The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-16
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS--SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

tlon oil Mr. CrIttenden's resolutions. Mr.. BAIARI
said he did not desire to speak on these resolutions
but he would say that they met with his full an,
hearty concurrence, and he hoped that they wouIt
be voted on at an early day. He hoped that thes
resolutions would, before this day closed command
the vote of portion, if not the majority, of thu
Republican Senators. Next week he desired to ad
dress the Senate on the state of the country bu
now he would briefly urge vote on these specific
resoutionS.----Mr. SEWARD presented
the petition of Samuel f. B. Morse, the in-
ventor Of the Eiectro-Magnetic Telegraph
praying for extension of one of the patents
granted to him; referred to the Committee on Pa
tents.-Mr. SEWARD also presented memorial:
OF citizens of New York on the state of the Union
Mr.. hENNEDI presented memorial, signed
by two hundred citizens of MARYLAND, praying for
the adoption of the Crittenden resolutions
Mr.. BlGLER presented several memorials of cit
zens of Pennsylvania praying for the adoption
OF Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions.--Mr. Critten
den's resolutions, proposing certain amend
ments to the Constitution, were taken up.--Mr.
CLARK offered the following resolutions of which
he had given notice, a substitute for the resolu
tions of Mr.. Crittenden.
Re;olred That the provisions of the Constitution are
ample for the preservation of the Union and the proec
ton of all the national interests of the country that
needs to be oDeyed rather than amended that an
trcaton from our present danger is to be looked for in
strenuous efforts to preserve the peace protect the public
property and enforce the laws rather than in new guar
antees for particular interests compromises for particular
difficulties, or concessions to unreasonable demands
ReSotUed, That all attempts dissolve the present
Union, overthrow abandon the present Constitu.
ton, with the hope expectation of constructing new
dangerous usory aud destructive that in the
opinion of Senate of the United States
sruction is practicable, and, therefore, the mane
nance of the existing Union and Constitution should
be directed all the energies all departments of the
Government and the efforts of all good citizens.
Mr.. GREEN thought that the remedy for the
present dithulties was in an enforcement of the
laws under the present Constitution, and not in
patching up that instrument with amendments
lie contended that there must be a change in the
public sentiment of the people of the North
Without change of sentiment he was for mme-
diate secession, whether his State was or not
The hour of l z. NJ. here arrived-The CHAIR
(Mr Fo0te) stated that it was his duty under the
rule of the Senate to call up the special order-the
Pacific Railroad bi.-Mr. CRITTENDEN moved
to postpone the bill, in order to continue the con-
sideraton of the resolutions which lie had offered
The motion was not agreed to- Yeas q; nays
u; as follows
feas-Messrs Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg, Bright Cling
man Crittenden, Fitch Green, Hemphill, johnson of
Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Salisbury and Slidel-2l
Nays-Messrs Anthony, Baker, Bingham Cameron
Chandler, Clark Collamer Dixon, Doolittle Durkee,
King, Latham, Seward, Simmons, Sumner Ten Eyck
Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson and Wson-27.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then considered.-
The preceding question was that of Mr. Rice to in
definitely postpone the bill. The motion was not
agreed to. Yeas 12-nays 96, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bragg, Clingman.
Crittenden, johnson, of Arkansas Lane Mason, Rice
Salisbury and SlIdell--12.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, BigIer, Bingham Cam.
eron, Chandler, Clark Coamer, Dixon, Doolitte Doug
las, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch Foot, Foster, Green
nessee, Kennedy, King, Latham Nicholson, Polk Pugh
Sebastian, Seward, Simmons, Sumner Ten Eyc& Trum-
bull, Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson-3S
So the consideration of the Pacific Railroad bill
was resumed, but without a vote the bill tn
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Among other preliminary business, Mr.. HAIR
RlS, of Maryland, presented memorial, signed
by twelve thousand citizens of Baltimore, irrespec
tive of party, praying the adoption of Mr.. Crit
tenden's compromise measures He said that it
was the desire to tranquiliZe the public mind; and
1T could not be done more efectually than by the
adoption of that measure; laid on the table,
The House then went into Committee on the ARMY
REAGAN, of Texas, said he came
hither with the hope that such measures might
be brought forward by those who have the power
to control the question, would assure the South
OF future security. The Republicans have held sui
leny back and declared that they have no terms of
peace to offer. In view of such facts four States
have already gone out of the Union, and others are
rapidly seeding. Unless bv the 4th of March
something be done to arrest this movement we
VIII see but four Southern States left in the Union.
