The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1859, Page 1

THE-NEW:*YORK-HERALD.. WHOLE NO. 8499. MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1859. IMPCATANT FROM WASHINGTON. Interesting Debates in Both Houses on Congress m the Slavery Question. Haskin and Hickman Define their Positions. The Wonderful Influence of the Herald in Public Affairs. Probable Election of a Speaker on the Next Ballot. @he Vacant District Attorneyship in Mew York, &e., &e., ae. Our Special Washington Despatch. Wasuwatos, Doo. 12, 1859. THR CTRAKERSHIP AND THR CLERGHIP. Haskin and Hickman’s speechgs to day are received as an indication of the sentiment of at least five of the anti- Lecompton democrats, uamely —Haskin, Hickman, Swartz, Reynolds and Clark, and | am authoritatively in formed that they can be depended upon to vote for Mr. Sherman whenever their votes will elect him; aod I have g00d reason to believe that when actaally needed, Davie, @f Maryland, and Adrain, of New Jersey, will also vote for Sherman. This being the fact, Sherman will be elect- ed on the next ballot, he only wanting one hundred and ixteen votes. Tho ebove calculation gives him one bun- dred and seventeen votes, without his own. ‘The speeches of Haskin and Hickman created a sensa- tion in the gallericegandgicepffeeling on the floor, such as bas not beeny manifested during the present discussion. ‘The pluck exhibited by Hickman was approved by the ‘most chivalrous of the Southerners. ‘The republicans are very eanguine that they wil! elect Sherman on the next ballot by a majority, and that the House will reach a ballot tomorrow. If 80 there will be vote for Sherman, as they now indicate they will do. Tho opposition to Forney will come chiefly from the republi. entertain tbat the republicans will not stick to Sherman, after the abuse and misrepresention be has received from the firc- eaters, 8 a mistake. They say they will never desert him. ‘The programme, as telegraphed to the Hxnatp yester- day as being discussed, with regard to Mr. Reagan, of ‘Texas, or Mr. Davis, of Indiana, for Speaker is still being actively canvassed. Mr. Reagan seems to be most favor- though to take up Davis would appear to be the most practicable. With the view of meeting the democrats, Southern oppo- Fitioniets, and anti-Lecomptonities on a candidate accept- abloto them all, the name of Mr. McClernand, of Ilinols, has to-day been proposed by some of the members in connection with the Speakersbip. Nobody, however, seems to anticipate an election during the p:esent week. ‘THE VACANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYEME IN NEW TORE, ‘To-morrow the Presktent will send to the Senate the name of @ United States District Attorney to fill the va- cancy ovcasioned by the death of Mr. Sedgwick. The candidates fur the place are quite numerous, and the con- test is very snimated. Judge Amasa Parker is strongly urged by the Tammany party, and Judge Dean by the friends of Fernando Wood. Tho names of Samuel J. Til- den, General Ward and Daniel E. Sickles are also men tioned for the position TIE PRESIDEN('S MESSAGE, If the House docs not organize within the next three or four days, the President will, it is eaid, send in his annual Message to Congress. A large number of Senators called upon him laat week, and again to-day, and urged upon im to send his Message to Congress without delay. MEXICAN AFFAIRS. ‘The Tennessee’s mail from Vora Cruz is due at New Or. Jeans to.norrow. If it brings no intelligence from Minister Mclane in regard to the Mexican treaty, the Message will probably be sent to Congress on Wednesday or Thurs- day. ‘MR OASK OF CAPTAIN FARSHAM, OF THE YACHT WANDERER A New York correspondent of a Boston paper some weeks since exposed the fact that Capt. Farnham, of the slave yacht Wanderer, was in New York city daily, and denied that Capt. Corrie commanded the vessel on her voyage to the coast of Africa, declaring that he was the commander himself, and had short notes of the whole voyage and the true history of his own connection with the affair, which he intended to publish, and which would convict certain high officers of the federal government with complicity in the business of opening up the slave trade. ‘The information thus cém- municated, it ia said, has instigated the arrest of Capt. Furnham more for the parpose of suppressing the threat- ened history than of convicting the captain of being a slave trade pirate. As long agoas last spring Farnham ‘was in this city, and notified the authorities of Savannah that he was here, and ready to go to Savannah for trial if wanted. ‘THE TARPER'S FERRY INVESTIGATION. Parties are already at work looking up testimony for the Senate Investigating Committee which will be appoiat- ed under Mr. Mason's resolution concerning Brown’s cap- tore of the argenal at Harper’s Ferry. They have ascer- tained that the rifies were paid for in 1867 by anote signed 8. G Howe, and endorsed by Amos Lawrence. They were gent to Kangas to be usod there by the settlers to protect themselves, and were transported to Harper’s Forry upon Brown’s own responsibility. TUR SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES. ‘The democratic Senators met ia caucus at the Cepital at ten o'clock this morning, to receive the report of the sub- committee appointed by the cancus last Friday, for the ‘organization of Senate committees for this Congress. The Teport was made to constitute the committees such as they wore mate last March, at the end of the Thirty-fifth Congrese, when the new Senators took their seats. This was objected to by several Northern Senators, on the ground that the coutrol of all or nearly all of the commit- tees were in the hands of Southern gentlemen, ‘The Com- ‘mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads was especially men- toned as having a Southern chairman (Mr. Yulee), jwho is the brother in-law of Postmaster General Holt. No ro- flection was made on the character or official conduct of these gentiamen, but it was contended it would be better. to bave avother chairman, and, m view of so many com- mittees being controlied by Southern Senators, to have a Northern chairman. In consequence of this difficulty the ‘Watter remaing in abeyance for the present. ‘The standing committees in Senate will not be au- * ponnced for some days yet, owing to the absence of a number of deffivcratic Senators. The chairmanship of leading committees will bo the same ag last year, name: ly, Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, Chairman of tho Committee on Px tents; Mr. Toombs, Chairman of the Committoe on Revo- utovary Claims, Mr. Yulee, the same ag last year, wi'l ‘be Chairman of the Committee on Post Oifices and Post Ronos, notwithstanding the effurts ot certain gontiem ia counceted with steamship lines to keep him off; Gencral Lane takes Mr. Broderick’s piace ou the Commitioe on Mi itary Adairs; Mr. Haun, of California, takes the place of Mr. Jones, of Towa, on the Commitico on Territories, Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, it is said, is preparing to make a specel in open Senate agatust the action of the caucus on the qncstion of the organization of the Senate committees, especraliy a8 to Mr. Douglas not being restored as chair- man of the Committee on Torritories. APPOINTMENTS AY THE PRESIDENT. ‘A committee of three Senators having beon appointed to notity the President that the Seuate is prepared to re | ceive uny communication from him. It is believed a aum- ber of Exccutive appointments will be gent in to-morrow for confirmation. . [rRosrect oF A pcRt. | There is aemed of powter about ts night. The rumor fe that a dintinguiehed Senator and Representative from a Southern state Dave determined to settle a dvpute pf long OO OO ee standing by a duel. Their friends have been actively en: gaged all day in endeavoring to settlo the matter, aud it is boped that a meeting will be prevented, THE WAR ON THE TEXAN FRONTIER, ‘The Secretary