New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

traftoroua relJai Ks he derrtoOd thai his colleague
made some other obser o. which did not reach his
ear Ii was now for b = - ~ at nt as well A. nj
last, the position Which he ssseeived il hs duty to
take II This national emergency Oar taken Deliberately,
and with the expectation hst he would be subject 10
ptrsol al defamation If bis colleagues remark was
tended TO gye oepfe he psrconed him. for the reason
he WA now lhboiing under physical inirmity with
reekiug wound received in a personal rercoiter II
has colleague had like fracture in his thighbone and
bad been cpI led for two and half year, he would
fud . bullet not comfortable sensatiop LaughterI
lie DID not desire 10 be put In CONDITION In Pnnch
Vanity Far as leaning on cane with hand and
holding pistol IN the other. lLaughter.l
Mr. HiNDMAN Dem., Ark reminded the gcnsie-
nan thai hs colleague Mr.. Martini not present.
Mr.. CLEMENS was OF aware Of that. Bat II any
one was derirous 70 cas- impuauons him, he could
II duge in them for the stated. lie could con
eeiye Of men who woId be unknown either in thus or
Sly other Congress had not been through the inter
po,itior of Providence They have been elevated TO
| lie pOeiiion thew now bold.
Tie House resumed tie consideration Of the report
of tho Con mittee Of Thiriy-tbree.
Air. ETHERIDGE Is. Am, Tenn sad, that in n
contest like this which now aRitaes the country, he
must not be found taking sides against his country
But unfortunately for ALL il mattered not now upon
what side "a nan arTayed himself, the crime OF treason
| was sure TO he charged against him. He woulc de-
clare nevertheless in advance, that IN whatever he
might aay he would avoid responsibility OF that
sort He would spesk openly and frankly, esing
nei Ter To- avoid eensure or to ecit contemplation IN
strict regard to truth and ouy utter such sentiments @
| were sanctioned 10y his own judgment, and approved
hv Lis own heart and as far as he alluded TO facts
wOuld adyal &C nothing bat what strengthened bv
ninth If Jury of twelve honest men, sworn TO well
and ruly try the Issues inDed between the two sec
tors-a Jury which belonged TO TO political party
having no motives 20 subserve but the utter
c.ts Of the couHtryif such Jury found 10 try the
ueudiug ssu fU would submit q whole case TO them
niioui word of argument, md be wonld have, he
felt convinced, prompt and unanimous verdict on all
l.. 4. L.
d.iueIeeted Jury IN that Huuse; and more uuf0ru-
nat,ly the people themselves Were silly enough to
un.t their cause and to pprea 10 the justice Of TINS
tribunal for the settlement OF this question OF the
prayest iulortuIce TO themselves and TO posteFity
iOlii Inst thoy would give r0pOgc 10 distracted
Ieo1le. For the bat six weeks, the ewes Of every
nan woman and oiIj in the country had been resting
~ cn q body, hoyes that something would be done
Bu if the JeOple could only them a. they werr-f
hey could marx their deliberations % they had been,
and what little hope there Of redress or settle
ment at their haDds-ile knowledge thus acquired
would lave at once been used 10 arrest the tide Of
revolution and would have been successfully d.
reced 10 Il salvation Of the country The intoresis
,f Thirty MILL rs Of people were involved IN tins
quarrel; aud here ibey bad 20 members some Of
Whom Rad reached their places on this floor by acc.
dent bni among whom there was not man who did
not represent equal If lot superior body OF states
II en- among bis constituents, and yet they were
told in this prerifi ste age, that they could DOT or
would not interfere stay THE tide Of revolution and
HAT therefore, there hope for this free people.
