New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-05
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHISGroR, March }, 1861.
.1rNDAy NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS CONTINUED.


[ourreport Of the Senate debate the Monday morning ed
ton broken oh in the midst Of the remarks o MI NUN
MILL rep, Mel The continuation 10 az foiows;I
He referred to the fact that Virginia sent an NIL.
matum and then armed herself for the purpose OF
armed Intervention between the Government and the
States in rebellion and argued that under sucn Sircu-
stan es Senators ought not 70 present propolohs mere
for acceptance. lie contended that the a'ude oi
VirgiLis was act Of menace.
Mr. WADE rep OGol said he had once stated his
position and he had to say he WAS OF the came ihio.
He said he had heard of revolution, but the preseht
one was an extraordinary one. III was reoehoh
against ihe best government in the world Nothing IN
the world ever instituted snch rebellion except the
accuted institution which they now sought to extend
IIo coniended that the progress oil the revolution
assert an accuIsed despotism and nothing makes the
uinipes of the Free States stand ont 20 clearly as the
fact that they are leaving because despotism cannot
exit in our midst You complain of us that We have
free pefs and tree speech, aud love liberty too wen.
The difficulty s that yon cannot exert oespouSm IN
the Free States OF the North.
The remedy for the evil is not in paper resolutions,
when you talk Of going out OF the Union ana coming
back and reconriructing IL. III you reconstruct u on
a ba,is 20 as 10 harmonic and uphold your system,
,ou must first reconstruct the throne of Goo, ana
change the human mind. lie claimed that the COM
plants against the Republicans were all unlt and up
founded and that Secession amounts simply 10 TIE as
..ttion that the States have hight TO make war ON
the General Government, but that the General GOV
ernment has not the right to defend henelf III the
doctrine lie true, Florida which WAS bought Tor pnr-
ps Of the defense of tho country, may lon hene TO
a foreign country, and turn our guns against ns ana
how sng is IL since gentlemen stood uP here ana as
serted toe Monroe doctrine. Oh, ghost oil uenerai
jackson, what yon think OF modern Democrats!
State could aso secede and turn her gaus against her
own country. 4 Government founded on such prinei-
yl.s ia no at ALL He proceeded 10 argue that
ali the trouble has grown out of the repeal of the
old con pron.ise and nov brought The Union 10 the
verge of dis lulion and deetrucon. lie SAID Tie hs
tory ofall compromises waH fn OF disaster and rulD
yet asked 10 take still another wore than all
Il. h. a.. iul lhp Unn A
made by or fathers. He would stand by that Consl
tntion and saw lace where u needed amendment.
Nobody intends to interfere with lnsitutioDs IN the
States, ana party Intended TO do II, Yet We are
a,ked TO ,iye new guarantees; bnt he believed the
kuuth would GerI lie the men who allowed guarantees
TO be wrupg from them in such away. We must
come back TO the old ark oil safety, the ConstltuiiOn
and 10 the old eon,truciiOns The proposed compro-
mses amount 10 nothing but the bread pill war not
dispo.ed TO admit The recognition Of Slavery. If we
carry The resolution 1t win keep mp taIioD, excite
meni and irritation. Tae Republican party was the
only one which WAS uphOlliug the ark oi American
Liberty all others were attempting to Eiike 1t down.
LIT MS act like men. MANY nations are looking 70 see
low tlegrses struggle shall lie dccided On Senators
is the ibk OF oaGrylng through The doctrine VI our
iatkerv, and, live or die, he would stand by them.
Mr.. f0Or liep., VI offered resolution Of thanks
10 the Vice preident Tor the impartial honorable, and
ee manner in which he has oiscAarged the duties
OF lie Office, which Wa aRreed To unsDmontly.
Mr. GWlN dem, Of Cal.J made a personal expla-
ma ION in regurd To tie Overland Mail.
