The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1859, Page 1

THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Exciting Debates in Both Houses on the Impending Crisis. The Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans Defining Their Positions. Another Unsuccessfal Ballot for Speaker of the House. Important Decision of the Post-~ master General. Yoeendiary Newspapers afd Documents Inter- dicted at the South, Meeting of the National Democratic ‘Committee. ‘The Chariesten Cenvention to Be Held en the 284 of April, Bary Reo Our Special Washington Despatch. ‘Wasninaron, Bec. 7, 2659. @ROMON OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL RESFROTING THE CIR @ULATION OF INCMMPIARY PUBLICATIONS AT THE SOUTH. - ‘The Postmaster @Mberal baz received a letter from the Poetmaster of Falls Church, Virginia, in which, after re- Serring te the opinion of the Attorney General of Virginia, sestaining the constitutionality of the siatuio of that Stato, @enounving under heavy penalties the circulation of books, newspapers, pamphlets, &c., tending to oxcite the slave pepulation to insurrection, he asks to be instructed as to is duty im reference to auch documents, should they be received through the mails for distribution at the affice of ‘which he has charge” ‘'Mhe following is the opinion of the Attorney General of cote “pm ISN, Now, 28, 160. tothe ofosi othe lw of Virginie upon the dutribaton of mal mater when i an Lh ct notes oo. S pees atenins faveetin a yereun 7 arpkat office ta ‘Virginia. What is the duty of the Postmaster in the ia. (Code of Va, chap: 198, sec, 24,) Pine law of Viry to such as or of masters in in the mail, shall in: Bee ‘The State law is entirely constituti not, ly considered, conflict with the Federal authority ibe ‘of Post offices and Post roads. This Federal to transmit and carry mail does net carry [with it the power to publish or to circulate. ‘This last isa Btate power, and absolutely te be maintained as a security to its citizens and to their if the States had surrendered this wwer, it , in these it particulars, have been fe age ; e subject, is for her decision alone, and no one can it, sovereign right to make it closes the to cavil and objection. ie tree the Postmaster is an officer of the federal gov- true he is a citizen of the State. i! cele atllnee erat iy se beetlaprag geeg BEB gieepeegaz giseerEe es briPerse i i Ihave no hesitation in that any law of Congress, Sanpairing directly or sndirestiy this reseved right of the Btate is ‘unconstitutional, ‘and that the penalty aoe State Jaw woul imposed upon & Postmaster of against protein plead his duty to obey such uncon- If there be a conflict, therefore, between the postal ro- ulations of Congress avid this law of Virginia, itis because former have transcended their true tional exempt from the penalty ef the State law a Mai pero ‘any obligation to i at duties of a federal office, which are made to invade the reserved jurisdiction of the State in- matters involving her safety and her peace. It is eminently important that the provisions of the law jn question should be rigidly adhered to by all the Post- mesters in the State, and that the justices to whose notice the matter may be brought, should firmly execute the jaw wines, FS Tigo case Lape rt fee for their de- cision, respect, your obedient servant, J. B. TUCKER. ‘To the letter of inquiry from the Postunaster of Falls Church the Postmaster General replied as follows:— Post Orvice Dzparrurnt, Deo. 5, 1859. Sm—I am in receipt of your letter of the 2d instant, in hich, after referring to tho opinion of the Attorney Gene- sustaining the constitutional i ‘or printed, sy beg or eter pa ey Cpe te pt rege mes Solornake it ly circulate M4 ywepaper, with the ‘Intent ‘to prevent the arrival and Ive of the same to tho rEOn OF such letter, paci , Pau. ‘phiet or ne r mony be addressed or di in the ‘usual course of transportation of the mail the route, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not ex, five hundred dollars, and imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months, and shall moreover be forever thereafter incapable of holding the office of post- in the United States.”” question thus presented was fully decided by At- General Cushing in the case of the Yazoo City » (Opinions of Attorney Generals, vol. 8, 489.) ‘He thoro hold that a statute of Mississippi, in all respects analagous to that of Virginia as cited, was not incon: wist-nt with the act of Congross quoted, prescribing the Guties of postmasters in regard to ban phtwe a ‘that the latter ag citizens, were bound to wens hence to sich State Jaws. You are referred to junfinous discussion of the oaso for the arguments ‘Urged by that distinguished oiviinn in support of the , fonolvsion at which he arrived. Tho Jurgment thus pro- nounced : eon cheerfully acqui in by this Depart- ‘ment, and is now id aS One Of the guides of its ad- ministration. The authority of Virginia to enact. such a Jaw reste upon that right of self.preservation which be- fongs to every government and poople, and which has never been surrendered, nor indeed can it be... One the ‘delivery of mail of the most solemn constitutional ob: imy on the federal government 1s that of ing the States Against “insurrection” and “domostic violenoa™™ oF eourse, none of ite instrumentalties con bo lawfall employed in inciting, even tm the remotest de. gree, to this very crime, which