Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-25
THIRTY SIXTH CONGRESS- Second Session.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 49,
SENATE


| Mr. Biger presented several memorials favorable to
| the Crittenden amendments.
Mr. King presented memorials from citizens OF New
York 10 favor of compromise opposing change in the
tariff and demonstrating against any change in the duty
| steel.
Mr.. Sliden called up his resolution dissenting from
the Presidents message in regard to his right to appoint
cabinet officers al Interim during the session OF the
Senate lie wished the resolution referred to the
mittee on the Judiciary; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Cameron moved to pospone Mr.. Crittenden' reso
| lutions and take up the tariff bill.
Mr.. Crittenden hoped not.
Mr.. Hale wished to know whether the tariff bill had
been examined in detail by the committee on finance
Mr.. Fessenden said
Mr. Hunter said he did not think that the tariff act
of 1857 had had fair trial. and that sufficient for
| him.
Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions then postponed,
yeas 81 nays q, and the tariff and the treasury note
| bill taken up.
Mr. Simmons moved to efer the bill to a select com.
mittee of FIVE, with instructions report at this day
| week. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Bgler now moved TO take up the resolutions of
Mr.. Crittenden. Lost by yeas "a, nays ~.
On molten Of Mr.. Gwn, the Pacific railroad bill Ia
| ken up and considered at length
Mr.. g. win offered all amendment TO add certain names
to the list of corpOraors among whom John Went
worth and Mr. Judd, Of Chicago
Mr.. Douglas moved TO strike out these They
bitter republicans, aud added to pack the
equalization OF political influence in the board otherwise
the road would be used political machine and the
Of the government would be prosuted for par
tisan purposes.
Mr. TIumbull with much warmth, denied that any
names had been suggested from partisan considerations
After considerable discussion, Mr.. Douglas moton TO
strike out was lost, yeas 20, nays %.
Mr.. Rice moved that the Senate adourn-agreed to by
yeas q, nays l9-and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The morning hour having expired and the report OF
the committee of thrtyhree being the special order Mr.
Etherdge entitled TO the floor. He gave way to Mr..
Clemens Of Virginia, who rose to personal expana-
ton.
He said he saw in the journals of yesterday that his
colleague mr. Martini had asked the House to allow
him Mr Cleuens) to finish his tratorous remarks and
be understood he had made other remarks of the same
kind but none of these remarks had reached his
1t was well for him to say at first well at last,
that the position which he had fit to take he had
taken with the expectation Of at least for the time being,
receiving public defamation. Aud if his colleague had
made those remarks with any ieeling towards him, he
pardoned him. He suffering from a still reeking
wound and if his colleague had been shot through the
thigh he would not take quarrel on every occasion,
because he did not desire to be seen IN VANITY Fair,
| standing upon one leg, with pistol in one hand and
cane in the other But he would be at variance with
any man willingly, especially with those who would
not one of them have entered the halls of Congress it
| had not been for the nterpostion OF Providence.
Mr.. Hndman called the attention of the gentleman
from Virginia to the fact that his colleague was not in
| the hall.
Mr. Clemens said he was not aware Of il. He would
not have made the remarks which he did in the gentle
| mans absence.
Mr. Eheridge said he did not intend in his remarks to
either court praise avoid lie felt ths-that
the interest Of thirty million of people and freemen
represented upon this floor and that by only two hun
dred and thrysx men, and part Of those we're attempt
ing inaugurate revolution Is this the course to be
pursued by this Congress to stay the tide of revolution
and will there be left hope for free peopley Ii the
constituency could only get sight OF their representa-
tves early in the morning. before they had got hold OF
| the New York Tribune on the one side, and the New
York Herald the other never never would they trust
two hundred aud thtys1 such men, or trust the inter
est of this country in their hands As well take three
| hundred hackmen from the city OF New York.
The issues of the present day must and Of right ought
to be decided by the American people. He protested
against any other decision except by the people The
day that this Union is dissolved and by these represen
tatives they will be cursed and will be consigned to the
grave of oblivion aud shame and infamy and disgrace be
written their grave This Congress has not the
right to deliberate this important question. He re-
fered the incoming administration, and the closing Of
| the present term OF Congress.
He said it would be for tears il could
the grand and mournfu cortege VIII CHI would leave the
Capitol on the fourth Of March next. He now would
shed in ADVANCE laughter If he could do any
thing towards staying avertng the terrible blow which
about to fall upon his country. II necessary, he
would immediate himself the altar Of his country in
order that he might preserve it. But would there be
any chance live peaceably when the States sepa
raedg Would not feuds spring up and the contest be-
come bitter? No. would not be possible To live
together in peace, but more fearful revolution would
| spring up than had ever been yet experienced.
Ii had not been very many years since his State,
which at time unknown to fame flor she had
her Jackson and her Polk,) had negro suffrage within
her torder; negro suffrage which gave negro who own
ed property not only equality but the predominance
over a white man, who the owner of property;
and had continued forty years before it abolished
And it had been in number OF the States He there
fore was willing to wait little longer to see ii the same
would not take place in all tho free States.
Let the republican party have trial of four years for
| the constitution made with the express provision
that the rulers of government should be elected and
changed every four years. and the representatives every
two years in order that when they did not guard well
the public interests they might be removed and better
ones put in their places He himself willing to take
anybody to show his patriotism and his devotion to his
country by enduring the rule of James Buchanan
| for four eight years to come. Laughter. Yes, he
would even live under the rule of the "Old Public Fuuc
tiouar for sixteen years to come if it would only settle
the present difficulties and preserve the Union.
He would do and vote for anything-he would vote foI
the Critenden proposition the report of the border
State committee He would 60 for his own proposition
and after that failed he would go homs and fight disun
ion there, and with torch in hand and sword 10
the other he would stand for the Union as long as the
stars and stripes waved over his own good State. APP
plause in the galleries and on the floor.
He wished t, say little about the going out Of For
da He did not attach much blame to South Carolina
because she Of the original free States. But Flor
ida, whose population nothing but Indians, agaor
and seceders (aughter) had seeded. What an idea