Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-17
X / { III vi OND W UIG.
THIRTY FOURTH CONGRESS- First Session.

".sHiN"roS. March li-Petiiious were pr..nt.d from
merchants and importers OF Boston New York and Pha.
irlphia, asking revision Of the tariff
Nc Johnston rcpprtei ia favor OF printing 80 ooo co
pies oi the report OF the majority and minority of tn.
'"nmttee On Territories in the kansa case being 500
80 each uIember
W Tiumbull op.o-ed the rno,io, H. ,ho,,h, ,L -,
'N report represented the slavery question in master
'ef anu its positions are unan-w able. bot does
' '"''' '" details a the majority report does Hence
" "'- u'Ni"e q" --ni out, with hc S,.nats- endorse
nr"i' document containing many unwsfr,nt.d a..
iH"i, erfU'""u- d'u lions aud Inconsistencies a. To
tie neJ"ity r-purt lie th-n pryrrr ei Il. r,uly IN ,
oi the a. gum"nt- OF tt, after
At O'Clock W. T ~. intrrf .pt..l bv Nr WILL.
Hho called tor the special order betty the three million
Mr. Fessendsn, who had t',e ap- or the latter aid h
va Niiling 20 let the S-uatOr irum Illinois uroce.d
discussion then ensued ;he courtesy or proprety
d h'eFtnpnng member ~hiiy 'peiAng. order to make
ulotoi, 10 take up the special order
Ar Weller Withdrew his iuotion.
lhe Cha'r announced that ia future he should call up
the special order ~hen the hour arrived without mo-
Ion. '
DIR. Trumbull resumed his remarks and proc..dei IN
defend the Enigrant Aid Society sustaining the po.tons
81 the minority report generally.
adjournment 80 :"
dr. Douglas. hope The courte.ies of the Sen.
ate have been taken advantage ofnn account of known
ab,ehce To make assault "a me
Mr.. Trunibull No, sir; knew not whether Won ware
prescott or absent. was commenting on the report
ha not Introduce the subject know that il would come
up to-day.
Mr. Douglas Ny colleague darvs To saw in face of fact
tlat he did not know was absent. He acted with nm
hess ia attacking the report when was detained frou
Tue senate by III health would ask him within what
rrasona6ie time ~ill his spevch be printedy
Mr. IrumouH. think it will be published by Mon.
day. y
Mr.. Douglas. i'll can ask po-tponern.pt of the oue..
tuesday. 'F w
Mr.. Seward. Take your own time
Mr. Douglas quiekly-l understand that game Take
your o"n tune The senator from Massachusetts, took
"s own time To write and Circulate libel on me about tn
hue the Nebraska bill reported | understand INV
colleague 10 say tat he here Democrat That viii
He news 10 the Democracy OF Illinois aud libel on the
Democracy OF thai STATE.
Mr.. Crittenden here interpo-ed, saying that the de-
A'e A. as -enii"g the rules OF decoruiu The Senator
"al charged hoei on Mr. Iru'nbull. Sensation
MT Douglas should have bsen better satisfied II
te Senator IRON Kentucky, bad when the Black R.pub
"eans denounced Us In eoarse terms, rebuked them io
"Aut of Courtesy. ~
Mr.. Cdttenden. To what do you .Ilud.s
Ar. Douglas When they made vulgar eo,rs. n,-,is.n
assaults Oh the Democratic side OF the senate
Ar. Cnttenden 1t Vas more my business than tba,
of Others to call Senators for personalities Tb.
O., not the place Tor vitupeaton 1t should be -ttled
elsewhere " 'e''eu
Mr. Douglas do not regard the Senator as good AN.
monty 10 Illinois politics l was speaking OF events Of
Nhlch an better capable OF judging than he
rufther coloquy took pace, when the Chair decided
'hst M Douglas reularks not personal
MT DoHsia. said that 20 tar he advised and be-
Get Of aoCitioniss and Know Nothngs which are one
and the thing. '"e
Ar Crttenden. wish the Senator to understand that
cooperate with the American party Standing h.,,. ~
gentleman and Senator in absolute. iuenandsnce -
claiming all respect due to honesty A. a FREEMAN I
rpe with scorn every inpuaOn OF that kind As intended
~ embrace me aud my political associates
Mr. Douglas eNplaned-I spoke of what Knox Notb
ssn l. 10 Illinois and said 1t might be otherwise in IN.
