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

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the gallery, when our own were excluded.-Mr /
MASON said that these foreign ministers and their
families were our guests, and should have pre-
ference over the members of cur own families |
The Senator would no doubt accord them such pre-
ference.-Mr. SEWARD thought that the foreign
ambassadors were not to be regarded solely as in
dviduals. The Senate and House of Representatives
bad given them the privilege of admission to the
floor OF the Senate and the gallery of the House. |
Mr. TRUMBULL moved that the resolution be |
postponed until tomorrow. Not agreed to- |
The resolution was agreed to.---Mr POWELL, |
from the Committee of Thirteen, made a report |
that they unable to agree upon any plan of ad-
justment.--Mr. DOUGLAS took the floor for
Wednesday on the resoluton.--The Senate
agreed when it adjourns to-day to adjourn till Wed
nesday next.--Mr. WILSON offered a resolution |
calling on the Secretary of War to report the num-
Der of arms in our arsenals, the number
purchased and the number sold Laid over |
The bill for the organization of the Territory |
OF Arizuma was taken up, and considered. - |
Mr.. BENJAMIN said that at the last adjourn |
ment of the Senate, he had stated that he proposed
to address the Senate the critical condition of
the country, but before he did So he expected the
Senate would receive some official communication
the State ofSouth Carolina, but as the Senate
had not received it he should assume the condition
which 1t would represent He knew it bad been
well said that this was no time for recrimination,
but he would refer to speech made by him in
1856, in which he anticipated this great
condition of things, and read portions
of it to show that he gave in the principles of
the Republicans the condition to which we would
arrive should they triumph upon them. The uues-
ton to be presented here whether we
would recognize the independence of South Caro-
lima, or whether we intended to make war upop
her with Government which she had repudiated
He proceeded to argue the right of secession and
commended that South Carolina in her sovereign
capacity, had the right to repeal the ordinance in
1850, which she had passed in 1885, and if no COM
pact INTERVIEWED all must admit that she has the
inherent power. HeQuoted Mr.. Webster in the
Rhode Island pOntpOdn1 or
broken on one side, was a bargain broken on all
sides, and to show that Conventions of the people
| duly assembled were the proper authority to
! Judge of the government. He also quoted the re-
marks of Madison, Martin, Patterson and others in
| the Constitutional Convention, who took the same
position. The Constitution could not compel an Of
Tending member OF the Union to remain in it, Nine
OF the States under the old Confederation seeded
| and formed government. But now who was to
| Judge if the compact was broken? If it was a pc
cuniary matter the Constitution provided way for
settlement, but if broken politically, the Constitu
tion provided no way OF settlement. T. read from
the debates in the Convention which formed the
Constitution, to show that they refused to make the
5 nate judge; or give the President the veto
power on State action; or to give Congress the
power to negative State Legisaton-specially re-
| fusing to give any power to force a State; yet
when the States came to ratify the Constitution,
complaints were made that States were not sufli.
GENTLY secure. The State was the Judge of any
| wrong He read from Vottel and others, to sus-
tain these positions, at great length. L. was the
position among the Republicans that thew were
not going to make war on South Carolina, but to
enforce the laws of the United States there against
individuals. How would they punish an individ-
ual for treason ? Where would be the civil DOW
ers? Where would they get court Judge ju-
ry and marshal when the citizens of the individual
believed that be was right? He could not be
taken out of the State or even his district for
trial. 1t had been said that the reven
ue could be collected by blockadng
the port, yet this was no act of coercion! 1t was
idle dream to say that the law could be enforced
when there was no one there to enforce it. An en-
barge laid on one port was an embargo laid on all
for the Constitution prevented preference being
given to one port over another. Republican Sena
tors and they whom they represent called Southel
ners murderers and thieves because they
they held at the signing of the compact
Mr.. BENJAMIN, in concluding his speech said
Senators, we shall soon part to meet no more a
Senators in this Chamber. five have determined
to withdraw let us depart in peace; and he con
jured them not to let their conscience their hon
or deude them into an invasion of the seeding
States. Should such an invasion occur nont
could foretell what would follow. The Soutl
might meet with adverse circumstances, desolatioI
might be carried throughout the land land those ia
natics who advocated civil instruction ma
] under the lead of advancing armies stir it up
The sayages on the borders may be invited to ioi,
Ii n, as in the Revolution, but he would say tina
under all of these circumstances the South coulC
not be subugated Never Never! Never "A
the speaker was about to resume his seat, deaenin
applause catcalls Kisses and other violent demon
strations followed from the vast crowds of both l.
