Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-16
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REPORTED FOR TIE sTArEsn Al
U. s ssnate---srecia Session

| US ssnate-sEsoiai Session.
WAsHNcros, March is In the Senate, Mr.
Mason offered the following prearIble and reso.
luti0ns rA ~,
WHrhEAs, The presence Of military force,
concentrated and permanently quartered at the
seat of Government, is departure from ali
former usage Of the Government, ,and dan1er-
Gus 70 the righta and liberties Of the people;
therefore, .-S
| u Resolpsd, That the President inform the Sem
ate what, ,annmber of troops of the army ara
quartered in this city, the respective arms Of the
service and the purpose forJwhich they were
brought here; and further, that b. inform the
Senate when said troops are to be Withdrawn,
and, MOTTO be withdrawn, for what purpose
they are here, and whether It lis big purpose to
increase said force, and to what extent. ,s
Mr. Douglas resolution In respect to the forts,
ar5enalss navy yards, and other public roperty
in the seceeding States, was then taken DO.
/ Mr. Douglas advocated his resolution. He
did potbelieye the policy of the Administration
was war. The construction of the Inaugural
was disputed by some on hisside, while the Re.
publicans were silent, neither assentinginor dis
sentipg,irom his Interpretation. The policy of
the Administration being peace, he desired to
relieve the approximations of the country by ob.
tanning reply to his resolution, which he he.
ieyed would give quiet and rsators .ood
among the different sections Of the COUNTRY
He gave his reasons why Lincoln does not med
itate, war, among which were, that he had no
power to collect revenue In the eecedine States.
nor could he call out the militia, unless It be to
act as posse copitdtus 10 the federal oficers IN
cases where the,laws, were obstructed. If he
600 men wonld be necessary cost;na 90. "a
0O0, 900 ANNUALLY. ~ - ~ ~ ~''SS','
I'm conclusop he advocated o,cb =,
TO the Constitution as would hold tbs hnsd"s
States, and this would secpra a " rn;on 's'I
He con pratulated the Rennhi;csn. ,has III ~ ~
patriotically abandoned sthe nrohihi,;"n ~ ~
very ia the territories. And admitted tbo A. "a
lar soyefepnty doctrine in fbo af ~
governments for CoIorado,' Dacotsh snS y NJ ruo
yads. rrTrr q ~ rryS'-''S" '''"' :" ""u i'e-
.,, Mr.. Wilson said Mr.. DouoIas vos 80 .e
anxiety. The Presdent had scarcaIS S.I;rn,od IL
his kind and perefofia Tna,,ou,aI t,Si, ~ y
ator from Illinois stebs fora nnas-sd ~ s; ssn
his Interpretation of IL. Nobody IN ths Sto
lican side had undertakei, To a. nction or asa
tbat interpretatioS, Of the InsrSsSi y W
not content that tble Prasident and ~. caS. vas
m ont and corn,ry q, r,,;,,a ~ y. sno, oVYern-
enough to cast aboot and see bsa shoaiS nave ume
patriotism reouire tn bs done h,t ho v .a snS
into tbis cha mher and hro,, x, a., ~
asking tha Adrninietra tion . .e0Vlusvn y,
coi,ntry what n intands ~ A., TS TSoiaie .ne
tratioE abonId male Lnnw, ~, r.. Ii. Iu nuin .u
gentlemen in whom n had corsapSasy "'' '.'o'sn
MI. Douglas said he "a conjS JSI nsrd"n ~ 49,.
lance Of tbe senator1 bo onIp sLp w pesu-
hprt, He talled shont ,s,.n,,;, soIsu h ne was
tbat Senntor,s' onv narnosa1 =, y wsS
assault on him. Ha rsfsrreS 20 % Ms W;I0 psrsonal
belonping IN the wa, w;ns oe ~. D p.,ka: mnson 40
INF Fessendsn lied M. rS nePaoncans' su
tion 70 tbe acs1 that be AID ,ha % =. st.en-
Maine instead Of Mas. ~ cSnsa.,s snss 'ena0F rom
M DonoIas sa;d 5e was ro;o,oL m AL
M, ,afer ~ an Sa,s. ~, go. NJ ito u,u
we,e f,am vhs,erss .sa. \. I'S "orus
! . Mr. Fesse6de ficreulied that 'bis ssn,s;I, %
nhdeYatood as q M Foasau5 ;,S i, were
'" M. ' 'Dosaisa - Snna sssat saas sn, naa ssia
wbansitis Fla oS nv 9a ~ uutp
70 accen. ,Sa nv wy SsnAsor
es more, inn oor,sn 20 ~ h;msa,S ,hao., assacp
He ia respec,able i deha.e- Vssa Vsan'' ~a,i ~
ahould NOT think allusion vas maas 40 h;,, ~ |
there were other people than bimself y ~ no
Mr.. Fessenden th6uoht DouDIas had r,ora,,
made slip of the tonSne h snyiing Iha saoa,o |
from Maine. .iIiS 1,Ss',s - s"T T''n'o'
q Mr.. Douplas-WhenI T A mall a aorrsslioD ,ho
senator IA bound TO accent Il ~ deS,p eS ~.
Il, because / say the statement IL 5siss and the the
Senator ought to know h, fSanss t;nn y =" 'n
Mr., Fessendep said the Senator was do,o,nI ~,
iped on a ppersonal ouarrel. He ooniJ ',". IA i
nit Douglas to be a gentleman. because SI bs bsd ~
used upgentlemanly 9lanpuape' He then rraS
ceeded Ironically to sneak Of M, DougIs. p,v ana
showed why the resolution oukbt not ~ nss
The tendency and design of Mr.. Douglas' speech
was to induce the belief that The cSnnyrS
about being plunged into a war. bv an sct ~ aS
the, Administration, and to influence tho susn;.
cions Of the people. He made il a rule in III,
chamber to insal. no man, or use offensive Ian.
guage. He did not know whether Mr.. Douglas
held to- theeode Of honor. ~ oTs6 qzT
Mr.. Douglas said that Mr.. Fessenden vould1
be informed when he made inquiry in the pron-
er way.
Mr.. Fessendsa replied that Mr. Dor,loo,I
courage was we'll known; but he need not he
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