The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-22
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WASHINGTON, February ZOtn.-SENATH.
Mr.. Powell moved to amend by repeating
all acts giving bounties to fishermen. Lost,
Is against 81.
Mr.. BAyard moved to add provision that
duties be levied on any article IN the bill
not to exceed 80 per cent. Gd 0atoTeH, IN
the port whence exported, except wines
and brandies Lost Is against %.
The next question being on Mr.. Lanes
amendment, he moved to adjourn. ke-
jected.
Mr.. Lane spoke at length against the bill,
on secession, &C.
MI Wilson moved to amend by inserting
the first section of the tariff Of 1857, With
the rates increased by that OF 1876, and the
free list untouched. Lost.
Mr. Lanes amendment was lost, Ii against
Is.
The bill then passed-Yeas, Anthony, Ba-
ker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark,
Doolittle. Durkee, Foot, Foster, Grimes,
Hale, Harlan, King, Morrill,, Seward, Sim
mons, Sumner. Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade,
Wilkinson, and Wilson-23.
Nays, Bragg, Clingman, Douglas, Green
Hunter, johnson of Ark, johnson of Tenn.
Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Pearce, Powell
Rice, and Sebastian-14.
On motion, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 21st.-SEYATE.-
Mr.. Doolittle presented a petition from
certain citizens of Milwaukee, numerously
signed, asking Congress to stand by the
constitution and laws and make no compro-
mise with traitors.
Mr.. Powell presented petition from citi-
zens of Wisconsin in favor of the Critten-
den resolutions.
Messrs. Dixon and Bigler presented num-
erous petitions for the border state and
Crttenden resolutions.
Mr.. Bragg presented the credentials of
Mr. Clingman, reelected Senator from North
Carolina.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to discontinue postal service in Sc
ceeding states, which was laid over yester-
day.
Mr.. Hunter said if the states were in the
Union we had no right to cut off their pos
tai benefits The postal laws had not been
resisted and we could not undertake, under
the Constitution, to punish states in this
way.
Mr.. Doolittle said it was measure of
peace, not war He said it was the duty of
the government to acknowledge and face
| the changes of the day. What are the new
ideas which we have to meet? The first is
the idea that slavery is a blessing and a
proper state of society in our Republic
This idea was not admitted by the men
who formed the Constitution, but was the
| idea of Calhoun. All said it was an evil
| socially and politically.
Mr.. CIingman asked when Mr.. Calhoun
| said slavery was d blessing.
| Mr.. Doolttle said he said so on the floor
| of the Senate. He said it was the best and
most stable basis of free institutions. This
| idea now reigns despOtic in the Southern
1 states, and threatens to destroy everything
unless it is admitted and recognized. The
/ first demand was of the Democratic party,
and because that party would not fully adj
| NIT it, it was disrupted and destroyed. To-
| day, with arms in their hands, the South
| demands that we should make new con-
| sIitution, and carry slavery into the terrific
ries where5it never existed. He hoped this
| would be passed, as it was one of the means
| which would give peace to the Union.
Mr. Hunter said he was glad to hear this
was not a measure of coercion, but he
| thought it was not necessary to pass it, as
the Post Master General had all the power
necessary.
Mr. Powell spoke against the bill, and
said if it passed it would give the power Of
| a despot to the head clerk of a Department
and destroy the liberty of the people.
| Mr.. Fessenden said he thought the Senators
were drawing on their imaginations. The
bill simply gives power to the Post Master
General to suspend the operation of the
laws and relieve him of any attempt to en-
force the laws. 1t is most eminently 6
measure of peace. The secret is that tht
gentlemen want to force US to acknowledge
secession as lawful. 1t seems to be the sim
pie truth that the gentlemen wont let u;
have a measure of peace, without acknowl
edging the right of secession.
Mr.. Hunter opposed the bill as coercive
Mr.. Dooittle said it was a measure O
peace not war.
Mr.. Douglas considered the bill a peac
measure, and was gratifed to see it from tn
other side of the house. After some few
remarks in response to those of Mr.. Doolit
tie,
Mr.. Douglas said he believed there was
deliberate plot to break up the Union on tn
pretext of devotion to it, and there were q
many disuniOnists North as South.
Further debate ensued.
Mr.. Green proposed an amendment tina
the P. NJ. General also suspend the msil
where an organization exists for running o
slaves. No action was taken on the bill.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill wa
taken up after which an executive sessio
was held and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr Dawes, from the select CON
mittee of FIVE, to W hom referred til
Presidents special message of the Sth {
January, made report as to tue stationin
of the vessels of the navy in such manne
as to neglect the defense of the whole A
Iantic coast during the prevalence of Law
less violence. The number of ships lynn
IN port dismantled and unfit for service
tweuty-eight-m mounting in the aggregat
874 guns. None of them could be repaire
and put under sail short of several weel
work and many of them would require
least six months. No order has as yet bee
issued to put any of them in readiness
! The committee discussed other subiec