New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12

Senator from Texas has committed an Snehse 10y ssy
ing he owed no allegiance to thEtoVe'ptnen;,;e;s ~
by HE side. He should be unfaithiui 10 Nirsinia no
dd not The cid feudal idea tf allegiance was the re-
letion between the subject and sovereign between me
yasssl and lord Allegiance here Is that wien u uue
from a citizen 10 a sovereign power. lie knew OF no
soyereon except the State. tie took 1t for ia,ea
ot CJpcccut il the Senator's sovereign, ana 'nh IL
b ejds allegiance 20 this Government, he u faithiesS
me oatb Of ale glance in Virginia, 20 be taken ny ai
who are admitted TO the political powers oil ue oa'e'
il faithfully and truly TO support tie CouihonWea,n'
II the Senator from Texas is foreigner, ne Is no'
;,;ran of tic limited States But that Is tecaufe OF
the 'ct not because of the allegation TOT the 'of'
tuition saws thai foreigner shall not nave See' vi
tlis lonr The Senator from Texas sa'o NE DC
eyed he was foreigner 10 lnis @ to
because Texas has separated hofseH lrouI III loi
tha Senator did not then know tue iact, nor
did he know il now, unless he believed the IN
teIjieepre Hast niQht. The Senator believed that
T. xas has seeded, because he khe" tne pcpn, zen
tiucU of the State; and yet becarse OF his uecri,-
Ton the Senator from CcnneCtict sought hs eNpul-
ion The Senator ard others, and the new Presd NJ,
declare that Tire ordinance declaring separation II nul'
aud The State holds the same reiion II did before Tue
nassoOe of the act. We isaid Mr.. Mason) deny II,
Virginia denies it. Six Of the States, IA far a. we
knoN not only deny IT, but have acted on II ara mol
ONLY have confcdcrattd but formed Government
prepared TO sustain sct If this Government shall at
tempt TO attack it, Ii the Senator from Come. llcu1
wond say that the act was nnllity, then lie held Ian
guagc which he iasonl thought, with grea respect TO
him. is more dsrespeCful enf0ld than the language for
which the senator says the Senator from Texas oe-
serves to be expelled. Why Because by their Ian
guage five millions OF people and seven sovereign
States are in instruction. They declare the acts OF
secessiOn utilities, although these States seize VIVA,
they call public property. Yet, acknowledging al
other they take means to recover 1t. In not acihG
upon the Information they are reprehenste than
the Senator from Texas How could he owe allegiance
To this Government? Then he must obey The orders
Of d is Government in preference 10 those OF lls own
State. He sworn to support the Constitution ana
moi the Government
hIr. HUNTER dem, Val regarded this movement
as calculated TO be dangerous. The resolution pro-
posed to censue member for a mere expression OF
opinion. The Senator from Texas had done hoi!hB
more than declare his belief In tho doctrine OF secession
and hat hs State Rad seeded but that until lac had
the evidence OF tins he wOnld sit here. With other
State Right Men lac syowed that he owed obedience 10
the Constitution ard Laws, but not allegiance. All
that he had said was az be believed malorly III III
the Southern States who hold TO tie night OF secerslon
hold if right was exercised the State placed itsef III
foreign -slaion with the rest Of the Union. Tho
was q for expulsion why might not Senator be
expelled for other differences declarations Of oinio
How long might II be- before II would be obnoxious 10
defend Slavery and perhaps two-third vote obtained
Tor unfolding that inst ltoD. The power OF eNTthng
a member was given for such purposes. Mem
beers could be punished according To the CONSTITUTION
only for disordery conduct and according TO all winters
on parliamentary law il is always To be exercised with
great caution and care Ii a man was TO be pumshed
for the expression Of Il mere abstract OPINION
where was the usage 10 end lie main
tanned as the Senator from Texas had
expressed no opinion that had not been expressed by
al the senstors OF the seeded States, If he ws To be
punished then, they too must be expelled, for they
have given practical proof that they are Foreigners
fsom the fact that thoy have goue oil and established
another Government. He agreed with his colleague
,Musonl that they owe allegiance to their State and
obedience 10 the Constitution.
SIR. CLARK moved that the Senate go into an exc
cutiye. session.
Nj. WILSON submitted whether the resolution
pending was not privileged question.
Tie CHAIR replied that it was but il was in the
pO u the majority TO change the order OF business
The Question was taken and the Senate went into
an Executive Sessions against l6.
After short Tine spent therein the door were
opened and the Senate adjourned.