The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-12

7 tioa oi the slave trade between the State. ,h,
admission Of no more territory into this unio,
unless slavery should b. 6rst prohibited.
Your priaciplss were then to strike al th,
root. and no man was deemed sound who die
not subscribe 10 that creed. Now We are tolt
that there is but a siugte issue; and what !;
thaty Admit X ansss as frce State. aud dodg,
} the constitutional question. upon the greunt
that the people have decided In iavor OF FIRE
dom. Why dodge every principle which you
proiesss We wore told that you were going
to svow them We werr told thst yoa were 60
ing 10 psa your hills. ] remipded you, soms
time aso. oi che report that yoa hsd organised
the other Ho,se With the understanding thai
10 bill should be passed TO carry oat any oos
principle which yeu pcofssed. or 10 redeem any
one pledge which yoa had ansdc. You have
the conmitieei yoa have the organization ol
the House. II you mean what yos say; n you
are honest In what you tell the people, pas
your bills through that fusion House. No
your game Is to stop the government; TO with
hold the appropriations ior the army--ior the
usvy--ior the civil and diplomatic expenss--
for all government purposes--snd produce an
srchy aud confusion. Why not allow ,fe gov
ernment to 20 on. but pass your biifs as you
aaid you wouldl II you cannot gut reports un.
der the rulss. when yoa have control Of them,
with your own speaker your own committees;
your own oficcs--cvcrything packed in your
own way--ii you have any Pretext Of that kind,
I will guarantee unanimous conseut on this side
Of the house to allow you 10 bring in each one
Of your bills and get vote on them in the Sen-
ate.
Now. sir, this dealing in general terms OF
insult this talk about crime. trcschery. and
swiniling this indulgence in course. vulgar
denunciation against thre- -iourths o. the body
TO which you belong. docs not meet the points
between U.S. You challenged me TO this great
issue. which you say you have made up bctwen
the negro worshippers AMI the Slave Powes, ,"
a you call il. What you call the Slave Power
10 simply observance Of the Constitution Of the
country, q our fathers made II. et US have
that fair issue betwc the parties. and let Us
discuss that instead Of dealing in denuncation
against one another here | wish the Senate
! 10 brsr in mind that. in the many coutrovesslcs
! in which have bsep engaged sincr have ls,eu
been a member OF this boiv. never had one in
which / wa no, f,r,t ss..iled have alway.
s,oo.i ON Inc ,,eErns;vc Won arrange IL ON the
opnos;tc aide ol ,hc Hm.e 10 ~, vour bosnds
atter me. and then complun when cut, them
over the head and end them hack yelping. |
never made an .ssault upou upv Senator 1
have only rrpcInd attacks
The si,acE an The Senator (rom Massaehu.
.etts nov l. moi On me alooc. Even the oour.
,.o,s and ,l,e .cco,r Ishcd ssrator f,ou, south
Csrolina iNr ButIrrl could mo-, he passed by
in n. |. .hs.ccc
Mr. dv.ntsse w.. taken O, H.
! Mr. Douolss--It IL mrp,.,cd tha, ADVANTAGE
ia taken al his sbseocr' I think that ia a
mi.,,ke. tb;pk the sueecb vas written and
prac,,sed. and the Resturcs fired and II that
mar, had h.,n ,,ricsen oul. tho senator would
not have knovn bov 70 rcuea, the spcecb.
IIaurhterj All that tirade must he brought
Aovr ON ,he had of the venerable the cour,e.
ous. and the dis,inouisbed Senator from South
C.roI;na 1 shsll no, defend that gentleman
here, Eyery Senator who Know. him love.
him Tho Senator from M.ssscbu,et,s NAV
tsLe every charge made AGAINST him in bis
INCH and NAV vcr;lv nv b,s oath. and by tho
o.,h ~ his confederate. and IL there an hon.rt
man IN this Chamber who viii not rcpel Il an
Iander. Your oath cannot make . senator
feel that Il was not an outrage 10 sssail that
honorable gentleman. in the terins in which be
in dne time 10 .nesk 70, himself and TO ac, Tor
himself too. | know what will happsn. The
senate, from Masa.cbu,e,,s will 70 10 him,
vbi,per A ~ecret .poIosy in his car, and ask
him 10 sccep, that as ss,i.iaetiou for a public
outrage on his character I know how the
Arns,or from Ms..s chu ,,tta n in the habit Of
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