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THIRTY.sIxTH CONGRESS.


Mr. Morris of Illinois resumed his remarks
He said the great doctrine of popular sover-
eighty is in peril The Democratic party is
divided and the ultra Democrats from the
SlavehOlding states have abandoned it. 1t was
not disputed that the Cincinnati platform
recognizes it; but this, it seems, makes no diff
ference. The President end the ultra Demo
Gratis have torn up the planks, interpolated new
ones, and drove the political car tearfuy to
the preclplce. This war was inaugurated last
session with the infamous Lecompton swindle.
The President pursued those who opposed it,
especially those from Illinois, with personal
malignity, while he was bidding for the nomi-
nation at the Charleston convention. Judge
Douglas Is the only man i'll the north who has
succeeded IN general election since the cru.
SADIE commenced, and he fought hand 10
hand with the cohorts of Lincoln and the
Presidents hungry pack, cheered on by
Attorney General Black. Good Democrats
had been removed in Illinois and abolition
lists put in their places. Democrats who
refused to bow to the dictaton of the Presi-
dent, were passed with hellish malignity. He
said Cook, the postmaster Of Chicago, was
the Presidents manager to get up delegates to
send to Charleston. The address he issued,
was prepared in Washington for Cook, who
can scarcely read, and cannot spell sentence
in the English language correctly, but who
understands better the mixing and drinking of
mint JulepS He gave notice that the Democ.
racy of the west would not submit, at Charles
ton, to new tests.
Mr. Mison replied to the remarks of MIR.
Morris, saying the latter seemed to imply that
the southern men were in favor of re-opening
the African slave trade, and repeating the neu-
trality laws. He suggested that such might
have been Mr.. Morriss meaning and that he
spoke without warrant He (Millson) had
seen his own position much misrepresented
and the remarks of Others attributed to him
self He never remarked that he was not pre-
pared to say that at some future time he would
not be willing to open the African slave trade.
MIR. Morris replied that he did not attribute
such motives to the Democrats Of the south,
but referred to the ultra men of that section,
as well as to the extreme views of abolitionlsts.
Mr.. Scott of California replied to some of
tile remarks of Mr.. Morris, saying, his attuck
on the $1,000 Democrats of that state came
with ill grace from a friend of Mr.. Douglas.
Had it come from the Republicans he would
not have been surprised. He said Mr. Broder-
lex was never strong enough i'll California TO
create any fear or cause any desire to hunt
him down. The report which had gone abroad
that there was II conspiracy among the leaders
OF the Democratic party, to strike down Mr..
Broderick, he branded as an infamous false.
hood.
Mr.. Morris said the government patronage
In California was great and exercised in favor
Of the Presidents Lecompton policy.
Mr.. Scott of California remarked that he
differed i'll toto from Ma. Douglas views, yet
if he were nominated at Charleston he would
support him against Black Republican.
Mr.. Grow replied to some remarks of Mr..
Branch, defending his action of the last session
of Congress in connection with the defeat of
the Post Office Appropriation bill. He con-
tended that according to the constitution and
parliamentary usages, the Senate had no right
to Interfere In the prerogative of the House,
by attaching provision to raise revenue to
the appropriation BILL and by imposing direct
charge on the people, as was attempted at that
time by an increase in the rates OF postage to
8 and 10 cents, and doubling the postage on
newspapers. He said Mr.. Branch had violat-
ed all parliamentary and gentlemanly courtesy
in dehberatve assembly, for no member can
impeach the motives of another.
Mr.. Branch, rising-I want to know whether
the gentleman means to impute to me ungen-
tlemanly conduct?
Mr.. Crow would ask the gentleman to
refer to his own language.
Mr.. Branch-I again ask you whether you
impute to me conduct unbecoming a gentle
man?
Mr.. Grow-The gentleman said the other
day that l wished to defeat the bill in order to
induce the President to call an extra session.
l say the imputation is not gentlemanly.
Mr.. Branch-Do you design imputing to
me conduct unbecoming gentleman! Fail
ing to respond, shall take his silence as an
affirmative answer.
MIR. Grow-What said was in plain English.
There it stands. The gentleman impugned
my action on the Post Office Appropriation
bill, and everywhere this was thought an in
fringement of parliamentary law.
Mr.. Branch-I shall take the genteman's
failure to respond to my inquiry as an affirma-
tive answer.
Mr.. Grow-You can take what course you
please. The gentleman said my object was
to kill the bill, to compel the President to call
an extra session. ia e back nothing l have
said. He proceeded to give a history of the
Post Office Appropriation bills, disclaiming for
the Republicans the responsibility of their de-
feat.
Mr.. Vallandigham of Ohio, said he was one
of the twenty democrats who voted for
Mr. Grows resolution at the last session, and
he desired to say word of explanation. He
was of the Horatian school of philosophy, and
adopted the nil ddmirdf1 in politics especially,
but he did admire the cool assurance OF
gentleman, who, responsible to himself for what
he calls great calamity, seeks to place that
responsibility where it did not belong. He
lVallandigham) voted for Mr.. Crows resolu-
ton, because he doubted the constitutional
power of the Senate to raise the rates of post
age, and because he was opposed to any in
crease of those rates. He took upon himself
the share of the responsibility, but he should
seorn himself if he could seek TO place that re-
sponsbity on others, for every thing OF dlsas-
ter distress and embarrassment that the 1OOO
mail contractors have suffered, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania was responsible. so tar as
the defeat OF the Post Office appropriation billin
the House was concerned, and remembering
that fact Mr.. Vallandigham thought propriety
would have required the member from Penn
sylyania to be silent or if not silent, at least
40 have spoken in tone and language less Of
fensive He, (Grow,) with great rudeness and
indecorum told the Democratic side OF the
House that the New York Herald had furnish
ed them " it'll brains. How easy it would be,
Mr. Vallandigham said, to retort that the New
York Tribune had furnished the Republican
side with brains and decency, and in small,
infinitesmal quantities at that, and, moreover,
that it was doubtful whether the gentleman
from Pennsylvania had full share in the dis
tribution (Laughter.l But forbear.
Mr. Pryor of Virginia, replied to Mr.. Grows
remarks, delivered few days ago, i'll which
the democracy were charged with the respon-
sibity of the nonorganization OF the House.
That charge was not true, as related to the
choice of a national conservative man, for to
that end the democracy had been laboring for
three weeks 70 let it go to the country that
they have hitherto resisted the election of a
sectional candidate for Speaker, and intend to
persist in that course, that gentleman had also
charged the south with the introduction of
the slavery agitation. That charge was not