of War has received despatches from Gon. Twiggs, dated New Orleans, Dec. 11, stating that @ fight bad taken place between Cortinas and the Texan volunteers. Four of the latter were killed. Cortinas was in a stockade fort, a few miles from Fort Brown, with two hundred and fifty men, No particulars are given. A SUSIRETED CHARACTER DISCHARGED ¥ROM CUSTODY. ‘The man supposed to be Realfe, Browa’s Secretary of State, under the Provisional government, has been dis- charged from custody, for want of evidence on which to found a charge against him, ‘TROUBLE IN THE BOSTON CUSTOM HOUSE, A batch of Boston democrats have been here for several days, trying to restoro several men to places in the Boston Custom House, from which they were removed by Collector Austin for their Douglas proclivities. Report says that Austin will resign sooner than restore them. Our Washington Correspondence, ‘Wasmxctox, Deo. 10, 1859. The Seward-Weed Programme for the Organization of the House, de. ‘The Albany slate, as originally constructed and brought on bere by the maker, reads as foilows:— Jobn Sherman, cf Ohio, for Speaker. John W. Forney, ef Pennsylvania, for Cierk. Samuel Bowles, of Massachusetts, for Printer. - ‘This slate now seems likely to be broken. That Mr. Sherman will be Speaker is altogether probable. But. ‘when it comes to the next name, “ there’s the rub,” and it bids fair to be a rub out. The object in electing Forney Glerk, as understood, and, in fact, avowed, is to secure his sapport to William H. Seward for President. Many of the republicans declare this is too much—they cannot stand it. Dr. Weed is here, trying to cram the dose down their throats with bis long arm, but they make wry faces, and wince terribly, Some say that they clected a President in °66, and that he would havo been in the ‘White House now but for the fraudulent returns in Penn- sylvania, where this same Forney was then chief cook of the democratic party. And now, they ask, just because he could not get tho pay which he wanted of Mr. Buchanan, must we turn round and give him the most lucrative place at our disposal? That is the way they argue. Simon Camerop opposed Forney for 9 long time, but it is reported that he has given iw. Perhaps the members will ail yield, for they are very subservient to Mr. Weed. Im fact, he is a complete auto crat among the republican Congressmen, and rules them as much af an owner, with whip in hand, rules his negroes. It would not be a bad joke for some Southern member w introduce @ bill to abolish the slavery of the black revub- Means to Thurlow Weed. The purpose in bringing out the handsome Mr. Bowles a8 8 candidate for printer was not so much to conciliate the favor of the ladies, who arc very influential here, as to detatch him from the support of Mr. Chaffee, who is his towneman, and is the most formidable competitor of Mr. Forney. This was shrewd; but it is said that Mr. Bowles, who is @ young man of chivalrous spirit, refuses to be Placed in any position antagonistic to the interest of his friend, Mr. Chafive. Perhaps he does not sacrifice much; for as the profits of the printing are cut up and pro-appro priated now, he would receive to his own use aad behoof only a crumb of the comfort which that lucrative office dispeores. THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. PIKST SESSION. Un motion of Mr. Davin, (dem.) of Miss., a resolution was adopted appointing @ committee to waiton the Presi- dent, and inform him that the Senate wore ready to re- cetve comm: Bivations, ip order that he may | ave opporta- nity to vend neminations and executive business previous to the organization of the House. THR LECTION OF CHAPLAIN On motion of Mr. Brown, (dem) of Mirs., it was ro- solved to proceed with the election of Chaplain on Thars- day next.” INTERESTING DEBATE ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION AXD THE POUTICS OF THE DAY. Mr, Iverson, (dem.) of Ga., said that he had been mis- understood by the Qustituion newspaper, in a remark made the otLer day about the democratic party, when he said he believed the democratic party, if not corrupt, were at kast corruptible. He did not accuse them ot complicty cr sympathy with John Brown, but wished to say tha’ on the question of the Territorial rights of the Southern people a great portion of the Nor‘hern democracy are unsound. This was a vital question to the rights and interests of the South, and oa this question he believed that a large portion, if not the whole, of the Northern democracy are upedund. He believed, and the Southern people believed, that under the constitution they bad @ right to omigrate to any of the Territories, with their slave property, and when there they have aright to the protection of the law In the enjoyment of their property, and Congress bas the power to give that protection, and it is its duty to do it. Tt cannot be disputed that it is not the position of the Northern democracy, at least that.portion who follow Douglas. They deny the power of Congress over the sub. ject. They deny that Congress can exercise ju risdiction so as to give that protection. They say that the power belongs to the people of the Territories themselves in their territorial form, and that when a suf- ficient number of people go into a Territory to form a po- litical community, they have complete power to regulate the subject of slavery as they please, and that neither Congress nor avy other human tribunal has power to terfere. Now he contended that position was as unsound as the Wilmot Proviso, When he said the democratic purty were at least corruptible, be did not allude to them in a Moral sense, but spoke in & politcal sense, thinking the time fast coming wheu they would be so under ibe pressure of a strong and overwhelming sentiment at the North. If they had not already become abolitionized, they would become go. Mr. Bicuer, (dem.) of Pa , was surprised to hear the remarks of the Senator the other day. He thought he did the democratic party of the North great injustice, for he certainly used strong language, and went on at some Jength to say that they were as rotten and corrupt on this ct as the republican party. Mr. Bigler would tell that such a declaration had no foundation in fact. Net only have no portion of the demo. cratic party sympatbized with Brown in his Atrocious onslanght upon Virginia, but as little do they sympathiee with abviitiovism. ie was gratified with the ‘Scnator’s disclaimer, as far as it went, but justice requir. €6 him to deciare thatthe Nortbern democracy bad labor- ed day after in season and out of season, in defence of the rigbts of the South. Mr. Ivanson—I said that vary thing in my romarks, but in the other case I referred to the portion of the demeecretic party which, under the lead of Mr. Douglas, has denied ihe rights of the Southern people. Mr. BiGuxn said the Senator from Georgia could hardly realize how the expraseion of the rottenness of the demo- crave party fell on bis ears. At the North democrats wore Called doughfaces because they stood up for the rights of the South, There were different opiaions = with regard to the question of Territo d he would not say they would all agree with but they had no sympathy with the abolition very democratic paper in the country ha a rown's reid, in owe opinion on this his:—We con't claim that the constitution slavery or probitiws it anywhere, ry him establishes constitution expressly declares that the States are perfect. ly «qual, and provides that new States shall come into the Union on terms yay ct equality with the old States. [ not denied that the Territones are the property of the jes in common, and Congress is simply their trusteo. It is upon thie principle of ct equality, equity, and juetice, that these owners ap equal right & the ceupancy and epjoymeat of @ Territory s» long as its ‘Terentorial existence remains, He believed the common low of this country, with the Fugitive Slave law, would dail the protection the owners