The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-05

crr1niz.d on the basis Of the y N,tra~lll /
Kansas Bill An these Territories wcr !
organized on tho principle at nou-intr !
voution by CcDrrcss--t5c people to de- ]
eide the Slavery question "a they please, |
sihjcct only 10 the limitation OF the Com /
sttution, leaving the courts 70 ascertain
what the limitation Is. This "a an the !
South have over asked.
The Republicans have abandoned the
Wlmot pfuvi,o aud Congressional inter-
vertiou, and rJrui.atc Congressional pro.
nihition of Slavery Thc senator wouli
mot deny that o., did not ask the Senator
'rcm kcutuckv 70 say that the Rcpubli
caus have abandoned all their ussUut.l.
principles.
lie Jd nct ask him 90 do anything e.
promote their int rssts. llo (Duglis)
Did not believe iu the political creed %,
that party, unj did not believe that the
best interests of the country would BE-
promoted hy thr exercise OF their power
still he preferred the Union undcr0 r..
publican Administration o. mono vt ull
Mr. Crimes of iowa moved that VI j.,
Douglas resolution, calling Tor il,orna-
tjon relative u the forts, nNy-yards etc.
which was pending before the Senate, De-
laid ON tho table, The question was dcoi-
dod In The ufhrmativc-93 against n.
MIR. Brcckinridgc asked leave to Offer
the following resolution, and If no objcc
ten, would ask vote on il now:
RcSoltcd, That the Senate recommend
and advise the removal Of United State,
troops from the limits Of the Confederate
Stat s.
Mr.. Sumner-let il lay over.
Mr. ClingmOn remarked that he had
drawn up similar resolution, with on,
point In addition lie had shown il tu|
several Senators. aud IL h d met their
spprovNl, 1t was as loll0wG
Re,olwd, That, in the option Of the
Seuat', il Is cNpcdient that the President
withdraw all Federal troops from the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi Texas aud
| Louisiana, and abstain from al attempts
to coll,ct revenue in th1so StatOs.
Mr.. Clingmon addcd--Ir the troops he
withdrawn there ought T. be rorbcaranco
as to the collection Of revenue.
Mr., Coll0mcr moved the Scnutc 60 into
executive session. Collamcr's motion
prevailed.
The Scuste, amer executive session.
adjourned.
wlDSFspAy's rRocEEDfNcs.
WAsmNeroN, March 81,
The Chair presented a message from
President Lincoln, relating to rosolu-
ton by the Senate, asking IT, in his opin-
ion, IL is not Incompatible with the pul .
lie interest 10 communicate the dispatch
es OF Major Robert Anderson to tho War
Department during tho time hc has been
in command at Fort Sumter. The Pres
ident says:
81 have csme 10 tho conclusion that
at the present moment, the publication oi
il would b, insXpoditnt."
Mr. Breckinridge moved to take up the
resolution introduced by him yesterday,
advising tho withdrawal Of The Federal
troops from the seeded States.
He did not intend making any remarks
as he had already expressed his vicws en-
that subject, aud desired the vote on bis
motion 10 be regarded as a test question.
Mr.. Fessenden supposed there would
be no objection 70 that, but reminded
the Senator that no quorum was present.
On motion of Mr. Hale, tho Senate
went into executive session.
Whoa tho djtrs were opened NJ.
/ breckenridge moved to take up his rcso-
luton Of yesterday, saying if his motion
prevailed he would accept Mr.. Cling
mans substitute. lie asked the yegs
and nays, slyinghs should consider il a
test qugstiun as 10 whether or not the
Senate was willing 20 express an oPiE-
ION.
Hr. Rice was in favor of Mr. Drocli-
ridges resolution, but thought Mr. Cling
mans went too far, questioning the riyhl
| of the Senate to express an opinion on
collecting the revenue to the President.
Mr.. Breckinrdge said it would Le for
the Senate TO decide as to the acceptance
Of Dir. Clingman's substitute.
Mr.. Wade hoped 1t would be taken up
80 as to have n square vote on il.
Dir. Rice doomed il improper for the
Senate IN aGvise tho President in matters
which rest on himby luw.
Mr.. Clingmun wanted 70 90 further
than the Brecknridga resolution, bsliey.
ing the President, under existing laws
has no power 10 collectTevsnuO in the Sc.
csding States.
Mr.. Rice 81 the Senate WAS travelling
FAR out Of the way to advise the President
He asked Mr.. Breckinrilgo il his resolu.
tion extended 10 Key West and Tortu-
gus. II so, lac would never Withdraw
troops thence.
Mr.. Brockinridge supposed the rssolu-
| tion embraced those points as they are
within the limits OF Fiaridu, butwas will
ing to say these points DO excluded from
\ the resolution, rather than hpzard its de-
| feat, and did not consider tho withdrawal
Of troops from Key West and Toriugas
Gs nlial 10 the public peace. lie dis
| liked to do so because he entertained the
hope Of the reunion Of all the Stlt7s.
Mr.. Rice said II the socedod s ites
we're determined 10 remain out uf tho I'm
ion, ho was in faycr OF Their going in
peace, md would give them the forts and
arsonHls for the sake Of peace but they
were not in possession Of Key W, 81 md
Tortugas, and never would be. III Use
pniuts are neededlor as, and not for them.
The commerce Of the Nor, n will noed
these, and he would not give them up IN
dor any circumstalces.
Messrs. CLARK, Smmons and Ten Eyck
Opposed talking upon the resolution.
! Mr. Douglas favored taking il up, with
Aview ofoatringan amendment u bring
il in the scope it ought to take. liz
thought it would be wise to withdraw the
troops from Fort Pieksns. he said tho
Government at Montgomery, being a
revolutionary Government, could claim
only whatthey occupied. lie was will-
ing undor existing circumstances, To give
up Sumter and Plekons, they being Of no
usounless they were intended as a basis