The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-19
TNlRTY-SlXTl CONGRESS--SECOND SESSION

CourI LOT howard county. Ihls case was argued
by Thomas Donaldson for the Appellant, and by
Charles E. Phelps for the Appellee.
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TllRTY-SlXTlI C0NGRESS---SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
WAsuINGroN, Jan. lS.-A communication was re-
ceived from the War Department, giving a state
ment OF the expenses of the national armories for
the gear ending June 30, 1861; referred-Mr
WADE presented joint resolutions of the Legisla.
ture OF Ohio, declaring in favor of adherng to the
Constitution, opposing all secession, and denounc-
ing notification in all the States laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.--Mr. MASON, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported Joint
resolution authorizing Lieutenant Craven to receive
certain marks of distinction from the Spanish Gov
ernment; which was read and passed.--Mr.
LATHAM offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for all the papers in
relation to the Mountain Meadow massacre which
took place in Utah Territory in 1858; which was
agreed to.-Mr. SUMNER offered a resolution
calling on the President of the United States, if
not incompatible with the public interest to furnish
all correspondence between the Department of State
and the ministers of foreign governments relating
to clearances to vessels at the port of Charleston
in the State of South Carolina laid over under the
rule.-Mr. KENNEDY presented petition of
citizens of ashington county, praying for the adop-
ton of the Crittenden resolutions laid on the table
MIR. BIGLER presented similar petitions from
citizens OF Pennsylvania a.-Mr. TEN EYCK pre-
Trenton, n. j., declaring for the maintenance of
the Union.--Mr. CHANDLER presented the petit
tion of some thirty citizens of Detroit, Michigan,
mostly, as he said, Democratic office holders, pray
ing for the adoption of the Crittenden resolutions;
laid over.-Mr. GREEN offered the following,
which was laid over:
Resolred That for the purpose of protecting the
of all the people and of all the States so far as deyoyes
upon federal authority and to maintain the Union in its
purity and excellence and failing in that provide for
peaceabe separation it be and hereby recommended
the several States to take immediate steps by convention
or otherwise and make such propositions
States each to the other by conventions States
may best conduce to the restoration of harmony consist
ent with the principles of justice and equality to ALL
The motion of Mr.. Cameron, of Pa, to reeonsid-
er the vote defeating the Crittenden resolutions
was taken up and the ayes and nays ordered on the
motion 1t was agreed to as follows:
1eas-Messrs Bayard, Bigier Bragg, Bright, Cling
ma man Critenden Douglas, Fitch Green Grimes, Hemp
hill, Hunter johnson of Ark Johnson of Tenn Kenne.
dy, Lane. Latham, Mason, Nicholson Pearce Polk
Powell, Pugh, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian apd SIidell
Nays-Messrs. Anthony. Baker, Bingham, Cameron,
Chandler CLARK, Coamer, Dixon, DooIitte, Fessenden
mons Sumner Ten Eyck, Wade, Wigfali, Wilkinson and
Wilson-24
Messrs. CAMERON and DIXON when the roll
was called voted "aye," but subsequently changed
their votes as recorded.-On motion of Mr. BIG.
LER, the resolutions postponed until Monday
next.-On motion of Mr.. CAMERON, the Nor
rill tariff bill was made the special order for Wed
nesday next.-On motion of Mr.. GWlN, the
Pacific Railroad bill made the special order for
Tuesday next.-The Senate thea resumed as special
order, the bill for the admission of Kansas into the
Union.-Mr. GREEN proposed an amendment to the
bill, for the change of the boundaries of the pro-
posed State.-Mr. DOUGLAS favored the un-
conditional admission of Kansas into the Union.
So far as the population concerned, he thought
that it was amply sufficient. The people had
adopted the same boundaries as under the old Le-
compton Constitution, while they had adopted the
M opHn TO I,p tt,,E.nr L..
