Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-19
IRTY-SlXTH.CON GRESS- SESSION.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.


den in answer to the Senate resolution relating 10 his
appointment of Joseph Holt to perform the duties Of
the office of Secretary OF War; made vacant by the
sgnaton of Secretary Floyd He fully sets forth the
legal authority governing such cases.
Mr.. Rice offered a resolution for the appointment o
a special committee of seven by the Senate with in
sructons enquire into the expedency of the passage
of general act for the admission OF new States, and
the reimbursement of the limits of California Minnesota
| and Oregon.
FirsteNew Mexico bounded on the north by the 81
degree southeast and south by Texas and the Mexican
| boundary and on the west by the IA degree.
Second-Kansas, including the present Territories o
Kansas and Utah. limited east by the 40 degree wes
Longitude small portion of New Mexico north of lat
tude 81 degree and that portion OF Nebraska which lies
south OF latitude 40 degree.
Third-An enlargement of the jurisdiction of Mime
sofa to embrace the proposed Territory OF Dakota and
the portion OF Nebraska lying north of latitude IL
| degree.
Fourth--The enlargement of the jurisdiction of Ore
gon so a. to merge and include the Territory of Wash
| ingon.
Rfth-A readjustment of the boundaries Of the State
of California so as include that portion of Utah and
| New Mexico lying West of the Hath degree.
Mr.. Biger moved that Mr.. Crittendens resolutions
should be taken up.
Mr. Latham offered Mr. Powell's proposed amendment
to the Constitution. Ii the amendment is accepted, the
extension of slavery will be forever precuded, and We
| will never get Cuba.
He did not want to take any measure which will again
| precipitate the question on the American people. lie
understood the question thoroughly The people, il the
| question should come before them would never con
| sent TO it,
Mr.. Foot in the Chair, decided that the unfinished
business the Pacific Railroad bill had preference over
| the special order, the Kansas bill.
Mr. Bigler moved to postpone all other business and
| take up Mr.. Crittendens resolutions.
Mr. Wade called for the yeas and nays which resulted
| yeas 81, nays 20 as follows:
RAMA iOln n
Bright, Clingman, Crtenden, Douglas, Fitch, Green,
Hemphi Hunter, Iverson, Johnson OF Tennessee, Ken
| nedy Lane Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell,
Pugb, Rice Salisbury, Sebastian, Sde and Wigfall-
~
Nays-Messrs Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark Colamer, Dixon, Doote, Durkee, Fes-
seuden Foot Foster, Grimes, Gwinn, Hale Harlan King,
| Latham, Seward Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck Truni-
| bull, Wade, and Wison-26.
The que s'ion then occurred the amendment of Mr..
Powell to insert the words named in the first section, and
it was agreed to-Yeas 90, nays2l.
Yoas-Messrs. Baker, Bayard Benjamin, Bgler,
Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crttenden, Douglas Fitch,
Green, GSn, Hemphi, Hunter, lverson, johnson Of
Tenneq ee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason Nicholson Pearce,
Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian, sldell
aud Wigial-29.
Navs-Messrs Anthony, Bingham Cameron Chandler
CLARK, Collamer Dixon Doolittle, Durkee Fessenden
Foot Foster Grimes, Hale, Harlan King, Latham, Sew
ard Simmons Sumner Ten Eyck Trumbull, Wade and
WilsOn-N.
So the first section was amended above printed.
The question being the substitution OF Mr.. Clarks
resolution for those of Mr.. Crittenden-
Mr. Simmons addressed the Senate. He opposed any
change of the present constitution IL good enough
for our fathers and it good enough for him. Our
fathers had created treaty, not treaty, but cons-
tution-and such constitution broken in one part was
broken in all He loved biz entire country; he loved
South Carolina he lived there forty years ago, and
knew the people TO be hospitable any who lived
He would do them no harm The democrats had framed
III first personal liberty bill lie thought that the pre-
sent trouble had no inst cause He was willing to do
all that he could to peace but did not desire TO
change the constitution. He concluded with reference
to the fact that gallant Rhode Island genera! fell in the
Revolution fighting the head OF Georgia regiment.
