New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-07

Administrator Further, that Mr.. Buchanan
has tiill 10 battle for his msioriiy In this
House, on which depends his power to cHry
out any sattled principle, or which hi,
Democratic friends suppose settled in the recent con-
test In reply to Mr.. Stephens, Mr.. Davis said the in
Crcast Ct DtnOc attic members TO the next Congress
vas the consequence OF di sis'ns 10 other parties.
death wound bad been inflicted the great and proud
Demo cratic party, which thought itself nviucbe bit
nov Crse than scoched, wriggles on to faA dssol-
top. Mr.. Davis next spoke Of the different inter
pretatons given 10 the Kanss NJ braska Act. On
iLis subject the Northern and Southern wrongs Of
the Democracy widely apart a. the
Republican and Democratic parties
question Of constitutional power. The Com
promise OF 1890 was the foundation OF the pesce
OF 1850, but the Democracy turned it into element
Of strife and reopened agitation il intended to
c.ose The Democratic party was cODgomerate and
great would be the contention on the distribution Of the
spolls The Irish brigade stood firm Ilsughterl AMI
but for them Pennsylvania would have faltered. Mr..
Buchanan supported by persons of all creeds and
nations and these would throng around him for their
reward after he phal have dskened the doors Of the
White House. The Republicans have been taught
lesson by the late contest. The people have decided
eganst the domination Of q sectional President and
that the position Of the Republicans unwise and
dangerous to the stability of the Union. On the Dem
oCratc side at the South, 1t was question of indie
peDdenCe, and whether majority should be obtained
in such manner as to drive every Southern gentleman
from Office under the Government, and leave the fede
raj laws 10 be executed by Northern officers. Both
demned for being dkturbers Of the public peace of the
United States and have no ground TO maintain the
people have not sanctioned any Of their positions. There
was but one party small in number laughterl which
could read them Lesson Of patriotism, which would be
well for II em t. consider. 1t was a tower Of moral
force end patriotic integrity, and could not be shaken
Inc American party deserves gratitude for its noble
examples in he past. 1t is settled that law can
be passed to affect the condition of affair; in Kansas
Within two years she will be admitted into the Union
a State, with without Slavery as the inhabitants
ray determine and when that question is struck from
the Republican platform, what Will remain OF tina
party? For the next four year, then it will be of the
utmost cment that the principles of the American
party shan demand the serious attention Of the country
Mr.. CADWALLADER briefly responded TO Mr.
Davis who he said, the exponent of the party
which had dwinded into utter insignicance. He
would tell the geeman Davis that in addition TO the
pin cpes Of the Kansas Nebraska act being Ddorsed
in the Presidential contest tEo other qestions had been
decided There O clause in the Constitution, which,
in the opinion of the Democratic party, is not e7s
sacred than the which vindcates the slavehodlng
States He referred TO that which prescrbes there shall
be no religious test ae qualification for office. The
so.called American party like the Abolition party had
been epgsged in crusade against the Constitution
and had endeavored to sustain themselves by course
of reasoning precisely analogous. TIE people have
condemned both. The KLow Nothing party origin.
ated in Lord George GordOn's riot. when London
plunderCd and burned, as in Philadelphia Louisville
and New Oreans. Tbs Democratice party had tri-
uuLhed over the factions that affiliated at the North
end had destroyed the Know Nothings of the South.
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