involves in ite train all others, and with the aupprossion which it is specially charged. You the responsibilities ri and as a citizen, dete newspapers, &c., received by y the Mciedarme: er doseribed in the statute; and if you believe n you are not anly nok obliged to deliver them to those to whom th ro addrenseal, but mare empowered and re your dnty to the te of which you are o, to dispose of them in nirict conformity to the provisions of the taw referred. to. The poople of Viryinia may not only forbid ihe introductio thon, tine ae oo nee evening. All the States were represented except Mar Jand, Georgia, Alabama and California. After a brief interchange ef opinion, Mo ‘nv of April, was fixed for the time of the meet. printing and publication of documents, &c., consisting of the following:—O. L. Vallandegham, of Ohio, Chairman; C. J. Faulkner, of Virginia; John Gochrane, of New York; John A. Logan, of Ilineis; Wm. Bigler, of Pennsylvania; ‘Wm. Barkedale, of Missiesippi; Miles Taylor, of Louisiana, and W. H. English, of Indiana, On motion of Mr. Vania, of New Jersey, the Chairman and Secreraries were authorized to procure a suitable hall ‘at Charleston, to hold the convention, and to issue tickets ef admission to the delegates to sald convention, duly ap- rapgemento as may be necessary for the assembling and Delding of such convention. ’ * A reselution was adopted with a view, if possible, to correct the telegraphic misrepresentations concerning the interests of the democratic party. ‘The Convention then adjourned sine dic. ‘THR APRAKERGHIP. ‘The storm of yesterday in the House considerably sub- sided to-day. The democrats are determined to ventilate thoroughly the Helper book and the complicity of North ern members with its treason before Sherman or any other man who endorses it can be elected Speaker. ‘The democrats aré resolved also to drive the South Americans into some definite position. Thoy will not let them skulk and dodge afier the manner Gilmer wanted to do under his subetitate resolution. This is the pro- gramme laid dewn by an understanding among the demo- crats, The prospect is therefore of a prolonged contest. It is conceded now that Sherman cannot be elected un- der the majority rule. It is probable that finally tho pluralfty rule may be accepted. It is thought by Senators that the Senate will continue the debate on Mason’s Harper’s Ferry reaolution two days longer. ‘THE ANNUAL REPORTS. No executive communications have yet been made by the President to the Senate. EXFECT OF FERNANDO WOOD'S TRIUMPH. ‘There is great rejoicing here ‘at Fernando Wood’s tri- umph over republicaniam and the corrupt Tammany fac- tion. Several of the leading Tammany men have arrived in Washington, and look quite chopfalien. Their republi- can affiliations have disgusted the administration, and some of them who are officeholders may look out for the suspended axe. THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. FIRS? SESSION. Bemate. ‘Wasumortor, Dec. 7, 3659. ‘Ths Cua presented a report from the Secretary of the Senate, showing the progress made in the printing of American State papers. Mr. Cray, (dem.) of Ala., gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to repeal the fishing bounties act. Mr. Powsut, (dem.) of Ky., gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to abolish the franking privilege, ‘THE HARPER'S FERRY INVASION. ‘Mr. Mason’s resolution was taken up. Mr. Snaxons, (rep.) of R. I., favored the amendment, thinking one inquiry equally neceszary with the other, if legislation were required to prevent similar outrages. Wo are too apt to overlook lawless acts. He deprecated any attempt to render one political party responsible for such outrages, and denied that any general sympathy had been excited in the North for Brown or his movements. Brown’s conduct wag unaccountable. In his crime there was not ome quality to redeem it from utter detestation. Still, he was a brave man. It was the duty of the general government ‘to extend protection to all parts of the Union, and there was no question about its power todo so, Still the attempts to implicate parties without proof was a very dangerous proceeding, and one not calculated to produce quiet im the minds of the poo- ple. ‘Mr. Matrony, (dem.) of Fia., said since this resolution has been shorn of all its moral effect by the covert oppo- sition it bad received, he was quite indifferent whether it passed or not. The cause of Virginia is the cause of the South; they are proud of the high tone she has taken in this matter, and expect to stand by her. Ho was not sur- prised that Senators denied a knowledge of Brown’s plans— he expected mo less of them—but the sympathy uniyersally expressed in the North showed that the “irrepressible conflict” had indeed commenced. He referred to Helper’s book in seyere condemnation, and said that two endorsers of that book were candidates for Speaker of the House. The only safety for the country ‘was to be found in the democratic party. Mr. Iverson, (dem.) of Ga., desired to call the attention of Senator Wilson, who yesterday disclaimed that the Diack republican party had any sympathy with Brown j, and his acts, to the proceedings of the Legisiature of Massa- chusetts on the 2d of December. Upon the motion to adjourn the vote stood eight to eleven. He did not know how they were classed, but he would venture the asser- tion that shore was not a solitary