Mr.. WIGFALL Dem, TexAsl nlid he thought that
this was poriiyey the Int lime that be should appear
ON these boards but il eharghbe TO The Senator
from Ohio. lie WIS astonished to hear Tie Senator
charge the Democratic party With dsusi1n, and he
quot,d Grvm speech made by him IN leoo, when ne
said that there no freedom at the South for tie
wi e or the black mac and be thought there was no
Onion and be was Tor 10 Union, or else Union for
Freedom SO IL seemed that the Senator from Ono
WAS the real author Of "lepressible C2niict u any
cars Of psOpls more than another werefespJsble for
the dis,rnc ion OF the Union, II was the proiessed
Union savers. lie then proceeded 10 speak N length
snd referring to the iGsu 10 tie hig aid that II was
not the iihp VI bls country.
Mr. DOOLIrTLE rep, Wis. rose TO point OF
order and as ked ii the Senator from Texas really vas
a for,iyBer, wi ether he had any right 10 speak as
Senator of the United States
Mr.. WIGFALL Dem, TexasI-lf the Senate VIII
not call my name from the II and fully acknowledge
the secs ssivn Of my State, then will stops but 10
long az lis name was called here he should continue
Mr. PUGu Dem, o. sid lie wanted test vote
and therefore moved TO lay the Whole subject on tho
table. He wanted TO stop dissusfion.
vote was then taken The amendment, which
vss lost by Yeas A. Nays %, Messp. bigier Douglas
Criti nden johnson OF Tennessee, Latham, Rce and
Sebastian voting with the Republican, against IT,.
Dir. BINGHAM (Rep., Aicb.l then offered An
amendment, which is tie Clark amendniept
The amendment was lost by Yeas IL; Nays "a.
Meas. Anthony, Baker, Dixon, Foster, Harlan and
Ten Eyck voting in the uegali'e.
Mr.. CRIMES (iep Iowa. offered as an amendment
the subsitate oferd by Mr. Seward. Lost, by Yeas
IL; Nays.5; Mrrsp. Anthony, Baker, Du,kee, Fos'
ter Ten Eye and Wade yo'ing In the negative.
Mr., JOHNSON, (Dem., Ark offered rs an amend
ment the proposition of the Peace Conference Lost
by Yeas 8; Nays 81.
Messrs Fooie, NichOkon and Pugh voted in the
aiii irma,iye.
The question was then taken ON the original resolu
ton, as il from the HOuse.
Tue following was the voe
YEAs-Mes,p Anthony, Baker, Bisler Bright Critenden
Dixon, Dougas foster, IInes OWN, Harlan, Hnner John
Polk Push, Rice, Sebastian. Zen tycs. Thompson
kAYS-MsssTs Brigham. Chandler Clark Doohttls, Dukee
Foot, King Sumn-I TIunbui Wade, Wilkinson "ilson-2
President POLK was in the chair, and decided that
Il was carried, two-thirds having voted in the
Affirmative
5:2Oo. m.-Mr. TRUMBULL tRep., nl.) appealed
from the doision Of the Chair, on the ground that
il require two-birds OF the whole vote OF the Senate
The decision sustained Yeas 3Ji Naysl.
Messrs. WADE tRep., o. and MASON Dem,
Va) moved to take up the Crittenden resolutions.
Agreed 10.
The question was then on Mr.. Clark's amendment,
which was disagreed TO by Yeas Is, Nays 20
Mr.. CRITTENDEN then moved to substitute the
resolutions Of the Peace Conference.
Motion lort by Yeas7, Nays D.
The question was then on the adoption OF the Crit-
tenden Compromise resolutions Lost by the following
vote;
YEAs-Messs Baya,d Bssr. Bright, Crittenaeu, Douglas
OWN, Hunter, Johnson (Ispn h Kennedy, Lane Latham,
Mason Nicholson, Pok Push. Rec, sebsan, rhom'on ana
EAYs-Ms..n. Anthony BINGHAM. Chandler. Cl.Ih piaos
kn( Msnll, sumner E.a EysA SsasSsR Wsts wpiia''''