Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-01
The XXXVlth Congress.
WAsH1NoroN. Feb 90
additional to Senate. I

Additional to Senate.1
Mr.. Powell moved to amend by repeal
I all acts giving bounties to fishermen.
-18 against 81.
\. Mr.. Bayard moved to add a provision t
duties be levied or any article in the
not to exceed 80 per cent. ad ualoren, at
port whence exported, except wines {
brandies. LOst-18 against 25.
"a The next question being on Lanes anne
r. ment, he moved to adjourn. Rejected.
II Mr.. Lane spoke against the bill on sec
= sion, &c.
A. motion for recess in the meantime v
Is refused--10 to 81.
j. Mr.. Wilson moved to amend by inserti
Q the first act of the Tariff of 1857, with t
rates increased to that of 1916, and free
d untouched. Lost
Mr.. Lanes amendment disagreed to
to 35.
The bill then passed.
, Yeas -Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingha1
Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dool;ttle, burke
Foote, Foster, Grimes, Eale, Harlan, Kin
Morrill,, Seward, Simmons, sumner, II
Eyck, Trumbull, Wade and Wilkinson.
Nays--Bragg, Clingman, Douglas, Gree
Hunter, johnson, of Ark; johnson, of Ten,
Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Pearce, Powc
Rice and Sebastian.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.
SENATE.-Mr. Doolittle presented pet
ton from the citizens of Milwaukee, hume
ously signed, asking Congress to stand b
the Constitution and laws, and make n
compromises with treason.
Mr.. Powell presented petition of citizen
of Wisconsin in favor of the Crittepde
resolutions.
Mr.. Bragg presented the credentials O
Mr.. Olingman, reelected Senator fron
North Carolina
The Senate resumed the consideration o
the bill for the discontinuance of tho posta
service in seeding States, which was lait
over yesterday.
Mr.. Hunter said, if the States were In tn
Union, We had NO right to cut off thsil
postal benefits. The postal laws had no
been resisted, and we could not undertake
under the Constitution to punish States in
this way. lie said the expressions 'insur
rection' and rebellion" in the bill seemed
to be but steps which would end in using
force against the States.
Mr. Doolittle said that it was measure ol
peace, not war. He said it was the duty OF
the Governm ent to acknowledge and face
the changes of the dag. What ere tho new
ideas which VIC have TO meet7 The first is,
that slavery is blessing and proper state
of society for republic. This il ca was not
admitted by the men who formed the Com
stituton, but was the idea cf Calhoun. All
said it vas evil, socially and politically.
Mr.. Chngman asked when Mr.. Calhoun
said slavery was a blessing?
Mr. Doolittle said he (Calhoun) said so on
the floor of the Senate. He said it was the
best and most stable basis of free institu-
tions. This idea now reigns despotioally in
the Southern States and threatens to destroy
every thing unless it ia admitted and recog-
nized The first demand was made on the
Democratic party, and because that psrtr
would not fully admit it, it was disrupted
and destroyed. To-day, with arms in their
hands, the South demand that we shall make
new Constitution, and carry slavery into
territories where it never existed. He hoped
this bill would be passed. a. it was one of
the means which would give peace to the
Union.
MIR. Hunter said he was glad to hear that
this was not measure of coercion, but he
~,
the Postmaster General has all the power
necessary.
MIR. Powell spoke against the bill, and
said that if it passed, it would give the pow
er of despoc to the lead clerk Of Depart
ment and dessroy the liberty of the people
Mr.. Eessenden said he thought Senators
were drawing on their imaginations. The
bill simply gave poweg to the Postmaster
General to suspend the operations of the
Jaws and relieve him of any attempt to en-
force the laws. 1t is most Immediately a
measure of peace. The secret is that gentle
men want to force rs to acknowledge thai
secession is lawful. 1t seems to be the sim.
pie truth that gentlemen won't let US have 6
measure cf paaoa without acknowledging the
right Of secession.
Mr.. Hunter opposed the bill as coercive.
! Mr.. Doolittla said it was measure o.
peace, not war.
MIR. Douglas considered the bill peace
measure, and was gratifed to see it from thu
other side Of the house. After some few
remarks in response to those Of Mr.. Doolit
tie, Mr.. Douglas said he believed there wa
deliberate plot to break up the Union I'm
der the pretext of devotion to it, and ther,
were as many disunion men North as South
Further debate ensued, and Mr.. Greer
proposed an amendment, that the Postmaste
General also supend the mails where al
organization exists for running off slaves
No action was taken on the bill.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill Wa
taken up, after which the Senate went int
executive session.
Mr.. Wilson alluded to the secession move
ment, characterizing it as reasonable cor
spiracy, which had its rise, thirty years age
in the notification plot. He then proceede
to argue that the assertions that the Mort
hated the South were not true. He said ths
the citizens Of Massachusetts, and the whol
North have ever treated the South with kline
ness and courtesy. New England, especial
Massachusetts, had been singled out fc
reproach. Massachusetts, clings to the teaci
ings Of Webster and Adams. She reads
all history that slavery has fastened the decs
and fall Of nations, and finds in the pages
Plato, Socrates, Burke, Fox, Humbold
Washington, Jefferson, and others, testim
MES which deepen her conviction again
slavery's domination ana expansion. E
referred to the speech of the Senator OF Lo'
isiana, (Mr. Benjamin,) when, under Il
pressure Of the scorching argu ents of tt
Senator from Oregon, Mr.. Baker, he lost h
i. temper, and made an assault upon Massach
sets. Gov. Andr-ws never said the invasc
of Virginia was right, and never had ar
sympathy with it, as the Senator from Loui
lana charged. There was no truth in Il
accusation that Massachusetts sent Senate
here to insult the South. He alluded to Il
f threats that, unless the North changes
} sentiments, ,.the Union cannot remain, ar
| contended that the sentiments of the Nor
were those of the Declaration of Independent
and the founders of the Republic The We
erable Senator from Kentucky comes forwa
as paci6er, with a compromise. He socord'
to the Senator from Kentucky purity of mott
. and patriotic intentions, but said the plan
running the line of go 3O> was not compr
D mise, but an unqualified concession, che
t and delusion. The leaders of SLAYER
through paganism, had fixed their hung
ewes on Cuba, Mexico and Central Americ
and had fought their battle on this questio