Had IL cone 10 Thu that these geniltmen whom he
Faw around him could not meet the question m -pint
Of patriotism II their constituents could ree them,
before they bad thrown OH their gowns OF morning
iesb from tic insI iTiious drawn from perusal OF
TIE ~ y. Herald and 1HE TRIBUNE, and see them
afterward into that ball, with Hsiifcnug ol the
backbone ready TO compromise nothing cOnciliate
bnihpe-cOuld they lie peen with all their hopes and
feaIf-Could their constituents aee them then, they
would seorn the hfz4ud Of inlrustrg IN snch hands
their glorious and priceless treasures OF liberty and
rtace 1hty were told that they, fJTBO0th, held the
cesiinies Of the country IN their hanos A. We'll might
y0 actmeu Of New.IOrk City, in Convention Assem-
He'd saw ~ they held the dstincs Of the country in
their hands They TO support The Cgns'i-
tuition ard yet they al held with an unusual con
fdence, torn with ieaousies lie lhher OF the Re
Tubic knew that men we're wicked ind corrupt ana
tfat was the reason they sworn 10 ObAerVe and
uphold the principles Of The Constitution. Even the
Father Of his Country was eoaPed 10 swear to sup,
OFT the Constitution which hc had helped 90 raise and
The reason that had induced the auhon Of the ConE-
tuii 20 make short the term Of Office WIS that people
who elected men 10 rule over them might have an
ofpuriuuiiy OF removing them and clcCing better men
IL their Ilac6s. And II sid now that they did
no, decide Il Issues which distracted the country, the
country must 20 TO ruin, and public Liberty would be
overhrown. lie protested against such An idea lie
handed DELAY for the men, women and children OF
the country In their name he demanded Al adjourn
nent of this quarrel from Jealous and maddencd po
,iciars If il,y did not adjourn the quarrel 70 the
peo L. that hOor II could never be settled and they
would be responsible for Whatever evils might follow
What riyht had tGey TO that theX alone could
| serlje lie question Of pcace7 Not that alone, bat
tie question involving The existence OF the GOV
| eminent. They had not the night to assume y;
| and therefore he there announced IN hi- plarr,
that II the two houses OF Congress sh0nld
| fail 10 come 10 IA proper settlement Oh The
| auestion before he should zee them ovcrtGrn the
tenI Of liberty, and cruh ont The last hopes OF t9G
r. on le ard bur inc them beneath the ruins, he Woalj
move an adjournment of the quarrel from them 70 The
te,e OF lie country. But he would addr,-5 them on
he aas umItIn that they were an honest jury ana
| ii nj they would look the question with the eve OF
| reasOn and deal with Il 10y the hight Of authority
Il, yoluliou wac thrchie uing 10 BubNer tie Institutions
of the couptry-a revolution The moot Unauthorized,
tie mott ulurtiGable and unpardOn bic that the word
Ind ever looked OF revolution OF the most leAilni
| conseauences 10 the whole country. Ana YET they
calmly looked on N the impending ruin The precll1-
tot. b,eat.ued lie would meet the issue rared ~
thrs urecipators faitly aud frankly, and show the
uaducrs and folly q attempting TO subvert tins Go',
eminent under which the PEOPLE OF both sections h'ri
derived 70 many blessir q. II Wac enAreIbe iact
| tLGt tls revolution was not carried on WIN refer
e. CO 10 ANYTHING in the past, bat was soiey car
lied on with reference to dangers to be appre-
| Ienl,d in the future. lie would make one
| excel iiol-the Personal Liberty bills which eA'
ided in some OF The Northern States and Ia dealing
| with them hc would cLalnge any mao who Wis ~
fyor of djsuuioD 10 con,rOver what he eald. There
| wasa PersoIal Liberty bill. That wac one ciue OF
| conn hint There was opposition 10 the execution OF
| the Fugitive Slave law. That was anolheT' lhey
charRec that ii wusuteudod 10 exclude Airlc slavery
| from tie Territories. That was another Ihht lhs
ree,ectiye ectors were not homogeneous, aud hated
one another that some Of the Northern States Were
for NEGRO equality. There charges constituted All inc
allegations IL the bill Of Indictment which they MAJ
fled Ar 10 the rs be confessed that Per'onal Liner
~ bills did exit without excavation ana without
txcers. But il was due truth 70 say that these OBJ
ro1ious bills would room be swept oil all The ditme
booka If the Free States. That the only charge
that could be sustained. The balance Of the ailega?ns