Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-01-26

greed TO bow with due submission TO what
ever decision the Court rendered in that
case. After the Court had decided that
Congress had not the power, then for the
first time the Senator from Illinois raised
the question, unfortunately-and regret it
for his sake, and my own, and for the sake
of the country-he raised the question that
a Territory could exclude slavery in spite
of Congress, without derivation of power
from Congress, and he alens is responsible
for il.
Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) Of Miss.-I suppose
the Senator from Illinois referred to those
who must know his opinions in 1850? /
did know that he advocated the doctrine Of
sovereignty in the Tsrritories-ths power
TO do what they please-I did not sgree with
him then
Mr.. DOuoLAs (interriiptingJ IL will cor
rect the Senator: never to do anything in
consistent with the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. DAvis-The Senator's opinions went
beyond that Of the Senator from Michigan,
now Secretary Of State.
Mr.. DoueLAs: wish to state that do
not wish TO be engaged in controversy In
the speech Of the Senator from Ohio, but |
certainly will show from the record that he
is mistaken in the position he assigns me
then, although then held precisely the O.
pinions hold now.
MIR. Davis: believe lie did, although
there was an intermediate period when be
did not think about The period of the en-
Actment Of the Kansas Nebraska bill.
think he was more sound then than now.
Mr.. DouIeAs: When the question come,
up for discussion ] will show that when the
Kansas Nebraska bill passed said lis sole
object was that the people of Territory
might introduce or exclude slavery through b
the Territorial Legislature, while Terri
tory, as we'll as when State; and no man
who heard me then can have an excuse for
not knowing my position, and the record
will sustain me.
Mr.. DAVIS: do not doubt that the Sen.
alor recollects what he said. was not
member Of the Senate then.
Mr.. DoucLAs: l hope the Senator will
not express an opinion then.
Mr.. DAVIS: l will express an opinion
about that time, but the language Of the bill
does show that the Senator has changed his
views as entertained in 1850. / simply
thought it necessary TO say this, that might
not be put in the category of those who in
dorssd the Senator as having hsld those O.
pinions all The time he was Chairman of the
Committee on Territories. am not like
the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Green)-
one of these who regretted that he was re-
moved from the Committee on Territories.
| thought it eminently proper, when he held
opinions differing from the majority, tha, he
should cease TO be Chairman Of that Com
mittee. ....
Mr.. DOUGLAS: l do moi know yet that l
hold opinions not entertained by the majori-
ty. l believe hold opinions sustained by
three-fourths ef the Democracy Of the T.
nion. l believe that can show from the
record that majority Of the Senate al that
time understood The Kansas sbraska bill as
it was framed. am preparedto show, also,
that the difference opinion was of no cause
in discrimination in the formation Of the
and show, too, that in the House
of Representatives, after lls Kansas Me-
braska bill passed, that the question was put
10 Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic nominee
for Speaker, whsther he thought Terrific.
rial Legislature could exclude slavery BY
Territorial enactment during its Territorial
existence. and that gentleman answered in
writing, and after that answer every South
ern member but three voted for him as sound
on The Territorial question. -.-
Mr.. DAvIs-I do not know what the
Senator will be able to DO from the record.
The Senator's opinion upon the power of
Territorial Legislature was deemsd sufi.
cien. cause by the Democracy net 10 contin-
us him in the position Of Chairman Of the
Committee on Territories. I say it was
due to themselves and due 10 the Senator.
Mr.. DouGLks-I have never complained.
never intended 10 allude to it in this body; |
but / do assert the record shows that the
Senate knew eleven years ago tha. | held
the identical opinions now alleged as the
cause of my removal; and during the eley-
en- years, with knowledge Of these opin-
ions, repeated over and over again within
The hearing of every member Of this body
say for eleven years, by unanimous vote,
was put chairman of that cemnittee.-
But was removed, ard the cause assigned
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