Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-01-12
Congressional.
TuIRTY-siXTH CoSGREss-FrRsr sEs-
SION.

ftON.
There was no Congress news last
week, the Senate having adjourned
during the holidays. We resume this
week. the report. and give all the con
gressional news of importance.
WAsHrxGrox, Jan. 3. 1860.
SENATE.-There was very slim at
tendance.
Hamlin asked leave to withdraw
certain petitions.
Certain private bills were read and
referred.
King stated that the resolutions
adopted at the Union me ting in l,och-
ester had been forwarded To the Scna-
tors from New York, and desired that
they be read. The Secretary read them
accordingly.
King desired to say a few words on
these resolutions. In presenting them
he was gratilied TO say that the people
of New York were firm in their at
tachment to Republican institutions,
and our present form of government,
and all parties there entertained the
sentiment that the Union must and
shall be preserved.
The resolutions were laid on the ta-
bic.
Slidell moved to refer the paper on
the subject Of the IIoumas land claim
to the Committee on Judiciary. Ii be
longed properly to the Committee on
Private Land Gains, but as the mo-
tives of himself and colleague on that
motion had been impugned, and as Mr.
Ben niamin was chairman OF that com
mttee, he desired to change its refer.
ence.
CoIlamcr called attention to the fac,
that Mr. Benjamin was ON that com
mittce also.
The subject was laid over till to-
morrow
\ large number OF petitions Of more
general interest were presented.
Brown desired to disclaim any in
tention, as imputed by the newspapers
to assail the President or his message
unless by the respectful expression o
his dissent to some OF his statement,
thev considered him in that light. II,
entertained strong personal rcgarc
for the President, but If he did no
agree with him. he had right inHom
mon with every citizen to courteousl,
express his views. lie called a,ten
ton to the portion Of the messagewher'
, the President refers to the bred Scott
decision rs settling the slavery agiia
ton, and he could not agree with him
(Mr. Brown continued his speech OF
the message at great length, which W.
omit
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, referred ic
the great change that had come Owe
! the Presidents mind. Then he be
lieved inthe power Of Congress owe
! the Territories; now he says that tn
Supreme ConYt has established tn
: right of Shareholders to carry SLAYER,
into the Territories. and that neithe
, Congress nor the Territorial Legisla
ture, nor any human power could i'm
pair that decision. The Senator from
, Georgia had in his speech at August
! in 1916 that there were only four mel
: in Congress who did not hold the pow
er of Congress over the Territories
The first time the doctrine was al
vanced that the Constitution prohibit
e ed Slavery was in lS4I.
: Foster replied that the first attemp
to prohibit Slavery in the Territorie
e since 1920 was IN lS46, and il wa
! defeated.
|, Doolittle resumed. that Souther
: men did not Justify Slavery on III
l ground Of negro slavery only, but too
h the broad ground that the neutral pc
! sition was that OF slave.
| Clay said such a statement wa
/. wholly unlounded. and should not b
] made without sufficient evidence