The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY-FlFTH CONGRESS..-SECOND SESSION,
SENATE.

Mr. GREEN was sorry Democrats would permit
themselves to be divided upon question presented
solely for the purpose of breaking down the Demo
cratic party-the only party able to resist the Re-
publican organization. Party was to be sustained
solely for the good of the country and when il
ceased to subserve that interest he ceased to be
party man. 1t behooved them to pause and reflect
and while considering their differences to do so as
brethren
The time might come when the South would see
the necessity OF asking the intervention of Congress
In the Territories for the protection of slave pro-
perty, and he was sorry the Senator from Illinois
had declared he would refuse that Intervention,
while he was the loudest advocate of Intervention
In Y tab to put down polygamy.
MIR. DOUGLAS denied ever having advocated inter
vention In Utah for such purpose. He had advo-
Gated in his Springfield speech, the repeal of the
organic act because the people were alien enemies
| Mr.. GREEN insisted that h g had in that speech
also advocated the intervention of Congress to pro
tect persons and property and punish crimes 1t
was never his purpose to throw in irebrand which
would ALLEVIATE his party associates and enable the
common adversary to triumph. This discussion
was thrust upon them by a common enemy, who
sought, by this Pigment of disordered BRAIN to d.
vide and distract the Democratic party. Upon the
great national objects of the Democratic party the
North and the South were agreed, and the North
ought to have some regard for the sensitive feelings
OF the South on this subject. Let this abolition
feeling boil over, crush out these little differences
concentrate their power, and the union and harmo.
| ny OF the party would be preserved
| Mr.. DoUGLAs said that non-intervention with
slavery had been dec jared fundamental article of
the Democratic creed, and now he assailed be-
cause he did not intervene Yet he did not see any
Senator proposing to intervene and they were told
the time had not come for it. He wanted no petty
controversy, and they would have none if they
would stand upon the doctrine of non-intervention
MI. DAVIS said the petty controversy to which
he had referred was the attempt of ambitious men,
for personal ends, to pander to a debased public
sentiment. twas this that he scorned.
| Mr.. DOUGLAS said he also scorned the policy of
Southern who would nandar IN IN ennoll,, do
based and dangerous popular sentiment. He did
| not say he would not vote for man who did not
agree with him on all points for Presidents he ex.
peeted to find no such man But he asked wby
they did not introduce their bill annulling the act
of Kansas
Mr. GREEN said they had only rumor of the act
OF OF Kansas abolishing slavery; when they had au-
thentic information that such an act had been
passed, II the rights of shareholders could not be
protected otherwise, he would bring in bill re-
Peahng the organic act of the Territory, and he
should expect the support of the Senator from Hi
nois upon the same ground which he had avowed
in the case of Utah.
Mr.. DAVIS wanted to ask whether, when the Su-
preme Court has decided that the right to hold
slaves IN the Territories is constitutional right
the Senator from Illinois would be willing to in
tervene to maintain that decision
MT. DOUGLAS would concede for the purpose of
this argument, that the bred Scott decision went
as far as the expression of opinion by Chief Justice
fancy; and yet it would give a slave owner the
right only to hold his property as other property is
held, namely subject to the laws of the Territory
He would vote against any intervention bv Con |
gress with the laws of any Territory in RESPECT to
any species of property whatever.
Mr.. DAVIS said the doctrines of souatter soyer |
eighty, which the Senator now advocated, would
enable foreigners invited into our Territories nv
government, to crowd oat American citizens
Mr. BRoDERICK desired to say that he fully agreed
to everything that had been said by the Senators |
from Illinois (Mr. Douglass and from Ohio (Mr |
Pugh,) and hoped every Northern Senator at least
would be compelled to define his position
Mr. BIGLER warned Southern Democrats not to
force an issue OF the kind suggested by the gentle
man from Mississippi (Mr. BROWN unnecessarily
upon the North, if they valued the permanency and
success OF the democratic party.
