Newbern weekly progress., 1860-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL
AN EXCITING DEBATE IN THE S NATE
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AN EXCITING DEBATE IN THE S NATE
WA>III> GroN, Dee 5.
SENATE-NIr Sldell took his seat.
The ID part n"nt reports were presented by the
Vice President.
Mr. P.welI of Ky, gave notice that he should
intr"iuce Il resolution referring the President :
message t" n special committee.
Mr.. Green. of M" offered resolution on yes
fcr.lal for the Comnlitfcc the Judiciary fn en-
quir,. into the eAprdirnry If establishing All
IA med ,niprp het the free and slave States.
Tor tn protection IF ir"IrIty and he more .tfec
fua! rxrcution of the Fugitive Save Law.
lie all. HS>td TIE SenmIr, not to make speech
hnt +" c"u>id. the questions rhreatning the
Union. Mi II mere president had been clre eel,
hut hN that .rTi"n Il platform had hrrn upheld
in direct cuttlicE with Ihe C"us'i utiun. AMI
Whirh denied the equality "f the state. If The
election according to the Constitution, it
:, Violation of lis s,.i,it. and it The question: could
be brought hcf.tr ih" Surr m" Court. he had
II" d"r.lt that The el. r;"n If Lincoln would be
pronounced unconstitutional.
Hale of New Hampshire. an'l others snoeiing
t..-,ay al these rrs,aIk-. Mr Lane, If Oregon.
prtce'.l'd To SHOW thai the nuiify ing laws inust
b. rrrraI"l am'l new guarantees given to pre-
serve. illn Union
Hale ~aid that h." rs in hopes that the Presi-
drlts Message. would be thing another,
hnt on caIr:uII, reading it H.. could not find
N hat the President did slr.an. HIS first position
Was that South C4r"ii'a has Il r>t cause to
,.~d" Ills second ii'ar size had right t"
de His thr't Ai ~ NJ the United States had
no rir 1T tn plc, ,rnr accession.
Th. Plr.i.lcut had failed look things in tho
face. aud vc ml.i book /" the ballot box or
var for fh. tenn ina ion Of difficulties. and ~
SuutIr C:,r,tiui iai T. 'c:" fI.. ballot box. anl
was .,lliun he r~rif. must look the danger
III Oh, in the acc. ANA prepare fer maintaining
th,. l,,;c'. and putting """ II ,ifvery
NtrS~r% Ivrr-"r. rf Georgia. and Brown. "f
Miss iu,iicat,.d that their sp"ctivr States world
I,vt, tn Union h.turs. The il: of March next
The f rnlrr S:lil thai th, k"p'ih'i":nS intended fn
rut t?,,w n slavery NY the at thrir power end
the South intended! get ont of Nh" C'nn. Moth
ing under heaven a "ulh prevent tit would be
done. 1..acrahly if il con;h fafrihiy ii it nn>t.
The South preparing to liz lit for liberty.
ig hts ana hcn"r; the rnnIty bet wre, the North
and South WAS deeper than hell, and separation
VAS the only rIran> hy which they could 1--we
uracraily iurtcr Ii it comes u e will fight fht,
mvrmiln:,s II Ab"Iitio,,im face t" face.
Mr. Wigia IF Texas. folio" ed in hrha!f f 'hr
Snnth in ~, energetic >train. He hr.i,-srl tia.
the. Message would lrcrpa'r War. il ,h,.
measures Zee, ntu.tn.lr III them were carried
ont
Mr. Sml>i,,,rv If Dr}a,; arr follow ed His State
was the first /" a:trit th,. C"n~iirntirn anil
unul,i b.. tir, Ia>t tif:u r,,ytr,r t.r.l-
irtr ard lr1aIi"i WI en- the E.,i, II i
1..<ir"vcd hv th,. madness f r>tI"ni-t~. viii
he ln. ,.l,Ifrh t,r I|r :" ,Irr " hat course Ia
p,rr~re Tl,. fnr,.-"n. 1.ha., vas "f ! vsry ..x-
'ron TO suspend III" m"i"n to print the mes
sage.
Adjourned at $50 D. ~
The House I:r~-'.'l tive lf"ae>trad Bill h, fin
six mi ritv Nn,.. "f Ihr Southern nr,nit.rs lie
cliuei Il, >ot. l,rt 81 vote ! in the n"r,ti,r
The. Pension an! Military AcHou,v Arrro
prin:io1r bill pass, a in thc.r r,runs hr:.:c..S
Th" mr<Sarc uaS /, tered an appropriate
Standing Committee. and the Ii",>r az, ,urnr Al
two.