Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-12
.CoNGRRssIoNAI.
YAsHiyoTI0y. Jan.lils6f

CONVERSATIONAL
WAsHiNGToN, Jan. ii, 1861.
Is HoUsE,-Mr. Lovejoy asked leave to
Oter'R resolution declaring, as-the judg-
meet of the House, that in the present
StftU OF the country, it would be wise and
patriotic for the President 70 confer tenn
/, porArily, the power of the Commander-ip-
Chief OF the army and navy on Lieut.. Gen.
Scott, and charge him to see that the Re-
public receives nOdctriment.
Mr.. Jones, of Ga, and others objected.
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, suggested that the
President could delegate no such power.
The Speaker said the resolution had not
aeen received by the House, but was mere
~ read for information; besides objection
/ had been made to its introduction. There
fore there could he no debate on its mer-
its.
Mr.. Branch, of n. c.. hoped the resolu-
ton would be voted on by yeas aud nays.
There were no further proceedings on the
subject.
Mr.. Hickman, of Pa, asked aud WAS cx-
cused from serving on the select commit
tee, to which was referred the Presidents
special message. He said he had Il great
many reasons for making the request, but
1t was not necessary to repeet them.
The House then proceeded to the con-
SiderAtiOn of private hills.
SEXATE.-Mr. Bigler presented memori-
ais from citizens of Lancaster Co., asking
for the restoration of peace and the pres
eryation of the Union, and favoring the
propositions OF the Senator from Kentucky.
Also, the memorials OF a similar import
from Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pa, presented eight
memorials from citizens OF Pennsylvania,
favorable to the Crittenden resolutions.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported a bill ip-
curing into the expenses of military es-
Establishments and forts.
debate sprung up on the order Of
business.
Mr.. Bigler called for the yeas and nays
on taking up the Crittenden resolutions.
The vote resulted in yeas 10, nays 81.
The private calender was then consid-
cred, after which
Mr. Lame moved to take up The resolu-
tiolsi reported byi Nlr. Davis, ihquirihg Into
Jhe EXPENSES iOf military establishments
And fOtts. ~Agte4dsto. I "
Mr.. Trumbull moved an amendment, an
proving the conduct of Major Anderson in
withdrawing from Fort Montrie to Fort
Sumter and the-dRteFmination of the
President TO maintain that officer in hIs
present position, and that we will support
tue President in all constitutional meas
ures for the enforcement of the laws and
the preservation of the Union.
Mr.: Hunter, of Vs. oBtained, the flo6r.
He said that before the end of this month,
six or seven State. i'll have secetled from
the Union. tits 10 more how aiqacstioh Of
saving or preserving the old linton We
will reconstruct a new Government and u
new Union, witch We hope and propose TO
be PeFmanent.i In 1920 the-NOrlh, de-
clnred war against the.socihl system Of the
South, considering it To be founded iu sin.
Personal liberty bills have been passed, d
uhliuI the Constitution Of the O. s.
sectional President has been nominated
and elected, nnL.isl come TO power, who
once declared that the country must al, be
freq or slave, the object being to create a
servile war among the social system of
the people and affect the moral being
The South have all the elements to found
an empire both great aud prosperous. To
Eavoid this, there must be tue following
amGndmehts TO the Constitution:
| LIST, Congress must haze no power to
abolish slttvery in any State, the District
of Columbia, the dockyarls, forts and ar
sennls Of the United. States
/ I'd. Nothing 70 ohstrpct the slave trade
between the States. a,5 t4,ss.--
Sd. II shall be the duty of each State To
suppress within its Jurisdiction, all armed
invasion of another. ssf
4th.- Thut any Stnte should be admitted
with or without slavery, according to the
inclination of its people. ~
9th. 1t shall be the duty of State to
restore fngitives or pay The value of the
same to the State from which they fled
9th. Fugitivcs from justice shall be
deemed to heEtltosc offending the laws
within jurisdiction Of State, and who,
escape thcrefrom.
18th. Congress should recognize and
protect property wherever the United
States has exclusive jurisdiction.
Mr.. Hunter also argued that all laws to
be pissed shalt be PASSED ny n majority in
the Senate, of Senators of slaVe.holdiug
States, and majority Of non-slaveholding
States, and every ESsT must receive 4 ma
jority of Representatives from the slave,
holding States, aud majority from the
non-slaveholding States, the prOsosition
being equivalent to having two Senates in
one chamber, and two Houses Of Repre-
senthtives in Que hall. The Supreme
Court. be said, should be also readiusted
so US to consist of i've judges from each
section, the Chief Justice to be one of the
five.
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