of staves would re y Territory. Whenever itis alleged that the rein fers itor ial Legislat bas transcen (ed ite time authority, to the detriment of private rigbte, thet te a qnestion for the judiciary, when the judicury give jucgment in rach a case the whole power of the federa: government must be employed to carry out the jaw thus defined, It is simply that broad doonice of allowing the people of a Territory to exeroige furt Urat authority which they may exercise Inder the cenetitution and law when a dispute arises as to whether they transecnd their authority, that it te a weetion pot fr one, but for the courts, Holtiog that opinion, I con't believe Tam an abulittonist, nor tiess Trepresent [don’t soek in any Way to distur’ the rights of my Southern brethren. From the hour I frat came into political tife to the present day, | believe T have ne: fone throngh a political campaign where the rights of South were not a leading tesuo. At the North we le been constantly asraited by the opposition, They a sailing the democratic party every day on the gr We Are subservient to the Routh: aye o* A vhat that we are pre sty men, Wo say we simply seck to matat tonal rights of the Sauthera States, Oar objer SOwD thik Spiritof crimination, whick must vil lend to alienation partion of a people «ly ought to be frienos and brethren, Mr. Bigher thought be bad spent an hour in defence of the South where Mr. Iverson had spent one minute, and he could not sit still ‘uncer such imputations as tie Senator bad hurled on the democratic party, without telling him that ho bad done in- justice, The Northern democracy has stood like a bul- wark between tho South and the abolitionists. Break us down at your peril. Mr. Pucn, (dem.) of Ohio, was Mr. Iverson bad made this explanation, He would give notice that,on some convenient occasion,he should have something to the subject. We have just exaotl this to secure something more, If the democracy of the Southern States hold the senti- ments of Mr. Iverson, we want to know it before the meeting of the Charleston Conveution, and we intend to know, or at least Ido, so far as the question and answer can bring itfrom the representatives of the democratic party of the Northern States, whether they sympathise with such sentiments Mr. IvERsox—J am ready to answer at any time, and will do £0 to your heart’s content, Mr. Jounsen, (dem) of Tean., replied at length to the speech of Mr. Trumbull, defining the principles of the re- publican party. | He quoted fiom the platform fntrod.iced y that Senator to show that the repubiican party recog nized the doctrine thatall men are born free and equal, av that it is the primary design of our government to grau! | these rights to all persons nnder its exclusive jurisdiction. ‘The Senator seemed to {n\. from this that it was intend- ed to cover the negro race, He knew that sometimes it wos charged that Jefferson had so intended it, but this was doing great injustice to tho. framers of the coustitu- tien. When they looked at the circumstances nnder which the Declaration of Independence was written, was there a man in this broad republic who believed for one instant that when Jefferson framed it, he had the negro in bis mind? Was there an intelligent man throughout the whole country, a Senator, who would come for- ward and say that he believed that Jefferson intended, when ho framed that paragraph, to em brace tho African population? Was there an: man who would stake his reputation upon it? He contended there was not a man, and earnestly asked why it was attempted to decieve the masses of the people tha’ Jefferson meant the African race? Jefferson not only owned siaves, but most of the signers of that Declaration were slave owners; and when they came to fix the basis of representation, they found that the slave was recog- nized as property. He thought also it was provided in the constitution, by way of giving a clear construction and understanding to the Declaration of Indepzndence, that fugitives from labor should be restored from the States to which they escaped. It was evident to his miad that Jeffereon meant the white race. The platform which the Senator read also held the doctrine that the constitu- tion confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Ter- ritories for their government, and that, in the exer- cise this power, it 1s the imperative duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territorics those twin relics of barbarism, slavery and yy. He de- nied any such power being coni don the federal go- vernment, It was not sovereign. The federal power was all derived and limited and that not prohibited or bn nad ¥ granted{was reserved to the States respectively. Where, then, did they get sovereign power with reference to the Torrltories or the District of Columbia? Let us try and ascertain the consistency of the republican party upon these points. Suppose the four millions of slaves in the Southern territory were all free, and enjoying the great blessings of equality, what would Shey do with them when they came into the Territories? Woald they let them take an equal footing with the white population?" If they would notdo it why pedo 80 much about all men being created equal? He believed the Senator’s constituents were bound upon the construction he had given to the declaration and constitution, with reference to these questions. He wanted to know ifthe Senator from Illinois was ready to reduce his doctrine to practice? He knew that he would not, for notwithstanding the declaration in the constitution of the State of Iilinois, that all men are born free and equal, and 80 forth, it prohibits negroes and mulattoes from serving in the militia, from voting, from going into a court and be- ing competent witneescs, and from intermarrytag with the white race, The free negro enjoyed liberty, but was deprived of every privilege. He was a free man, but could not exercise any franchise pertaining to ‘man. By these restraints and restrictions he was mad lave, enjoying the shadow but stripped of all that constitotes a free man—a slave, in fact, without a magter—in a worse condition than the slave who had a mas- ter. He combatted the idea of Mr. Trumbull, that the democratic party was an aristocracy of slavehold- ers—a party that legislated for the interests of one out of pg Ogee the interesté of four-fifths of the families of the South. The democratic party maintained the oon- etitution in all its guarantees, assuming that it guarantied the institution of slavery wherever found, and making no ‘upon apy institution of the North.’ Its legisiation also in accordance with the constitution, and not for one out of every twenty or sixty of the Southern inkabi- tants. The Senator’s arguments on these points were sophistry, not sound in logic, in premises, and of course ‘Bot in conclusion, The idea was founded upon the system: of representatien of the h, by which three-fifths of the slaves are added to the whole number of the population; but the representatives were apportioned among the several Stats, not among individuals. The States, being sovereign, prescribed the mode and manner of electing them, and aman not owning a slave was per- mitted to apie ‘What became of the idea of twenty, or rixty, to one? id not Mlinois, and all the other non- slaveholding States, got the benefit of their free colored population? And if they got the benefit, did they let them vote?