The national Republican., 1861-01-04
not agree 10 il to make majority; ;; It was there.

fore abandoned, and the question settled on the
basis of the uoninterference Of Congress with sla
very. 1t was upon this principle the Kansas Ne
braska act was reported. 1t was out of the op.
position to this principle Of adjustment that the
present difficulties grew. He denied that, as as
serted by Mr.. Wade, the danger had grown out
Of the Misrepresentation of Southern policy BY
Northern Democrats. He called upon the Sena.
tor to respond whether the Republican party did
not intend to use the Federal Government to
extinguish slavery in the States, under their
Interpretation Of the Constitution.
Mr.. Wade said his views might be found in
his speech he had nothing to add.
Mr. Douglas said he had not expected an
explicit answer to his question. He quoted Mr..
Lincons record to show that he had avowed
his wish to put slavery in the course Of ultimate
extinction. He had hoped that Mr.. Lincoln
would have sunk the partisan in the patriot,
and abandoned the ultra principles Of the
Republican party. II the Democracy could
maintain the Union intact, there would be no
danger from Mr.. Lincoln. II the Republicans
did not propose to do the things the South ap.
pretended, where was the harm of saying so
in an amendment to the Constitution. Why,
instead of this, did they talk of war; armies,
and navies, and the dissolution Of the Union
Mr.. d. maintained that, as soon as people
in revolt organized de .tacto Government,
treason ceased. Gen. Washington had COM
PEELED the British Government to acknowledge
this. They talked of enforcing the laws. The
laws could only be enforced by civil authority.
The military force could only be used as q
posse comitatus under the civil officers. Where
were the civil authorities of South Carolina?
There was no single being within her limits
who acknowledged the authority of the Federal
kol % 10 ID p,k
she had seeded. He did not believe that her
Government? was de jure, but it was de .facto.
The United States must reduce her into pos.
session by ,car, before they could enforce the
law. The United States had the right to make
war. But we're we prepared for war rP-not in
arms, or men, or munitions, but in heart War
was disunion, certain and:complete. The West.
Tern States could never recognise the right Of
secession. They had settled that country under
q pledge of perpetual union. Louisiana they
had helped to pay for, that they might hold
the mouth of the Mississippi. Texas had been
protected and defended by the Western men,
in the name of the lllinoisans, who had bled in
acquiring of Texas. He protested against the
secession of Texas. The President had, in
one line, declared that State could not be
coerced; and, in the next, recommended
the acquisition of Cuba. Was it to pay Spain
three hundred millions for Cuba, and let
her sccede the next dsy-reunite herself with
Spain-and leave us to pay the money?
He saw nothing strange in coercion. All gov.
ernment was coercion. But the Government
must coerce according to law. Nor did this
apply to State in which no one acknowledged
the authority of the United States, and which
maintained q de facto Government We had
reached point where disunion was inevitable,
agreed upon. 1t could never be an effectual
compromise, unless it took slavery from the
Halls of Congress. He advocated the extension
ofthe Missouri compromise to the Pacific ocean.
He was willing to meet on the basis of mutual
concession. Let the past be past. He advo-
vocated at some length the peculiar plan sub.
mitted by him to the Senate some days since,
and urged the Republicans to concede some.
thing for their country. He feared that they
loved their party more than they did the conn.
try. War was disunion, and, unless you ex.
terminated the people of the South, the war
would one day come to an end, and you would
make treaty with them. He closed with an
appeal for the Union.
Mr.. Toombs obtained the floor, on the same
subject, for Monday.
Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions were ordered to
be printed; and at half past five o'clock the
Senate adJouraed.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House com.
munication from the Rev. Thomas II. Stockton,
the Chaplain of the House, requesting that no.
tice be given that in accordance with the proc.
lamation of the President of the United States,
at two o'clock tomorrow, (Friday,) by Divine
permission, union prayer meeting will be held
in the Hall of Representatives, and the mem.
bers of both Houses of Congress, and the pub
lie generally, are respectfully invited to attend
On motion of Mr. Crawford, it was resolved
that when the House adjourn to-day, it ad-
journ to meet on Monday next
Mr.. Hutchins, Of OHIO, presented set Of
resolutions, which were passed at Republican
meeting in that State, repudiating the idea of
compromise on the part Of the North, and en-
dorsing the sentiments Of Senators Wade and
Hale.
He moved its reference to the committee of
thirty. y.three; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Clemens Intellectually sought recon.
sideration of the vote.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio said the resolutions were
conceived in hypocrisy and hatched in disunion.
Mr.. John Cochrane opposed the reference to
the committee of thirty three, unless the chair.
man thereof would state to the House that there
was some hope of report 1t appeared that
tnlb coInmittee was 10 De recept6cle IOr Ill
kinds of resolutions.
I THE motion of Mr. Clemens to reconsider the
vote failed.
Mr.. Carter, the chairman Of the Committee
for tn, District of Columbia, said they had not
had meeting yet and therefore had prepared
no business. On his motion, the business Of
the District, which was special order for to.
day, was postponed until Thursday next.
The House debated for some time bill to in
crease the salaries of certain judges, and finally
laid it upon the table. =
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back the bill introduced by
him on Monday, to further provide for the col
lection of the revenue, and investing the Pres.
ident with additional powers for that purpose.
He moved that the bill and amendments be
| printed and that il be recommitted,