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The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Southern Confederacy--an Answer to the Charleston Mercury. (search)
Mr. Hunter said if these States were within the Union the Government had no power to deprive them of the right, under the Constitution, of mail facilities. He disliked the word insurrection — it looked to coercion, and was the first step to war and all its horrors. If a reconstruction could not be made, the best step was to have a peaceable separation. If that was understood to-day, commerce and trade would resume its regular channels, and the country would again be prosperous. Mr. Doolittle said this was not a coercive measure, but was one of peace. Mr. Hunter was glad to learn that the Senator from Wisconsin did not vote for this bill as a coercive measure. He hoped no party would commit itself to coercion; but, if such was not the intention, he saw no need of the bill. Mr. Fegenden defended the policy of the bill. Mr. Douglas thought the measure one of peace, and believed the offensive terms should be stricken out. He thought there were as many disunionist
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mr. Lincoln in Washington. (search)
m as he gave the answer, was quite furious. He had just arrived and presented himself in a new black suit, and a black suit, and a black beaver, looking better than I have seen him for some time. Having cast, the vote of Oregon for Mr. Lincoln, he had cause to exclaim et tu brute. There is no longer any doubt that Mr. Seward has the inside track of the ribune. Mr. Lincoln was afterwards called upon by the President, Senator Powell, Hon. Preston King, Vice-President Breckinridge, Senator Doolittle, Commodore Spalding, and other gentlemen of note. A throng of ladies, among whom was the family of Gen. Cass, paid their respects to Mrs. Lincoln, who held quite a levee up to 2 P. M. At 2 o'clock Mr. Lincoln, accompanied by Senator Seward, visited the Capitol, and spent a short time on the floor of both Houses, where he was greeted by his friends. He also visited the chamber of the Supreme Court, and was presented by Mr. Seward to the Justices. Mr. Lincoln spent Sunday
The Daily Dispatch: March 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], The drought in Cuba opening a Market. (search)
The Senate Committees. --The Standing Committees of the U. S. Senate have been appointed. The following is a list of the more important: Foreign Relations.--Messrs. Sumner, Chairman; Collamer, Doolittle, Harris, Douglas, Polk, and Breckinridge. Finance.--Messrs. Fessenden, Chairman; Simmons, Wade, Howe, Hunter, Pearce, and Bright. Commerce.--Messrs. Chandler, Chairman; King, Morrill, Wilson, Clingman, Saulsbury, and Johnson. Militia.--Messrs. Wilson, Chairman; King, Baker, Lane, Rice, Latham, and Breckinridge. Naval Affairs.--Messrs. Hale, Chairman; Grimes, Foot, Cowan, Thomson, Nicholson, and Kennedy. Judiciary.--Messrs. Trumbull, Chairman; Foster, Ten Eyek, Cowan; Bayard, Powell, and Clingman.
The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
he other way — that the demand always exceeded the supply. It had been urged by the gentleman from Albemarle, that in fifty years the South would become Africanized. His own opinion always had been that it would be hundreds of years before the South would require an outlet for the surplus of her slave population; and to sustain this view, he read from a speech in the Senate of the United States, by Mr. Hammond, of South Carolina, within the past year, in reply to a Republican Senator, (Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,) in regard to this very apprehension. Mr. Hammond assumed the position that the South was capable, within its present limits, of sustaining a slave population of 200,000,000, and utterly repudiated the idea of a necessity for expansion in this respect, although he did not surrender any of the rights of the South to future acquisition. He believed with Senator Hammond that the South was fully able to take care of itself, when the question arises. He conceived that it
The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1860., [Electronic resource], Attempt to murder a Clergyman. (search)
he sentiments of the people of Ohio were truly represented by Wade. He concluded with the touching picture of the invisible hand inscribed on the wall, "Mene, mene, tekel Upharsin." The Chair announced the following committee under the resolution of Mr. Powell, referring the President's Message to a committee of thirteen: Powell, of Ky.; Hunter, of Va.; Crittenden, of Ky.; Seward, of N. Y.; Toombs, of Ga.; Douglas, of Ill.; Collamer, of Vt.; Wade, of O.; Bigler, of Pa.; Rice, of Min. Doolittle, of Wis.; and Green, of Mo. Mr. Davis asked to be excused from serving on the committee. Granted. The bill granting the right of way to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was debated and made the order of the day for to-morrow. The Senate then went into Executive session and adjourned. House.--Mr. Delano asked leave to offer a resolution requesting the President to communicate from whom he received the communication alluded to by Mr. Miles, in the Charleston Convention yes
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South. (search)