republican who voted in the negative, or rather that there wasnot a democrat who ‘voted in the affirmative. There were twenty absentecs, and he took it for granted they shirked the question, doubtless because ashamed to place lvea upon re- cord. In the House of Represen all the mem- bers who took part in the debate, b@] @vo of them de- nounced the proceedings of Brown, and they were members of the democratic party; and yet that Senator ‘said there was no sympathy for Brown. But they hada meeting in Tremont Temple on the Friday night sugceed- ing, when that large hall was filled to overflowing, and in the remarks made by members of the Legislature, not only was sympathy expressed for Brown and his acts, but the most ribald sentiments against the South and hor in- stitutions were uttered and encored to the skies. They (the republicans) disavowed such sentiments, and yet voted for men who uttered such sentiments, and were to- day attempting to elect as Speaker a man who endorsed the most treasonable sentiments ever uttered. Did their dis- claimersspeak truth? They were not worth the paper upon which they were printed. If he could bring forward ali the republican papers which haa expressed sympathy he could pile up a mass of testimony as high as the skies to show them the deep sympathy of the Northern peopie in the fate and conduct of Brown. When he said yesterday that too many Southern democrats sympathized with the republican party, he did not intend to include the whole party, for he was satisfied there were as true men there as Hved on the earth. But had not their strength been frittered away by going over to the republican party ‘until they were now in a minority? They had some nomi- nal friends in the ranks of the Southern democratic party, but he belicved the greater portion were as rot- ten as the black republican party. What difference was there between Judge Douglas and those who agree with him and the Senator from Massachusetts, who ig the very personification of republicanism? There were acme good’ and true men among the republicans; but why had not they expressed thomselves in public demonstrations in denuneiation of Brown? Why had not thoy rison yp in their might, all over the country, aud expressed spmpa- thy with Virginia in this inroad upon her rights? Taey wero afraid to do it, because they would die a political death. The republicans evinced their sympathy by Dringigg Sherman, who endorsed sentiments more infa- Mmour; than Frown ever expressed, out for Speaker of the Hoare. It was truo he had taken occasion to disavow ®@ay knowledge of what Helper’s pamphlet was when he ‘signed ityg but this was adding insult to injury. He had committed a crime against the constitutional righta of {he people of tho country, for which Browh was executed on the gallows, and which hould hang every man who approved and ordoraod it; und yet this man was brought forward for the third of. fico in the gift of the American people. This course which tho republican party was pursuing warned South ern people of their danger. ‘Thay stood on the brink of a volcano, and unless they took time by the forelock, ‘a rT r + ’ oe nersceeemene nae MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,\ 1859, bWYORK HERALD: THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. einai ate other side disclaimed sympathy for Brown they pro- feared not to interfere with alavery, yet they endea- yored by every means im their power to the Speakership & ms. who endorsed ments. The very moment thy elected man, and he su))ose’ they would, for for granted they woulg Bud traitors enough in Northern nocracy, at least in the anti- moeracy to do%—If he had contre} of the Southern isembers they would every one of them walk ontof)) ball, leave the Capitol, consult their constita- ents, aud never enter again unti) they did so by their'ad- viee. He would counsel his constituents instantly to dis- Solve al) political ties with a people who thus trample. ‘pon us. What was the Union worth when the rights and equality of the States were set at naught? He would dis- but when they electel a man who approved of these treasonablo sei approved of inciting the slaves to cut the throats )f their masters, thus show- ing that they approved of th sentiments, then he would say it was an insult he not brook, and which no honorable man would. My. Haxz, (rep.) of N. H., did ‘meant to state what he did not bell Mr. Puan, (dem.) of Ohio, calle order. The proceedings of the Ho cussed, and it was time for the deb book of reference, but had never ments in it, and bad heard them disay the Senator would find he was taken Mr. Iverson gaid he had the New Yo thority. He would not refer to tho p House, but would say that, upon a certd) ong since a gentleman introduced a rerolu@n the fact that men who would endorse that fit to be Speaker of the House. Mr, Have thought that was not in it, should produce the book. was stated in a letter by Mr. Blair that Sherman} not knowing what was in jt. Nearly two years aga} decessor had occasion to speak of this man publication, Mr, Biggs had then taken occasion been convicted of stealing. He next had an alta with one ot his colleagues in the House, and e Akwew the cause of it. It was as notorioug as an which had occurred in Congressionai history. body therefore would admit that ifthis man, Shergoan did not know he was an abolits he kne was a thief. He would venture there was not a single