Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-26
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Sharp Debate i'm the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March Ia.
Mr. johnson reported in favor OF printing 81,
600 copies of the Majority and Minority Reports
Of the Territory Committee on Kansas being five
hundred copies for each . ,.... f..,,, ,e,, ..-7,
h Mr.. Trumbull opposed the motion. He tho't
the minority reported the Slavery question in
mastery manner, its positions being unanswcra.
Bile, and it was not written rs q reply to the de-
tails ofthe majority report. He was unwilling
to send out with the endorsement of the Senate
document containing so many unanswerable
assumptions, erroneous deductions, and incon-
sistencies. -, ,.... p. . Far.-.. f- s..r
Mr.. Wade asked Mr. Trumbull to yield the
floor for adjournment.
Mr.. Douglas,-l hope the courtesies Of the
Senate have not been taken advantage of in
my absence to make an assault on me. sa. Ni
Mr.. Trumbull.-No, sir know not whether
you were present or absent when | was com
mcnting OH the report, did not Introduce the
subject or know that it would come up to-day.
Mr.. Douglas-My colleague dares to say in q
face of the fact that was absent, he acted with
unfairness in attacking the report when was
detained from the Senate by ill-health Il would
ask him within what reasonable time his speech
will be printed? .,-,...,..... - q ..-.
Mr.. Douglas-Mr Douglas sad IF ! can ask
postponment till Monday, I will reply to Mr.,
Trumbulrs speech on Tuesday. 'Hf -
Mr. Seward-Take your own time. fa Is7@g1
Mr.. D.-tquickly,) l understand that game of
take your owl time. The Senator from Massa.
chnsctts took his own time to circulate libel
on me when the Nebraska bill was reported I
understand my colleague to say he came here rs
Democrat. That will be news to the Democra-
cy Of Illinois, and is libel on the Democracy
of the State. ''
Mr.. Crittenden inteposed and said that the de-
bate had transcended the rules of decorum.--
the Senator had charged libel on Mr.. Trumbull.
Sensation.
Mr.. DougIas-I should have been better salts.
fed if the Senator from Ky..had,. when the
Black Republicans denounced us in coarse terms,
rebukcd them for want Of courtesy.
MIR. Crittcnden-To what do you aliude p eEig
Mr.. Doughs-When they made coarse and
vulgar partzan assaults on the Democratic side
of the Senate. 'e. rtn - --~.a.'t1sf, 10 s1
Mr.. Crittenden--It WIS no more of my bust.
ness than that of others to call Senators to order
for personalities. This is not the place for vitu
peration--such matters should be settled else
where.
Mr.. D Il do not regard the Senator as good
authority in Illinois politics. l was speaking Of
events of which am better capable of Judging
of than he.
After further colloquy, the chair decided Mr..
Douglass remark was not personal. u : 5psT %
Mr.. .Douglas-So far as am advised, and as
u
miserable sect Of Abotionists and Know Moth.
ings, which are one and the same thing -"157"'
Mr.. Crittenden--I wish the Senator to under.
stand that cooperate with the American par
ty, and, standing here as gentleman and a Sem
ator and claiming all the respect due TO nv hon
esty as free man, repel with scorn every i'm
putation of that kind as intended to embrace
me and my political associates. ....l .......-
Mr.. Douglas explained-I spoke of what Know
Nnth -, I'll A.. 4 :.
otherwise in the South. Every Know-Nothing
Lodge in Illinois has adopted au Abolition creed,
and that is the miserable faction that sent my
colleague here. The Senator from Kentucky
| misunderstood me, else he would not have con-
ceivcd my remark as pcrs onal to him.
Mr. Crittenden-the gentleman did not make
the qualifications he EOw does. -a.,s- -
Mr. Douglas-Every gentleman must haveun
derstood me as making a distinction. / said
| nothing about Southern Know -Nothings
Mr. Trumbnll-I shall not permit such remarks
as those from my colleague TO pass unanswered.
shall suffer no man here or elsewhere to state Of
me things which are absolutely and totally. un-
founded. IT he means to say | am, or ever have
been know-Notnng or connected with any
secret political Organization, the charge is base
ly-l will uot violate the rules of the Sepate,
but say-untrue. He proceeded to speak of
the politics Of Illinois, saying che was and always
had been Democratic State In the Eight
! Congressional District, which gave Pierce nearly
| 5000 majority, he (Trumbulp was elected a mem
Der OF the House, by more than 1900 majority.
He ran as the Anti-Nebraska candidate. How
did his colleague know he received every Know
| Nothing and Abolition votc-he frrumbull) did
| not know it. .-..; ...s... .-.-sl . ...,,i Il ..
| Mr. Douglas-My colleague said the reason he
did not accept at Salem my proposition to resign
our seats last year to test, by reelection wheth.
er he or / represented Illinois, was that Gov
Matteson would appoint me and another Demo.
crat to fill the vacancies. / tell him will sign
a resignation now to take effect the next meet.
ing of the Legislature.
| Mr. Brown-That's right a. s#otarT zgss
Mr.. Douglas-Tli give. him iIl Monday morn morn
ing to think of it..
f. Mr.. Wellcr-Thats better. ~ j." -@1a 4.'
I Mr.. Douglas-I said my colleague received ev
cry Abolition and know-Nothing, vote in the
1 Legislature, He dare not deny that, statement
Why equivocate? ~ %"
4 In further remarks, Mr. Douglas said tliat hi,
colleague had become a chief of the Black Re
pubiicans. s-,.,, "a .s,t!F. gtl,f,,, trrdtfyy ,
I Mr.. TrumbUll-I ask my colleague to explain
f. Mr.. Douglas-Was not the gentleman vote,
for by Abotionsts and Known 6things from al
parts Of the Slater aJTgaq sisi 90 gt'lggzzs sii.
Mr.. Trun,bull-I,: tell him ), to his teeth;
never was candidate of the Abolition or Kno,
Nothing party. Ihaye been voted for by men
bers of the American party, and It was 50 wit
the gentleman-but thatI was their candidate
not true. ~ -fi aas3ei, sif 20 r,,iieIai,.as si
, "WE VILE SuBDUE You..''-TYnfs IL the far
!, guage of Senator Douglas to the Anti-a tver
Extension men in the. United States Senate.
It's not the language of Senator Douglas, be
fore he had the Bronchitis which appears I
2 make him very ihtinorpd and overbearirly %
hwiiltake greater man than Senator Dons
las was, even before his talents had become bl
: clouded With the. .bronchitis.' to .subdue, III
!, eternal principles of human, liberty. He had. be
: ter read the history Of the world. and especial
II the history ofte Slavery question: In this coul
!, try before he again talks Of 'subduing Chieae
: Democrat. ia. 5r,.,s ar - "a =,