, 1861-01-28

IHG l}iEUQtQUf6lH &AED D~AQAtTQ1EN Lil4 kluIH
when tho commissioners to meet commission
ers from other States should meet together ut
Washington. The 4th Of February is too near,
and does not give sufficient time for the Lcgis-
laturcs Of the Northern States to consider the
proposition, and: It wholly excludes two ftee
Statcs- californiran Oregonzfrom the Cons
yentlon. The object Of such precipitancy was
for the purpose Of rendering the meeting nu-
gatory in its action. And in order to make
fixture sure thing, they caused tue Leg1sla-
ture to pass resolutions for the government q
tho Virginia comm1ss1 1oncrsl Inaklng demands
ttle short 6f those n5 Sout asonat
all possibility of adjustment They not only
make slaye:code for present territories south
Of $3.50 IN nltimaturn, hut demand Tint all do
main hereafter acquired shall also bo dedicated
10 slavery. No territory south of $3.50 shall
ever be admitted into the Union IS tree soti.
No matter what the choice ofrthe people may
be who inhabit those regions; no matter what
tie climate or productions may be; no
matter what the character Of the people
or the capabilities Of the country, from
tho moment, it is recognized as terrific
y Of the United States slavery is legalizcd pro-
tcctcd and established throughout its length
and breadth. The Virginia resolutions de-
mand that slavery stall be forced upon an un-
willing people, forced on them in defiance Of
their wishes and protests and powers Of rosia-
tancc! Call you this . basis Of adjustment
ind terms OF conciiation: But the disunion
conspizators who engineered the thing went
even farther than this: They instructed their
Commissioners to demand that shareholders
shall have the constitutional right to take
their slaves into, through aud out Of the free
States.
The practical effect Of this demand, if con.
cedcl, would be to abolish the free States and
connect the whole Union with one slaychold-
ing confederacy. It would make New Iork
the greatest slave mart in tho world; tens Of
thousands Of negroes would be Kept there in
slave pens for sale to traders and planters. A
small pen or two would be opened in Chicago,
and some large ones in Cincinnati. Under the
clause Of temporary sojourn, a Southerner could
keep lis negroes 1T least year at time in .
free Stale. lie might purchase prime farm
il Illinois and cultivate it will. gang Of slaves.
Every season he mi.ht return home with them
and spend the holidays end then 80 back with
them to Illinois for nnother years "te1nporary
6ejourn." Is thc free North ready 10 be thus
ius1,lted, spit upon and have her soil polluted
by the tread OF !Sluzy2 How many white
1iTered clayens are there in Chicago willing to
accept EucA degrading, dishonoriny "compro-
North to thus humiliate themselves In the
dust ut the feet Of the naughty oligarchy, 1t
would not bring back one oi the seeding
States-rot one. Those who controlled those
States took them out oftho Union to stdy, and
for the purpose Of erecting an: African C0nfed-
cracy. It is possible that !, number Of State
Legislatures may respond to the extent Of 2p-
pointing Commissioners to meet at Washing
ton oil the eth Of February but that any free
State will accept the Virginia ultilnatun is
hardly possible.
POSTAL SERVICE n Seeding STATES.
Mr. CoiEax, Chairman Of the Committee On
the Post Office and Post Roads, reported back
the following bill:
a T111. in reference to the postal service
WnEnEAs in some Of the States Of the Union the
Judges Of the District Courts atarshas aud otheza:
commissioned by the President Of tho United
States, who resided in said States, have resigned
their Offices and it appears isap:acticah!c in con:e
the VACANCIES; aud whereas tile President of tile
United States il without the means Of collecting
enforcing in such States the payment Of the postal
Furnishing the Violation Of the postal laws, By rob
hing tic mail, &C., Or Of enforcing the mail con-
tracts:
Therefore 1c II eaoctsd, That, in all States that
crc or hereafter may be so situated the Post
master General il hereby directed to discontinue
the postal service for such period Of time ~ the
public interest, in his Judgment, mas demand,
1fr. Coliax explained tic necessity which ex-
listed for the passage Of the bill. lie esid that
:.ny person who chose might rob or rifle tho
mails, end there vas no method provided by
law by which such offenders could DC brought
to justice. They could only be tried in the
District Courts Of the State in which the Of
lEANN le G0k14111L<@A AAElN NEl6 1iO u1tsE1G
Of coilectlD. the revenue, OF insisting upon
fulfilnlcnt Of contracts. The contractors could
hold the Government to tAcir contracts, while
the contractors could break tAeir 6tipulations
L. pleasure, without the Government having
the means Of enforcing them. Under these
circumstances he hoped the bill would be put
upon It's passage :
Branch, and others Of North Carolina, OBJ
jcctcd, and offered amendments. Stevens of
"a. offered IN amendment comforting upon
the President powerto abolish ports Uf entry
III seeding States, and comforting On him
the laws. Bnt Ms these propositions will come
before the House in regular shape from the
committee on Ways and Means, Military and
Judicial committees, and also from The Special
Committee Of Five, they were objected to, ind
ColEE's bill Tas made the special order for
pass the House, whenever Il vote Gun be reach cd
on it. The passage Of such 4 bill is plainly
needed.
