The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
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SENATE, December 10th. On motion
OF Senator Lathnn, the resolution relative
to the Overland Mail was referred to It's
appropriate committee. a4 .s. /. .... ....=.g
The Homestead Bill@passed its FIRST
reading, Z ( l.: ...7. "A, Z, Z:
4. Senator PowelEs resolution on Federal
officers was called up. The resolution
proposes Legislation 10 give additional
power for the correction Of existing
evils Y, ,::'. !. + $ ...s .. & i pa
Senator Green said he. would vote for
the resolution Our efforts Inast be to
bring about q public sentiment, or ulti.
inateIY we must arm the federal govern
ment with physical power TO enforce the
Constitution everywhere. j. . >=-s:s.: DILL
HqrsE.0n the 10th, at the com.
mencement Of the proceedings, Mr.. Haw-
kins safl that lie maintained his position
IN wishingio be excused from. serving Oh
the select comInittee OF 80 fos consider
questions connected with the periisous state
of the country. He said Florida is a small
state but nevertheless entitled to,5II the
rights and inimafiities Of the other statGs.
She cannot be forced TO remain IN the.
Union u the Southern states are pledged,
TO defend her in tile event Of attempted.
coercion He criticised the composition
of the COMMITTEES, especially objeeting 10.
Mr.. Davis, Of Nd, as not o fit represeli.
.tatige Of that State, aEguing that all who
voted for Mr. Pennington for Speaker,
were tlisloyal to the rights oEs the South.
Messrs McC IeEaand aiaa Nallaudlshanl5
made speeches to tie effect. that : the
Northwest will, Rndcr no circumstances,
consent To- be cut off from the Gulf OF
Mexico and the eity,of New 0rleansy that.
the government, whatever may be its
faults, is Of inestinFqhle value, :. +.
+ Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
ways and means, reported a bill author.
ling the Issue of 81 10, 600, 0o00f. treasury.
notes, Of y denomination of not less than
800. The bill passed. 1t gives power
Ito the Secretary Of the Treasury TO. sell
them at tho market rates, Ms the5wants Of
the government may require, The bids to
be invited by a notice OF ten days. :.
SExArE,-0n the Ilth Senator Bigler
Dem, Pa said this great republic of
onrs is in imminent danger of dissolution.
The. whole social; political, and CONNER.
Ecial system Is seriously disordered, and
shows ,Inmistakablc evidence Of depres-
sion and distress. Commerce, trade, aud
finance are deranged. The banks have
ceased TO redeem their notes IN specie,
aud the Treasury Of the United States is
IA =. ,,,aaK Ia nU-.,,,f ,laY,,aI..Is A
general gloom is spread over the entire
country. Why Is all this, sirl Have
the great elements Of prosperity and pro-
gress suddenly been exhanstedi No, Sir.
These were never more abundant than
now What is it then, sir? Why, sir,
disguise it as we may, il is the result of
a political panic. - y ! ac-
knowledge that there has been kept up
a war in Congress upon southern feelings,
well calculated 10 alternate them. Doc
trines are held, to- some, extent, inconsis-
tent with the equality OF the States. For
example, the exclusion Of owners OF slaves
from the territories. But Is dissolution
the remedy 1t that the best aud Wisest
Of all alternatives left? No more fatal
step can be taken for the interests Of the
great state represent here. i remem.
Der that yesterday the senator from Mis-.
sissippi said that war, and even death,
was to be preferred to dishonVr. aud that
no State wonld remain In tie. UEion< less
than as an equal Let the South ask re-
dress; if il be denied, let two thirds Of the
States call a convention. III.
4 general debate, which lasted six
hours, followed; Senator's Iyerson, Pugh,
Douglas, Wigfali, Green, Davis and
others were engaged in IT,. Great earn.
estuess characterized the proceedings.
Tie door 1aad galleries were crowded.
After tha debate the republicans said,
If the positions assumed by MessRs. IIer-
son and Wigfall are insisted on, that