ld be taken out of Congress and separated entirely from the popular elections in the North, without which we never could have permanent peace. Messrs. Wade, Doolittle, Collamet and Grimes opposed the proposition with much earnestness and ability. They maintained that the people in the late election decided the question of slan Mr. Crittenden's proposition was as follows: For the proposition--Messrs. Bigler, Crittenden, Douglas. Rice and Powell--5. Against it--Messrs. Davis, Doolittle, Collamer, Wade, Toombs, Grimes and Hunter--7. Messrs. Hunter, Toombs and Davis, nevertheless, intimated an inclination to go for it if the Republicans would proposition submitted by Mr. Crittenden, denying the right of Congress to abolish slavery in the dockyards and arsenals, was voted against by Messrs. Collamer, Doolittle, Grimes and Wade. The remainder of the committee voted for the proposition, but as it had not a majority of the Republicans, it was defeated under the rules ado
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1860., [Electronic resource], Could see to peel a doughnut. (search)
rade. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The Kansas bill being up, Mr. Nicholson, of Tenn, replied to Mr. Wade's recent speech.--He highly eulogized the Democracy of the North. The South, he said, feared, however, when that Democracy was powerless, and three-fourths of the North were controlled by antislavery sentiment; Congress would abolish slavery in the States. Against this, an amendment to the Constitution was the only security. He advocated a consultation among the Southern States, and declared that an attempt to coerce South Carolina would bring war. Mr. Doolittle said the admission of Kansas was the duty of Congress and would bring peace to the border. The bill was further discussed and made the special order for Monday next. Mr. Davis, of Miss, submitted a resolution, looking to an amendment of the Constitution, declaring slaves to be considered property in any State, and in all relations to the Federal Government. Adjourned until Thursday.
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South. (search)
thereof, including that of persons held to service or labor by the laws of such State. This was carried in the Committee by the following vote: Yeas--Messrs. Powell, Hunter, Crittenden, Seward, Douglas, Collamer, Wade, Bigler, Rice, Doolittle, and Grimes--11. Nays--Messrs. Davis and Toombs--2. The other propositions offered by the Republicans in the Committee of Thirteen were these: Second. The Fugitive Slave law of 1850 shall be so amended as to secure to the allegadding to it the words, "in the State from which the fugitive escaped." The amendment was adopted, and the resolution was then voted down by the Democrats. The third was lost by the following vote: Yeas--Messrs. Grimes, Seward, Wade, Doolittle, Collamer, and Crittenden--6. Nays--Messrs Powell, Hunter, Toombs, Douglas, Davis, Bigler, and Rice--7 This vote speaks well for the Republicans, as it indicates a willingness to repeal all the unconstitutional Personal Liberty bills
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1860., [Electronic resource], Fort Moultrie. (search)
Congressional. Washington, Dec, 27. --Senate.--The Territorial bills were the order of the day. The bill admitting Arizona was taken up and amended. Mr. Brown moved so to amend the bill as to protect slavery in the Territory. Mr. Doolittle, of Wis. made a speech against it. He denied that the Dred Scott decision carried slavery into the Territories, and said there could be no peace if it was intended to change the Constitution into a pro-slavery instrument. Mr. Benjamin, of La. followed in reply.--In reference to the secession of South Carolina, he said the question of her independence would come before the Senate in a tangible shape on Monday. Mr. Brown said if slaves could not be recognized, the slave States would go out of the Union, for there would be no peace if they remained in it. Mr. Green said he was waiting an opportunity to introduce a bill for the admission of Pikes' Peak into the Union. Adjourned until Monday. House.--Mr.
The Daily Dispatch: December 31, 1860., [Electronic resource], From Washington. (search)
orm of society ensures at once a higher morality and a more stable government. How war is to be averted, he cannot tell. The abolitionists will not yield; the South cannot and ought not to abandon its rights. Deprecating fraternal strife, he yet thinks it inevitable. --The inflammation of intersectional feeling is so violent, that it can be cured only by bloodletting. The Republicans, fresh from a visit to their constituents, confirm this opinion. They are more defiant than ever. Doolittle, in his speech in the Senate yesterday, haughtily and insultingly told the Southern Senators that it was idle to talk about amending the Constitution, for they (the Republicans) intended to amend it to suit themselves. This is what Seward is after in his proposition to admit all the Territories at once as States. Kansas, Nebraska, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Utah will become Northern States, adding twelve to the Republican strength in the Senate. Very soon they will have the two-third
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