Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-08
36th Congress---2d Session,
WASHINGTON. March Al

IN this quarter, he had right to object.
We are standing at the end Of six years of
terrible agitation, and it all comes from
this trihing of the administration and is
to end now in the dissolution of the I'm
ion, and yet gentlemen propose to 90 on in
the same manner. lie dsclaimed even
the belief on the part of any body of men
at the North, that Congress has the right
to interfere with slavery in the States
The Senator from Ky. says that the whole
difficulty is in regard to the new territory
of Mexico. If that be so it is really no
difficulty; but here is a proposition to
amend the Constitution by the recognition
of slavery, and it is against which SEN
ators protest
Mr. Wade said the purpose of the res
oiution was to assert an accursed despot-
ism, and nothing makes the principles Of
the free States stand out SO, clearly as the
fact that they are leaving us because dcs-
potism cannot exist in our middle States.
After arguing against compromises he
said the remedy was in the Constitution
which he woald stand BY, and he could see
no place where it ncclel amending.
Mr.. Wigfull said that he thought this
was positively the last time he should ap.
pear on these boards. He condemned all
professed Union savers. lie then referred
to the alleged insult to the national fas
anl said the dag was not that Of his coua-
try.
Mr.. Doolit;le rose to a point of order
and asked if the Senator were foreigner
whether he had any right to speak as
Senator Of the United States.
Mr.. Wigfall said if they did not call
his name on the roll, and thereby acknowl-
edge secession, then he would step out
So long as they called his name he should
continue.
Mr.. Pugh said he wanted test vote,
and therefore moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table. He wanted to stop the
discussion,
A vote was then taken on the amend
mcnt, which Was lost-ycas l !, nays % !;
Bigler, Douglas, Crittenden, johnson of
Tenn, Latham, Rice, Sebastian, voting
with the Republicans against it,
Mr. Bingham then offered an amend
ment similar to that previously offered by
Mr.. Clark, which was lost-yeas Is, nays
"a; Anthony, Baker, Dixon, Foster, Har-
Ian and Teaayck voting in the negative
Mr.. Crime, offered an amendment rs
substitute for the oae offered by Mr.. Sew
ard; last--yeas II, nays - Anthony,
Baker, Dunkeo, Foster, Teneyck and Wade
voting with the Democrats in the negative
NJ. Jotsuson Of Arkansas, moved as an
amendment the proposition of the Peace
Conference, though he said he did not like
them. Lost-yeas 3, nays 81. Foote,
Nicholson and Pugh voted in the affirma-
tive. The question was then on the orig
insl resolution as it came from the Senate.
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Big'cr,
Bright, Crittenlen, Dixon. Douglas, Fos-
ter, Foote, Grimes, Gwin, Harlan, Hunter,
Johnson of Tenn, Kennedy, Latham. Ma
son. Morrill,, Nicholson, Polk, Pugh, Rice,
Sebastian, Teneyek, Thompson, n. Nays
Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Doolittle
Dunkee, Feote, King, Summer, TrumbuII,
Wake, Wilkinson, Wilson, T.. Mr.. Polk
in the chair detidel thar the resolution
was carried, two-thrlS voting.
GO minutes past } y. NJ Nr. Trum-
bull appealed from the decision Of the
chair on the ground that it required two
thirds of the whole Senate. The decision
was sustained, yeas 50, nays l.
Mr.. Mason moved to take up the Crit
tcnden resolutions. \ creed to.
The question was then taken on Mr.
Ciark's amendment, which was disagreed
'o--ayes Il, nays -.
Mr.. Coittenden then moved to substi-
tute the resolutions Of the Peace Confer
enec-lost, ayes . nay %.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Crttcnden's resolutions with the following
result Ayes, Bayard, Bigler, Bright,
Crittcnden, Douglas, Gwin, Hunter, john
son Of Tenn, Kennedy. Lane, Latham, Ma
son, Nicholson, Polk, Puga Rice, Se5as-
tian, Thompson, Wig.aIl, ~. Nays, An
thony, Bingham, Chandler Clark, Dixon,
Doolutle, Durkee, Fessenden. Foote, Fos-
ter, Grimes, Harlan, Ring, Morrill,. sam
ner, Teneyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson.
Wilson, 20.
Mr.. Bright moved an executive session
lost at seven o'clock. The Senate took
recess till ten o'clock.
HousE-The House reasscmbled at 10
o'clock. There were no pr ona whatever
in the galleries except the repcrters-spec-
tators having been formally excluded by
the direction Of the committee of ar
rangcmonts.
Speaker says-Gents Of the House of
Representatives, we have now arrived at
the close of the thrty-sixth Congress, and
during its progress scenes of an extraor-
binary character have been Witnessed
Several States have seeded and all their
members, with one exception, left this
Hall. No lover of his country can wit
ness such an exhibition without feelings of
the deepest anxiety, As your presiding
Officer, have not felt it my duty to de-
viate from the established practice by en-
teriug into discussion upon the floor
TIE speaker should not be entanged in
the conflicts OF debate. You will permit
me, therefore, before parting, to say pub
licly what is well known 10 many, if not
all of you, that have always been aud
and am now, aud trust ever shall remain
A devoted friend of the Union of these
States, and favorable to any just and lib
eral compromise.
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