, 1861-01-11
1iyFfn CeaGhkEsESseoha Session.

Gurley., After thn reading Of the 1onrnnl,
-Mr. SEWARD presented a memorial of tho
citizens Of New York city, praying for the
adoption Of w1se, Just and equitable measures
for the preservation Of the Union. Laid on the
table for the present.
Mr.. SUMMER presented q memorial Of the
Synod Of the PEeaby teriau Church, now hold
Ing ut Allegheny City, Penn, asking Congress
that, first, prov1eions be made Tor the express
Acknowledgment Of the being and authority Of
tho authority 81. God and Christ. Third, for
the recognition u the firm obligation to obey
Gods law. Fourth, that the principles Of
Gods law arc clearly adverse to slavery. Re-
fetred to the Judiciary Committee.
hi. RICE presented . petition praying for
the postponement Of the Pacific Railroad bill,
on the ground that It il injudicious to increase
ME. KENNEDY pEtaented memorial from
IT, % citizens Of Baltimore, praying for means
to restore peate and harmony. Tabled for
III. HALE presented the credentials Of his
colleague, Daniel Clark, ~ Senator for six
years after the 4th Of March next. Received
Hr. BIGLER presented memorial Of cltl-
zens Of Philadelphia, asking for the pension
ing Of tho survivors and Of the children and
widows Of the soldiers Of the war of 1919 F;
also, = memorial OF citizens Of New Jersey,
Staies cailinr a Cnnrnnfton to amend ne Con.
etItnfion Tah1e5 fnr the nrcseni A,sn n
memorial ftnm citizens ri ph;IadeInh;a nrsv. ;.
ing for the abortion Of the rcsolutIon OF he
Senator from Kentucky, proposing amend
mcnts to the Constitution. Tabled for the
present
Mr: sLIDELL called up his resolution of
rease to me by ths
there haii hecn a oTnss r}o1ot,on of law The
President hoa M ncted ri1ht n ornoint,no ~
of,3cer fn ho1d nif,cc oT1r twaIve ~ Ennr9.a,, ~
fhs ssnate and x,thant its heinz suhm;tted tn
tbe,r onnrnhat;on The noweT Wss oniv H..
fende5 r. 10 nro-,,sad .rEs, +ha se,,,.J J ,,.s -
M n sss.;", e'>''~o "As4' .A'0 S7e'4S''s -
III cPEENro,1a r,,a for N. raso,nt,,n
wI4hont cene,,,;cy ] nnvhn5v Iu5 ''A '' 's'o4"'40n
lit. SALISBURY called for the yeas and
navs wh;ch wero token ''' 111
Nr. nAVIs edaresseJ I the sen,,e m thu st,ta
of the Union Ho sasd What ia tha M nse | ~
0arrsonino stctte where tbcrc IL M nsc ~ ~ ~
fencet Tie rress,ce had the char1cteriatics NJ
dinlomacr Thc 6nnst;tnt;on rnr.e m ,oSro- NV a.
to cocrce State r 1nre tI,o a3mv no,ver a.
defence. When Mai. Anderson @ - dismantled y d The The
guns and burned he r4n carriages. be put
The forts wero not 10 M butt to war On m South @ Caro-
h anS 1u for the HEP st ro.sa5 Of Ear
The insnrrcctien IN Pennsv1yania d1rin,
Washington's administration, Is not like the
present instance The government then as-
sisted the state IN quelling it: Fort Washing
ton, near where the ashes OF Washington re-
Wasbtnofon Ns1v ynzd fnr feor ~ a surn,;se
A. tfs conclrsion n fhe sneec1 ~ NJ
noTx - -
III TRts{Br1I, nose and ,afa. that tbe
Senator from Mississippi had assigned the very
reasons Tor maintaining the Constitution an4
preserving the Union When the Senator from
mississippi vas secretly informed, as it seems
ne was long ago, that the public property at
Charleston wns not to be protected, he should
have advised at that time, as . military man,
the President Of the United States to put the
public propcrty:t Charleston in position to
be defended. Secession then would never have
progressed SO far: But II seems that assuran-
ces @ were glEen ieat = thc United States would
not protect itxeH 1t seems that 1t has been
said "Go on, you seeding States, and gather
strength, the United States will do nothing to
protect itself from four assaults"
Mr.. DAVIS-I never heard of it.
Mr.. TRUAlBULL-I understood the Senator
to say that pledge had been given that the
they were.
Mr. DAYIs-Where did you ret your intor-
nation? n
Mr.. TRUMBULI-I don't know,
Mr.. DAV1s-In the newspapers
Mr.. TRUABULL-It take It back If It is not
responsible; but am inst informed by Sena-
tors around me that the Senator from Aissls-
sippi did 80, In taot, I am informed that Major
Anderson Will shell Charleston and burn 1t to
the ground if anothergun is fired at the Star Of
the West sho was permitted to pass, through
saved he shedding Of blood thereby: WV
- Mr; l;t1 GAEsNInoss dcs S Senatol lfnmoun Know
heasioa The Major bad In leaving Foft Monltrie
ana gong 70 FoM sumner!
Mr: 1kOAbuAA-A supposed the whole
conntry G4ew:
ar GhEEH-40 20 not want suppositions.
want faets: .
Mr. TRuMBULL-.-Mr Green knows very
well t1at south Catplna pretended to assume
sovereignty. IT hsR been publicly talked about
thai she would be compelled, If her sovereign
" fs denied. to assert her jurisdiction.
NJ. GREEN-Does her secession imply her
right Of Jurisdiction over the whole territory?
Mr. rTRuABuLL-Aers secession movement,
in my Judgment, is nothing. [Laughter.1 Il
is nothing but insurrec.ion- But not only
Honth Carolina, where they have pretences
that secession IL tusti6able, which really
amounts to nothing, bnt Georgia and Alabama
were told that the public property could be
seized without secession; yet the Senator
from mississippi says that the best way to
avoid civil war is to withdraw the forces, and
that the Tag under which be haA so often
marched, should be taken down and . palmet-
to hass run up in its place. The question Ia,
Can constitutional liberty be maintainedy
Has this Government any power to protect
Itself: ln other words, Have VIC government
ut all ? The people Of Illinois believe We have
government, and that the government has
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