Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-13
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SEXATE.-On motion of Mr.. Davis, of
Miss, resolution was adopted appointing
committee to wait on the President and
inform him that the Senate is ready to re-
ceiTe communication, in order that he may
have an opportunity to send nominations
and executive business to the Senate, pre-
Ylous to the organization oil. the House.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Miss, it
was resolved to proceed to the election of
chaplain on Thursday next.
Mr.. Iverson, of Ca, said he had been
misunderstood by the Constitution news
paper in remark made by him the other
day, about the Democratic party. When
he said he believed the Democratic party.
II not corrupt, was ut least corruptible,
he did not mean to accuse them of COM
plicity or sympathy with John Brown, but
simply to say that on the question of the
territorial rights of the Southern people.
great portion of the Northern Democra-
cy is unsonnd. This was vital question
to the rights and interests of the South,
and on this question he believed a large
portion, if-not the whole of the Northern
Democracy was uusound. he believed,
and the Southern people believed, that
they had the right, under the Constitution,
to emigrate to any of the territories with
their slave property, and when there they
in the enjoyment of their property, and
Congress has the power to give that pro-
lection. and it is its duty to do it. 1t can
not be disputed that this is not theposition
of the Northern Democracy; at least that
portion who follow Douglas. They deny
the power of Congress over the subject,
and deny that Congress can exercise juris-
diction so as to give that protection. They
say the power belongs to the people of the
territories themselves in u territorial form,
and when sufficient number of people 90
into territory to form political commu-
nifty, they have u complete right to rcgu-
late the subject OF slavery as they please,
and neither Congress nor any human
tribunal, has the power to interfere
Now he contepded that that position was
as unsound as:the Wilmot Proviso. When
he said the Democratic party were at least
corruptible, he did not allude to them in
a political sense, thinking the time was
fast coming when they would be so under
the pressure of strong and overwhelm-
ing sentiment at the North. If they have
not already become abolitionized, they
would become so.
Mr.. Bigler, of Pa, was surprised TO hear
the remarks of the Scnator-..The other
day he thought he did the Democratic par
ty at the North great injustice, for he Ger
tainl used strong language, and went on
at some length to say they were as rotten
and corrupt on this subject as the Repub-
llcan party. He would tell him that such
declaration had no foundation in fact
Not only have no portion of the Demo-
cratic party sympathtzcd with Hrown in
his Ntrocious onslaught upon Virginia, but
as little do they symparhize with aboli-
tlonlsm. He was gratified with the Sena-
tors disclaimer far hut
ticc required him to declare that the
Northern Democracy had Iabored day out
OF day, in season and out of season, in de-
fence of the rights of the South.
MIR. IverSon-I said that very thing in
my remarks, but in the other case refer
red to that portion of the Democratic par
ty under the lead of Douglas which has
denied the rights of the Southern people.
Mr.. Bigler said the Senator from Georgia
could hardly realize how the expression,
rottenness of the Democratic party, fell on
his ears. at the North the Democrats
were called doughfaces, because they stood
up for the rights of the South. There
were different opinions among Democrats
with regard to the question of territorial
rights, and he would not say they all
agreed with Mr.. Iverson, but they had no
sympathy with the abolition party, and
every Democratic paper in the country
has denounced John Browns raid. From
the hour first came into political life, to
the present day, 1 believed have never
gone through political campaign where
the rights of the South were not n leading
issue. At the North we havc. been con-
stantly assaulted by the Opposition. They
are asSailing the Democratic party every
day on the ground that we are subservient
to the South, aud are pro-slavcry men
We say we simply seek to niaintain the
Constitutional rights lof thee Southern
States. Our object is to put down this
spirit of elimination which must ulti-
mately lead to alienation and separation
between people who ought to be friends
and brethren. Mr.. Bigler thought he had
spent an hour in defence of the rights of
the South where Mr.. Iverson had spent
one minute, and he could not sit still un-
der such imputations as the Senator had
hurled at the Democratic party, without
telling him he done injustice. The North
ern Democracy lad stood like bulwark
between the South and the nbolitionistS.
Break us down ut your peril.
MIR. Pugh, of Ohio, was glad Mr.. Irerson
mad made the explanation. lie would give
notice that on some convenient. occasion
he should have something to say on the
subject. We have heard just exactly
enough of this to require something more.
If the Democracy of the Southern States
hold the sentiments of Mr.. Iverson we
want to know it before the meeting of the
Charleston Convention, aud we intend to
know it, or at least do, so far as4uestion
and answer can bring it from the repre-
sentatives of the Democratic party of the
Southern States; whether they sympathise
with such sentiments.
Mr. lverson-I am ready to answer Mt
any time, and will do so to your hearts
content
Mr.: johnson, of Tenn, proceeded to dis
cuss Mr.. Mason's resolution, rcplyinr to
Mr.. Trumbulls defence of the Republican
platform. The Senator from Illinois had
spoken of a slave-holding aristocracy