New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-08
XXXVIrH CONGRESS.
SENATE. ..WAsHiSeToS, Jan. y lSoi'
SECOND SESSION.

4 iaV II
M nny l H. rignation was received and read
NJ M TEN EYCK rep. n. J.l presented petition ol
a;1ens of New-Jersey, requesting Cong 49,. " pa th
act to authorize the people !" e To be cid at Phade
-tt' ~ an Of March next 70 consider tue Weh$ro
a. ra,ion Referred to tie Committee on JuuelH{
~. RIGLER Dem, Pa presented 81 mem rials
.,srDg that the Cr''enoeh r's"i"'i'"' ~
! he ~, rle If the country. =, - a
me To paSife Railroad bill was made the SPECIAL order
fc, . o'clock on Tuesday. - ,. 81.
Nj CRITTENDEN Is. Am, n.y. moved 70 'aAe
an fbe resolution offered by him few days SINCE;
fTbe hill for tie admission of Kansas was maze inc
syecal order for Monday next: - .o..o,,,
MIR CRITTENDEN spoke In iavor Oh 'n ne Pno'In
81 No re.olutinn to submit the question to the peope
n seemed 10 him necessary. In tie distracted stae VI
ii public counses il wosld be better 10 suout !ne
-, ,;on 10 the people Themselves aud he slw ho'hng
rer in il 1t does GGl GOi tn the proposed amend
.ots 10 the Constitution, and argued IN iaVor
tho;r adoption. He contended that the
establishment of line di'oirg ire territory wac no'
e much compromise a fair adjustment OF r1ghts'
Ne asked If statesmen and Senators would rather en-
60 inter- OWL war in all its horrors, than make talr
"a proni.e and recognize the existence oil slavery III
Il, iitory till it becomes State. Was II party dogma
N 4 no Slave State shall be admitted to the Union,
an will Senators sacrifice the country for mere party
a ma The Territory was acquired as the common
y perry Of all, and now lew attempt 10 eN,
eide a portion from their ju-t nights, because
ey have conscientious scrupes on the subject were
Senators willing TO sacrifice TIE country rather than
Vi Id their scruples? But as matter OF night, have
gators any right to exclude any PrUR1lk we
different institutions in different parts OF tue cou
~ and no section OF the country has night to set up
particular opinion q rule for all The rest suppose
he different secti rs had different religions, would one
section try 10 establish eli ziUn for the onef bo,
the pull has become the minister OF the Pohel ana
the politician has become the munster OF the gospel No
man has the tight tOnsis that another man conscience
shall be ruiz by his. But be was to deal WIN Tue
crescent not tie past. tie was now 10 consider .he
tetv of the country and here advocate oil the
,iel contendng for what he thought would save tne
a mtry Was a great party grown up Which would
introduce the Anti-Savery Princ le and was tpai Iie
plncpleon which it d,ilmphedt ! dI I Wi
The Marty now in the proud triumph OF VI tory pant
,sef on platforms and dcgmas and not YELL an men
o. will they like generous men be not oaly Just out no
eral? He appealed TO them as patriots ana country
men 10 grant equal lighls to all lie dld not
think he was a. king them 10 make CONCESSIONS PEI
only TO grant equal rights Ile did not believe III the
doctrine of secession. II was rev a0trle, alG an
IL nothing but Lwless violation OF the law ana the
Constitution. But lie only wanted to bear DIS 'esu-
mony to the CCntituiion, ana TO let be Known tha
IL Con titutiJu cannot he br"ken. If ate wishes
20 s-eede let hem proc sim revolution boldly, and not
attempt to biCe themselves under little subtleprs Oh
law and claim the right of secession. coustitu-
tonal right to break the Constitution was new doc
trne lie argued that Mr.. Webster always went
eainst any right of secession. On one side was an
she'd concession and OH the other side was civil war
MIR. TRUMBULL tk6p. Hi asked II Int oeud,oi
Cd not know that one State claimed 10 be ont OF the
Union already? How would concession ai'er INC
Mr.. CRITTENDEN conended that the adoption Of
a, fompromise would put an end to all revelation
Mr. TOOMBS Dem, Ga SAID be should speak
