The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-12-28
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WASHINGTON. Dec. L.

WAsHNoToN, Dec. 10.
sENATE.-The Vice President being ab-
sent, Mr.. Bright, of Ind, moved that Mr. Fitz
patrick, Of Ala, be appointed President OF the
Senate pro TEN.
Mr. Pugh stated that he desired 20 reply TO
the remarks of the Senator from Georgia, (har.
Iverson) which he made the other day, and he
cared not whether he spoke on the resolutions
or on the point Of order. He desired to de.
fend the northern Democracy from the charge Of
unsoundness, which did not come with good
grace from those in the South who had not
done so much for the party as the northernerS.
He spoke of the difficulty in the north Of bat
tling against sectionalism, and defending the
rights Of the South. They never elected the
Senator from Georgia to be judge as to the
soundness of their Democracy. lie repJidiated
the sentiment that the position Of Senator
Douglas on territorial rights was akin to the
Wilmot proViso, or anti Democratic and read
from speech in the ConsressionQl Globe, show
ing that Gen. Cass sustained the same position.
Mr.. Pugh also quoted from a speech deliver
ed by Mr.. Iverson himselfin the House OF Rep
resentatives eleven years ago, which was as
strong in support of non-intervention as Cass'
famous Nicholson letter, or Douglass Freeport
speech. He referred to the instructions sent
by the Georgia Legislature to her Senators
when the Kansas Nebraska bill wns up, in IA
vor of non-iutervention, and he said he stood
on the Georgia platform. He proceeded to re-
ply to the remark of Mr.. Gwin, that had he
understood the Kansas bill when he voted for it
as expounded by Douglas, he would never have
given that vote, by saying that Mr.. Gwin did
not vote of his own motive, but was instructed
by the California Legislature to give that vote,
and that the Legislature wrote down for him
IN that in'truction what it thought the Kansas
Nebraska bill meant.
MIR. Gwin-I voted before the instructions
got here.
Mr.. Pugh-I do not suppose the Senator pre-
tends that he is better exponent of the views
Of bis State than his Legislature is. Now,
having read the non-nteryention platform ol
Georgia, propose to read the squatter-sover
eighty platform Of California. He then went
on to remark that the odious epthet, squat
ter severe ignty, which has thus been used to
! fighten the public from their property, was in
vented for the benefit Of California, and was ap-
piled to her in the formation of her State Con-
stitution, in which Mr.. Gwin himself took mn
active part The Lecompton Constitution was
seuatter sovereignty lie did not see any safe
ground upon which the advocates of the Lc-
compton Constitution could stand for one mo
ment if the doctrine announced by Mr.. lver-
son is to be the doctrine Of the Democratic par
ty.
| Having quoted the sentiments Of the Cali
fornia Legislature while the Kansas bill was
up, Mr.. Pugh then proceeded to read the Dem
ocratc platform adopted in California since last
session of Congress, which is almost literally
copied from the Ohio PLATFORM, drawn up by
Mr. Pugh himself He stated what he under
stood the Kansas Nebraska Bill to mean, adop.
ting for that purpose the language of the Pres
ident, who signed the BILL giving his own inter
pretaton of it. as found in his message of Jan.
uary Gath, 1856. He also quoted resolutions
adopted by the Florida Legislature in Decem
ber, I847, in support Of his position. He saiC
his object was to show that various attempts
are now being made contrary to the opinions
formerly entertained by the legislatures Of the
Southern States to break through the pr;ncj
pies Of the Compromise OF 1850, and through
tire covenant Of the Kansas bills, and on thai
text to preach sermons on soundness or un
soUndness on Northern Democracy. He quo
ted from Mr., GwiH's speech in Grass Valley
California, where it is stated that Mr. Douglas
was displaced from tie Craftsmanship Of tht
Territorial Committee on account of his view!
on the Kansas Bills He would not stand il,
here to defend Mr.. Douglas, who was an adj,
speaker for himself II he was expelled IRON
that Committee for that reason, they nigh
thereby be compelled to exp,l 90 or 100 of tb
Democracy in every non slaveholdng State
1t was no longer question of individuals, bu
the principle of assaling u man who was NIB
sent. 1t would be more manly to do as Nj
Iverson did, and arraign the entire party.
He could sec nothing in the Lecotnbton cas-
that ought to divide Democrats, or make it ne
cessary to change committees on Territories
but the fact Of the case seemed to show tba
Mr.. Douglas was not removed for that crime
After he had made his speech in the Senate de
nouncing the Lecompton Constitution, and ia
king issue with the Administration and a
most with the entire body of Democratic Ser
ators North and South, the Senate proceede
to put him again at the head oil the Terrtori
Committee, and he remained there until tn
fecOmpton Constitution was dead and buret
Now the avOwal is that he was not remove
for that cause but because he had the misfo
tune to entertain opinions which are entertain
ed by almost the entire body of the DernoCra
ic party in the North He would appeal to h
brethren in the Northern States, whether the
recognized this as a test of Democratic feloY
ship? If as the Senator from California b
proclaimed, you are parties to this act Of d
kcnpitation, do yon mean to have it 90 forth
the country that whoever entertainS hese OPT
ions is unfit to be member Of the Democrat
party?
4 Mr.. Rice, of Mini was not party to t.
transaction, and never upheld it.
~ Mr.. Pugh went on to refer to the usage
70 the Senate on the subject OF committees fir
70 never to diaplacc Senator without his conSer
2ud, never to promote any one else over hi
% He was soon going out Of the Senate, and We
20 therefore frankly declare that this usage W
is intolerably bad. 1t was usage which has c
40 Grated to give the Senators from the slave hol
20 Ing States the Chair on every single controlli
9s committee Of public business. The Sena
40 from Illinois was the only exception. and
70 has been decapitated. Now he thought t
- simplest way to get out of all this controver
96 was to do Justice and put down all these
ternpts from one section of the Union or
o1 other, to disturb the platform of the Den
g3 cratic party He regretted the excitement p
06 yailing at present on the slavery question. I
- proceedings in the House of Representatives
80 well as in some OF the State Legislatures ouI
zc to adt1ohish us that we have iallon on
T.. times. We hear defiance and threats from
ee quarter and the other which are traught W
ia danger to this glorious Union.
- Mr. lverson said he would take some fut
g. occasion to respond to the remarks Of
yer Pugh, which were applicable to himself
,se also to yentila,e some other subjects which
been touched upon by the Senator from Oh
re. Mr.. Gwn explained the action OF the
,ht fornia Legislature in reference to the rest
ect tions referred TO and quoted by Mr.. Pugh
&C. They intend to take the subject away Fl
lce Congress, and leave II to the judicial tribul
me OF the country, who are the only proper trl
fol- nails to decide such question. The posi-