The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-08
TIIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS--SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

bal Hamn, as Senator from Maine, was received
and read.-Mr. TEN EYCK presented the petit
tion of citizens of New Jersey, praying for the call
ing of a national convention; referred.-Mr.
KING presented the petition of citizens of New
York, praying for Pacific railroad.-Mr. BIG
LER presented twenty -four memorials from citizens
OF Philadelphia, asking that Mr. Crittendens
amendments to the Constitution be submitted to the
people for ratification On motion of Mr.. GWIN,
the Pacific railroad bill made the special
order for two o'clock, p NJ, to morrow
MIR. w lLSON said that he should not consume
the time of the Senate but a few moments to-
morrow in the remarks which he intended to make,
and OF which he had given previous notice.-The
bill for the admission Of Kansas, made special
order for to day, was taken up and postponed until
Monday next-Mr CRITTENDEN'S resolutions
We're taken up, and he briefly addressed the Sen
ate. lie said that these resolutions were for the
purpose of appealing to the people to aid their re-
presentatives here in maintaining the Union. If
the representatives, failed here, and the people
failed, the Union was gone. His object a con-
sttutiona one. lie desired the sense of the people
He thought that these propositions were fair on
their face, and hoped that the Senate would adopt
them and let this subject be laid before the people
MIR. TOOMBS said his remarks would be con
fined to the action of the Committee of Thirteen.
The abolitioniss had been for wears sowing
dragons teeth, and it had resulted in a crop of
armed men. He pronounced the Union already
dissolved and, according to the construction of the
Republicans, he willing to be called a rebel.
South Carolina had boldly, wisely, and noby met
the public danger, and the cause of that State
the cause of the South. He was here in the name
of her sympathizers to say "todch not Saguntam" !"
They had appealed to the fraternity and Justice of
the North in vain, and now they making what
was called revolution and were ready, if necessary
to appeal to the stern arbitrament of the sword,
and ere long the ground would echo to the tramp
of armed men and the glittering bayonet from the
capitol to the Rio Grande. The South had pro-
claimed to the civilized world that they had taken up
arms because power had been elevated to federal
position which outlawed their property, stimulated
insurrection from within and from without.
The Senator from Kentucky doubted the right of Sc
cession. Ere long he would see it thing accom-
plished. They took up both ways in the South
regular, as in South Carolina, and irregular below
that State; and there armed men to defend
both. AS the Republicans deemed this treason there
stood before them as good traitor and as good
rebel as ever descended from revolutionary times
Slight applause. He reviewed the demands of
the South, and contended that such demands were
only for equality in the Union. These de-
mands rejected in the Committee of Thir-
teen, in the Committee OF Thirty Three and by the
Republican party. proposition in the Commit
tee for recognition of property in man
ected by every Republican vote, and also the direct
question of slavery in the Territories. The South
claimed alone rights guaranteed to the Consttu-
ton, and older than the Constitution; equal ty, Sc
curity and tranquility. These alone and these only
would they have. Ifthe Republicans termed dissatis-
faction at their refusal of these rights treason and
rebellion, there were rebels in the South. Mr. II.
Tead from the DelnOcTalc platform, giving the South
equality in the Territories, but throughout the
length and breadth of the land from the Republican
conspiracy there went up one shout of no to all
OF this. That equality was the price of his aegi-
ance-refuse it and he would deny that allegiance.
He alluded to the personal liberty bills and said
that the Constitution denied a slave, negro, a
trial, but the Republicans said he should have one
He quoted the law of Vermont, who, in her frater-
nal affection, gives fifteen years in State prison to
the man who claims his slave without such trial.
No Black Republican Legislature would say that
it was their duty to deliver the fugitives. The
extreme men of that party here in the
Senate preserved treacherous silence, and
by refusing the South their rights in the Terrific
ries, they exclude four thousand millions of their
property. He proceeded to recite the grievances
of the South, saying that the North not only stole
their slaves, but when they got them made them
vote against the South, and amagamated them
with the whites. The Republican party, he con-
tended, was abolition party. Take away its
abolltionism and none of it remained. Garrison
and his party were honest They held that the
constitution con raiiaa was pro-savery instrument
port it, as they knew to carry out their designs
that they would be forced to break their OATH
He referred to the sedition la,o of Mr.. Douglas
Here, he said, was gag lava sedition law, to
carry out and protect the Constitution from inva-
sion. at is" said he, "party intrigue in which
you attempt to insert clause in the Constitu-
tion, by which you can take our citizens and pun
ish them when they claim their rights, to stop
any expedent which shall tend to suuder this
b md of union and prevent our people from con-
spring together to make an assault upon the Re-
publican party; and when your incendiares can
go, as they did to Texas, and lay waste hundreds
of miles and then you can protect them, and so
we stand detenceess and without the means to
cut loose from the accursed body of this DEATH
We must have our rights, and we will have
them, you wrench those rights from the
iron grasp of freemen. Therefore, as TO the sedi-
tion law, say, will not stay in a Union that
gives me less rights than if | was under foreign
Government. This question must be settled,
mind my words, because the continual agitation of
it is intended to incite insurrection and stir up
nest of incendlaries who will never cease to cast
their frebrands among US, and therefore we had
better be with foreign nations, and
hold you as enemies in war, and in peace, friends.
