Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-19

yey that there was nothing TO hope for on the part OF
the North and in this conviction Virginia had at last
determined to take effective measures her own
| safety and honor.
there No! it will not stop until the whole government
Is disrupted. The border States will all follow and Join
this Southern Confedeacy. Virginia considered her ma
onal interest indissoluby bound to the South she
was BY ties of blood 10 Northern Confederacy vir.
pinia would be subordinate In a Southern Confederacy
she would be leader She could not wait the slow pro.
cess OF constitutional amendment Therefore for the
same reason several Of the Southern States have resorted
TO the only remedy left to them-hat Of withdrawing
from the Union by the same authority by which they
tered Il was of little consequence whether the repub
icans believed it not-the Union dissolved. II
they resored to civil war they must take the conse-
| quences.
Mr. Sherman rose and said that he wished to submit
proposition TO the House. and that was that on Friday
morning the army bill should be taken up regularly and
discussed merely upon its merits with the usual limit of
| five minutes.
This was agreed to- on condition that the report of the
committee Of thirty three, presented by M. Corwin
should come up on Monday and be allowed full debate.
| Mr. Gurey Of Ohio obtained the floor He said tina.
he came from Of the most populous States in the
Union He came from State whose every interest was
identified with the people and the institutions of the
South. For more than quarter of century he had
lived on the borders OF a slaveholding State, within
stones east of the Kentucky Shore and that he
l
cy but that of large portion of the people Of the
Allegheny mountains.
The inhabitants of Kentucky and Ohio have lived to-
gether upon the most friendly intercourse And no mat
ter what might be the result Of the present struggle they
intended the same state of things TO continue We're the
men who advocate secession strongly to the effect
Of these friendly reations-whch were marriages OF the
sexes of each section with those Of the other-they
might be brought believe there was little or no chance
for separation The ople on his side the river would
| I'd nf "a
| in Kentucky with the same zeal that they would hy to
snatch from ruin the inmates of burning building
What greater evidence Of fraternal feeling could be
desired than thisy
The people Of his State for the preservation OF
the Union and the enforcement of the laws at all haZ
and any Who does know that the rights OF the
South dear to them those OF the North were TO
TEEN. But who was that talked about compromise on
the part Of the North Who was it? IL was those who
had stolen the property of the United States Those
were the men. The traitors who had insulted our Ing
aud fred into a vessel of the United States.
1t should be recoected that the leading men OF the
cotton States spat upon aud spurned the offers OF COM
promise. They had placed cannon on the banks OF the
Mississippi river and obstruced the passage OF CONNER
cial vessels down TO New Orleans VIII, was petition
presented to the House this morning to change the name
of vessel that of John G. Fremont? IL was because
under such she could not run on the Mississippi
river land Southern port. 1t was time to stop
the work of these traitors aud enforce the law and they
|
| Mr.. Holman rose and read a voumnous speech,
strongly advocating coercion, denying IN toto the right
| of any State to secede under any circumstances
Mr.. Morris, Of Illinois, followed in most severe phil
ipc against the present Administration. He said that
the high cabinet officers had robbed the treasury, AID
brought the Union TO bankruptcy and then bad plotted
the downfall of the very by whose hands they had
been fed.
The President had allowed men to stay in office who
dared to wear secession cOcksde, and then committed
cf hvS he
try OF the Interior negotiate with South Carolina
He regretted that he Lad done what he intended
do, and that lmpeach the President After the
close OF his speech the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Harris of Maryland bill was pass.
ed extending the act relating the collection Of tonnage
duties the port OF Baltimore for the benefit OF the
harbor up the year 1871. The present act expires
March, 1861
The House then adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1861.
Hon Lot W. Morrill, of Maine appeared and was
in United States Senator from that State, to fill the
expired term occasOned by the resignation OF Hannibal
Hamliu He took his seat.
The Vice President presented the credentials Of ). T.
Chase Senator elect from the State Of Ohio, for six
years from the 4th of next March.
The deficiency bill then taken up, and the amend
ments of the committee on finance agreed TO.
The deficiency bill was then reported to the Senate
and passed.
The consideration of the Pacific railroad bill was then
resumed, the unfinished business Of yesterday.
Mr. b ramn offered an amendment provdiog that the
Government should only aid in building the road within
the limits of the TerroIes which, after brief debate,
rejected.
The Senate then without action the bill went into
executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from the Secretary OF War; transmitting various stalls
tics of the Qlartermaster Generals Office Referred
Mr. Anderson of Kentucky, offercda resolution pro-
vdng for the supply OF newspapers to the present Con-
gress heretofore. Passed
Mr. Polk offered resolution authorizing Com. Panld-
ing accept sword aud lands from the government OF
Nicaragua in acknowledgment Ct distinguished SER
vices.
Mr. IIindman condemned the conduct of Com. Pauld-
ing looking upon it the conduct Of special constable
employed by the government OF Nicaragua for the cap
ture OF Walker He objected TO the resolution.
Mr.. Pote defended Com. Pdulding and the services
rendered which of distinguished character, ben
efcia not only to Nicaragua, but TO bis own country.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the House went into Com
mttee of the Whole the State OF the Union and con-
tinuei the debate on the army bill.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Tennessee, addressed the House.
Mr.. Thomas said that the members of the House
laboring for the good Of the Union, they must in
form themselves of the circumstances by which they
surrounded This subject Of slavery has been the
most troublesome question in the country The iithers
way that il would secure hbert,s and at the same
promote our happiness and prosperity by putting
them equality with all Of the human family But
this question did trouble either the council chamber
the camp or the battlefield But when in process OF
tme the people assembl in convention TO adopt con-
stuton there twelve slave States represented and
but one free.
We continually hear from the other republican, side
of the House. about going back to the great principles
OF the fathers Of the confederacy This is absurd on
their part The slave trade then in existence And
nd ia the first rough draft of the Constitution which
submitted the slave trade not IN be carried on
any longer than the year 800 Bnt that trade was ex-
tended to the year 1908. MARY and Virginia voted
against this extension but tolerated the slave trade On
the principle that t better thaa to live sepa-
rate. And yet, now not Of the Northern States will
tolerate the carrying of that institution into any oil our
Territories.
Washington and Adams signed bills for the extension
of slavery. Jefferson had signed the bill for the inter
State coast trade-that is from State to another for
the purposes of sale. He the speaker) was sorry to
say that the people of the North had been misinformed
OH the subject they had become morbid, AMI very much
so on this subject They told that these things
we're approved of by the fathers of the revolution
They attempted 10 carry into effect higher law Lin
coin was elected solely upon slavery issue 1t was upon
the ;savery principle that he had acquired the votes
and confidence Of the Northern people, The South bad
nothing whatever to do with the election OF Mr. Lincoln
as had been ged; than with the election Of
the Emperor of France.
The South did wish to keep the Northern out
of the Territories they perfectly welcome for their
part to 90 into any of the Territories and carry any Of
their property All they asked in return to be al
lowed to carry their property there, ard enjoy in like
manner without moes,aton. The institution Of slavery
never will be justly appreciated by the North, because
they have not the feeling towards the blacks which the
Southern men have towards their slaves blow srick-