The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-28
THlRTY.SlyTH CONGRESS.--SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Senate was not in

called up from the Speakers table bill for the re-
lief of Robert A. Mathews, which was passed -
MIR. GROW called up his resolution introduced last
evening before adjournment, as follows:
ReSoved That the Select Committee of Five apponted
on the 7h inst, be instructed to inquire whether any
secret organization hostile the Government of the
United States, was in existence in the District of Column
bia And if So whether any officer employee of Wash
ngton or officer or employee Of the Federal Government
or IN the Executive or Judicial department thereof is
concerned therein2
Mr.. BURNETT said that this was a plan for
adding to the present strife in the country.-
MIR. BRANCH objected because the Chairman of the
seect committee OF five had not seen the resolution
MIR. GROW said he had shown it to the Chair
man personally.-Mr. BRANCH withdrew
his objections.-Mr. CRAIG, of North Carolina,
offered an amendment, inquiring why the troops
mad been stationed on Capitol Hill. Objected to-
MIR. KUNkEL objected to the resolution but
Mr. Grow was recognized, called the previous
question, and the resolution was passed-Mr.
hUNkEL said he had objected in time to the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution. The SPEAKER
said that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Crow had obtained the floor in advance, and was
recognized before the gentleman from MARYLAND,
(Mr. Kunkel) mir. KUNKEL said he was well
aware that the gentleman in the chair (the
Speaker was not disposed to recognize him at any
time [Cries Of order. mir. THOMAS, of Ten
nessee, offered resolution adopted by the General
Assembly OF Tennessee, with reference to a resolu-
ton previously passed by the Legislature of New
ork, offering and money to the Federal Gov
ernment in order to enforce the laws and preserve
the Union The resolution was in effect and sub
stance, as follows
6esolred That the Legislature of Tennessee heard with
profound regret the resolutions adopted by the Legsa
ture of New York offering and money the govern
ment TO coerce Sovereign States That the General
semby of the State of Tennessee sees in hr action of the
Legislature of New York an indication to compcate eX-
sng difficulties and to enforce the Southern States into
ubmssion and so regarding it. the State of
request to inform the State of New York that any for
sent down to the South for the purpose of suhu
eating the people thereof the people of Tennessee will Join
ms tn ,Iph
| to the last extremity.
The resolution was laid on the table MIR.
SHERMAN moved that the message of the Presi-
| dent in reference to the claim of Hook adav
and Liggett, be referred to the Committee on
| Post Offices and Post Roads. Objection was made
and motion made to pass the bill notwithstanding
the veto ofthe President The bill brought up for
the relief of Messrs. Hockaday and Liggett whose
contract had been reduced by the Postmaster
General, thus involving not only their utter ruin.
but in value also the loss of thousands of dollars to
their securities. The bill was passed by both
Houses during the last session, but not acted upon
| by the President. 1t was again passed this ses.
sion, and vetoed by the President in the message
now before the House. Messrs. Burnett and Pal
mer argued in favor of the claim. Mr.. Branch
supported the Presidents veto and the action of
| the Postmaster General. The vote was taken and
the decision of the President sustained, by vote
| of yeas CT, nays Sl-a twothird vote being re.
| CURED to pass the bill, notwithstanding the veto.
| The morning hour having expired, Mr.,
| CiLahh, Oh MlSSOuTl, addressed the House. lie
| bad heard with pleasure and pain, but with much
| interest Of the efforts to preserve this Union
and to disrupt it. 1t was we'll known that
there had been no interference with slave
ny until the year 1928, nor was it with
| the Southern rights in the Territories before
| that time. The establishment of the Mis-
| souri, Compromise line, was, in his opinion,
the beginning of all the troubles of the
south. 1t had been acquired as common territory
| by our great men, Clay, Mickey, Yell and others
who fought and fell on the fields of Mexico on the
part of the South, and Hardy and others on the
part Of the North; and this Missouri Compromise
line was to divide the State of Missouri by the line
| OF go 80. 1t was passed. Afterwards it was pro-
posed to extend this line to the Pacific OCEAN
The measure vas supported by such eminent states
men as Clay, Webster, Cass and Douglas The Re.