SEWARD, in few words, advocated the admis.
sion of Kansas. for in recent visit there, he had
found the people in an advanced state of civiliza
ton-manuiactures, agriculture and the arts -four
lshing.-Mr. GREEN could not see WHY there
should be such hurry to admit Kansas into the
Union. He did not think it advisable to burden
them with the expenses of State Government
when their agents were abroad in the land seeking
money to save them from starvatioD.-Mr. COL
LAMER favored the immediate admission under
the bill as it now stood.-The vote was then taken
on MIR. Green's amendment, and it was not agreed
to-yeas %, nays 3l.-At this point the hour of
p. NJ. arrived, when Mr.. BIGLER demanded, in
pursuance of order made in executive session.
that the doors be closed and that executive bust
ness be considered. The galleries were cleared and
the Senate went into executive session. After
session OF three hours and half, the doors were
opened and the Senate ad ourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A message received from the Senate, an
nouncing the passage of the bill making appropra-
tions for the fiscal year ending June go 1861; re-
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means -
MIR. MOORE, of Kentucky, rose to personal ex-
panation relative to his vote upon the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Adrain, endorsing the course of
Maj. Anderson and promising the support Of Con-
gress to the President in executing the Federal
laws. He said he had been censured for not voting
in favor of the resolutions, and he desired to set
himself right before the House and the country
He did not admit the right ofa State to secede and
he fully and heartily endorsed that portion of the
resolutions in relation to Major Anderson's course;
but he could not give his vote in favor of granting
to the President the power which these resolutions
provided. he was in favor of maintaining the Con-
stitution and the laws, but he believed that
this could be accomplished without the blood
shed which precpitate action upon the
part OF the Federal Government would surely inau-
gurate.--Mr. SCOTT rose to privileged question.
A Democratic friend of his had been lust removed
from the Hall, while Republican was suffered to
remain. 1fRepublcan members were to be allowed
to bring their friends upon the floor of the House
and that privilege denied to the Democratic side
of the House, he should move the expulsion of the
Assistant Doorkeeper who permitted it.-Mr
DAWES introduced resolution instructing the
Committee on Public Printing to report without
delay, whether the proceedings of certain contested
election cases had been printed, which resolution
adopted. motion, the regular order of
business (reports from the Committees) was taken
up.-After the passage of few private bills
Mr.. EDWARDS offered joint resolution relative
to private claim and addressed the House at con-
siderable length. On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN
the House went into Committee of the Whole on the
army bill, Mr. Washburne, of H., in the Chair
Mr.. PENDLETON, of Ohio, argued against coer-
cen and the forcibe collection of the revenue
He asked what laws gentlemen proposed to en-.
force? They did not propose to insist upon carry
ing the mails or to administer the United States
civil and criminal laws. They were willing to sus
pend these laws, why not suspend those for the
collection of the revenue as well? Gentlemen then
say they must maintain the Union by these coer-
II 1IoI
the Union, and his constituents cling to it with
tenacity. If men and money could keep it
together, millions of both would be fur
nshed by the West But neither men,
money nor blood could maintain the Union;
justice, reason and peace might This Government
was Government of confederated States In
order to preserve union, every State should do its
duty, and no force could compel this action except
by the consent of the people of each State. If
State chose to levy duties in opposition to the Con-
stitution, he did not how it could be prevented
bv arms. The whole idea of coercion was imprac-
ticable. If State was subjugated, the idea upon
which the Union was formed would be violated. If
they had the physical power they might overrun
or obterate State but they could not compel it
to do that to which it was opposed. He argued to
show that coercion meant war and nothing else,
and looked to the invasion of States which had
thrown of their obligations to the Federal Govern
ment. The enforcement of the laws ainst seeding
State was coercion, and coercion was nothing less
than war. This was sought to be done under the
cry of law and order and under the pretext of col
lecting the revenue which was the same argument
employed by Great Britain in 176S against her
North American Colonies. The Boston Port Bill
resulted and the law attempted to be enforced
at Bunker's Hill and lexington at Cowpens and at
yorktown After seven years of fighting against
apparently weak and feeble opposition, Boston
having then population of 16 900, George the III.
was compelled to make peace. History would have
recorded him as wiser Monarch had he done
at first, and saved the horrors and calamities of
war. But be undertook to enforce the law against
every principle OF freedom contained in the British
Constitution They of to-day should learn pru-
dence from our Colonial history. Fifteen States of
the Union came there with their complaints and
they should be listened to, their grievances
redressed and their fears removed. He said they
were their brethren, and it was patriotic duty to
hear and heed them. By composing these section
al agtations the Union could be preserved. His
voice to-day was for concilation, and in this he but
echoed the sentiments of his constituents He beg
ged those who had the power to redress the COM