Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-01-17

SECOND SESSION.
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SENATE.-A message from the President
was received. ais
Mr.. Clark presented resolutions which
he said he should offer as amendments to
the resolutions Of the Senator from Ken
tucky. Mr.. Crittcndcn). when they came
up: 81
Resolced. That the provisions of the
Constitution are ample for the preserva-
tion of the Union and the protection Of all
the material interests Of the country: that
1t needs to be obeyed rather than amend
ed. and our extrication from our present
difficulties is to be looked for in strenuous
efforts to preserve and protect the public
property and enforce the laws, rather than
new guarantees for particular interests or
compromise or concessions to unreasonable
demands.
Resolced. That all attempts to dissolve
the Union or overthrow the Constitution.
with the expectation of constructing ii
anew, are dangerous and illusory, and in
the opinion of the Senate no reconstruc-
ton is practicable. and therefore to the
maintenance of the existing Union and
Constitution should be directed all the
energies of the Government.
The resolutions were ordered to be print
e1.
Mr.. Bigler presented sixty-fve memo
rials from the citizens of Pennsylvania,
asking that the Crittendcn resolutions be
submitted to the people. a
Mr.. Seward called for the reading of the
Presidents message and it was read.
MIR. Davis called for the reading of the
accompanying papers-the correspondence
Of the South Carolina Commissioners al
ready published
Mr.. Davis said while the country was
hooking anxiously to South Carolina, her
Commissioners arrived here with power to
make peaceable adjustment of the diff
cultics. The high character of the Com.
missioners is we'll known. yet the report
went out that they had violated etiquette
and insultcd the President. and that the
Commissioners retired. The President, in
his message, does not even allude to the
cause of the failure of the negotiations,
and not even tells us the Commissioners are
gone. He stops with letter which he
must say was wanting in fairness, and was
a pcrversion ofthe arguments they present.
ed. Mr.. ID. said he had an authentic copy
of the Commissioners reply, and asked
that it be read by the clerk
Mr.. King said the Senator talks OF the
high character of the Commissioners. Bea
edict Arnold and Aaron Burr once ais,
had high characters.
Mr.. Davis (interrupting.) The Senator
from New York once occupied higher
position than he does now. call thu
Senator to order.
Mr.. King-thcse men were here will
reasonable purpose.
Mr.. Davis-I call the Senator to order
| sent paper to be read. sir.
Mr. King-I call the Senator to order
l object to the reading of the paper.
Mr.. Davis-Ifthe Senator has the mean
ness to object, let it come back.
Mr. King said he objected to the read
ing. He did not want to hear the paper.
read.
A long discussion ensued on point o
order. The ayes and noes were called OF
the decision OF the chair that the paper wa
understood to be part Of the Senate pa
pers.
Mr.. King said he objected to the recep-
ton of the paper, as he supposed it was
to supply deficit in the Presidents mes
sage.
Mr.. Davis explained that he sent the pa.
per simply to be read as part of his re-
h,
scd to hear tie objection, but il the Senate
chose to take the paper as a paper of hi:
own. he had nc objection. AS the Senate
had taken charge Of it he wanted them tc
dispose of it.
Mr.. King said he simply objected to the
reception Of it. as he supposed it was in.
tended to supply deficit in the message
and thought it would be rebuke to tn,
President. He was willing the Senator
should read the paper, but was not viii
ling to disapprove the action of the Pesi
dent in saying nothing of that letter.
| The decision of the Chair was sustained
Ayes 81, noes 10.
The ayes and noes were called OF
reading the paper. Ayes sc. noes 12.
The last letter of the Commissioner,
was then read
Mr.. Davis resumed and said that NOR,
than ever since the episode thrown into
his remarks. he pitied the Executive o
the United States. He must be fallen in,
deed, when he comes to the Senator from
New York for support and protection. but
when the President read this letter, wher
the country was anxious. why did not tho
President call on these men for the means
by which peace could be restored? He
might then have avoided the evil of war,
and the country would not be waiting now
to see whether it would be peace or war
Mr.. ID. here yielded to the motion from
Mr.. Bigler, who moved that the consider
alton of the message be postponed till to-
morrow. -
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved that the bill be
referred to a select committee.
Mr.. Gwin said he thought it would de-
stroy the bill if it were referred to a COM
mittee.
Mr.. Latham entered his protest against
any reference Of the bill.
Mr.. Rice said it was evident that the
friends of the bill intended to pass it with
ont giving the Northwest . show. He
moved its indefinite postponcment.
Mr.. Baker seconded the motion.
MIR. Latham demanded the ayes and noes
on the motion. ~
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