Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-31

VAsHpSercS Jan. 29-SENA rE.---King introduced
bill authorizing the employment OF volunteers to
aid in the enforcement of the laws and protecting
the public property, which was referred 70 the
Committee on Military Affairs,
Wilson introduced bill for the better organiza
ton Of the militia of the District Of Columbia which
was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
bingham presented four petitions for the repeal OF
the fugitive State Law, believing 1t unconsntu-
Private bills were considered till one o'clock,
when the Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
chandler moved to amend. so as to give sec
LIONS OF iand per mile instead Of one. Adopted.
WILKINSON moved to amend by making the amount
paid to the central route fifty millions instead of
sixty millions, and that to the Southern route TWEEN
ty-ive millions instead of thirty-fiye millions the
design beng to provide for the Northern route
by another amendment. The amendment was dis
| agreed TO; 10 yeas to "a nays.
Wilkinson moved for another amendment the eff
feet Of which is TO provide for the Northern route
BE said he cid not see the propriey of voting tr-
tysix millions to State Just in the act of secession
and not giving road to States true and loyal to the
Constitution. After discussion the amendment
was agreed to, yeas o. NAYS 10. 4F Y
Wilson moved to give sixty millions to the central
TWENTY-FIVE millions the northern route and that
the southern route instead of going San Francis
CO. 20 by the nearest route to the Pacific Ocean.
(Tyyin asked the Senator TO withdraw his motion
for the purpose of moving to strike out all except
the central route and moved to amend the bill
to provide only for central route. Disagreed to.
Wilson renewed his amendment, and it was disa-
greed to.
Mason moved to strike out the part making any
appropriation of money to these roads. he said he
did so as matter of protest OF the State OF Virginia
| against this new debt. The time might come when
the States would be called upon to assume portion
CT the debt and he wanted his protest to be entered
that Virginia shall not be called upon to pay this
| debt. The amendment was rejected
A discussion ensued on agreeing TO certain amend
II 10 uI-
/ journed.
| Adrian presented the resolutions passed by the
Legislature of New Jersey, expressive OF hrm at
tachment to the Union, and the dutyl Of every good
citizen TO sustain it, and favoring the C7ittenden
proposition and the calling of Convention of the
States &c. which were LAID on the table and ordered
| to be printed
The morning hour having expired the special or
der was resumed, being the report of the Commit
| tee of Thirty-three
| Stevens Of Pennsylvania, regretted that he was
| compelled to believe that no compromise could be
| made. when six States were in open and declared
rebellion. having seized the public forts and arsenas
and robbed the people Of millions of the public
| property. Whenho saw our harbers blockaded and
| armies arrayed against the flag of our country
| which has been insulted, he had no hope that con-
cession, humiliation, and compromise would have
any good effect whatever. Rather than give eonces
sion to rebels, he would see the Government shat
tered into ten thousand atoms.
Harris, Of Nd. spoke of the glories of the eoun-
| try and said the disasters now pending spring from
the empty rivalries of POLITICAL parties and the in
ability OF boosted statesmen to solve the problem OF
the status of the Territories regard to slavery.
The verdict of impartial history will be- that there
was no cause for secession, and none ter dlsrup-
ton of the Union. He believed that the responsible
ty of the national safety or perdition rested upon
the present representatives of the people now as
/ seubed in Congress. The question now IS upon
whom shall the terrible responsibility rest and that
! will fall upon the set of men who viii Eot spurn
| mere party tramMels and come Sp to the question:
| no " great nation can be saved. Far too much
of the present mischief came from ,tae section TO
which he belonged; from the ambitious desires OF
politicians at the South, who want greater prom
| inence than they could command under the present
| system. He repeated that secession IS the unhoy
offspring of Southern political ambition. and tar too
| much of the aggravatiOn which reused tie resist
| ance of the North. He appealed to the North if
there was not too much aggravstion on their part
and by their representatives. Both sections are re-
sponsible for these troubles. The secession OF SIX
Southern States met with no sympathy from Mary
land.
Hughes denied that Harris spoke for that part of
| Maryland ne represented.
| Harris--Not more than corporal guard in Ma
| ryiand favor secession. lApplause.l be denied
| the right of secession. de urged his Northern
| friends to do something at once for pacihcatlon.
| There was a smoudering fire under Maryland
which might break out and sweep her into dlsunlon
| Let them rise above prejudice and party, and ee-
ment the Union more firmly than ever. Let US have
less eloquence in speeches and more pertinent e4o-
quence IN votes. Give US the Crlttendeh OF slihf
lar proposition.
/ Winsiow of North Carolina, spoke of Northern
aggression. High sounding words, he said, would
not save the Union could that piece Of bunting
with the stars and stripes on it. lie spoke IN favor
| of the Crirtenden Compromise, with nothing less
than which the South would be satisfied tie was
against coercion BY this the Union could not be
held together 1t could only be done by mutual
| justice an affection.
Van WICK of New York spoke at length. Among
| other things lie said: You all ask US TO cOmpro
mise what have we to concede! We have done
! you ne wrong and propose none GU nave pro
| posed no compromise which does not involve sur
! | render on our part You want the Constitution
amended Hsw would that avail you if your pres
sent position is correct: If one State, however IN
significant can destroy the whole fabr1ct 1Ol
have violated the Constitution, and have setthe law
at defiance and are demanding guarantees that W
will not grant Do you propose any concession {
the North? Any security to liberty and .llfe L
Northern men, and to Northern States OF proper
ty in books, of the freedom Of speech and press
already secured by the Constitution! You say you
coucede to freedom the territory north OF 80 deg
30 min We have double title to that already mrs
by purchase, and then by conquest. We bought Il
when we took Missouri in the Union as slave State
, and then we conquered in the strife OF clyn war
All our future acquisitions must be IN the ulrecuo
Of tue tropics, and you demand It's uacondlIloua
surrender 10 slavery You want US TO surrender Z
) men who are compromise breakers BeheV
not in reconstruction. The present Constitution
once lost you can never regain It, THINK you anoth
err Senate can be formed wherein Florida and peIa
l ware can equal New York and Pennsylvania! fo'
are opposed to the Army and Navy, and boldly as
sert that an enforcement of laws means coercion
J, States, but you were willing to send troops w
. | thousand miles into Utah. You sert the army ll1
o | Kansas You have used the Federal troops to en-
: force the Fugitive Slave Law, and to rescue =, Cd
}. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry from John Brown. IN
: camp had no terrors for you then, but now you q
pose coercion yet by force of armed men you selz
# forts arscnals and navy yards, and trampie u
t Stars and Stripes in the dust We do not mean
e be driven from the Union by force. Do 20
It desire a peaceable secession? Convention OF
: the States would allow you to go In peace