New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-18
uo,sr OF REPRESENTATIVES..

CCmInt 0OIe fAuldliiB.
Mr.. HINDMAN Dem, Ark objected TO its con-
sheraton He understood that II gave permission to
Cen met ore FhulGinR TO accept sword ana rsrt oil
land from Nicaragua for having acted IN the capacity
of n constable for Great Britain and Nicaragua;
MIR. IOTTLE-1he gentleman IS entirely mis-
taken Ii was not for actiug as II constable, but
Tor distinguished services rendered this country and
Nicaragua
MIR. HINDMAN would not inquire into the matter
Of dislipprisl I'd services ge condemned Commodore
Psuldirgs conduct then as be did now.
MIR. CLEMENS Dem, Va presented memorial,
signed by ~ 0G0 persons in his Congressional Dsci
uhe Counties Of Ohio, Hancock Brooke "ellei' ahu
ylerl in favor OF an adjustment OF the Slavery ques-
tim in the Union.
Mr.. WEBSTER rs. A.. MIA memorial from
some Of hs constituents in favor OF the Cntehden
rlan Of adjustment He believed that the signcIs OF
the memorial represcned the wishes 81 the people o
nh rarics H. bis Congressional District. Laid Oh the
tai IT, aud ordered TO be printed. 60.
TIE House then went into Committee oil Inc Nh.de
on the State tf the Union, and took up the Army oiii
Mr. THOMAS Dem, Tenn took the Moor. lie re-
ferred 10 Tie COMPROMISING spirit Of those who framed
the Constitution, in contrast to the morbid sensitive
pess On the Slavery question which now peivades Tie
North and which !. in hostility TO
lie quoted the feulin ents NJ cred by Mr' Se"bu
and Nj Lincoln and insisted that the nomination 81
he latter was made on the sole ground OF hostility 10
slavery. and therefore that h. was elected not to
govern the North but the South, who Lad no more 70
d, with Bis election than lhey bad with that oil the
IMI OF France. lie Mh' - SUN
forcicn ruler. lie refuted the charge that South
erners are Slavery Propagandi-t-. They only take
HE position that they are equals IN tie Union,
and that when territory l. acquired they have
tie right TO 90 there under the CONSTITUTION,
sfd 10 rover short Of tie people OF tho
territory themselves can at any time eSciude then
from tl,ir rights lie believed that the North would
not obstruct this constitutional right II tie people OF
that seciion had not been gror'iy mlred. Ito tlen
tler discussed Tho territorial question IN connection
with slavery. The South have not failed IN par
Il, 10 oil duty as TO the a,quiriilon 81 ternlory,
,yI e,Ler IN ,ush or blood Tie why de y hem their
rights and by Homestead bils give lands to strangers
who IN many ,ares, annot speak our own lnig1 hge
II 4 South viii not ke tiwc 10 enter into legal
srun ent about secession. They go back TO The hr't
mud great plinclle enundaied in the Declaration OF
Indcl eudtn,e, namely That wien Tue puf,"ses OF
government are perverted 10 tymnny, and u,urrcd,
lie pcopls have a night to pro'idc new guards Tor Their
laety Ii coercion il attempted every Southern State
will nid ought To make common cause ~ a band 81
UrcheT- sud n o,-y llo,v airad ~ thn'r ovn
bo Guns. Tho southern PEOPLE cannot DO conquered.
Attemfts at coercion will only add fuel TO the flame
ALREADY existing. Ii the Government had manifested
more p, sc,ful policy, be tThomasl very much ques
toned whether more than one state, II eve that
would De ont 81 tie Union, and there would have
been more time for tho settlement Of al difficulties.
