The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-18
MOUNT AINEER
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q. S. u. CITY. MONDAY MARCH, is. 1851. 5 I'm

are IN the way, and some were hourly -.
pCetetl, while other companies: we're orrnii.
iktng f1r the snlne destination: IT,: +. I. Il
3 Tie report Of Captain Hills determine.
tlotl 70 defend Fort brown created great
excitement along HE Rio Grandc. : /. r.
A commissioner Of the State had taken
Possession Of tile Custom House az
brownsville. a.: '.&.3 III.
{; itf>tlie Unitcd States Senate Yesterday, ::
Fosters frsohIt,oil for the expulsion 81
" tgialt with tlinglniit'S substitute lint
1 eNas hail sccedet from the Union md
Wos not a tnclnher Of the couiedrra,.y ,wRs
taken ilp. !. u. f.. = ... II .:5.. :5S .,. u
Mr.. Foster spoke. IL support Uf his: res. :.
etliltt'nn, Which was neither. partisan nor.
personal. ia opP6sed the proposition Of
c]lltgmaf, that astate had u riallt 10 Se.
eede, and Insisted tlat the ljlasage ii lIis
own resolution was lint aiinty which tbs
Senate owcttto itself, not 10 allow Il stats
here. ~ one u ll0 ilyoHetl he was a FOREIGN.
tr aud .tlmed no allegiance to the couGtry
to which he. belonged, but 10 q foreign
gsaYernnleiit;; and il that GFcrtinelit hun,
pelte{t 10 tdke nparins against this Goy,,
erptnent, and seix1s its property and en-:
tels from itscter4ii0ry By force ihc trooil$.
Of the Eitrd States, L became d ytry
sEEioiis elljeetiona and il was inconsistent.
y allow one 50 CirrrmSt;Inced, ii hold a
teat here 49, =. X s r. . . ::.... j
r. Foster then argued againSt Ciiasmatlts
substitute, which admits The right Of; se. :
eessl0n, bntsNo sarii thing was known 10
The Consultation, which was 100 plain ON:
this point 70 argue or admit Of doubt he
lleld that tile Senator was entitled 10 d
seat on several constitutional grounds !.
whether $i't:esle or not; that state. IN With.
dtifwilIg from lie Union; could not with.
draw him from that body. Mr., Ciinr.
man replied that II the accounts were true g.
TcSas had called u Convention aud mas
sod an Ordinance Of secession, which Ind
been ratified by The people; and il tie
act was valid, Texas Is no Longer one OF
the States; aud take il for granted ii
Texas seeded, she is not entitled 10 a ,t.
here The senator from Tex.
% t,eitsveS his State has seeded. s.. .:.;
lie Senator from Connecticut SAYS the
act Of seecaStoa Is inGufid, then tic Sena,,
gf from TcSHs Ia entitled To a seat nnIesS
~ efronalls opinion Inequalities. Wasit
ever maintained that brcanse one Senator
dSttessa from another on a censtitn,iou.I:
queer, hat that was i reason Tor IN
lleliiFt:, II II iSan error for the Senator
from Texas to believe his STATE has .
right to secelc, Why not. exnel the yiirGii:
mia Senators who hold the same oni,,ien.
and = eeialIy Why not ,Npef tlose. WHO
doeland IL aud have tgolie away He.
oio not THINK the 1etoWnl Of Wisfaif sun,
ctclrt grounds for bis, expulsion. !.
Mason conteJaGd that the resolution,
WAS one ofcSfiii4iod, sfrem villa. the Sem.
III. from Texas said on this floor aud lie
md II Poster thought that Wigfall o,uisI,,
10 t>a occupy hi, scat because he was not IrT
q citizen, lie ought TO move 10 refer the
u =a*' 10 committee, 30 that facts war.
, ant The scat 10 lie declared .yacaI5f.
'E1ster asked. whether after ttf semi az.
from ! exas has been duly elected liz 1ris
: ate; aud admitted as nirinl,er here
eiey could inqlits intA the legality Nv
winch NC holds LIS seat. new + ,ct aris-
ing which did not exist at that time
h.'saH Vas very certain, If the Senator
"'la not entitled tea seat, il could lp in.
- i, Whenever the fnet wifrran; inc snrh
Il no,'' Sc shontd he disclosed. He defend.
q! the course of WisfaIl, aud said. if il be
a pm habie offence to aiIcge constft u.
.itH',"' trnth, then the resolution NAV i.
well founded. "
r Inc debate was continued by Mason
anu Hunter, and without a vote. the sen.
y .tvarncd. =.
:. > .;.,Hok hteiHgeacer Of Yesterday,
~ I'D Il long article, recommending tic
r@t.a4' hIaeut Of Fe1s Sumter and Pick
= ~ all act OF cOnciliatog, and saws thr
new administration might By moving FRS,
~ ERECTION Of Cancellation, do Infinitely
more to Housolidate It's power, than b,
.'s&sireiy awaiting the promises Of events
4 .'fHet NEE ting was held at haIf.naS,
II, y'Stcrday, TO take into consideration
the pre- 1acd evacuation of Fort Sumter
The steamer Niagara has arrived, date.
not gwen. -.>..... =, =. .
The gartisoD Of Gaeta had been re
Ipasc to Neepohtan island. The churcl
property was seized by the SardinianE.
MGSsina had been summoHed 10 sur
render. The National commander has is
sued proclamation, that. Victor Enlanue
will soon be, proclaimed King from tIis
/ e Pitol, and express thanks 10 France.