man|who state he knew of this charge: He never h contradicted. There never was any' more terous than for a man to attempt to ‘& respongib of this kind. \ Mr. Feasenvmy (rep.), of Me., said it him much better to have taken the q ginal resdution without one word of, early investigation, ,ponfident, as he was, tha if such an invertigation was it must result in showing upon bow ‘light a foun: all this foul calumny had"been heapet up. But be was somewhat at a loss to imagine exactly what) object was desired to be accompighed. He understood the Senator from Virginia to aver\that their desire was to see whether in other yaris of the country persons have been directly o-indirectly connected with it. He should like to have it lone. He would be glad to see who had been engaged in giving money, counsel or advice; Ho was gratified wits the tone in which the honorable Senator in: troduced the ‘egolution, and by the tone in which his col- league followd it up. But some. things had occurred since which lechim to doubt whether in reality there ‘was not somewhere a design beyond all this, and which had no reference'o the punishment of crime, but to gain- Ing & political adyzatago over political adversaries. Mr. Masox—I wiihito say to that Senator that the reso- lution which I inreduced had never been seen or read by any Seniidf except my colleague, and that My purpose to introuige it was not known. Mr, Feseenney liad .@doubt that was all true, and he imputed nothing t the: ir, but he said the toneof the him to doubt wi r ‘was not a desire that this matter should be fc }» not #0 much to allay public excitement as to and let the country tafe care of iteelf. What there been for all de- nunciation of the everywhere, af every man connected with if"\ Wigt occasion had thefe been of taking him at his word, not only to him but to all of embarrass this proceeding. He the reason to complain, Not satisfied wi now desire to find out the public feeling public feeling of the North could be: by send: ing records, and piling up newspapers, ad showing that public meetings in the North expressed ympathy with Brown? Let him enter his protest. Gedlemen would Know nothing of the North by such mens, and know Jess if they piled up Northern Rewpapers, and especially democratic newspapers, as as the op the Capitol, because it was thd business of hat class of papers to misrepresent their people. His friend from Virginia know very well tit two states of society were exceedingly different. In the}North they allowed everybody to hold public moctings ‘wanted to, and could get money enough to hire a ‘The people made these public meetings places of t, ‘and they were not in the habit of ini with the” expression of opinion by anybdly, ‘Thoy could hardly understand what was th ®ension of so. much alarm, They believed SAR would strengthen Wirginia or any o} ‘The men had been conquered, and the ‘Portion Killed, the slaves did not rise, but proved th Voyaity, ‘and there was no danger. There were no grounds for apprehension; but instead of this ing the hands of the South, ft seemed they w pointed. That id bad not been extended. Mr. Iverson aid not have any reference to want of He paid none of the parties at the North had givens pay, lic Gemonstration of sympathy with Virginia. wonld bave regarded this proffer of aid as an fnsnis, Mr. ¥essexpey stated that complaints had deen, ‘made in somo papers that Pennsylvania apg Ohio had bad not offered auocor, It was s hirsh rule to apply t swhole people the acts oba few men. There seemed to be a diyposition to fad sony point upom which to bang an attack upon the people ol the free States, in spite of all their disqlaimers, in spite of everything. Jt wae said in their papers, and he said, they could not find a republican newspaper in the free North who, in view @f the persona) qualities exhibited by Brown, think less of the crime because of the man who committed it; but that was too trifling a matter for him to argue here. Gentlemen persisted in hanging an argumont puon tbat. Itenly satiafod him of the disposition of Sena- tore from the beginning to avail (hemsolvos of the effec for the purpote of breaking down a political organisation rather than for the purpose of allaying excitement. Wha bad been the course of the North? He did not spoak o Dimeelf. When any gentleman asked him if be had any complicity with Brown, or any knowledge of his inten- tions, he could make no reply to a qnestion like that. He was a Senator of the United States, sworn to support the constitution, and when a man asked him in bis place, or ut of it, whether he abetted murder and treason, and a violent seigure of the property of the United States by armed men, resulting in the killing of others, he made no reply, and did not stand to apologize or dlwclaim any such tbing. Suppose he asked the bonorable Senator from Vir- ginia whether ‘he had any complicity in taking slaves from the coast of Africa contrary to the laws of the ‘United States, and selling them, do you believe the Sena- tor would reply? Ho would not dare insult the Senator in that mamer, because he would not dare ingult any man im that manper wilfully and deliberately; and yet that was the inquiry designed and deliverately addressed to dim. What inference coula they draw except it was de- signed deliberately to charge complicity with all these crimes upon every man belonging to the republican party. He represented the public sentiment