Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-18

HAnAIstlf0N jan los atATE.--baTar ard presented
!, memorial from citizens Of Delaware, without re-
spect 20 party praying the passage Of Critfendens
y PFoposlnons These Resolutions, embodying the i'm
e tors On no more than the public sentiment Of the
ID states viii demand viii vote for the
"A Asssueoss and speak on them next week.
" seward presented the memorial of Samuel K
4 sne mushrooms inventor Of the electric mag
. as'lc praying Congress for ali extension
? the property IN that invention. - -
sswar1 also presented memorial of the citizens
D. OF New ork concerning the state # he Trrior
Asnneay presented memorial from the citizens
OF Frederick county Maryland without -
party, asking the adoption of the Crttenden raso,D
v Bigler presented eight different ncmor;.l. ~.
s ing l9r tne proposition OF Crittenden to submit
u Wilson moved to take up the resolution pronosrv
certain amendments to the Constitution Of the United
States. -
Powell presented the proceedings of the Demo-
cratic Convention at Louisville On the Eighth of Jan
uary containing resolution faEoring the Critten-
den Compromiss. ~ 4A -E W
Hale objected to receiving that, as it was not Off
ciaiIy directed to the Senate. '.@ n
= Powell--The resolutions express attachment TO
the Union and protest against coercion ~ 81 -
= Hale insisted upon his objection, and moved that
the document be laid on the table So -
The special order, Crittendeuss Resolutions was
taken up.
Clark moved an amendment striking out the pre-
amble and the first resolution and inserting that the
provisions of the Consultation are amply sufficient
for the preservation Of the Union
Green took the floor. The present Constitution
IN ITS provisions good enough for the whole Union.
hold that State has right to seeele. This is not
government Of UNFIT il q multiplication Of
nnie- Aeounty cannot seeede from . STATE because
US DOT unit Of sovereigny A State has the right
to 90 out as it came IN There is no power ia the
GoYernment 70 punish her. Thus auare sovereign.
am iof lmmediate secession if my State is not, I'M
less there DC revolution Of Northern public senti
30 mi
Further consideration was post.oned. and the Pa
eifie Railroad bill being the special order, was
ken up,
AyOte was taken on PostpOningi # indefinitely re-
sulting-yeas IL, nays 81.
The following was the vote on Crittenden's mo-
ton to postpone the Pacific Railroad Bill and take
up his JOINT resolution to amend the Constitution
| Yeas-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler Bright Cling !
man, Crittenden, Fitch, Green, Hemphiil johnson
of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mason. Nicholson |
PeaTee, Polk, Powell Pugh, Rice. Sausberry, and |
Slidell-2l. gl7sterH
! Nays-Messrs Anthony. Baker Bingham. Cam |
'eron, Chandler, Clark. CoIlamsr, Dixon, DooTttle /
Durkee Fessenden, FOote, Foster, Grimes, Gwin |
1 Hale Harlan Latham. Seward, Simmons, Sumner
Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade and Tilkinson-25.
Sumner called for the yeas and nays on his mo
] Rice objected. Iron being necessarily American |
the price should be only $4,000 per mile from Lake
Superior to the Rocky Mountains. There is not !
CLAUSE, in the bill which binds the stockholders in
anything whatever.
! Gwin said his constituency were in favor of the /
bill, and were willing to take anything presented.
The Government has the first mortgage on the road.
| Within twelve months after the bill becomes a law
| the greatest obstaels will be overcome We will /
\ have road over the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe
mines. s.,r -,.a,.I --..... Ill .....- i
After debate Bragg moved to amend the first sec
ton by adding the words "nOt until said act of in
corporation shall have been submitted to approval
by the Congress of the United States. Carried, 81
against To- 49, . s,r-.s .-.r r
Benjamin offered an Amendments prohibiting the
Company from acting IN the capacity of bankers, 70
circulate their paper as money. | -
Bragg offered an amendment to. limit the time of
| the corporation withdrawn
Benjamin offered an amendment in the 34th and
35th lines to strike out the words maior1ty of such
shall choose associates to become subscribers and
corpOI ators vita them as hereinafter provided"
Pending a vote adjourned.
'a..T Wednesdays Proceedings.