dies and gentlemen in the galleries, who seemed t
rise nlasse. Several Senators sprung to thei
feet, and Mr.. MASON called upon the presidin
officer to clear the galleries immedately-M
YULEE moved to adjourn. Not agreed to-
(Cries-Let the galleries be cleared. Let the dig
nifty and decorum of the Senate be maintained u
: Some of the vast crowd began to edge out
: the doorway, and the appearance of the Sergean
IA wit a snO fba rrn,
t'emen's gallery vacant.-Mr. MASON said
did not intend to include the ladies in having tt
galleries cleared.-Mr. BAKER obtained IL
floor, when the Senate adjourned to Wednesday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Speaker laid before the House commune
ton from the late Secretary of War explaining IL
reasons why, and justifying his course in givin
certain acceptances to Messrs. Russell, Majors
Co., and inviting an investigation into all his of
| cial acts.-Mr. B0C0CK moved that the comm,
d nication be referred to the Select Committee Al
pointed to investigate the matter of the abstractit
= of the Indian trust fund bonds.-Mr. CURT
opposed this course.-Mr. BOC0CK said that NJ
i Curtis could appear as witness before the Commi
tee, and briefly contended that the communicate
should take that direction, as the Secretary ofWi
saws he has been complicated to some extent as
. | party to the question before the Committee
Mr.. CURTIS denied that he had offered himself as
witness, and remarked that the Secretary of WI
5 had made contract with Messrs. Russell
!, Majors g. Co., without authority of law,
the prejudice of other parties.-Mr. GRO'
e raised the point that the Secretary of WI
n House at alI.-Mr. BOCOCK said the questic
came too late. When public officer believes hir
self falsely implicated in an improper transaction
:. he has right to come here and ask an investg
9 tion.-The SPEAKER said it did not appear
him that while it is made the duty of the Preside
! to transmit communications, the heads of the D
. partment could not do so.-Mr. CLEMENS r
erred to the act of 1905, to show that is expires
ly provided that the Secretary OF War shall hay
no right to make communications in regard
s contracts.-Mr. GROW did not consider Thu
:, law to be applicable to this case.-
+ The communication was referred to the Sele,
If Committee the Abstraction of the Bonds
e Mr.. BINGHAM, of Ohio, introduced bill to furth
provide for the collection of duties on import
Referred to the Judiciary Committee--M
= HOOPER, of Utah, presented the memorial of tt
y people of tab praying admission into the Unto
= A State Constitution accompanied the memoirs
MIR. STEVENS introduced a bill grantiI
bounty lands to the soldiers of the of 1872, Il
II Indian war in Oregon and Washington. Referre
MIR. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, offered r
: solution calling on the President for informatiC
8 as to the condition of the several FORTS arsena
" and public property in the neighborhood
Charleston; whether any means were taken
garrison them when 1t was evident South Car
a lima would secede, the number of troops in the
when that event took place, and the number in the
now; what means had been taken to garrison Fo
Sumter after the seizure of the other forts by tt
insurgents, ana Wnetner any vessel OF war had be-
sent to Charleston since the seizure of the reven
by the rebeous State.-Mr. BRANCH object
< to the consideration of the resolution as under Il
e rules it should lie over one day.-Mr. STEVEN
n moved to suspend the rules.-The CHAIR ru
y that hour must elapse before the motion to su
1T pend the rules could be made.-Mr. McPHE
y SON, ofPennsylvania offered a resolution calling
the Secretary of for information to the
sr fer of cannon and munitions of war from the di
y ferent Arsenes were sent, and in what quantitie
ID also, as to what sales of arms, and to whom, sin
Of April last. Laid under the rues.-M
1T HUGHES, of Maryland offered resolution, ca
ID ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for sta
a. ment of the amount of money expended in ca
t, State since the foundation of the Government f
s. forts, arsenals, and all other public improvement
for the rivers and harbors and the number of acI
E. of public land granted and its approximate walt
- Subsequently, Mr.. Hughes for the present wit
TT drew his resolution.-Mr. PRYOR, of Virgin
d offered resolution that any attempt to preser
ID the Union of the States by force would be imprf
Ut ticabe, and destructive of republican liberty.
rs this he demanded the previous question:
ID STANTON, of Ohio, moved to lay the subject on
a table. [Cries from the Democratic side "Oh n
s. give us square vote" MIR. HINDMAN
re 'sComeu p to the scratch at once!"-Mr. Hi
n moved to adjourn. He wanted to put an end
to this resolution business. An animated colloq
he here occurred between Mr.. Barksdale, of Miss
is sppi and Mr. McClernard of Illinois. These ge
temen were observed violently gesticuatng acre
- the aisle separating them and it was understo
1t that Mr.. Barksdae desired that the Northern mel
&c bers should vote squarely the proposition of
If Pryor. and that Mr.. McClernard was willing to
IN commodate him. The motion to adjourn havi
been lost, the motion to lay t
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