The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-26

Let me return to the next resolution and the
seventh canon of the platform.
The question then required on the first
clause Of the second resolution, in these
words:
"Resolucd, That Congress has no power un-
der the constitution 10 interfere with or con-
troll the domestic institutions OF the several
States, and that such States are the sole and
proper judges of eve. ything appertaining to
their own affairs not prohibited by the consti-
tuition"
This clause passed by vote Of Isl yeas to
2 nays find that Messrs. Giddings, John P.
man save two, voted for this clause of the can
on set forth in the Democratic platform, as be-
ing of such potency to protect and preserve the
slave institutions of the South.
The question was then put on the remainder
of the resolution i'm these words:
THAT all efforts of the abolitionists or others
made to induce Congress to interfere eith ques-
lions of SLAVERY, or to take incipicnt steps IN
reldtion thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences;
and that all such efforts have an inevitable
tendency to diminish the happiness of the peo-
pie, and endanger the stability and perma-
nency of the Union, and ought not to be coun-
tenanced by any friend Of our political institu-
TONS"
This clause also passed-yeas l28, nays 80.
BY he vote of the great mass Of the Wing par
ty, and so little was this regarded as anything
peculiar and exclusive, and so unmeaning was
it deemed that find among the yeas the names OF
John p. Hale, Preston King, aswell as Others,
Wings and Democrats, that are known to en-
terrain feelings of deep hostility to the institu-
tons Of slavery. II such be the merits of the
n h.
questions. the tariff and slavery, its value up
on minor questions may easily be estimated.
Iretum to General Cass and the Wilmot pro-
viso The Nicholson letter" leaves us in the
dark. The platform holds nothing to aid US.
The Senator from Mississippi stands mute OF
speaks in oracles as unintelligible and as in
comprehensive as are the opinions Of General
Cass himself. Embarrassed as am, and ut
terly at loss how further to proceed in these
hitherto unavailing inquiries il is barely pos
sible that hold in my hand what may show
that amengaged in wild goose chase, thai
| am in search Of the philosophers stone, that
| am vainly attempting to grasp an evanescent
shadow-in short, that I'm looking for an
opinion where none exists, or ifitexists, it lie,
hidden in the deep, dark, and silent recesses
off the mind that formed it. 1t is very curious
thing that am about to present to our friend,
of the Democratic party. Mr.. President, dc
you recollect anything Of the 'kane letter.
The fruits OF That letter were so perfectly mira
aculous-the electing Of man who in hi,
widest mood had never dreamed of such eleva
ton over the head of the foremost man OF the
age-I say, such were the fruits, that bold
reckless, sagacious, will not say unscrupu
lous party, would not be likely to abstain from
the use of like means, when working heart anC
soul for like result. No, sir. Here is a sec
ond edition Of the ''Kane" principle. i hole
in one hand "a sketch Of the life and public
seIvices of Gen Lewis Cass." hold in the
other "a sketch of the life and public services
of Gen. Lewis Cass."
Mr.. Foote. Where were they published?
MIR. Mangum. They were published i'm the
Congressional Globe Office, Jackson Hall
DC.
Mr.. Foote. will the Senator infor me where
he obtained them?
Mr.. Mangum. 1t is sufficient that / have
them. The Globe Office will not dare deny
their publication there; their types speak the
truth, and, if needs be, there is other evidence
at hand. One Of the pamphlets has written up
on it North" and the other ''South." One
is evidently designed for a northern latitude
and the other for southern. The one, as
suppose, designed for the North, contains on
on the Mexican war, i'm reply to some pool
remarks of mine. ! will not detain the Senate
BY reading them, as we have all been thrilled
and electrified by reading them heretofore 1t
contains also on the same page long extract
from speech delivered by Mr.. Cass at Odd
Fellows Hall, in this city, at a meeting held to
express the sympatbies Of the American peo-
pie with the people Of France upon the result
of the late French revolution. Ii also has on
the same page an account Of MIR. Cass's nomi-
ma lion for the Presidency, with some remarks
upon his qualifications, public services, his
age, his virtues, and his manners, but not one
word on the "Wilmot proviso. The other
pamphlet, designed, as suppose, for the South.
has on the last page the same remarks by MIR.
Cass III reply to me, nothing upon the subject
Iof the French revolution. But the "Wilmot
proviso" and his opinions upon it are strongly
and impressively noted by the biographer.-
The pamphlets are in all other respects, as far
as have been able to see. identical, precisely
alike. viii read what is found in this PAM
phlet for the South on the "Wilmot proviso.
II is as follows:
ain December, 1917, Gen. Cass gave his
views at length on the 'Wilmot proviso," in q
letter to Mr.. Nicholson, of Tennessee. In that
letter he avowed himself opposed to the meas
ure, and to the exercise ofany legislation BY
Congress over any of the territories of the Uni
ted States respecting the domestic relations of
their inhabitants. He believed that all ques-
tons of that nature should be settled by the
people themselves, who ought to be allowed
to regulate their internal concerns in their
own way and that Congress had no more pow
er to abolish or establish slavery in such ter
ritories than it has to regulate any other of the
relative duties Of social life-that of husband
and wife, Of parent and child. or of master and
servant. He said, in conclusion: "The Will
mot proviso seeks to take from its legitimate
tribunal , question Of domestic policy. having
no relation TO the Union, as such, aud TO trans