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framed the Constitution, but it was denied them. He spoke of the mutual obligations to surrender fugitives from service, and noted its violation by Mr. Seward, (the present leader of the Republicans,) when he occupied the position of Governor of New York. The speaker desired the perpetuity of a Constitutional Union, but not the prolongation of that we now have, teeming, as it does, with broken promises and violated obligations. The fires of fanatical hate burning in the bosoms of our Northern "brethren" from childhood cannot be now extinguished, and our only safety from the flame is to be found in dissolution. At the conclusion of Judge Hopkins' address. Mr. Gilmer, his associate, expressed his thanks for the cordial greeting accorded the Alabama delegation. On motion of Senator Douglass, who delivered a few inspiring remarks, three hearty cheers were given for Alabama and her Southern sisters. The Senators having retired to their Chamber. The House adjourned