The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26

bills.
After which the Senate adjourned til Monday
House 81 Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1851.
The House considered private bills.
SPEECH Nh NELSON
The House then resumed the consideration CT the 70
port q the Committee Of Thirty three.
Mr. NELSON, (opp Of Tenn stood here TO plead for his
country He did not with TO say any thing which would
be construed into favoring the secession movement
the one hand, the republican party
the other Notwithstanding tie gloomy and dis,
astrous condition Of the Onion, Congress done
nothing in the way OF arrestng the evil relieving Ms
from the dangers and difficulties ny whcih sur
rounded Gentlemen here discuss these questions they
were OF heeng and transitory importance without
considering the pomentnous consequences involved The
two which lie al the foun alion OF the differences
which characterize, hrs, tho proc Of opinion and
second, party spirit 10 adhere to these in the present
crisis is unwoith9 the representatives, Of freeueu
IT, instead OF disseminating with lightning speed atelli
gence that nothing viii DO ne, and hope destroyed,
they would give evidence ~ an earnest dis.
position 70 perform their dy there would be
probability @! agreeing up.n some plan
OF jnsintnt. lie advocated the Crittenden plan,
which ralyng support everywhere. lie hadhoped,
when III Committee he offered the restoration in principle
Of the Missouri compromise line, that it would DC
pubcans would sup,ort it, bscauso The repeai Of that
compromise was the origin OF their party He believed
that if both houses would adopt the Critencen plan
peace would be restored 20 the country and thai
lori.y in the Southern States would acqliesce IN
IL. The South have suffered grievances from
personal liberty bills, distractions to the execution OF
The fugitive slave law aad attempts to kinde the flame
of nsnrrecton While he adv )cGfed tho restoration u
the Missouri line and The Crterden plan he would
insist upon this al ultimaCum, bu, the basis Of
settlement. He differed in opinion with Mr. Rust " 40
yesterday sad the comnitee Of rhi, three most
miserable abortion, and amounted to nothing 10 quiet
ing The minds of our people. Bot the gentemm from
Massachusetts MIR Adams) offered in The committee
|" nm. viz PROPOSITION i ~ institutional
amendment never abolish slavery in the states wher.
i exists, except with the assent OF all the States This
tirely remove every just source Of appreh ~
sion on this subject from the republican party.
Mr. Nelson adyerted 20 the recommendation OF the
ntcc 10 the repeal Of the Personal Liberty bi, the
Fugitive Slave law, &c and said that he in ths
disposition for reconciliation aud accommodation. WHY
not then, give 10 the south in a constitutional to-
is announced tho resolutions Of the committee and the
Territorial question could BIO settled by restoring the
Missouri line.
Mr. srRArroS, (rep) Of \. J., asked Mr. Nelson whc
her he would be satisfied with that line extended to the
Pacific
Mr. NEsoS replied--rf amended TO suit The changed
condition of the country.
Mr. MALLORY, opp OF Ky, asked Mr.. Stratton
whether would give thai by constitutional amend
mentr
Mr.. srnATroS replied that he fas Wiling to give the
Missouri line is original language. Cries Of Good"
Nj. NFrsoS roma, ked that he would be wiling u
ceyo almost thing rather than 10 brother aayei
against brother, and friend against friend ia dreadful
this would be tho result Il something was not
specify done 10 quiet The disanon feeling NV pre-.
vaing
Mr.. MORSE, Gcp.) Of We, said hat sir. Nelson had
rad paragraph hon tue po.ss-a e emo Governor vi
leuntlsec, il which as cL~rsl4 that tae eub .can
-, and the slave trade between the Snts; bat MIR.
Morse said that never, aimee the organization Of the
publ az party has any nth or S,uth heard
republican tase any such gieuh. 1t w. .evei seen n
any republican platform speech, aud the republican
party a. not want 10 do any such thug.
