Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-29

coNGREs SIGNAL PROCEEDINGS.


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SKSArE-Ar. Douglas introduced bill amending the
Fugitive Slave laws Of 1893 and 1850
Memorials bearing on the question Of compromise
The President announced the withdrawal Of Mr.. liver
son, senator from Georgia IN quence Of the
sion OF his State. In his letter withdrawing Mr. said
that II Georgia were permitted to leave the Union in
peace, she would make equitable settlement of all
questions OF property with the Federal Government but
war ensued, the State would repudiate both public and
private Indebtedness, II peace were preserved there
might be reconstruction Of the Union If there was
war, then all hope Of future union was at end.
message was received from the President enclosing
the solutions adopted by the Virginia l. gisatur, pro-
posing convention OF commissioners from the States
The President urges upon the Senate the importance of
the subject lie eulogzes the State Of Virginia aud
appeals TO them to cary out her recommendations.
Mr.. Mason, OF Virginia moved that the message be
printed He said the object of Virginia was FIRST, to
secure peace; second to obtain the rights OF all the
States in the Union falling this to obtain the
structon of the government on a new basis.
The messagr was ordered to be printed.
Nc. Hemphil, of Texas, read a speech in defence Of
the rights of secessiOnreferrng particularly to Tsxas
which Safe he believed would secede.
Private bills we're then considered-after which, the
Senate adjourned.
HoUSE.-Ar. Rice presented the mammoth peace me-
moral fcOm Massachusetts When laid on the clerks
desk, the national flag which developed il was hailed
applause from tue MOOR ana g0Ierlts
tee consis ing OF Mr.. Everett and others in the gal
,eries at the time
Several amendments to the Constitution were submit
ted and referred
Mr.. Hughes, of Maryland, offered a resolution looking
to the rerocessOn that State OF the District Of Column
bia, except the city of ashington.
The Presidents message, enclosing the Virginia reso-
lutons, received LIS consideration was postponed
ill tomorrow.
The report of the Commit of Thiry-three was then
taken up
Me-. Pryor, Of Virginia. made speech in vindication
Of he South. The Union he said is already dissolved
Peace war is the only issue before the country
so made by the refusal Of the North make concessions
and BY the threats Gifts representatives TO eoerce the Sc
cedng States The course OF the Republicans will involve
the country in In vxpecatOnof this catastrophe
toe South arr sustained by the conviction that posteriy
will acqut them OF responsibility for its consequences
The North alone is responsible for the calames that
have fallen the country. The North has overthrown
the Constitution and established governments for the
South the despOtism of irresponsible majority The
South is coutending for constitutional freedom aud The
right OF selEgovenment In this sense, the cause OF
the South is the Of Civil Liberty. The South
would accept satisfactory guarantees but the dominant
party of the North reject all overLu es and preparing
20 enforce submission their sway. In view Of the d.
verse ideas and interests Of the two sections he ncuca
ted policy of peacea lie separation. In conclusion,
he said that instead Of vany essaying to eounteract the
designs Of nature let US heed The voice OF reason; IN
stead OF meutiug the rupture of art fetal tie in
yolving the ruin Of all hopes let lean the wis
dom Of Providence, PERSUADED that He has already
distinguished the epoch OF Revolution the most gO-
rous IN the annals Of America lie intends still further
TO advance the cATse OF Freedom and Civilization ty
means OF another discovered nationality.
On motion of Mr.. Grow, OF Pennsylvania, the rules
we're suspended aud the House coucurred in the Senae
amendment, TO the bill admitting Kansas State. The
bill now only lacks the Presidents signature 10 become
a lAw.
The bill concerning the militia of the Dist let OF &C.
umba taken up and passed af:r which, the House
adjourned