Mr. CONNESS. Considering how long we have waited before action on this question, and how impatiently the country has waited, I must express the hope that the waiting will be brought to an end, and that we shall now come to deliberate and final action as soon as we can upon the great question before us. It will be remembered that the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts advises us that his opposition to considering this question now is not a formal opposition; it is but an informal opposition that the Senator makes. That is not a distinction without a difference, it is true, for it furnishes suiiicient difference to invite the proposition for delay from the other side. I iope the Senator will not be gratified. In deed, I know lic does not want to be gratified. I know in saying that I assume something; that is, I assume to know the Senators mind better than he speaks it this morning; but it will be remembered that he spoke with adivided mind, and so advised us. It was not ii formal opposition. It was but his informal opposition this morning to the consideration of the question; and in obedience to the idea that seems to have invested him for some time past, that thp more delay we have the better we shall be prepared, that the longer we post pone the greater will be the result of our wisdom when we deliberate; that with that post ponement we shall have more inclusion than exclusion, to use the Senators terms. The Senfrom Nevada and his inclusion will be the more welcomed by the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts and appreciated, and the exclusion of the honorable Senfrom Indiana, who leads the other side so well upon questions of the character now before us, will be, in a smaller degree, included in the result and the sum total of our judgment. But that those things may happen, that is to say, that we shall have the promise of their happening and occurring, given us by the honorable senator, I am not, for one, willing to delay any longer. Iain very glad to see that the Senator does not launch the thunders ofhis opposition to proceeding this morning. I knew that he would agree to go on, with an unwilling, half reluctant, half consenting, protesting, delightful enjoyment that we were to begin. lhat being the temperof the Senator, and I think the temperoft O Senate and the country being to proceed, I should not feel at liberty to delay even for 5 minutes longer. Therefore I must express the hope that we shall now proceed with this great and greatest of questions that has ever been presented to the American people for consideration.