New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-08
XXXVirH CONGRESS.
SENATE. ..WaAlyeToS, Feb. z, 1861.
SECOND SESSION.

xx,ima In favor of the Ciitenden resolutions,
He Also presented the resolutions OF the Leg
u Now sey witch bis eolleaguehai presep.en oui
- bis Absence and said he entirely dst nted nom Tue
;c,rs af ha colleague lie eontended that lnstfue-
ns IN the re outions were the real views Oh tne ma
sorisy Of the people Of the State, anu ts. Ste p"o
ighs to irstruct her Senator'S VINO Sn"a t
sSiknpne He ihought the people OF New.Jersey
navel M re In earnesthan they are nov 10 me lclon
chat the South have cause Tor comp aa tna.
rga,ani,es should le given them. Yet he mnst say
hat the oOue Of tie South IN srlliDg the ferris arse
nals Sc. han done much TO weaken kindly tseIng 10
Sbe Northern States. Nothing was more fatal than the
Soctrine Of Secession. IL ADMITTED, the Government
INNS, fall 20 pieces lie said portion of his colleague
s.eches looked to coercion, but the coercion OF STATES
was an equally fatal docuine. The Union e'alo nov
te preserved 6y blows and bloodshed He deprecated
saysl war, and made an appeal TO save the Chi"" ~
sonees ions on both sides. TN.
MI. TEN EYCK rep, n. J.) replied, and said he
Aed no desire to avail hin&h OF lls eoheasue ~
asnce He cohterded the resolutions dld NOT eAPle,s
Az calm feenp of he people shown by the VOTES Oh
Abe recent election, but the resolutions wer
rashed through the Senate Of New-JeTsey when Tour
members were sick - , .,..
t. the citizens of Vermont asking Congress to ADOPT
an amendment 10 tie Constitution Hollar 10
the borcer States propositions. He said ne was VII
hing TO do an in the power OF 20, gress, o hGs any
hioh says that Congress may propose amendments 10
he submitted to the Slaes and further, States want
amendments LEI them say so by Convention ana Cot
sress must agree. Ii the States call such IonNen
bon aud adopt amendments, Congress mnst
sapd them 10 the States for ratification Bui
does the Government need more gaied
rover1 No. He contended that the provision OF toe
Coaeituton was rerfec,ly plain, but more OF the com
liuing States have taken any meansto secure amGhu
rnen,s in a constitutional way, yet Congress was a. sso
20 make amendments which somebody eonJecluTcs .ue
sta,es need He never wOnld attempt 10 make any
sueh amendments which none Of the States, he saij
wanted. Snppose two three States p esent amend
ssen,s asking Congress 10 submit then 70 tne SUITS
n his ind0u ept Congress could not pass on the lners
~ mel amendments. but present them 10 the States as
fbs reouest Of certain States. He quoted ss pre'e-
eot the former amendments made IN lIo9, when Con
ersss took tie same course. His views would govern
Mr.. CAMERON rep, Pa presented petition
signed by 500 ci izeus OF P Philadelphia representa-
pFobbly $4,000 10000 people, 10 favor OF the CTI-
tepden- Bigler resolutions.
The Presidents Message was taken up.
Mr.. WIGFALL Dem, Texas proceeded TO reply 70
she s. n4tor from Teunestee Johnsonl. lie tsa 'hse
che Senator from Tennessee ,eem<d to think that ne
I'D been the object of special attack, and now, after
sx weeks silence, he complains that he has been m's
repressuted and denies that he ever was IN laNor o.
,oareion Certainly such the effect OF The speecn
af lie Senator and ii too late now todeny It. Inc
Senator complained that lis great argument had MOI
Assa answered. Bat when did the Senator make any
great argument' lie WigiaiD had not hea5d any si'
mat the farewell Of the Senator from Lou iana tbeh
iaun) and the disruption of the Union was farce and
Yea be pretended to love the Union. Mr. Wigiail here
rsfeYred 20 The treaty If the cession OF Louisiana
ana commended that the S,Dator from lennes,
zee did Dot give fair construction o. ~, hbo
Do 1t was in regard to the admission OF Alabama
a uoustrous perversiOn Of the doctrines Of jackson
sua Nationalist had been charged upon Inn ~ Tue
Dl.sk Republicans. He read from a number Of docu-
nents TO show that JacksOn considered TINS Govern
uen, az "a compact Of Sta'es. lie then argued
aVan,t the right OF cOer{ioD, and said mat any at
ssapt TO enforce the laws upon individuals IN oao'
was the came thing the Coercion OF Stqle' apS
would bring on cl>h war ne MI. oS seccssion
sa h. read copious extracts from their winnings am
speerhs sustain ths portion. ne eE =, a'1 ius
,.nn,nce the Constitution, and such was the unuti
ssap, ing of most OF the"Sta!es when they rdned ~
C,asjtution. lie denied that The BreehlHrio9
H., thew demanded that the properly o. "
snntle yn States should be protected. 81
stat.a thought j, not safe to remain IN the ohloi
when two millions Of people IN the NORM hSo H Ts
n,out talk about The Helper book, but Helper ha
never uttered anything tlanderous against the Sou
A. the sentiments uttered by Southern senator :
this aoor What Black Republican ally had tod IL
Senator ths the South wanted 10 make war on heo
Sof Il was a slsbder. They have enough 20 90
take Of themselves Mr.: Wlsfhi then Iaid iig
IIlsvisl The Senator from Tennessee lJohDsoDl La
attacked hin (Davis) iu his absenee II NE Stnalo
from Mississippi had been here, lie wonlj have al
s,gs,ed the Senator from TeDnessee, lord Angui
nm Lss, he'd IT. Loud app lanee in the galleries
Hr. CHANDLER paep., Mich.l moved that the ga
The PRESIDENT Nir. Foote, Rep IT,, in tn
.SiT ordered that tie galleries at Tire right I" men
ID yailsry y be cleared. IL was done
m, WIGFALL proceeded He said the South ma
A.. assre to make war, but it intended TO live undo
socS Government as il saw fit. Six States had gcT
cut because they chose TO do co. and hod revoked !,
trea called the Constitution, though they night |
wiling to make another. lie claimed that the Son'
had q mine of wealth 10 cotton, and gave picture
The destroyed commerce OF the North II the ports a
bloekaded' which will be considered an act Of war.
yerss ith nag Of thirty three stars will be fired
n II comes into port Carrying the flag with tie eta
which they have placked thence will be considered
nsoh, He quoted from The N. Y. TRIBUNE motto
Al Mr. Jotnsons speech, and contended that the Sen
DOR from Tennessee always had been seeking pOpul
applause. ,,,,co>, A. .,h;o.. u-o. IN.
poned till Monday. Adjourned.
xTOuSE oE REPRESENTATIVES,