Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-09
OONGREBsIONAI.
wAanHsFOE, Feb =


The galleries Of the House were densely crowd
Cd to-day. Among the spectators were ihs Com
missloners 70 the PCace ConEress a sound like
the reverberatlng Of cannon 'taitlsa almost
svrrvboAy The members ~ b d 10 their fest
and he ladies hastily lett ths galleries. The
Speaker quieted their fearl oT saying that some
thing had fallen on the rooL 10 was subsequent
y tiand tAat the Wiud bad blown down small
T6s report Of the Committee OF Thirty three
was up. -. a.
cllsa the debate 4 week from Friday.
NJ Davis Of EaryiRnd, took the hoOr. He
seid uiN States had rebelled ag inst the suprene
ldW Of the land, sssumlng indsPendent powers,
1sirinv ehirs ahd f0ris and insulting tue national
fhq He Referred 70 the supplying Of arms, BY q
Cabinet minister, % thOae abuut 70 make war 10
Oommlssionen wandering from State to State,
SnfFantly violating the Constitution By stirring
up rsbeiiion, and Cabinet miuister, while bold
inr M commission and bound ky oath 20 sepport
he Constitution, going himself from one State to
another, orEaniElng another part Of the scheme
OF rebellion. We have seen the Pretldent neg
lecilng the warnings OF the 6rst military of1cer
Of the age, allowing the forts 70 be taken and
subsequently seen him making bargains for peace
With dsuuiouisis, until he shall be relieved from
bis responsibilities, in.tead Of defending and vim
dicatIng the public homer. He considered the
President Incapable Of nlling bis position.
The Constitution and lave INNS. be enforced
and those who stand acres the path Of enforce
| ment must either destroy The power OF the Gov.
orumeut, or C VIII destroy them. (ApplaHse)
Revenue may BE- collected on shipboard and the
/ laws Of euma erce enforced BY not allowing ves-
/ sel. 10 pas out Without Govefnment papers; pos
/ tai facilities Be continued or suspended, accord
/ ing 20 cireumstanoes He said he should speak
for haryland Nho hes 2, nndenes IN the strength
/ of the gVeai Government which prOtecls her.
/ NJ kunkle--tf you speak tor that State, / de
I Sire 70 be heard.
/ fCriss Of "Order,")
! Mr. Dayis--I decline to yield the door.
| MF Kunkle-sPsak for yourself, not for Mary
I Nr. Davis continued, and said Maryland does
not rse9ge.s saS I : % ssGsoa , so5S Or ne right e.
/ shuuld presume 10 inaGguruts revolution would
/ meet with revolutionary resistance on the soil Of
/ Maryland, under The staI and stripes.
/ Mr. SedgWick said So pOWerleSs and low has
/ tbs Government fallen, that even insignificant
Florida q fappig the disunion banner IN the face
I Of the United States, and even here q truce had
| been declared between the Government and the
army Of that State. He opposed al remedies pro
i posed By tha committee. he was opposed 20
] comproulise. He would consent thar the slave
\ States 50 into a-sepaEats confederaoy with full
/ III. Valisndigham offered propositions to amend
/ the consiitution by dividing the United State
into four seetions-NeE England and Middle
States forming one, the NOrthWeStern States an
other, the Pacife States another and the South
srn States east Of fhs Bio GFHnde another TO Be
called respectively the North, the West, the Pa
a rssolution was passed authorizing Iieutepap,
Craven 10 receive presents from the Spanish Gov
Mr siekles gave notice 70 day tha' be should
offer resolutions on Monday calling for infOrna
tion on the Secretary Of the Treasury whether
duyies continue to be collected Ia the ports OF
south Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida
Recess.
the COnstitufiun. BE advocated the Crittenden
Bigler proposition sand remitting the question e
the people, whom some Republicans and South
ern ultraists are afraid 70 trust, The dTst CUR
hrsd for coercion viii unite the whole South. ii,
appealed IN behalf Of the Border States for con
stiiutionai guarantees
Mr. JunkIn favored the proposition of the com
mittee.
Mr.. Allen argued against the right Of secession
Mr.. Carey said secession was black treason anC
he favored sn npPeal TO the people.
Adjourned.
nj s4-. sIEAGH
Mr.. Thompson presented several petitions il
favor Of the CrittendeR resolutions He alsl
presented the resolutions Of the LeFislaeure O.
I New Jsrsey, which his colleague had presented
during his absence, and said be entirely disssntsC
from the views OF his colleague
Mr.. Ten Eyek replied, and said be had no de
sire TO avail himself Of bis colleagues absence
He confended shat the resolutions did not ex
press the calm feeling Of the people, a. shown by
the Totas Of the recent election, but the resclu
tlons sent vera rushed through the Senate Of
New jersey when tour member Wsro absent
-lIr- collGmer presented = petition fromeitizenr
OF Vermont, asZing Congress 90 adopt an suiend
meut % tho Constitution similar to the Bqrdel
State propositions. He said he was willing 10 dC
all q his power in Congress, bat not anythine
which was not allowed By the Constitution which
says that Congress may propose amendments e
be submitted TO the Stafes: and further If State,
wanted amendments, let them say SO, By conYen
ton, and Congress must agree
! Mr.. Cameron presented 9 petition signed by
Eve thousand citizens Of Philrdelphis, represent
ing probably thirty or forty thousand people, ir
favor Of Che Crittenden Biglsr resolutions
The Presidents Nessage came up.
Mr.. Wigfall replied 70 Mr. johnson. He said
tIe eject Of Johnsons irsr speech indicated IL
faVnr Of coercion, and It was too late now to de-
NJ Il.
Cne Senator from Tennessee complained thai
his great argument had been Unanswered but b,
tlFigfasl) had not heard any great argument
Mr.. Wigfall argued against coercion, and a.
temptE 70 enf0rce laws were coercion and WIZ
He Eaid Helper vas not 90 siauderOus against tbt
South Is sentiments uttered By Southern Sena
tors. Mr.. Wigfall said the South had no desire
to mske war but intended TO live under such
! goVeremenf as Il saw it, six States had revoked
the treaty called the Constitution, though they
might be willing 70 make another. he claimed
that the South had mine Of wealth in cotton
and pictured the destruction Of Northern com
merce n the ports south are blockaded YES
sci would be rsd into II Il carried the Tag Of So
States into 9 port where they have plueksd star
from IT,
The subject Was postponed ill Monday.
WAsHMaTOE, Feb G. .