, 1861-12-05
NXyIIth COHGRESS---FlESF kR1ssiOA'

aster at Paducah. ! {
xXXVI1th C0EGRESs--FlEsf fEssloN'
v..11~o7or December 1, 1861. !
sESATR:
Nj. CHANDLER, OF Mich, Mtloo"ce"
esolutiun to cxpel Mr.. brec
Mr.. POWELL, Of KY, took Stoupus aEnnSe
t. As Mr. b5eeklnT1aEs naoaifeoa' 'e@ls5neo'
Mr.. TRUMBULL, Of Ill, nsistea tnal ae
'hould be expelled, and offered Suestltule
or Mr.. Chambers resolution % iolo"s'
WHEREAS, John c. I6reekinridge. 4 member Of
his body, has jc.ued the enemies O. hls conatIs,
and is now "a arms against the Government ne
bad swc;rn to support therefore ,,r,;,ce ne az.
;s 5;ek9tsed, That tbs tFa1tor o1esA :.
pcaed. .1nrrp ,oocntod +1,e substitute.
NJ CHANnLEh +,ree aeeepaeu sIncn,c I was unani
ana tne lssolutions d aas 1nns aG NaSs none. Not
nG%ss nn};n?s 11ops nr phsent Ne.srs. Baard, BRIGHT
johnson, Of Tennessee, Jcln=o.*s:. of Missouri,
Win. 1~'
Ths S,a,,;7}rs Committees verS5nnounced.
7,,o4' ~. t1,a eS,,o ~ ~ thn 1ost eesson with
~ nes foiin,x;no 1ts sno sJn chnn9cs ,a ~
'us ~" ,.1Ss.;..ns ,,, rora,,, Fa7at;ons Mr.
HoTris. in pIace Of Mr. Breckinridga
1a n Mililafy ii tx Afairs MT Sezmif6s place of Mr.
On Public Lands. Nr. carhle. IN place o. III.
Linghanl A. ,ru,ox J., r,,ce of Jr p;,o-
,,n.,, ~ ens1'A8; -.4A' y
,,sce ~ a. Rsser sI,5 81 Rrre,in1fde a
tTaIhn The rnmmif1ee m F.aro:se BiIis Wil consist
Of Iessrz. Browning and ana SALISBURY,
NJ. WILSON, Of Mass, called attention to
Il LIST of colorcd persons confined in prisons
in Washington, sent there by persons calling
| Themselves Justices Of the Peace The re-
17ort Ind been made BY detective Allen to the
| EP1orosf Marshal. Mr.. Wilson accordingly
| i,+rodncrd n resolution for their release.
Mr> HALE. Of n. T., advocated the passage
| Of The resolution. He remarked that VIC are
now supporting tue slaves Of the rebels for
| th,.n, dilrinor The war, He thought this
| conntry Inc most corrupt, from the Supreme
| Court down. Of any other in the world. The
| course 1f instice in this city Was the most
cytraorlin3ry. Hc argued that it was
fEc duty Of Congress to look into the
administration Of justice in this District;
+,,aaa ~ tIe | IN iail md witnessed tie
.t,:.~: - ,,f,;o1, bc ha3 srnE4,i aud TIC cruel
nnnti;t;en j., Wh;cl, The inmates were placed,
.'.1e.,i5 +hn ,ia7rc cynressed },v AR Hale
Us 10 tLe administration Of justice in this Ds.
| trlct. he was W1inn5 1u.tI ~ !ssoiHtlou
| should bc referred to tue Judiciary Com
n7ittec
Mr.. McDoCGALt, OF Sa, saEGefreu; t1,t;o,, nna. IL
i.,st;ae y, - tc n;str;c1 they shonld propose
!ustasS c ~ ~. nri d;.rMss re hcst modc n
| proper leAleut s4hd ul@euno Ioe oeSs 11'oS "
retvrnl.
Mr.. FESsENDEN, Of Ne, remarked to t4*
Senator's tint during Il former scssion, while i
wns :'': ,ronosed to make appropriations for
ns.s p.pgGN1 y, 11,is c;ry 1ie uressjtv fo
pikh Withholding thc means for ether purposes
VIZ: lot 1Le FIoseeu,!oE Va t..H w M M;
District he had for Years Looked on tn n
Aopeless1iess ol relosna, ~ ~" nr ,,,:. ~
u Kat t,c cn,ir snl,icrt would lie fly an
properly dealt Nltn. - ,! ieu ~ ~ & ,tSm.s ',.,,
slaves, there was much Ieeuh. W .nlt IaGS q:
: ton, and it was Intimately connected with th
, | difficulties III which the country Is now ii
yplycd. Uc wanted to nlctr out justice an
, d;:nr;n,;n,rc dIisIno a. 1n TIC f,cts.
