Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-26


oi6e Railroad Bill Wa5 taken up. Addition
s 81 names were sdded 90 oorporators.
The Senate went into executive session.
Adjourned.
Mr. Hamilton, Of Texas desired to offer
an amendment
Nr Colfa1. before accepting The amend
meut wished 70 know whether Texas was
going 10 remain in the Union.
Mr Hamilton said be could only say, %
one Gifts oitiEens, that he truste , she would
not withdraw. he believed If Congress
treated her fairly aa q member Of The oon-
fsderaOy, that 4 would have the effect Of
keeping her in, and such treatment as had
beer recently accorded IN voting fJr sup
port Of q mounted regiment &C., would
make L % her advauthge 70 remain in the
Union, II she WithdraWs she would have
no right to eniny nail faoiiitiea al the *
peuss Of the Government The offered
Amendment which Mr.. Colfax accepted, ex-
tsudN the existing oontracts for Texas 80 ae
to connect With the Butter6eld route provi
ded iioould be done for SS00,00O, and
SEMI weekly connsciion with New Orleans
ne House resumed the consideration OF
the Report Of the Committee Of Thiriy-three
Mr.. Rust. Of Arkansas, as a member Of
thai Committee, said that he had entered
on his duty with desire to do whatever he
could 70 give peace. and regretted that his
Efforts met With no proper response. Itap
pesred to him that John Brown vas the
martyr and the hero Of the Republican par
ty.
Mr.. Dunn, Of Indiana, said that the Chi
oago platform expressly condemned al
John Brown raids. As q member Of that
Committee be had discharged his duty with
cut reference 10 the Chicago platform, and
es to The Republican party mpathiEing
with that raid, everybody North and eouth
knew It Hss an infamous libel on the Re
publican party, end he was surprised that
any gentleman in this time Of the oountry's
peril could give circulation to It. Sensa-
tion.1
Mr.. Rust said with reference to the in
famous libel made use Of BY the gentleman
from Indiana, hope be is responsible for
It. As this IS q time Of var, We must Wsge
var, and I desire to know whether the gen
tleman announced TO the House and the
country, that he was responsible for what
he said. want him 10 know that if he is
for war an willing to accommodate him
with var.
Mr.. Dunn-This is free country and the
gentleman can take any measure or mode
Of redress be pleases.
Mr.. Rust-(With emphasisl-I have the
snsWer want
Mr. Dunn desired always to be right in
whatever be may have uttered. In response
10 the gentleman from Arkansas, what be
intended to say vas this, namely: That the
declaration thst the Republican party SYM
pathized with John Brown, was q libel on
that party. BE did not intend to use any
offensive remark to the gentleman, but
made The remark believing the charge to be
hbellous on the Republican platform and
party.
Nh. Rust-The gentleman from Indiana
says he did not intend to make the offensive
remark in sn offensive sense. have the
right 70 demand an unqualified retraction
Of The remark.
Mr.. Dunn-I have made ell the sxplana-
tion have felt it my duty to make.
Mr.. Rust-Very good.
Adjourned.
WAsHEeTOE, Jan. 25.
SENATE.
Mr.. Bigler presented petitions in favor
Of the passage Of the Crittenden resOlu-
tions.
Mr.. Polk presented petitions Of the same
character signed BY several thousand per.
sons.
The Senate proceeded 10 the considera-
tiOn Of private bills.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the report Of the Committee Of Thirty
three.
Mr.. Wilson took the floor. he said he
stood here to plead for bis country. He /
did not wish 10 say any thing that might be |
construed into favoring the secession move /
ment on the one hand OF the Republican |
parfy on the other. Notwithstanding the |
gloomy and disastrous condition Of the
Union, Congress has done nothing in the
way Of arresting the evil aud relieving rs
from the dangers and difficulties BY which !
We are surrounded. Gentlemen here dis
euss the question as if they we're Of feet
ing snd transitory importance without
considering the momentous consequences
involved The two causes which lie st the
foundation Of the differences which oharac-
teriEe our CELEBRATIONS, are, first, the pride
ofopinion; second, party spirit to adhere
10. These in the present crisis are unEor
thy Of the representatives Of freemen. In
stead Of disseminating with lightning
speed the intelligence that nothing will he
done and all hope is destroyed, they would
give evidence Of an earnest disposition 10
perform her duty. there would be more
probability Of agreeing upon some plan Of
adjustment BE advocated the CrittcDden
plan, which was rsllyiug support every
where.