of his State, and ho had not met the first man of any | party or sect who had not denounced the act of degree and deserving of death; and this he ventured to assert was the almost universal sentiment of the people of the free States. He made these remarks to show he was not to be put upon the defensive about ths matter. He bad never withbeld his opinions, and ifthe gentlemen would persist in saying they had no confidemte in the r¢é- publicans, and that they are responsible for it iaming the minds of the people, be would yot, stand then to sAefend bimself or those with whom he acted. He oly told Senators that the people of the North knew what they felt, and would not be driven from any constitutional or rightfu) purpose they have in view by the misropresont- ing of their views in reference (0 this matter. Nothing was to be gained by They were not to be put upox the defensive, They were not responsible, and did not mean to admit themtelves so. They stood as clear and pure with reference ip this matter as the most ultra Southern man, ‘Mr, Buows, (dom.) of Miss., Bila when Senators disa- vow these thihgs he would not stand up. before his peers and charge them with deliberate falsehood, but the events transpiring in the North were calculated to produce a very different impression upon the Southern mind. Is it usual for notorious malefactors, robbers and traitors to haye sympathy expressed for them by the leading jour- nals of the North? Suppose that John Brown, instead of engaging in ® foray against slavery, had made a similar foray into Massachusetts with the view of overturning the government of the State, would the Tribune, Boening Post and other republican journals have then expressed sympathy for htm as they have done? Would New England clergymen have called their congregations together in prayer mectisigs for the soul of such a man? Suppose an expedition had been ‘ited out in Virginia or Carolina to capture the Armory in Springfield, and hold it with the avowed object of plant- ing slavery ‘m Maseachusetto—would they be likely to have demonstrations of sympathy in the South like those lately ooourring in the North? If it ie not true that sym- pethy a1 generally felt for Brown, let the republicans call general meetings and disavow it. ‘Mr. Caanpiae, (rep.) of Mich., would at.a fature time discus the “‘ irrepressible conflict,” and show that for the Jast three thousand years there had been no cessation of that conftict. ‘He ‘was in favor of this resolution for rea- ns different from those stated by others. “This has been first execution for treason iff the United States, aud he Panted it to go forth as warning to all traitors overy- re, no matter whether Garrison abolitionists, or the Governors who decjare that under certain con- tins they will raise their hands against the constitu- tion ind the Union. Let all traitors hang. Threats have been made for thirty years that, in certain events, this Union\would be dissolved. It is no small matter to dis solve the Union. It means bloody revolution, or it means ahalter. It means asuccessful overturning of this gov- ernment, or it means the fate of John Brown. Abolitionists, as a class, are non-resistants. Where did Brown re- ceive hig education in scenes of, violence? That edu- cation cannot be charged upon the republican party. If any political party was responsible for tho action of Brown, it is the democratic party alone. When he came to Washington he thought there were only two classes that charged complicity on the republican party—knaves and fools. But since he had been here ho had found that knaves at the North bad fooled some ‘very sensible peo- ple. Theoccurrence at Harper’s Ferry was a very ro- markable one, Had twenty-two men—not captains, but Virginia ,generals—undertaken to seize the Armory at Springfield, the “ women” alone would have bound them in thirty minutes; and had no man been there to assist, they would not have asked for an investifating committee or expected any particular sympathy. The Senator from Virginia wants to know whore the meney cumo from? Why, in Canada there were 60,000 fugitive slaves, and twenty cents a head would have been sufficient, with- out chargiag it on the republican party. As to the state- ments in the demooratic papers, filled with government advertisements, it is a villainous press hired to do dirty ‘work, and it dees it faithfully, Mr. Doourrnx, (rep.) of Wis., challenged Senators to produce one republican paper throughout the Northwest which ever justified or sympathized with the actof Brown at Harper's Férry. They might sympathize with him as an individual, as any man Milas soateans of death might for t . Where did all E f : H s iG e Z i F Hh ? 2 bg hi lal jisy om gg ane etn oot und, unl 1¢ fury acquit on the ground of insani hang them for , a6 gure a8 there is a God in Mg ad pair poten interference with them ree , and read extracts from the 2] of Mr. iD |, 1868, where he spoke of free Jabor invading. ware, Maryland Virginia. How significant was 1} Though he doubtless Beant finde tayght understand it Iterally, Addroes. lettered minds * a ing the North ators, Chesnut 8 Mr. said:— If value the Union as you say do, it is for to pres rve it, South canto’ presotve the ‘Talon. It not behove) ber in her downtrodden and feeble condition. But it is for you. It becomes your and your concern ih the future, I the Union be 20 dear to you, itis for you re it, and not forthe South. Mr. Kiva, (rep.) of N. Y., remarked that his colleague having been alluded to, he would say thatit is well known that he pursues his purpose only by constitutional and ‘moans. . dem.) of Ohio, to Mr. Trambnil to Mikirew es canadian, thought it would bo ‘the hold! king the sacking of tho Armory and eenal in Missouri, but rewarding the on of that act with federal office. Also by sending govern- ment troops into Kaneas to arrest men on trumped-up charges of treason. Without concluding, he gave way at a quarter before five o’clock, when the ‘Senate adjourned, Wassmaron, Dec, 7, 1850. ‘TRE TRIBUNE PHILOSOPHER IN TROWELE—WW0 HLMOTED JUDGE ‘Mr. Kxu1oae (rep.), of Iil.