Mr.. SICKLES Dem, n " raid that II wac not
loo much 10 remark that there exists between the diff
1errrt sections Of the Confedercy more nsperty and
ALIENATION Of feeling than existed between England
and tho American Colonies In Ia. Ia the Revolt
tiouGry Ieriod, there wa IN Great Bhima a force
patty aud party in favor Of Cancellation. The force
rarty controlled The Parliament, and what the results
were history reeOTd-. for us 10 decide whether
we will reject tho counse which experience presents
"a whether We viii initiate the policy 81 George Ill
md Lord NORTH which proved 30 idtI 70 ne ablilgh
Of InpEnd Tie fact was that 5000 OOO of the people
oil he country were impresa,d with tie conviction Of
danger 81 home, OF iH6ccurity ut thoir hretdn' OF
asauhs made upon their property aud, above Hll' by
a denim Of what ,hey considCrcd equal n4htr now
and menace upon other Iighit, not now distutpedl
but hereafter TO Le as.iiled From this DAGGER had
arisen revolutionary change IN the forms hhd rfinci-
Tlcs If the Government. This revolution was accom-
Ilishel On November hst Toe revolution then be-
cino q fact. A majority OF the people, by force Ol
tIsr rover through the bullOt-bON, eNpgc-scd Their
detorn iuaton TO override national nights. The States
were theYtby separated into two sections, one d'u-
rrnt lie other snbicct. The North claimed FOR - at
the zane moment and by the same act inc eNcinelVe
right al .eullmout in the Icui,crcs, the common
property of tie Union. Tic Government M
load of recognizing the equality IL the States,
aud tho night Of the States 10 iorp ana snare
their own institutions In their own way, beyond t"c
restriction u nj hey should be oi republican chirac-
ter the Government instead Of being guided By vie
policy and liberal spit, became Puritan aud ihtoor-
able. Ttr r4' phase Of The revolution OF November
wac VcuCeUl in iormi tho rccoud Phlso was we '''e
sion a several States of the CouiedcrCy Inc mo ic
adoIfcd DIV the Southern Stael 20 assert their nights,
md TO avoid tie gliesnnces which they dicndcd' aud
Of protecting agaiusl tie revolution Of Noyenbetsle
node by which they proposed 20 escape from me con-
eeurCcet OF y Ut revolution upon themselves. Here
were, 10 doubt other remedies open 10 them. SnI'
r0se they had determined 10 resort 10 every Inrli.
n ntaiy stratagcm to cut oil supple lhey could
bi We done 70 coD,ulu.oualy, AMI their adoption OF
n il remedy would be destructive to The Government
itLou supplies The Government could not have eX-
ired. But tho South did not resort ~ this remedy
Another remedy, within the Constitution wasa reVok-
ton between The Satesa restriction OF oil intcrcourso
"A lttticton of Trade This would have boon equally
a flt.l
ate been he withdrawal of all the Southern repre-
Ftniatiyes from both branches OF Congress ti.ld
:, ~ for want of constitutional quorum, me eieci3"
OF PFC, den would haze been rendered cons'itutiolly
impossil IT,. A fourth remedy would have been Tor tho
Southern Safes 10 have occupied by emigration sucl
portions Of the Territories ~ they might have thought
most suitable for their occupation id most he'etsy 10
n iT intort sts and projected there thor properly ny
force of afms. TITS wOnld be fighting Wilma the
Upion, and having possession II would bca legitimate
remedy Ard set IL would DO fatal 20 the Government
Til ccurro u igEt hfye been lees exccp,ionable and
less likely to lead 70 civil var, and one which has
bCeu heretofore resOrted 10 by people dcternihed "
effect revolution in the form and character OF gov
eminent. Now, il was question for consideration
whether the preipi;H,e action If South Carolina had
not changed the original character OF the secession
moyoment, and was yetto be seen VINE ho ny
tl IL interference with the forts and arsenals navy
ynrds houses, and other property VI the Con-
fec ordcy hoy Lave not committed fatal error III the
d. eloquent Of their policy, and whether they nav"
not then selves refoited 10 tat specie Oh 'or' | co
ercion which they had so wisely ana properly depre
Gated in defopse OF their first strictly occasion proceed
inps | had never entered into tie minds oil Tue
franers of the Constitution that the Federal Govern
nent, through any of it, instruments, should employ
force to compel The action OF any sovereign stale.
Force brought to bear by tho Federal Govennent
upon tho seeding States would result IN an appeal Tor
aid and protection and alliance with any Power That
might le found willing 10 Join the weaker sidei and
lien they would SEQ armies and nayies transported to
their shores ard foreign Powers would be made arb
ters of tire destiny of the United States
that The Inevitable rert Of foreign inerferelce was
the subyerion Of the peoplo esGng uron their hid.