Mr.. CLINGMAN appealed to Senators to allow them !
to go on with the business, instead of converting
tne senate INTO debating society. In his section
OF the country it had always been the general un-
Outstanding that the Nebraska bill gave the power
over the slavery question to the Territories sub
lect to the Supreme Court They had rather trust
the Territories than Congress- because they
knew Congress was against them, and thought it |
would be idle to try to force slavery upon Kansas
II the people should prove to be unwilling to re-
ceive it.
Mr.. CLARK maintained that the Constitution. 50
Tar from recognizing slavery would set free
every slave taken into Territory of the United
States. lie advocated the amendment offered by
Mr.. Hale. ~
Mr.. SMITH denied that there was anv nrosnect of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Democratic party, and de-
nounced the course of the opposition.
, MI. CRlrrENDEN deprecated this prolonged de-
pate, and thought that the Senate should now pro-
coed to business. He was not member of the
Democratic party-they knew that-nor was he a
member of the Republican party-they also knew
that. lie wished that spirit of nationality might |
pervade the Senate. and that they might transact
the business of the country in more harmonious
spirit, and let their squabbles about platforms
alone.
A vote was then demanded on the amendment
OF Senator HALE, repeating the Kansas restriction:
which was not agreed to-yeas 49, nays g. as fol,
lows: ~ ~ "
Yeas-Messrs. Broderick, Cameron Chandler, Clark
Goamer, Dixon, DOolite, Douglas Durkee, Fessenden
Wade, and Wilson-19. N-11N
Nays1Messrs Bigler, Chestnut Clay, Clingman, Crit
tenden, Davis, Fitch Fitzpatrick Green, Gwin Hunter |
Iyerson johnson OF Arkansas, johnson of Tennessee
6 ksnn s; Lane Polk Pugh, Reid Rice, Sebastian, Sill
deii' smith, Toombs, Ward, and Yulee-26.
motion to strike out the 500 900 for taking the
census OF Kansas was not agreed to-
MIR. HUNTER hoped the amendments would be en-
crossed, and the bill read third time
81 nays Is. 'NA-
Mr. YuLEE desired to take up the bill locating
certain post routes
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tenn, hoped not.
Mr.. DooLITTLE moved to adjourn; which was
agreed to, and at II o'clock, midnight the Senate
adjourned.
w WTAAsHgISerOS, Feb. "a, 1859.
Mr.. CLAY, from the Committee on Commerce.
reported adversely to the bill making certain i'm
provements in the Pa.apsco river, MARYLAND
large plumber Of private reports were made
Mr. FITCH, from the Committee on Printing. re-
ported in favor of printing 5000 extra copies Of the
report OF the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution, providing that it shall not exceed
volume of 500 pages, and provided that no plates
shall be used except those in use by the Smith
sonian Institution; which was agreed to.
Mr. FITCH said that he desired to state that case
haa occurred " hich would necessarily prevent the
printing of Congress for some time, unless action
was had from the Senate and House. As was known.
the law required the Superintendent of Public
PRINTING to advertise sixty days in advance for con-
tracts for supplies of paper. The contractor. in
answer to the last advertisement, had failed to com
ply with the TERMS and it would, therefore, require
another notice of sixty days to make another con-
tract; this would stop the printing of the session.
ana, In view OF this emergency, he asked that
JOINT resolution, authorizing the Superintendent to
purchase the amount of paper required Immediate
ly; which was passed.
Mr.. HUNTER called up his resolution fixinp the
meeting of the Senate hereafter at IL A. NJ; which
was passed.
Mr.. YULEE desired to take up the Post Route bill
anG made motion to that effect.
- The yeas and nays ordered Agreed to-
Yeas q, nays 10.
Mr.. YuLEE moved as an amendment to the bill
his bill for the adjustment of the franking prvi
lege.
This bill abolishes the ranking privilege. and
allows members of Coppracu Il.