The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-03


Hale's amendment had brought up the quWs' |
ton "what is property !" He (Gteen) main
tanned 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 Demo.
cratic party to stand united and not to permit
a combination to make use OF mere figment
to dsorganize them. In the course of his
remarks, he quoted from Douglas Spring.
field speech, to show that he had therein
proposed Congressional intervention In Utah.
He could not see the consistency of the Sen"
ator's course, then and now.
Mr. Douglas denied that he had proposed
Congressional intervention TO regulate the
internal affairs Of Utah. The Intervention
[ he proposed was alone on the ground Of re.
bellion--not on account Of their domestic
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 copy
OF the bill passed by the Ksnsas Legislature
TO abolish slavery.
Mr. Douglas remarked that several speech.
ei had been made very pointedly at him,
making him out no better than on Abolition
ist, for leaving the Territories to carry out
their own affairs. 1t does we'll to attack one
man for his opinion, but when was the most
aggravated act ever committed, that he did
not say it was committed in manumitting
your slaves. and coDiscating your property.
The gentleman who spoke thus. says: sit
is moi yet time" There is no better time
than the present to introduce bill to repeal
that act of the Kansas Legislature. Sena-
tors say that he (DougIus) may 60 out. No
he stands on the platform, and it is for
those who jump off, to 90 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 re.
uCtantly acquiesced in the movement with
the Democrats Of the North to settle the
question. He went at some length into q
discussion and approval of the decision OF
: tho Supreme Court in the case of Dred
; Scott. He did not ngree with Senator Doug.
: las views as 10 the power OF The people of O
Territory, ard did not believe that the Ne
braska.Kansas bill gave them independent
, power. The Senator from Virginia then
gdve his ideas US to the people of the States
Tho right Of property is recognized in the
former, but the inhabitants Of Territory
are unknown to the Constitution. Congress
cannot divest itself Of its power over the
I 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 re.
creant to itself, if it would give one vote lol
it's rights to be taken from the Constitution,
and remtted to the pleasure of the people
temporarily in tho Territories.
, MIR. Davis took animated part in the de.
b4te against Mr.. Douglas, who, ia the Kan
sas N bruska act, had made great error
and drawn the Senate into great error.
Mr. Douglas resumed, saying it wont do
TO read him out, because they had fallen
d from the faith. There is no middle ground.
> 1t is either intervention or non.inteTvcntion.
Mr.. Gwin, of California, said if the SenR.
= tor from Illinois had given the sPme inter.
: pretation to the Kansas Nebraskl bill when
. it was before the Senate, he (G~in) would
not have voted fer il, aud believed those
around him would not. When the Senator
proposed to speak fer the Democracy of tho
Free S'ates, he had no right to speak for
California, which thought 9th rwi,e.
MIR. Broderick, OF California, contrad cted
Mr.. GWin's statement of the views Of Cali
lorHia. He considered the views Of his
State were those expressed BY NJ. Doug
las.
Mr.. Gwin replied that he was sent here
TO do his duty in representing the Democr1.
cy OF California, and he knew they iadursn
the action of the administration, and do not
at all indorsc the Interpretation given by the
Senator from illinois.
Mr.. Douglas, (to Mr. Gwin) Il do say the
records show d very general concurrence In
The views then expressed.
Mr. !verson then raised the question o
order that Mr.. Douglas had spoken many
times. He and Mr.. Davis had occupied the
floor four or five hours.
| The point OF order was sustained.
DIR. Hunter. of Va, said it was with re,
Inctance that he had occupied the time ut
the late period OF the evening, but the turn
the debate had taken rendered an explana.
ton necessary, in justice 10 himself He
differed with the Senator from Illinois, both
in the history of the Kansas Nebraska act
and in what was intended by it. When the
proposition was made to pass that, lie main-
tained, ns he always has done since he had
place on that floor, that the South had
right to profession for their slave property
in the Territories.
Mr.. Hunter read from his speech OF that
date, showing the views he then expressed
The case stood thus: Southern men on the
one side maintained they had right, under
the Constitution, to protection to their slave
property Northern men thought the con.
trary, and there was no chance OF agreement
between them, as the actwas very carefully
framed, neither tfirming nor dis dirming the
power Of the Territory to abolish Slavery,
but reeerving the question of right, and
agreeing to refer to the judiciary any points
urising out of it,
Dlr. Stuart, after some general remark on
the subject under discussion, asked why
should the Democratic party be racked and
and torn by the thought ofthe contingencies
which may not happen p! 1.-The Democratic
party in body, il its able and efficient men,
bers throughout the country, stand faithfully
together, their flag will remain in the ascend
ant, and the party will rise out of all the diff.
Gculties which now beset it.
MIR. Bigler was opposed to Congress ex-
tending Slavery in the Territories, and
against Congressional Intervention with
Slavery, and would stand by the Baltimore
and Cincinnati platforms OF the Democratic
party. lie believed the best interests OF the
country were in the hope of the Democ.
racy.
Mr.. Clingman-"The Senate is now in
debating society, and might as well discus.
the question OF Was Caesar or Hannibal the
greatest warrior They had qelter 60 te
business"