, 1861-01-14
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.,; ;,;;;s t.s9E;sssg9 MIN u }tBta m &C.,
v,Eo 3Tnnpsr@lTg opened WITH lys p1syss.g - 49, te
nv, asked yitc{hsf vote rcHnfd
be- takcn 70 allow personl oh 1he. door Of tho
seEate... So: :.s,.-: =
:. Mr:TOoAfBsr ob1eetGdH :: -, :: :.
nitht he dIspensed with ny .pu2nin,o1,s rom.
sp1f,
Turther nf13ectton, being mAde A vast nu,u..
bc1 Of lsdics and gentlemen rrtlrcd to The lob
Nv rooms. The Diplomatic corpy IS III Attend. !
ondc It }eaat n1hnusar1b lnd,es n;;f twr3rc ]
;huhdrcl gentlemen Are In the rallcrics. and It
fs Impossible fov :iny r11orcto obtain admission
: 4 motion to I'LL a vacancy in lie Board Of Re. i,
rc1is III tho siAithsbnIan Institute. was laid on
fhe3 table, 2: :, :
Mr,GWIN. moved that thu Scnatt ppf6eccd
TO {hc special order. TIC. Gonside Of the
Mr. SENAnD D took tho aonr- Hnsa1a cou-;
rreEs rcasscnbc TiTtd Y;tts sencc uf;
deraugcm cut :of busiueSs nnil the dl4turknuce:,
of pupllr rs well as private credit, md in tie
face Of scditious combinations, to overthrow.
theIUuion. The ,afarm. Ii appalling, for the: :
thc' soul! Of ,th0 nafion:.: Tie 1fowct!. Ills :
adherence to tic. .Uuion'" and Its Integrity :
in Ill 1ts narts: tk,FlL my friends; with nv:
1,artv ~ wv WIFI H. nv Slate. viii, my collt,y,: o.:
Without: either, ,as they; may aetefmine, in
every consequences of; hpnor'' or. dishpuor,. OF :
liz. Er dcathH 49,. :. :.-,s-..-.. ..:.ss
',.;Affer stafipe TINT The Union cannot he eavSd
.by mutual: recrl1iinatitls pr,. .coatlunaocc Of.
aehat,. on the constitutional poSrr OF. Con.
eTcss over the bJect Of slavery the Terri:
iorics. q, discI1ssln. the right Of the Fcuc1ul-
CAV rument to coertt: sccedin-: States Into
obedicucc. be saws, if this Union Is to 20, the
iatttr question viii rive way to q more pracii-
cable one, whether fn.ny scceains Status have
acaaieseein @ dissolution. Hesabhof1cd civil
war; did not know what tue Union would be
worth If saved ly the .sword; yet, he said lie
did mot agree with those who desire 10 avert
>fhc calauiity OF advise conventional or uuop-
posed separation with view 10 what they call
i Reconstruction OF the union." =.
The Union can be dissolved, not hy seces-
ssou1 but by The voluntary consent of: the peo-
plc or the Gniled States Congres5 onzAt not
10 rdnau iulpassiye, It ought, if IL can, re-
dress a,,y rial grievances to the offended
States, aid then ought to supply the President
With Al, means NECESSARY to inaintaiu the In
ion in tl1r fun uul discreet --eIclcisc Of
its authority. Beyond this, with proper actiy-
| jty on the part of The Executive: the -rcspon-
sib;iity Of e5yii1o the Union beloucs 10 the
| peo,IIt.. attl they are anundantlr competent to
| discharge it. .e.--
Nj. Seward argued at length on the alvan-
fniFn&
| ali points of view: What. Is the ground Of
liscoutent. L is that the disuuionists did
/ not accept as conclusive the arguments urged
iu behalf Of this guccesefM candidate in the
| late canvass. He said the Constitution did
| not require the arguments OF one party to be
| satisfactory to another, and said the constitu-
tioual remedy ior-.lls incyltable aissatssfac-
i tlon is in renewed debates and ultimate re-
hearing in subsequent election. He denied
| that the Republicans perverted power for the
purpose OF oppression, for they never yet held
/ power, ~. -. - >, ,,;-.
| as concerns the bondsmcn, the laws Of til.
Stltu within which man Is property, arc su-
preme, and that on his escape to another State
Tie CONSTITUTION regards him bontlsmau who
sLallfbs M delivered On claim to he rafty to to
whom lis service is due. While lie thought
modified to prevent fraemente;ng carried into
ehye5y, he a.rccs that all the laws Of States
free Of slave relating to this class Of persons
contraycnin. the Constitution of the United
States, eustit to bc repealed, and was willing
to vote for IN amendment to the Constitution
to abolish or interfere with slavery within tht
States
If Kapeas Hcre admitted under the Wyan
| t1ot;c Constitution and the organic E;ws O.
other Territories cuuld be. repealed, he wos,It
! vote To authorize the admission Of tle ncs
the, right to offer the sub division. whcrcyel
ntccssIry. into several convenient States bu
be did NOT find ti1at eh .nlations eonld b,
Constitutiouully nude.
T.: Witlout them. the ultefior embarrassment
" yoi1}i outweigh all the Immediate adyau,a~,
Of such measure.
nrefrr 1rhhn 'tJ,e nii,r,.S- cvc1fnn,c,t q ri tf
Hot,se sl;nnh1 harn snhsifIed nne. two orthrr,
i rrors l1eaccr a ConyGntol, Of fbeueonle 10 do
yiuc whether nv Or whit amendments Of tn
r.. iras r,,r1y to rota for an;, nronsriv. r,,ar
:: antrcd iaws Il, nreyent mutual inrasioSs a
thc,Stafra hy eltizcns .rf uthcr Stafnx nnd {,
is1, thoss ~ ,rhn si,a,1 a;;f - MI tn, "na
I.astlv' lie was in i.yoT Of tie Paci.jc Raj,
chs,.rf,1y sunnor, H." GoyornGnI,7 T., wiz,
.ercr nrndcni " ,nc.1retic efurts:if sh,i II y, IL
- nft..rvc InhI;c Isr,rc md tno;ntoin n
i;n;c o.,y.ii,tr ni,1v r. alteration Gnrhc" r,nc
ami copciliation, and by cspressjps ~ tbe cor
xIct,,,,, int H. ,o,r ,,a5 NM VT comc G,r ~;
gcat nation to I'll Woe, voc to tic ma!
enHtn,c snl 'e enrc n IND mnn n ~ ,,er ti,no ia
shnll declare that Mis- reuera,jon. which save
the Union from sudden 3 and unlocked ior ;iaf
Eft surpassed p in maSnlacenrs even tlat on
o;,ca ~ T ;ncrtr M 'Ist;cc an., W. 1Inno,tv p'A-
gn ggiorsrGsfr. 81 % CLARK Of M Mo. an er rss,.,ur
tslegr,plic Seeoant 1T sh7t tho Post o1ee snt
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