The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-06

| received from the First Branch and concurred in
- An ordinance to abolish the offices of Commits
sioners for Opening Streets in the city of Baltimore
and to confer their powers the Appeal Tax
Court, was also received and passed.-Ad
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TiIlRTT-SIATU C0NGRESS---SEC0ND SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Mr FITCH, from the
Committee on Printing, reported resolution for
printing $1,000 copies of the Mechanical portion oil
the report of the Patent Office adopted. MIR.
WADE presented petition, earnestly requesting
Congress to stand firm by the Constitution and the
enforcement Of the laws.-Mr. TEN EYCK pre-
sented several petitions of the same character
Mr.. BlGLER presented petitions in favor
of the Crittenden esolutions.-Mr. CAME
RON presented petitions recommending Con-
gress to stand by the Constitution.-Mr. WIG
FALL offered resolution inquring of the
President why troops have been concentrated in
this District; their number, and if destined for
any special service, and what? Laid over.-Mr
TRUMBULL reported resolution providing for
the mode of counting the votes for President and
Vice President.-The resolution proposes the
usual mode, and adopted. Loan bill
was then taken up.-Mr PEARCE, of Maryland,
advocated the passage of the bill necessary to the
support of the Government lie disclaimed the
idea that the money was to be used for war
purposes. Neither the government could be main
tanned nor the Vi MON restored by the exercise of
force lie thought the loan was necessary for the
ordinary working of the government in time of
peace.-WithOut taking action on the bill the
consideration of the Presidents message was re-
sumed, and Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee ad-
dressed the Senate at length, chiefly in explana-
ton and reassertion of the views expressed in his
speech on the 10Th of January. He denounced
notification and secession as the national heresy
and had held these sentiments as far back as 1888
The doctrine of secession could only lead to anar-
chy, which was worse than despotsm Since his
speech of last January, he had been attacked
,a
had struck treason blow.--Mr.
johnson alluded sneeringlv to the with
drawal of the Louisiana Senators, Yesterday, as a
scene we'll gotten up and enacted and the addresses
carefully prepared and mem0riZed. lie assailed
Mr.. Beniamins argument to the position of
Louisiana, and claimed that, by the 1st article of
the treaty, there was an explicit conveyance of the
sovereignty to the United States. When he heard
the Senator from Louisiana enumerate the wrongs
OF that State, he thought that Marc Antony had
returned. He ridiculed the secession arguments of
Southern men, and said that traitors everywhere
should be arrested at all hazards, which was very
different from coercing State Secession was
nothing less than treason. Mr. Johnson spoke in
this strain at considerable length and without con-
GLIDING gave way to motion to adjourn "A
message was received from the President enclosing
a communication from the Governor of Kentucky
upon the subject of calling National Convention,
to which the President directs attention and urges
its consideration.-Th Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a commu-
nicatiou from the Secretary of State, relative to
ssntad ssnfsdn WG41R mernnes
and praying Congress to adopt some speedy mea-
sures for their adjustment.--Mr FARNSWORTH
presented certificate of the election of Charles
Morgan, delegate to the United States Congress,
from the Territory of Idahn.--Mr. TAYLOR, of
Louisiana, rose to personal explanation. He sent
to the Clerks desk to be read copy OF the ordi-
nance of Louisiana, by which she declares that her
connection with the Union which now exists under
A. a.
The ordinance had not come officially before
him, but learning that it had been officially pre-
sented to the Senators of louisiana and that these
had withdrawn from the Senate, in the other
chamber, he obtained the instrument, and request
ed that it be read by the clerk. The ordinance
was accordingly read, the tenor being of the same
import the secession ordinances Of the other
States.--Mr SPINNER objected to the course of
proceedings. He thought it time that stop be
put to this treason in the Hall Of Representatives.
Mr.. TAYLOR proceeded with his remarks. He
said that the act he had TO perform to withdraw
from this assembly of the representatives of the peo
pie, in obedience to the will Of the people, He ap-
preached the subject with the most serious anxiety.
They on the moment of dissolution of the
government bequeathed to them by their fathers,
the greatest government on the face of the earth.
This dissolution has grown out of the differences of
the two sections of the people of a portion of the
States. A portion of the Southern States had ar
rived at the conclusion that they could no longer
remain members of this Union, unless some change
made in the Constitution and laws of the land.