—and if they did ‘not, where then were the great biesrings of liberty? Their opinions wore ove thing and the inciples another. What forther did it show? Suo- pose ail the slaves were emancipated at the Soyth, would they be entitled to a representation of three: fifths, or five-ffthe? What was three fifths of four millieps, assuming the slaves to be four millions? Thirty four bi thoosand; and two-fifths would be sixteen hundred thousand. How, then, would Matters stand upon the ratio of one bundred thousana? Sonth would get sixty members on the other floor. re was the wrong in the constitution? ‘The free States ned full* representation for their free population. Shvery, 80 far from beingan element of political power, Was an element of political weakness. Why did they try to ceceive them? Why not tell the South thatif they were all free they would gain sixteen representative? Mr. Trumnvn. (rep.), of Ga., explained that it was an abstract truth that ail men were created equal, but when we come to form governments and organize society all persons don’t have equal rights. The assertion in the re- publican platform, as copied from the Declaration of Independence, was merely the enunciation of a great patural truth, Ta the organization of g0- ciety we infringe a3 little as possible on that natural right, but no government is perfect, and therefore we do in Iinois make a distinction between whites and biacks, and also between the political rights of men and women. Mr. Jouxson asked him if Arizona were colonized and Siled up aitogether with free colored people, would he be Ye. the admit it a8 a State upon an equal footing with the other States of the confoderaoy? Mr. Tremnvtt. answered that he would not admit any community applying to become members of this confede- racy, by the admission of which he supposed he was endangering the peace of the Union itself. In his judgment there was a distinction between the white and black races made by Omnipo- tence, He did not believe these two races could live happily and pleasantly together, enjoying equal rights, without one domineering over the other. Therefore he advocated the policy of separating these races, b adopting a system to rid the country of the blast race as it becomes free. He woula say bo should not be prepared, under the existing state of things, to admit as a sovereign State into this Union & community of negroes nor indians. Mr. Jouxsox—I thank the Senator for the admission made, but | wieh to prees the thing a little further. Snp- pose the four million of slaves all emancipated, and that they go toone of these Territories and apply for admission, T think the Senator’s answer would apply to that the same as*to the question I put. In bis last remarks he has ad- mitted what I set cut to prove, which was the opposite of bis argument laid down a few days since. The Sonator begine by saying that the Creator self bas made a dif. ference between the whites and blacks—that it begins ‘with the very origin of man. If Deity himself has made difference in the race, how can they be created precise- iy with the same rights and privileges? The Senator in Vis last expiauation bas cenceded his whole ground, and ail this clamor and claptrap falis to the ground, and the const uction pot upon the Declaration of Independence rests upon it clear and unobscured. Mr. Johnson then ferred to the fact that the platform of Mr. Trumbull puts ery and polygamy as twin relics of barbarism, and vat Mr. Trumbull had said that under some circumstances polygamy would not be a crime. Ae held that a thing could not be a crime according w circumstances, or not & crime according to circumstances. The Senator thought yolygumy right in Turkey, but upon what circumstances? If it was wrong, it violated a great moral truth, and no ate of cirewmstapers could make it right Professor man, ip 1608, lad down the coctrine that truth was ieceptible of division into two parte, and all that was true in philesophy was false in theology, avd all that was tive in Geer was false in philosophy. That wag a sort paradox, but Hoffman founded a set 4 imovleated the doctrine be taught, and thut kind of ethics, t seemed to him, would euit the doc trines recemtly incoleated by the Senator from Mlinois. ‘That wos to fay, onder circumstances in Tarkey poly. was, “pited precisely right, aud under circumstances in es it was precively wrong; and under cir- in the United States polygamy was precisely , end under cireutstances in Turkey polygamy was isely wrong BAnd it eemed that parties wore coming Point, when aM that was right in republicanism rotg in democracy, and all that was right in demo- crecy woe wrong in republicanism—he meavt modern republicapem. then reviewed the porition of Jeffer sen, John Quincy Adams and others, in reference to the oretion of slavery, and proceeded to denounce the « preesible conthet’’ doctrine of Mr. ga hee eam he here was vot an irri ible conflict labor and slave , but that there AYR KE en capital and Inbor. ‘working to the prejndice of free labor, it war ite best triend, for whenever cotton and the other great staples went up in price the Southern man was, enabled Seinen for articles of Leoweiag “vied ‘The talk about ‘herp men being alarmed. re rm, bot they saw the encroaching doctrine by which ap institenion dear to them was to be uprooted and butted out of existence. They called men rash: J declawed themselves not willing to see this man Seward, or seme other man entertaining and advo- cating the fame doctrines. adininister the government, to she dest of the cowstitatien and those tnstitutions them. Because I am not panic-stricken, T be Dited, whould I be deaf and not hear of the approaching storm? Can we ‘when we take these apeeches io connection with what I have re Are we prepared to stant by and norenetiments of this kind? T Jo not wish to rolarm anybody, but I tell gentle. men of the North and South there is a state of thinks io this government tbat never exivied berore. There i# no }aarion, Dut there is deep reling: and the Wea has gainet too much currency that’ this Unlou is to be dimblved. ‘That almost seems to be a foregone concluwion, and sim. ply a question of time. For myself, Lam no digauiouist, and because we cannot get our constitutional rights | do rot intend to be one of those who wil! violate the constita tion, I intend to piace my feet when the ume comes—and God forbid that it ever come—ap in the constitution of the country, which Ihave sworn to support; and if the constitution be violated, if this Unioy be broken up, it shall be done by these who are steadiln making eneroachments upon its foundations. You have the Union in your own bands, and if it is broken up you will do it, for all we ask is the observance of the consti tution, and upon that I intend to stand, let the conise- quences be what they will. God forbid that the time may ever come when this country will be involved in a servile and ciyil war, Ttrost it will never come, but be postponed to some distant future, hoping, in the sincerity of my heart, that that future will never arrive. I would rather gc (ese peopic Involved in hostility against every power in the civilized globe than in acivil and servile wur omopgst themselves. If blood is to be shed e it £0; but let it pot be the blood of these onlederated States, Ogbting against each other. So far os Lam concerned, Tivtend to stand by the constitution and its guarantees as the ark of our safety, the paliadiam of c1vil aod religious liberty. I intend to cling to it as the shipwrecked marincr clings to the last plank 2 the tand tempest cloees around him; and when this state of things shall come, I ask my friends, North and South, here is he line to be, drayrn? Were, wil 4 the North, so rampant upon lea of unive: rt They surely will not have the deceit and impudence to come upon uw, upon slave territory. They cer! will notask to approach as far South as this capital. they will not wish to embrace in their shaft reared im commemoration of the illustrious Wash- ington! Wil) they want to come that far South, and lay their pledges to the Union and the constitu- pose that shaft reared in our immer|i«te vicinity? Certainly not And who will take our pledge?— who will carry it away? Who will lay his ig for spoliation upon that tower? 