New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-30
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
uorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

W
Mr. NORRIS IN concluded bis speech, which was
begun at the hour of adjournment Yesterday lie
was demonstrating the proprety OF allowing al the
people of the Territories to elect taeir own own omeers,
andto control all their intern Al affairs When Coz
press shall have settled upon the policy oil leaving the
Territories TO manage themselves, and turned IFS own
attention TO national AFFAIR.", 1t will have taken an
important step for the preservation OF the
T,ion and the perpetuity Of its bless
ings But the doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty
is in peril The Democratic party Is divided upon II
Some of the Southern Demoeritie representatives
have abandoned il. Ii is not disputed that the I'm
cnnati Platform the only authoritative exposition oi
the Democratic doctrine, recognizes IT. but thai
seems to make no difference. The President ana
the ultra Democrats have seEed these p'auAs, loih
Them np and interpolaled new ones, and are driving
the Democtatc car over the precipice. Inc Lecomp'
ION Constitution maugurated tins suicidal poilcy az
the last Coz grese. TWENTY-FIVE Democrats from toe
Free States planted themselves against ~ ou' "SIe
pnreued aud persocued as never were men DC,
fore. They were hunted down socially ana
noIitically especially in Illinois. He wogld
che lsh as the proudest recollection oi ms
life bs resistance TO the infamous Lecompton swndle
Pursued and oppressed by the President with toe Mt
most maGgnity, AID AL the power OF Federal Pi'fon
age il was no wonder that tbe parry uWiiiolgu, a %
Richard the Third cried, Ny klugdom Tor MORSE
the President did not scrupe 70 ie II III De Slom sp
he had kingdoms ioT votes. nder an 'nl7 PIossuIc
he Anti-Iecompton party dwlndied 10 WeFs
mep-a Spartan band, but the principles when
tbey represent are intrenched IN the puonc
Iesrt. Hnl where Tue lltCoulptuh ihVh
Free states who were then in this House! Most OF
t.em are buried so deep under the weight oil puyno
condemnation that Gabriels tramp can MaAJ' ,J
They te before the people Ike leaves oe'ofe nc " @
/, lie last Consress trere were 20 Lenomptoh Deh-
-,,e,.-,vo Gom Connecticut, ten from Ne"-i9Fs,
DON, New-T,rsey tNo, from fenn'y lN1hHt t.e-NSi
froui Ohio eight from Indiana Lye aaa rom No' G ~ :
one Now we have nom New'4 ork iouf, 'i-H az VI O
lie nom the civ; from Pennsyigama two, lfoh
CLto fvc sceorliig 20 the best OF his lni0Fmtl"G
tfn, Indiana two aud from California Two; IN All
Gne,natmCst, while there are e8t'eeh A'". 80
tru pcpocrats-slUvirg gam oI HEe q" - 80! =!
On fosih--Wl lO TEL gall tty hsHAhs IoE t4%niD %
,,f,-ttirif ~ 10 Eve in Free state, NHeEe u''4 !
southern views prevail. AID where zoe 'es'De,. -
romeo il very great. cahorA was 'lS oAl - ~
500 a, +, i,l lassel y, solutions 0het.-'S uo4 80
-, rr,',,,t ~. ui.shie JecOm, ton col'lNai,ce'
IIe ,cid the fuh what the result would De, ol.
Iey acted exclusively for themselves wi ~
carrg foy their bIeihren N the NlIlu; i--S ,; 80
south LeeCed then, they would hot no" oe "pp' r''s
80 tbe southern Opposition TO help 70 eiSst !"
Sre0ker. 1 they are gong 70 lTIrs4s' t.r1 - -
fttt's roi'cv tbe cry alght as ven 90 a'I'|' "y1
- .,ttr fr,ts q ioneii' MINES "a Ws7 ios' "''i
CO 80, 80. bv dat policy. Even Mr., Ian, :
,.,Sl,,.fv c.u't ave Oregon H.a'ntt 4 f"'"'
y l5~,,v A.. Eu.iarsn tat pnt tie d-ist d - 80
- 5t,,ae. in tiis tiace AID tnst bus tae P'1 Li''"
/ !, io,. many vouuLo4 io tahe care o4 AZ =" - =
~. nv 80 -, T-,.,.ile senator was hunted down, even
=, 5l.if IN ooro,nlg the P'esiieuts pohy' Ni'n's'
,x,ry Demc,latc Convention Ia 'Ie S1''t a. ti;sb
denied t.t 10 icy, bat sometimes A..n on.,I ~
rCr,b n. ne san 4 imc 10 give quasi hppIv''sI -
e lie sdnslraon, ami lie resn was iha, ,le{ "Slo Sg'
S.,esfTd Jul.e Douglas alone eonaea,Aoo 'Ao AZ
,,'.,,~f,gfior and was tliumphandy elected. ,,;,
~ sCCTT Call vented five minutes TO eSpi'ih
a.. sl,ic.,i history of LIS State -..,-
IA IOTGIS wonld only yield TO have any s'a'e-
mert Of fact jcrrceed. California nei'eis wS''
',de,stocd here than the gentleman suppose ha3
Nj SCOTT was aware The BlaeS i'eluOi'' '-' N'
,.,,t J,ee rent color upon tie truth. A. only
1 af-t flgl ilNugitr NaN t'i'
r,aoc,at In he Tree States who nag suo.s'.,.
,anst lie Repcbc.us, combined Win nv, .as .s 1,nerv
aceo,,s of he Administration, lean sna 81,
- i.erra on by AGorney-Geasra, ~; Re = -
I'.sl ssese f,'s only 10 show tie efeci oi ne
nthtthSu H. IA rat want il continued; and "a !;
1Ser1oo fS voted for ss BosoSs SSS oS 10 tsS pro,
tha' ssuS - r,e.derf's Message more tefrioe ,S S.S
s,iss siS' ast oycrate the party IN 1s ne ' as sa IN
;drt,s Message would drive tao "'', w ,Ssnf
Iistl'sh' IL -reat we sicrn Democracy, w Nc"s
oF . continue @ With you ss lS5 De peSocraey ~.
Un'on ano INC ~ olker doc,riDe on tho saSss o'
Slavery DIAN ssI Of s.,s The Cni,nh 4. pp p.%ocry g
we in'el 20 , President hd pursued eoa'sf y