New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-18

States would approve the actor Of thn seceding dele
gates They were SIMPLY gents, who's, actions will
the Union in harmOuy with the Norther3 Democracy,
on the came terms bud conditions on which we have
heretofore agreed Then they could fight battle that
would strike tpor TO the ranks of the Republcans,
who are lSok''g at tht fight among ourselves with
JOY in the ho pe the party may be destroyed He then
gave hisry of the bred Scott case denying that it
decision of the Court OH the judicial question of
power of the Territorial Legislature. The Senator
bas got idea in his BRAIN and he was afraid 1t
would drive all the rest out. That is that protection
was the chief end of government. lie was willing to
give all the protection required by the Constitution,
Int could 20 further. He shonld not have intro
duced the Convention had not the Senator first brought
il in He did il only in sclf-deiense The Senator sis
told ur that seventeen Democratic States went for
platform that rejected, and that the minority OF
other States did not retain certain Democratic State
among them. Let us look at the States you call Dem
Ocraiic. DO you call Mary land one OF them I
Mr.. DAVIS hope so.
Mr.. DOUGLAS-llope is one thing and certainty
another. Mr.. Buchanan hoped to get i in 1856. Did
he get il Illinois has failed TO give her vote for
the Democratic candidate Can you say as much for
Mississippi ITO Mr. Davis.
Mr.. DAVlS-Pretty near IT. We all know tina
Illinois would not have done it the last time, had no
there been three candidates in the held Now, wrgge
ont of that If Won
Mr. DOUGLAS did not wish to wriggle, but would
take the facts. They gave James Buchanan majority
Of 9,G00 Illinois, therefore, had never failed The
Democracy in these Presidential struggles, and il was
rather hard TO taunt her with being uncertain State,
and then come and claim Kentucky a certain State
How many times has she voted Democratic IN your
lifetime or minel She is glorious State STILL when
did she ever vote for The Democratic party except the
nst time and then for Mr.. jackson. Tennessee Il
claim ed AS a certain State yet she voted for Mr. Scott
in 1852 and has ten members u seven against the
party III the Uouse. Kentucky has an equal number
of Oproson, provided contested seat Is decided
right North Carolina sends here men who will vote
against Democrat, should the election goto the House
If Representatives.
In 1852 the South gave votes against Mr.. Pierce
than the North did and the North has never failed ex-
cept when fighting the battles OF the South Every
Northern State has failed AT times, except Illinois, ana
now she is TO be disrnchised because she il uncertain
| should like TO know how many States will be GER
tain if YOU repudiate the Cincinnati platform, If you
| pull down the old Democratic banner and run up this
new Yancey hag of intervention We are told that
the South cannot be carried on this Charleston plat
FORM II she cannot are these States certainly Demo
cratic The Senator hopes the party may be reunited
Ii is very easy Only just acquesce IN his decisions,
| and go and make the nomination. Let the Demo,
| cratic Senators attend 10 their Official duties, ana
| leave tie National Conventions to make their
| platforns--then the party will be united. Where
| Where does this struggle come from! froa our own
caucus chambers and not less than twelve southern
Senators warned YOU in that caucus against Trying 10
force a platform on the party. do not know tha the
peopIe ever nut il in a Senator'S commission 10 con-
struct platform for the National Conventions, on the
supposiOn flat the delegates had not sense enough 10
ems was heraded 10 the world IL did not have its effect
| on the Convention. The Charleston Convention
spurned IT, and ratified the old platform Is II sup
posed now by this discussion and the votes that may
be given TO brighten the Democratic party ut Balt-
mole into an abandonment of this principle WHAT
other object can there lie i'll pressing these resolutions
to vote at this time Why is the public business
postponed, and made to give place 10 abstract lesou
lions Oh the subject of politics unless II be under the
supposon that these representatives. OF the people are
men of weak nerves, who can be frightened by the
thundeIs of the Senate >,
Quoting Mr.. Buchanan was not attacking him. lie
had been asked TO defend Squatter sovereignty.
The people of Oregon had been left by the Government
TO set up a Government for themselves. Calhoun
called this Squatter Sovereignty. One Of the law;
of Oregon the prohibition Of Slavery Ihey had
the same authority in Dakota aud Nevada. II
the South are opposed this, why do they not bring IN
bills TO correct IT, 1t for the great principle OF
Popular Sovereignty that he contended lie DID no m
Justice to Mr.. Yancey. He then reviewed Mr. lancey
course and declared that an intervention platform was
q disunIOn platform.
Mr. DAVIS replied He said that he could no more
follow the Senator from Illinois than he could take
down the boos of Bombases. lie thought that all
the Cotton States would stand firm. All that they
wanted recognition that slaves property, and
such entitled 10 protection. lie cOntended at length
that there must he distinct and unequivoCal decar
alton in regard to this If the platform rickey
break il down. What they wanted was good, homes
men, good platform. lie denied that the reso
lutions intended 10 affect the action of the Ba
Convention. He then referred 10 the Southern
League and said that he did not believe that any mein
Der of il of Alabama and there not hundred
there, had confidence in the strength of the |
Union.
Mr.. DOUGLAS-It was not he but the Charleston |
Convention that had declared that the Federal officers
of Illinois did not belong TO the Democratic party. |
The Senator says that the platform ID not of much ac
count. Then, If the fight Is against the man. why not
ray 90 Why press abstract resoutionsi lie Doug |
las) had only spoken in self-defense.
The subject was then postponed until tomorrow, |
when, after an executive session, the Senate ad- |
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Very few members were in attendance, and the |
House took recess till o'clock enable the