1 feel like inv: the most withering infamy upon the hand and the man would lay his sacralegious hand upon this glorious Union of States. Who will take our pledge? ‘Who will take the block of Tennessee marble, on which is inscribed the sentiment of that illustrious man, who ‘tn his grave:—*‘Tho fede- ral Union—it must and it be preserved.” Who will tale it? 1 that about the time that takes place, old =man—that old that a in grave—would rise, off the habiliments of the tomb, and rebuke them. He then went on to denounce John Rea Gaeeen: apologise for him the other lay. ir. DooLiTTiE, (rep.) of Wis., said he made no apo! or justification of fel Sear hos people ag '4 North have no sym) y for his crime, but many have sympathy with the individual himself. He had stated some of the circumstances preceding this difficulty, en- deavoring to point out the school in which Brown was educated to take life upon the slavery question. He now read some extracts from the ‘History of Kansas,’ by Governor Geary’s Private Secretary, corroborati his previous statements, and declaring that, and wicked as was this foray in Virginia, it sinks into insignificance when compared with the y led into Missouri by David R. Atchwon. One was of Brown and twenty-one men, against a great State; but what is that compared to the invasion of Kansas with almost thousand men, when, at the time of the invasion, there were not three thousand voters in the whole Territory? Mr. Johngon continued his remarks in denunciation of Brown, and quoted the letter of Mrs. Doyle to Governor Wise. It seems like a righteous retribution that Brown and bis two sons should lose their lives for the murder of Doyle and his two sons in Kansas. MEAQAGE FROM THE PRERIDENT. Mr. Davi8 reported that a committee had waited on the President, who informed them that he would send in an executive communication to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Mazory, the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasurroton, Dec. 12, 1859. THR “IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT’? FOR THR APRAKERSHIP— AT- TEMPT TO PEESERVE ORDER AND DIGNITY IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Kivaore, (rep.) of Ind., said that, on consulting with his friends, he found that they were almost unanimous in a wish to proceed with the ballot, in order to bring about organization. The administration was almost without money, a8 well as without friends, and he wanted to pro- vide for the tormer. He wished to tell the gentlemen on the other side that the republicans will not shrink from the discussion at the proper time. They would debate the question which had been introduced until all parties were satisfied; and he would take the first opportumity to ex- amine the condition of things at the North and South. ‘They had been informed that there would be a dissolution of the copartnership. He wished to examine how the account stands, and who has been doing wrong. Mr, Maynarp, (3. Opp.) of Teun., said they bad been engaged a week and taken only three votes for Speaker. Much of the time has been occupied, as in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, discussing a question necessarily incident to the attempt to effect an organiza- tion. They had seen the bad consequences of the neglect of orgavization in the interruption and disturbance coming from the galleries without a presiding officer to preserve order. Under these circumstances he offered a resolution, that the oldest member of this House, by consecutive ser- vice therein, be appointed chairman till the House elect a Speaker. Mr. Kircorer objected, on the ground that the resolation ‘was not in order, Several other gentlemen also objected. Mr. Mayyarp referred to precedents in support of his resolution, and showed that John Quincy Adams was once appointed Chairman till a Speaker could be elected. Bis proposition was simply for the preservation of the order, dignity and self-respect of this body, while tha eyes of @ great nation and the world were on the repre- sentatives of the people. Mr. Stewart, (dem.) of Md., said it was necessary there should be a comparison of views, while at the same ime the order and dignity of the House should be- preservedy Northern men had voted for Mr. Bocock, while tho candidate of the republican party was unsupported by one member from the Southern States. The latter was standing on a sectional platform, and how could it be ex- pected that a Southerner would give these gentlemen their support? Mr. Sherman had signed a recommenda- tion of Helper’s book, which would stick to him like the sbirt of Nessus. Ho never could consent to vote for the adoption of the plorality rule. The Uuioa meetings atthe North amount to nothing. They are a delusion, unless accompanied by correspondiog healthful action. Mr. KnaGore aeked him whether he was not in favor of the majority ruling? Mr. Stewart replied, he was, but under the limitation of the constitution. He contended by the Jecision of the Supreme Court, tbat the people of the North and South have common rights in the Territorics beyond Congres- sional control. Mr. Kircors wished to know whether the question be- fore the Court was not as to whether Dred Scott was a ctizen of the United States? ‘Mr. Stewart thought the question came up as once affecting the power of the government. Mr. KiGork inquired whether, if Mr. Seward should be elected, the candivate of the democrats would consider that a svfliciept cause for a dissolution of the Ucion? Mr. Siswart replied tha’ whenever the republican can- didate would sudmit to be catechized that question would. be apswered on thd other side. Mr. Kircors eaid he bas answered. Mr. Srewart remarked that he was not Mr. Bocock’s organ, and therefore could not say what he would do. id if Mr. Bocock answered the following questions to his satisfaction he might vote for him, namo- ly:—Are you in favor of Congressional legislation protect, ing slave property in the Territories? Are youio favor of popular sovereignty in the Territories, and its right to ad- mit or exclude slavery therefrom’—Mr. Kilgore was ready to answer these questions for his candidate. Mr. Strwart replied, the democrats were acting on bread national grounds. JOHN B, HASKIN DEFINES HI8 POSITION, AND DISCOURSES ABOUT ‘THE NEW YORK HRRALD. Mr. Haskin (Av. dem ) of N. Y., rose 80 make an ex- plavation with reference to a aroeely libelous att ck made tipon bim in the home organ of the President, on Saturday tast. He was not in the habit of noticing little things, but a+ rumor bad accorded to the President and his Attorney General the editorial management of the institatton, con- cenling themeclves, however, by the temporary emoloy- ment of a bireling writer vamed Browne—not @ reiative of Orga’ ‘mie, who, though a madman in his life time, aud a fapatic, ‘was A truthful and a brave man—he felt that the high ‘authority which supervised and justified the attack made ip the article to which he alluded upon the eight avti Lecompton democrats of the House, in- chitipg himerlf, warrouted him ip taking notice of it at the preeent time and place. It was unnecessary for him tw allude to the character of President Buchanan or At- torney General Biack, ag their character was well known to the country; but be would say, in relation to their man Browne, that he was informed that he was originally from England, but an alien, lately imported into this city by Mr. Bucbanan to grind the music from his dolor. ous organ; that be was previously employed as a penny- a.liper in the city of New York npon the Journal of Com- merce, @ newspaper started by Levis the abolitionists, and which was per- evaded to support tho present administration by its patropege, and the page lavished upon it by the merchants who are en, in the Southern trode, During the cam, 1868 this Browne was in- éuced, he believed, by a prominent United States official ‘m the city of New York, to take the stump in opposition to bis re-election; and he recollected that Browne made a speech in the town of Morrigania, which was reported in rat mo iv one of the New York administration organs, but. the effect of which was to secure his re-election. It was afact recognized throughout