The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-07
THIRTY.SIXTH CONGRESS-.-SFCOND SESSl0N
SENATE.

| mr.
TENDEN presented the petition Of certain citizen
of Massachusetts in favor of his compromise reso
lutions.-Mr. TEN EYCK presented six peti
tions of citizens of Philadelphia, asking Con
gress to stand by the Constitution. Mfr
WILSON, from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported bill for the better organization of thu
Militia of the District of Columbia-Messrs
| DIXON and BIGLER presented petitions in favor 0
Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions. One of the petitions
presented by Mr.. Biger was from foe company
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, organized before The
adoption of the Constitution, and was printed on
large American flag.-Mr. FOSTER presented
States resolutions.-Mr. CAMERON presented
petitions in favor of the Constitution and the en-
forcement of the laws.-Mr. FESSENDEN pre-
sented the petition of certain citizens of Maine
ing that something be done to the Union
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill organizing the Territory of Colorado
was passed, and stated his objections to the provi
sion relating to taxatiOn.-Mr. GREEN defended
the bill as unexceptionable in all respects He sale
the Senator's motion brought up what. if the Sen
ator had not made the motion, he would character
ize as the veriest humbug that ever disgraced the
annals of legislation. The very propositions ob
jected to were put in the Oregon and Wash
lngton bills by the Senator from Illinois
himse sef-After few remarks from Mr.
Douglas, Mr.. WADE, of Ohio, said that the Sena
tor from Illinois was now very anxious to have the
Territorial officers elected by the people, but had
voted against allowing that privilege to the people
of Kansas. He had confidence in the incoming Ex-
| ecutive, and was willing to entrust the appoint.
ment of Territorial officers to him.-Mr DOUG
LAS replied that the SenataS from Ohio was will
ling, when his party had The power, that they
should appoint the officers, but not when the Gov
ernment was in other hands.-The motion of MIR.
| Douglas was last by yeas TO- navs 3d.
The Presidents message was taken up and Mr..
JOHNSON, of Tenn, concluded the speech com
menced by him on yesterday. He pronounced the
aboIitionsts of the North and the Secessionsts OF
the South to be allies engaged in the common
cause of the disruption of the Confederacy In the
course of his remarks he said he would rather be a
Black Republican than Red Republican TAp-
p!ause and Kisses. The secession movement at the
| South was carried on by terrorism and usurpation
| His people knew him, had tried him, and he despis-
ed the inuendo that he was the ally of Mr.
Wade and the Republican party. He thanked
| God he was not an ally Of those who were for de
| stroylng the Government. He replied at length to
the remarks of Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi. who had
| animadverted upon his course He denied that
| Tennessee was born in secession stated by the
| Senator from Mississippi, and went on to show
that the attempt to set off Frankland from North
| Carolina, brought infamy upon Col. Sewer and
| others engaged in the movement. He denied that
| Gen. jackson ever favored the doctrine of seces-
sion, and said he were President now, there would
be no such thing as secession. Tennessee in the
Union and would never go out of is. (Applause) He
charged that the secessionists were in favor of
monarchy or strong government of some kind.
| The proposition of the Southern men to exclude
| the n0n-slaveholding States from their conederacy
| holders in the slave States from particpaton in
| the Government. He thought the arms and money
raised in the Southern States would be used against
| the people, should they resist the will of their
| leaders. lie assailed with great vehemeuce the
secession movement infamous, diabolical, hell
born, &c. He defended, at some length the course
of Anderson in removing to Fort Sumter. Ten
| nessee, God bless her. would not turn against
that flag under which she had won aurels on
many field It was sought, by a reign of terror
ism and subsidized and mendacious press, to carry
Tennessee out of the Union; but if an ordinance of
secession were passed by convention there, thev
would have to take the State out over the dead
bodies OF the Union men. If the Union was to be
destroyed, he wished no other winding sheet than
the flag of the Union, and other grave than the
grave of the glorious Union Applause In CON
clusion, he urged the reference of these exciting
questions to the decision of the people. lie believed
they would settle it satisfactoriy.-Mr johnson
closed amid applause.-A motion of Mr.. GREEN,
to 90 into Executive session was carried and, after
some time spent therein. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the House a cnm,nu-
ncation from the President of the United States,
transmitting certain resolutions received from the
Governor of Kentucky, adopted by the Legislature
of that State, making application to Congress to
call National Convention for the purpose of pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States praying the President to lay the same
before this body. The President said that it af-
forded him great satisfaction to perform that duty
full consideration of the House, to which conSidera-
tion they were emincntly entitled on account
of the distinguished and patriotic source from
which they proceeded, as well as from the great
Importance of the subjects involved. The coGnIny
nication and accompanying documents were re-
ferred to the Special Committee of Five Also,
a communication from the Secretary of War, trats-
mitting a communication from the Chief of the
Ordnance Department, asking Congress to make
certain appropriations; referred to Committee of
WAYS and Means.-Also,' communication from
the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting certain
statements from the Surveyor General of New
Mexico, with reference to certain land claims
in that Territory; referred. MIR. NIXON,
of New Jersey, presented certain memorials
signed by fifteen hundred citizens of
New jersey, praying the passage of the Critten-
sented memorials asking the passage of the Pacific
railroad bill.-Mr. SHERMAN called up the bill
of the House authorizing the loan Of S25 900 000 in
order to consider the amendment of the Senate
which provides that the act of June %, 1860 ent-
tied an act authorizing loan for the redemption
of treasury notes, be repealed. The amendment of
the Senate was not agreed to-nays l0l, yeas 80.
