The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-15

representative Of the Chocaw Nation and the Chamber Of
| Commerce of New York.
from the Committee Claims for the that the
duties were too laborous.
/ REINFORCEMENT SOUTHERN MILITARY PORTS.
Ar MASON opp of Va, called up the resolution ask
ing ine secretary Of War TO communicate information O
Mr. CLARK lrep) Of N. H., offered an amendment sub
stituting the President of the United States.
| THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS
MI CoIIAMfR, Crep) Of Vt, called for the yeas and
nays on Mr. Pughs motion to postpone the Houss bin
resolutions, with the following result y 49,
sss sr.s S9
Powell PSsh Rice Sebastian salisbury %sfssa Eoa
Chandler Clark coa%srs Dan
Wade, Wilkinson, wison-2z
MR. cRnTEsDES's RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Wnsoy moved to postpone the Crittenden resolu
| tions until half past twelve O'Clock Thursday.
Motion lost by the following vote
YrAs-Messrs Anthony, Bingham Chandler Clark, Doo-
Ian, king Simmons, sumner Ten Eyck, Trumbun Wade,
.endsn Douglas fssh Green, Hsmph Hunter Tserson,
Fs e Pos
salisbury Sebastian, WigfalI-2a
Mr. BENJAMIN, (opp.) Of la, said the vote was unwor-
Mr. CRn1rsDES, (opp.) Of KY, did not suppose the
Senate had committed ything unworthy in the case
i
Mr. CLARK moved to substitute halfpast three this
| evening.
| The lIst motion was carried.
| SPEECH
Mr. PoIK, (opp) of Mo- took the floor on Mr. Hunters
saies He said the Presidenta @ is now ove
and anti slavery fanatcism has trumphcd, and left
/ tonshment and regret Now unnatural aDimosity
exists between the sections separated by geographical
ana G she h
government loan OF five millions only half was taken and
| that at luxurious rates Of interest.
message from the President of the United States
received
Mr.. PoIK contlnucd-Commerce is curtailed, trade is
checked industry is parayzed artisans and mechanics
are de manufactures are stopped and the operatives
discharged The consequence want and starvation The
Union is toering and ready to fall Four pillars have
already gone being of the original thirteen The ad
mission Of California disturbed the equilibrium between
the slavehoding and non States cause Of
complaint against the action Of certain States and their
pecpethese States being parties TO the Unonwas that
they added to the insult Of the passage OF Personal ber
ty bills and underground railroad operations, only In
the border States, but the entire South He knew gen
temen having thousands Of dollars worth of negroes who
fear attempt to them kentucky loses 5000 900
annually in slaves stolen and entced away Mr.. Lincoln
the st man elected TO the office Of President who an
nct." This house, built by our foreiathers,
now becomes house divided against itself.
holding states We behold political party whose orga-
nzation was effected for the abolition Of slavery every
foot Of American soil That party Is about to assume
dtion to bring all the power Of the departments Of the
government to bear upon the institution Of slavery
its destruction The legislative branch Of the govern
| ment might attempt the abolition Of slavery in the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, in the dockyards and arsenas
of the Southeverywhere in fact in the United States
where has exclusive jurisdiction even in the slave
holding States There more than thirteen thousand
post offices he filed there land officers survey
os forts revenue officers collectors Of reve
nue. judges United States marshals and district ator
neys be appointed and this and all other possible nlu
ence viii be brought TO bear for the destruction of sl
very is high time the Southern states began to be
excited and alarmed on the subject Their very existence
/ AZ ia lnb tfh hah hroka
up Property worth three and half to four hundred
millions Of dollars Is at stake and would any people sub
nit tothe destruction of such amount OF property
without resisanceS No people in any age, In any oil
mate under any form of government have submitted to
such an imposition as the destruction of hundredth part
property Of that value without resistance and
on The result OF submission would be servile insur-
recon There must be adjustment Of difficulties by
granting sufficient constitutional guarantees that shall
secure not merely the property but the lives of the wives
and children found N tbat section OF country There
VIII expressly and unequivocay recognise the right Of
property in slaves; as will allow slave property TO be
taken into the common territory and protected there by
the federal government as will prevent Congress from
aboshing slavery in the District Of Columbia long
the institution Is continued in Maryland and Virginia,
either OF them; that slavery shall not be abolished
within the District without just compensation
prohibit the transportation Of slaves from State
10 another nor TO and from the District OF Co
states that all ugtives shall be delivered up when
demanded or the owner receive compensation for refu
sal Tie republican party ought to be ready TO grant
our do not desire to leave the Unon-pcrtaps it will be
forced upon them. This Union is compact Of States
with each other and not compact with the federal go
vernment The federal government party to the
compact and II can derive no power from compact to
which II was not party. The President s bound to
the laws faithfully executed. He must do il by the
means pointed out by the constitution, and
Ss He has eanpos q JUDICIARY ss uacs for
jury and executioner He is autocrat.
He 70 exercise authority in The mode pointed out,
Of State and the State itself II nothing but
ecion though may be called Enforcing the laws The
difference between nuiiication and secession is that in
the former the State remains member OF the
edescy and acknowledges the Jurisdiction of the United
States and acknowledges the laws Of the United States
binding upon her and her citizens while the latter
she has refused TO remain under The jurisdiction OF the
United States, puts herself from the Union and
there acknowledgement OF the LAVE Of the United
State within her limits. Mr. Polk here considered the
drefu consequences Of war; and said let separate
peace Souie Carolina s out Of the Union and others
have and will follow and would have preferred she had
councied with her siavchOding sisters before taking the
STEP Mr. Polk advocated peaceable dissolution that
the Union could be reconstructed
An hour was then consumed in setting time for the
further consideration of Crittendens resolution Finally
II was act at half past twelve O'Clock
ON motion of Mr.. KENNEDY adjourned at four O'Clock
| precisely.
In the proceedings Of the l0th the abbreviated report
| misrepresents Mr.. Trumbull
In reply to Mr.. Davis, Mr.. TRrNBuIL, (rep) OF ILL.,
he referred the Senator from Mississippi having
said he understood the pledge given that the FORTH
| that pledge given some time before the Comms-
soDcrs came here and that they were to remain in that
| condition until after an opportunity to treat.
Mr.. DAVIS, opp OF Miss, where did you get your in
| formatiOn'
Mr. TRt xBurI-I don't know that the Senator stated
| where he got IL.
Mr.. DAvIs--fts pity you did not listen. think my
remark clear In the papers that read here yesterday
Mr.. TRrMBru-1ben the Senator is not responsible I
am informed by Senators around that he did remark
that Senators around him knew OF the pledge at the time
IL Ia said to have been given.
Mr. DAvs-Five six senators knew Of the agreement
to maintain the status then existing.
| Mr.. RuHBrlI--Thats the point.
Mr.. DAvr-When spoke OF assurances, however, re-
fcrred to the papers which read II the Senator
know whether understood before thoee papers
read at the desk that the status should remain
tell him ycs-emphatcally, yes.
Mr. TRrNBrrt--I should like TO know he understood II
South Carolina seeded passed the ordinance OF
| secession.
| Mr.. DAvIs-I think not.
| Mr.. TRrxBulI-I hope not