Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-08
TELEGR A P HIC.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDIN NCs.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDISGs.
MAssis0r,H y. March Z.
The Vice Pre- eid<nt laid before The senate .
later from NJ. Chase rssigning isis sest %
S.ostor from Ohio. and ssk'sg i'm 70 have the
goodness to make this known 70 ths Ssn.ts and
The Governor Of Ohio.
On motion Of ". Lane, . copy vas ordered
10 be furnished 70 the Governor ri Ohio.
The 3. nsts then resumed consideration Of
NJ. Dixo0's resolution iha, there hs printed
the usual amount OF the Pree,dent's Iosugsrsl
M. vigil ID that o NJ. poug - - es-
day had ente, I'd into . discussion OF the mssu-
ing of Mr.. Lincolo's I0sugussl, II vss proper
that bic n. " 30 coOstructioo "fit should slso
be .ivso - the soSptry. Il was impossible Tor
an admioistrstiondss,inei 10 generailtlss. .whesh-
er glitteriDg or not. 70 give peace 10 the coun
Try. IL 10 . fact that Ststes have Withdrawn
from the UOio0. entered into . compsct
and formed goveramsut. Though the
tact 10 not officially announced. the whole
county know that the representative Of the
southern Conf-dsracy are nov here. prepared
to be received st this Court. Wsiving oil
QUESTION: Of singulsrisy - 10 tie sxistsocs oi
their gOvsrODsos, g y are here 10 enter into
treaty with ihs Federal Governments and the
mstters OF controversy must be settled either
by treaty or by sword. III. sAsy to talk about
enforcing the IA~s and holding and occupying
and provisioning the FORE Wien you come
Do this bayoDsis and not words must settle
ne question. and he would say that F.rts
P,ck~ns and sumter cannot bs held much long
sr. The present admiristra,ion wiIi coon be
forced to construs the Inaugural Forte Aoul
RE and Johnson and Castle Piusknsy are 10
the possession Of the Conieds' ATE ststss. hut
49, 80 -: k..ee
sumter in the hands OF the Federal Govern
ment
The Crittenden eompromise propositions
might have justsd the difh ulty Of the coun
'ry, but it only received 10 votss in he Sen
ate. The Senstor from ll,nols. Mr. Doug -.
rad said Il at We cannot preserve the U.ion.
The U0ion. however. 10 preserved. seven
outhern 5 at~s have formed . confe.isrssio.
and to tell ~ the President has done. that their
acts Of secession are no mere ,hsn pieces Of
flank paper. Is an insult. He repsst.d there
10 NO Union left The eecedipg States will never
ZONE back. Tnsy ~ili not nov como back IN
Ter any rcumetsnces. They will ,ot Ii un-
Ter tbs admi istrstior. WithdraS your troops
then, make NO attempt 70 collect tribute, and
enter into treaty WITH these s. ates Do this
md you will have peace. Send ', or flag Of
"a etars thither; and it will be fired into. aod
~ar will ensus Viii you divide the public
property ami make . tair concession. or will
,ou set sturdly aud idly by. doing nothing
III there hal be : co, fl Ct Of arms because
on cannot compromise wlth traitors ct the
remaining States reform their government. and
Il it is acc. mplishsd the southern Confe1eracy
will enter into treaty Of peace and unity
with them. Ii you want peace you shall have
4, il you wsnt war you shall have it. The time
-. lat A. - t.
with the Conf d-rate States as independent,
and you can have peace Treat them ~ States
II this U Unon and you will have war Mr. Liz
con hss 70 remove the troops from Forts Pick
ns and Sumter. or they will be removed tor
Tim. He has to collect revenue at Cnaries'o on
savannah and New Orleans or il will be col
r. elfue TesistHuc6 49, LSsuo. ~ - ueo'ecs
to blind YOUR eyes, no compromise or amend
ment to the Constitution or arrsogsines: you
nav enter into will satisfy the South. unisss
you recognizes slAves - property lhess States
sithdra IRON the Union because their prop
.rty was 20, prot ctsd. The Republicans D We
observed . uUaniTOus silence on the sutJec'
of the Iosugural. The speech Of tbs Senator
from III was calculated to produce the ial-
preston that Mr.. Lincoln will do nothing
You must v,thdraw your A.g from our coun
try. and allow us 10 have cur Own. and enter .
treaty Nth us. Do this or make up vour
minds for var in the stormisst aspect. and oil
its accumulated horrors.
Mr.. d ,ueiss replied Substantially 10 the same
terma 40 Yesterday. He fs.rei Forte Sumter
| md Pick sns could not be held much longer by
Fedora, troops There was = time when Sum
.r could have been reinforced. He did no
helisvs it could be nv, wi.hoat the nse OF
IL. .OO) msn BY land aud ssa. There we're but
.ev men &. serve the gnns. and they tnnss
soon to exhausted and they had not bread
and salt enough to last thirty days. There
must be prompt action In favor OF peace.
Mr. Wixfa,l ssksd ( Mr.. Dougias would I'D
vice the vithdrawsl Of the troops from Fort'
sumter and Pickens, and from the borders o
The Confeders'e States, and that no attempt
be made to collect the revenue.
NJ. Douglas replied that he vas not 10 tn
connssls Or the confidence Of the Admioistrs
don. and should not tender his advice until !
vss ask d for whensssr the Administrative
wanted advice it would doubtless ssk II i
you'd be hardly the part Of wisd,m TO stat
what bic policy might BE- 10 one sho will 800!
he ,n the counssls Of the enemy, and command
sr ot the army.
10 reply to remark made by Mr.. Wigf.l
Mr. Douxlss said he ssw no reason to mOjit
aov srn.imen. 10 HE Norfolk speech.
ift~r fu Their d. bate Mr.. Macon sp ,ke agsiaa
II . inaugural as : proclamation Of var. VII
vinia would become party to the var.
Adjourned.