, 1861-03-12

,Innpertaht from Il Texas.
ANOTHER :~CONaTITUTION.

: u. 5. SAnate--E1tra Session.
WAsHmeros, March II, 1861.
SEsATE,-The Senate resumed the consid- i
Grafton Of Mr.. Fosters resolution for the ex-
pulElon Of Senator Wigfall, and Mr.. Cling
mans substitute tsee F11day's Senate re-
lii. MASON commended that the resolution :
was one of expulsion for what the Senator
from Texas said on this floor, and he said It
Mr.. Foster thought that Nj. Nig1au ought
not to OCCUPY his seat because he was not 4
citizen, he ought to move to refer the SUBJECT
to committee, SO that Il facts warrant, The
seat to be declared vacant -
Mr.. FOSTER asked whether, after the Bcna-
tor from Ta4asa h4a s1een 1d1ly elected by MS
State and admitted rs member mere, t1ey
| could inquire into the legality by which ne
| held his seat new fact arising which did
| not exist at that times -
Mr. FOSTER Ind, offered the resolution
neither as party or pcrsonNl question, nat
had acted in accordance with his duty, eonsid.
ering the ayowh Of the Senator. He differed
| altogether with Mr.. Clingman, that "a State
has the right under the Constitution to 60 ont
Of HE Union. The Senate owed it to itsoE
! not tosallnW Hs&shef8 to one who.avowed
he was q foreigner and owed no allegiance to
the country to which he belonged, but to-
foreign government, and # TINT government
ment and seize its property, anu expels, from I
its territory by force the troops Of the United
States il becomes very serious Objection,
ano it was: inconsistent to, allow one SO etf;
cumEtaaced to hold seat here He had.no
personal feelings in the matter. -, -
substitute, which admits tie right Of seccs
sion; but no such thing was kaown to the
Constitution which WIS too plain on tbis
| point to argue or admit Of 4 doubt. He ~ledc
l that tile Senator was entitled to a. seat or
sound constitutional gronnds whether IeXa. e =
) from the Union could not withdraw him from
-Mr, CIiNGMANre replied thatif the account
. L were true, Tq1as bad called a:Conyention ant
passed ag ordinance Of secession, when M u ha'
been ratied by the people and r. the as{ va
and took it for granted that if Texas eecede
: she is not entitled to representation here
: The Senator from Connecticut says the act
: secession is invalid. Then The Senator tro1
Teza aeaon is e5Ss ss t. ss5 aRszS Ws e{foneSq E eye
! nrl maintained 4tat because one senator dif1tre1
from another on . Constitutional Question
:, ~thnt that vas reaso6 for expelling him. II
al is mi error for the 'aenatur from TEXTS to bt
4 Eeye that his State has q right to Eecedc, VII
|. not expel the Union Senators, who hold th
!; same opinion, md especially why not exp
II those who declared it and have gone away
4 No motion fsinadc to cxpcl JEFF Davis, who
: at the: 11ead- Of O foreign Republic, dnd VII
- has advised the seizure Of arms and fort
| tie (Clinrmnn) did not think the aSowal
Wig fall sufficient ground for his expulsion
He continued at some lEngth, arguing that tt
-:E Econrsa Of tbe ssnator from y Conneettcut-~s
D ! not d propef. one; :.t21 ~. .;:,t
S MI MASON Vas very certain il the scnat'
Il was not entitled to his sea, gould be yacatt
whenever the fact 1FarrantiDg such . conr
IT should be disclosed. He defended the cour
T. r. Of .Wigfau, and said II it be a. punishab
n offence to allege q constitutional truth, the
y the resolution may be well founded. F.
one he (Mason) recognized no allegiance
Ia this Goyernneut--none whnteTer-ahd he
10 took his position alongside the ISenat
cl from Texas He owed allegiance to Virgin
and no one else. Did the Senator from Co
ia | nccticut resist the doctrine Of constitution
nd law, und hold the Government OF the Unit
@ States still sovcreign9 If he did, God he
d. d. him. So fur as the Senator from Texas co.
* mitted an ofeqse by saying he owed no
"" }esiance to this Government, he stood By
~ side, and should be unfnithful to Virginia
nd he did not Allegiance here is that (which
,e. due from one citizen to 8 sovereign pow
ut aud lie knew no sovereign except the Sta
Id He denied that the act Of separation wa
at nul}ity, and said that not only Virginia denl
: Il, but six HtateS denied ssncll doctfine, a
to | have formed q Government and prepared
e. e. sustain it if attacked. &:
no Mr.. HUNTER considered the resolution
~ one Of censure for the mere expression
ny ny ouiniops-the Senator from Texas lavi
,sh done nothing more than declare his belief
secession, and continued at length adf focati
esa Aiter erE Executive Session, adjourned