The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-12

no, entitled ., xts sea.. IL could bs vscsted waeu
t~.r faS,s .arrans such c'Srs e,s sd ~ aeSe
y constitutional truth, then the resolution may
oe ~en ounded. For he (kr Nasan) recognzei NO
knosieoCd 90 allegiance 20 this govesnment-nol,
ahatevsr And here he took his position alongside Oh
eDt OF he and no o. her representative
He ovcd slieglancs 70 Virginia, and no one else id we
senator nom Connecticut resist tho doctrine OF
merit Of The United sta,es IS SIN sovereign II
be oio, God help HIM. uaugher) 50 far as the Soma
ter from TEXAS has committsd offence By saying ne
owed NO alsgsnce 10 this government be st,oh by his
ssde. lie thnn be upfaithfu 70 Virginia II he did not
H. old feud.l !dea Of allies was the relation
tween The SUBJECT and sovereign between the vassa and
tri. Allegiance here 10 that which e due from citi-
Ere 10 as.pe' een power He knew OF no sovereign OK
cepi bis He took i for granted that Connecticut
Is senator's sovereign and that II he Yields ale
ga, &c 10 this government ne fathless re oath Of
.ea 10 the POLITICAL power or The state, Is faith
fyny ind truly % supper. the Commensurate.
,ss ROT senator susn Of the unssa ssss But
that b. OF the fact not became OF the allegation;
for the constitution says that foreigner shall rot havea
seat this door The Senator from Texas sand 40 be-
tievsd h foreigner 10 this government because
TeSa has separat herself from II for the senator did
no then kns fact did no know It unless be
believed ths .nelr gence last night. Tho Senator be-
htvel has secedei because he knew the popu
r sentiment Of the sa,e and ,s. eesa@ cause, q 'ns
Fuson The senator and Others, and the now President
declare that the ordinance declaring separation is
!. lid before the passage Of the act. We (said
Mr.. Mason) deny H. Virginia donies u. SIX OF the
states only deny H. but have acted
on il, and no, only have cnfedera,ed but formed a
government Sspared TO sustain Itself If this gcyernment
sha attempt 70 attack T. the senator from ,n C On eas
language which he mir. hason) thoughts with great re-
sp.ct TO him is more osrespeotfu tenfod than the Ian
gusge for which the Senator says the senator from
| texas deserves to be expelled. Why9 Because
! by iber language five millions OF people and
| seven sovereign States in insurrection. They
cecMe the acts Of secession nol'es, although these
States what they coil public property. Yet ac-
ano~ledgng all THIS they take no means 70 re over T.
hensible ,han the senator from Iexss How could he
owe allegiance to THIS government Then he must obey
the this government In preference 70 those of
his State He was sworn to support the constitution
| and not the government
calculated be dangerous. The resolution proposed TO
member tor mere expression Of opinion. The
HIS belief in The doctrine Of and that hs state
had seeded but that until no had the evidence Of this
he wonla SIT here WITH other stale rights men he
laws but not allegiance. All, then, he had said
"As he believed majority "a all the Southern
right exercised the state placed itself in foreign
laton with the rest Of the Union. this for
expulsion why might not Senator expelled for other
differences or declarations OF opnon2 How long nigh,
it be before it would be obnoxious to defend slavery and
perhaps twothds vote obtained for upholting that in
sttution9 Tho power OF expelDg member was ne ger
given for such purposes. Members could be punished
according to the constitution only for disorderly
] C0Ddect, ana according 10 III WrUeTs Oh par
la,ncntary law 10 Ia always TO be exercised with
great canton and If man was 10 be punished
for the expression Of abstract opinion, where
the usage end? He maintained, the Senator from
Texas had expressed opinion that had not been
pressed by all the Senators Of the feceded States il he
be punished then they, too, must be expelled;
for they gwen practical proof that they
regners from the fact that they have gone off and estab
! lsbed another government lilo agreed with his col
leagns (ur. Mason) that they allegiance 70 their
| State ana obedience TO the constitution.
Mr. CLARK moved that tho Senate 60 into an Executive
| session.
Mt. MASON submitted whether the resolution pending
F, was no, privileged question.
The CHAIR replied that IL but II In the power
| Of the majority to change the order OF business
The question taken, aud the Senate went into On
| Executive scssion--2S against 10.
After a short time spent therein the doors open
| cd, and the Senate adjourned.