, 1859-12-20

Senate on the subject Of fCommiltees-1st Neter
to displace Senator without his consent; and,
I'd. Never to promote any one else orer him.
lie WINS soon going out Of the Senate, and wonld
therefore frankly declare that this usage was
lntolerabiy bad. It Was a usage which has
operated to give the Senators from slnrehold.
ing States the chair on every single Committee
controlling public business. The Senator from
Illinois was the only exception. and now he has
been dccapitatcd- HI thought the simplest
way out Of all this controversy vas to do JUS
tice mud put down all those attempts. from one
section Of the Union or the other, to disturb the
platform Of the Democratic party. He regret
ted the excitement prevailing ut present on the
Slavery question. The proceedings in the
House Of Representatives rs we'll IS in some
State Legislatures, ought to admonisb US that
We hare fallen on eril times. We hear defiance
and threats from one quarter and from the
other, which are fraught with danger to this
glorious Union.
Mr. Iyerson said be would take some future
occasion to respond TO these remarks Of Mr.
also 10 ventilate some other subjects which had
been touched upon By the Senator from Ohio.
Mr. Gwin explained the action Of The Ca1ifor-
MIA Legislature in reference 10 these resolutions
referred to aud quoted by Ar. Pugh. They in
tended to take tic subject away from Congress
country. who are The only proper tribunals to
decide such questions. The position Of the De-
mocratic party in California is, that they arc
purely judicial questions. As to the action in
tho case Of Senator Douglas, be said it was the
duty Of that Senator 10 6e here when the SEN
was right that the MINORITY Of Democratic Sem
asors who we're the majority Of this body, and
who were responsible for its organization,
should no longer place man at the head Of the
Territorial Committee holding opinions in direct
conflict with that majority on the subject Of
- H.
Pugh had said about the nfnety.nine one hun-
dredths Of The Democracy. in every uon-
s1avchotding State agreeing with Ar. Douglas,
Mr.. Gwin said, Mr. Pugh might speak foE
Ohio, but that was not the doctrine Of Calitor-
MIA That question had been tried before the
den1ned. Those who ngree With Douglas hare
been condemned. The maintenance Of thst
doctrine ia dangerous to the Democratic party.
4 long colloquial debate cnsncd between
Grin md Pugh, in which DAVIS Of Miss. parii-
cipated, presenting no points Of Especial interest
tion Of order be raised this morning had been
eiucdated, the Chair would now decide that
point
words on the question which had been up, il Mr.
Hale would withdraw
Mr. Hais.-I viii withdraw ANYTHING the SEN
ator from Oregon desires. Laughter.
Mr. Lane remarked it was not his purpose 10
prescribe rules or lnv down 4 platform Of prin-
ciples for tue Democratic party. He had moth.
ing 10 do with the case Of Mr. Douglas, and be
had no doubt there we're many good Democrats
in the Northern States. He did not agree upon
this question Of territorial right With Tue major
iiy Of the party. He would not say they were
not good Democrats because they disagreed
with him, nor would he say that not holding the
views of Ar. Douglas would haye'heen a reason
for him to oppoee that gentleman as Chairman
! of Committee on Territories. lie was so1ry to
End bis owu views on the territorial question
differed from Nr. Pugh's. He held that =
territory is the common property Of the whole
people in which every State in the Union has
equal rights, and that while in aterritorai state
The people could not By unfIlendlY legS8laIon
OF by - ysteEa Of unequ1l taxation infringe the
rights Of people Of any Slate Of the Union. In
she case Of Arizona, for 1nstance;, which was
adapted to slave laaor he would rot submit
that the people Of the South should 20 there
aud By unfriendly Legislation exclude The peo-
pie Of The North. Tie principle of the equslitr
right in The territories WAS 80 clear id his mind
that he could not see how any man could doubt
Mr. brown Of Miss. prutested against the Is.
sumption on which Mr.. Hughes. resolutions
were based; that there are DO laws in New
.Mexieo establishing slavery Slarerr went
there under the. Constitution, Is horses, dry
goods, or any other property went, and then
the Legislature, under q solemn dutv, made
laxs protectinsit. These Laws did rot abollth
Ut IT. Lane remarked that be would submit 10
no wrong. nor would be seek to do suy; but be
only desired to carry ont the principle Of sesur-
ing to every section of the country equal rights.