The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-05-26

TUESDAY, May %
.Senats-Mr Davis Territorial resolu
tons We're taken up.
Mr. Hale resumed his remarks uncon-
Guided yesterday Mr. Pugh briefly re-
Piled 10 some of Mr. Uale's statements in
reference TO the Ordinance Of lIS,. Mr.
Benjamin followed, and spoke at length
against the doctrine OF non-iuteryention
He said nobody arraigued Mr. Douglas for
inconsistency, but he maintained that the
Supreme Court had decided against that
doctrine, and he accused Douglas OF not
adherinc to his agreement 10 aide by the
decision Of the Court. Mr. Pugh replied
demonstrating that the Supreme Court
had decided nothing OF the sort.
Mr. Wade asked Mr.. Pugh if he be
lieved territorial legislature could pro
hiblt slavery, and that prohibition be legal
and eiiectual
Mr.. Pugh replied afiirmatively
/ 4 long debateS ilowed IS to whether
the votes at C-Lfieston expressed the
views of the majority.
Mr.. Push said the rupture at Charleston
grew out Of the fact that Judge Douglas
having incautIou>l y said that he would not
allow his name to be used in case a GER
tain platform was adopted The friends
of the other candidates united to con
struct platform on which lac could not
stand He wanted the Richmond con
vention TO nominate their candidates -
They lad no business to come TO Balti-
more and if they come, he would sit and
vote till the 18th of March, to keep them
out. The men who voted for Stephen y.
Douglas htty-seven times had not got tired
of doing SO. Gentlemen OF the South had
made the Issue, had made il a question Of
personal honor. and so it would stand
/ The North would not submit 10 the dicta-
/ ton of the South, and would not level
! themselves i'll the dust at the bidding OF
any set of men. Douglas was the imper-
sonation of Northern honor His enemies
/ have made him greater than his friends
ever could They might kill him at Bal
/ timore # they choose, but his friends
would carry his bleeding carcass to the
/ to the Northwest, and show him TO young
men coming to cast their first votes, and
/ tell them this is another Kansas ebraska
bill, and this is Southern gratitude
| Without concluding, the Senate ad
.journed
! Uouse-Mr. Dawes, from the Committee
/ Elections, reported 4 resolution, declarin =
/ first that j. B. Barrett is not, and secondly,
that Francis z. Blair is entitled TO seat
from the first Congressional district OF
Missouri. Laid over.
The House resumed the consideration
| of the Atlantic and Pacific telegraph bill
! Mr.. Colfax earnestly urged the passa &c
/ of the bill, showing the great advantage
which will result to the government.
Other gentlemen expressed views and
the subject was passed over.
The Speaker laid before the House =
special message from the President, com
municating the fact Of the capture by the
| Wyandotte Of another cargo of Africans
making, with those of the Wildtire, ovel
1000 at Key West, under the charge o
the marshal He suggests immediate &C
ton for their accommodation and health
and suggests that more may daily be ex
pected to be brought in. The messag,
was referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
The House went into committee Of tn
whole on the state of the Union, on tn,
Legislative, Executive and judicial appro
priation bill.
Mr. Pryor moved to strike out $4,000
for reporting and printing debates Of Con
gress, as asuperfuous expense. Rejected
"A TO 9S.
An amendment was agreed to by vot
Of - against 40, that official reporter
coniine themselves to what is said in OF
der, and excluding undelivered speeche:
Some further debate occurred, and til
House adjourned.