Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-24
the tenor of his speech, at least the peer OF Mr.,
Morris in point Of personal character.

the tenor of his speech, at least the peer Of Mr.,
Morris in point Of personal character.
A CoRRRcrIoy.-The report Of the proceed
ings Of the Senate of yesterday for the Union
attributes TO the Senator from Pennsylvaniathe
following proposition: a - -
"Mr Bigler asked the Senator from Illinois
whether in the campaign of iSs6, 1t had not been
universally asserted by the Deinocrats that the peO
ple when they should go into the Territories car
ried with them all the rights which tl.ey had pre-
vinusly eDjoyed and that there was a complete
equality to every American citizen, whether white
or black
Mr. Bigler asked no such absurd question.
Abiding to the meaning Of the Ksnsas-Ne-
braska act, he asked Mr. Douglas how many
votes Mr.. Buchanan would have received in 1856
had the Senator from Illinois, and those who
acted with him, instead of telling the people,
rs they did, that that boosted measure Of the
Democratic party was intended to extend the
great principle of self-government to Terrific
ries. had held the subsequent construction of the
Senator, that il was only intended to give the
people Of the Territories the right to petition
for redress of grievances-a right mover denied
to any citizen, white or black!
Mr.. Douglas, instead of replying to the ques-
ton, amused the lobby on the term " citizen"
as applied to negro inhabitants But the sig
nincance of tho question is apparent to all. If
Mr.. Douglass recent definition of the meaning
of that act be correct, then his original con-
struction was fraud upon the public, and it
may well be asked how many votes would
Mr.. Buchanan have received in 1856 had the
Democratic party boosted that its leading meas
urc was intended to confer upon the inhabi-
tants of the Territories the right to petition for
redress ofgrieranees.
Az IMPORTANT DEBArE.-See the skeleton Of
the important debate in the Senate yesterday
in our Congressional column. Mr. Douglas, in
the course Of it, formally announced his sepa-
ration from the Democratic party, if that party
refuses to accept as correct his doctrine that
Territorial legislatures may constitutionally
and lawfully legislate to exclude slavery from
United States territories, and that it is not tho
right and duty Of Congress to interfere to pro-
tect the constitutional rights of shareholders
against such territorial legislation. Tho only
Senator in addition to those previously known
to hold to this nlttmatURs which Mr. Douglas
has seen fit to announce, who avowod his sup
port of it, was Mr.. Pugh, who since the OPEN
ing of the session seems, by his course in the
chamber, to have been preparing to leave the
Democratic party for the third party which it
Is Mr.. Douglass purpose to head. His seces-
sion was therefore anticipated. and has of course
surprised no one. Mr.. Bigler announced that
while he denied the right of the South to Con-
gressional legislation to further the interests of
slavery in United States Territories, he main.
tanned and would always sustain the constitu-
tiOnal rights Of the South in Territories or
elsewhere. His distinction between Congress
sional legislation not called for to the end of
the due protection of constitutional rights and
Legislation to that end, is a legitimate and
proper one. The South does not dream of
asking Legislation to advance the interest of
slavery per Sc; but. if necessary. for the due
protection of the rights of laveholders as guar
anteed in the constitution. When the dogma
on which Mr.. Douglas designs basing his new
opposition party prevails in the Government
its existence may be measured by hours-not
years. -
A NAVAL MEDICAL BOARD for the examina-
ton OF Assistant Surgeons for promotion and
of candidates for admission into the Medical
corps Of the Navy. will assemble Mt the Naval
Asylum, Philadelphia, on Monday, March It'll
next 1t will consist Of Surgeons Ruschenber-
ger, president, l.. B. Hunter, and ]. NJ Foltz :;
Passed Assistant Surgeon Howell recorder.
The EXPLOSION OF Batch OF ROoRBAcks-
We learn that the special committee to exam
inc into the truth Of the charges alleged against
the Hon. VIM. CullOm, late Clerk of the House
are now ready to report; and that their report
will entirely exonerste him from all charges
against his official integrity.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about O'Clock:
FEBRUARY 81. 1859
New York. y. Y........ raining
philadelphia. Pa. cloudy
baltimore Md. clear, pleasant.
w ashlngtOn. ID. Co.. cloudy, wind w.
nlchmond Va. clear. pleasant.
rcefsDufg. Na-.-......... clear. 54o.
Norfolk, clear SGD wind w
I,yn hbrrp Va cl.,. coo