Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-19

ssssk4 s3sS 81 s4sas " Ae0n0ton, Jan. IL.
HousE-Ar. Monsos. Of Kentseky. risiog 70
personal sxplanstioo said Il Mr. Adsms res
luton. hsrssofofe adontAd, had simply endrsed
The conduct Of Msjss Anderson. he wsuld have
seesl for Il. but hs soald not veeeivs The per-
missiee Of his mind 70 vote The remainder Of
tSst resolution. sad 10 say BY - doing. he
vonId lendosse every act. which the President
might regard - his Constitutional duty in
carrying out the laws and preserving the
Union. while be vas for the Union, believing
he th0s represented the people of Keosueky.
He sheaght duty required % 70 pause Lstors
~ pGsilsd the Whole Union, and bting on .
general conflict sud intestine sar. He did aot
believe in the right Of State to seeeds. He
regarded this . the greatest hetrodoxy ever
advocated By any party. but While he said
this. ell must recognize the right Of > revolu-
ton for the resistance Of oppression on one eide,
TO secure freedom On the other. He did not
believe the time had arrived to resort 70 this
means Of redress and psrcipitsts - dreadful
. estssttophe. He did not believe the present
wss the proper time TO send rsiofosssmspss to
south Caroline and the other Southern Stalss
We should bssitate. and eDdsavoI 70 get back
by pssce. what might be coasidsrsd necessary
to secnre BY force.
He would not have made this explanation il
1t we're not for the fact that he had received
letters questioning or disapproviog HE eourse
for vOting against Mr.. Adrisn's resolution. He
repeated that he fully endorsed Major An.
dersoD's eonduet. bat vas unwilling in advance
to endorse the condues Of the Administration
NJ. Scott. rising to question Of privilege
said that Capt. Darling. the assistant door,
keeper had elected from the floor . visiting
gentleman. who wss admitted en- the Demo
cratic side Of the Honse and requested him to
leave. on the ground thai Il was contrary 20
shs rulss. looking to the Republican eide, he
M. Seott) said there va one Who vas not
member. yet he vss allowed to remain. THE
showed disgusting partially ard prejudice
The lIouae vent into Committee of the
Whole on the State Of the Union on the Army
till
Mr.. P. P.ndleton, Of Ohio said at former
period Of the day. be had Intellectually eought
10 obtain the 6oor, TO present the petition Of
10000 citizens of Cincinnati, TO Congress, to
pass the Crittenden Compromise lie could
not have . better introduction and one more
grateful to himself thsa the evidence Of sin
cere desire sod detesmined purpose Of those
who hOnored him with . seat here, to sti.l the
pending troubles BY conciliation aud
compromise Of peace. They nov
had under consideration the Army bill,
Pertinent to this another subject, rose the
bill introduced by Nr. Bingham for the collec-
tion Of the revenue At Charleston. He re-
ferrsd 10 the provision Of ths biz, authorizing
the President 10 his discretion to collect the
revenue BY estsbl shing the Custom House on
ship board, the collector to seize and dstain
any vessel until the duties on the cargo are
paid. and in ordsr to execute the duty, the
Army and Navy to be employed, DC He CON-
meotei on the extraordinary sad dangerous
power conferred on = subordinate office Of
the Custom House,it being given without limit
and control. The bill was Mt universal in
this application, but was intended only to ap
ply to South Carolina 10 the discretion Of the
President. 1t plainly and palpahly contra
vsned the Constitution which provides that no
preferences shall be given to the port Of one
State over those Of another. He would not de-
bate whether there vas legal or sufficient
csuee for secession. Certain southern States
have committed the act with . unanimity
withou: parallel within the history Of revolu
tion. lie said If this bill vas passed not dollar
would be collected at Charleston. If an army
could maintain the Union. half . million
men would srring up 10 night; il money could
keep it together. the soil would leap with Joy
TO produce its golden harvest; If blood, old
and young men would yield it like streams
which water their coil. But an army Of blood
and money viii not preserve the Union, Jus-
tice. reason and peace may do what force can
not compel. He opposed coercion.