Year: 1859

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prominent recommendations in Helpers
Book, strongly condemning those who
signed the circular, and insisting that il they
were carried out the Union could not exist /;
don't put brother against brother, father
against son; don't destroy the conservati. e
sentiment Of country.


Mr.. Gillmer offered substitute FOR
Clark's resolution, looking to the union
of national and conservative men on the
declaration heretofore made by Wings and
Democrats against the further agitation of
slavery.


Mr.. Curtis moved the previous question.


Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, moved to lay
the whole subject on tie table. Negative
by tie vote.


The House adjourned without ballot
or any action on Clark's resolution.


SENATE.-Mr. Truinbull said-Let this
investigation be impartial and thorough.
The effect ON the country would be most
salutary, and had similar investigation
been instituted when similar transaction
occurred in 1856, it would have been bet
ter. The arsenal at Liberty, Mo-, was then
broken into aud the public property taken
away. He briefly recapitulated the facts
of that occurrence as stated by Capt.
Leonard, in charge there. That, however,
was for the purpose of forcing slavery into
Kansas, while at Harper's Ferry the effort
was to abolish slavery.


He then offered an amendment to the
resolution, extending the inquiry to the for
mer case.


Mr.. Mason said that he would not stand
in the way of the inquiry suggested, but
the very document read contained all the
facts officially set forth. He said that the
Committee could not examine both at
once, and therefore time and money would
be lost by adopting the amendment.


He wanted to know whence resources
were derived for the Harper's Ferry inva-
sion; who supplied the money, munitions
and counsel? Congress could not act on
the subject without official information, and
if it should turn out that Congress had no
power to prevent such transactions, it is
the duty not of the Southern States alone,
bat of all States TO take proper measures
for their protection.


He alluded to the remarks of Mr.. Trum-
bull respecting the shrieking from Kansas
not being heard in Virginia by saving that
no shrieks would be heard from Virginia,
happen what may in their political rela-
tions with others. He did not know what
mans political education could be to lead
him to use such expressions in reference to
the recent events.


Mr.. Trumbull answered that nothing
the Senator could say could get him to
speak disrespectfully of Virginia or any
other State of the Union. He spoke the
term shrieks as used iE regard to the peo-
pie of Kansas, but not with the view of
casting ridicule OH any portion of the coun-
try.


Mr.. Mason's impression was that the
term came from the political associations of
Mr.. Trumbull. At first it was shriehs for
Freedom.


Mr. Hale followed, denouncing the Su
preme Court of the United States, and de-
fined his position generally in regard TO
the Slavery question.


Mr.. Hunter expressed surprise at the
manner this resolution had been received.
1t was proper in itself and made eminent
ly necessary by circumstances of recent
occurrence. The south was not so much
startled by the foray of Brown aud his few
followers, but at the sympathy openly ex-
pressed in the North for him, and at the
apparent indifference to the great mass at
the North at such manifestations of SYM
pathy.


The Senator from Illinois proposes to
turn the matter into party issue. Does
he suppose the South regard the peace and
safety Of the community as party mat
teri They are loath to believe such things
can be treated with indifference by those
bound to them by the ties of the common
government. But if such is the case, it is
time they were made aware oft upon such
occasions as this, which has no parallel in
the history of our country.


The levity displayed by the Senator
from New Hampshire is like the laugh of
an inebribate at the bed of death. The
South can take care of themselves if no
remedy can be found in the General Gov
enrnment. Let the South know this so
that they eau take action in this Union to
be used only to stay the arms of the :