Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-01-03
From Washington.

disbelieve as his judgment shall dictate.
In the Senate on Monday 3lst, Mr.. Benja-
min, Of Louisiana, made lengthy and excit-
ing speech in favor Of secession, and against
the right or policy Of using force to cserce
State, or 10 collect the revenue. He charged
the Republicans with desiring ts bring on
civil war, and invoked them to let the South
peasesbly take her course. We quote his
concluding remarks: ..--.-
Mr.. Benjsmin closed his speech with an
earnest and eloquent appeal to the Rspub-
liean Sonstors. He said that they claimed
a right under the Constitution to deny the
rights of the South to slave property, to en-
courage the robbing Of that property, to
call them thieves and murderers, and deny
them the right of transit, and to acoumu-
late dangerous population in their midst.
He bsssught them to let the parting be in
peace, buff they would prevent the Consti-
tutien and undertake to subjugate the South
then appealing to the Supreme Judge, they
would meet the issue as best becomes free
men. He could not foretell the issue OF
such horrible contest: The fortunes of
war might be adverse to them of the South,
Their cities might be sci on IRE, and insur-
rections stirred up to add to the horrors of
civil war, but the North could never SUBJ
lugate them. They would never convert
her free sons Of the soil into vassals. They
could never degrade them 10 the condition
OF servile inferior race, never, aeuer,
NEVER.
At the conclusion Of his speech, he was
greeted with uprosrious applause, shouting
and waving Of handkerchiefs. The CALLER
les were cleared, amid Kisses, and upon or
der being restored, Mr.. Baker of Oregon
got the floor, when The Senate adjourned to
Wednesday. The scene was tumultuOus
snd sxei,in
In the House on Monday, among other
proceeding, we find the following.
Mr.. Pryor, OF Va, offered the following
resolution:
Resotred, That any attempt TO preserve
the Union between the States of the Con-
federacy by force would be imPracticable
and destructive to Republican liberty.
He deaanded the previous question
which was ordered.
Mr.. Stanton moved 10 lay the subject on
the table.
Mr.. HILL move TO adjourn. / want 10
put down this resolution making business.
1t aistracts the country"
Mr., Crawford-"l ask my colleague TO
withdraw his notion"
Mr.. Shermsn-"The previous question
has already been ordered"
Mr.. Hill want all the resolutions
touching the condition Of tho Country to
have the same reference"
Mr.. Stanton-"If the gentleman will
permit me TO offer q substitute. l will
withdraw my motion 10 lay the subject on
the table.
Mr.. Hindnan-"I hope the issue will
will be met directly. as certain newspa-
pers and orators have been taking about
coercion"
Nr. Hill insisted on the motion to ad-
jOurn.
oOuC "0i0b VI I'll SACiLcu dCtGI
passed between Messrs. Barksdale and Nc
Clellsnd. The emily words heard amid the
confusion were. "shirking the question. -
The breeze was not serious, and soon blew
over.
Mr.. Barksdals exclained-"We are
ready 10 meet YOU"
The motion 10 adjourn was negatived.
IT, .r..f,,, al. L.
10 table the resolution.
When the name Of Mr.. Vallaadisham was
called he said ns this involves the direct
question Of coercion, 81 vote no.''
The resolution was tabled-yeas 90, nays
Soon after this scene, and without doing
muchi the House adjourned to Wednesday.
WAsHIsGTsE, December 29.-The Cab.
met has Just adjourned after a protraetsd
session of six hours. The affairs at Char
lestsn was the subject under eonsidsra-
ton. Secretary Floyd stated 10 the Presi-
dent in the meeting that unless MAJOR An
dsrson ives withdrawn from Fort sumpter
he could not remain in the Cabinet. Sec-
retsries Thompson and Thomas were un-
derstood to entertain the same views, but
the events to-day changed their minds
somewhat. The President determined af-
ter full deIiberation net to withdraw Msior
Anderson, and Mr.. Floyd's resignation
was therefore accepted.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has just
received dispatch from Charleston, stat
ing that the revenue enter Ia the port OF
Charleston had been seized by the authori-
ties, and that the Captain, who is native
of Charleston, has resigned. This intelli.
gence was Immediately communicated to
ihe Cabinet.
The Senate Select T,nnlttes Of Thir-
teen had before them iI-day. (2Sth,) Mr..
Douglas proposition, as presented to that
body on the Oath of December; also, one by
Mr.. Bigler, viz: the establishment by the
Constitution of the line 36:30-eight Ter
riiorial Governments TO be established
North and four South Of that line, the geo.
graphical area being greater in the former
than in the latter. When each Territory
has population sufficient for one Repre-
sentative in Congress, il is TO be admitted
as State by proclamation of the President,