Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-17
Cheating and being Cheated.


Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi. This, re
pat again. is ali element which must entel
into the next Presidential contest. You car
not keep it out; and before we enter upor
the Threshold of that contest, it is right fo
all who feel as / do, that they neither wan
TO cheIt nor to be cheated, to understand where
they are"
Mr.. DOUGLAS, of Illinois. a. hope | shall
he able to put my opinions on the record in
manner that will acqnit me of the slightest
suspicion of desiring to chert or to be cheated
am glad that the Senator from
Mississippi means to have a clear, unequivo
cal, specific statement of our principles, Sc
that there will be no cheating on either side.
will vote against any law by Con,
grcss attempting to interfere with Il regula-
ton by the Territories with respect to ana
land Of property ,chGterer. If you
repudiate the doctrine of nOn-intervention,
aud form a slave code by act OF Congress,
when the people of Territory refuse, it you
must step Off the Democratic platform. We
will let you depart in peace, as you are no
longer of us"
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. 81 agree with
my colleague MIR. BRowNl that we are not,
with our eyes open, TO be cheated, and that
we have no more respect for the man who
secks To evade the performance of a consttu-
tional duty, than for one who openly wars
upon a constitutional right
Mr.. Mason, of Virginia. / have been
misle,i, / will not say deceived "If
the kansas-Nebraska act is to be interpreted
a. he Mr.. DOCGIAsl interprcts tiff that
be the Interpretation OF the free States upon
the Kansas-Nebraska bill; and that is to he
the raliying point in any further election Of
any candidate for any party, the southern
States would he truant and rccreant to them
selves. TO their safety, and TO their honor, if
they should cast for him single vote; | do
not mean the vote of State, but even an
individual vote"
Mr.. PUGH, Of Ohio, ~ hope Mt least for
one, that the Senator from Mississippi under
stands my position distinctly. l will vote
for no code. no act of Congress to interfere
with the local legislation of the Territories
excluding or admitting slavery-nrrer. The
Senators from Mississippi and Virginia.
severally have issued their proclamations as
20 what is to be the consequence. They hold
the Democratic party in such very light
esteem. that if that is the general sentiment
of them in the northern States. they will not
keep company with US any longer. Well,
sir. they can keep company with US just as
long as they please. l am very sure that
will trouble myself to no very great extent
To restrain thcpi." ~ aA ~
Mr. GwIS, OF California. 81 wish TO state
To the Senate, that If the Senator from Illinois
had given the same Interpretation as he now
does 10 the KaDsas-Nebraska bill, when that
question was before the Senate, | never
should have voted for IT, With
this understanding of the bill Us Il passed,
that il was not the bill the Senator from
Illinoisl represented IL to be, say somebody
was cheated. Certainly Twas, II the author OF
the bill fMr. DoUoLAsl had the same view OF
it then, that he has announced to-day"
Mr.. BRoDERIcK. of California, II feel
/ hankful TO the Senator from Mississippi r
tbro wing this bumlebell into the Senate, for
it will lie the means of compelling every
IA .mbrr on the hoar 10 define his position,
particularly tho'e from the Northern States,
b c iuss | believe he addressed himself TO