New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER o. 1875,

ncjrt and yst the Ss,stoc fop tr5isus he'd tsrred
him with iscon. II differing ftcw .ae President va,
factor SeusCr bed d5u DC The ar cunt of "a
With bimiel. lie bad 10. become the mere ssryils
tool Of any Precedent 60 as to feel hiself bound I,
take every Recommend s'on without examining to ses
whether II met HE appreciation OF not. Wi h regard
10 harmony in The Democrat party hs had oriy IN
say that if Democratic Senators and the President
would stand by the Ciocionsi platform there
would bs harmony between them all and
himself He sad: Call Il faction, call i. wh.. you
please, ! intend to stand by the Nsbra.ks DILL, to
stand by the Cincinnati pstior to stsud By the or
ganizaon and pr noipes Of TIE Dem cratic party;
ard defy opposition from whatever quarter Il m;y
ctme' He predicted that before the lapse Of sixty
days be would be in harmony with those that were
most relied upon now TO crush him and the principle Of
the Nebraska bill in the admission Of the Lsconptou
Constitution. He looked on the Convention as trick
ara fraud upon the rights Of the people, and With or
Without Slavery, he wa. opposed TO the whole con-
GEN. de did not know the object Of all these attacks
upon him. Perhaps his opponents thought they could
worry him out; but he would tell them that ne fonnd
bis strength falling, hs wonld 90 of and recruit his
energies, and come back ard take rsking FIRE Of the
whole Of them. Laughter
During q conversational debate between Messrs.
DOUGLAS and FITCH, the former, in order to GUS
tain hts previous remaik that be could not place much
confidence 10 the returns OF the election which was
held yesterday said the Convention had declared null
and void all the laws unishipg fraudulent returns and
stated in sdd ion that two officers OF the army who
were present in Leconpton at the time, informed him
that the very who is known to have perpet sted
the Oxford frauds was elected Clerk Of the Conven-
On by accemaon, upon the ground that his services
IN johnson County entitled him to such consideration
Mr. CLAY thought the remarks Of Mr. Douglas
calculated 10 do gross injustice TO the Convention.
He read the twelfth section Of the schedule in sub
stance that all the officers shall be swoin TO faithful
performance of their official duties and on failure
thereof be subject to the pains end penalties as
are provided in like under the Territorial laws
Mr.. STUART remarked that it was true the Consti-
futon makes such aprovision, but was equally true
that the Acting GoveyoOr has said there is no law in
Kansas punishirg frauds in making returns
Mr.. CLAY Inquired whether the ipse dxit Of the
Governor was to prevail over the law.
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied thai the clause which the
SeDstor from Alabama had read was in the copy OF
the Constitution published In The National Iatehgea-
GER but in that publshed in The Union, which 1t 10
said was furnished by the President, that clause was
not to be found. He (Dougas) could not pretend TO
account for this verance, unless the Convention sd
jouIBed without putting the Constitution into form and
perhaps Tie {teiscn was furnished with revised
copy, and The LhiOn printed the document as it was
before the Convention Whether 70 or not, 1t does
not place the matter under the Territorial laws, where
there were penalties for fraudulent returns.
Mr.. CLAY laid that Mr.. Douglas was mistaken, for
he CLAY had read from the schedule as published 10
Tie Union.
Mr.. DOUGLAS promised to look into the matter;
II be Should discover that he was mistaken, he would
publicly acknowledged.
Tie further consideration of the suflect was then
opad