Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-01-23
Geographic.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. THURSDAY

WASHINGTON, Thursday, January II.
SENATE-Mr. Fessenden presented the ere
dentials of Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, as United States
Senator from Maine in place of Mr.. Hamlin. The
credentials were read and Mr.. Morril sworn in
The Chair presented communication from the
Governor of Ohio directing him to present the
credentials of Hon. S p. Chase as United States
Senator from Ohio. The credentials were read.
Mr. Hunter called up the deficiency BILL
Mr. Cameron desired to postpone in order to
take up another bill which was very important.
Mr. Hunter can not give way. The amend
ment is a substitute of S45O,OO0 instead of $780,,
900.
Mr.. Fessenden-s45O, 900 will be necessary to
pay the expenses of the two slavers already cap
tured
Mr.. Hunter-S45O 900 IS the amount necessary
to protect the Treasury. The amount was
adopted
Mr. Hunter offered an amendment on the end
of the bill for $500 600 TO pay the Chereque
tract made by A. W. Thompson in May, 1858.
The contract is for coaling station on the 18th
mus of Panama. S300,00 were allowed for the
Chereque contract by vote of ayes 80, nays 8.
Mr.. Fitch from the Committee on Printing,
reported an amendment to the deficiency bill to
enable the Superintendent of Public Printing TO
carry out the provisions of the resolution creating
bureau of public printing. Agreed to by 81
to 9.
Mr. Gwin offered an amendment to the deficiency
bill to pay Colonel Vanderbilt S350,O0O dollars
per annum for carrying the mails ria New York
and Panama to San Francisco.
Mr. Latham moved to strike out Colonel Van
derbilt's name. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend so that it should
read, from the lst OF July, 1860, to the lst of
July 1861 Agreed to.
Mr.. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported an amendment APP
propriating Sl2,e57 for the kickapOo land Office
Kansas Agreed to- The bill was then passed
At hafpas one O'Clock the Pacific Railroad
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Lane said the principal object was to get a
branch to Portland
Mr. Beniamin-If the United States paws for
building that portion of which would benefit Cali
fornia, other States have a right to similar de-
mand.
Mr.. Gwin said the building Of Pacific Rail-
road has been pressed upon the Senate as means
of defense to the country.
Mr. Lane-This Government has no power to
build road through State.
Mr.. Green will vote for great main trunk
line. lregard it not only convenient, but indis
pensable
Mr.. Latham-The Southern" will cost 49,
100000
Mr.. Green-The Government never paid quar-
ter of dollar in advance for the payment of the
ments notice.
Mr. Douglas-Theb bill is not measure to make
road 1t is contract for transportation, not
construction.
On motion of Mr. Bigler, the Senate went into
executive session.
HoUSE-Mr. Pottle, from the Navy Com
mittee, reported the Senate joint resolution in IA
vor OF Com. Pauldng
M 81, tol .f1 ,Joro tto,,
He understood that it gave permission to Com.
Paulding to accept sword and a grant OF land
from Nicaragua for having acted in the capacity
of a constable for Great Britain and Nicaragua.
Mr.. Pottle-The gentleman is entirely mista-
ken. 1t was not for acting as constable, but
for distinguished services rendered this country
and Nicaragua.
Mr.. Hindman would not inquire into the mat
ter of distinguished services. He condemned
Com Paulding's conduct then as he did now.
Mr.. Clemens, of Virginia, presented a memo
rial signed by $4,000 persons in his Congressional
District-the counties of Ohio, Hancock Brooke,
WetzelI and Tyler, in favor Of an adjustment of
the slavery question in the Union.
| Mr.. Webster of Maryland, presented memo
rial from some of his constituents in favor of the
Crittenden plan of adjustment He believed that
the sgners of the memorial represented the wishes
of all parties in his Congressional District. 1t
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The House then went into Committee of the
| Whole and took up the army BILL
Mr.. Sickles said it too late to discuss
the right of secession. 1t must be looked upon
as fixed fact. We should avoid, by all means,
the employment of coercion, or the adoption of
any policy of aggression, but like purpose and
spirit should animate our Southern friends. 1t
would never do for them to protest against coer-
cion, while at the same time they seize the
Il tnrtc nj CHI xrhf mn
within their reach When the Southern States
themselves employ force, they can not cry peace
and complain of coercion.
After showing that secession ordinances could
not deprive the Government of seeded jurisdic-
ton and property in the States, &c, which are the
common defense, he said the danger lies in col
| lision.
The act of secession from the beginning to the
end was as perfect as human nature could make
it, No interference attempted by the Exec
utive or Legislature of this Government; there
fore in no sense has coercion been employed; but
the act of South Carolina firing into the Star of
the West were acts of fragrant war, which, if it
had been attempted by any foreign power, would
have raised every man in the nation to resistance
At the close of his remarks Mr.. Sickles said,
whatever may be the issue of eyents-whether,
happily, by Cancellation and Justice to the South,
we may find an honorable and iraternal solution
of difficulties or whether, unhappily, we drift
into alienation, war and iTevocable secession, the
great commercial interests of the country re-
quire, the destiny of American civilization de-
mands that the political and territorial controlo of
this continent from the Hudson to the Mississippi
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, shall remain
where it now exists-;n the hands of the Govern
ment of the intel States. In all the part "a
issues between the South and the Republican
party, the people of New York city are with tne
South; but when the South makes an untenable
issue with our country, when the flag of the Union
is insulted when the fortified places provided for
the common defense are assaulted and seized
when the South abandons its Northern allies for
English and French cooperation, then the loyal
and patriotic population of that imperial city are
a unit for the Union.
Mr.. Ashley of Ohio maintained that there
were no causes for dissolution of the Union and
overthrow of the Government. To meet the Sc
cession movement, he would abolish all the ports
of entry where the laws are now INSTRUCTED pro
claim blockade in the ports Of the rebelous
States, and let Southern men take the conse-
lquences of Their own rebelous acts
Mr. Edwards. of Maine, said when it should be
tired to set off New England from the rest of the
confeieracy, it would be found she could live as
well without the South as the South could with
out her. New England was alays prompt to re
pei foes from without and to meet traitors at
home. She was willing TO make any reasonable
compromise which could not be construed into an
abandonment of principle, but the Union must
and shall be preserved.