The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-02-05
congress.

! '''he up tue crlttenuen resolutions, which
was lost by "a to 81 The Pacific Rail-
road bill was taken up, and an amend
ment adopted for branch to Portland,
Oregon. A large number of names were
added as incorporators.
/ In the House the report of the Com
lnittee OF Thirty three was taken up, and
Mr.. Etheridge, of Tennessee, made a
strong Union speech. He showed the
madness and folly of subverting the gov
eminent, and declared the revolution now
threatening unjustifiabe and unpardona-
bic. He said the Personal Liberty Bills
would soon be swept from the statute
book. If they are constitutional, the
South has no right 20 complain if, not,
they are void. AS to the fugitive slave
law, Mr.. Orr, of the kingdom of South
Carolina, said it was as strong as any
body wished. The Nor thern people will
always be opposed to slavery, but no one
IN the House claimed to be an al 1lltlon-
lst. No other party but the Republic. > n
denounced the John Brown raid in their
platform. So long as the stars and stripes
waved over Tennessee he never would
submit to disunion. He continued at
great length, and contended that the
north had always submitted to the de-
mands of the South, and referred to acts
OF Congress to support his statement. He
said 1t was well known that wherever
the disunion sentiment prevailed in the
South, there was q reign of terror. He
would return to Tennessee TO resist dis.
union. The members from Georpia. ex-
eepting Mr. Hill, announced the secession
OF that State and their Withdrawal from
the House. Mr.. Hill sent communica-
ton to the speaker, stating that being
satisfied that bis State no longer desired
TO be represented, he resigned his seat.
Mr.. Lovejoy argued tia. secession was a
wild dogma-treason, rebellion, crime
against God and man. He would not
conciliate with rebels who defy the GOV
eminent He would never vote for par
ticlo of compromise until the insult to
the flag at Charleston was spologised for
or avenged.
On the Gath, in considering The Post
Route bill the Senate's amendment was
adopted, making the postage on letters
to and from San Francisco, whether car
ried by water or overland, ten cents
The House considered the Senate 5 amend
mens, as modified by Mr.. Colfax, author
izing proposals to be received till the
first Monday in April for the daily trans
portation of the entire overland mail SER
vice, TO commence on the list of July,
Tor four years. On the Goth, in the
| House, Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania, Of
tered resolution that the Select Com
mittee Of five be instructed to inquire
whether any secret organization. hostile
to the government of the United States.
exists in the District of Columbia if so,
whether any officer or employees OF The
City of Washington, or officers or en-
ployees of the Federal Government, in
the Executive or Judicial Departments,
are members thereof After much fill.
clustering on the part of Southern NOM
bers, the resolution was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 28th, Mr., Doup-
las introduced a bill amendatory of the
Act of 1898 and the Act of 1850, in re-
lation to fugitive slaves. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary. Mr.. Iyerson
presented the ordinance of secession Of
Georgia, and babe farewell to the Senate.
In the House Mr.. Rice presented the
petition of $4,000 citizens Of Boston of
various political opinions, asking for a
peaceful adjustment of our national diff
cuIties. The committee to whom it was
ntrusted asked it to be presented to the
House, which was accordingly done. The
petition was enclosed in an American
flag, and its presentation caused applause
on the floor and in the galleries. The
Boston committee were in the gallery
during these proceedings. The petition
was laid on the table in order to be
printed. Mr.. Yandeyer offered joint res
olutions that no grounds exists for dis
solution, that it is inexpedient to amend
| the Constitution, and that Government
which cannot execute its own laws is not
fit to be maintained. These were refer
red to the committee of five. The Pres
ident sent in special message, submit
ing series of resolutions passed by the
| Virginia Legislature, and delivered to
him by Ex-President Tyler The reso.
lutions favor convention Of delegates
from the several States, to DO held al
Washington, Feb, 4th, and request the
Federal and State governments to refrain