Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 13. lS60.-El Thaycr
did Il bad days work for the republicans on
F.ilay. disappointing his constituents, he
arlay,d himself against the position OF his par.
ty and the territorial committee in reference to
the territories, and joined the entire drmucra-
cy in the House, as well as the Americans,
aat' tabled every bill reported by Mr.. Grow for
the organization OF the territories. Mr.. Thaycr
succeeded i'll carrying with him eleven repub-
licans, and the party in the House was not only
beaten by the enemy, but divided against it.
self. Some of these gentlemen voted To table
the bills because they did not wish to give Mr.
Bnchanan an opportunity to officer any more
territories, but the principle they STOOD on is a
vicious one. If the territories need an organ
ization it will not do to put it off till repubi-
can president is elected, Tor the same reason
will be pleaded by democratic Senate to Ia
Bile the bills there after a republican is in the
White House
If, on the either hand, the republicans, or
any OF their number do not believe in the gov
crnnent OF the territories by Congress, it is
extremely difficult to see their connection with
the republican party, one Of whose cardinal
principles Is the non extension of slavery. Mr..
Grows bills contained a modified prOvsO
against slavery, but he was perfectly willing
that it should be stricken out if the House
should so vote, and he gave it an opportunity.
Mr.. Thayer made IN hours speech which
was of course brilliant, but which carried him
into the boys of squatter sovereignty Mr..
Douglas sat through the Whole of it, and he
Vas so carried away at times that he INDUCED
i'll loud clapping OF his hands, and the mo
ment Thayer was through he rushed up to
congratulate him. The most ultra southern
members were delighted at Mr.. Thayers sue
cessful attempt to kill the bills and even Sin
gleton of Mississippi congratulated him upon
his conduct. His illusions to ''the northern
and southern fanatics on this question" came
with poor grace from gentleman who rep
resents one of the strongest anti-slavery con-
stituencies in Massachusetts, and who was
himself four years ago one of The most radical
of anti.sayery men in his district. 1t is said
that Mr. Thayer now goes to Ceredo, his Vir.
ginia colony, to live, and that he expects to
come to Congress from that state as Douglas
democrat.
Some Of the democratic papers assert that
the only difference between the Senate and
House homestead bills is that the Senate bill
taxes the settler twenty-five cents an acre for
his land. This is an entire mistake. The
Senate bill does not give an acre of land short
OF 81 70 an acre to amy settler nOv on the land,
whereas the House bill gives it to all, whether
now upon the soil or hereafter to come upon
1t, married or unmarried, The Senate bill,
under stringent conditions, allows men with
families to settle upon the public lands, and
pay only at the rate of twenty five cents per
acre. But it cuts off that good class of deserv-
ing men now upon the lands who have not
paid for them-the squatters in our distant ter
ritories.
Yesterday in the House Mr.. Grow got up
new bill for the organization of the territory of
Idaho, with the obnoxious clause in it which
reads as follows Provided, That whereas
slavery has no legal existence in said territory,
nothing herein shall be construed to authorize
or permit its existence therein" This is the
clause against which Mr.. Thayer of Massa.
chusetts made war. He repeated the work Of
Friday, and the bill was laid upon the table,
not however, until Mr.. Grow and Mr., Case, of
the territorial committee, had each made
powerful speech in support of congressional
sovereignty.