Year: 1859

ston Of feeling, and this simple resolution canno
pass without being smothered by party issues, lie


us know il at once.


Mr.. Davis said one gratifying fact was the dis
tnctness with which Senators disa vowed all con
necton with or sympathy for the mad fellow Brown
! Mr.. Green remarked that the purpose for which
arms were taken at Liberty not to force SLAYER,
into Kansas not TO subvert the Government or law
of the United States; but to resist the unlawful
acts of the Emigrant's Aid Society which had pre-
vented the execution of the laws of the Territory
although an unlawful act II was for good purpos,
and in order TO support law and order. The truth
ought to 60 in connection with this matter and moi
let II be supposed itwas arneious act like that n
Harpers Ferry. The affair demands the interposi.
ton of the Federal Government While the scenes
in Kansas whether right or wrong, have passed by
those acts recorded for posterity to judge and
let them remain undisturbed. .r + sl .-


Mr. Crittenden thought the amendment would do
no harm and would only occupy n few days more
time. He hoped IL would he adopted. a


Mr.. Wilson should vote for the resolution and the
amendment. When the intelligence first reached
the North it regarded as merely strike Of
working men. On learning its real character, il
was received, almost unanimously with dissappro-
bation and regret; but elections were pending in
New York and New Jersey, and one or two leading
papers in New York, for the purpose of affecting
these elections made The most violent false, and in
famous charges against public men and the masses
of the people in the free States. This excited uni
versal Indignation. There was not one man in a
thousand Of the people of the free States who ever
dreamed Of such foray or knew anything Of it.
lie spent two or three weeks in New y York and New
Jersey previous to the election, and everywhere
heard regret and condemnation of that movement.
He never saw man who did not regret that the
leader in the invasion, by his conduct and language
had excited the sympathy and admiration of all
men. He is regarded as sincere although fanatic.
He violated law under the conviction that he was
doing right, and was willing to take the consequent
ces, but the present Governor of Virginia, by his
mode of dealing with this question: by his evident
attempt to make political capital and get up need
less clamor, has excited feeling Of derision and
contempt among the masses of the North. To this
cause is to be attributed the sympathy manifested
for Brown, more than any other source whatever.
Had he dealt wiih this question as discreet magis
trate, and not made an outrageous and infamous at
tempt to impcate innocent men for partisan pur
poses, what is witnessed to-day would never have
taken place. He concluded by hoping the investi-
CATION would be thorough, whosoeyer may be i'm
plcated Let them take the consequences.


Mr.. Clark spoke in favor of the resolution and
amendment, and after further debate the Senate
adjourned without taking vote.


p House-The House met at noon. veg


Mr.. Clark's resolution being under consideration
Mr.. Crawford made an Intellectual motion to submit
resolution for the adoption of the one hour rule
it being evident that after Mr.. Clark concluded his
remarks reply will be expected from the other side
that'it would be remembered in the Thirty-sixth
Congress one gentleman occupied the floor for two
days. and hence his proposition.


A resolution adopted that the daily hour Of
meeting be IL oclOck.


Mr.. Clark caused to be read the list of those who
recommended the circulation of Mr.. Helpers book
and also the circular itself strongly rcprobative of
slavery. Mr. Clark briefly reviewed the prominent
recommendations in Helpers book, strongly con-
demning those persons who signed the circular, and
insisting that if these views We're carried out the
Union could not exist and said don't put brother
against brother father against son; don't destroy
the conservative sentiment of the country.


Mr.. Gilmer offered substitute for Mr.. Clark's
resolution looking to the union of the national con-
servatiye men, on the basis Of the declaration here
toforc made by Wings and Democrats against the
agitation of the slavery question.


Mr.. Curtis moved the previous question.


Mr.. Washburn G Illinois moved TO lay the whole
subject on the table. Negatived by a tie vote.


The House adjourned without ballot or any ac-
ton on Mr. Clark's resolution.