Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-27


fraud, which gave Louisiana to Polk, to be
repeated ? We trust the Kentucky Amer
leans will exercise the utmost vigilance, and
check this villany.
The Actual Position Of the Northern
Democracy.
The New Orleans Creole, asks Are the
Democracy of the Sonth aware where the
Democracy of the North actually stand ?
Have they noted the degree of hostility to
Southern views which they coolly manifest?
1t is not possible, that the Interpretation
the distinguished men of the party at the
North put upon the Kansas-Nebraska bill
is fully understood by the intelligent men,
bers of the party at the South, or we
should see them deserving the standard of
Buchanan, not by tens, but by whole sec
tions at once Ifthey still firmly adhered,
after clear apprehension of the facts, to a
ticket which fully endorses Squatter Sow
ereignty, the inference would be inevitable,
that freeSoiliSm had established a foothold
in the Southern States. The Delta ICON
tinues the Creole, is right, when it said
that Mr.. Calhoun Opposed and denounced
this doctrine with all the fine vigor of his
intellect, and all the iron resolution of his
nature He even went so far as to brand
it the worst form of despotism or the face
Of the EARTH and always confessed that he
would regard it in no other light than as
skilful weapon, forged by the Abolitionsts
and used for the prosecution Of their cause
with eminent success" yet both Mr.. Buch-
anan aud Mr. Breckenridge have, as we
have shown, endorsed, in the most empha-
tic terms, this odious doctrine; and now we
have a showing of hands in the United
States Senate. An exposition is made
by the Democratic author and advo-
Gates of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, of
its true meaning. The mists which have
involved this subject have been dissipated,
and we begin to see clearly how the South
has been cajoled to approve what is used
for its own ruin. -...a -
We will not trust to any attempt to illus
trate this fact by attempting to condense,
but leave the record of the debates in the
Senate to speak for itself.
To show this matter plainly, and beyond
possibility for doubt or cavil, we quote
from the rcoord-the Congressional Globe
giving the Senate debate of July 2, 1856,
on the bill for the admission of Kansas
pages 1868.
Pending the debate, Mr. Trumbull offer.
ed the following amendment, as an addi-
tional section to the bill:
And Be IL further enacted, That it was the true
intent and mesning Of the "Act to organize the
Territories OF Nebraska and Kansas, not to legis
late slavery into Kansas to exclude il there.
from, bat 20 leave the people thereofperfecty free.
through their Territorial Legislature to regulate
the institutions Of Slavery in their own way, sub
ect only 20 the Constitution of the United Stsre4;
and that until the Territorial Legislature acts
upOn the subject the Otoner of a Stare in one of
the States has no right or authority 10 take such
Stare into che Territory Of Kansas and hoLdhim
az a STARE; but every slave taken TO the Territory
Of Kansas by his owner for purposes Of settlement,
is hereby declared to be free, unless there is some
valid act ofa duly constituted Legislative Assembly
Of said Territory, under which be may be held as
slove."
This amendment was voted down, be-
cause, as several members declared, it pre-
sented "a audicial question7-was utterly
irrelevant" &c.
Mr. Trumbull then offered the following
amendment
"And BE- az further enacted, That the provision
In the "Act to organize the Territories OF Nebras
ka and Kansas" which declares IL 10 be the 'true
intent aud meaning" OF said act mot to legislste
slavery into any Territory State nor TO exclude
IL therefrom, but 10 leave the people thereof per-
iecty free torn and regulate their domestic insti.
tnti0ns in their own way subject only to the Con-
sGituIiod Of the United States, was intended to, and
does confer upon, or leaves TO the people Of the
Territory Of Kansas full pOwer, at any lime through
its Territorial Legislature, TO exclude slavery from
said Territory, or 10 Recognize aud regulates there.
H."
On motion, this amendment was amended By Ad.
ding ,herrto the words-"subjeei only 10 the Goa
situation OF the Unitsd States"
ma. DoUGLAs.--Ths reading Of the amend
met nelihes INV mind the belief that In lie legal
elect iI s precisely the 9th the original act
Hence should have hesitaney In voting for Il.
except that q is pa,tng 10 this ball a matter which
does not bciong 70 IL"
"AR. TRuNHULL-Ar. President, / viii avou
very frankly shat my object l.. know very veil |
that this KansssNe5raska bin s discussed very df.
ierenty in different sections OF she country. Il /
has noIheFn and soushsrn look. In the nothern
States il d sdvccsted 90 the ground that The peo-
pie Of the Territory At any time throagh their Ter
'isoEia Legislature, haze rghs 10 sxclade slavery
hey please. understand thai a very different
,pinion prevails IN the South.
zoe, Sir. IL was for The purpose Of arriving sta
ishaison Of what vas intended By THAI biil, shich
: eoasFasd differently Ia aiasrsnt parts Of the
Oaniry that offered this proposition
ma DoUGLEs Perhaps know fully a. uell as
" colleague hos that qaeslioa & discussed IN Ma