The irrepressible conflict had eliminated too
soon for its authors, and behold the result. They
meant humiliation and desolation to the South or
dissolution of the Union, and they have reached
that logical end. he proceeded to show that the
condition of the negroes in no portion of the world
could compare as favoraby in blessing as these our
own. Would the North if they were free, accept
them as treemen? No. Y You would fight the South
with all your energy and power against such an
influx, and yet you demand of the South to iberate
tour millions of slaves. Break up their social order
and commercial and political prospects, and vet re-
tain the negro element among US. You never con-
slider the relative position of the races and what is
to be the end of your conduct He spoke of the
OF manufactures and which
would be produced by the abolition OF slavery.
The cry of treason had been raised against certain
States, and blockade OF their ports was threaten
ed. But, if this be attempted those concerned WILL
like famous general, "fnd a fire in the front as
well as in the rear" He knew of no Southern
State that asked more than its Constitution al right
and so far Texas is concerned she is unalterably
determined never to submit to less, and if she
not get her rights in she will have them out of the
Union. The Northern States have done nothing to
show Southern States that they shall have security
in the Union because to give Southerners their Con-
right would be to disband the Repubi-
can party. But by a violation of the Constitution
they are enabled to make on the South.-
Mr.. STANTON said he had not the least idea of
saying anything when he entered the House this
morning, but he must defend the Methodist society
from charges advanced against it by MIR. Reagan,
and denounced the charge as a libel The society
believed no doubt that African slavery was unwise
unchristian and immoral, and it was probable that
" herever any number might be found, they would
be found to carry their opinion with them. The
speech of the gentleman from Texas was rath-
er extraordinary in the fact that when
he sought some measure of Cancellation from that
side of the House, he at the same time announced
that this Union cannot be preserved except by the
dlsorganlzation OF the party which elected Mr..
Lincoln. lie was willing to vote for the provision
which was presented in the Committee of Thirty
three, which prohibits Congress from interfering
with slavery in the Territories except by vote of
all the slave States.--Mr. RUSK, of Arkansas
c al hat hn yvas of fha g
three and that the report made and the propositions
offered by the gentleman who was chairman of the
committee were not the voice of the committee and
he denied that they had been before that COM
mittee by direct vote, and those few of the PROPOSE
tons which had been voted on were utterly repudia-
ted.-Mr. STAUNTON said that as it regarded
the 100000 acres of land purchased from
Texas, he did not regard it as anything more than
so much moonlight And that it was no favor in
the State of Texas to sell the land to the United
States. The seeding States had taken possession
of the forts and property of the Federal Gov
ernment.--Mr CRAWFORD said that the
Governor of Georgia had taken those forts and
that if the State went out by the passage of the
ordinance of secession, she would be responsible
for what she had done. If she remained the
property of the Government would be returned.
MIR. - HILL said the forts were taken without
the sanction of the Governor, by a band of unau-
thorized armed men.--Mr. LOVE and Mr.. HAIR
DEMAN said that the forts had been taken posses
sion OF by the Governors ORDER and for the defence
Of the State, but if the ordinance of secession was
not passed, the property would be delivered up to
the federal government. After the conclusion of
Mr.. Stanton's remarks, Mr.. Adrain of New jersey
read speech declaring that dissolution must and
should not take place. He said the South were to
blame for the election of Lincoln because they
were divided. He did not consider the election
of Lincoln sufficient cause for disunion. The
northern States would repeal the obnoxious laws
which were on their statute books, and as both
Houses of Congress were against the President he
would be powerless to do any injury to the South
even if be wished to do so.--Mr. ANDERSON,
OF Missouri, having obtained the floor, spoke in
favor of secession unless the North would make
some compromise, and expressed it as his belief
that no such compromise would be made as would
secure an amicable adjustment of affairs between
the sections.--After the close of Mr.. Anderson's
remarks the committee and the House ad-
journed.
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