The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-09
Congressional Proceedings.
SPEECH OF Mr.. BENJAMIN.

~ OIL IN tne
Sena M Powe !, from the Committee
o! Thirteen, SAID ia. Committee had m
Stiucted hun To report thn, they had beer
unable 20 agree upon the matters referred
To- them.
Senator Douglass said he desired TO
address the Senate upon this subject and
gave noire tha' be would do So On Wed
nesdav.
On moliou OF Mr B gl-r. II was agreed
that when 'he Senate adjourrs it does 30
to meet on Wednesia, next.
The SeuaIe then p"srpunrd all further
consideration OF Senator Crrltenden's res
oIn,ions until the Monday following at
IL O'Clock.
Senator Wilson introduced , resolution
OF enquiry AS 90 the places # deposit, a
noun, or sales. g.. oi he p,brc arms
Laid on the ,ah-
Th' K ">n~ b., was postponed uIl
Mo, day next
S~na'"r Is jane addressed the Sen
ate IN n s,iri'ny speech. He drrlar ed
that the CRISIS VAS uow upon the rourt'y
racking y fr"m one rxtreine % tho Other:
II had NOT cone wiIr"u' sufficient warn
uRs G""d met rad ralsrd li-ir voices
and hHd t'r~waru-d ,he k~pubiic,us uf
Ihe dangers that nw .,ued Ihe counir, VET
They had sr"tfrd al 'lrpm and nprlerr"I
them un'i! II "a> ,"n a'e Now lhnv
saw the truth rra,iZ"d. AMI til" entire
country distracted and torn with inssen
sions. South C.rnirun. t- saId. had al
reacv declared herself in. 'ep-ndrnt, aud
he believed that ly the upxI week MiS.is
sIppi. + urIda and A ALBANIA, would also
declare their sovereign in iepem dence ard
that G""rgia, too. would not br Tar h,.
hind them. while louisiana and Texas
would soon fellow.
The only question now was wherhrr
their Independence should hc recopuiz,d
At once, or whether evil war with all its
c"nc"mitan, evils sh ru'd be begun
He spnk~s earnestly aud aryumeuta
lively in favor of the right of sece.sion.-
lie asserted ths, in passing the Ord unuc-
OF the Oih Of D.cernh-r, Suulh Carolina
had only repeated. in 1860. wha; she had
thought proper in her sovereign CAPACITY
10 20 IN 1888. She had the riph, 10 de-
so, hectu>" 'r" C impact which bound her
to it wss compact lroken on one side.
therefore, b" - 'roE-n ~ fact on one
side the agreement WAS r:liuaIly broken
on all SIDES H." Union e S,a,.. had
been formed o" this principe hy n,u-
States seeding from the old Conf-dera
iion.
He quoted the debates in the Conven
ton o. 1889 tn show the truth uf this
statement. and sustained the position b,
well considered Augment. lie declarei
that States had two classes Of remedies
the first class MS opposition To power
usnrped In The name OF the Constitution
like Secession, and the other was against
abuse Of the Constitution. The r.snlu
ton upon which he was speaking denied
that Secession vas a revolu,ionar, rrpht
de qnoted the McLeon case TO show tha,
an individual could not be held responsi
bile Tor his acts when carrying out the or.
ders OF his government, and showed that
civil process must always precede the en-
Ploym.nt Of military force. and that in
case OF The seeding OF State or States.
it was possible to use no civil proc-s>.-
This branch OF bis subject WAS argued u,
length. and after an eloquen, recitation
oi the wrongs endured bv the South, con
clnded bv saying: You may bring war
and jesoIa,ion upon our houSes-vnu
NAV devastate our lands with fire and
sword-you NAV bring, misery and woe
upon us, but YOU Can never subjugate us
never. never neverw
The most tumultuous applause follow
ed, which VAS carried to such a h.iyht
that the President ordered the galleries
to- he cleared ut once. While The ayes
and nays were being called the ord.r was
carried into effect, so far n. the gentle
mems gallery was concerned. The ladies
were suffered to re main.
The Senate then adjourned.
ln the House Of Representative. a com
munication was received from Secretary
Floyed, and read by the Speaker, explain
ing the nature, character and causes Of
his Acceptances stolen in the Russell and
Bailey case. The communication states
that the Acceptance we're not due nor
payable until services required had been
performed. The document was referred
TO the Select Committee on the subject
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens offered reso
luton Of inquiry in relation to the public
properly. :he garrisons Of The forts. con
d'bon Of the fortificatioo.. DC. in Char
lsston CITY end 10 tie Hsrbor The
House refused to consider the resolution
by vote OF 9l nays 10 90 ayes.
Mr. Stanton offered resolution, whicl,
was adopted, authorizing the Committee
on Military Affairs to report At any time
upon the resolution Of inquiry into the
recent sales Of pub ic arms to the differ
ent State also, TO report upon the po
siion Of affairs in Charleston Harbor,
and upon the Charleston Arsenal affairs.
Mr.. Pryor offered resolution. deelsr
ing that any are npt 20 pres srve The
Union by force Of arms was iDpracrica
BILE and destructive to republicao hbor.y.
The resolution WAS .abled by a vote OF