The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-02-14
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana

that ohouto nave csoseo reply like that
Did anybody hear me talk about q blood,
battle? Did any body bear me talk abou
going down upon South Carolina? Di.
anybody hear me talk about coercing
Safe! No.
! Mr.. LANE--Will the Senator allow N,
. wotdl
i Mr.. JOHNSON. of TENNESSEE woule
rather 60 on. sir. Why. then. answer DC
sitions | did not assume. or attribute to m.
language that did not nse! Was it in ,h,
speech No. Why, then. use language
and assign a position to me which. if no
intended. was calculated to make . false i'm
preston? What called it for,hl Wha,
reason was there for il? saw the cons,er
nation which was created. l looked a
some OF their faces. knew had stirred
up animosi.y. aud it was importan, thai
SOMEBODY from another quarter should
make the attack.
/ The Secessionists and the Senate Resolu.
tions.
But to come back 20 the point st which
the Senator speaks Of the resolutions intro.
duced by the Senator from Mississippi. (Mr.
Davis). bad referred TO th"se resolutions
to show that there was no occasion Tor this
immediate secession without giving
The people time to think or understand what
was 10 be done. l thought so then. and
think so now; and l want to show what the
Senator's views v ere then, and see what
has brought about such . change upon his
mind since. We find that while those reso-
Iu,ions were under consideration. Mr..
Clinyman offered an amendment. to come in
after the fourth Resolution. to insert the
following:
..Resolred. That the existing condition Of
the territories Of :he United States does not
require the Intervention of Congress Tor the
protection Of property in slaves.
'.On the question to agree TO the amend
men. proposed by Mr. Brown. to wit: Strike
out OF the amendment the word mot
1t was determined in the negalive--yeas
5. nays 43"
Now. by striking out the word mot" it
makes the resolution read:
..Resoieed. that the existing condition OF
the Territories Of the United States does
require the intervention of Congress for the
protection Of property is slaves"
Mr.. Brown Of Mississippi. moved to strike
out the word .'no,." thereby making il read
that the condition of the Territories does re-
quire the protection OF Congress for slave
PioPCAsy 0uA oPOu ehC yCSS oub oS"iS
taken on that motion to strike out the word
mot" they were-yeas 5. nays 43.
o. motion Of Mr.. Ciingman,
The yeas and nays being desired by one
fifh Of of the Senators present.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Messrs. Brown. Clay, Iverson, Johnson of
Yulee.
Those who voted ia the affirmative are
Messrs. Benjamin. Bigler. Bingham. Bragg.
Bright. Chandler. Chestnut. CLARK, Cola
mer. Clinvman. Crittenden, Davis. Dixon.
Dooliule. Fitzpatrick. Foot. Green. Gwin.
Hale, Hammond. Hamlin. Hemphill. Hunter.
Johnson Of Tennesses, Kennedy. Lane. La
ham. Mallory, Mason. Nicholson. Pearce.
Polk. Powell, Pugh. Rice. Sebastian. Sill
dell. Ten Eyck. Toombs, Trumbuli, Wade,
Wigfall. Wilson.
Thus. forty y-ihree Senators recorded the ir
vote during the last session Of Congress
that it was not necessary to pass law to
protect slavery in the Territories. The
Senator from Oregon. in connection with
other Senators. under the solemn sanction Of
All oath. declared that it was not necessary
Ia pass laws for the protection OF slavery IN
the Territories. What right has South
Carolina lost since the last session? What
right has any State lost siuce the last session
Of Congress? You declared that it was not
to pass Law to protect them IN
The enjoyment OF their property in the Ter
and row. forsooth. in the short
space Of two or three months. you turn
round and tell the country that States are
justified in going out of the Union because
Congress will not pass q law to protect
them in the enjoyment of their propert-
10 the Territories. when you said it was not
That is what call driving the
nail in. Laugh,er.] will remark. as l
90 along. that the eloquent and distinguish
ID Senator who made his valedictory here
on retiring fro the Senate. voted
Ior tha, identical resolution. This prosec
lion was not necessary then. They said 1t
vas wholly unnecessary. But since that.
they have walked up to a sense OF its neces-
sity and resolved to secede il it should nns
be- granted To this same proposition Mr..
Albert G. Brown offered an amendment.-
Mark you, this vas the ash day Of May,
1860. and that is not long ago.
..On motion bv Mr.. Brown. to amend the
resolution by striking out ell after tie word
resolved and in lieu thereof. Inserting
| wish had the whole Contin naat here
10 hear this paragraph.
THAT experience having ready shown
that the Constitution and the common law,
by statutory enactment. do not af-
iord adequate and sufficient protection to
slave property; some Of :he Territories
having failed. others having refused to pass
such enactments. it has become the duty of
Congress to interpose and pass such laws as
will afford to slave property il the Terrific
ries that protection which is given to other
kinds Of property"
That is . pretty clear proposition. Upon
that. Mr.. Brown made an argument. show
ing the number of slaves in the Territories,
and the action OF the Legislatures. and con-
cluded that il the time would ever arrive.
IL was then before Congress. and they
should pass law on the subject. What
vas the vote upon that? Ho~ d"es it stand?
We find. after an argument being made BY
Mr.. Brown. showing that the necessity did
exist. according to bis argument. the vote
upon the proposition stood thus: The ques-
ton being taken BY ye.s and nays. it waa
determined in the neg.,ive-Jsas >. nays
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