The national Republican., 1861-01-16
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION,
Tuesday, January Is, 1861.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Bayard presented a memorial of citizens
of Delaware, praying the passage of Mr.. Crit
tenden's resolutions Mr.. Bsyard said he feared
it was too late, but gave notice that he, in q
future speech. would urge the passage of the
resolutions.
Mr.. Seward presented memorial of Professor
| s. L. b. Morse, for the continuation Of patent
connected with the successful working Of his
telegraph system.
Mr.. Kennedy presented a memorial of cit
zens of Frederick city, Maryland, praying the
passage of the Crttenden resolutions.
Mr.. Bgler presented eight memorials from
citizens Of Pennsy lvana, praying amendments
to the Constitution, according to MIR. Critten-
dens resolutions.
These resolutions being the special order for
half past twelve o'clock, the first question was
on Mr.. Clark's amendment, striking out the
preamble and first resolution, and inserting in.
stead a resolution, in effect, that the present
Constitution amply provides for the preserva-
ton of the Union.
Mr.. Green took the floor against the amend.
ment. He held that States have the right to
secede from the Union under certain circum.
stances. He was for the immediate secession
| of Missouri, unless there was a revolution in
| Northern sentiment.
Here the half hour for the consideration of
the subject expired, and the special order, the
Pacific railway bill, came up. A vote was
taken upon a motion to postpone it until the
Crittenden resolutions were disposed Of, result
ing in the negative, as follows-yeas II, nays
80.
Several points in the railroad bill were de-
bated.
Mr.. Lane made another effort to postpone it.,
in favor Of the Crittenden resolutions. He said
| it was all Objectionable one. Let us take up
r Al. N-.AA ..l..A. \
| US remove all difficulties in the way of res.
toration Of amity and peace.
Objections were interposed.
| Mr.. Wilson opposed any reference of the Pa.
cifc railroad bill. He was for it as it stood,
but would take either a Northern or Southern,
or both roads.
Mr.. Ten Eyck favored the passage of the
bill. Was not in favor of two roads, nor of
double examinations, but he was in favor of one
road running as near the San Francisco paral-
lels as possible.
Mr. Lane again asked suspension of the
Pacific railroad bill, to take up the Crittenden
resolutions.
Mr.. Gwin objected.
Mr.. Crittenden said he would vote for no
railroad bill until his resolutions were dis
posed Of.
Several amendments were agreed to- and
among others one by a large majority, that the
grants in the bill should not take effect until
the charters, to be given by States and Terrific.
ries to the proposed companies, should be sub.
mtted to Congress, and approved by it.
Pending the consideration Of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Grow, the consideration of
the Territorial business was postponed for two
weeks.
The House went into Committe of the Whole
on the army appropriation bill when
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, said, if the Repub.
licans had manifested a proper respect for
constitutional rights, all the present difficulties
might have been averted. But the Repub-
licans have held sullenly back, and declared
they have no peace propositions to make.
In view Of these facts, four States are already
out of the Union, and others are rapidly NOV
ing out. By the fourth of March, unless some.
thing shall be done to arrest the movement,
we shall see but few Southern States in the
Union. He proceeded to picture the assured
disastrous results to be expected under the
sible conflict" has eliminated too soon for its
authors. He charged they meant the humilia-
ton and desolation of the South, or dissou.
ton of the Union. The South only ask what
is her constitutional rights; she would take
nothing less If she could not have them in the
Union, she would have them out of the Union.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, regarded Mr.. Reagan's
speech as extraordinary, and defended the
Methodists from the charge that they had, as
body, countenanced anything like insurrection
in Texas or elsewhere. The principles on
which this Government was founded could not
be surrendered under any threat Of civil war
and if the principles of the Republicans are not
to be vindicated as historically consecrated by
the fathers of the Republic, then he was pre-
pared to abandon and surrender the organiza.
ton to-day. He knew of no Republican who
looked to the Republican organization as de-
signed, either directly or indirectly, now or
hereafter, to. interfere in the remotest degree
with slavery in the States.
Mr.. Stanton said that the alarm at the South
was founded in delusion and misapprehension.
ministraton should come into power it would
be conducted on the principles of Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jack,
son, and perhaps even Polk.
He was willing to amend the Constitution,
by guarding against any attempt to interfere
with slavery in the States except with the con.
sent of all the States he did not believe there
was any cause for apprehension in this point,
but he was willing to remove the deluson |;
and he was willing to remove the territorial
question out Of the way, by admitting New
Mexico as State into the Union.
Mr.. Adrain of New Jersey, made a patriotic
speech, and Of a conciliatory character. AS to
the Union, the people of the North would de.
fend it to the last while hoping for its preserva
ton. Mr.. Lincoln had as much right to re-
gard slavery as an evil, as Southern men to