, 1861-02-14

[Ezt1aet tom th5 1a.e ~ s;ech Of ssnator johnson


[Ezt1aet tsom td1 late r2sscch Of Senator johnson
:. Mii5>:} ofTenucssea .
But to CONC back to the point at which the
Senator from Oregon apealsa Of the resolutions
introduced BY the Son to= from Mississ!rpf
(ME Davis nay have +5s 5e,srrsd to those Essoiu
this immediate secession without giving tho
ueople time to think orundeEstand what wss
10 be done.@ thought 10 then, and think 20
now; and want to show what the. Senator's
views were then, and gee what has BROUGHT
about such q change upon hi3 mand saace. We
consideration, Mr. Cllngu,an offered an anlentl~
n,ent, to come in after he fourth resolution,
to INSECT the following: .~.- .~-... .-,,~.,.
''l2esokrak, That tue existing condition Of tho
territories Of the unitcti Suites does not re-
qulre til intervention Of Congress for tue pro"
lection of property iu elaycs-
"On the question to agree to tho amend
u1cnt proposed By Mr. Brown, to Wit Strike
out 0r the amendment the word not
"1t was determined in tbs nesativo-ycas s,
navs 49," -
Now, by striking out the word "not" It
makes the resolution rentl:
s. Resolved, That the e1isting condition Of the
territories Of the United States does require
the Intervention Of Congress- for the protection
Of properly in siayes."
Alr. Brown, Of Mississippi, moved to strike
ont the word "not," thereby making it read
qnire the protection nf Congress for slave pro-
prrty = aud upon the yeas ind nays hcing taken
on the motion to STRIKE. out the word ''not," :"
there wcre-yes s, nays a.
"On u,otiun at 3Ir. Cllugman,
ss.rllc yeas and nnys being desired by one
fifth nj TIC Senators present
"'fhose who voted ip the Affirmative are:
Messrs. Brown, Cluy, 1veraon, johnson Of
Arkansas, YuIre.
sThose who voted in the negative are: !:
sfessrs. Benjamir, Bi;lcr, Bingham, Bragg,
Bright, Chunul.r, Chesnut, CiaFk, Clinsmar,
Co!altr, Cri'ttndtn, DAyi., Dixon, Dool!ttle,
Fitzpatrick, Foot, Gwin, Hale, HaualfD. Ham
mouJ, Hemphlll, Hunter, Johnson Of Tennes-
see. Kennedy, Lane, I.atlism, Mallory, Mason,
Nicholson, ptarce, Till, k,sPowel', PusI, Rice,
Sebastisn S;:dei1, Tex, Eyek, Toomhs, TFum-
bull, Wade, Wigfall, Wilson,"
Thus. furty three Senators recorded their
votes during the last session Of Congress that
it was not necessary to pass u law to protect
siavery in the Territories The Senator from
Oregon, In connection with other Senators, un-
der the solemn sanction of an oath, declared
that it WAS not necessary to pass laws for tho
protection Of elavery In the Territories What
right lns South Carolina lost since 1ie last
session: What right 1as any State lost since
the last session Of congrcess You declared
tn it was nut necessary to pass a 1aw to pro-
tect them in the en5oyucnt Of their property
III the Territories aud now, to!sooth, in The
sLust pace Of two or tllr:e moons, you turn
aruun1 and rsls the county that States are JUS
titled In xuing out Of the Union, because Con-
yfess viii not pas alaa' to protectt en- in the
erJnyintn. ai tdelT property IN tue Terrific
rlcs, whtu yoU said it $tornecesshryl Tint
j. What cal driving tue nail III. 4 Lau<h;er-1
will T.ulaES, as $" along, that tho eloquent
and u1s'!'1 uls hcd Senator who made his va:e-
tiict0ry llcre ytsttrJny, o.: rttirlAw iron, the
Senate, voted for 1!at ftdatica1 resolution.
This protection was not necsssary then: They
s;ti1 it was wholly unnecessary. hut sIlct
tnaf. they naSe walked, up to = sense of it: ne
sessis, aGa fs:oisSa 20 sseeas u MSsesia ~ net
t=rt 6. Brown offered an a111eEdmeut. Mark
rou, tt's - t1. 9Th ca5 ct Nay, 1sts3, aad tlat
Is nt,t lou@ ago:
resolution by striking ont nil after the word
'reso'yed,'' au4! in lieu thereof, inscrtt g:'
VIII had nc REo!e contlatrt here to
near tnis aFasrapa.l
- n:.t eApclieE E.yin@ already shown that
the Constitution aud the caumon Law, unai'ied
by statutory enactment, 10 rot ufiurd adequate
aud sn1li:is nL protection to slave property:
some OF the Territories having failed, othe7:
havlrs refused to l.ass such erac'taen's. it has
pass such laws :.s will afford to Save property
ln the Territories, that protection which is
given to other Kinds ot property"
That is q pretty clear proposition Upon
that ME Brown made an argument. showing
The nn.nber of st.:e5 in this Territories, anu
tho action the Legislatures, and concluded
that il the time ever would arrive, it was then
before Corgrss, and thcy should pass law
0n the Guej.c.. What WAS the yt,te upou tha,s
How does it stand? We lind, alter M arsn-
ment b. Ing made hy 3tr. Blown, showing that
msnt, the vole upon tue PROPOSITION stood
thus: The question beiu. takel BY yeas and
ruSs, it was determined i'll tho nrt.ative-veas