The true Democrat., 1856-12-30

gress over the "terrhory and other property o the United States" merely referred to territor as land, and implied no jurisdiction over tn people living on that land; and to enforce hi vews he inquired if the power was derived | from that provision in the constitution, wha power does Congress possess to legislate owe that territory which lever belonged to the U nit | ed States? That was the question which h, had put when commenting on this topic on pre- vlous occasions, but 1t had never been answered and he believed it could not be- | MT. " ade asked upon what ground Mir. Gas could vlndcate his own consistency in votin. for bills establishing territorial governments? 1 MT. Cass repl1 that it was in the exercise of the constitution. Mr. Madison had taken { similar view of this subject, and Mr. Cass quot ed him as authority. In the course of his re- marks, he referred to a report of the speech de- livered by MT. Seward in Buffalo, recently. 1T which southern shareholders are stigmatized a. 1 aprivileged class.
 Mr. Seward stated that he had never mad, the speech attributed to him. | Mir. Cass said he was very happy to be so in | formed
 Mr. Hale obtained the floor, but yielded it tc l Mr. RuSk, who said that whatever opinion might have been entertained of the propriety l ot this discussion at its commencement, il would now be unjust to those gentlemen who have not had an opportunity to participate 1T It, to cut them of by taking the question on printing the Presidents message and the ac, companying documents, but at the same time he stated that the printers were much delayed in consequence of the failure of the Senate tc make tho customary order to print. On his motion, the printing was ordered. th AL Al bate might proceed, to refer so much of the message as relates t. foreign aff.irs to tue con- mlttee on foreign relations.
 Mir. Hale spoke briefly in defense of the views of those cooperating with him, taking occasion to euolgize the higher law In the course Of his remarks, he exhibited large handbill calling democratic meeting in Penn sylvania, in favor of Buchanan, Breckiuridge and free Kansas, and announcing ex Gov. Big Ter as one of the speakers on the occasion.
 The exhibition of tho hAndbill occasiOned general laughter.
 Mr. Bisler said he was not present at the meeting, and never before saw the handbill.
 Mr. Hale sad there was then double fraud for they not only announced themselves in ia vor of free Kansas, but cheated the people bv the false assurance that Mr. Bisler was to be one of the advocates of that doctrine
 MT Blsler remarked that the democrats were Tn favor of free kansas; that is, they were in favor of leaving the people free to rcgu late their own institutions to suit themselves, while the republican party were in favor of having them subjected to the control of a power exterior to themselves. The democrats were in favor of free white men in Kansas, and everywhere else, but the sympathies of the republican. were for the coored race.
 Mir. Hale sad that if in 1860 the republicans -- obtained power, as he thought they would, they would apply the principle of excluding slavery from the territories. It was a trust committed to them by Providence, and the interests of humanity and religion required 1t. He believed the sentiment was growing stronger and stron- ger. He could see the hand of Providence in It, as 'a sparrow does not fall to the ground without His notice."
 Mir. Brown Do you see the hand of Provi- dence Tn the election of Mir Buchanan? Laugh ter.
 Mir. Hae--God tries us with calamities and sometimes with mercies. Renewed laughter
 MT. Cass briefly condemned the doctrine ol higher law" as one of the greatest of political heresies while he acknowledged in their ful- lest sgnfcation our moral obligations to God
 The Senate the ad burned till Monday
 Ho'ese.-Mr. Otero presented a. memorial from citizens residing on the Gads len purchase praying for the establishment of territorial formation over that Territory, to be cal led Ara. Zona. Referred to the committee on territo- rleS
 The House then resumed the consideration of the motion to refer the Presidents message to the committee Of the whole
 Mr. Humphrey Marshall said he understood the position of the American and republican parties, but he did not believe there was a demo- crat here who could make statement which would be acqulescei in by the democratic par ty, north and south, on the subject of the right ol the people ln the territories to govern them selves: they had the doctrine of Mr. Cass pro. nounced as the principle and philosophy of the last Presidential election, and yesterday his friend from South Carolina { MT. Keitt } de- clared, III eloquent terms, against popular sov- erelgnty and the views held by those who call themselves national democrats
 Mir. keitt-l discard being national demo crat. (Laughter)
 Mr. Marshali-This shows that some of the brightest stars of the democratic party are sec. tional democrats. (Laughter)
 Mr. keitt-That is an inference of the mem Der from Kentucky. 1 say am constitu- tional democrat
 Mr. Marshal remarked that he wished to get at facts, to let the country know where the de- mocratic party stands. If they are better free solers than the republicans 1t should be mani tested to the people.
 MT. Smith, of Tennessee, asked when any democrat claimed that the democrats were bet ter ireesollers than the republicans?
 MT. Grow, as proof, read an extract from the Montrose Democrat claiming the advocacy o treesol principle, and accusing Mr. Grow with being doughface, and voting to plant slavery in Kansas.
 Mr. Marshall, resumins quoted Senators Trumbul and FesSendeA to show that the northern democrats in the Presidential contest proclaimed the freedom of Kansas
 Mr. Burnett inquired whether those witnesses were not both distinguished members of the republican party.
 Mr. Marshall responded by asking whether distinguished members of the republican party were not competent to tell the truth
 Mr. Burnett replied afirmatively, but sai | that when they were brought as wtnesse, against the only party which stood by the Con. stltutiou, he doubted their credibity ill this in. stance.
 Mir. Marshall wished to know whether the democrats agreed with the declaration of Sena- tor Mason, that the people of the territories when they organize themselves or are organized under law, are to determine for themselve. whether the institution of slavery shall exist ol not while a territory.
 Mr. Qutman, for himself, said he did not be. lieve the people of territory could possess SO vereignty of any kind until the sovereignty was delegated to them as State, under the power given by the constitution to admit new States.
 Mir. McMullin informed Mr. Marshall, tha every member of the House from Virginia re- pudlated the doctrine of squatter sovereignty as explained by Mir. CaSS, and that the views O Mir. Cass, and that the views of Mir. Masor were not correctly reported.
 MT. Marshall resumed, saying that it wa; difficult to tell what views the democrats en certain, and he further reviewed the alleged in