Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-16
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REPORTED FOR THE STATESMAN.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

Mr. Bayard presented memorial from the citizens
Delaware without respect to party, praying for the pai
sage OF the Crittenden resolutions.
Thess resolutions emb0dy the import of no more thai
the public sentiment OF the Slaveholdpg States will de
mand. will vote for the resolutions, and speak OF
them next week.
Mr.. Seward presented the memorial Of Samuel y. b
MoBe the ilustrious inventor of the Electro Magnetic
telegraph, praying Congress for extension Of one
ms patents which constitute its title to the property
that invention.
He asks the extentlon Of the one that expires earlier,
IN order protect iis property Referred to the Com
mittee on Patents.
Mr.. Seward also presented memorials Of citizens Of
New York concerning the state Of the Union.
ME- Kennedy presented a,memorial from the cgsna
Of Eredercks County Maryland without regard to party
asking the adoption Of the Crittenden resolutions.
Mr.. Cameron introduced resolution changing the name
Of the steamboat John @. Fremont Of Pittsburgh to
Horizon; passed.
Mr., Dgler presented eight different memorials pray
ing for the proposition Of Mr.. Crittenden to submit
amendments to the Constitution tabled for the present
Mr. Wilson moved to take up the resolution propos.
ing certain amendments to the Constitution Of the Uul
Mr.. Powell presented the proceedings Of the Demo.
cratic Convention at Louisville the 9Th OF January
containing resolution favorable to the Crlttenden
Compromise.
Mr. Hall objected to receiving matter not officially d.
rected to the Senate
Mr. Powell the resolutions express attachment to
the Union and protest against coercion.
Mr.. Hall insisted upon his objection and moved that
the document be laid on the table.
The special order on Mr. Critendens resolution was
taken up.
MIR. Clark.moved an amendment striking out the pre-
amble and the FIRST resolution and inserting, that the
provisions OF the Constitution amply sufficient for
the preservation of the Union.
Mr Green took the floor The present Constitution In
Its provisions 10 good enough for the whole Union hold
that State has right to secede This is govern
ment Of unit 1t is multiplication Of units coun.
ty can't secede from State, because II Is not unit Of
sovereignty. State has the tight to 90 out as It
came 10. There Is no powern the Government to pun
fah a.atrr1
date secession, imy State not unless there be
lution Of Northern public sentiment.
Further consideration postponed and the Pacific
Railroad Bill being the special order taken up
vote was taken on postponug it indefinitely resulting
ayes l2, nays 80.
The following is the vote indefinitely postpoDipg
the consideration Of the Pacific Rail Road tiil:
Ayes. MesSrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bragg, Olngman,
Crit,enden johnson Of hIkansas Lane Mason, Pearce
Reed, salisbury and slidell, I2.
Nays, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Biger, Bingham, Cam
eron, Chandler, CLARK, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas Durkee Fessenden, Ftch Foote Foster Green
Gwin Hall, Hortn, ,Hemphil Lane johnson of Tennes-
see; Kennedy, King, Latham: Nicholson, Polk, Pugh
sebastin, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, TenEyck Trum.
bull, Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson. 49,
The vote on Mr. Bragg's motion to amend the Pacific
r. Il. bill was asfollows
Yeas Messrs BpyRrd, Benjamin, DraIg, Bright CLARK
Clngman, CIttenden. Doolitie, Durklc. Pessenden,
Fitch, Green, Grimes, Hunter, Johnson Of Tenn, Ken.
nedy, King, Lane Mason Nicholson, Pearce, Polk Pow
ell, Push, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian Simmons slidel
TenByck and Williamson. 81.
Nays, Messrs. Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler,
Dixon Foote, Foster, Gwu, Horton, Latham, Seward
sumner, Wade, Wigfall and wilson 15
The following Is the vote Mr.. Crtenden's motion
postpone the Pacific Railroad bill and take up his
joint resolutions TO amend the Constitution:
Yeas, messrs. Benjamin, BlRer, Bright, Clngman,
Critenden, Fitch, Green, Hemphell Lane johnson Of
Tennssses; Kennedy, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk
Powell, Pugh, Rice, Salisbury and sldell. 81,
0olamer, Dixon, DoOttle Darkee, Pssscnden, Poote,
Poster, Grimes, Gwin, Hale, Harlan, Latham, Seward
simmons, Sumner, Ten gyck, Trumbuli, Wade, Wilkin
lon-25.
Mr. sumner called for the yeas and nays Oh the motion
Mr.. Rice objected to that.
H0UaE,
MT. stauuton defended the Republcsn psrts. He
informed the gentleman from Texas that the principles
On which this government founded cannot be sur
endered under any threat OF civil wer. The Republican
ary has no purpose principle or policy not sanctioned
tho Republican Fathers. From this point thOy could
lot be driven. He said he knew OF no Republican who
ooks to that organization as designed to interfere d.
ecty or indirectly in the remotest degree with slavery
n the States.
During the course Of his remarks Mr. Crawford said
hat Georgia had seized the forts because they we're in
ended for protection and defense, and takes ell the
possibility.
Mr. staunton said that Georgia takes on herself the
Inauguration Of civil war. and makes preteDse ofcon
ttutional Qualification for the act.
Mr.. Hill dsclaimed the act the part of dsor ia as
State. twas done by bands OF soldiers without au
hoIity.
Mr. Love thought the poston of both his colleagues
Irong. The forts seized adefensye act there
epg probability that the Government would send gar
isons to them If the Convention ofGeorgia determines
lot to secede, the forts will be surrendered
Mr. Esrdemah.sa Il Georgia should secede, he was
eeTmined to sustain the Governor in his act for veal
: voc.
Mr.. Staunton was willing fcr an amendment to the
TO prevent the Federal Government ever
lterering with slavery nhe States except by the unan
noua vote Of States. Hewas algo willing to remove
10 agitation Of he territorial questions by admitting
ew Mexico as 3 tate. lie
Mr. Adrian, in the Of his remarks said II the
nion was to be dissolved, 1t would not be without an
fort by a patriotic to prevent II by all constu
onal means. The people Of the North will defend It
the last. He urgedt was the duty Of every one to
lay not excite the feeling, and not add fuel to the ere
ow intensely burning. Mr.. Lincoln, he said, was
man, from whom the south have nothing to
ear.
He concluded with patriotic appeal for concession and
ompromiie. The doctrine OF peaceful secession was
tterly fallacious.
Mr.. Anderson Of Missouri, favored meeting OF the
order States and said the Gulf States were too procipi
ate There should have been concert and union between
Ii the slave states He appealed to northern men to
ield amendment to the Constitution, as to restore
eace-
MIR. Garnet; got the foor.
Adjourned.