—1 desire te make an expla- t i riean vole, was two-thiris of the republicans, but coald The abenteca were for ® democrat Amer! who, a8 counting amounts to the berginye J ‘The co) Degro question, do, im order to waste time and aad Ne come in, Had the republicans sat still allowed Missouri Clay! 8 : i Aft: eeeeestel je) on e poteey ey ge Me TY - iy have, been ‘choos Speaker ou the third ballon Now Che. sipeticn aa be suse bonesueioaiseniptnictumed 4 ag E 3 E 3 = i ti —E T would not have felt myself called upon to make any comments upon that article, had it not been for the posi- tion—the false position—that Mr. Horace Greeley, who has signed the article, holds in the republican party. It 8 due to any member of this House, when he is attacked in b's politics—-when he is villanously attacked in a news- Paper article—to make on this floor such comments as he thinks his position ¢emands. Wjth those views I call the attention of the House to this subject. Ido not accord to any gentleman, either of the press or of this House, the Tight to dictate to me when and how I shall discharge my duty here. I am responsible to my constituents, and when they complain it will be time enough for gentlemen from New York to complain. - If tue rypublican party had their own dignity in view, they would rite and say tothose who come liere to dragoon us, and tell us’ our duties and Prepare papers for us to sign to carry out the schemes of outside politicians—it is due their own digny, due to Xheir own manhood, to denounce them here and to de" nounce them everywhere. Mr. Cixmens (dem.), of Va.—Allow me fo ask you a question, Cries of “Let him go on.” Mr. Keuzoce—I decline to Bive,the floor. Mr. Cumeya—I only ask—— (Lond interruption. ) Mr. Kxtiog¢—I will not be led from my purpose. The subject only concerns myse!f and the writer of this arti- cle. Ihave some knowledge of the tactics of the distin- gvished gentleman who assumes to direct the destinies of the republictn party. It is fresh in my recollection that two years ago this gentleman planned and schemed for Tilinois, as he planned and schemed for Pennsylvania and the whole Union, We have felt its offecta, and when he strikes at Ilinois he strikes at men sensibly alive to this kind of political management and clicanery. Two years ago, when the great struggle was about to commence in our own State, at that time, here, in the parlor of Senator Douglas, night after night was held a secret conclave, plotting aud planning to sell Illinois, and to sell Missquri too. ‘Teli me not that they did not know it. Ican prove it that these echemes were there concocted. I never loved a traitor, and when Senstor Douglas proclaimed, duyby day and hour by hour, that he belonged to the democratic party—— (Interruption.) I do not care who my words wake up. I wish to God they would ‘wake up the whole country, and waken up the republican party toa knowledge of their position. I say that two years ago they were plotting to make Mr. Douglas the next Senator of Illinois, and they did make him a Sena- tor; and while we were fighting that great battlo, and a harder and a more determined. battle was never fought, this same man Greeley said that Dougias was a freesoil man enough for him, and an article appeared in the Tribune, where it was said there was no objection to the election of Senator Douglas. If that be the kind of a re- publican leader they submit to, if that be the tone and sentiment of the republican party, it is high time they were known. I have ssid these things deliberately and truly, and I know of a truth what I speak, and when that man comes here to read* me a lectare, and calls me a re- publican, that stood in that fight when he stood aloof, fighting with the enemies of the country, and strengthen- {ng and arming the hands of the men who were opposing the law, Iam unwilling that he should lecture me for my conduct, and he shall not do it without my dissent fn lan- guage suited to the occasion. In that article it is said that ft was a villainous and a cowardly act to move the adjournment the other evening. The object was to give an opportunity to members to understand the question under discussion. He charges the re- publican party that they sat still and did not deny their participation in the doctrines set forth in Helper’s book, as it is called. That is what is charged; and ‘yet when a member of this House moves for an adjournment, for the purpose of having this book and its doctrines un- derstood, he ig called a varnished whig, republican enough to get into Congress. He (Greeley) had just principle sufficient to get into Congress; but thank God he will never getin again. (Cheers.) But what was the motive? Was it a fair and just and proper motive, that induced to the