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ommit acts which could not have been com.

commit acts which could not have been COM
read an account of the massacre Of Union |
troops at Guyandot, Va, in November, 1861,
where men and women aided in killing the
Union troops. But the Senator from Virginia
says that, if We pass this bill, We shall IRE the
Southern heart. Sir, the hearts Of those en-
fires Of he'll. They move forward with a ma-
Lightly such as never filed the hearts Of men
before. There is no way to meet them but to
crush them out in the storm Of battle, and
that, sir. is what we Northern men propose to
do Mr.. ". then referred to the speech Of the
opposed this bill and said, il it passed, be
should feel himself called upon to sub
nit to the people Of Maryland whether
the Government is Keeping its pledges
with them. This sounded Ike the threats
that used to be heard in this chamber, ana
if the Senator meant to submit the question
Of obedience to his State, 1t was simply the old
doctrine Of secession, and no better than trea-
son. And the Senator from Kentucky {atr.
DavlE) has been Fery Jealous in his opposition
to this bill, and think in bis zeal he has gone
far beyond what in bis cooler moments he
very is more offensive in manner and argu~
ment than have listened to upon this floor, if
perhaps We except the foolish fulminations Of
the crazy Wigfall. The Senator from
Kentucky contends that the national
right Of property in the slave is inst
as in the case Of a hog or horse or piece ofland
fME. ". quoted from Dayis's speeeh.] It
seems as if the Senator WAS anxious to go out
Of the record to find some way Of assai1ing the
free sentiments Of the North, and to excite the
prejudiccE Of bis people against those who are
now there shoulder 10 Shoulder with them in
defending their soil against the vile traitors
who would hare betrayed that noble State in
to the hands Of its enemies, and thousands Of
the best and noblest young men Of the North
hare enriched the soil of Kentucky with
their blood, and laid down their bodies to
rest forever beneath its soil. It seems as il
in his hatred Of the free sentiments Of
the North, he was willing to arouse all the
malignant passions Of his own ople in order
to break the bonds Of sympathy which now ex-
ist. And the Senator does not stop with this bill
In his violent speeches he has seen it to rake
ton which has been introduced, and he goes
still further and assumes to decide upon what
the dominant party intends to do in the future.
Mr.. ". quoted from Mr. DaFi6's speech in
ISL slaTery in ali the States.] Sir, what right
has that Senator to talk thus to NE and North
ern Senators On tllis floor: WHIST right has he
to assume what We intend to do, and taunt
US for it, I apprchcnd that when
the proper hour arrives, the Republicans Of
this body will be frank enough to say what
t1ley mean to do, and not leave it to the Hon
Seuator to conjecture and tell what we are
| about to do. The Senator the other day, in
opposition to this bill and speaking Of the evils
! it would bring about, read us the case Of q
| lady in this city who owned some s1ayes whom
she hired out for the aggregate sun Of about
| 5000. 7 have been informed by gentleman
| Of undoubted rcspectability that the same lady
| is q violent secessionist. re.ard this meas
ure as e1ninently Just, Christian, and humane
| and tending to rear up here a loyal population
and to exclude treason. And for these rea
sons hope it Will pass.
Mr.. Henderson (Cn-, Mo-) said he felt dis
posed to vote for the resolution There was
strong objection to it in the Border States
| and they believed that this was an attempt Il
abolish slavery in those States, and then in tht
other States. He {Henderson} Was sure thefs
] was no such intention on the part Of the Pres
ident, and he thought there was no such in
tention on the part Of the members OF thi:
Senate. Although slavery Was the cause o
| the rebellion, yet there were other Interests
in the State Of Missouri The people in tha
State (MissourD were far more deeply inter
ested in having the Mississippi river kept ope,
to its mouth. He {Henderson) had opposes
also opposed the bill for the abolition Of slave
~ in the District Of Columbia, not because
considered it unconstitutional, but be
cause it was not expedient to hrin:
the subject up for discussion. The Sout
had been annually frightened by some stor,
OF an abolition monster, get if Congres
should abolish the petty amount Of slavery il
the district Of Columbia lie did not heliey
his State would seccde But he {Hender:on
hoped that if Senators determined to do thi
thing, they ecou1d be quick, OF the great State c
Delaware, getting q peep behind the curtai
the faw slaves size llas--a1ready nearly free
might 90 South for tile constitutional rights
where certainly her constitutional rights VII
be preserved in full force This was lit a
the speech made By Salisbury Who threatene
that Delaware would scccde If her l,eO0 slave
tueky are getting excited, and the Senator
from Virginia and Maryland are getting SD:
picious Of some dreadful thing to happe1
He (Hcnderson} had been opposed to th
bill for the cultivation Of the cotton land:
though be supposed it harmless, for tie re<
! son that it might have a bad effect upon th
Border States. Yet, if the statement is tru
that slavery should be the cornerstone Of ii
| Government, he {Hcnderson} was willing
fight to the last, with the North, against an
such Government. Nothing would Tempt Lii
| to rai:e lis hand against the Government. a
the revolution he wanted Was the ballot boz
He did not think that there were fifty thot1
ard slayes left in Missouri, as large number
Of them had been taken South. The peopl
in that State had lost property equal in valr
| 10 tHc WQOlc amount OF HeT Si1TeS. At tt
commencement Of the war he regarded tt
Presidents Message not rs a threat, hut as
prophecy, which he felt would be fulfille
every where if the war continued. He w
perfectly willing that the proposition shou]
60 10 the people Of his State, and the matt'
| be left entirely to the States. Niucty-six day
Of the war expenses would have paid for a
the slaves in Missouri, Kentucky, Afary1an'
Delaware, and the District Of Columbia; ar
the expenses Of the war for two years Will p5
for all the slarcs in thecountry. H rcgarde
this as change from the wrangling Of form
fion to the cool Judgment Of those intrustt
. | With the filturc nrosperitY Of the nation