Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-27
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REPORTED ron THEsTATEsmAN.
o. 8. ssnate-spsoial Session.

q. 3. senate-spsoial Session. ia
!; WAsHINeToN, March 26.--The Senate resume,
the consideration of the resolutions of Mr.
Douglas. ip
Mr.. Breckinrldge addressed tho Senate, re.
plying to come remarks made by Mr.. Dougla
yesterday. He spoke at some length, to the eftec
that II Republican statesmen remained firm ant
determined, there can be no other result than L
drive the border States into union with tht
Confederate States. II the border slave States
hold convention, which seems probable, and
the non slaveholding States deem 1t their duty
to reject such propositions as may be essential
then the disruption Of the Union will be inevi
table; and at no distant day that will be the
largest confederacy on the continent.
Mr.. Breckinridge referred to Mr.. Douglas
speech of yesterday. He denied that the Repub
licans had yielded any Of their essential princi'
pies, and il was unjust to the people of the
South to announce that they had done 80. He
called on the Republican Senators themselves
to answer whether they had made any such
abandonment.
Mr.Collamer replied, Not as we are aware Of.
Mr.. Breckinridge then alluded to the argu.
ment OF Mr.. Douglas that the Republicans had
not inserted their platform in any of the bills
recently passed, organizing the Territories.
He said they had not done 80 because they
feared the bills would not be passed in such q
form, and that the President might veto them,
If passed; while they desired their immediate
passage, as increasing the federal patronage.
Mr.. Breckenridge was confident that If the Re.
publicans did not yield, fifteen States would soon
be out of the Union. So far they had yielded
nothing, nor manifested any disposition to do 80.
Mr.. Douglas replied. He could not conceal
his surprise The Senator from Kentucky
denied all the positions he had assumed. His
object was to demonstrate that there was no
cause FOR such action, and that Kentucky has
justice and equality in the Territories, accord
ing to the test prescribed by the Senator him
self. The Senator knew the territories of Colo.
rado, Nevada and Daootah had been organized
on the basis of the Nebrask ka-Kansas bill. All
these territories were organized on the principle
Of non-interventlon by Congress; the people to
decide the slavery question as they please, sub
ject only to the limitation Of the Constitution
leaving the courts to ascertain what the limita-
ton is. This is all the South have ever asked.
The Republicans have abandoned the Wilmot
proviso and Congressional Intervention, and re.
pudiated Congressional prohibition of slavery.
The Senator would not deny that. He did not
ask him to do anything to promote their inter
cal creed Of that party, and did not believe the
best interests Of the country would be promoted
by their exercise of power. Still, he preferred
the Union under Republican Administration to
none at all. ... f
Mr.. Grimes, Of Iowa, moved that Mr.. Doug
las resolution, calling for information relative
to forts, navy yards, etc which was pending
before the Senate, be laid on the table. The
question was decided In the affirmative-23, |
against IL. |
Mr.. Breckinridge asked leave to offer the |
following resolution, and, If noiobjection, would
ask the vote on IL now:
ResoLped, That the Senate recommend and |
advise the removal Of United States troops from
the limits Of the Confederate States.
Mr.. Sumner-Let it lay over.
Mr.. Clingman remarked that he had drawn up
q similar resolution, with one point In addition.
He had shownit TO several Senators, and had met
their approval 1t was as follows Reiolued, In
the opinion Of the Senate,it is expedent that the
President withdraw all federal troops from the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Al
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, and
abstain from all attempts to collect revenue in
those States.
Mr. Clingman added, il the troops be Withdrawn
there ought to be forbearance as 10 the collec-
tion of the revenue.
Mr.. Collamer moved the Senate go into Exec
utive Session.
Mr.. Collamer's motion prevailed. The Senate,
after Executive Session adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 27 1.-The chair present.
ed a message from President Lincoln, relating
to resolution passed by the Senate, asking, II
in his opinion 1t is not incompatible with the
public interest,"; to communicate the dispatches
Of Major Robert Anderson to the War Depart.
ment during the time he has been In command
at Fort Sumter. The President says: have
come to the conclusion that at the present mo.
ment the publication Of them would be inexpe.
dent.
Mr.. Breckenridge moved to take up the reso
luton introduced by him yesterday, advising
the withdrawal of the Federal troops from the
seeded States. He did not intend making any
as he-had already expressed his views
On that subject, and desired the vote on his mo
ion to be regarded as test question.
Mr.. Fessenden supposed there would be no
objection to that, but reminded the Senate that
10 quorum ives present.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the Senate went into
Executive Session,