The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-29
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slavery in the territories. Also, petition
of 700 citizens of New York praying for
some adjustment of the difficulties.
Mr.. Douglas introduced bill amendatory
of the act of 1898 and the act of 1850 in
relation to fugitive slaves. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Gwin presented the memorial of DR..
Rabe, Secretary of the Pacific Railroad
Convention held in California in 1858 and
1859, transmitting the proceedings of the
Convention and the petition asking for the
passage of Railroad bill.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition of
Moses Davenport and Others, of Newbury-
port, Mass. Laid on the table.
Crittenden submitted resolutions in favor
of his resolutions, from Michigan and other
States. Also similar resolutions from a
railroad convention. .l ,trrsst s.
Iyerson presented the ordinance of seces-
sion of Georgia, which was read. He adj
dressed the Senate justifying the course of
his State He said there were two impor-
tant points for the consideration of the Gov
eminent; either to make war or peace. If
it made war the South will seize all the for
tifcations and not pay dollar of the public
debt. Laughter.l 1t coercion was attempt
ed, the South would. fight and never sub
NIT to subjugation till every white man was
exterminated. Cotton is king. If the Gov
eminent bIockades ports other nations will
interfere. If no war ensues, the Sonth
might consider the subject of a reconstruc-
ton, but ne was opposed to it. He acknowl-
edged many courtesies, and babe the Sena-
tors farewell.
Mr. Bigler presen ted the resolutions
the Pennsylvania Legislature. ls1t
Hemphill made lengthy address, argu-
ing in favor of secession and that the with
drawal of state was not rebellion, and
was no cause of war. He quoted the opin-
ion of the trainers of the Constitution
against coercion. He said if civil war comes
blood will flow at the North as well as at
the South. There was no fear of the iRsur-
reetion of the slaves, who would fight for
tn cir masters. Two confederacies would
be more powerful than the present. In his
Judgment Texas will be constrained to with
draw from the Union, and resume her glo-
rious Independence. 81 -7s-sz-s . eess
The subject was postponed till Wednes-
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted in
structing the committee on the District of.
Columbia to inquire into the expediency of
retroeeding to Maryland the portion Of the
District not necessary for the wants of the
Federal Government. iI h-
The resolutions of the Tennessee Legis-
lature were presented, tabled and ordered to
be printed. .......-.-.t --r
Mr.. VandeVer offered a Joint resolution
that no grounds exists for the dissolution,
that it is inexpedient to amend the -Consti-
tuition, and that-a government which can
not execute its own laws is not fit to be
maintained. -+-' -of 90
They were referred to the committee Of
Eve. sI
On motion of Mr. Aldrich, the committee
of ways and means was instructed to con-
slider the expediency of repeating the tariff
on sugar.
Mr.. Morris offered resolution that mem
bers from slaveholdiug states be requested
to present an ultimatum proposition, en-
bracing their views upon which they will
be willing to pledge their states to act up
to in the Union, as q final adjustment. He
moved the previous question and the reso-
luton was lost, % only voting in the affirm
alive.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President, closing with a
commentator of the peace resolutions OF
the Legislature of Virginia, and hailing the
proposition with grateful satisfaction, SIS TO
agreeing to abstain, pending the proceedings
contemplated by the action of the General
Assembly, from any and all acts calculated
to produce a collision between the States
and the Government of the United States
He says he has no power for such an agree
ment. Defense, not aggression has been
the policy of the Government from the be-
ginning. He recommends Congress to alb
stain from passing any law, the enforcement
of which is calculated to provoke hostilites.
He trusts the mediation of Virginia may be
the means, under Providence, OF accom-
plishing the ends of peace The President
does not yet despair of the Republic.
The consideration of the message was
postponed till tomorrow.
The report of the committee of SO came
up. @
Mr.. Pryor indicated the South, assum-
ing that the Union was already dissolved, |
the only alternative now being peace or
war. He argued that the Republicans by
refusing concession, were about plunging
the country into a war He said the North |
would alone be accountable to posterity for
the calamities resulting from civil war
The South is contending for the principles
of constitutional freedom, and the cause of
the Sonth is the cause of liberty. The
South would still accept satisfactory guar
anteeS. lie deprecated conflict and urged
a peaceable separation and the establish
ment of two confederacies
Grow moved suspension of the rules
to take up the Senate amendment to the
Kansas bill, which passed, III against AZ !;
so the Kansas bill passed both Houses.
A resolution was adopted allowing the
committee of FIVE to sit during the session.
On motion of Stanton, the House, under
q suspension OF the rules, passed a bill for
the more effectual organization of the mill
tary Of the District of Columbia-119
against AZ, with much opposition from the
Democrats. t----
Adjourned. ta -ltE#
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Senate's spe-
cial committee on the Tariff bill will re-
port Wednesday. The Morrill, bill after &C