Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-26

Mr. Hamilton said be could only say, y one Of its own
citizens that he trusted she would not withdraw. he be.
lieved that Congress would treat her fairly % mem
Der OF the conederacy would have the effect Of keep
log her I'M and such treatment recently accorded
10 her In voting for the support of her mounted reg
ment &c. would make Il to her advantages 10 remain In
tie Union. II she withdraws she would have no right
to mail facilities at the expense OF the government He
then offered an amendment which Mr.. Collar accepted
to extend existing contracts for Texas 70 connect
with the Butterfeld route provided be done for
eight thousand dollars and secure weekly connections
with New Orleans
Mr. Rust obtained the floor and proceeded TO speak up
on the propositions from the committee Of hrty.th
He said the committee Of thirtyhree had been engaged
FIVE weeks and had at last produced miserable abortion
which can claim no paternity from the first day to the
last of their deliberations The proceedings had been
mere sham-an insult and mockery to the Southern
men the Committee; as IL was constituted none but
the most sanguine could have hoped anything from it.
If civil war should result let the responsibility rest upon
those who refused to compromise.
In reference to Arkansas he declared that the senti
ment of the people for separation the only mode
Of redress for the grievances under which they with the
other States of the South suffered This the unani
nous feeling of the people, In that committee to whom
the question of these troubles had been referred South
ern members had made appeal to the dominant party
to offer Of Cancellation to quiet the fears
and apprehensions of the people Of the South.
Yet all these appeals have been 10 vain and the repub-
caps who had been on the committee had declared their
in enton to stand by and for their favorite pruc
pies even to DEATH They had with tie most stern def.
ance stood by their aggressions Ia the formation OF
the committee, of all the loyal Northern democras-loy
al to all the great principles of equality and ustce-not
single one had been taken; but had been put on
the who If they represented the true spirit
of the Northern people, which he did not believe, were
determined 10 do nothing which in strict accord
ance with the Chicago platform. The people of Arksr
depored disunioH and desired concession for they
had expected this to hear the crash OF arms around
their homes But how proposed to settle the diff
fcues? When certain States saw t to withdraw ffom
the Union the cry was coercion force This was one
way to settle the difficulties. --
Mr. Dunn of Indiina said that he had called out the
remark conceing the Chicago PLATFORM but he had only
mentioned it in the committee once.
Mr.. Rust said that the principles Of Mr. Lincoln were
for the abolition Of slavery and extremists OF the North
all hold the same doctrine He supposed that il John
Brown, who committed the raid on Virginia, had not
met the reward of his crimes and his treason, he would
have been for President and he did not know but
he may have been elected. He did not know, but be
merely supposed case.
Mr.. Palmer said that the gentleman misrepresented
the republican party they neither approved OF or coun
tensnced the John Brown raid.
Mr.. Dunn, Of Indiana, said that he had word to
say, and that he had discharged all his duties without
reference to the Chicago platform. But the gentleman
from Arkansas well knew that the John Brown raid
not upheld by the people of the North, or that they
ympathized with him, and the whole an Infamous
libel on the republican party.
Mr.. Rust excitedy) wished to know what the gentle
man meant by infamous lbelg was he responsibley did
he hold himself responsibeg If he did, he announced
to the House that he would treat concerning the nfa
nous lbel' hereafter. Now the time to wage war;
these times of war; and he repeated again. did he
hold himself responsible!
Mr.. Dunn said this was free country, he believed,
and man could get redress in any manner be saw fit.
The Chairman called upon the gentleman to preserve
order.
Mr. Rust said that he was not willing to submit to the
rule Of Mr. Lincoln, when the party SO determined
to stand up TO all that in the Chicago platform. He
for defensive Talk about the obstruction of
passage through the valley of the Missouri river! Why
he himself could not travel with his family down the
Ohio river carrying with them those servants who had
been brought up with them and reared with them WHY
did the North 60 so against secession Did not
Massachusetts, pass series of resolutions at the zine
Texas brought into the Union, decaratory of the
fact that If that State admitted Massachusetts, was
no longer member of the Confederacy?
Mr. Dunn desired TO make some explanation. He did
know exactly how he had expressed himself during
the address OF the gentleman from Arkansas, add he
always desired to be right. Whatever he might have
said he intended to say that those who declared that
the republican party had anything to do with the John
Brown raid the perpetrators Of infamous libe
the party. He did not the words Infamous Ii.
br" referring to the gentleman from Arkansas. He
only referred the fact and had characterized the
marks libelous.
Mr. Rust said that a very lame explanation Of Of
ensiyc remarks made in a very offensive manner, and
he demanded retracon at least more satisfactory
explanation.
Mr.. Dunn declined to make any further explanation.
Mr. Rust remarked-"Very well, SIR"
Mr.. Ferry, OF Conn.,, took the hoor and opposed the
Crtenden resolutions and the report Of the committee
Of thirty-throe.
Adjourned