The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-01-04

Volume Number 80.
Mr. Green said his ooJect wuo 20
government for Arizona,
and he hoped these discussions oil
political matters would be postpon-
ed. He did not think the amend.
mcnt OF the Senator from Mississippi
practically amounted to anything;
under the present circumstances he |
would vote for it.
Mr.. Doolttle said the Senator
from Missouri assumed that the
Constitution repealed the laws oil
Mexico in the territory and took
slavery there. This wac contrary
TO the decision Of the Supreme
Court.
He claimed that the doctrines oi
Mr.. Calhoun, that the Constitution
recognized slave property. found
few supporters at the time Of it's an
nonncemeut.
Mr.. Mason said that Mr.. Calhoun
was dead, bat he did not understand
him to say even that the Constitu. :.
tlon establishes slavery, but claimed
that slaves were property, and there
fore the Constitution must be pro.
tectcl.
Further discussion ensued be.
tween Messrs. Green and Doolittle,
when the Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
HOUSE - Hon. Mr.. Stevens, OF
Washington territory. rising to a
personal explanation in relation to q
special dispatch in a border paper,
said that it appears. upon investiga.
tion, that the Indian trust bonds
were stolen for tho use Of the Central
Breckenridge Committee during the
late Presidential election.
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, rose to a
question Of order, saying that il had
heretofore been decided at news
paper article was not privileged
question.
Mr.. LoLan.-"My colleague was
treated in an indifferent manner"
The Speaker.--"l am sorry il that
ia true"
Mr.. Houston raised the point that
this was not privileged question,
it not affecting the privilege of any
me nbcr here.
Mr.. McClernand. II WAS cut of
tho other day ungenerously, it il
true, bnt the example is not worthy
OF being followed. Iappeal to my
colleague (Mr. Logan) to withdraw
his objection.
Mr.. Stevens resumed, and re- read
the Heyalds dispatch and liskewise
that ot the New York World, of De
cember 2ith, in which it is stated
that the robbery OF the Interior DE
partment has caused some specula-
I ton in Washington, and il is though
/ by some who are deemed du fait
that the clerilcaton OF bonds has bceu
going on since the President !! cam.
paign; that the Breckenridge Clint
and Secretary Cobb knew exactly
how these securities were 10 be used
and tor what purpose; that thes,
bonds were deposited as collatera
to raise money in behalf OF the
Breckenridge Club.
Mr.. Stevens said his attention
was called to these dispatches lasI
evening, and they seem to DO a
matter of sufficient consequence t.
arrest the attention Of the HOUSE.
1t was his fortune to he Chairman
of the Breckinrilge Clnb, and he did
his entire duty according to the bes
of his ability in the premises. Hi
heart was in the business, for h'
believed he was striking a blow fo
the houor OF hia country, and thu
perpctuity of its institutions; bu
these we're most false and calum
NOUS assertions on the integrity a
tho Club. Although he might no
bc known to fame, for twenty year
he had gone through many peril
and laced death in the discharge o
Ibis duty. He repeated, 10 the pres
ence of the men who knew the facts
who had seen him in the valley u
Mexico. in the van Of victoriou
'Iegions. he did his part to plant on
banner on the palaces OF the Mon
tezumas. He bore tie wounds o
the service, which physically ha,
broken him down. He had in tn
North West faced a most savage foe
and on the Pacific exerted his utlnOs
energy to mako the wilderness blos
som as The rose. lie repeated here
il was a most false aud maliciou
slander, propagated on honorabi
body OF men, and which required
most severe rebuke. He neve
knew these bonds had existence Ill
, tho fact ot the robbery WAS mad
known this morning. He called o
the Chairman OF the Select Commi
, tee, asking him to probe this matte
TO the bottom, 50 that puuishmer
may fall on the guilty.
Mr.. Morris, OF Illinois, said thu
, Mr.. Stevens called on him this morn
ing, and expressed his desire tina
tho subject DO thoroughly invest
gated. He had, ~ the Chairman