The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-17
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HousE.--Nr Hicknar, Pa, mossd an amend
meDt to The Journal - no mention had been
made therein OF his resolution for the adoption
Of the plurality rule.
! The Clerk said tho resolution was merely read
for information. III. ts
Mr Hickman Insisted that be bad the right tc
offer the resolution, which took precedence ol
III other questions. he asked for Z decision On
the question. M #44s A
Grow, Of Pa, and Washburn, Of Ne. con-
tended that Hickman bad the right 70 introduce
the resolution
NJ Houston, u Ala. took the opposite eide
Of the argument. &C. aaihAss d as#
Ar Stanton, Of Ohio, said that evan II he
should yield the foor, 70 which be was entitled,
the resolution could not be entertained now, as
other questions vers peDdiog. M s4ss.
Ar Reagan, Of Texas. took occasion to say
that the plurality resolution was designed 10 en-
able men to vote Indirectly for Black Republi
can, when they would not come up IKE men
and vote directly for such = nominee. .sssl il
Nr Hickman replied that the remarks dij not
apply to him. He should vote for . Republi-
can in preference to any gentleman who sus-
tains the Administration. lApplause on the
Republican side and hisses on the Democratic
ide.I es 8 vs hs4 nf4t
NJ Reagan said that nobody dolbted the
gentleman wonld vote for the Republican o.
against . Democrat. He repeated that the ob
ject Of this unlawful attempt to act upon that
resolution was to shield gentlemen from the re-
sponsibility Of doing indirectly What they would
not do directly.
Mr.. Hickman.-I have never conceded any
where what my ultimate action world be- |
prefer the election of . sound Democrst-by
that mean Democrat opposed TO this Admin
istration-an Anti>Lecompton Democrat !
have erdeavored for week 70 elect such a man,
but ! am beginning 70 fear that shall be IN
lbie to conaummate that work. believe that
either q friend OF the Administration or Re :
publican % ultimately TO be elected Speaker
am frank TO say in that event that have deci-
ded on the choice Of the latter. have offered
this resolution for the purpose Of reaching an
If the Administration party sues
ceed, trust shall submit in becoming spir>
il. am perfectly willing that every man in the
country should know my views. Let the mo.
ton to amend the journal be put to the House
10 decide.
Mr VIM. Smith, Of Va, said that the motion
was unnecessary, on his yiew Of the subject
If the gentleman means to vote for the Repub
lican nominee, he, and those thinking with him,
can do so and thus end the question. No man
who has witnessed that gentleman's course ior
the last two years could doubt that he would at
last land in the Republican ranks He says he
wants a sound Democrat elected, aud yet will
vote with the Republicans. Who does he fool
bv such doctrine as thatY The members Of
the Democratic party are to perform . high
and holy duty to their country. want him
70 be understood as Black Republican, who
only takes The name Of Democrat for the pur
pose Of hood sinking and misleading. Let me
ask him, would be vote for MIR Bocock to day II
be would rise and say that he was opposed to
the Administration.
Senate not in session to-day. #a.&
n Washington, Dec. IL.
SESArE-On motion Of Mr.. Davis Of Miss, q
resolution was adopted appointing committee
TO wait on thc President, and inform him that
the Senate is ready to receive communications,
in order that be may have IN opportunity TO
send nominations and Executive business to the
Senate previous to the organization Of the
ouse.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown Of Miss, it was re-
solved to proceed to the election of Chaplain
on Thursday next.
Mr.. Iverson Of Ga. said he had beea misun-
derstood BY the Constitution newspaper in .
remark made by him the other day about the
Democratic party, where he said he believed
the Democra tic party, if not corrupt was at
least corruptible. He did not mean to accuee
them Of completely or sympathy with John
Brown, but simply to say that on the question
of the territorial rights Of the Southern people
a great portion of the Northern Democracy is
unsound. This was . vital question to the
rights and interests Of the South, and on this
question he believed large portion il not the
whole Northern Democracy was unsound. He
believed, and Southern people believed thst
they had the right under the Constitution to
emlgrate to any Of the territories with their
slave property, and when there they have the
right TO the protection Of the law in the enjoy
ment Of their property, and Congress has no
power to give that protection, and it is its duty
to do it. It cannot be disputed that this is not
the position Of the National Democracy, at
least that portion who follow Douglas, they
deny the power of Congress over the subject,
and deny that Congress can exercise jurisdic ;
ton so ar to give that protection. They cay the
power belongs to the people of the territories
themselves in : territorial form, when . suf6-
cient number Of people 60 into territory IA
form . political community they have q com
pete right to regulate the subject Of slavery as
they please, and neither Congress nor any bu
man tribunal has the power TO interfere. Now,
he contended that position was unsound as the
Wiimot provis0. When he said the Democratic
party we're At least corruptibie. he did not al>
lude to them in q moral schse, but spoke in q
political sensd, thinking the time Was fast com>
lug when they would be so under the pressure
os strong and overwhelming sentiment at the
North. Ii they have not already become aboi-
tlonized they would become 40.
Mr.. Bigler OF Pa. wac surprised to hear the
rLn haS Nl,ar~ tLa, L., ~ -.
he did the Democratic psrty at The North great
injustice, for he certainly used strong language,
and went on at some length. They were as
rattcn and corrupt on this subject as the Re-
publican party. Mr.. B. would tell him that such
. declaration had no foundation in fact.
Not only have no portion Of the Democratic
party sympathy zed with Brown in his atrocions
onslaught upon Virginia, but as little do they
sympathyze with Abolitonisnl. He was graft
fed with the Senator'S disclaimer a. far it went
bnt justice required him to declare that the
Northern Democracy had labored day out o.
day in season and out Of season in defence o
the rights Of the South.
Mr.. Iverson.-l said that very thing in my
remarks, but in my other case referred tc
that portion OF the Democratic party under the
lead of Douglas, which has denied the rights
of the Sonthern people.
Mr.. Bigler said the Senator from Georsi ID
could hardly realize law. The expression, rot
teness of the Democratic party fell on his ear!
at the North Democrats were called dough-
faces because they stood up for the rights Of III,
South. There were different opinions anon.
Democrats with regard TO the question Of Terri
torial Rights, and he would not say they al
agreed with Mr.. l., but they had no sympath,
with the Abolition party, and every Democrat,
paper in the country has denounced Johl
Browns raid. His Mr.. B.s) opinion OF thi
question was this We don't claim that th,
Constitution establishes slavery or prohibits Il
but the Constitution most expressly declare
that the States are perfectly equal and provide
that new States shall come into the Union OF
terms Of perfect equality with The old.
II is not deemed that the territories are pro
perty OF the stale in common, and congress
simply their trustee. Il Is upon this principl
Of perfect eQality, equity and justice that th
common owners have equal rights to the occu
pancy and enjoy meLt Of territory. So long .
its territorial existence reMains, he heiieve
the common law would afford all the protection
in any territory whenever 1t IL alleged that
territorial legislature has transcended 10 iegiti
mste authority to the detriement OF prgat
rights. That 10 question for the judiciary
and when the judiciary give judgment In sac
case, the whole power Of the Federal Covers
mens must BE- employed to carry out the Il,