publicans voted against it to man, and all the
| Northern men except two Democrats, one of whom
was Mr.. Douglas, than whom no statesman known
| had brighter record Upon that occasion was
organized the present Republican party When be
took the oath to support the Constitution he took
| with the full consciousness that he must bow
to the will of the people. 1t was not the election
| OF Lincoln of which they had to complain. Itwa
the encroachment of the North upon the South. 1t
was their obnoxious laws, their construction of the
| decision OF the Supreme Court. The gentleman
| from Ohio Mr.. Sherman) had asked, what have
| we done? He did not wish to impugn the gentle.
mans motives, but the aboitionists of the North
had lnterlered with the institutions of the South
| ern States They deny that slaves are cnmmo,
property, and refuse them a right to the common
property of the territories. He referred to the
| refusal OF the legislature of PENNSYLVANIA to
repeal the personal liberty bills of that State
| Mr.. MCkENTY, of PENNSYLVANIA. said that If the
legislature did not repeal those obnoxious laws,
the people would take it in hand, and those men
| would sink into their graves covered with
shame Pennsylvania would never give
any cause to the South for comprehensive.
CLARK said he was glad to hear the gentleman
| say So. Missouri had hitherto been, and was vet,
| loyal but they were not yet relieved from their
apprehension. And If they were not relieved, they
would secede and stand on the side of the South.
where all their interests lie He was sure that the
| Crittenden propositions would give peace and
| quiet to the country. Establish the compromise
line and give protection to persons and property.
Submit that proposition to the people if the
people refused it, it was no cause of alarm to the
Republican party. 1t the people accepted it, then
| the Republican party, who were accustomed to
pride themselves on being loyal to the Cons,itu-
ton, should yield to the majority of the pe0ple II
there was no prospect for compromise, then come
war, come pestience, come famine. They would
have their rights or 60 where they could get them
Mir: GlLMER, of North Carolina, obtained the
floor. He had hoped that ere this the terrible storm
| which was now agitating nation would have
been allayed, and he for was in hopes it might
yet be allayed. When he was boy in the gallant
| old State of South Carolina, notification was
preached, and when that would not do apy longer.
then secession came in its place. He did not be
lleve IN reconstruction. As well take a delicate
| watch and crush it under a quartz hammer and
think OF having it put together again. as to recon
struct the Union after it bad once been dissolved
lie said that dissolution of the Union was pre-
medltated by the Breckenridge party If the
North could do anything to avert dsunion, thew
| would bring peace and quiet and happiness to
| the greatest nation the face of the
earth, and relieve many an anxious heart
| which was aching in suspense and looking
! for some brighter spot in the sky. If the North
would yield to what the South asked, it would ac.
complish all and send the disunionists home blasted
in hope and expectation. For it was the SINGER e
desire OF that party to propose a plan which
the North would not accept, in order that they
might break up the Uuion. Accept the Crittenden
propositions, and unborn millions would thank them
| tor the deed. 1t there was no more chance for
! hope, the laboring men of the South would take
their guns and fight for victory or for death; and
| II the latter, they would be found with their
! feet lying to the common foe. If these things
| should come and the bood-strife should take place
! when this country shall be laid waste and our
| ship of State shall be destroyed, he wanted to
| be conscious that he had done something,
and made some eXertions to save his plo-
! rious and beloved country from its dreadful
late, and when young men and maidens old len
and matroEs, would gather round him in the hour
OF strife or after the battle over and ask him
he would not have averted the blow, he would feel
pride in saying that he had done So Therefore he
implored them to compromise and listen to the
words oil man, conservative man who came from
The very heart Of the South, and once more unite
our States ere 1t was forever too late-Mr AL
LIZ OF Mass, addressed the House. advocating CO.
ercion ana no compromise, for the North could do
without the South, and the latter was dependent
on the former.-Mr. PRYOR, of Va, obtained
the floor, but gave way for a motion to adjourn,
and at fifteen minutes to O'Clock the House ad-
journed.