The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-20

the present and the incoming administration.
Mr.. SlCkLES said that this administration had
not asked any such measure and if the next admin
istraton concurs with it, then the bill ought to be
abandoned As Mr.. Lincoln says there is no dan
ger, he did not want additional forces for the pur-
pose of subjugating the seeding States.-Mr
STANTON replied that no one has any idea
of subjugating anybody, but it was desirable to
enforce the laws with the least possible exhibition
of force.-Mr. CURTIS said that the President
says secession is revolution. These his precise
words.-Mr. STANTON said that as to what the
incoming administration would do if charged with
the responsibility Of administering laws for the
next four years, he did notkDow; but because the
term of the present administration will expire in
two weeks, was no reason why public property
should not be protected in the manner proposed
To avoid unnecessary trouble, the introduction
OF the bill was deferred to the latest dav
He proceeded to show the necessity of the
passage of the bill, saying that six States
have seeded and organized a separate hos.
tile confederacy, which, according to reports,
may have fifty regiments and fourteen mil
lions of dnllars.-Mr. CRAIG Z, of n C, said that
the Southern Cpnfederacy had no hostile purpose.
MIR. STANTON replied that they recognized
the right OF secession, and it cannot be said that
they will abandon it. Their authorities had SUPER
seeded the authorities of the United States laws and
they cannot be executed. No duties can be there
collected without some immediate measures be
adopted aside from the ordinary mode of collection
One OF two things must be d0ne-elther the right
of secession must be recognized, the executive
laws abandoned. The duties must be collected, or
laws creating ports of entry suspended. If collec
tions at Southern ports resisted, and Southern
army marched towards the North, and if ar
attempt was made to capture the capitol of the
| Republic, any administration must protect itsel
against aggression. Suppose Virginia and Mary.
! land within twenty or thirty days of the fourth O
! March next precipitated into secession and
make hostile demonstration, five thousand troops
| could not be concentrated at the capital within
less than sixty days, as the entire strength of the
army was not eighteen thousand men, and they
were scattered over large expanse of country
| Were they to leave the Executive without thu
means of repelling invasion, which might happier
within twenty days after the rising of the presen
Congress? They must give the President mean
of defence, protection, ard for collecting thu
revenue. in the least Objectionable manner
| Mr.. SIMMS referred the gentleman to tina
part of the Constitution iorbddng Congress
| giving preference to one port another, AM
asked whether the ports of entry in the secedinl
States Should be closed.-Mr. STANTON had n
| doubt but that the laws of the United States wer
ample on that subject. The question of the gentle
man, howeyer,-ha nothing whatever TO do wit
the bill lie CALLED the previous question.--Mr
BOCOCK cal&d on the men around him to resis
this bill declaration of war, and, as they wer
friendly to the interests of the South, to resist it
the last.--Mr. STANTON said he had callsd tn
previous question because he wished to get
through before the expiration of the present Sc:
sion Of Congress, and if he did not call the previou
question now, the morning hour would expire az
he would not get the bill through at all.--Ml
BURNETT said that side of the House woul
willingly give time after the morning hour; and
was the practice Of that (the Republican, side
the House continually to apply the gag law to til
Southern men, By springing on them the previou
question.--Mr. JOHN COCHRANE said if tn
bill was passed, it would be mourning hour to III
Countrywide. BOCOCK said he did not thin
the gentleman ought to ask them to vote on tn
bill so soon at any rate. They were expected t
declare against the South. And as the DuB
of Argyle said to the King "lf you intend to tur
the country into hunting ground, l will go hon
and get ready for the change" So the Souther
men would, il the Republicans intended
convert the South into a hunting grount
They, the representatives, were dete
mined to raise their voice against it and Il
their people know of that they might prepare fC
the charge.-Mr. HINDMAN was willing the
should do as they pleased about it, if the strong
party saw fit to do so. He was indifferent, as /
. regarded it a disunion measure.-Mr. BUI
NETT hoped that the Republicans would not plunG
, the country into war.-Mr. WINSL0W move
} to lay the demand for the previous question
, the table, which was lost-yeas 6S, nays 10
1t was then agreed to make the bill a sp
, cial order tomorrow at one o'ciock-Mr. STEW
. ART, of Pennsylvania, addressed the House
, the special order. He regarded the slavery agit
ton an abstraction, and was moreover diametrica
ly opposed to secession.-0n motion of NJ
: SHERMAN, the House went into Committee of Il
Whole and took up the Naval Appropriation bi
After discussion, the committee rose witho
final action, and with the understanding that Il
bill should be called up tomorrow at half-past
O'clock the House adjourned until 7 o'clock.