Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-03


white or black
Mr.. Douglas said there are no colored
citizens. and he trusted in God there neve
would be. He did not recognize the blacl
brothers. In 1856 he took the sam'
ground as BOW, and Mr.. Buchanan, wher
he accepted the nomination, took the same
ground. His letter of acceptance to the
Cincinnati Convention shows that he ther
understood that the people of the Terrific
ries should decide whether Slavery should
or should not exist within their limits
When gentlemen called for Congressiona
Intervention, they step off the Democratic
platform. He (Douglas) asserted that the
Democratic creed was non-intervention BY
Congress, and the right of the people te
govern themselves He would frankly tel
gentlemen from the South that no Demo
cratic candidate can carry one State North
but on the principle of the Cincinnati plat
form, as constructed by Mr.. Buchanan
when be accepted his nomination, AND
which he (Douglas) stood here to-day te
defend.
! Mr.. Davis, of Misa., replied to Douglas
elaborately, denying that he Douglas
rightly interpreted the obligations of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Pugh, of Ohio, said Mr.. Brown had
asked if Northern Democrats would vote
for Congressional Intervention TO protect
the people aginst local legislation. He
would answer, never. 1t is monstrous.-
II is against the piighted faith both of the
South and North. Mr.. Pugh discussed
the question at length, and he stood on
the platform of the party with the inter
pretation which be explained.
Mr.. Green, of No., was sorry that this
subject of contention had been brought for.
ward. 1t was to try and bring discord in
to the Democratic party, the only party
able to override the Republican party
He hoped and believed there was no differ
ence between the North and the South
A government is formed to protect persons
and property, and when it ceases to do
either, it ceases 10 perform its own great
function. Mr.. Hale's amendment had
brought up the question "what is proper.
typ He (Green) maintained that under
the Constitution and by the decision of the
Supreme Court slaves are property, and
he argued the subject in many aspects,
concluding by calling on the Democratic
party TO stand united and not permit n COM
bination to make use of mere fgment to
disorganize them. In the course of bis
remarks, he quoted from Douglas Spring
field speech, to show that he had therein
proposed Congressional Intervention in
Utah. He could not s'e the consistency
of the Senator's course, then and now.
Mr.. Douglas denied that he had propos-
ed Congressional Intervention to regulate
the internal affairs of Utah. The interven-
tion he proposed was alone on the ground
of rebellion-not on account of their do
mestic affairs, but as aliens and rebels.
Mr.. Green in speaking of how Territori-
al legislation could destroy the rights Of
slave property, said he had before him a
copy Of the bill passed by the Kansas Leg
islature to abolish slavery.
Mr.. Douglas remarked that several
speeches had been made very pointedly at
him, making him out no better than an
Abolitionist, for leaving the Territories to
carry out their own affairs. 1t does well
to attack one man for his opinion, but
when was the most aggravated act ever
committed, that he did not say it was COM
mitted in manumitting your slaves, and
confiscating your property. The gentle
yr1or pbn 10 af
time" There is no better time than the
present to introduce bill. to repeal that
act of the Kansas Legislature. Senators
say that he (Douglas) may go out. No
he stands on the platform, and it is for
those who jump of, to go out. Laughter.
The Chair called the Senate to order,
threatening to clear the galleries unless it
was maintained.
Mr.. Mason, of Va, said the South had
reluctantly acquiesced in the movement
with the Democrats of the North 10 settle
the question. He went al some length
into discussion and approval of the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court in the case of
Dred Scott. He did not agree with Sena-
tor Douglas views as to the power of the
people Of a Territory, and did not believe
that the Nebraska Kansas bill gave them
independent power. The Senator from
Virginia then gave his ideas as to the peo-
pie of the States. The right of property
is recognized in the former, but the inhab-
itants of Territory are unknown to the
Constitution. Congress cannot diyest it.
self of its power over the property of the
Territories, but it can grant them nothing.
South of the Potomac River to the confines
of Mexico, there is not one dissentient voice.
The south would be recreaut to itself, if it
would give one vote for its rights to be
taken from the Constitution, and remitted
to the pleasure of the people temporarily
in the Territories.
Mr.. Davis took an animated part in the
debate against Mr.. Douglas, who, in the
Kansas s-Nebraska act, had made great er-
ror, and drawn the Senate into great er-
ror. .-
Mr.. Douglas resumed, saying it won't
do 10 read him out, because they had fal-
len from the faith. There is no middle
ground. 1t is either Intervention OF nom
Mr.. Gwin, of California, said if the Sem
ator from Illinois had given the same in
to the Kansas Nebraska bill,
when il was before the Senate, be (Gwin)
would not have voted for it, and believed
those around him would not. When the
Senator proposed to speak for the Democ-
racy of the Free States, he had no right to
speak for California, which thought other
wise.