MIR. SHERMAN moved that committee of
conference be asked for on the part of the Senate
concerning this bill.-Mr. LOGAN called for the
regular order, to bring up the bill introduced BY him
on last evening" entitled an act ceding to the State
certain saline andsin Illinois. The bill was passed
MIR. COLFAN, from the Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads reported a substitute for his
bill providing for the discOntinuance of postal SER
vice in the seeding States. Said substitute pro-
vides that whenever, in the opinion of the Post
master General, the postal service cannot be safely
continued and the postal revenue collected or the
postal laws maintained and the mail contents pre-.
served nvoate land delivered to the proper address
any postal route by of any instruction or
resistance to the laws the Postmaster General is au
thorized to discontinue the postal service on such
route or any portion of tor at any pOstofce there
| of, until the be safely restored. d.--
Mr.. BRANCH inquired if the Postmaster Gen
eral had not sufficient power vested in him to meet
| such an emergercy.-Mr. COLFAN answered
| that it very doubtful whether he had.--Mr.
| BRANCH asked if under the existing law the
! Postmaster General could make arrangement for
the transfer of the mails so that those States which
had not seeded could correspond with those which
had?--Mr. COLFAX replied that the mails could
| be carried TO the border of a seeding State, un-
der existing laws and contracts, from whence they
could be carried all over the State by express com
panies if the mail matter was placed in stamped
enveopes.-The substitute was adopted-yeas l3l ,
nays 26.-Mr. BURNETT said in explanation of his
vote that the seeding States still subjected
to taxation under the federal government and we're
treated as if they were still in the Union, and low
it was attempted to stop their mail facilities, he
would not vote for the bill.--Mr. HINDMAN said
that as this substitute recognized secession, and
| was decidedly disun!0n measure he would vote
aye.-Mr. VANCE said that were this measure
for the execution of the revenue laws, he should
vote for it, but when it to interfere with mail
facilities he believed it would but increase the dan
ger of collision, and prove the greatest bar to
peaceful conciliation. He should vote nay.--Mr.
! HOLMAN could not recognize any State as out oi
the Union, therefore he would vote against the BILL
MIR. JOHN Y. BROWN, of Ky, said that
he recognized the right of a State to secede
and having done so, they had no longer any
claims on the bounty of this government. He
voted yea.-Mr. NIBLACK called up Senate bill
No. 10, entitled bill to promote the progress o
the useful arts, and referring particularly tc
the patent laws.--Mr Niblack took the hool
and spoke in favor of the bill-The morning houl
having expired, the special order took precedence
and Mr.. Humphrey, of New York, was entitled t.
rial signed by 1000 citizens of Pennsylvania, whc
had voted for Abraham Lincoln, praying for the
passage OF the Crittenden resolutions: referred
He also presented memorial from the Board O
Trade of Philadelphia, pettioning Congress to
pass law extending the limits of entry and deliv
cry of the port of Philadelphia, accompanied by th
draft of bill to effect the purpose desired-
Mr.. HUMPHREY said that the place to settle th
present difficulties of the country was here, anon!
the representatives of the people, who speak thei
views and understand their feelings. and they ar
commissioned by them to represent their interest
upon this floor, and to protect their government
This government was stable government
1t is not house Of cards to be blown down by
breath. He said that he regarded the right of Sc
cession and State Independence as of the great
est heresies of the day. Union was the object @
the confederation long before independence an
State sovereignty thought of. Florida b
said, belonged to the Union-had been bough
with the money of the people of the Union
and could not secede. He would not vote TO
the Crittenden resolutions, and if there was
dissolution and attempt to reconstruct tn
Union, he would not allow anv of the secednl
States to come back without recantation of thei
pr;apr i