the country, that while the Constiutron was the home organ of the President, the New ‘Youx Hxnatp is Mr. Buchanan’s pereonal exponent. For the Herarn I can say that, as a ne! Tr, ithas been conducted with an amount of energy and ability which will be easily appreciated by all the members of this PRICE TWO CENTS. : lovee if they will call to mind the fact that, since the Clerk called the roll te foreshadowings of we Hrraun ‘a8 to the policy to be pursued by administration members have been strictly accurate, It was the New York He- Rar that introduged to the notice of the Honse and the country the pames of the republican members who, by ‘heir Pignatures recommended the circulau of the cmppend of the Helper book. It sounded the key note of the opposition which commenced with our assembling, by the introduction of, in my Jacgment, the irrevaiant resolution of the gentleman from Sissourl (Mr, Clark); and the Herat, too, has in fitted that there should be! no organization cf this House by the election to the Speakership of any one of those who recommended the circulation of that pamphict. However much, therefore, I may have heretofore or may now phere Many of the doctrines advocated in the H T cannot withhold from that paper the eredit s serves for the complete control which it has, administration, foreshadowing and direeting not only the policy of Mr. Buchanan and his Cabinet, but the courss to be pursued by the members who sustain him and bis ad ministration pon this floor, And all this, too, notwith Standing its flerce opposition to Mr. Buchanan iu’1859, and the support it then yielded to Mr. Fremont and the repub- hican party, I desire, in order that the House may un ler- stand the character of the charges made by the home organ of the Presider’ ‘hat the article to which I refer beread. Mr. Haskin up an article from a recent, Bumber of the Constituéw, » hich was read, aud in which he was spoken of as being in the black republican reserve, and as having entered into a combination for the election of Mr. Forney a8 Clerk and Mr. Sherman 28 Speaker. The charges contained in that article, said Mr. Haskin, are evidently published by authority. The first is, that the eight anti-Lecompton democrats upon this floor are incene . In answer to this, he would say that no one in this country knew better than Mr. Buchanan himself the utter falsehood of this charge, for he endeavored by threats, and by the seduction of his patronage, without effect, to draw true men away from the path ‘of duty. The sccond is, that there is a corrupt bargain between the Diack republicans and the distinguished gentleman from epneylvania (Mr. Hickman) and myself. I emphatic- aby and indignantly deny this charge. The third charge declares that 1 was false to my Lge oe when I was elec- ted to the Thirty-fifth Congrees. That charge was also votrue, for be bad si to his constituents that he would pot vote for the admission of Kansas into the Union, unlees be was satisfied that the conatitu- tion which was to be given her was ratified by the popular vote, He declared then that he had no com- purction of conecience for or tthe admission of a slave State, but thet, inasmuch as by the compromise mearures of 1860, and the Kausas-Nebraska bill of 1854, Congress bad determined upon the doctrines of non- ivtervention in the affaira of the Territories, in order to localize the question of slavery and leave it to be decided by the there, as other domestic institutions, he would insist upon its being acted up to; and it was for this reason that he was now opposed to the reso- lution of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clark), which reopens the agitation of the slavery ques: tion on the very threshold of this Congress, and before the organization of the House by the election of a Speaker and proper officers, and which excited un- necessarily the prey ironenons its length and breadth. To pursvance of bis pledge agaiurt the control and dicta- tion of the Executive, he, during the last Congress, did all he could to it the artmission of Kansas under a con- etitution which every CA member on that floor knew did not reflect the will of the majority—that, on tae con- tary, it was the emanation of a sma!l minority of the ople of that Territory. Anotber of the charger against jim was, that during the last Congress he was actuated in his course egainst the administration by motives of revenge, becauge, as was asserted, the President had refused to alfow him the control of certain fede- ral patro . To this charge he ied to the President hi If, for be believed that’ the charge was made by fis sanction and ‘ol approbation—that he never atked for the appointment of a single man to office for a personal object. He therefore that charge, and the motive of the President in making it, as ‘both malicious and infamous. The speaker then referred to the purchase of Willett’s Point for fortification purposes, and branded the conduct of the Secretary of War with respect to that purchase as both illegal and corrupt. In the investigation held in the matter it was discovered that the roy ot War had purchased the ty in question for two hundred thousand dollars, when the ap- propriation therefor was but one hundred and fifty thou- sand, Now, if the Secretary of “War could ustrp the bts of the House of Representatives, the power to ori- ginate bills of supply, and exceed an a>propriation to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, he might do the same to the amount of five millions, or to the extent ot pecng S the country a debtas great as that of the national debt of England. This discovery, brought out by the investigations he bad tnatitutea, was enough to de- mand that the seal of Teprobation should be placed upon ‘the {ilegal conduct of the Secretary of War. Another charge against bimself was that in 1868, when he re- turned home from Congrese, be called himself a demo- crat—a Jeffersonian democrat. It was true, he had al- lowed bis name to be put up for re-election, upon the re- cord of his whole acts in Congress, as well in reference to the Wlett’s Point investigation as his opposition to the Territorial policy of the admmistration. The result was that he was reelected by ap overwbelming majority, in opposition to the President’s candi- date, Governor Kemble. That single fact was @ complete refutation of the charges brought against him herctofore. He pleaded guilty to the charge of bav- ing avnounced bimeelf a democrat on his return home after last Congress. He proclaimed op the floor of that House, and in the presence of the whole couotry, that he was a democrat—and the casence of a democrat, and not one merely in form. It was in reference wo the admission of Ki 8 into the Union as a State, and the protection of the rights of the people of that Territory, that he declared the avtiLecompton men were troo democrats, in opposi- tion to the dectrines to which Mr. Buchanan bad in his old age returned, and under which he sought to force by the federal power and patronage a State into the Union with @ constitution repugnant to the people aud in detionce of the protest of its Legisiature. ‘The attempt was made to gratify the South by the intro- duction of another slave State, and an addition to their political power of two Sevators. With him, under the pre- sent administration, an organization would be an inatru- ment of tyranny and proscription, Whoever the Speaker might be, it was within the power of the majority of that House to control bis action. Yet it sometimes bappened thatthe Speaker abused the discretion entrusted to bim. This would be remembered by a reference to the investi- gation which took piace on Kansas affairs, when the Speaker selected a committee contrary to all Parliament- ary precedent, go that the object of Congress and of the country was completely defeated. He denied that Organization the House was the test of the democracy of any party or of any individual in the land. "He only