Mr.. NELSON wps glad that tho ~en,eman had thus
prasscc himself IL the cage OF the Governor
OF tennessee, 1t gra,ey charged that the rspubl
ans exalted murder, insurfectons crsn, and hera2ol
tho perpetrators q such crimes Is and nae rs
hut, Notwithstanding ths Mr Nelson soi'. foa yp -
Of trty by putNru, f: de.aat.y
be Safes. He made y. remark for ths ak V. tooth,
nd for the ben'ht q IL peop tennessee: lot
pla1sc The Governor q Z isssee also says that
Ar il1soln advocated equality betweea the white
h. bis 'S 5susn Win NJ Sou sda%n .a vowel 'G anp
such doctfn" He (N'tta) made this statement h.rc
because st,o On j. sN irr over hnnes - fr94l sacA
save ny comprise. he then rcsd an ey iron.
letter he had received rom fr'cnt in
tennessee who much friend tho
Union eny IN II, che writer saws ae sorry @
say that the OF secession r. gathering strength
there, because tie republicans refuse d, aus thing
way Of cohcilisten nothing "A the way of comoro
me il done rs tie ~ q: March, tennessee wi 60 out
Nr Br,,SI1r (opp) OF Ky, n order that full Justice
% done the ropubtan parry ALLUDED to resolution in
Iodrcel b. Nr. Blake 49, session Of Congress, AMI
slavery, and instructrg the Committee OF Judi ary
inquire alto the expcdiency, and report toy bill as %
giving Il EDEN e every human beng AMI nterdictiag
slavery everywhere.
MIR. McNsIGu, (rep) Of Pa. remarked that o. The
same day an inquiry was propose on the other side OF
The House Why the me3hat rs ard warkiugmcn Of New
England should not he subject 20 slavery.
Mr. BLAME, rep of Ohio said that he offered tie re-
scu.on to wfth alluson had been made, but he
ectc tanned an idea Tor moment 90 assert, control ur
Interfere with sarery In tbs states II went % o such
extent as asserted on the other side
Nj BrRNET said that such resolution referred 10
by W. Mcknight passel The resolution which
Nr Burnett r,ad instructed the Committee Of Ways and
Means ~ ingire INTO The expectancy OF reporting bill
10 tmanc pate the New England lahorng men and mo
charles enfaged In sh9em1kug from e01 tyiarny ~
capitalists by repeating all duties Oh boots, shoes AMI
other articles imported or the business.
Mr.. MthsiGm--Did not the resolution recognize the
wCrkiugn1ca MS slavcs2
Mr.. BrRvtrr-rhc resolution is to emaneipate them
from iyra1ny
Mr.. D. es--1herc IS no intention on the part OF The
North g interfcrc with slavery in the states
Mr Hn E1N alluded 10 a ronark in the message uf
Governor Sist. II South Carona, in which the latter
recommended 10 the legislature of that state 20
pass law 20 prevent the ntr 'duction theron
Of slav, the rder states the design of which was
70 drive tnose states into the disunon South
Carolina vas The III 4 TO pat heese ~ an attitude o. re
ocon, md the cotton states followed her lead Tis u
right " Grae the oorder Stes into secession whe her
they aIe wiling or mott As Ienuesseean he raised his
Vol ata nst tyranny every where. 10 would raise I.
et"psi EIahG ron re No'1n, and "a attempts 70 ex.
ercise i ram the sinh
NJ, sos, opp 81 \. G., rcminde' Mr vclson that
Other spwnein stat bad passed las bidding the IN
'ro rc on 81 ayes and aid that shortly after the Jaha
Brown raid, South Carolina sent comm ssioners & Viz
gina proposing copsutatOn among al the Southern
stats but Vagina relgsSd.
~ Nn~'S resumed, sayitF tb.t he CONSIDERS, ex
Governor Giss movement IN .nsr 10 thr hstaer esye
states II he understood the people q fcUgesse thy
we're NOT % be Correct Fhey w0ud not Submit to d..
tttion from any qua Ter uuaer HcAvco fApplauso1
say that they should resist 10 mt to cueecc thel
and they should resist Il IL ne with arms ant 20 tho
death Tie dsuhlDn nONem' nt recommend veif
TO Tho people ~ Tennessee, Cher arg mon. or IN the
manner " was gotten mp The neope IN South Carolina
are already groaDlpg under aud heavy bsrlnns
and lonne 'ce should ll cto tho nj 3yement the tax
gathorcrs VII soon be II every dor II war cnmes 4
vii not he fought by those who masters bat
by the farmers aud aborng men He would ask
them, are yOu Wiling 10 submit to this
% build up pamlsred arislocraey 10 the
south or military tespCtlsm. ihppat 10 In the ga
lefies Men IN the South are afraid to speak their
let tne south beware OF a mi tary despot.sfn
le could b, recognise tho Gains Of Suth Carolina TO
seeedc for he remembered something ~ her p, glory
aud he would moi vote 20 more INTO shg
nfedeacy wrong ~ She sna other states have acted
let them re.race their steps, and let al do last aud
rgl towards another aud n we do this hc present