south. h'ery knoS Nothing Lodge in Illinois adopted
w creed aud that l. the miserable faction that
here Ta..S Il
understood me, else he would not have conceived INV ~
marx as personal TO him
Mr.. Cdttendsn. The gentleman did not max. ,b. ,.I
iheation lac does.
hr. Douglas Every gentleman must have understood
ern know-Nothings
Ar. frunDuu. shall not permit su,h reu,rLs -
those frou my colleague TO pass unanswe-.J sL,u 80
Ter no man. here elsewhere state OF me thing, which
are absolutely totally uniOunded Ii he means b ..y
hat am or ever have been Know Nothing or connac
ecu VITA any secret political organization the charge
"aSely-l will not violate the rule- o tile rules of t n
ale but Sh say untrue He then proceeded 20 sneak
o' he Pohcs OF Illinois, claiming that she is aud aiway,
1s been Democratic State. aud IN the Sth Congressional
District, which gave NJ Pierce nearly five thousand ma
l2rty, lac (hr Trumbu Ll elected a member of the
mouse oy more than 1ojO majority. He Auti.Ne.
o'AsA4 candldate-HoS did his colleague know that b.
received every knOwNothing and Abolition vote, n.
(Ar. TrumbulJ did not know it.
Ar Douglas. Ny colleague said the reason why be did
not accept az Salem proposition 20 resign our ...,s
last year to test by reelection whnther he or r.p.
sent Illinois wa that Governor Mattison wouI spn1nt
me and another Democrat to till the vacancies Itei him
"u 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
Mr.. Weller That. better
Ar Douglas. said my colleague received every Abo-
hion aud Know Nothing ia the Legislature He
dare not deny that statement. Why equiyocates
10 his hrther remarks Mr.. Douglas said that Mr. Trutu
become he ef of Hlark
Mr. Trumbul. ask my colleague to explain
nr' Dougias Was not the gentleman voted for by Alb
ohuonts aud knowNothngs from all parts the State
Mr. Irumbull tell him no, to his teeth. never was
candidate of the Abslition or Nothing party
may have been voted for by members Of the American
party with the genilemen-bu that their candidate
not true.
The coloquy was further confined after which
hr sumner repid 10 the remark of Mr.. Douglas that
the former had obtained weeks delay OF the Nebraska
bill in order circulate libel OH the latter n. aid th.t
VAS untrue. he united with other mombcrs in sending
an address 10 the people Of the United States expressing
the r"e character OF that proposition aud predicting the
many evils which have siuce ensued
Nr. Douglas said that both Mr. Chase and Mr. Sumner
on the occasion referred to- came 70 bis seat aud asked
him 70 postpone the Nebraska bill week 10 order to
give them time TO examine IT, He did So but the day az
ter he discovered that they had written exposition Of
that measure and scattered IL broadcast Ii was false
itatement that they had had time 20 examine the bill
OF Shch Mr. Douglas complained. That address att rhu.
ted TO him base purpose and sc-aggranilepsnt and
not proper sense OF public duty The Senator from
Massachusetts, did not consider that beous Oh no This
might accord With his ideas Of gentleman aud SEN.
atOr.
Nc Sumner. shall enter into no contest here or el.e.
where H 70 the character Of gentleman. This senate
shall decide whether the senator tom Gno. i proper
judge In the matter IL that went ~ she sen
ators seat 10 make the request y which he allulcs
NJ. Douglas repeated that Mr Sumner while pretending
that he wanted time TO read and examine the Nebraska
BILL had previously franked grossly Hbelous pamphlet
on that subject
VIZ Sumner said the address predcssd on the 6rst
bill sud not ON she last
NJ Douglas remarked that the reasons assigned by Mr.
Sumner a. an argument Tor poponemcnt Of the Nebras
ko bill, not true IN fact
NJ John-ous motion 70 print the reports vas then
adopted. snd the Senate adjourned ull Monday
VHHINALS AZ THE EXCHANGE HOTEL
AND HAIIARn HnISE.