The national Republican., 1861-01-25
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION.
Thursday, January "a, 1861.

the withdrawn Senators:
Finance-Messrs. Simmons and Latham.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Latham and Bragg.
Naval a Affairs-Messrs. Kennedy and Gwn.
The Post Office and Post Roads-Mr. Wade.
Pensions-Mr. Morrill,.
Revolutionary Claims-Mr Wilkinson.
Claims Messrs. Polk and Pugh.
District of Columbia-Messrs. johnson of
Arkansas, Powell, and Clark
Public Buildngs-Messrs. johnson of Ten.
nessce and Green.
observation-disclosures. Hunter and Foster.
Prnting-Mr. Cameron.
Select committee on the Morrill, tariff bill
Messrs. Simmons, Hunter, Bgler, Fessenden,
and Gwin.
The Senate then took up the bill authorizing
certain tolls to be charged on a portion Of the
Red river, to defray the expense of removing
the Red river raft.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Trumbull and
advocated by Messrs. Douglas, Benjamin, and
Baker.
During the discussion Of this BILL the hour
for the Pacific railroad arrived, and that bill
was postponed until two O'clock
The debate was continued by Messrs. Chan.
dler and Douglas.
After an hours debate, participated in by
Messrs. Trumbull, Doolittle, and others, the bill
was read the third time, and passed.
Mr.. Fessenden asked to be excused from ser.
vice on the select committee on the Morrill, tariff
bill.
The Senate then took up the Pacific railroad
bill.
Mr.. Crittenden moved to postpone that bill,
and take up his resolutions.
Mr.. c., in advocating his motion, took occa.
sion to refer to a spurious report Of a speech
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was asserted that he had advocated coercion.
He did not wish to notice report thus improp.
erly made at ALL but he felt called upon to say
that it was untrue. He had declared, on the
occasion referred to, that Congress possesses
the right to use force on some occasions, as, for
instance, if the District of Columbia undertook
to secede. But he had declared that the pres.
ent was no time to attempt coercive measures.
The motion to take up the Crittenden resolu.
tions was lost-yeas 20, nays 26.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the Pacific railroad bill.
A number of names were added to those of
the corporators named in the bill.
A large number of other amendments were
proposed pending which,
Mr.. Hale moved that the Senate 90 into Ex-
ecutve session; which was agreed to-yeas "a,
nays 10.
So the doors were closed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House considered until the expiration of
the morning hour the several amendments to
the post route bill.
The House resumed the discussion of the
report of the select committee of thirty.three,
when Mr.. Rust, of Arkansas, made a speech,
in which he said that the report was a mere
abortion, without paternity; it was an imposi-
ton and delusion. Arkansas was as conserva.
tive a State as any in the Union, but the pub
lie opinion had undergone great change, and
the people there were determined to have their
equality of rights, if not in, out of the Union.
He believed that the Republican party sym.
pathized with John Brown, and were deter.
mined to abolish slavery wherever they could.
Mr.. Dunn, one of the members of the com
mittee, said everybody knew, North and South,
that the charge of the Republicans sympa.
thizing with John Brown was an infamous
libel on the Republican party.
Mr.. Rust, in response to this, said he was
happy to announce that he would meet the
gentleman elsewhere.
Mr.. Dunn replied that this was a free coun.
try, he believed, and therefore the gentleman
could select his own mode and manner of re-
dress.
Mr.. Rust. That is the answer l want.
Mr. Dunn, at a subsequent period of the
proceedings, explained, that he meant nothing
offensive to the gentleman from Arkansas. He
meant and intended to say something like this
that the charge that the Republicans sympa.
thized with John Brown was a libel on the Re.
publican platform and party.
Mr.. Rust Does the gentleman say he in
tended nothing by his offensive remark l
think have right to demand its unqualified
retraction.
Mr.. Dunn. l have made the explanation
which thouget it to be my duty to make.
Mr.. Rust Very good.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Connecticut, made speech
against secession, characterzing it as treason
and rebellion. He expressed his regret that
Mr.. Crittenden should have introduced his com
promise, and he declared he never would con
sent to any amendment to the Constitution to
recognise property in man, and to protect sla
very. To do so, would be monstrous iniquty,
abhorred of God, and deserving of the exc.
Grafton of the civilized world. He would not
compromise with traitors, let others do as they
might. 1t was time the Government should
exhibit its strength in the vindcation of the
Constitution and laws.
The House then adjourned.