southern people
enjoy as to slavery; second, that these rights
so clear, sacred and high, are not only threat
ened, but boldly, daringly and willingly as
sailed by the Republican party. He would
announce the solemn truth, disagreeable as it
might be to his constituents and those Of many
others, that if aggression continues the people
of the South will be compelled, by every prin-
ciple ofjustice, honor and self-preservation, to
ulbIupL ivory ll0 vi tuO 'OuiOul podCcbUly
they can, forcibly ii they must. ! .yd.. 10,
Mr.. Haskin, during his speech, asked Mr..
Gartrell whether, if the doctrine of Judge
Douglas as TO slavery be acted on in the Ter
rtories, he would therefore claim the right to
secede from the Union. ''+N H hf 'p.
Mr.. Gartrell wished to know whether Mr..
Haskin was the champion and expounder iof
tho Republican doctrine. h .no III, bI.yr
NJ, HonI IL ho r.
trary he was an antagonist to the Republican
doctrine of intervention in the Territories for
the prevention Of slavery, as he was to the
new tangled Southern doctrine of Intervention
for the protection Of slavery. al spYt1s 4lti
question for the Courts. sta--
Mr.. Haskin wished to know if that is to be
inserted as new plank at the Charleston Con-
vention. '- @~
Mr., Gartrell replied: If you want TO know
what we will do, you can make your arrange
ments to be present there, provided you can
come as q delegate, but if you come as q. Re
publican, we will simply rule you out
Laughter. ,r,,.,.... .''
Mr.. Hasklnthought Mr.. Gartrell's judg gmeni
upon him was unfair. Hs had said that he
agreed with neither Republicans nor Southern
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slavery in the Territories. He wanted to
know if Mr.. Gartrsii at,l not vote for Maynard
and Boteler for Speaker! % e. ,'asa .1,,.ai
Mr.. Gartrell replied that he did. He wanted
no better evidence Of Mr., Haskins Republi.
canism than that he voted for Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Haskins said: If voting for Mr.. sher.
man made me q Republican, Mr.. Gartrel or
the same principle, must be an American.
NJ taol .ax.'f
already exploded. It was not necessary. t
waste the time Of the country in expendine
further time ON it, 1srp'vanli.i .1s 4,
voting for the Republican nominee thereby
became a Republican. ~. 81 e =. :.
Mr.. Adrain, explaining, said the Northern
not permits it to be dissolved If Republican
were elected President according to the forms
of the Constitution. a. tfr 81. aey ,.,
Mr.. Hickman explained his former remarks
and said that gentlemen seemed to congratu-
late themselves that there is divided North
Will the Northern Democratic representa-
tives coincide in the opinion expressed By Mr.
Gartrell, that the election of q Republican
President, though oonstitutionally put in the
Presidential chair, Is ipso tacto cause Of seces-
oiun II tuio was uouituuouy no ehl0 tn0ro
was an undivided North in favor of maintain
ing the Constitution at all cost and at every
hazard. The Union must and will be main
tanned. pritl }l III q a " ~. ..V e. 20
Mr.. GartrelI replied that this singing songs
to the Union has been stereotyped, and the
claquers in the galleries applaud them only
for. tho sake Of the spoils. You may clap
while your liberties are being swept away by .
sectional party. [Applauss.l The gentleman
from Pennsylvania had added insult to injury
whom he said the North had eighteen millions
of nacnla and could nnaka mora arms An min IN