recognized the National Demcratic Convention as tnetrne exponent of the principles of democracy. He denied the charge brought against bim that be had called upon hie black republican friend Greeley, or having entered iuto any arrangement with him, in consideration of bis support during his laet canvass, although he acknowledged hav- ing, with others, the support of the Pribune in the con- test of 1856. He was also charged with having entered into a bargain with the Topablican party, in the hope of securing the election of his friend Colonel Forney as Cierk. He made no bargain of the sort, but he would ny that there was no man throughout the length and breadth of the land whose election would more com- pletely rebuke the administration for its departure from cemocratic principles, its treachery to pledges made in 1866, its extravagance, its progcriptions, and the virulence of its federalism, than thatof Forney. I charge the ad- ministration with’ being extravagant and corrupt, and its organ in return brings false chargee agaist me. The or- gan denier my challenges and dares me to the proof. Now I say to this that when this House is organized, I trust that among tbe first things done will be the selection of ap in- vestigating committee to expoge to the country still far- ther grounds for that charge than those which neve been already publiehed. This is no time nor place to jet to that work; but let me gay gene ally that when the acministra- tion came into power there was in the Treasury a surplus of twenty millions of doliars, and notwithstanding that, we were asked at the firet session of the Thirty-fiith Con gress to vote twenty millious im Treasury notes, in or- der that the government might be carried on. At the session following we were asked to vote another twenty mittions. The expense of the administration of the go- vernment for the last fiscal year waseighty miilioue—one- third larger-than under any previous administration. It is well known throughout the North that this has been the most extravagant and corrupt administration of govern- ment which the world has seen since the days of Walpole. si3 to the democratic party, it was susceptible of the clearcet proof that Mr. Buchanan was responsible for the demoralization of the democratic . Preceding the Presidential election, the State of New York nnd threo other Northern States elected democratic State officers by triumphant majorities; and at the Thirty-fifth Congress one hunéred and three members were returned to this House who voted for Mr. Orr as the democratic Speaker. Since then, however, the republican party had lifted its head, and the democratic party went down into the dust before the indignation of an outraged people. things were attributable to the extravagance and faithless- ness to pledges of the administration, ana the democratic party need not hope te succed in 1860 unless it ignores this administration altogether. to a remark made Mr. Froresce (¢¢m.) of Pa., in reply by Mr. Hi , said that no fraud been committed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and he could teli the gentlo- man that if the oan presented itself the same number of men would be employed there as heretofore.- He stood vp for that ciaes of men who need defenders. THE SLAVERY QUESTION. : Mr. Norit (dem ) of Mo. , said that thero were men w! were resolved upon the final aboiition of sia and pro- ceeded to discuss the relative powers of and State erpments. He remarked that if the gun of this merican Union is to set forever, it must go down in asea of revolutionary blood. He con, ‘the republicans on their scquisition of aunti-Lecompten support, but trust their new Lo advised = fo to : Norte not to put them on for momen! if men tray a npr slight reasons they would betray a bad cause for less. If the democrats and Southern opposition prove recreant in this thing now, they would su: ‘ation r the tinge of regret, and the execri of posterity would be heaped mountain. bigb upon them. ‘He held that the constitution was the result of pact made by all the States, and that the effect was swears: tion of powers into two clasres, those given to the gener: overnment, and those reserved to the ‘States, and there- fore there conld not be any such thing as paramount and eecondary allegiance, as Mr. Miles bad expreama@ himself the other day. The Supreme Court bad tod with power (o decide all qnestions arising ut ‘con- stitution. That being so, the {a of a peaceable soces. sion within the conetitation was one which be could not fvstain, He did not controvert the ultimate right of re- volution, which the people had under this kind of govern- mnont, sf well asany other, but secession would have to be obtained throvgn revolution. : Mr. Mira (dem.) of 8. C., asked whether the different States of the confederacy were not sovereign States, Mr. Nori replied that thoy were sovereign as . all ers that they had not surrendred to orgie soverpinent. Mr. Mires acked whether the sovereign States had not the power of resuming their delegated powers? . Mr. Noxw: did not so understand it, The doctrine that they were, would, when its philosophical results were re- garoed, be seen to be fallacious. The same rule and the! fume reason would apply tothe relationbetween citizens and states. If the States could break off their written compact with the general government, by the eamo parity of reasoning individual citizens could break off their im- with the State, * id not see the analogy between the two ase of citizens thus throwing off their alle- to the State was a sort of higher law of individual sovereignty which would destroy all society. Mr. Noxit rephed that that was the very thing he was wing 10 prove, and that which was true as be- tween the citizens and the States, was | true as between the States and the confederacy.’ The very reaton why the government was forméd on this con plex that one department ny oper 0 another, on the presumption that all the departments would not become go corrupt as to ho all guilty of violating the rights of the States. That was the reason why the Constitutional Convention. stated, in their letter to the old Congrets, that it was not to be ex- pected that al! the sovereign rights of the States could be preserved “while at the same time the general govern- toent ehould have sufficient power to perform ita func- tious. In conclusion, Mr. Noell appealed fo the South Americans. Will you not, eaid he, and can you not, help ve to extinguish this flame? Wilt you not help us i say- ing to the sea, “Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther?” Do £0, and unborn generatious will on you as the benefactors of your race. If you in this trying hour prove recreant to your bigh duty, the ating of a guilty conscience will drag you down to an grave, and the eyecration of posterity will be mountains bigh upon your memory. settlo and decide this — question?” May you 90 decide it that your decision will meet with the approval ~ say conscience, your God and your coantry. (Ap- planse. MR, HICKMAN ATTACKS THR ADMINISTRATION. Mr. Kickan, (A. 1. dem.) of Pa.