There were now pending before the House various
propositions from a committee composed of all the
States of which the Union was made up. The
passage Of these propositions had been urged in the
hope that they would tenC to compose the differ
ences which now divided them. As a member of
that committee he had dissented from the propo.
sitiOns of the majority, and had expressed the
grounds of his dissent from the sentiments
of those gentlemen who had considered that their
adoption would be beneficial In his humble iudg-
-
himself and to Louisiana, and to the House, to de-
clare his solemn conviction that if all the most
cOncIatory of all these measures had been unani-
mously passed on this and the other floor of Con-
gress, that it would have produced effect in
resting the current which is sweeping State after
State out of the Union. The measures proposed
no radical and effective remedies for the of
the disturbances which divided the country. If it
the desire of the government to apply a rene
DIV to heal those dissentions and restore the Union
to its old condition, they must look forward to
the adoption of constitutional amendments and
change in the organic law. If there not
virtue and patriotism enough, in this and the
other branch of Congress, and among the people
themselves, to adopt constitutional measures to
dress their grievances, then the dissolution of the
Union was inevitable. Then the question was-the
position of the two sections towards each other
If they could no longer live in peace, then like the
patriarchs OF old, they should part in peace-one
going North the other South. But if coercion was
to be appealed to-Mr. McKEAN objected to the
course OF argument adopted by the gentleman.-
MIR. TAYLOR said that if the army and navy
OF the United States were to be used to take
possession of State property, if any blockade
OF Southern ports was attempted, it would
be looked upon q declaration of war;
Mr.. SlCkLES asked if war had not already
been inauguraed by the seizure of the public prop
erty, the vessels of war; of the forts and of the
ney Of the United States? MIR. TAYLOR made
no direct reply, but said that in case Of coercion,
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and
MARYLAND he a he pnOpln Of
the seeding States. He concluded by bidding
farewell to the Speaker and members of the House.
MIR. BOULlGNY followed his colleague in
personal explanation. He said that the only
information he had received of the secession of
his State was by no means of official char
acter. He believed, however, that his State
convention of said State. But he was not
elected by that convention, and had nothing
whatever to do with that body. That convention
had not even seen fit to send him copy of the Sc
cession ordinance, and therefore he would pay no
attention to it. He elected TO Congress as
Union man, and to that principle he would stand
forever. [Applsuse.] Whenever he was instruct
ed BY his constituents to withdraw from the hall he
would do so, not by resigning his seat in that
House; and when he had withdrawn, he would
stand under the national flag of the country which
had given him birth. Applause On motion
of Mr.. SHERMAN, the House took up the defcicn-
cy bill, passed by the Committee of the Whole on
yesterday.-The various items for the support Of
the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Depart
mens, also for the support of the Consular and Di.
plomatic corps, and other branches of the govern
ment.-The House refused to concur in the Sem
ate amendments appropriating $500, 900 for GER
tain privileges from the Chiriqu Improvement
Company.-The Senate amendment appropria-
ting Sl35, 600 for the purchase of WendelI's print
ing establishment, and which in committee was re
duced to 100000 sustained, the original item
being passed; yeas SS, nays 67.-The bill was then
referred back to the Senate.--Mr. C0LFAX,
from the Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads, called up the postal route BILL
| Mr.. BRANCH, of n. c., opposed the bill, de-
nouncing it piece of unnecessary legisla-
tion, and likely to be productive of evil results.
Mr.. SICKLES favored the bill.-A message
was received from the Senate, signifyiDg the pas
sage by that body of a resolution that the two
Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of Repre-
| sentatives on Wednesday. the 18th day of Febru-
ary, 1861, at II o'clock that the President of the
| Senate be the presiding officer, and they shall
make count of the votes for President and Vice
| President, and declare the result which shall be
| delivered to the presiding officer, who shall an
nounce the state of the vote to the two Houses OF
Congress assembled aforesaid, and that the
be entered on the journal of the Houses. The Sem
ate appointed Mr.. Trumbull to report mode of ex-
| amining the vote for the Vice President.-
| Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, moved to take
up the resolution, which done, and it con-
Cured in.-Mr. WASHBURNE offered resolu-