The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20

parallel OF latitude and 1t is expected that tea will sooa
become staple production of the South.
THIRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1869.
The Vice President being absent Mr. BaIenr moved Mr.
Fitzpatrick be appointed President of the Senate pro
| temporc.
Mr. Foor (rep Of w. said that the recent practice OF
| the Senate had been to proceed to ballot
The Senate then proceeded to ballot and Mr. Fitzpatrick
was elected receiving thirty three votes while Mr. Foot
received Nineteen and Mr. Hamlin one Mr. Fitzpatrick
then took the Chair, returning thanks the renewed
| mark of confidence
The CHAIR then presented the report of the Treasurer OF
the United States with copies of his accounts for tho
third and fourth quarters of 1885, for the first and
| second quarters of 1859.
Mr.. MASON, (dem Of Va asked that his Investigating
Committee be authorized to employ clerk. Agreed.
Mr. PuGH, (dem of Ohio called up his resolution suty.
mitted last Thursday.
Mr. HALE (rep) Of N. a. said it was not in order -
proceed with legislative business prior to the organization
| of the House.
Mr. PUGH stated that he desired reply remarks
of Mr. erson made the other day he cared not whe
Their he spoke on resolution point of order. He
desired to defend the Northern democracy the charge
of unsoundness which did with good grace from
those in the South who had not done much for the
party Northerners. He spoke Of the difficulty in the
North in battling against sectonalsm, and deendingthe
rights of the South. They elected Senator from
Georgia to be judge TO the sounness Of their demo-
cracy He repadased the sentiment that the position OF
Mr.. Douglas on Territorial rights akin to the Wmot
proviso anti democratic, reading from speech in the
Congressional GLOBE, showing that General Cass sustained
vered by Mr. Iverson himself in the House Of Represen-
taves eleven years ago. which was as strong in support
letter Mr. Douglas Frseport speech He referred TO
the Instructions sent by the Georgia Legislature her
Of non and said he stood Georgia plat
form ne 70 reply to the remark Of Mr. Gwn,
that had ne understood the Kansas bill when he voted
bis own motion, but instructed BY the California L.
gsature TO give that VOTE and that the Legislature
down for him in that instruction what It thought the
Kansas Nebraska bill meant.
Mr. GwN, (dem.) Of Call voted before the instruc.
Mr. PuGn-I do suppose the Senator pretends that
he better exponent Of the views Of his State than his
legislature is Now, having read the nonintervention
platform OF Georgia propose to read the squatter So
that this odious epthet squatter sovereignty" which
has been used TO the people from their poprety,
applied her in the formation Of her State constitution
In which Mr.. Gwin himself took active part The LIE.
compton constitution was squatter sovereignty. He
dd not see any safe ground which the advocates OF
the iecompton constitution could stand for moment
the doctrine announced by Mr. Iverson the doc
ments Of the California Legislature while the Kansas bin
was up, Mr. Pugh then proceeded democratic
gress which was almost literally from the Ohio plat
form, drawn up by Mr. Push himself He stated what he
understood the Kansas Nebraska bill TO mean adopting
mat purpose the Language of the President who signed
the bill, giving his own Interpretation Of last found
resolutions adopted by the Florida Legislature IN Deem
ber lS4 In support Of his position said his object
opinions formerly entertained by the Legislatures Of tho
Southern States TO break through the principles the
the Kansas BILL and on that text to Preach sermons on
the soundness unsOundness Of the Northern democra
cy He quoted Mr.. OWNS speech in Grass Valley, Cali.
from the craftsmanship of the Territorial Committee on
account of his views on the Kansas bill. He would not
stand up here TO defend Mr. Douglas who able to
speak for himself. If he expelled from that commit
tee for that reason they might thereby DO compelled
to expel ninety nine hundredths Of the democracy in
every non slavehoding State. II longer oues-
ton Of individuals but Of principle; instead of assa
ing man who was absent would be manly to do
as Mr.. Iverson did, and arragn the entire party He
could see nothing in the Lecompton that ought
divide democrats make it necessary make changes
in committees, but the facts seemed show that Mr.
Douglas not removed for that after he had made his
ton and taking issue with the administrators and almost
the entire body Of democratic Senator'S North and South
the Senate proceeded to put him again at the head of the
compton controversy was dead and buried. Now the
avowal that he il not removed for that COURSE
cause he had the misfortune TO. entertain opinions
which are entertained BY almost the entire body oE
the democratic party Of the North. He would appeal to
misc this test of democratic fellowship IT, as the Sc
nator from California has proclaimed, parties
to the country that whoever enertans these opinions is
Unfit to be member Of the democratic partys
Mr. RIcE, dem Of MIMI was a party to the trans
| action, and uphold it.
Mr. PUcH refer the usage Of the Senate on
the subject Of committees FIRST dsplace Senator
without his consent and second promote any
else over him. He was soon going out Of the Senate and
would therefore frankly declare that this usage
| was intolerably bad. It usage which has ope-
rated to give Senator's from the slavchoding. States
the chair Of every single comttee controlling the public
business. The Senator from Illinois the only excep-
ton, and he has been decaphated. Now he thought tho
simplest way out Of all this controversy TODD ustce
and put down all these attempts from section Of tho
Union the other to disturb the platform OF the demo-
cratic party He regretted the excitement prevailing at
House Of IS we'll as n some State Iees
atues ought to admonsh us that we have fallen evil
times We hear defiance and threats from one quarter
and the other which aught with danger this glo
| rious Union
Mr.. lvERsos, (den.) Of Ga, would take some fntnro
occasion to respond those remarks Of Mr. Pugh appca
BILE 10 HIMSELF and also TO ventate some other snbectS
| touched upon by the Senator.
Mr. explained the action OF the California egisla
ure h reference shc resolutions referred 70 and quo
ted by Mr. Pugh They were intended to take the subject
the country who the only proper tribunals to decide
such questions The position o. the democratic party In
e ssi NJ nsss are ~ h
duty OF that Senator TO be heae when tho Senate was or
ganzed and he also cohened that was right that tho
majority OF the democratic Senator'S, who wero the MAJOR
y Of this body and who held responsible for Its or
gana0n should no lcagcr place man at tho head OF
the Committee Territories holding opinions In direct
conflict with that majority the subject OF territorial
power. With what Mr. PuRA had said about ninety nine
hundrcdths Of tho democscy OF every non slavehodng
sate agreeing wgh Mr. Douglas he (Gwin) said that Mr..
Pugh might speak for Ohio, b that was not the doctrine
Of California, That question had been tried before It'd
people, and by Overwhelming majority those who agrcs
| with MIR. Douglas have been condemned. The ma.nte-
o that doctrine dangerous 10 the democratic Ary
long coloqval debate horc epsued between Mr. Pugl
sad Mr.. Gwln, IN which Mr.. Davis also participated II
pjosanied 10 nis OF especial utares.
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