St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-10

Will not cocrCc State, but enforce
the laws against individuals. But
how can they punish an individual for
treason-whcrc are they to find u
judge and jury to do so wh en- all the
citizens in the State think he has done
right? He lHenjamin) said they
could not blockade port without de-
claring war. They could not cmbar-
20 one port without closing the other.
lie claimed that neither Congress nor
the President had power to go into a
State with u military force without
the Intervention Of the civil power:
Some civil process must preccde the
military force. He argued that they
could not collcc: the revenues by force:
Threats were only pretcxt to cover
up the real question which is no 9TH
cr than this Shall we acknowledge
the independence of a seeding State,
or reduce her to subiection by war ?
Mr.. Benjamin closed his speech with
an eloquent appeal to the Republican
/ Senators.
He said that they claimed a right
under the Constitution, to deny the
rights of the South to slave property:
to encourage the robbery of that prop.
erty to call them thieves and mur-
derers to deny them the right Of
transit, and to accumulate a danger=
Gus population in their midst. lie be-
sought them to let the parting be iri
pea ce but if they would pervert the
! Constitution, and undertake to subiu-
gate the South, then appealing to the
Supreme Judge, they would meet tho
issue as best becomes free men. He
/ could not foretell the issue Of such a
/ horrible contest. The fortunes Of war
might be adverse to them Of the
South their cities might be set OH
fire, and instructions stirred up to
add to the horrors of civil war, but
the north could never subjugatc them.
/ They could never convert the free sons
Of the soil into vassalS. They could
never degrade them to the condition
Of q scrvile inferior race. Meier, ner-
! er, necrr !
lie read an extract from an address
delivered by John Quincy Adams in
New York in 1883, in which he said
nations themselves must be the sole
Judges whether cOmpacts are broken;
and also saying that when all frater-
nal feeling was gone between the
States, then 1t was time to separate
IN peace and return to their original
state. He (Benjamin) said that ii
sectional President who could, 10y the
aid of sectional Senate, grant all
the benefits to, and appoint from one
section, all the Offices in the gift of the
Government, and thus ruin the South:
Supposing that South Carolina errs in
believing that wrong has been done
her, still that does not alter the case
whether he Shall permit her to with
draw or force her back
In replying to the Senator from
Wisconsin, (DoolittIc), he claimed
that Il citizen was bound to obey his
state government. Waving of hand
kcrchiciS, hUrrahS, aud the greatest
confusion and excitement prevailed.
As Mr.. b. concluded his speech he
was greeted with applause-all over
the gtlercs there were shouts and
cheers.
-hi' -h"SOii, lS SOOll us HIS NOiCe
could be heard above the uproar, NOV
ed that the galleries be instantly
cleared. The motion was carried, and
the Sergcant-at-Arms cleared the gal-
lercs.
Adjourned.
HoUSE-Mr. Mcpherson asked leave,
but objection was made, to offer a
resolution calling upon the Secretary
of War to inform the House what
transfers Of cannon or munitions Of
war have been made from arsenels,
since April 1860 what sales had
been made subsequent to that time
TO whom, and whether by private or
public sale.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the late Secre-
tary of War, explaining the reasons
why and justifyinS his course in Civ
ing certain acccptanccs to Russell,
Majors x Co., and inviting investiga-
tion into all his official acts.
Mr. Bocock moved that the commu-
nication be referred to the select COM
mlttcc to investigate into the abstrac-:
ton Of the Indian Trust Bonds. Car
rcd.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pa, introduced a
resolution requesting the President to
communicate to the House, if not in-
compatible with the public interest,
! the condition of the forts, arsenel and
other property at Charleston whether
| any measures have been taken to gar
! rison and put them in condition, since
] ith has become evident that South Car
olinia has intended to sccede what
troops were there then and now
whether any orders have been given
to the officers, and whether any ves-
sells of war have been ordered there
since the seizure Of the same by the
rebels.
Mr.. Pryor offered the following
Resoieed, That any attempt to pre-:
serve the Union between the States
by force, would be impracticable and
destructive to Republican liberty.
lie demanded the previous question,
which was ordered.
The resolution was tabled, yeas %,
uays So.
! Mr.. stevens called Ills feSOlullon
above noticed.
! Mr. Stanton proposed a substitute,
/ that the Committee on Naval Aaflairs
! inquire and report how, to whom, and
at what price arms have been distrib-
uted since January, 1856, and also
into the condition Of the forts, arse
nails, dock yards, &c, of the country !;
whether they are supplied with ade-
quate garrisons, and whether any fur
ther measures are required to protect
the public property, and that the COM
mittce have power to send for persons
and papers, and that the committee
have leave to report at any time.
Mr.. Stevens refused to accept the
substitute. lie wanted the President
to speak for himself.