Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-31

amount OF faction with himself. tie had
not become the mere servile tool of any
President, so as to feel himself bound to
take every recommendation. without exam
lining to see whether it met his appreciation
or not. With regard to harmony in the
Democratic party, he had only to say that
if Democratic Senators and the President
would stand by the Cincinnati platform,
there would be harmony between them all
and himself He said, call it faction, call
it what you please, intend to stand by
the Nebraska bill. ! stand by the Cincin
natl platform, to stand by the organiza-
tion and principles of the Democratic par
ty, and defy opposition from whatever
quarter it may come from He predicted
that before the lapse ofSixty days he would
be i'll harmony with those who were most
relied upon now to crush him and the prin-
ciples of the Nebraska bill in the admis-
sion of the Lecompton Constitution. He
looked on the Convention as trick and
fraud upon the rights of the people, and
with or without slavery, he was opposed
to the whole concern. He did not know the
object of all these attacks upon him.
Perhaps his opponents thought to worry
him out, but he would tell them that if he
found his strength failing. he would go of
and recuit his energies, and come back and
take raking fire at the whole Of them
| Laughter.
| During the conversational debate between
MessrS. Douglas and Fitch, the former, in
order to sustain his previous position
remarked that he could not place much
confidence in the returns of the election
which was held yesterday: said the Conven-
! tion had declared null and void all the
laws prescribing penalties for fraudulen
returns, and also stated in addition thai
! two officers of the army who were present
in Lecompton at the time Informed hin
that the very man who was knownt o have
perpetrated the Oxford fraud, was elected
Clerk Of the Convention BY acclamation OF
that ground
Mr.. Clay said that the remarks OF Mr.
Douglas were calculated to do gross inus
tice to the Convention He read tn
twelfth section of the schedule in substance
that all the officers Of State be sworn to
faithful performance Of their official du
ties, and on failure thereof, be subject t,
the same pains and penalties as are pro
vided in like cases under the Territorial
law
Mr.. Stuart remarked that 1t was tru
the Constitution makes sach provision
but it was equally true that the actin,
Governor has said there was no Law
in Kansas Furnishing frauds in making re
turns.
Mr.. Clay inquired whether the 'pse dir
Of the Governor was to prevail over tn
land.
Mr.. Douglas rcplicl that the clause from
which the Senator from Alabama ha
read, was in the copy of this Constitution
published in the National htelligen 'er, bu
in that published in the Union, which
said was furnished by the President, it wa
not to be found
He, Douglas could not pretend to ac
count, for this variance unlesss the Con
vention adjourned without putting tn
Constitution into form, and perhaps tn
LnteIiioencer was furnished with a revise
copy and the Union printed the documeu
as it was before the Convention had it al
ranged.
Mr.. Clay said that Mr. Douglas wa
mistaken for he certainly had read fror
the schedule as published in the Union
Mr.. Douglas promised to look into tn
matter, and if he discovered that he wa
mistaken, he would publicly acknowledg
it. The further consideration of the sub
Jcct was postponed.