New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-12
CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

sAko three memorials Of similar import from Philade
yin. Tabled for the present -
Mr. CAMERON Rep Pal presented eight memo
fiala from iyens OF Pennsy lyainIa iaVOrlng me passage
Of Mr.. Crttendt ms resolutions All tabled Tor the
preseut. c.-.....o.,
MILITARY Afsire reported bill inquiriug Into the ex-
renses for the military establishments and forts.
A eebate occurred about the order OF business.
Mr. BlGLER called for the Yeas and Nays on taking
up tie Cienden resolutions. Yeas, 10; Nays, ", as
= follows;
YEAs-@sssro. girler Brasg, Bright, Cdtepden, Fitch
HeS plin Latham Mallory Peace Ree' salisbury SA''
sAis-MsssrS Anthony Baker Bingham Cameron chs and
.sstss fiispstyicE FOOT Foster Green Gri@g Haze Harlan
ro slaSn fsabun Wade, Wihiasoa Wson~Sl.
Piiye bills considered.
At I2;35 Mr.. LANE Dem, Oregonl moved 20 take
ND the resolution Aforesaid. Carried
DR.. TRUMBULL rep, Ill proposed an amend
inert approving the conduct of Major Anderson IN
Withdrawing from Fort Moultre TO Fort Sumter; also
xprroyie the deseruinati OF the President 10 mann
tain that officer IN bis present comb on, and avowS
that all support the President in all constitutional
measures for the enforcement of the w and for The
PES fyaii, Of the Union.
Mr. HUNTER (Dem., Va.l-Mr President have
not sought to FIeak hitherto, because old not believe
tbet any good could be accomplished by sPe king The
sesse ,med to be deeply seated, that none on
tho most radical remedies would suflce. MT no
Acre that the public mind of the North would be 10
eosoiion TO receive any proposition. don.i know
thai IL is even now prepared, or would DC VIII, 20
Abe imnnenee air, the extremity of the danger. All
must rec ii at the bonds which have hitherto bound ms
Us together members Of this Confederacy are hSe
fax lelore the fire. and this great fabric IL reeG auJ
.toItelip0 in the storm, so that if il were not
baled uron the solid foundations OF Saie or
ganzatiOn, there would be reason 10 MINK
Il must tall entirely. Before the end Oi tins monlh ~
il almost tain that six or seven OF the States VIII
have left this Union Ii IL now no more question ol
prest ryiug the old Union. We cannot recall The past
or restore the dead but the hope and trust OF all those
hn da,ir a IIuiou is that be dOle 10 recon-
struct new Government and a new Union, winch
may, perhape, be more permanent than the oll.
know Sir there are difficulties In the way; bat PUT
nv trust in that good sense which has heretofore char
aeteIized The American people. We would DO any
thing Sir, for good we must not SIT i4ly discussing
puthe affairs but IN the hefOc epflV OF tne nslInoL
who is cast away upon distant suOe, seek for mater
sals with winch TO build another ship, that we may
once more take tie and rtoin our kindred ana our
friends. Bot tO-Gay we must lace and acSn9wtslSe
The events OF the day. To-day we must zeal Wisely
with the mighty present, that we may be Teld} loras
more eyentiul future which may be upOnGsto-hoifOW'
New ideas, like new forces have entered into our sys
Sem and al demanding enlargement OF power, OF
are threatening Tend and destroy the system ihoe
are portions OF tits Government now where NE p9pn'
tsIon is beginning 10 press upon inc means 81 euVsls
1enee. In all States there Is desire, and IA some beS
isa necessity for further extension IL q Tins Wnch
has led TO tie warfare between two 50 al systeins
wi ich have been brought together IN our Government
witch has beer wage0 with bitterness ana aspeuy
Hitherto unknown. Ills Constitution was designed 10
unite two social systems, upon terns OF cqnshty ana
different their Cfaracicr, Not cicoSs
oIpose. Indeed, the very differences OF lhese systems
ouslt TO Lave formed mutual union ana att tAc
tiOn instead of giving rise 20 an iepressl3e conct
w al one wanted the other could supply, ana TINS
thew would eeem to have afforded the material Tor
perfect system OF Industry, which ought TO nave Oeeh
stronger for mutnal dependence and l7siS'ance' uh-
fortunately as those who represented the houslanc
holding States increased IN number, tney commences
warfare upon the other sysem which had been IN,
t<oduced under tbs Constitution IL was cohneiceu
~ 1890, when it was said the social syslen Oh tnS
= q I'D IN uiu nd
and suppressed by the Federal G9Ternnene 10 an
sSe chat so far as the Terrific les concerned, they
.Lonld he given for the exclusive cApas'n Oh one "a
these sy stems at the expense OF the olnef
:; mai cnutes, the weaker system went TO the WALL
.ua law was passed which did put IL under the Dan
OF empire aud which excluded the SCUM ION
aarae uoron Of the fertile domain Of 1e Uultea otses
Now spranc up a party which commenced regula,
warfare III on the Of the SOuh; upon the social
system Of the States which tolerated te institution o.