publication of this book. My name appears to the re- commendation, and I as an honest wan ought to know whether it contains my sentiments or not. I did notread the book, for do I recollect signing the recommendation, but i presume I did sign it. I never saw tt, and therefore {was unwilling yesterday tosay whether or not I had signed the recommendation until I had time to examino ft, Ihave since then cxamined ft, and therefore the ob- ject of yesterday’s adjournment is accomplished satis- factorily as far as Iam concerned. It has been said that no man ehould back out from his own ac‘. I know that gentlemen on the other side would like to put us intoa false position by taking advantage of every stratagem in political warfare; but they shall not succeed so far aa I am concerned. Jam prepared to avow my sentiments, im the face of my opponents, as readily as I would before my friends, and to disavow these sentiments which are attributed to me but which are not my senti- ments. Now,I have examined this book, and I found that ft has been got’ up and published since the recom- mendation was signed. I have examined it, and found that {t contained sentiments and doctrines utterly gate- fenaible, utterly at war with republican feeling and the principles of that party which was brought into existence three years ago, and which has since grown into the greatest organization in the country. When it is said that Southern men should change their institutions by vio- lence—-when ft is said that the Revolution of 1776 is now only commenced, and that it will not be completed till it is carried to the extent of abolishing slavery in the South —when it fs safd that tho non-slaveholders of the South by sword and violence shal! revolutionize their country, and when it is said that I haye endorsed these principles, and advised that s million of these documents should be published. and distributed throughout the land, put into the hands of my constituency—then I say I would boa recreant to my trust and to my duty as @ representative of Illinois, if I did not deny it and denounce it on this floor. (Loud cheers.) There is not one among the re- publican party, there is not a single voter among my con- stituenta, who would trample upon one single constita- toual rightof the South, and whoever says so belies them. (Cheers.) One of the great and sacred. rights of the country is that each State has the right to regulate its own institutions, slavery included, I never did and never will advise my constituents to stir up discus. sions, nor will I advigo the Southern people to do it, If slavery be a blessing, why, hug it to your bosoms. Ifit burns and scars and eats up your vitals, it is your own doing, not mine. “You have the remedy. On your- elves be the responsibility, we will not interfere. These are my sentiments, and the sentiments of my oconstitu- ents; and when I heard distinguished gentleman from Ohio say that he would not in any evont interfere, direct- ly or indirectly, with the reiations betweon the master and the slave, I recognized in those sontimonts the very sentiments of the great republican party. Ifyou attempt to extend slavery into the Territories where it does not exist, then we ito pledged to prevont its extensions by any and by all constitutional means ia our power. We |will do it by legislation, we will do it by giving land to the settlers, we will do itby unshackling freedom along the Western plaing, and tbere let it moet slavery’s hideous front; and then, as certain ag that truth will overcome error, 80 certainly shall lit and freedom overcom Shively snd wrotq. (Grech ciptaves'bi the acne, CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.) INTERESTING FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Edinburg ana FOUR DAYs LATER IEws, NEW PHASES OF THE ITALIAN QUESTION. Arrangemenis for the Zuropean ___Gongress. THE RELATIONS OF ENGLAND TO. FRANCE, Fifty Millions of Dollars Spent in Arming England, THE SPANISH-MOROCCO war, &c., he, &e. ‘The screw steamship Edinburg, Captain Jeffrey, which left Liverpool on the 28d and Cork, Ireland, om the 24th of November, arrived at this port yesterday ‘The Vanderbilt steantahip Ocean Queen, Sea- bury, which left Southampton on the 224 ult, also arrived about eleven o’clock last night. The dates are Queenstown and London the 2ébult., and the news ‘s four days later than that brought by the City of Manchester. ‘The announcement that invitations had been issued for the European Congress was premature. Nothing authien- tic was yet known in the matter. ‘ Le Nord says it is probable the discussions in the Oon- grees will extend over five or six months, The treaty of peace will first be examined, and then the Ialian ques- tion will be diecuzged. A memorandum of ‘he Tuscan government tells the European Powers that if the Congresa orders the restora- tion of the Grand Duchies they will oppose it'to the last. Tfattacked they will, though sure of defeat, do their best to repel force by force. Prince Metternich has submitted to Count Walewski the letters from the Austrian government addressed to the foreign Powers, inviting them to take part in the Qon- gress. These invitations will be delivered by the French couriers conveying similar invitations from the French government. Farl Cowley has left Paris for Tondon, having been summoned, it is said, to receive the last instructions of the British Cabinet respecting the Congress. The