The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-01-25

that sect AS oouy, out ny metnOer
OF il in Texas.
i WARRINGTON, Jan. II. - HOUSE
Mr.. Pottlo, from tho Navy Com
mittee, reported the Senate joint re
solution in favor of Commodore
Psulding. ..r
Mr.. Henderson objected to it,
consideration. lie understood tba
it gave permission to Commodore
Paulding to accept sword and q
jgrant of land from Nicaragua, fol
having acted in tho capacity Of 9
Constable for Great Britain snt
Nicaragua.
Mr.. Iottle--The gentleman il
entirely mistaken. Ii was not fol
acting as Constable, but for dis
tinguished services rendered this
country and Nicaragua.
Mr.. Hindman would not inquire
into the matter OF distinguished
services. lie condemned Commo.
dore Pauljing's conduct then as he
did now.
Mr.. Clemens, Of Virginia, present
ed a memorial signed By 2S.00C
persons in his Congressional Dis.
itrict, the counties of Ohio. Hancock
Brooke. Wetz.l and Tyler, in favor
of on adjustment Of the slavery
question in the Union.
MIR. Webster, OF Maryland, pre-.
sented memorial from some Of his
constituents in favor OF the Critten.
den plan of adjustment. He be-
lieved that the signers Of the memo
rial represented the wishes OF the
people of all parts in his Congress
ional District.
1t was laid on the table and order
ed to be printed.
The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the State o
the Union, and took up the Army
bill.
Mr.. Sickles said it was now toe
late to discuss the right Of secession
II must be looked upon as a tixet
fact. We should avoid by all mean
the employment OF coercion and th'
adoption OF any policy Of aggression
but like purpose and a like spiri
should animate our Southern friends
1t would never do for them to pro
test against coercion, while at tn
came time they seize the arsenals
J forte, navy yards, and ships whic'
como within their reach. When tn
Southern states themselves emplo
force. they cannot cry peace an
c complain OF coercion.
e After showing that secession ol
dinances could not deprive the gov
ernment of cedod jurisdiction an
: property in the forts, &c., which ar
9 the common defense, he said tn
II danger lies in collision. Tho act {
= cession, from the beginning to th
n end, was as perfect as human agcnc
could make il. No interference VIZ
, attempted by the Executive or l.,
q, gislature OF this government; ther,
9 fore in no sense has coercion bee
employed; but the acts of Sou'
Q. Carolina, including the firing in
- the Star of tie Vest, were acts
%. fragrant war, which, il it had be-
ss q attempted by any foreign powe
al would have raised every man in Il
=, nation to resistance.
At the close Of his remarks, N
,s; ,,S Sickles said: "Whatever may
re. the issue OF events. whether hsppi
by Cancellation and justice to {
- South We may A. n honorable a
a.; a. fraternal solution OF our difficult,
80 or whether. unhappily, we blind
drift into alienation, war and
Ing revocable separation, the great CO
'mercial interests of this country
or quire, the destiny ni American 9
ilization demands, that the politi
- and territorial control of this G
,ny tinent, from the mouth OF the Hndl
n to the mouth Of the Mississip
ms from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 81
lied LED remain where II now. exists, in
% "OU hands, Of the government OF
noe ,'s . United States. ln5sil the parti
sion issues between the South and
3 ,s;s =, Republican party, the people Of \
ircS York city are with the South;
= when the South makes an unteni
issue with our country, when the
r,, of the Union is insnlted, when
ore ore. fortified places, provided for
common defense, ere assaulted
seized, when the South sbandon
JMCn Az alliaa Ga..E Il =, nxliah