Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-30
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REPORTED FOn THE STATESMAN
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENArE.

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$1,000 WAsiIsoroN, jan w.
Private bills were considered till one O'Clock wher
the Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
Mr.. Chandler moved TO amend 30 as To give dix SEQ
tions Of land per mile instead Of one. Adopted.
Mr. CLARK moved to amend that the grant Of lands and
bonds Is to be made on the express condition. that Con
gress shall here after have power amend the provisions
of the act but not to diminish the specified amount
| contribution, Adopted.
uorrsp on FREpREsENTATIyEs.
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The House concured In the Senate amendment TO the
| post route bill without action.
The morning hour having expired, the special order
was resumed being the report OF the COMMITTEES OF 33
Mr.. Stevens Of Pennsylvania regretted that he was
compelled 70 believe that no compromise could now be
made when sly States are In open and decatsd reDeion
having seized the public forts and arsenas, and robbed
the people OF millions OF public property When no
saw our narbos biookaked ana armies in array against
lno Of our country wbioh has been nsued ne had
no nope hat coercion Illumination, or compromise would
nave any good eject whatever Rather than give con.
oeson 70 rebels he would see the Government shattered
INTO Ten thousand atoms.
mT. harIis OF Maryland. spoke OF me gores OF the
country and said, the disasters now pending sprung from
the empty rvalres Of political parties and imbeciy Of
poased solve the problem OF the edfne OF
.ne territory. IN regard to slavery the verdict OF I'M
partial history Will be that there 10 no reason Tor seces
s,on anu none ior disrnpuon OF he Union. ne peeyed
t tne isponsby OF the national safety or perdition
assos.a Ih ns pcesens T oi .ns PeoPe now
shal tbe t.y,ble oS he ttn,e rest and
that will fall on the party or set Of men who Will not
the question.
Mr. Hughes denied that Mr. Harris spoke for the part
Of Maryland he represented.
Mr.. Harris-not more than corporal's guard In |
Maryland favor secession, (Applause.) |
How can this great nation be saved1 Far too much
Of the present mischief from section to which no
belonged, sprngpg from the ambitious desires OF poll
tcans at the SOUTH who want greater enhance than
the can command, undor our present system. Ho re-
pested that secession 10 an nnhoy offspring Of Southern
political ambition, after too much Of aggravaon which
reused the resistance OF the North.
Ho appealed to the North II there was not too much
aggaVaton on their part and by their Representatives
which administered to a Southern spirt-which were
ever ready to seize with avdy what would feed their
appetite Both sections responsible for the troubles
The secession OF the six Southern States met with
sympathy In Maryland.
He denied the right of secession He urged his north
ern friends TO do something at once for pacacation
There was Q smoulderng nre under Maryland which
might break outand sweep her into dlsunon Let them
rise above prejudice and party and cement the Union
firmly than ever. Let us have less eoauence In
speeches and more pertinent eloouence IN votes dive
Us the orittenden or similar proposition. He closed
IS follows: