Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-12
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WASHINGTON, March II.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of Mr.
Fosters resolution for the expulsionof Senate
Wigfall, and Mr.. Clingmanss substitute Use,
fridays Senate report). ~te&
Mr. Foster had offered the feeolutioh neithe
as party nor personal question, but had acted
| In accordauce with bis duty. considering ths
ayowal of the Senator. He differed altogether
with Mr.. Clinemap. that State has tho right
under the Contribution 10 20 out of the Union
| Mr.. Foater said the Senate owed II TO itsell
not 10 allow n seat here to one who ayowed be
was d foreiener and owed no allegianceD 70 the
country to which he belonged. but TO d foreign
government. And IL that government happens to
take mn arms against this government, and
seizea ia nronertv. and exnela from its terrific
ry, bv force, the troops of the United States, Il
becane varv aerioiis objection. and II was In
consistent to allow one so circumstanced to hold
a aeat here He had no I,ersonal feelings In the
matters .15amsii Il1ID D'm "a
Mr.. Foster then argued against Mr.. Cling
man,a substitute, which admits the right of se-
cession. but no such thing was known to the
Constitntion. which was too t,lain On this point
% areue or 10 admit of doubt. , y, ~, ~
Ia held that the Senator was entitled to a
seat on sound constitutional grounds, whether
Texae seeded or not. That State, By with
drawing from the Union, could not withdraw
him from that body. ,',sa1 Oh 70 si19 sri .,,is
Mr. Clineman replied that IL the accounts are
true. Texas had called convention and passed
anordinance of accession. which had been rati
fied by the people, and if the act was vetoed,
Texas, ia no longer one of the States, and he
took it for granted il Texas seeded she ia not
entitled to a representation here. The gentle-
man from Texas believes his State has seeded.
The Senator from Connecticut says, the act Of
secession Ia invalid. Them, the Senator from
Texas is entitled to seat, unless an erroneous
opinion disqualiies him. Noz ,ai ,l,.s Z. .
Was il ever maintained that because one Sen.
ator differed from another on a. Constitutional
question, that was reason for expelling him 2
If is an error for the Senator from Texas TO
believe that his State has right to secede, why
not expel the Virginia Senator'S, who hold the
same opinion, and especially whJInot expel those
who declared 1t and have gone away. No mo.
ton is made to expel JEFF Davis, who is at the
head of q foreign republic, md whoi has ad-
yised the seizures of arms and forts. He (Cling-
man) did not think the avowal Of Wigfalla q
sufficient ground for his expulsion.
He continued at some length, arguing that
the course of the Senator from Connecticut was
not q proper one. Mason contended that the
resolution was one Of expulsion for what the
Senator from Texas had said on the door, and
he said if Foster thought that Wigfali ought
not to occupy his seat because he was not q eiti.
zen, he ought to move to refer the subject to
50 that, II facts warrant the seat
should be declared vacant. 49,. q, isIaI.r aa
Mr.. Foster asked whether, after the Senator
from Texas had been duly elected BY his Sta te,
and admitted as member here they could In :
onire irto the lepality bv which he hoIda b;a
seat, BY new fact arising which did not exist
at that time. .eT,rpg
Mr.. Mason was very certain if the Senator