Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-09

IL The following is the report of the de-
bate in the United States Senate, on Weducs-
day, following the speech of Senator Seward ::
Mr. Douglas (Dcuocrat) Of Illinois said the remarks Of
the Senator from New York contained assault upon
the Democratic party, especially in relation TO Che Kan
sasNehraska bill, of which he Mr. Douglass the au-
thor 1t becomes fashionable said he, now breach gen
teman who makes speech against the Democratic par
ty 10 refer To Kansas as the cause " all the disturbances
which have since cnsued. he Senator from New York
talks about that act rcopcnng the controversy and about
the repeal " the Missouri compromise Sir, wherein
consisted the necessity Tor tho rcpca of that act rxcrp
It that the majority in Northern States refuse ear
ry it out in good faith L. sir stood willing TO extend it
To the Pacific Ocean, Ia abide by i forever aud the
tire South without QUO exception in this body, will
ling thus % abide by it, sir the free soil element o the
Northern States stroug defeat that measure
ana thus opened the slavery question anew. Those men
VINO now complain ni the abrorainn OF that act were the
very men that denounced IT, All were willing 10 abide
by long IL stood upon the statute books and We
trying to IL out sir, IL the defeat At the
the House 0f Representatives, after 10 passed The Senate
that opened the controversy " 1880 which cruinat
ed in the establishment Of the measure of that year The
s'mpIomis' MEASURES OF mat yar were carried over the
heads ~ the Senator from New FORK and his associates
but in 1852 the Senator's party agreed abide by the
measures Of loll In lb1i the Kansas y ebraska act
passed To carry ont the principles OF these measures
lie was not willing Ia sit still and hear himself charged
with responsibility for the agitation which belonged To
the Senator aud his associates The present agitation
resulted from the resistance Of that purity the
approved BY the people in Presidential elections
But the Senator from Now York went further and his
doctrine that the Declaration Of Independence assert
ed the equality OF the negro race and therefore all laws
IN violation Ol that idea were not 20 be observed. For
himself he thought iouT years ago me senator declared
that tho Declaration Of Independence intended rCcug-
nze the negro and white man as equals under the Divine
law, and hence that al provisions uf the Constitution Of
the United States which recognized slavery in yio-
ation Of the Divine law. In other words IL was m ur-
gument against the Constitution Of the United States on
the ground that IL contrary Ia the law Of God The
Senator from New York had long held that doctrine and
proclaimed it in speech which he made In Ohio in ISIS
lp Df kf.t. s., ID Ia,
on Of Divine law, and therefore, not 20 be obcyod II
has been the docne OF the Senator for four years aud
he had not heard In the Senate to-day for the FIRST time
lie had met It n his own state for the last ten ycars
The senator from New York Saws u this very spcrth
New York is yet slave Statei not that she has slave
within her limits but because the constitution of New
York did allow negro TO vote equality with white
men. For that New York, hc said, was It'll q
slave Satc aud for that every other State that
Disseminated between the negro aud the white
slave State. Notwithstanding that the Senator with
The leading men Of his party was committed 20 these doc
uncs he argued that their tendency in favor OF the
equality Of the white man lie desired TO- see the gentle
carry out their principles To their logical conclusion
they persisted IN the decaratou that the negro is made
we equal 4" the Whe inen, then lct them carry out their
doctrine 10y eonirriug upon them all the rights OF citizen
ship exercised 10y white men. For himself, he thought
the Declaration Of Independence only referred 60 the
white II the Senator had correctly Interpreted tina,
instrument the signers should have immediately emau-
cpatcd their slaycs but they didno do sol lie ihough
government was made by white and for the benefit
Of white men.
Mr. Doolitc (Repuhear) Of Wisconsin asked why not.
then, give the Territories To white men
Mr. Douglas replied that would throw them omen To
white men aud negroes too but he wanted white men 10
organize them. II they wanted slavery let them have H.
II their business, and not his IL was question OF
political economy and sclfntercst The Senator from
New York coined definition Of abor States" aud
"capiial states, IL took him good many years 20 coin
/ those terms and bring them into use. Something had
occurred up in New England 70 induce him 10 bring
these terms and take sides with numerous Cas,
OF voters. Strikes had occurred az the North among
starving wormen because the doctrine OF the "irrcpres
sible conflict had driven Oh southern business Tho
Senator had sought 10 place himself the side Of th,
shoemakers. The workingmen knew this very we'll and
they also know Why many Southern orders were not
received as formerly.
Mr. Clark (kepublican) Of New Hampshire said ne came
from manufacturing town Of 300 operatives but bust
better there than now and the Norkmer
were never better contented.
MI Douglas replied that there was other cause foi
the strike al Lynn and other places than the wthdrawa
of he southern trade The strike resulted from the gen
cfa prevalence d. the frcling which induced III,
senator from Virginia 90 appear in homespun lie (M
bouflasl WAS satisfied with the application Of popula
sovereignty both Ia New Mexico aud kansas--one in
sntutcd slavery and the other excluded H. He was sat
shcd with both. lie would vote for the repoal Of th,
slave code la New Mexico force slavery on kansas
Why did NOT the Republican party start 10 carry Out
! principles Why do they not bring Ia bills 10 abolish
those twin relies Of barbaIisn-saycry and polygany
The Senator from New York said they had no measure,