The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-08
TT4RTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
sECOND SESSION.
senate.
WAsmSGroS, Jan. Z, 1861,

senate.
wAsmyeroN, Jan. I, 1861.
The galleries wore crowded.
Mr.. Clay, Of Alabama, was in his seat.
Mr. Hamn's resignation was received and read.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION
Mr.. TEN EycS, (rep) of j., presented petition Of
citizens OF New Jersey requesting Congress to pass an
act TO authorize the people to elect delegates the I'D
February to convention be held at Philadelphia
4h OF March next, to consider the welfare of
nation. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
PACIFIC RAILROAD
Was made the special order for two O'Clock Tuesday
next.
OMISSION OF KANSAS.
The bill for the admission Of Kansas was made the
special order for Monday next.
nye cIrTINpKS ADJUSTMENT.
Mr.. RIctKR, (opp of Pa, presented thirty -four memo
rals asking that the Crtendcn resolutions be submitted
TO the peopc of the country.
SPEECH M,. cRrlTENDES on rR CRISIS.
Mr., CmrTNpKS, (opp) of KY, moved to take up the
resolution offered by him few days since.
Mr. CRurNDxN spoke in favor Of the passage Of the
solution TO submit the question to the people seemed
10 him necessary In the distracted state Of the public
councils would be better TO submit the question 10 the
people themselves, and he saw nothing improper in IT,
1t does not conflict in any way with the constitution He
and in favor of their adoption Hc contended that
the establishment Of line dividing the Territories was not
much compromise fair adjustment Of rights He
asked IL statesmen and Senators would rather encounter
civil war all its horrors than make fair compromise,
and recognise the existence of slavery In Territory till
becomes state9 Was y party dogma that no slave
State shall be admitted to the UnonY And will Senator'S
sacrifice the country for mere party dogmAS
The territory. was acquired as the common pro
cude portion from their just rights, because
they have conscientious scruples on the subject Were
their scrupes9 But as matter right, have Senators
any right to exclude property The constitution was
founded hy men who well knew we had different institu
tions in different Parts Of the country and section Of
the country has right to set particular opinion as
rule for ali the rest Suppose tho different sections
had different reg would section try TO establish
religion for the other? But the pulpit has
become tho minister Of the politician, and the po ;ian
bas become the minister Of the Gospel No man has tho
right TO insist that another mans conscience shall be
ruled by his But he TO deal with the present, not
xi'h thcIast Hc was now to consider the safety Of
gave The country. Was great party grown up
which would introduce tho slavery principle and
This triumph filed portion OF the Southern states
with alarm wll the party now in the proud triumph
Of victory plant itself platforms and dogmas aud not
yield inch, win they, like generous men, be not
only just bu; lbcraY lie appealed 10 them as patriots
sni countrymep 10 grant equal rights TO all He did not
tapk he asking them to make CONCESSIONS but only
grant equal rights He did not believe In the doctrine
Of accession twas new doctrine, and an attempt TO
lawess violation Of the law and the constitution.
But he only wanted to bear his testimony 70 the consttu
tiOn, and to let IL be known that the constitution
cannot be broken If state wishes TO secede let them
proclaim revolution hoifly, and not attempt TO hide
themselves under little sub,letes Of law and claim the
sight az secession constitutional right to break thc
1Sssitut.cn was ne~ doc.rirn. fIc argued hat llr
Webster always went against any right Of secession On
one side was an asked concession and the other side
civil war.
Mr. TruxHrrI, (rep) or 1l, asked Il the Senator did
not know that State claimed TO be out OF the Union
III HOvVv ion Att fha caSc1
Mr.. CRr1TKsDEy contendcd that the adoption Of q
promise would put an end TO all revolution.
SPEECH or sooaTs CRISIS,
Mr. rooMn, (opp) OF Ca said he should speak princi
pay in relation to the action Of the Committee Of Tbr
teen The SUCCESS of the aboltionists and their allies
the Of the republican party has produced It's
logical result already They have for long years. been
sowing dragons teeth, and they have finally got crop
OF armed The Unon sir, Is dissolved. That is
fixed fact lying In the way Of this discussion and
may well heed it, One Of your coniederates has already
wisely, bravey, boldly met the public danger and con-
fronted H. She Is only ahead and beyond any OF her
sisters, because Of her greater facility Of action. The
great majority Of these sitter states like ciroum
fances consider her cause their cause and charge
you, their name here to-day, "touch not segureum.
While my friend from Kentucky (Mr. Cr.ttcndcn), while
the House Of representatives debating the constitu
tionality and tho cxpedicncy OF seeding from the
Union, and while the pcrhdious authors cf all this
mischief showcrng down denuncations upon a
large portion Of the patriotic men ~ this country,
those brave men are calmly and cool cfecting what
you call revolution. Aye, sir, better than thst-an
armed defence. They appealed 70 the condltution
and Justice, they appealed 10 fraternity, mt,i the
constitutional just and fraternity longer listen
cd to in the legislative halls OF the country fnd then,
cir IL " prepared for the nrhpament Of tho sword,
Now, fr you may the glitter Of the bsyonet and
hcsr the tramp Of armed men, from your capital 70 the
Ro Grande And win assert the honesty and the SIN
ccriy Of those And lnasmuch az approve their
present persistence, deem my duty " state taer
the Senate 10 the country, and 20 The civilized
world. My conntrymen have demanded no new govern.
ment they have demanded constitution. bockat
the records mt home From the beginnn VI this national
strifo until its confummaton in the ar on OF tho en-
plrc they ha not demanded single right, except what s
guaranteed them in the constitution OF the United States
They have only demanded that consttutonai rights
should be respected and that justice should be done.
Tcy have stood by CONSTITUTIONS they have stood
BY All p rcourements they have performed all its du
70 n Inc country which endangered their social system
party which they arragned, ana which they charged
bcre the american people and before the civilized world
~ ta~o fnsdc proclamation Of ouawry against their
Irfy the Territories of the United Saes and having
Iut them under bar Of Empire in all the States with
having aided and abeted insurrecton from within and
their institutions and desclating their homes and
their fresdes For these causcs they have taken up
shall proceed 70 vindicatc their demands, and
show the injuftice Of their advcrsaries. shall not
rpcnd much tme- shall very little time upon
the question of tho constitutional right TO seccJe from
this Union. Perhaps my friend from Fcnticky win
nnd out after while, that u s fact accomplished.
believe they have got " In the South both ways.
South Carolina has got regularly, but Just below Tor
they have got u lrregularly You take II either
way. You win find that our men ready, and
will defend both. ! stated that tho dis
connected States Of this Union demanded moth
ing but clear, distinct, uncquivocal and well
acknowledged rshtsrgh,s older than the
constitution, which psncd upon the immutabc prn.
cpiee OF natural justice, ard which have been affirmed
by the good and wise Of al countries and all centuries
The sole fact is they dcmand power nurc any man,
or 70 injure any confederate States They demand no
right TO Interfere with their institutions neither BY word
act We claim right N disturb their peacc tran
guilty security We demand simply and solely that
you should give MS equality, security and rsnqulity
that Ia an Give that, and peace restores nsslf
fuse IT, and take what you can get My own position
and my own demands, as will now give them, are
considered the demands Of extreme person. and what
YOU Who talk Of constitutional right consider treason
believe that the term believe for all the acts which
the republican party call casor aud rebellion there
stands before tho good traitor and good rebel
descended from Revolutionary oine What docs
this rebel demand That these States have equal rights
TO into the common Territories and remain there with
their property and be protected by tho government t
such Territories shall become States. We have fought