The daily union., 1856-12-11

whole buchanan lacks about $4,000 q ma'o Of tie
whole
mont is in minority OF more than 100000, His vote how
ever exceeds BucbanAns in said States about 10000,
zig no true therefore, that secoualism has carried the
day by popular majority The peos Of the country are
opposed 10 stconalism The people North and OF the
South are in favor Of the Union and preserving the rights
OF every section Of the Union The democratic party was
successful IN the recent contest under the adverse cir
cOmsanoes which surrounded H. ana elected the President
by large majority Of the electoral colleges The States
We have carried contain majority Of the population Of
the United States. Buchanan and Breckinfidge have
large majority Of the electoral colleges Why then, is il
said that the verdict of the people against the policy
of the democratic party and that the administration Of
predent Pierce has heep condemned by be peope? The
convention which nominated Mr. Buchanan endorsed Pres
ident Pierce and bis administration This all know.
The very Convention which nominated him endorsed the
RaDsas-Nebraska BILL which the great issue in the
presidential canvass.
Mr.. BARCLAY | wish to ask the gentleman whether
the resolution endorsing the administration OF President
Pierce was published and circulated in the democratic pa
pers ofPennsylyapeg
Mr.. SMITn. know nothing about what was published
in the Pennsy papers. II contained In the Off
cla proceedings Of the convention which published
all the country But sir hope that no Pennsylva-
nan here will usteem the people of that noble State R
nora2t not to know what occurred in the Cincinnati
Convention when its proceedings public and pub
lished in nearly all the journals Of the country
| Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois DO | understand the
gentleman state that this resolution endorsing the ad
mnisraton of Pierce was published in all the northern
democratic papers?
|
| have any knowledge.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE Az pert of the platform?
Mr. SMITH As part OF the proceedings of the Cincn
Mr. WASHBURNE. undertake to say that it was not
published in many OF the Illinois democratic papers.
Mr. SMITH. 1t was published in the northern demo-
cratic papers part of the proceedings of the
1t published in the Boston Post in the New York Day
Book and in the Pennsylvania These are the leading
papers of the North which Lsaw.
Mr.. WASHBURNE. In my section Of the country 1t not
only was not published in those papers, but they denied
that such a resolution passed.
Mr.. SMITH. | afraid that my friends part Of the
country a benighted place. yhow and should be
surprised if good thing would find its way into
his beat Is there democratic paper in the gentle
mans disrict2
Mr.. WASHBURNE There are two or three which pro-
ess to be but they have only very limited circulation
/ Mr.. SMITH. Do they support the regular democratic
candidates.
Mr.. WASHBURNE There were several democratic pa
pers in my State which did not publish it, believe the
Freeport Bulletin viii not be certain, however
MIR. SMITH. That evades the question, and turn the
gentleman over to his colleague, Mr., MARsHAbrl
i MIR. MARSHALL, of Illinois With the permission of
the gentleman from Tennessee wish ask my colleague
question understand my colleague to assert that dem
ocratic papers in Illinois repudiaed the resolution of the
Franklin Pierce, and denied that such a resolution had
been adopted This grave and sweeping charge and
wish him to state distinctly what democratic papers in IL
Mr.. WASHBURNB am not certain cannot state
with certainty but my impression that the Freeport Bull
eun denied that such resolution had been adopted at
Cincinnati,
J Mr, MARSHALL. wish to be understood distinctly as
asserting that paper in Illinois, recognised organ
OF the democratic party and circulating among the people
of that State ever denied the adoption Of such resolution
On the contrary, the democracy of Illinois everywhere
without evasion equiyocaton sustained the platform
and proceedings of the Cincinnati Convention the princ
pies of the bill and the administration of
Franklin Pierce Any assertion the contrary cannot be
sustained by the facts The position OF the democracy of
Illinois cannot be mistaken by any who wishes
dersand It They in favor of withdrawing this ques
ton of slavery entirely from the halls of Congress and of
leaving its adjustment to the people of each State and Ter
ritory for themselves without any interference whatever
from without And this Just principle cannot doubt
will be sustained by large oriy OF the people Of the
thern States when it fairly aud honestly presented
without Misrepresentation evasion by opponents
Mr. WASHBURNE. Will the gentleman state the
House whether he knows of his knowledge that the
State Register and the Chicago Times two leading demo-
cratic papers in that State published the resolution among
the proceedings of the venuon2
Mr. MARSHALL. Both of them did. And every paper
which undertook 10 publish the entire proceedings pub
shed that among the other resolutions Of the convention
Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. For the information of my col
league, can state to him that the Chicago Times, the
Springfield Register and the Quincy Herald three OF the
leading democratic papers in the northern part Of the State
published that resolution Of the Cincinnati Convention
Mr. MORRISON. desire to state that all the democrat
ic papers in the eighth congressional district Of Illinois
published that resolution and not only the democratic
papers but the republican papers in that district publish
ed also and upon based their assault upon the demo-
cratic party because that party had endorsed the admins
tration OF Franklin Pierce.
Mr.. SMITH. would ask the gentleman from Illinois,
~
per in his district which did not publish it.
Mr. WASHBURNE have stated that already.
Mr. SMITH Is it so TO your own knowledge
Mr. WASHBURNE. My impression is that the Freeport
Bulletin is paper which did publish that resolu-
ton.
Mr. SMITH The resolutions OF the democratic couven-
ton public matters and every democratic member Of
Congress entitled believe to eighty copies aud they
distributed among the northern and southern States
hold in my hand Of the resolutions Of that conyen
ton, which will read. 1t is as follows:
- Resolvsd, That claiming fellowship WITH and desiring
the cooperation Of all who regard the preservation of the
repudtng all sectional parties and platforms concerning do
mesc slavery which seek TO embro the States and note
treason and armed resistance to law 10 the Territories and
whose Rvowed purposes contaminated must end in civil
and dsunon-the American democracy recognise
adopt the principles contained in the organic laws establish
ing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska mbodyng the
only sound and solution Of the slavery question upon
which the great national idea Of the people Of this whole
country in its determined conservatism Of the
ference by Congress Nth slavery ~ State and
Territory, in the District Of Columbia
Upon that platform Mr. Buchanan went before coun-
try-R platform made in the State from which the gentle
man comes who yesterday addressed the House and at
tempted TO show that the democracy Of his State gno
rant Of the principles upon which they voted for the DOM
ocratic candidate
Mr. GROW. would ask the gentleman II he and the
party with whom he acted In the South understand thai
resolution 10 that previous to the formation Of State
constitution the people OF Territory could prohibit
permit slavery 2
; Mr. SMITH Iii well known that there Is a difference
OF opinion between Northern and southern gentlemen upon
what 10 called the question Of squattor sovereignty
have regarded u rs Of any Importance know that
large portion OF tho people OF the North Of all parties be-
lieve that tho people in territorial capacity exclude