The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-03

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speeches of republican senator's and said they we're good
authority. But the neint which make upon the gentle
man Is this than when be charges the democratic party
with dference OF opinion upon certain subject he should
take that his own party not liable to a similar
ch@rge But the gentleman not only quoted from repub-
iean authority but he also tainted the democratic party
in this House with the paucity of their numbe He said
there not many democrats here from the North TO
Mr. Il. MHksHALE. desire to say again that if there
be any testimony from northern democrats against the
doctrine osquatter sovereignty should like to see pro-
dueed nv ,s t
ing that squatter sovereignty better that leaving this
question TO be settled by Congress desired by Messs
HAVEN MLwARD, BAyARD CLARKK GEORGE DUNN, and Mil
Kentucky And in doing shall refer TO speech of
member whom am proud TO consider m frend-an hon
orable gentleman who has reviewed this question
ought to review it. refer to the views of the
gentleman from Tennessee Mr. READY1 At the session of
Congress which adopted this bill complained of by the gem
tleman from Kentucky the honorable gentleman in part
may be page 745 of the Appendix TO the Con-
gressional Globe addressed the House to this effect
objected the bill that it establishes squatter
sovereignty by which meant the right Of the people in
as or Srosb slavery god this
ect If it true that the quatter-soyereignty feature
in the bill what would the South lose by it As long
as the Missouri restriction stands slavery go this
Territory If you repeal the restriction and establish squat
% ss % y b sse Of the
They might admit it not The decision would be accord
ing to the popular will and there would be chance or the
| chance"
Now, then, appeal to the gentleman from Tennessee,
Mr. RHADYl know-nothng to vindieate me when ,hs
that squater sovereignty is better for the South than
to leave the matter TO Congress, as Mr. Fillmore would
have it done.
| Mr.. READY. hope the gentleman from Louisiana
will do Mr. READY OF Tennessee, the justice TO say that
in the speech which he has referred the main body
of the argument to show that the Kansas and Ne
braska bin did not contain the doctrine of squatter SOW
eregnty
Mr. DAVIDSON That is what was about to say but
desire to bring good knownohing authority to snow
that the doctrine of squaer sovereignty was better
for the South than the doctrine of leaving Congress to set
tie the matter which Mr. Fillmore and the know-nothng
party at the North contend for.
gumen and in bis eloquent and impressive manner that
if this feature were in thc BILL he would vote against It,
desire show that the authority of the gentleman from
Tennessee Mr. READYis good enough If squatter sover
eighty existed there justify in voting for the bill if
had been present at that time and II is fully sufficient to
justify in indicating popular sovereignty even against
lucky and his friends who have made this unustabe
slaught President Pierce and the democratic party
Mr. LINDLEY. Would the gentleman vote for the bill
if there provision in 1t excluding the laws which
were in force in that Territory prior to 1920
| Mr.. DAVIDSON. To what party does the gentleman
| belong
Mr. LINDLEY do not belong to any particular party
have been looking for time for chance to join the
democratic party That party now presents double as
pecone portion believes in construction OF the Kan
asNebraska bill and the either in another construction
The gentleman from South Carolina admits this and tells
the opposition to make the most of it. await further
explanations before take my position.
Mr.. DAVIDSON Mr.. Speaker have to say, in answer
the gentleman he had better remain in the party OF
his friends, Mr.. Fillmore and the gentleman from Ken
lucky the doors of the democratic party closed to such
the gentleman from Missouri the gentleman from South
Carolina take Of himself The House has kindly
INDUCED me in listening to my views Of the subject under
consideration and see my time has expired will con-
clude with reference to the gentleman from Kentucky,
Mr. H. MARsHALL He finds democratic President who
vindcas the constitution, and in doing does justice to
pr tndt iD1ina
finds democratic party, with platform upon which
every guarantee of the constitution may be grounded
every ar IN p O
cpes originally laid at the foundation of our govern
menprncpes reassered and argued in the most faith
full and eloquent by candidate and by every
true-fah democrat in the free States Yet sir because
tbs democratic party has succeeded in the late fierce con-
test in which we fought as patriots and our opponents
fought fends because they succeeded in giving perma
nency this Union the defence and preservation of which
has been committed to their hands since the accession Of
Mr. Jefferson to the presidency in 1901 you lind the gen.
tleman from Kentucky, who voted for the admission of
California with her moblaw consttuonwho voted for
approved of the Utah and Mexico territorial bills sign
ed by his candidate for the presdencywho voted for that
candidate with his Erie letter. affirming that Congress has
the power under the constitution to egsate upon slavery
in the Territories to abolish slavery in the District of Co
lumba and the slave trade among the sovereign States
who pledged vote against the admission of any other
slave States acting in this House with the gentleman
from New York, [Mr. HAvEsl and the gentleman from
| Indiana, Mr. DUNN each OF whom has declared for
the power of Congress to legslae upon the subject of
slavery in the Territories who has advocated and for
aught know is still advocating, Mr.. Fillmore for the
presidencyMr Fillmore who, Notwithstanding his Erie
letter. and the compromise measures has been false to
both parties opposing the democratic party in the past
or the present. who, after joining the know nothing
party which charged corruption the old whg party,
that had endorsed him into the presidential station,
fattered the foreigners the stump, begging them,
whom he to prescribe to vote for him for the
presidencywho declared in of those stump speeches.
that the restoration of the doctrine of popular sovereignty
by the repeal of the Missouri restriction the Pandora
box out Of which all the evils of the slave agitation had
sprungths gentleman say, with all these bars of in
consistency about hm-inconssency from his apostacy
from timehonored principles which, am free to confess
he maintained with honor to himsef-inconsistency
migrated upon him by his adoption of other principles with
which he has lately inoculated hmselfcomes into this
House and attacks the democratic President and the demo-
cratic party for vndcang the very principles which he
dark lanterns couded his better vision, and mised him
into strange pathways.
The gentleman, sir, reminds me good deal of the
story of the negro and the priest offence to the
gentleman. This negro fond of his neighbours pigs,
and turkeys and geese The priest told him that if he
took any more without paying for them he would send
him the devil Some time afterwards the negro went to
the priest for confession the priest asked him, Have you
taken any more geese2n emo massa" Have you taken
any more pigs aNon aHave you taken any more tur-
keys or geese 2" "Non We'll, you go, and will
make the matter all right for yoa.' As he going
away he congratulated himself to his brother Sam
follows He didn't ask duck airy time would have
the probations of confession searching things am
told and would advise democrats to shy squater
sovereignty in the hearing of the honorable gentleman from
Kentucky.
at is admitted all hands, that affairs in Kansas