New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-29
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evir,rre and attachment TO the Union, and rotbing
mt stern necessity could have convIne d the OF 1
he rrumiety Cf leaving IT, or ODD. have H
iyen len 20 the alternative III ser raton from II, and
vi el they hall see il it he not ,oo long layed, fa.
rnl sure I Justice al Il yoad telling returning to tue
Northern mInd ana II ar, and when they can ma SUI
icient ana rellahs guarantees Tor heir n nts anu
equality IL the nion, they may, perhaAr r,coh71es
heir acton, M rcein their former con,edera'es Tor
myself, al free TO declare thai, unless my opinion
- all be realty changed shall never agr.e 10 re-
col ftIrloiion OF the Feiersl ULn. The Ruolcoh ID
1assCd and it shall never, with my consent, ne
reerossea Bat in this sentiment may De
ovenoid may safely say maj nosn, ns;,v WIN tha
so,cy of r, insi n,ien OF donlesi; Slavery and The
protccion OF their constitutional rights, Tor when tney
have been 20 long cODtendiug in the Union, ana the
denial OF which has forced them TO their present ai-
tude of aelf-de,ea4c IL remains for me now only 70
eX,res nv grateful Acknowledgements and THANKS io'
lie NJ iCIm courtesy and kindness with winch nave
been treated by those Senators with whom nave nan
official and soen intercourse. Aud IN nus "'1"inS
them each long lite Of prosperity aLd Peace 0'1
them farewell II 49,.
Mr.. BIGLER DEM, Pa presenfedthe resolutions
of The L. si,lstlre of Penney wanna VIII were rca,
Tie Pc i'll, MT message was then read Oh moAoh u
Mr. MASON. (S,e HOuse roport,l
The resolutions Of the STATE OF virginia "oi0 as"
read:
Mr.. MASON Dem, Va moved that the message
be printed lie said hess resolutions were passed ~
the State Of Virginia and transmitted directly W e
President te Inform bi that Virginia had undertaken
the Office Of mediator between the States Inc heAt
object Of the resolutions was to induce the President 70
refrain from any act To produce acoislon WIN tee
know ledge that if collision occurs At Will DC pc
vond t0e mower Of any mortal 70 remedy the evils
10 follow II wss great effort Virginia was thus
makrng 10 save The country. Vagina had aSo "a,,eu
a CsnVeution 70 meet ON the l5h oil reOruac' but
the great object of her mission now was "
prevent any further complication 20 rs to Iace the %
<uty beyou remedy. lie trusted the noble effort oil
Virginia would be successful. at lesst for The time De
eng. If ehould result that the quesoo are OF a
character o. admit of solution still The peace OF the
continent should be preserved and if present Union
ia beyond hope should It'll see If some means can
not be devised by reconstruction or otherwise Such
was the appeal of the great State of Virginia. IL there
be any Senator who iuduges the belief that attempt
tc force any State viii LEAD 10 war there never was
a man more deluded He had said 80 before, and he
repeated it now. We have evidence from the section
which had separated, that though they bad found
| il necessary 20 take Possession OF the
forts and arms they had done simply az measure
of yrecaution and there was not one II see should De
restored the Urion peace should be restored 10
the Union if peace follow, who would not account
Tor every dollar of the public property lie had seen
nothing but an earnest desire 10 keep the peace nor
had they been sctuG,ed by anything like fear lie be-
Geved those States were actuated by desire 70 keep
the peace and the State of Virginia invokes ike feel
ing IRON the Government. This wac the only course
| TO avert the evils which threaten us.
| Mr.. HALE rep, n H. said he would like to ask
1 a a.
pealng to the Federal Government not TO make war,
had also thought il necessary 10 appeal 10 any other
| Powers or States, asking them to refrain aud keep
| their hands of "
been imper1ecy attained if she hal not done and
| in addition 10 the distinguished Commission sent TO
TIE President she had al-O sent Judge Robertson TO
all the separated States, entreating them to iobea any
| act of hostility.
| The motion 10 print wss adopted.
| Mr.. CLINGMAN (Dem., n. Co. moved 70 PRINT an
| extra number.
| Nc HEMPHILL Dem, Texas proceeded TO speak
at length He commenced by reference TO the strug
Ole of the Colonies for Independence and claimed that
the States were sovereign and independent before the
Constitution was formed aud contended ina, the dele
cation Of certain powers 10 the Federal Government
old lot impair the sovereignty OF state lne St'e
of Texas exercised all the powers of sovereignty be-
fore she came into the Union. lie argaed mat the
sovereignty remains in the people OF the States, and
not in the people Of the United States Therefore, the
people could at any time make new Government, or
revoke all their former grants OF power TO any con
federation. Each State can separate from the
Others at will, with or without cause 1he
right of secession is right of national
law, and mutt be among the rights reserved.
State thus expuIges the obligations OF rs czens W
the United States Government and the State Is alone
RESPONSIBLE. Such act of State is no rebellion,
and is no cause of TO other States. Texas has
found peril instead of safety in the Union and is not
surprising that she sboul1 take 20 secure her
| fafety. Several States had already Withdrawn and
the question ia Of peace. lie would not draw
picture of civil war but argued against COERCION IN any
| shane of a State He admitted the power enforce
the laws against individuals but not against sovereign
States He quoted the opinions of the trainers Of the
Constitution to sustain his argument against coercion
He said If civil must come blood would flow North
as well as South lie sad that there was no fear oil
any insure ctoD for the slaves would fight for their
masters Secession not failure of free govern
ment but two conederacies thus formed would each,
| in few years, be more powerful than the present
Government.
message was here received from the House,
DounciDg tie passage Of the Kansas bill, with The
Senate's amendment.
| MIR. HEMPHILL continued-He claimed that the
| annexation of Texas necessary to the United
States and that Texas not responsible for the
Mexican war. He claimed that Texas had not
ceyed many benefits from her CONNIE, tion with the
Union and in bis judgment she will be constrained 10
withdraw and resume again her gorions Independence.
On motion Of Mr. CLINGMAN, the subject
postponed till Wednesday.
Several petitions presented, and the Senate adj
iOuned