Tie debate was further continued: l.t Anton u,
). probation Of his eolleaguc's resolution, Mlle
CoS o1umIia us1eiaea A1s}r 5G s.e "a 01@'''
IN mntion nf Mr.. CLARKE. Of n. Il,
was t0
), RtsGud That tue Marshal oi the nst1lst d
the Senate the name; OF ~ pe1:0ns no" s;ll,
il IN the jail u lEe ciIs VI " h & - -
sanses Of their commitment, .nG n'is M n'.,h u1 -
t%eir innTsonnent and tic narss Il thc peso
IS WIZ VIA mnI;e n1f the iirsI arTest, ''
On motion Of Mr. WILSON, it was
# ola1rea % ,rhot ~ - 49, 1ons NV IN frcc within
Ass9ffd Ghat IT, aw ~" III , 1osee re.t ~
District Of co]umela Ee 10 tnss;ha ts a1oesS e q
ses from rery3Se or rso lanns of cSor IN tho
u frict Of Columbia be referred the Committee
he further Instructed TO consider the expedicr
q Of abolishing slavery in the District. with CO
,e pensatlHr 70 " SfSl ~ M;nn 'n ;ntroncc
1c hill TO aj,oIjsh thc distinction between yols
~ +nnrs ~ md rrg1,iaTs
II Mr. sAuLSBGh1, O. Dcl., oHereu ~
ii. resolution, which Is us follows ::
st / NaEHEAs> The people Of the States Of Virgil
c, North Carolina South Carolina. Georgia. Fl0ri
ch Alabama Mississippi. Loulslana leaas; htha1 ~
and Te'ancssee, are IN 1eveiHt19n asailhsI ane
IN 10 form an Independent government under
name Of the q Confederate States Of America:
80. NHEBEAs. The Congress Of the United sta
.as approving the sentiments Of the President in
Annual Message, TINT the a.nl mon ah,a mus u.s.
7cd preserSea, ano he.ss "a IL ,a1in;nr tbat
zen and tTste1naI feen, between the people Of all
,n;- States il Indispensable to the n1aintainance
happy Tnion ind being wiling to ,n manifest assd
- H. rny7orei r. thfs distracted country and the L:
ps' ana f:onet;tMtion be nresrryed and maintained
nSiting Tie co-opcration Of the people Of
dor aforesaid States in the accomplishment Of th
the Refolred That ai,aa1la ai,aa1la ;;,ii11ore anE..@ =.
Roger b. Taney Edward Everett. Geo: y: d.
Thos a. Ewing Horace H4nneS; I ese1dy d ;nnr S1nr
John crlttcnden seo Fl harst snno;ufeI anu
uQS - IL, - ~ f>,,nro.- confer
missiu.. ~ - ~ ~ ioua5s r. ha ann
ahke number ssfa,o ,aid for lie preservation {
~ i;n;o1 @ and Tic neaintainaAcc Of the Constitu
and that they report the result Of said conie7
I'LL 10 congress & 1oE appr"'dtih ~ aGno;nsnen Of
lop iasonsq, a. hereby invited 81 said States,
svs- nnnn til. meeting Of the Joint Commissioner
~ tbha rnrnose of couference with the aforesaid
tiv1 @ o c zsnr1rd ar,sa niles said Conmss
tten shall be unable to agree OF in case an asree
By them taid agfee1fent sna9 1ste ns ei1
ray congress OF 's '1e aloiesa.u s'
ond. The resolution was LAID On 3; thG tabie,
= for On motion Of Mr. SUMNER o1 a1as
was
Dfso1rfd, That the Secretary Of War be res
10 ed to furnish 10 the Senate copies OF a[s "
cnry orders in the Military Department OF A1sso'
nnn lating to fugitive slaves.
!, Mr.. HALE, OF N. H., supmllleu tac ~
u, OF ing, which lies over:
IS, at Reso,re, That the Committee on Judiciary
allied sructed inquire into the e7pedieney ana Pf
,,,ar ty Of abolishiDg The present supreme Innft
United States and estanlss y, H.
prem: soHr. II P;.l P;nh a. tbo " onintnn nf Con
Sot Sonstl.mtlt1 W. ann;r.mants NJ of the Constitut
VII. 'ieet tue .1ea,. .71. 7ro-o tho +;
among the oin7 Aa''ooo~e" "eAe 'Ao -
j ing: ec., ,;u =,
s61- ~ Ar AAIH o1 ~; n.,,.o' ~ ~
Grcu- 1sh nnc u e1e,,ma s1a,a; 4nnnl;na ot The
resie- tfancseo :nu @ 'Sar 4s1a' oud aISo u the
,,+o5. VIII lslas ~ to1;tr+n ,n,;n;ng oner,t;