—With regard to the attack made by the President’s newspaper on myself and others, I have but a word tosay. If made oy the Preai- dent bimself, he kuows it to be false; if by any other per- fon, be does not know it to be true. The reasoo I occupy my poeition on this floor is beeause I could not be pur- chased, (Applause from the republican benches.) reading me out of the democratic party has been faithfully persevered in for the last four years by mang nobler and stronger than the gentleman from Missouri (ur. era and till they have Ld el wd rid of me; and it will take four years longer of persc' effort if Ichoose to remain in their good company. treason has a history connected with it—a wit which the gentleman from Missouri ought to be acquaint- ed. Itdates back four years, when in this hall,on the grievions charge which pervaded the country being made, and which was believed, that frand and all manner crimes bad so far invaded the Territory of Kangas that they had prostrated thoroughly the people, I chose at the time to introduce a resolution to in’ that charge. That was the time my treason commenced, for I then took the stand against a combined democracy, and I charged upon that democracy a persevering effort, both in this hall and in the other wing the Capitol to _ stifle that investigation and suppress the know- ledge of the fraud. Then was read from the democratic party; and yet after the committee, I was to some extent instrumental in raising, had made their report to Copgrees, no man in the country was Buffi- pee met Aes md to deny that the charge was fully and completely proven. Then I was denounced as a renegade, wat perpaae chose weet te ts the democra Ved ving that the charge ought to be investigated if fraud existed it ougbtto be revealed. and bave they ever washed their hands of it to this day? No, tono greater extent than silence may have done it. I returned to my people with all the brand of treason the party could place upon my forehead, and Mr. Buchanan, the sent President of the United States, endorsed my demo- cracy ip the face of that protestation which had gone up against me, and insisted on my renommation, as he be- ieved that it would be valuable to his canvass. Mr. peeppor te all events, pid ga Heit hgesnd me. tr sTe g to the charge of treason, and where proper! and as to who is the renegades As tothe chargeot treason we find the newspapers adding to ita charge of corruption. Now, if there be any man in this hall who knows of any sanction or agreement tbat I ever entered into with any- body for any pur |, let him proclaim it now, or hold his e forever. Inever did 80 anywhere, or at any time, 1d I would not at this moment enter into a covenant with y to secure even the election of my friend Forney Cierk of this House. As Buchonan could not pur- chase me, s0 I cannot be purchased by others. (Ap- plauge from the republicans.) I maintain that a man may support every measure of a democratic administration, ‘et fail to be a democrat. If a man supported every measure and recommendation, and voted against a single interest of slavery , he ceases, ipso factn, to be a democrat; but if he votes against every measure of that administra- lon, but sustains the question and interesta of slavery, then that man is a good democrat. (Laughter.) I put tbat fact before the country as a solemn conviction, and as God knows it to be true. There isa contest between the North and South in the administra- tion. The North knows enough of their Southern breth- rép to know well that they claim the right tovearry slave- ry wherever they like, that they may plant iteverywhere, and sustain iteverywhere, against the united wishes ag agaipst the interest of the North, But when the interests oi the North are directly adverse to them we are de- nounced if we attempt to press our interests as they preas theirs. If this be abolition, why let it be 80, The North cbarge the South with baving swept away the benefits of the compromises of the constitution, which they were hound to respect. The compromise of 1820, which gave the South Mirsouri as a slave Siate, was entered into by the North under a solemn bond that slavery should never extend north of the southern line of thatState. After get- ting Mitsonri, and reaping all the advantages could irom the compromise, the South came here and asked that ail the benefits which the North received from the compromises up to 1820 should be sw away 5 and the Southern breath fwept all y. Then came the struggle in Kansas, the North determining that slavery should not go there also. And then again, by the great compromise of 1832 the trade of the North was paralysed, and its industry destroyed ; ond jast, though not least, the compromises of 1860 1854, which I choose to join together, were destroyed by ‘one single act. In the face of all this we had to purchase California into the Union, we had to give South monetrous prerogatives under a solemn guarantee that if we adopted the p:inciples of the Kansas-Nebraska bill the id let the whole question of slavery remain there. Here have five compromises entered into between the North aud South on all abgorbing question of slavery, and the North now charges the South with having in every instance of compromise violated their pledges, and that after having received all the benefita they try to de- prive the North of ber benefits, Coming to tho eubject of diesolntion, if dissolution means the dividing line of sentiment between the North and South and virtual non-intercourse, why we have reached that diseolution, for Northern men cannot pow travel in the South; and as I understand it, any postmaster in any village of the South, where the receipts of the office ‘would not amount to five dollars, cau, if a letter posing my frank gor into his bands, open it, examine it burn it. bave reached that aividing ine between the North and the South. But if dissolution means that there is to be division of territory by Mason and Dixon’s line, or by any other line, Isay no! J express my con- vietion, whether false or true the country can judge, that when Isay no, the North will never tolerate a Sivision of the territory. (Sensation and applause from the re, publican benches.) Mr. Gantrst: (dem ), of Ga., rising amid great sensa- tion—1 should like to know how you are to prevent it? Mr. Hickmax—I will tell you. “I am neither a propbet nor the son of @ prophet, but 1 ex- ES my conviction that there is as much true in the North, though itmay not be known by the name of chivalry—(sensation)=-as there is in the South. Ido not use the word contemptuously, for | admire chivalry everywhere, There is, ] say again, as much true courage at tbe North as there is at the South. T always believed it, and J will therefore express jt; and T believe that with all the appliances of art to assist, by gry millions of men reared to industy, with babite the right kind, will always be able to cope succescfully with etght miltions of men witbout these ausiliaries. (Great sensation and applause and some bisses.) ir. Laiet, (cem.) of Va., asked leave to propound an ery interrogatory now— inter , Mr, icnteax—1 am anewering an now: whether] am arascal or not (lavgbter and ee a that is the main interrogatory. It was not my intention to bo dragged into a speech, but 1 found it im- peesible to maintain that determination in the facs of ipeessapt and continuous attacks which could not be pared over in silence. There is no charge of corruption a me here or at home. If save es —_ pt. oe ive been made to appear long ago. I do charges to be made sgainet me from this bey much less by aa contemptible hoodwinked newspaper at the other ne of he avenue, when they have got to ground their charge upon. ‘A motion wee bere made to adjourn, but it was tost by feven majority against it. -alis were then made for a ballot. Heusen waren) of Mo, declared his determination not to permit the House to come to a ballot until he have got a vote upon bis resolution with regard to Fer sexres (dem0.) of N. Y., obtained the floor, and the House adjour Our Gonaives Correspondence. Goxarvas, Nov. 29, 1850, Since my last letter but little of interest has taken place here. Political affairs are quiet, and the recent severe measures ogainst the copepirators seem to have produced a mos entutary effect, and we hope, therefore, for some time to come to see quietness reign and business For the moment, however, affairs are dull, on account of the tardinees of the coffee ‘crop. Prices risen 10 Cotton, $125. Gold, $296. * News from St. Domingo. By the arrival of the brig H. C. Brookes, Captain Sher- rill, from Gonaives, we have news from St. Domingo to the 30th of November. ‘The market for was The coffee lave, sheers reported goed rales were being made | a sis currency per 100 pounds. Logwood $45 a $43. pep 1 generat ‘There Was 0 political news of umportanee.