The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-12

/ W Is OppOSlAiOn 10 inc extension OF 6ldYer'
in the Territories. This is the ligamen
which binds the heterogeneous mass to
gether. Without that, you would fall t.
pieces. Gov. Chase, in recent speech, haG
suggested that every government officia
should be person imbued with anti-slavery
doctrines, and that principle should be ont
of the tests for getting appointments.
the North should elect Seward or Chase, OIL
any other member of the Republican party
on sectional platform, such an election
was to be resisted to the disruption Of every
tie which binds together this great confed
eracy. Applause from the Democratic
| benches)
Curry referred SO the recent Union de-
monstrations in the North. He said that
though they were more or less gratifying as
eVincing a returning sense of justice at the
North, yet they amounted to nothing
they were not the true index of public opin-
ion. The test of public opinion was through
the ballot-boxes; and looking to this test,
he found that New England stood here ar
rayed in solid phalanx against the consti-
tutional rights of the South. That New
York stood here with but four or five Rep
resentatives disposed to befriend the South
OF Southern interests. The same was true,
in greater or less extent, of Pennsyl-
OElO, anu OIueT OldtcS. W 0en ne
looked at these indications he was not to
be lulled into security by demonstrations at
Union meetings; the patriotic declarations
and eloquent indications of the Union
were but as the singing of the syren, the
voice of the charTner chanting never so
wisely, lulling the South, and deceiving the
North, in regard to the stupendousness of
the crisis. If they were earnest in these
declarations, let them give to the South
something practical and substantial. Let
them go home and repeal their h06eas cor
pas acts, their nadnddmdS acts, let them ex-
ecute the fugitive slave law, let them open
their prisons for the safe-keeping of fugi-
tive slaves; let them refuse contributions
Of money to circulate incendiary pamphlets
i'll the South; let them turn out of this
Hall and the Senate, the men who come to
insult and stignatize the South. These
would be indications of returning Justice of
public opinion. He would not deny that
there existed in his State serious apprehen-
sions in regard to consequences of this ag-
itation. There were men at the South
while wishing that this Government might
continue prosperous and happy, still recog-
nzied the fact that clouds were gath
ering over the future, which only the eye
of OF the seer could penetrate. His con-
stituents looked solely to the Democracy of
the North as the national allies of the con-
sttution ard the South. Admitting
that bad men had sometimes used the
prestige of the Democracy for it, and
had abused 1 its confidence, still, they
must recollect that it had been fruitful
of great names and great deeds. In war it
had been the conntrys friend; in peace it
had contributed largely to the country's
Disbandonment now would be
a serious calamity. In critical periods of
the country history it had been the savior |
of the constitution and the defender of the |
honor. lis principles have be-
come part of our natal habitudes, and he
trusted it would be inadequate to the stu
pendous conflict ahead of us. If, said he, |
the Democrats and our. American friends /
should not be able to interpose for the secu- |
rity of the South and the protection of the |
| shall counsel the people of |
any State to offer most effectual resistance,
and shall urge them to fling themselves |
back on their reserved rights and upon the
Inalienable sovereignty of the State to which |
owe my first and last allegiance. ZAP
DlauSe from the Democratic benches and
yalleries.)
Kellogg, of Illinois, said | would do an
insult to my feelings and sense of propriety,
if did not take the earliest opportunity to
make an apology to this House for the much
TO be regretted occurrence which took place
in this Hall yesterday. 1t was breach of
is harmony and decornm, and for il ten
Ter to this body my regrets and my apology.
Mr.. Logan said after what had been said
by my worthy colleague, l conceive it to
De my duty to say to this House that if, in
the excitement of yesterday, l violated any
Of the rules of this House or its decorum, /
regret it very much and hope it will not
lend to mar any of my relations with the
members of this House
John Cochran, after this restoration of
The entente cOrdidIe, move that the House do
now adjourn. Carried by vote of ll2 to
lO9. Adjourned at 245 O'Clock.