WAsHNoros JAN -sExArE.-The Vice Presi4
dent presented message from the President an
swering the Senate resolution of inquiry to his
| appointment of Hon.. Joseph Holt to perform the
duties of the office of Secretary of War, made
| cant by fthe resignation Of Floyd. He fully sets
forth the legal reasons.
Mr. Rice, of Minnesota, introduced a resolution,
praying for the appointment Of special committee
of the Senate with instructions to inquire into the
expedency Of passing general act for the admis-
sion ola new State and the re-adjustment of the
II.
LIST. The admission of New Mexico. to be bounded
north by 37th of latitude, east by Texas, south by
Texas and the Mexican boundary, west by the 18th
Of longitude.
ent Territories of Kansas and Utah. of the 14Oh
of longitude, and small portion of New Mexico,
north Of latitude 37th, and that portion Of Nebras
ka which lies south of latitude 49,
3d. An enlargement of the jurisdiction of Min
nesota to embrace the proposed Territory of Daco-
tab and the portion Of Nebraska lying north Of at-
tude 43. 80
4th The enlargement of the jurisdiction of Ore
gon so as to include the Territory of Washington.
5th The REIMBURSEMENT of the State of California
to include that portion of Utah and New Mex
leo lying west of the Hath deg. of longitude.
On motion of Mr.. Biger Mr.. Crittenden's resolu-
Mr.. Latham, of Cal, opposed the amendment Of
Mr.. Powell If the amendment is accepted, the
Constitution will be so amended that the extension
of slavery win be forever precluded We will
never get Cuba. lie did not want to take any step
which would again precipitate the question on the
American people. We understand the question
thoroughly, and if this amendment should go before
the people, they would never consent
The Chair, Mr.. Toote, decided that unfinished bus
mess being the Pacific Railroad bill, had prece-
dence Of the special order being the bill for the
admission of Kansas.
Bigler, of Pennsylvania, moved to postpone al
other business take up Crittenden's amendments
Wade, of Ohio, called for the yeas and nays
The motion was agreed to BY vote of q yeas to
20 nays.
Sumner moved for vote on Powel's amendment
in article first after the word Territory" to insert
now held OF hereafter to be acquired Agreed to.
Ayes 20; nays "a. e .ss.-.
Wade made motion to vote on Bigier's motion
to postpone the regular business and consider the
Crittenden resolutions. Agreed tor to rs.
Simmons took Il floor He said, have lived
under every President do not want Georgia or
any other Stale to secede. Georgia has the ashes
of one of Rhode Islands sons who fought at E,utaw
Sr,r I State MAJ we'll a
tional man The Personal Liberty Bills Of Massa-
chusetts, believe, were passed when both branches
of the Legislature were Democratic. These Per
sonal Liberty Bills did not prevent the operation of
the Constitution. The slavery question belongs to
the United States to decide; do not care what kind
of laws you pass in Georgia affecting the United ,
States.
Anthony obtained the floor and made Union
and eonciliatOry address. ,
Clarks smendments to Crittenden's resolutions
were lOst-20 to 20. .fss..s1
The Kansas bill was postponed till Friday.
CrittendeD' g resolutions were tabled.
Pending amotion by Cameron recommending the
tabling the Senate adjourned.
HousE.--Cox, of Ohio presented the resolutions
passed BY the Legislature of Ohio expressive OF at
tachment to the Unionagainst the right OF secession
declaratery that all rights should be maintained.
and against one State intermedhng with the laws OF
another &c. He said that although the Legislature
had not unanimously passed these resolutions, yet
the State has already begun the work Of Cancellation
by giving vital stab to the Personal Liberty bills,
and he had been assured that the work will go on
till every objectionable act of legislation shall be
moved from her statute books and full justice be
done to all sections.
The resolutions were laid on the table and order
ed to be printed. rfa- E1-vt
Briggs, of New York, presented memorial nu-
merously signed BY citizens of New York, in favor
of the proposition made by the Border State Com
mttee. -.s
The House, on motion, went into Committee of
the Whole on the ST the Union and took up the
Army Appropriation bill ~
Garnett, of Virginia, thought the time had come
when they should consider the impending dangers
entirely without passion. The cause of the present
crisis ia not the mere election OF Lincoln, but the
dominion of one section another, differing in
character, Institutions. and race. The Republican
party has steadily advanced till they have gained
possession Of nearly all of the Northern States 1t
controls the House now and il cannot be long before
it will have entire possession of the Legislative and