Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-19
SENATE.

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Mr.. johnson reported in favor of printing 3D.
900 copies of the report of the majority and mi
nority Of the Committee on Territories IN the
Kansa. case. being 800 for each member.
Mr.. Trunbull opposed the motion. lie thought
the minority report represented the slavery
question ia II mastery manner, and lis positions
ara nnanswcrable, but it does not enter into de-
tails as the majority report does. lience no was
unwilling to send out, with the Senate's endorse
lnent, a document containing so many nnwarran-
ted assumptions, erroneous deductions and incon-
sisiencics as to the majority report. lie then
proceeded to reply to some of the arguments of
the latter.
At o'cl'k Mr.. T.. was interrupted by Mr. Wei
Ter who called for the special order being the.
three million bill.
Mr.. Fessonden. who had the floor on the latter
said he was willing 10 let the Senator from Hi
nois proceed.
A discussing then ensued on the courtesy or
~propriety of interrupting a member while peak
ing, in order to nuke IL motion to take up the
special order.
Mr.. Weller withdrew his motion.
The chair announced that in future he should
Gull up the special order when the hour arrived.
without II motion.
Mr.. TrumbuIl resumed his remarks, and pro
ceeded to defend the Emigrunt Aid Society, sus-
inning the positions of the minority report gen
orally.
Mr.. Wade asked Mr.. Trumbull to yield the
floor for an adjournment.
Mr.. Douglas. hope not. The courtesies of
the Senate have been taken advantage of on
account of my known absence to make an assault
on me.
Mr.. Trumbull. No, sir; I knew not whether
you were present or absent. | was commenting
on the report, | did not introduce the subject,
nor know that it would come up to-day.
Mr., Douglas. My colleague dares to say in
face of fact that he did not know that was alb
sent. He acted with unfairness in attacking the
report when | was detained from the Senate by
i'll health. ] would ask hun within what reasona-
sonable time will his speech be printed?
Mr.. Trumbull' | think it will be published Ivy
Monday.
Mr.. Douglas. If can ask n po-tponement of
the question till Monday, | will reply to my col
leagues speech ON Tuesday.
Mr.. Seward. Take your own time.
Mr.. Douglas.quickly--I understand that game
Take your own time" The Senator from Mas
sachusetts took his own time to write and circu-
late n libel on me about the time the Nebraska
bill was reported. | understand my colleague to
say that he came here a Democrat. That will be
news to the Democracy of illinois and is Il libe
on the Democracy of that State.
Mr.. Crittendon here ipterposed, saying that
the debate was transcending the rules of decorum.
The Senator had charged n libel ON MIR, Trurn-
bull. [Sensation.
Mr.. Douglas. | should have been better sat
isfied if the Senator fiom Kentucky, had. when
the Black Republicans denounced US in course
terms, rebuked them for want of courtesy.
Mr.. Crittendon. To what do you allude.
Mr.. Douglas. When they made vulgar, par
tisan, course assaults on the Democratic side Of
the State.
Mr. Crittendon. 1t was no more my business
than that of others to call Senators TO order for
personaitieS. This is not the place for vitu-
perntion. 1t should be settled elsewhere.
Mr.. Douglas. l do not regard the Senator as
good authority in Illinois politics. | was speak
ing of events of which | am more capable of judg-
ing than he.
Further coloqny took place, when the Chair
decided that Mr.. Douglas remarks were not per-
sonal.
Mr. Douglas said that so far as he was advised
aud believed. his colleague was the candidate of
the miserable sect of abolitionists and Know
Aotbings. which are one and the same thing.
Mr.. Crittendon, | wish the Senator to under
stuud that | cooperate with the American par
~. Standing here ASA gentleman and Senator
in absolute Independence, and claiming all res
pect due to honesty as Il freeman, | repel with
scorn every ilnputation of that kind as intended
to embrace me and my political associates.
Mr.. Douglas explained-I spoke of what Know
Nottingham is in Illinois, and said TINT it might
be otherwise in the South. Every Know Moth
ing Lodge in Illinois, adopted the abolition creed,
aud that is the miserable faction TINT sent my
colleague here. The Senator from Kentucky
misunderstood me, else he would not have con-
oeiv"d my remark as personal to him.
MIR. Crittendon. The gentleman did not make
the qualification he now does.
Mr.. Douglas. Every gentleman must have un-
derstood me as making the distinction; | said no.
thing about Southern Know Mornings.
MIR Trumbull. shall not permit such remarks
as those of my colleague to pass unanswered. L
shall sufier no man, here or elsewhere, to state of
me things which are absolutely, totally UNI
founded. If he means to say that | am or ever
have been IA Know Nothing or connected with any
secret political organization, the charge is base
ly-l will not fviolate the rules of the
Senate, but | will say untrue, He then pro.
ceeded to speak, of the politics of Illinois, claim
ing that she is and always has been a Democrat
lie State; and in the 9Th Congressional District,
which gave Mr.. Pierce nearly five thousand ma.
jEity, he (Mr. TrumbullJ was elected u member |
of the House by more than 1900 majority. He
ran as an Anti Nebraska candidate. How did
his colleague know that he received every Know
Nothing and Abolition vote! He (Mr. IrumbulD
did not know it.
Mr.. Douglas. My colleague said the reason
why he did not accept, at Salem, my PROPOSE
ton to resign our seats last year to test by a,
reelection whether he or | represent Illinois,
was that Governor Madison would appoint me
mud another Democrat to fill the vacancies. I
tell him ! will sign my resignation now to take
effect at the next meeting of the Legislature.
Mr.. Brown. That's right Douglas.
Mr.. Douglas. III give till Monday morning
to think of it.
Mr.. Weller. That's better.
Mr.. Doo.das. said my colleague received
every Abolition and Know Nothing vote in the
Legislature. He dare not deny that statement.
Why equivocate