1nipcpslly in relation 10 the action OF the COmnitce
Of Thirteen. The success Of tie ana 'neir
sIFes under the name of the Republican party, has
produced lie logical result already. They have, Tor
long years. been sowing dragons teeth and they nave
finally got a crop of armed men. The uuon, Slr, Is
] M. "a l,ip 20 ta Of
dncus.ion and men may a. well heed it. One Of your
eoufederates has already wisely, brayely, boldly,
met the public danger, and CONFRONTED w. She
is only ahead and beyond any OF her
sisters tecause of her greater facility &C ion. The
great majority Of these sister States under like crcum
stances consider her their cause and charge
you, in their name, here, to-day "touch not SECURE
tum" While mr. friend from Kentucky Mr.. C1tten-
den while the House OF Representatlv debating
the conslitutionalty and the eXpedency OF seeding
from the Union, ana while the perdious authors Of all
this M 'chet are ,howenng down denahelnons upon
large portion of the patriotic men OF TINS country
those brave are calmly AID coJly enec IN "hat
Won call revolution. AYE, Sir better man tha'-ah
armed defense They appealed to the CONSTITUTION
and TO iustice-tbey appealed to fraternity until the
constitutional justice and fraternity was no longer
listened TO in the legislative halls Of the country And
then, Sir, they prepared for the ar6itrament OF
the sword. Now, Sir you may see the glitter OF the
bayonet and hear the tramp Of armed men, from your
CAPITAL TO the Rio Grande And will assert the hon
esiy and the sincerity Of those And, inasmueh
4 their present deem IL duty
state their to The Senate to the country, and
20 the civilized world. My eountrymen have demanded
new Government, they have demanded no new
Constitution. Look at the records at home. FROM
the beginning % his national strife until lts cOnsuma-
ieUi In the disruption of the empire they have not de-
handed a single right except what is guaraa eed them
the Constitution of the United States. Tney have
ply demanded that constitutional rights shOuh
be respected, and that justice should be done.
They have stood by your Consultation. They have
stood by all its requirements They have performed
all its duties, overwhelmingly and unselfshly until
party sprang 10 the country which endangered their
social system A party which they arraigned, and
which they charged before the American people and
before the civilized world, TO have made proclama-
non OF outlawry against their property in tue Terrific
res OF the United States, and having put them under
Dan OF EMPIRE IN an the STATES with having aided and
betted insurrectiOn from within and invasion
without, with view Of subvertiug their
Institutions and desOlating their homes and
ieir fresides For these causes they have taken up
Srns shal proceed 70 yindicate their demands and
chow the injustice Of their adversaIies. shall not
spend much time-I shall consume very little time upon
te question Of the Constitutional right 20 secede from
2bis Union. Perhaps my fIield from Kentucky will
md out after while that it is fact accomplished
believe they have got 1t in the South both ways.
south Carolina has got it regularly, but just below her
they have got it iTegulaly. You can take IL either
way You will find that our men are ready, ard
we VIII defend both. stated that the dis
connected States Of this Union demanded moth
bu, clear, distinct, unequvocal, and well
aekDo" Lodged Constitutional rights rights older than
he Constitution, which planted upon the immota-
EmIPss OF natural justice and which have been
~ affirmed by the good and wise of all countries and
al centuries. The sole fact is they demand no power
- inJure any man, TO iniure any confedederate
ntStes They demand right to Interfere with their
% u.s. neither by word act. We claim no
nght to disturb their peace TRANQUILITY or security
we demanded simply and solely that you should giye
- tquaiy security, and tranqnilly-that il all Give
s', suo peace restores Itself; refuse it, and take