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Faeikc. In he Hose. Mr.. Co.vAv. ~ nsa-
Der s'ses fro. Kaasas sPPsarsd and seok his
seas.
III subject of lie Prsseat trosblss viii ~
ssecsdisg States vas further discs-sed. In he
s-naie. oa nsrsday. o. The occasion ofpre.e.s;ur
the memorial Of 5000 citizens Of New York
IN favor of P-are. NJ. SrvAaD took srcss;os
to make some rcaarks. which we're deemed
cooeiliasory by all Who heard him. except Mr.
MACON. A spicy discussion took place after.
wards between Mr.. wissALI, Of TEXAS. and Mr..
DoeoLAs, IN which the latter defended nj. doc
tr'ne OF noa-insersention on the suL;ect Of sla.
very. and said all the trouble grew out Of the
contest between the Northern and Southern in
tsrvcntioaists.
On fr'd'y, Mr.. LArnAn. Of California. made
. Conservative Cnioe spsrch. de.yiag he right.
Of sscsssisa. bat deprseatiag rsssrs 10 force.
In ths Hoase. On "Wednesday. NJ. CosxLrso
Of New York. made . struag sati-ssc~s.ioo
sprech- IN which he denied sAas ths r~tirring
States bad any just groesd Of compliant, and
declared that the seccssioa novessst was the
work q hs6'sd Polis;cia.s Who Asd dsp.d the
people BY nisrepr.-atss;oa q The ds.;w.s Of
Tie Republicans. IL va Tie ultimate frui, of .
struggle for sectional Agxrandssnens and DO
litieal power.
Mr. Srrvrssos, Of Kentseky. replied, and CT.
ted Tie hsavy iossss incurred BY hs State. She
bod lost .ore than .e70o.0oo worth Of slave
property she VS. loyal 10 tn Uaioa. vet, she
must have her equality Of rigAs.. He asked
Why tAs North did not secceps Mr.. Cr;stenden'.
Peopo.i''eas- Mr.. HowAsD. Of Ohio. advocated
eooeiiat'on. eonproaise and peaos. but denied
the right Of Seces.soa.
Mr.. J. Nossn. Of Peaasylvaaia. also spoke,
and declared his willingness for conpromi.e.-
lie would vote for the Criuenden propo.,,ioa,
or for the report Of the commtiee Of thirty three
made by Mr.. Gown.
On Thursday Mr.. ADAMS. Of Massachusett.
made speech which commanded undivided nj.
ten,ion ~ well for its elegant dctiou .. for il.
temperate and conciiatory tone He consider.
ed tho personal liberty bills n perfectly ineiier,
i've with regard to fugtives. and thought that
the South were stalking their prosperity and ex-
istrnce upon q mere abstract question that both
parties were sacrificing the Union for . specie.
OF iegsiation which never prevented nor secured
the recovery Of single slave. The South CON-
planned Of exclusion from the Territories they
could now 20 wherever they chose with their
slaves upon the public donsin. and yet none
went. II they would not 20, il they would not
leave the rich bottom lands Of the South. why
RAISE such cry Of opprssiou and exclusion
He did not believe that New Mexico would CIV.
er 10 slave StAis-shs oaly had twenty two
slaves on surface Of 100000 square miles, and
but twelve Of these were donicilsd there. the
remainder being simply transitory. II the Sc
oeding States would not come back into . fra
tsrnal Union. he would lat them alone. Thar.
would sull be Union Of twenty States but 10
manifested disposition 10 eonciliaae the disaf.
fected staiea by provisions which he decnsd
reasonable.
On Friday. Mr.. KnIooo. Of Illinois. offered
joint resolution. which he proposed a. sub
stiiute TO those offered by the committee Of thir.
tythree. He asked that they might be printed,
IN order that he might have an opportunity 20
oder them At the proper time and place !,
provides that the resolution shall be valid as n
part OF the constitution Of the United States,
when~aid amendment shall he admitted TO and
ratified by conventions from three fourths o.. the
several States.
he submits, ~ article l3. that in all the ter.
ritory now held by the United States, all tina,
north Of the line OF &c 30, involuntary service
shall be prohibited, except in the punishment
for crime, while such shall remain terri,ory.-
And IN all the territory south Of that said line,
all persons owning OF holding person. to labor
or service shall not he interfered with by Con-
gress or any Territorial Legislature. And when
such Territory shall obtain sufficient popula.
ton To entitle them to representation in Con.
gress, they shall be admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the remaining States.
with or without provision holding persons
to service or labor, a. the CONSTITUTION Of said
State may provide. A article IL. he submit.
that Congress shall not interfere in any man.
ner TO prohibit or interfere with slavery In s.v
stste where il is now established, nor estab-
fishing u in any place or State where II IL now
prohibited or not established
MIR. McCLkRxAxp said he was glad 20 a, tia.
seeh resolution emsns,ed from . member
from his own State, and particularly a. he stood
IN 30 near relation 20 the President elect.
Mr.. kEtlLoso ssid that he wished 10 be un-
dsrssood that he merely offered these re.olu.
tons In accordance With what he considered
bis duty, and no human being on earth was re-
sponsible for Il but himself
Mr.. HirrEroS, Of Texas took the ground
that every constitution va, compact, but eve.
" compact was not . constitution. lie did NO,
think that his people had cause TO dletach them.
selvss from the government ofthe United States.
tie did not sc that there was any rvason for
II lie was opposed 10 secession. Whence
comes the right Of scces.ion' II was idle 20
talk Of % IN aey organized government. lie Al.
voeaird The right Of reVolusioa--of any men or
ses 81 @sn' any government Os system, 70 sSsr.
eiss tbs right ofTcdre.sing tbsip grievances and
a. eTessing ssd declaring revolution. II they
soald MT rrs ths@ redrr-sed All thoss vho
DO usAks Fsvolusion. bovsvsv. nast take the
responsibility ssd rs consequences.
He said ~ might BE- drsouncsd Eos shat Ls
va ahoat % cay. bot NJ mott eer,AlnIy COO.
CURED fslly IN ibe sentiments q tAs r.ntIssaaa
frua Massachusetts,. Mr. ADAM, fn Sslation 10
Ne ee@PyOniss lise. Ne woald prefer noa 70
have sosA Iiss, bscas.s " believed ~ o. any
other @aa had The light 70 carry thsir property
info gks TsFy,tevisu n H., th,.,.hs A, "A !.