The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-31

of their rights by either ? majority or minority.
>--Mr. HINDMAN, of Arkansas, rose to a
question of order. He had heard the gentlemen
use the words apostate americans. He wished to
know if the Chair would allow any such epithets to
be applied to States in these times when they have
considered that the period has come for dissou-
ton? Is the name of "apostate americans" to be
applied to those who were only asserting their
rights ?-The SPEAKER hoped that gentlemen
would regulate the course of argument in refer
ence to the questions before the House, for unless
gentleman INDUCED in personalities that made his
remarks particular, the Speaker had no power to
call him to order.-Mr. HINDMAN hoped the
gentleman from New York would qualify his re
marks as he made them, or he would
make the objections from time to time-
Mr.. CASE, of Indiana, objected to any inter
ruption, or he would insist upon its coming out of
the gentleman's time.--Mr. GROW asked if this
House was not place for free speech. MIR.
CoNkLlNG continuing said that all this trouble
had been brought about by desperate, designing,
unholy and pitful ambition, whose votaries had
been disappointed in trying to rise to the pinnacle
OF fame. These fires of dsunon had been sleeping
like the passions in nfancy's breast Throughout the
seeding States for years, and had at last broken
| out, the ultimate final of struggle for sectional
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and political power. He said that
| the President had power to have stopped these
| disturbances, and nipped them in the bud,
| but he had allowed the power to be
snacbed from his neryeless grasp, and had
! given full swav to secession and rebellion.-He,
| speaking for himsefa and his people, would make
compromise, not come to any terms of conces
sion. He would not support the Crittenden pro
| positions, nor vote for any measure which would
perpetuate or sanction slavery anywhere where
| Gods sun shines.-A message was received from
the President signifying his approval of the bill
admitting Kansas into the Unon.-Mr. GROW
elect of the State of Kansas, who took the oath o
offce.-Mr. STEVENSON, of Kentucky, ad
dressed the House. He came from a border State
one which had always been loyal to the Constu
tin md nf hnr Cor
but she whould have her equality of rights
She had lost more than $4,000 In slave property
and when she had made requisition on the sister
State of Ohio, she had refused redress. WHY
could not compromise and concession be made
Why did the North not accept the propositions o
the Senator from Kentucky Mr.. Crittenden), whit
be Id out an olive branch of peace? The people o
Kentucky were anxious for safety in the Union
but she must have her rights, and would resist an
attempt to strike down State rights, and spurne
the idea OF preserving the Union at the point o
the floor. He advocated conciliation peace AM
compromise, but denied all right of secession.-
MIR. ADAMS, of Massachusetts,, rose to address tn
House, but yielded to Mr.. E. Joy Morris, of Pa
MI: MA1NARD said he had endeavored for som
weeks to get the floor, and had been totally unabl
to do so; and knowing that the floor was farme
out to members, he had made application to tn
Speaker to give him the floor, but he had not don
so according to prOmise.-Mr. LOGAN wante
to know how long it would be before he got tn
floor, provided he acted decenty and was respect
full to the Speaker. He and others had obtained
rightfuly, but others had been recognized, and h
denounced this principle infamous, detestabl
and damnable, and not to be tolerated in any d.
liberia tive body, and he wanted it known that sue
perhdy was practised in this House to the perve
sion OF all principles of Parliamentary rule.-M
MORRIS was for concession and compromise. Il
, would do anything to the Union which WIS
honorable and right He would vote for the Cri
tenden PROPOSITIONS and for the report of the Con
mlttee OF Thirty three.-After the conclusion
his remarks, the House adjourned.