Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL,


petition of numerous citizens of New Jer-
sey, requesting Congress TO pass an net to
authorize the people to elect delegates on
the I'D OF February to Convention to be
! held ut PhiladelphiH on the 4th of March,
| to consider the welfare of the Union. Re-
ferred to Committee ON Judiciary.
Mr.. Bigler, of Pa, presented thirty-four
memorials, asking that the Crittenden res
olutions be submitted to the people of the
country.
The Pacific Railroad bill was made the
special order for Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Crittenden moved to take up the
Agreed to.
The bill for the admission of Kansas
was made the special order for Monday
next.
Mr.. Crittenden advocated the passage of
the resolutions submitting the question TO
the people. lie urged that the party dog
ma that slave State shall not be admit
ted into the Union should he abandoned.
He appealed to the Republicans to be not
only just but liberal. He appealed to
them as patriots and countrymen to grant
| equal rights 10 all. He termed secession
as revolution. ia State wishes to secede
let her proclaim boldly revolution and not
attempt to hide themselves under the sub
! t''AS'SS VA ia" anu C1ulIu TIC right OF Sc
cession.
Mr. Toombs said that the Republicans
had long been sowing dragons teeth and
they were now reaping a crop of armed
men: The Union is already dissolved and
the South was ready to appeal with South
Carolina to the arbitrament of the sword
and ere long the ground would re-echo
| with the tramp of armed men from the
Capital to the Rio Grand. AS the Repub-
licaus deemed this to be treason. there
stood now before them us good traitor
and rebel as ever descended from reyolu-
tionnry loins.
HoUsE.-Mr. Cobb, of Ala, rose to a
! personal explanation. He said he was not
present ut the conference of the Alabama
and Mississippi delegations, on Saturday,
MS reported in the newspapers. He was
| responsible for his own acts and iudr-
ment but in making this remark, he did
not wish to reflect upon others. He repre-
sented Il people who were competent to
speak for themselves.
| MIR. House, of Ala, said he understood
the conference was on the part of Senators
alone from several of the Southern States
and that no members of the House attend
ed.
Mr.. Cobb replied that he happened not to
be there, and sent no telegraphic dispatch
to his State, advising secession. God
knew that his prayers were for harmony in
| the land, and that in the event of war,
the stars and stripes would be carried 10
the midst Of our enemies. He wanted the
flag to float on as long as all the States
can remain in the Union as equals. He
/ knew that majority of his pcople believe
! they cannot have that equality, but he was
for making another effort of adjustment.
Gentlemen with whom he had couverscd,
said that the Committee of '33'' would do
something. He wished that he could feel
this i'll his bones. He would call on Sena-
tors us well as Representatives, to come
forward and relieve our country from its
embarrassed condition. Standing ON the
brink of dissolution, should he not raise
his humble voict, not only to the North,
but to the South, to do something to save
US from our present troubles. If blood
should be shed, reconstruction of the
Union cannot take place. He again be-
secched the gentlemen to do something.
For himself, he intended to do what is
right. He had told his people that the
slavery question was not the only one sub
mitted by the Republicans to the people.
Mr.. Hindman, of Ark, rose to ques-
ton of order, saying that Mr.. Cobb was
not combining himself to personal expla-
nation.
Mr.. Cobb snid that he asked for no ia
vors bnt what the House had granted him.
He stood on his rights
Mr.. Hindman ngnin objected TO Mr..
Cobbs remarks, ms not being confined 10 Il
personal explanation. [Cries from the
Republican side of 600 0n!"7
Mr. Cobb-I was endeavoring to show
the Republicans that they can do some
thing.
! Mr RorLsJaI. 80 NT;,, .,,,., -, A.,
er Mr.. Cobb had obtained permission Ia
make speech on general politics,ure only
a personal explanation.
PLANTATION.
Mr.. Bnrksdale, of Miss,-Then the gem
tleman is abusing the privilege.
Mr.. Houston appealed to Dir. Cobb to let
his explanation be of personal charac-
Mr.. Cobb was very mnch obliged TO his
colleague, but be must be governed By his
own judgment.
The Speaker requested Mr.. Cobb to re-
strict himself to what is necessary in the
way of personal explanation.
Mr.. Cobb urged the gentlemen to bring
in the old ship of State, repair her, make
her seaworthy, and put her on the bosom
of the ocean.
Mr.: Etberidge attempted to introduce
the proposition adopted by the caucus Of
Representatives of the border States, but
was met by an objection from Mr.. Jones
of Ga,
Mr.. Adrian asked leave to offer the fol-
1 RssOlred1 That we fully approve of the
bold and patriotic act of Mai. Anderson
in withdrawing from Fort Moultrie to Fort
Sumter, and the determination of this