, 1861-02-20
RY TELEGRAPH.
1u1RTY.sixTd CoNGRESs---setand Session.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 10.
sExa7r.-The Senate met at eleven o'clock,
Mr. RICE said he believed the people Of
his State were In favor Of the dftlcultlea,{I
and If separation must come, peaceful sepa-
ration. he presented petition signed BY
u 600 voters Of Minnesota, askIng for n scttlc-
"sd *. JOHNSON Of Arkansas wished to OBJ
ject to explaining petitions At length. We
might Us well say psalms to deao morse % "
take up all the time Of the morning nour: H..
Mr. TEN EYCK presented a petition OF tle
citizens Of New jersey In favor oftAe Consti-
tuition and 1aws. - -.,
III, SEWARD presented q large number OF
petitions in favor Of the CONSTITUTION anu
laws. Mr.. Seward also presented "a petltlG3a ~!
from large number Of citizens Of New York
stating that In their opinion the petitions sent
IN Cn1rress yere fill Of complaints Of the
state Q! the country Which only scrved to
make matters worse, and do not present Inc
| true state Of the country. therefore, lnsy
ask Congress- for the suppression Of unmi;l-
| gated scfibbling.
| A resolution for the relief Of ]. r. Clay,
| former minister to Peru, was passed.
| The constellation Of the President's message
was postponed till Thursday.
| HoCsE.-sfr. FENTUN offered preamble,
reiterating tue clause OF the Constitution reio'
| tive thereto, and adding,
WHEREAS. Varied and conflicting opinions pre-
rail among the members Of this House Ia reEari TO
| the causes which have produced the unhappy ois,
turbanees now affecting our county an and dn y,
these disturbances and guarding against thelf IL.
ture occurrences; therefore.
tho propet tribunal to which all the disturbing
questions ehonld be referred for deliberate consc
Grafton aud final settlement or action to delegates
frur the eeyetal States Of tho CDoa, 10 De caiieu
ii The mode prescribed In the Constitution.
5fr. STANTON showed the necessity OF the
passage OF this bill, saying six States had Ecce
dcd and organized separate and hosiile con-
fcdegacy- At Charleston, Savannah ard New
| Orleans, the authority Of tho Government il
| Eupcrscdcd, the laws cannot be executed, re
duties eau be there collected, Without eome
! Immediate measures be adopted aside from the
ordinary mode of collecting. One OF two
things remained to be done; either 70 reeoS
nize secession or abandon the execution OF tilt
luws. Suppose Virginia and Maryland ~ day:
after the 4th Of March, should be precipitatee
into secession, and make hostile de1nonstEs
| tiDn On the CapitaL 5000 troops could not bt
concentrated here within less than thirty anys
Were they to leave the Executive WitAon
means Of rcpelling Invasion Wemuss sNg, s, ~ u
most means Of defense and protection anu 10
the collection Of the revenue III tic 1eass oo
1cctionable manner.
Long debate cnsued. somewhat aeslmonl
Mr. BOCOCK and others considering til
: bill declaration Of war upon the south,
!, motion was made to lay it upon the tabts
aud lost
Further debate ensucd, when the mornin
J | hour expired, and the report OF the Commute
OF Thirty y-three was taken up.
: The resolution repeating the act to bene1
; DcGroot was passed.
, Amendments to the unval bill were col
y sldcred.
!. Mr, GARNETT opposed increasing the nav
( to make war on portion ofthe country.
t 3lr. MORRIS thought If the Governme!
Il y as not to have an army aud navy, it shou
!; be stripped Of all means Of defense and su
u ! render at will to all who attack it.
!. REcEas.-On assembling i'll the evening, Sc
y eraI s1uechcs were made Adjourned.