Paris Moniteur, of the 28d of November, contains the following imuportant announcement:— ¥ The French government, bel that ihe’ Galapationter the regency of Centra} Italy to M. fuoncommegne prejudice the question which will be sub: to the proaching Congrees, had looked on the of Sebo esaieentnus paainme ae Aaich declare toat the, talotteaate ef reves cena the sole object and only aim of the above delegation to M. Buoncompagnic, and that the concentration in his habds of the ment of Central Italy had in nomannerthe a o @ virtual regency. With reference to this question, the article concludes hy Feminding the public that the Moniteur is the only politica) organ of the government. ‘The Moniteur contains a decree to insure the execution of that clause of the treaty of Zurich, wherein the. giving up of the Austrian vessels captured during the late war, ‘Dut not yet adjudged as prizes, is stipulated. A regiment in the Bolognese brigade had taken‘the cath of Victor Emanuel, and is to wear the uniform of the Piedmontese army. M. Desambrois had been appointed the Sardinian Am- ‘paseador to Paria. ‘The London Herald's Paris correspondent says it ie de- nied in well informed quarters that the French papers are to be restrained in their expressions against England. ‘The @uienne, a Bordeaux journal, bad been seized for publishing the letter falraly attributed to the King offiar- dinia by the Am# de la Religion. The Courrier du Dimanche gives an analysia of two despatches which were addressed to the Cabinet of the ‘Tuileries by the courts of Vienna and Rome a short time after the meeting of the assemblies of Central Italy. Count de Rechberg called to mind the engagements of Villa- franca, requested Napoleon III. fo disapprove of the re- gency, and concluded by declaring that if the French government did not loudly blame the“vote of the Assem- blies, Francis Joseph could not, to his great regret, sign the finaltreaty of peace. Cardinal Antonelli wrote to the same effect, and said that ifthe regency were formally condemned the Pope could not follow out reforms which had been concerted with the Duke Gramont with a view to the future reorganization Romagna and the States of the Holy See in general, ‘The Dimanche had received a warning. g mere extension of the franchise. The question of disfran- chisement and the mode of taking the votes are either to ‘be déferred or made separate measures. The Spanish movement against Morocco is progressing slowly. Tt was reported that negotiations were progressing for the forwarding of New York direct mails via Queenstown. Dr. Barry, Catholic Bishop of Savannah, had died in Paris. The father of the child Mortara had arrived in Paris, determined to démand from the Congress the reateration of his child. * Later news had been received from India, but it ie un- important. Business at Calcutta was dull. 3 ‘The ship Duke of Wellington, from Liverpoot, bound te Bombay, was burnt at sea Nov. 11, off Cape Pinesterre, All bands were compelled to take to the boate, and were picked up after forty-eight hours exposure. Intelligence from Potsdam still reports a favorable gress in the condition of the King of Prussia. His ty takes his daily walks, that the wea. ther is sometimes unfavorable, and gains a great inerease of strength, while visible improvement is observable in other respects. ‘The Piedmontese government, following the example of that.of France, had contracted by public. subscription 2 loan of four millions of rente, and received subscriptions amounting to nineteen millions of rente, or nearly five times the capital. The importance of this operation ie very striking, when it is considered that this loan corres- ponded to a sum of eighty millions, and that more than four hundred millions wore offered to the government. The King of Sardinia bas tasued-e decree for imme- diately applying a sum of 4,000,000 to fortify Cremona, Pavia, Lonato and another place, ‘The Opimione Nationale of France contains a violent pro- test against the participation of France in the Chinese war. ‘ Let us not,” it says, “ shed the blood of our children to assure a gigantic market to our industrial rival, with whom ‘we can hardly compete at home.” It is stated that the staffof the French expedition to China is under orders to leave on January 15, It is stated that during the whole Chinese war a fort- nightly mail is to be organized between Canton and Tou- Jon, via Suez. ‘The Danish Ministry bad resigned. 5 *” In Germany tho conference of the federal States was about to commence at Wurzburg. Several questions of federal policy were to be considered. Ae ‘Tne London Temes, of the 24th Ultimo, speaking of the Island of Perim, in order to set at reat some misapprehen- sions in France, shows the nature of the Ruglish eocupa- tion, and BAYB— ‘We have once vol abandoned ‘bat in °5 itin occupied. by from to alae ‘persons, ar onlya European—a foMesr of the | Are five sap) und thinty teins ‘The ‘ocot- picd in ‘eeping up the water tank and nr and the charge of the place @evolves upon the snore, Whe, however, have no guns, but with Arabs Africans a sound protection Is nevessary agatnet @ sudden attack, England was making active preparations for a home defence. A despatch says:—« Stops have been taken for the formation rifo brie gade, to consist of Irishmen renldent in im ee ullo of the “Irish Voiunteers Rifle that an exceediugly effin “a very short time, London, Rule ie