Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-22
XXXIVTH CONGRESS.
wAsHlsuYoS, March Is, 1856.
FIRST SESSION

Glti dShtiio lOi iO'Io'oA OA tiiN
tariff
Mr.. johnson reported in favor of printing
81 900 copies of the majority and minority
reports from the Committee on Territories on
the Kansas case being 500 for each member
Mr. Trumbull opposed the motion. He
thought the minority report presented the sia-
very question in mastery manner, and Its
positions we're unanswerable, but it does not
enter into the details as does the majority re-
port. Hence he was unwilling to send out
with the Senate endorsement document con-
tanning so many unwarranted assumptions, er-
roueons deductions and Inconsistencies
Mr.. Wade asked Mr. Trumbell to yield the
floor for an adjournment.
Mr.. Douglas-I hope not The courtesicS
of the Senate have been taken advantage of,
on account of my known absence, to make all
assault upon me.
Mr.. Trumbull.-Not so. knew not whe-
ther you were present or absent was COM
menting on the report. / did not intro
duce the subject, nor know it would come up
to day.
Mr. Deuglas.-My colleague dares to say,
in the face of the fact, that he did not know
was absent He acted with unfarness in at
tacking the report when | was detained from
the Senate by i'll health. | would ask him
within what reasonable time will his speech
be printed ?
Mr. Trumbull-I think it will be published
by Monday.
Mr. Dougas.-IfI I can ask postponement
of the question till MoDlay will reply to
Mr.. Trumbull's speech on Tuesday.
Mr.. Seward-Take your own time
Mr.. Douglas (quickly. u understand that
game, (" Take your own time" The Senator
from Massachusetts took his own time to wit
ness and circulate libel upon me about the
time the Nebraska Bill was reported, | un-
derstand my colleague to say he cane here a
Democrat. That will be news to the Democ-
racy of Illinois, and is libel on the Democ-
racy of that State.
Mr. Crittenden interfcred, saying the de-
bate was transcending the rules Of decorum.
The Senator had charged libel on Mr.. Tru,n-
bull. (Sensation. ..
Mr.. Douglas-I should have been better
satisfied if the Senator from Kentucky, when
the Black Republicans denounced us in coarse
terms, had rebuked them for want of courtesy.
Mr.. Crittenden. what do you aude !?
Mr. Douglas.-When they made vulgar,
coarse partisan assaults on the Democratic side
of the Senate.
MT. IflJtcHucn.--lJ- was uU lHOIC my UueI-
ness than that of others to call Senators to
order for personalities. This is not the place
for vituperation. Such things should be set
tied elsewhere.
Mr.. Douglas-I do not regard the Senator
as good authority in Illinois politics. | was
speaking of events of which am better capa-
BILE of Judging than he.
After further colloquy, the Chair decided
that Mr.. Douglas remark was not personal.
Mr. Douglas said that, so far as he was adj
vised, and as he believed, his colleague was
the candidate of miserable sect of Abolition
lists and Known othing, which was one and
the same thing. ~.
Mr.. Crttenden.I wish the Senator to un-
derstand that | cooperate with the American
party-standing here as a gentleman and a
Senator of absolute independence, and claim
ing all the respect due to honesty. As a free
man, repel with scorn any imputation of that
kind as intended to embrace me and my polti-
cal associates.
Mr.. Douglas explained.-I spoke of Know
Nothingism in Illinois, and said it might be
otherwise in the South. Every Know Moth
ing Lodge in Illinois has adopted the Abolition
creed, and that is the miserable faction that
sent my colleague here The Senator from
Kentucky misunderstood me, else he would not
have conceived my remark personal to him
Mr.. Crittenden-The gentleman did not
make the qualification he now does.
Mr.. Dougas-Eyery gentleman must have
understood me as making the distinction. /
said nothing about Southern Know othings.
Mr.. TrumbuH-I shall not permit such re-
marks as these from my colleague to pass un-
answered. ! shall suffer no man, here or else
where, to state of me things which are abso.
lutely and totally unfoanded. If he means to
say am or ever have been a know-Nothing
or connected with any secret political organi
zatioa, the charge is basely-I will not violate e
the rules of the Senate, but will say untrue.
lie proceeded to speak of the politics Of Hi
nois, claiming that she is and always has been
Democratic State, and that in the Eighth
Congressional District, which gave Gen Pierce
nearly 5000 majority, he Mr.. Trumbull) was
elected member of the House by more than
$500 majority. He run as the Anti-Nebraska
candidate. How did his colleague know that
lie received every know-Nothng and Aboli-
ton vote? He Mr.. Trumbull) did not know
it.
Mr. Douglas-My colleague said the reason
why he did not accept, at Salem, my PROPOSE
tion to resign our seats last year, to test by Il
re election whether he or | represent Illinois,
was that Gov Mattison would appoint me and
another Democrat to fill the vacancies | tell
him will sign resignation now, to take e.
feet at the next meeting of the Legislature.
Mr. Brown-Thats right, Douglas I'd
give him till Monday morning to think of it.
Mr.. .Weller-Thats better
MI Douglas said my colleague received
every Abolition and Know Nothing vote in
the Legislature. lie does not deny that state
ment Why equivecate?
In his further remarks Mr.. Douglas said
Mr. Trumbull had become chief Of the Black
Republicans
Mr.. Trumbull-I ask my colleague to ex-
plain.
Mr. Douglas s-Was not the gentleman vot-