The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-20

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was absent, it would be more manly to do
as Mr.. Iverson did, arraign the entire party.
/ He could see nothing in the LecOmpton
| case that ought to divide Democrats, or
make it necessary to change the Commit
tee on Territories. But the facts of the case
seem to1s-.show that Mr.. Douglas was
/ not removed for that cause. After he had
made his speech in the Senate denouncing
| the Lecompton Constitution, and taking Is
/ sue with the Administration and almost
/ the entire body of Democratic Senators
| North and South, the Senate proceeded to
| put him again at the head of the Territorial
/ Committee, and he remained there until the
Lecompton Constitution controversy was
/ dead and buried. Now, the avowal is that
/ he was not removed for that cause, but be-
/ cause he had the misfortune to entertain
| opinions which are entertained by almost
! the entire body of the Democratic party
| North He would appeal to his brethren in
the Northern States whether they recogniz-
! cd this as a test of Democratic fellowship
| If, as the Senator from California proclaim
! ed you are parties to this deception, DO you
mean to have it 90 forth to the country that
whoever entertained these opinions is unfit
/ to be a member of the Democratic party?
| Rice-Mind was party to the transac-
lstion. Aafs ~
\ Pugh went on to refer to the usage of the
Senate on the subject of Committees @
| First Never to, displace Senator with
out his consent. -..s- -.-a.t r#-ri f.-s-.
Second Never TO promote any one else
over him.
He was soon going out of the Senate, and
would, therefore, frankly declare that this
usage was intolerabIy bad. 1t was a usage
which has operated to give the Senators
from slaveholdng States the chair of every
single committee controlling public bust
ness. The Senator from Illinois was the
only exception, and helhas been decapitat-
! ed Now, he thought the simplest way out
of all this contro gersy was to DO justice, and
put down all these attempts from one seq
ton of the Union or the other to disturb
The platform Of the Democratic party. he
! regretted the excitement prevailing at pres
cnt OH the slavery question. Tie proceed
inos in the Housc OF Representatives, as
well as in some Of the Stale Legislatures,
ouah! o ain0nl,h US that We have tai!ea
on ~ 2 times We he.a' defiance and threats
from aac quarter aAd The Other, Inch are
| fIHugltt with danger to this glorious Union.
Mr. Iverson said he would take some Iur-
cher o,7c,,sion 20 respond 10 those remarks OF
MIR Pugh which were applicable to himself,
and 10 veatilate some other subjects which
had been Touched upon by the Senator from
| Ohio.
SIR Gwin explained the action of the
California Legislature in reference TO those
resolutions referred to, and quoted by Mr..
Puch. They intended to take the subject
away from Congress, and leave it to the Ju-
dicial tribunals of the country, who are the
only proper tribunals to decide such ques-
tions. st.. ... ".s ErF.
The position Of the Democratic party in
California is, that these are purely judicial
Questions As to the action in the case OF
Senator Douglas, he said it was the duty OF
that Senator to be here when the Senate
was organized. He also centeBded, it was
right that n majority Of the Democratic Sen
ators who were majority of this body, and
who were responsible for its organization
should no longer place man at the head Of
the Territorial Committee, holding opinions
in direct conflict with that majority on the
subject of Territorial power. With regard
to what Mr.. Pugh had said about the 99-
lOOths of the Democracy, and every non-
: slaveholding State agreeing with Mr.. Doug
las, Mr.. Gwin said Mr.. Pugh might speak
for Ohio, but that was not the doctrine o
California That question had been tried
before the people, and by an Overwhelming
majority, those who agreed with Douglas
= had been condemned. The maintainance o
that doctrine was dangerous to the Demo.
= cratic party.
A long colloquial debate ensued between
Gwin and Pugh, in which Mr.. Davis alst
t participated; presenting no points Of specia
: interest.
Mr.. Hale hoped that inasmuch as the ques
ton of order he raised this morning ha,
: been calculated, the chair wonld now decid
G that point.
! Lane, of Oregon, desired to say fey
q words on the question which had been up
+ if Mr.. Hale would withdraw.
o Mr. Hale-I viii withdraw anything TIN
: Senator from Oregon may desire. (Laugh
= ter.)
: Lane remarked that it was not his pur
a pose to prescribe rules or lay down Il plat
:, form of principles for the Democratic party
d He had nothing to do with the case ofDoug
! las, and he had no doubt there were man
II good Democrats in the Northern States VIII
# did not agree on this question of Terrific
a rial rights with majority of the party. Ii
It would not say they were good Democrats
n because they disagreed with him, nor woul
l., he say that not holding tie views Of Il
Douglas would have been a reason for hir
Is TO oppose that gentleman rs chairman of til
Committee on Territories. He was sorry {
n find his own views on this Territorial ques
10 ton differs very materially from Mr.. Pugh'
5. He held that a Territory IS the commo
s property Of the whole people, in which ever
,r State in the Union has equal right, an
re- while in Territorial state, the people coul
rs not by unfrendly legislation, by sy
N TEN Of unequal taXation, infringe the RICH
+ Of the people OF any State of the Union. )
a tile case Of Arizona, ior instance, which
te well adapted TO slave LABOR, he would sui
If nit it the people of the South sha
n 90 there, and by unifiendly legislation e.
Il clUde people OF the North. IHe prineip
q of the equality of the States mnst be mafl
o. tained and their equal right in The Terrific
r. ~ was so clear in his mind that he cou
he not see how any man could doubt it.
,o Mr.. Brown, OF Miss, protested against II
= assumption on which Mr. Pugh's resolutc
& Vas ts-ad. That 'fu"e a,a -o laws m Ne
M>A.,., establishing, ~.4,-1g- ,2.tyery *
~, there underline Constitution, Is horses, IL
lv goods, or any other property weat; ~
m then the Legislature, under = solemn dUt