The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-19

HoUsE.-Mr. Moore of Kentucky, rising to
a personal explanation, said: If Mr.. Adams
resolution, heretofore adopted, had simply
endorsed the conduct of Major A nderson, he
would have voted for it, but he could not
receive the permission of his mind to vote
for the remainder of the resolution, and to
say. by so doing he would endorse every
act which the President might regard as his
constitutional duty in carrying out the
laws and preserving the Union. While be
was for the Union, believing he thus repre-
sented the people of Kentucky he thought
duty required US to pause before we peril
the Union and bring on general conflict
and intestine war. He did not believe in
the right of State to secede. He regarded
this as the greatest heterodoxy ever advo-
Gated by any party; but while he said this,
all must recognize the right of revolution
for the resistance of oppression on one side
to secure freedom on the other. He did not
believe the time had arrived to resort to
this measure of redress and precipitate so
dreadful a catastrophe. He did not believe
the present was the proper time to send re-
Inducements to South Carolina and the
other Southern States. We should hesitate
and endeavor to get back by peace what
might be considered necessary by force.
He would not have made this explanation
had it not been for the fact that he had re-
ceived letters questioning or disappearing his
course for voting against Mr.. Adams reso-
lutions. He reported that he fully endors-
ed Major Anderson's conduct, but was I'M
willing in advance toiendorse the conduct
of the Administration.
Mr.. Scott rising to a question of privilege
said that Captain Starting, the Assistant
Doorkeeper, had elected from the floor Wis
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Democratic side of the House, and requested
him to leave on the ground that it was con-
trary to the rules Looking to the Repub-
lican side he (Mr. Scott said, there was one
who was not a member, yet was allowed to
remain. 1t showed a disgusting Partially
and prejudice.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the army bill.
Mr.. Pendleton of Ohio said, at a former
period of the day he had Intellectually
sought to obtain the floor to present the pc
tition of 10000 citizens of Cincinnati pray
ing Congress to pass the Crittenden Com
promise. lie could not have better intro
duction and more grateful to himself than
this evidence of a sincere desire and deter
mination as to the purpose of those who
honor him with a seat here, to settle the
pending troubles by cancellation and COM
promise of peace. They now had under
consideration the army bill. Pertinent to
this was another subject viz: the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Bingham for the collection Of
the revenue at Charleston. He referred to
the provisions of this bill authorizing the
President in his discretion to collect the
revenue by establishing a custom house on
ship board, the collector to seize and detain
any vessel until the duties on the cargo are
| paid, and in order to execute this duty the
army and navy be employed, &c. He COM
mented on the extraordinary and dangerous
power conferred on a subordinate officer of
the customs, it being given without limita-
ton and control. The bill was not univers-
al in its application but was intended only to
| apply to South Carolina.
1t plainly and palpably contravened
/ the Constitution, which provides that no
preferences shall be given to the port of one
State over those of another. He would not
debate whether there was legal and suffi-
cient cause for secession. He continued at
| some length.
! Mr.. Sherman said his colleague, Pendle-
ton instead of repoaching the Republicans
/ should have addressed those who have con-
tributed to the present excitement. 1t was
our duty to defend the government. If
the government attempted to Cypress a State
he should oppose it himself.
The army had never been used to Cypress
a State except in the case of Kansas. Mr..
Sherman asked where was the fault in this
| controversy Who was in the wrong p