The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-18

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tia senator from New York conmeucsd- he Assumes
that the fnes In the identcay the sams
Fin majority Of house Of the lows lsgislAsure with
minority Of the other esessd election and certif
due form given and the sitting menbsr
here and in Then, in i1disna majority Of
one house with minority Of The othes ectsd an eise-
ton certificate gives in due form the gsatlemAn
whom given here and the question " whether
hs shall be in the fscs be assnmed BY the
senator from New York who 10 il that s applying differ
ent rule TO repuellcan that which applied
democratic case? This democratic Senate allowed the
publican member 10 be sworn in upon prtHa Jscs cert
although there protest Of the senate OF Iowa de-
nying the truth Of alleged 10 that certificate Now
when democratic arises which alleged 10 be Of the
same hnc 40 not propose 70 inquire wheshsr the cts
be not but the allegation that they fhs
we only propose to allow this democratic senator TO
be in precisey d the republican seoator In
ne Other Re case and then rssT the The sss s 70 oGms %
did the other @
On that state Of facts republican members of Senate
were not only willing TO swear 10 their partis.s vtA
senate bat every Of them voted their osths to
keep him In for six years They voted % keep IN man
for six years under that state Of fact and they
not wiling to let democratic member take his seat while
the facts are on frisl
If these alle as the senator from New York
AVS they are wish the cantry TO understand that every
republican member of the Senate viii vote one way when
fhe csi Of republican ts his seai involved and tbs
ather way when IL ID democrat who sopaes ior seat
Thsrs 10 preience that any democrat here proposes TO
treat the n:asa differently from the Iowa Ease We
only propose TO aio~ Indiana be swgn in
and take bis seat IS The Ios ssnsor was allowed 70 40
case 10 be referred committee and when thai commits
zee to report We propose 70 take n ~ snd oecae
its msrits did in the Iowa case If the hcs turn
out to be The SANE "a tey were in the Iowa have
hesitation in saying thst Tie teis3on VIII oe tne same
whether the republican memtess sorcur ia II or not II
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of the Senate viii those facts imp.ray sceording
TO their conscences, and not according TO Pfso
lectons
Sir willing to contrast the conduct Of this side Of
the Senate with the otner In the Iowa every man Of
them oed the mark and voted bis politics. without sin
gle variation On that same case the democratic party o.,
vded each voting his sentiments without reference TO pol
iics party question that side Of the chamber
II Judicial question, decided upon is meri on this
chamber in the present case viii act on the zane higA
principles of integrity and Of homer without rerence to
any partisan advantages to be gained on W be lost Yet
lr the from New York asks what VIII the country
SAT shs The from Iowa. republican, turned
out and new seaor from Inana dcnccra1 puf IN on
the state Of the easel That il the way he states IT.
the that applied The eshsr And we cannot hud
that side OF chamber TO help TO apply the
same rule Of Justice and consideIaen y de1ocat that
we have applied 10 a republican
ask then Mr.. President what pretext for tins iDsnua
tion this side of the chamber sorry to be COM
PEELED to speak in this language but the evident attempt
to convey false impression mpugnng the motives aud
actions of this side of the chamber Ia violation OF the TRUTH
compes TO hn il back in their faces and declare that
there NO foundation for such an infimAtion.
The PRESIDENT pro tszpore- The Chair must inter
ere with the from Illinois considering that bis re-
marks are personal 10 senator's on the other side =,
Mr.. DOUGLAS. was about taking my seat will
pursue the debate will only say that do not COM
plain Of the Chair for calling to order but the senator
rom New York had applied Y sAsa smn, "a ~. s,Gs q
chamber and would ask whether It not violation
efordr IN this body apply to the majority Of the Senate
e11 ~. PRFsrNT pro ssmporc The Chair understood
the remarks OF the from New York to be of gen
eral character applicable 70 senators more than to the
Mr.. DOUGLAS. desire to say to the Presiding ofbcer
tiat do not complain OF being called to order Dy nm
do how he could have done otherwise than CAL me
t have hurled back these ipuAtions but that my self
respect nv integrity, and my honor ana tne ony
which owe to saiorty of the Senste require II q me
submit the question however whether there not an at
tempt that side Of the chahss tc apply dsIenf Tnle
Of action Of their partsaas from which tney
Rf II G. NJ rssa apsd 4 one
nrese on this A~or who would have right TO complain
Of the tone in 70 which CHS debate has s may say run Il
is myself heard the senator rom New ORR us Is, :. ny
country, and which, suppose viii not De quansd oy any
remark Of mneihat under The arbitrary power oi ma
o land presume ne mean. .s s,as.or from Iowa
had been expelled Those were the very WORDS useonAt
tine senator from Iowa had been expelled from this body
Eaf NOuld lOoA ~ III VIC we're Nh1inh - o'~N
OF an opportunity make victim Of party evidently m
minority here think the senator from Iowa Win 90
me the justice to say that behaved az well a. oouo
towards him during his trial, and think be viii 90 ms
the Justice Of saying furthermore as far - the Juoicy
COMMITTEES s the representative Of the democratic pornon
Of this BODY st il has made fish OF one and nesh OF
another The senator from Illinois lMr. TRuNBrLJ WAS
certainly made fesh OF N instance but We dealt OUT
justice thought with the SPIT OF imPartanly-
Allow me to say Mr.. President wnn 70 Say ~ en
pbsticaly wish to cay it in the temper ~
70 il somewhat in the ancient spirit wLcn Eo'ei.
the deliberations Of the Senaten matters invo .n
constitutional privilege Of member coming from on
the sovereign States know democratic party, know
NO republican party do not know this side or that oe
of the bouse care very little about what gentemeG
have said on this question Their remarks are not gong
to hurt me- they go out to the public 70 make
rbutaries-no to form public opinion but popular pre-
udce In opposition to public opinion for thank 0od
the umpiraee Of public opinion does not depend on tins
ma or thai mans assertion mot afraid OF the um-
pirsee of public opinion afraid OF he transient
prejudice that may be for the temporary
political ends will say, since remarks have BEEN m
duged in to the extent which they have N THIS case
that believe il s presumpdve conclusion to say what
would be the decision OF the Senate one way OF the other
When gentlemen to say what VIA ce tne aecson
of the Senate is assumption witch hAs not oeen
founded upon any demonstration, or even sny innmA
ton
believe my friend from Georgia and my friend from
Ohio both differed from regard TO the contested CASES
duriDg this Congress. Now gentlemen make ImPun
tons, way the other ss regards the organ o. -
party upon whom they lavish to throw Their
know that remarks not likely to nna tnc'r way
into the press OF New York; do csrc Am perhaps
little concerned about the opinion or Nen