New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House considered private hills
The House then resumed the consideration Of the re-
port If tie Committee OF Thirty three.
Mr.. NELSON Is. Am Tenn stood here TO plead
for lis country. lie did aot wish to say anything
which ould be construed into avoring the Secession
moyen et on The one hand or the Republican party on
the other. Notwithstanding the gloomy and disastrous
couoilon Of the UIion Congress has done nothing In
tie v ny Of arIesting the evil aud relieving us from
the dangers and difficulties BY which snrround-
ed. Geblenen here discuss tbese questions as they
were OF feeting aud tranritory Importance, aud Win
out considering tie momeutOus consequences iuvoved
Tie two causes hith lie at the foundation OF the an
feences which characterize them are, rst the ple OF
opinion and second party spirit. 10 adhere 70 tness
in the present crisis unworthy the representatives Oh
ietmen. If, instead Of Disseminating with lgdtmng
II eed intelligence that nothing will be done and hops
deetroy ed they would give deDce OF an earnest di'Po
silon 10 perform their duty there would DC more Proos
Lilty OF az rome plan OF adjustment lie sd
yocted the Critieuden plan, which WIS rdling sup
port everywhere. He had hoped, and when IN CON-
u itee he offered the restoration IN principle OF the
Missoui Compromise 'iue, that it would be accepted
hy both parties. lie had thought the Republicans
ouio suI it, because the repeal OF that comPro-
mise was the origin Of their party. He believed that
If both bouses would adopt the Cntenden pdu peace
would be restored to the country, and TINT majority
in tie Southern States would scquleece In II. Tue
South have suffered grievances from Personal Liberty
bills, distractions " the executicn OF the Fuglive
Slave Law and attempts kndle the flame OF insurrec-
ton While lie dyoted the restoration of the hisso ri
line al the Crltenden pan he would not insist dpon
THE M an ulinstum, but the basis oil settlement
He differed in OF iiion with Mr. Rust, who yesterday
said the Committee Of thirty three was most miser-
able abortion and amounted TO nothing rs to queting
The minds Of the people. But the gentleman ffon
MUS ,chuetts (Mr. Adaus offered in the Committee
proposition in the hgheet degree credltable TO him,
viz, u proposition 10y constitutional amendment never
TO abolish Slavery In the States where 1t exists OK
cep With tie OF all the Slater. This, II adopted,
would 60 far to remove, and entirely remove, every
just OF apprehension on this subject from tile
u. OBJ It'd tn flA
nendaiion Of the Committee az TO the repeal OF the
Personal Liberty bills the Fugitive Slave law, &c,
and said that be i'll this disposition for reconcia-
lion and accommodation. Why not, them give to the
South in a constitutional form what is announced
III tie resolutions Of the Committee, and the Territorial
question could be settled by restoring ihe Missouri
line.
Dir. STRATTON (Rep., n. j. asked Mr.. Nelson
to tie Pacific.
mir. NELSON repled-If amended to suit the
changed condition Of the country.
Mr.. MALLORY Is. Am, Kyl asked Mr. Stratton
whether lie would give that line by constitutional
amendment.
Mr sTRATTON replied that he was willing to give
the Milsoui lie in iIs original language. Cries Of
"Gvtol"l
br. NELSON remarked that he would be willing to
receive almost anything rather than brother
rayed sgsinst brother, and friend against friend IN
dreadful strife and this would be the result II some
thing WAS speedily done to quiet the disunion feel
Mr. MORSE (Kep, Me- said that Mr.. Nelson had
tad paragraph from the Message OF the Governor Of
TeLnerste in which IL charged that the Republic
can party intend TO abolish Slavery in the District Of
Columbia aud the slave trade between the States, bu,
Dir More said that since the organization OF the
Republican party has any man, North or South, ever
heard Republican take any such ground IL was never
seen la H. Republican platform or speech, and the
Republican party do lot want to do any such thing
hlr. NELSON was glad that the gentleman has thus
eaprt seed himself In the message OF tue Goyer-
M of
publicaDs exalted murder, insurrecion, arson, and
oiz.d the perpetrators OF such crimes IA saints and
maItyrs but Notwithstanding this, Mr. Mellon said II
YOU Judge Of party by liz platform, II distinctly de-
nounces r. ids and interference with Slavery ia the
States He made thu remark for the sake VI TRUTH aud
or the benefit Of tue people OF Tenneusee" let Jus.
lice 10 done though the heavens fall. Applause.
The Governor OF tennessee also save that Mr. Ltncou
advocated equality between the b ok aud white race,
but il II known that Mr.. Lincoln in his discussion with
MIR. Douglas disavOwed any such doctrine. lie tNel
toul made this statement here because oecession Is
BweeIing Ieuhessec from such Influences S this
aud il Was impossible arrest IT, save by compromise
He then read AN extract from letter he had received
from ffield In Tennessee, who was ~ much friend
% tie Union ar any man III H. The wnier says ne Is
sorry 10 shy that the OF Secession Is gathering
ttepth there because the Republicans refuse u do
ANYTHING ia the way Of con,iation. Ii nothing III tue
way OF compromise E done by the 18th OF March,
Tennessee will 20 out OF the Union.
MIR BURNETT Dem ky.l-ln order that full
Justice may be- done the Republican party, alluded TO
esolution introduced by Dir. Blake at the last session
of Congress, and which received sixty Repabhcaa
votes cratory against Slavery ana ihstructnR Tue
Committee on Judiciary 10 Inquire into the expectancy,
ard report by bi 10 n iugfreedom 70 every human
being, and interdi,t thug Slavery everywhere.
Mr.. MCKNIGHT, (kep., Pa remarked that on the
sane day MI inquiry war proposed on the o,ner sue
the HOute, why the mechanics and worklnymeh 0i
kew-Ehp baud should not be subject to Slavery
Mr. BLAKE rep, Ohio said that he offered the
resolution TO which auson had been made, but he
never en,eitaued in idea for moment to assert con-
troll, OF interfere with Slavery 10 the States went
10 no such extent as asserted Oh the other nlde
Mr.. BURNETT said that no such resolution ~ re-
f.rred TO by MIR. Mcknight was ever passed. Inc
resolution which Dir. Burnett read instructed tue JON
mtee on Ways and M.sns 10 inquire into the expeai'
ency OF reporting bill 10 enan.ipate tne ne" In na
GLAND l.bofing mon and mechanics engaged III snoo
making from the tyranny OF Capitalists by repeating
M duties on boots and shoesand other artclesimPorted
Tor the business. ,,
the woikingmen as slaves
Mr. BUkNLT1-Tbe resolution is to emanepate
them from y ranny. -, II
the Nrloh to interfere with Slavery IN the States.
Mr. NELSON alluded 10 N remark IN the message oi
ex Gov Gist of South Carolina, in which the latter
recommended the Legislature OF that state 70 pass
law 10 prevent the introduction therein OF slaves from
the border States the derign Of which was 10 anVo
those States into tho dstnlon movement: south Nay
linn was tho rst 10 put herself in attitude oil rebel
lion. and the cotton States followed her lead. Was
right TO drag the border States INTO Secession
tley are willing or not As Tehnessean, he rilsed
bis voice against tyranny everywhere. tie wOa IN
raise il against tyranny from the North, anu MI
attempts TO exercise it from the South
Mr. CRAIGE Dem, N C.l remindcd mr.. Neno
that other Southern States had passed laws
the introduction of slaves and said that shortly aer ne
John Brown raid, South Carolina sent CommHsi1nos
10 Virginia, proposing consultation among all the
Soutber States, But Virginia refused. =, q,