The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-02
TIlRTY-SlXTH C0NGRESS--SECOND SESSION
SENATE

SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Mr TEN EYCk presented
the resolutions of the New Jersey Legislature in
favor of the Crittenden resolutions MIR Ten Eyck
made lengthy speech denying the right ofinstrac-
ting and insisting that the Union must be preserved
at all hazards and by any means. He closed with
recltlng some patriotic poetry.-The Presidents
Message being taken up, Mr.. LATHAM, of Califor-
mia, said his State had but little interest in the
present exciting question. She was shut out from
the deplorabe effects of civil war Thirty
years ago the great Calhoun dare not utter
the word diSunion which had now become familiar
to every ear We had arrived at that period in
our short national career, when our institutions
instead of being looked upo1I as a protection were
feared by one-haf the Union. The South could
not be assured that she was safe in the Federal
Union. She not SO much complained of the wrongs
she had endured as she did Of those she apprehend
ed. He felt that they had cause of APPREHENSION
and ground for action, but he unable to follow
them to all their conclusions He thouobt there
was no constitutional right of State to secede
and made brief legal argument to sus-
tain this view. He held that govern
ments derived their just powers from the consent
of the governed, and it never was intended that
cur form of Government based upon that idea, was
to be sustained by force. For its security it might
look to the loyalty ofthe States and the confidence
OF the people: 1t was idle to say that the masses
of the Republican party We're conservative.
Republican only lived By an incessant agitation of
the slavery question. few of them might be
conservative, but if they only wished to preserve
the Union for their own purposes, without surren-
dering the cardinal principles of the Republican
party, 1t wouli not suffice. Our Government
was one OF reason and of voluntary sub
mission to law. 1t loses its charac-
ter when it employs force for its
own maintenance. No power was vested in Con-
to return. 1t was idle to talk of coercion against
an empire in revolt, with sympathizers in the
States still in the Union. He thought that if the
States pruueably separated, a reconstruction was
p2ssible, but if blood was once shed all hone wond
be lost, and dissatisfied brother would be turned
into an impacabe enemy. He thought the issue
was not properly understood IN the last Presden-
tial election, andif time was afforded, the people
would give the South her rights. The triumph of
the Republicans was owing to the distracted COW
dition of the Democratic party North The De-
mocracy OF the free States would devote themselves
to peaceful solution of the difficulty, and he saw
no reason why the South should not wait until its
friends at the North again obtained the suprem-
acy. He pointed cut the dangers and disadvanta-
ges to result from separation and the existence of
two considerations. Secession was but the foun-
dation of endless civil and reckless brigapdare
and barbarism, which would terminate in the de-
struction of our Republican institutions. If the
Northern Representatives did not settle this dli-
Guilty, their people would cease to sustain them in
their aggressions. In conclusion, he said California
was loyal to the Union, and was willing to adopt
any measure of compromise that would satisfy the
South 1t the North refused to give these guaran-
tees and the South separated, the great majority of
the people OF California would say, let them depart
in peace. He would say to the Senator from New
York that the people of California would speak for
the Union, would vote for the Union, would when
necessary, contribute their means for the Union,
but unless he could perform the difficult task Of
showing them how the fraternity equality and lib
erty of their Southern brethren were
to be preserved by fighting for the Union
they never would consent to fight for it.
They never would imbrue their hands
in the blood Of their fellow countrymen of the
South. Applause in the galleries. To prevent
disunon he was willing to sustain the propositions
of the Senator from Kentucky or those of the pa.
triotic Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Rice 1.-The
subject then postponed till Monday at l p NJ
The Indian appropriation bill was then taken
| up and discussed and laid aside--Mr SIM
! MONS, from the Select Committee, reported the
tariff bill, and it was made the special order for
Wednesday next.--Mr. CAMERON presented the
| credentials of Hon. Edward Cowan, U. S. Senator
| from nnsylvania--The consular and diplomatic
| bill was taken up. After sometime spent in its
consideration, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| Mr. CONWAY, of Kansas, rose to personal ex-
| PLANTATION. He saw by the journal of yesterday
that In his absence the gentleman from Arkansas,
| Mr. Hindman,) had offered resolution instruct
| ing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire
| whether the gentleman. (Mr. COnway,) avowing
| to come from Kansas and to represent that State,
was legally elected and that they should report by
| bill or otherwise. He wished to know from the
| gentleman from Arkansas what was his obj ct for
SO extraordinary proceeding.--Mr. HINDMAN
| explained that his only object was to test the
legality of an election which returned representa-
tives to the House and the Senate prior to the ad-
mission of the State which they claimed to repre-
sent into the Union. That was his only Object
Mr.. GhoW said that previous to the admission Of