Iou will not give these rights, and vet
you try to allay us with the sickly cry of this
glorious Union. 1t is no Union, for part of the
States are gone and the rest are fast going. If you
will give US compromise we will take it. If you
will give us the sword, we will take that, and we
will fight in blood for liberty and trust to right
and justice and the God of battles to give US sue
cess" Applause and Kisses. THE Senate then
went into executive session, after which the doors
were reopened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House commu-
nication from the Secretary of the NAVY, asking
that an appropriation be made for defraying GER
tain contingent expenses. Also a communication
from the Secretary of State in relation to break
ing up of certain troubles with the Indians in New
Mexico.-Mr. COBB rose to personal explana-
tion. He said that the people of his State (Ala-
bama) met in convention and it was yet to be seen
what would be their determine ton. As for HIM
self he sent no teegraphic dispatches home, but he
trusted to the wisdom of his constituency, and
whatever were their wishes the true policy of
that section OF the country 1t is we'll known that
they and he wished to the stars and stripes
float so long as they could live under
them in equal terms in this Confederacy.-
In
Thirty three could do ything not for the coun-
try in the present state of affairs; if they could he
would call upon them to do so, and bring peace to
the whole land.--Mr. HINDMAN and Mr.
BARkSDALE rose to points of order in regard to
the personal explanation of the gentleman, which
the Chair overruled.-Mr. HOUSTON appealed
to his colleague to contne himself to the personal
explanation MIR. COBB said he had seen the old
Ship OF State make voyage after voyage, and bring
in cargo after cargo OF generations. He had at last
seen it dashed to pieces, and he was willing to re-
pair the old Ship of State, and set her safely aaoa
on the bosom OF the ocean again. Unless some
thing was done shortly, the people of
Alabama would not remain in the Union
Mr.. SIBERIAN, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported the Naval Appropriation Bill
Mr.. BINGHAM, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported joint resolution allowing Logan Hunton,
late District Attorney at New Orleans, SIS 900 for
services rendered in the prosecution of Narcisso
Lopez and other filibusters.-Mr. BRANCH OBJ
jected, and after some conversational debate, the
resolution was informally passed over.-A bill
for the relief of Hoekaday and Livingston
passed.-Mr. ETHERIDGE desired to say
a few words, which he hoped would COM
mand the attention of all sides of the House.
he had a proposition to submit, which
was plain to be apparent to the
dullest comprehension.-Mr HINDMAN objected.
There had been any number of these propositions
and he should object to all of them.-Mr. ETH
FRIDGE moved to suspend the rues--The
CHAIR said the motion was not in order, the morn
ing hour not having expired-The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill.
vote upon an amendment, there be-
ing no quorum, call of the House ordered.
Finally quorum appeared, and the Committee
rose and reported the bill to the House.
The bill was then passed without division.
Among the appropriations is one of S24 420, for
refurnishing the White House.--Mr. ETHER
lDGE moved to suspend the rules to consider his
joint resolution. 1t was read for information and
proved to be in substance, and nearly in language
Gus with the addition that no territory should be
hereafter acquired except by concurrent vote of
both Houses.--The motion to suspend the rules
was lost. Yeas SO, nays 7s.
iMr. ADRIAN offered resolution, "that fully
approve of the bold and patriotic action of Major
Anderson in Withdrawing from Fort Moultrie to
Fort Sumter, and ofthe determination of the Pres
ldent to maintain him in his present position, and
that we will support the President by all Constitu-
tional means to enforce the laws and preserve the
Union. This resolution produced great excite
ment and confusion, the Southern members vehe-
mently objecting to it.---Mr. ADRIAN
moved to suspend the rules for its consid-
eration.---Mr. BARKSDALE moved to ad-
journ; lost.--The motion to suspend the
rules was agreed to, by yeas l34, nays 53-
1ork, said if there We're few more Major Ander-
sons in the country everything Woud he soon sat-