Slavery. Tley cQmmence1 a system ol aYies : u
tion whose object il was to wound the seb.respect OF
tile slaveboder, and TO make bim odious m the eyes
OF the world. They denied that the.e conld DC prop
eriy in slay es and qucny mai tanned thaV th
f,oyernuent was bound u prevent ~ extension, ana
TO abolish suppress II wherever II had lursol;l'h'
Tfey sought to put an end TO the 5ave-rade between
the States aud In process Of tne they either oyaded
or denied the constitutional obgttion TO return idgi-
tive saves And al last procai ned here II these
halls that there was law higher than the ConstItu-
tion which nullied its prsvlOs and practl ing upon
this preaching majority OF the Northern states passed
Iibery bills the practical effect OF which 10 null
Hfv The Fugitive Slave law which was passed IN
pursuAnce Of the Constitution Of the United States
II il but two years since there armed INVASION
Of my State for the purpose Of exciting serve inSur-
reetion vet not Siae-and il is with the States alone
that eGeotual remedies be spphed-not 2 STATE
took ueasues 10 prevent any sue Invasion in tunes 10
come Instead, we heard il aunouhced, that there
was an irrepressble conflict between The two Social
sy.tems until ore or The other must give way:
A President has been nominated and elected
by' a sectional majority, who il known to have
allowed and entertained such opinions, a party
has now come into power WIN f1li Possession
a the powers Of this Government, who nave
elected candidate who has made such decilr,l-
lions with regard TO the rights OF the south.
r. n srprisipg then that the S0uthern States should
flik IL not safe 10 renain in government which may
difecl an instrument Of hostility against US and tha
fbsy should saw That il il not safe TO remain under
Government Of President who may misuse he power
and patronage for the very purpose Of creating stile
between us and c VII among Us IL y known tI1t
MANY members OF the Republican party l.dorsed and
Recommended book which advocated the cxtnclon
OF Slavery by such l. It, then, safe for the
South TO rcsnain undsr such Government unless we
can be protected The Southern States have within
themselves all the capacities OF etnpire ana II II ~ 10
supposed that when they threatened IN our gov
eminent with an attack the very system upOn which
their social existence depends, they would not
Withdraw aud estabhsh another in which they know
sbey Gun and will he proected7 TGe social system OF
a Government Is It's moral being, and Ii Government
that would dwarf and suppress IT y like parent
that would consGn its child TO vice and insmy.
have known Governments that have survived whe0
their allegiance has been transferred, but knOw Of
none which has survived the sudden and total prJsts
ton OF its social system. say, therefore, that the
konth tx bound to take this unless II get
some guaranty that viii protect a IN the lnon, some
constitutional guaranty that viii serve that end. i
,.oxr hiatt hould be the the guaranty