The national Republican., 1861-02-01

Of Mr.. Douglas, and said that II was useless to
attempt reconstruction Of the Government
upon the basis of protecting slaves like other
property. rs
that political party schemes were at the bo tom
Of disunion, North and South. The are dis.
unionists on both sides of the Chamber, and il
was time the Union men in both Houses should
cluster together and unite for the safety of the
country.
After further debate by Messrs. Douglas and
Wigfall,
The special order was postponed until one
o'clock to morrow; and, at halfpast four o'clock,
the Senate adjourned.
e.. HOUSE. 4 10
Mr.. Morehead, Of Pennsylvania, introduced
bill to prevent and punish the counterfeiting
les and tradesmeu but objection was made to
its consideration.
Mr.. Boteler called up the Senate bill author.
izng the Loudoun, Hampshire, aud Alexandria
railroad company to extend branch of their
road to Georgetown, in the District of Colum.
bia. 1t was passed.
Mr.. Hndman, rising to question of priv.
lege, offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resoloed, That the Committee on the Judi.
ciary be instructed TO inquire whether Martin
+. Conway, claiming to represent the State Of
Kansas, has been legally and constitutionally
elected q representative in Congress, and that
said committee report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman it was resolved
that the House will take recess from four to
seven o'clock; it being agreed that in the even.
ing session the proceedings shall be confined
to debate only.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union on the def.
cheney bill
The amendment of the Senate, appropriating
100000 for certain rights granted to the
United States by the Chiriqui Improvement
Company, the president of which is Ambrose
w. Thompson, gave rise to a long debate.
Without dsposng Of it. the committee rose,
when
Mr.. Adams, of Massach usetts, discussed the
points, showing, irst, that the personal liberty
bills never freed slave second, that the
cause assigned for dsunion was untenable, be.
cause slavery WAS not excluded from territory
where shareholders want to 60; and third, that
the present disunion movement was, in addi.
tion, mere apprehension of danger from Re-
publican rule. The reasons assigned for seces.
sion were, he argued, groundless. In conclu.
sion, he predicted that the proposed Southern
Confederacy would be an ignominious failure.
The House again went into committee on
the deficiency bill, and at four o'clock took a
recess until seven o'clock, for the purpose of
general debate.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, said we have
fallen on evil times. There is danger of revo-
luton and dismemberment ofthis Confederacy;
and this no one can deny. He expressed his
surprise tc see members of Congress swearing
on the Holy Evangely to support the Constitu-
tion of the United States, and then setting to
work to plot treason. If he had such men be.
fore a jury in Illinois, with an indictment for
perjury, he would send every mothers son of
them to the penitentiary for perjury. He de.
Tended the Republicans from the charge of in.
tending to abolish slavery in the States This
he denied but said that they intend to main.
tain freedom in the territories and he hoped
the time would arrive when he could vote to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia.
He argued against the amendments proposed
to the Constitution by the select committee of
thirty.three, and their other propositions. He
would not give to slavery q single inch of
vantage ground it does not now possess. He
would not surrender one jot or title of the Re.
publican principles on which he was elected.
Mr.. Avery, OF Tennessee, made a speech in
reply to his colleague, Mr.. Etheridge, which he
characterized as extraordinary and unnatural,
considering that his colleague was born and
nurtured on Southern soil. He was particularly
earnest in his condemnation Of his colleagues
position. He was tired of making appeals
Those who have inflicted the wrongs have the
power to remove them; but no effort has been
made to that end. He claimed from the reso.
lutions of the Tennessee Legislature, and news.
papers in that State, to show the people will be
satisfied with nothing less than the Crittenden
proposition.
Mr.. Edgerton, Of Ohio, said that the present
troubles are owing to the fell spirit of slavery
and that if any compromises are made, they
must be on the side Of freedom.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas, obtained the floor; ;
and, at ten o'clock, the House adjourned.