Mr. Anthony briefly followed, and stated that he was
willing to do all that he could for peace, but did not
think that the resolutions pending would effect the pur
pose in time. He favored the admission Of New Mex
leo into the Union with without slavery, as the peo
Die NAV elect and thought that that would be great
| sacrifice.
The question required on the adoption OF the follow
ing substitute offered by Mr.. Clark, Republican, of New
.mpshe for the resolutions of Mr.. Crttenden, when
they were ddopbd-yeas %. nays %:
Resoiped That the provisions OF the Constitution are
annie for the preservation of the Union and the proec
ton of all the material interests OF the country; that 1t
needs TO be obeyed rather than amended; and tina; an
exticatlon from present dangers TO be looked Tor
in strenuous efforts TO preserve the peace protect the
guarantees for particular interests compromises for par
cuar difficulties concessions to unreasonable de-
| minds.
Resolved That all attempts to dissolve the present
Union overthrow or abandon the present Constitu
ton with the hope expectation OF constructing new
one are dangerous iusorY, and destructive; that in Il e
opinion Of the Senate OF the United States such re-
construction is practicable and therefore TO the manen-
ance of the existing Unon and Constitution should be
directed all the energies of all the departments OF the
government, and the efforts of all goods citizens.
The yeas and nays the adoption of this substitute
| were as follows
Yeas-Messrs Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron
Chandler Clark, Collamer Dixon, Doote, Durkee, Fss-
renden Foot Foster Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King. Sew
ard. Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson
| and Wilson'S.
Nays-Messrs Bayard Ber amin, Biger, Bragg, Bright
Cngman, Crttenden Fitch Green, Gwin, Hunter, John
son Of Tennessee, Kennedy Lane, Latham, Nicholson,
Pearce Polk Powell, Pugh, Rice Salisbury and Sebas-
| tAn--23.
Mr. Crtendcns resolutions were then laid on the table.
On motion, the Kansas bill was made the order Tor FRI
| day next
The Pacific railroad bill was taken up for considera-
ton pending which, the Senate went into executive
session, and after spending few moments therein, the
| doors were opened and tie mate adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr. Cox of Ohio presented the resolutions passed by
the Legislature of Ohio expressive Of attachment to the
/
should be maintained against State intermeddlng
with the aft irs of another He said, that although
| the Legislature of Ohio had not unanimously passed
these resolutions yet they had already begun the work
Of Cancellation by giving vital stab to the personal
liberty till He had been assured that the work will 90
on till every obnoxious of legislation shall be re-
moved from the books, and that full justice will
be done to all sections
Mr. Briggs presented memorials pumerously signed by
citizens OF New York in favor of the propositions of the
Border State Committee.
The House went into committee on the state Of the
| Union, and resumed the debate on the army bill.
Mr. Garrett of Virginia, thought that the time had
come when they should consider the impending dangers
calmly without passion. The OF the present cris;
is not the election of Messrs Lincoln and Hamlp
but the dominion OF section over another differing
in character institutions and race. The Republican
party has steadily advanced till tn have gained posses
sion of nearly all the Northern States. They control the
House now and it cannot be long before they will have
entire possession of the Legislative aud Executive Depart
ments of the Government, unless some great change
which is not likely to occur, take place. The Republic
can is an ant-savery party. Without opposition tc
slavery, never could have into being, and with
this it would dissolve. The party is eminenty sec
ona because Southern State could approve or unit
with it. The party is made up of Aboltionists, will
Americans and d serters from the Democratic party.
In the course Of time the Republicans will have thu
necessary twohirds change the Constitution to thu
deriment of the South and the destruction OF her pro
perty.
Mr. Calhoun, years ago predicted the result of the
rious organizations of Northern Society.
The corruption in the State and city governments
New York was mentioned by Mr.. Garnet to show thu
natural workings of government based numerical ma
jorities.
twas said that there spirit in the Nortl
To submit tamely TO secession. He desired to know