On Mondny wc had the second farewell and
last appearauccof halfa-dozen disunion Sena-
tors: Just before tic vote Was taken on the
admission OF kausas, .Yulee OF Florida rose
to q privileged question and announced that be
had official information that bis State (which
had been bought by the Union and Aca cost it
81 per aerc,) bad seeded. IIe made. some
bitter, railing rcmarls, and withdrew. His
colleague, Mallory, followed, ard wept as he
left the Senate and the Union, be said, with
The deepest regrets, but bowed lis head il
obedience to the orders Of the State Which
sent him hero. Clay of Alaba1na next arose
and delivered his yalcdictory, which was bitter
and crilninative, vituperatiyc and false. TWAS
the hiss Of tho secession snake, and WAS re-
ceived with scorl and contempt. The Senate
is happily lid CT such malconlents. They are
a curse to any Legislative body. His colleague,
Fitzpatrick, contcnted himself with saying
that he concurred in the foul slandcrs on the
free States, and endorsed all that Clay had
uttered.
These worthless t1en retired, with NO North
ern man save Pugh, Bright, Lane and Gwin
SO mean as to bid Them goodbye. JEFF. Davis
was the last to deliver a avaledictory. Ho spoke
very feelingly, and fors moment the Senate
Chamber seemed spell bound; he was very
generally greeted before lac took his leave
Sinking hands with most oi the Senators. In
the course Of lis farewell remarks he said:
''1r is known 10 Senators who have served
here that have for many years advocated, as
an esseatial attribute Of State sovereignty, the
right Of State to seeedo from the Union. If,
fable cause-if had thought the State was
actipg without sufficient proyocation-still,
under my theory OF government, should
have felt bound by her action. I, however,
may gay think she lad justitiable cause and
approve Of her acts"
the withdrawal Of the Florida, Alabama aud
Mississippi Senators, brt did not leave with
them, not Jet having received official inforua-
ton Of the action OF lis State. lie continues
to takp part, aud by Lis yote the amendment
WIS hitchca on to the kansas Admission bill,
establishing d Judicial District; thereby en-
ba1rassinE: and delaying the 1nal passage Of
the BILL There are special orders on the
House calendar which will occupy two weeks.
and there is 20 mode of reaching the Kansas
bill until they arc disposed Of. Tho House
will probably reject tbs amendment, and as
tho Senate will then be puTged by the Ebscond-
ing Of 1yersor, Benjamin and SiideIi, the ad-
mission can be carried in its original form. and
Mr.. Dirty Dog" Petit will not be fastened
On the people Of Kansas for life.
Il telcgrai'hIc dispatch from the Secretary Of
lie Illinois Senate was received yesterday
from Springfield, by Hou. ]. F. Farnsworti,
must conceds; what do you sar:" Farms
Worih's answer was promptly given: "Eo
compromises under menace; no surrender Of
principle; no concessions to traftors.'
In the afternoon, Mcssrs. Loyeioy, Wash
burnc and Fansworth joined in dispatch to q
leading member Of the Illinois Legislature as
follows; NO companies needed: No con
cessions to rebels, uphold the Union and the
Constitution IS they arc, and enforce the laws-
went round among the Republicans in tho
House yesterday to ascertain their sentiments
in relationt to making compromises nnd con
cessions, eighty four replied that they were on
posed to surrendcring to the rebels or couced-
ins AWAY principle. The Tcry fact that the
SHAREHOLDERS demanded Unconstitutional con-
cessions, proved them to bc fnthc wrong. a
party that acks for more thnn It Is in the power
of the Constitution to gigc, should be VEN
humnsarify dealt With. IF fhr 1isupino;c4u