The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-30

from the Senator from Delaware, (Mr. ba'
ynrd,) who thinks Delaware has such an
interest in, Slavery that he is willing to
break up the Democrats party in order to
save II. He cannot trust Maryland because
she keeps on Abolitionist in Congress; nor
Missouri, because she sustained q Free
Soiler; nor Tennessee, because she kept an
Aboltionist in the Senate so long; nor
Kentucky, because for SO many yesrs she
sustained such freesolers as Clay and Crit
tenden. Laughter in galleries.. He does
not name Virginia, and then be proceeds to
give bis reasons for separating the cotton
States. The extract was read. He does
not ask the border States to join the South.
ern Confederacy at first. He asks the Old
Dominion to remain with US, in order that
she may distract and annoy US for the bene.
fit OF those who went out; and perhaps, after
a time, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Missouri would be sound enough to come
into the Southern Confederncy. II they did !
good service in such O manner as to be en-
titled 10 his respect, then they might be tu- !
ken into the Confederacy OF the cotton
States. This plan he tells US was not to be |
acted on at once. They must retain their |
place and influence in the Democratic par.
ty, and then be ready TO have more influ-
ence by precipitating this result rpon the
party. part of the plan was to pretend
to be Democrats, and at the proper time to
plunge the cotton States into revolution.
What was the suspicious momentl Was it |
the Charleston Convention Was that the
proper time ! The history of the event
shows that Dir. Yancey, then acted up TO
his programme, as laid down in his letters.
At the proper time he precipitated the Cot
ton States into revolution, and led them
out of the Convention. The progra mme,
was carried out to the letter, leaving in the
| Convention those unsound States which he
could not trust, such as Virginia, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Mary
land. A part of Delaware followed him
out, but they came to the conclusion that
Delaware was not big enough to divide, and
her champion retired and came back to the
, Northern ConIederacy. Was it to keep
watch! Is Delaware to be received into
MIR. YanCey's Southern Confederacy after
q while! viii Tennessee be permitted to
come in now she has got free soil? Will he
allow Kentucky to join when she sends
here such Aboilionists as Clay and Crit
tenden! beg pardon of the Senator from
Kentucky Cunning to Mr.. Crittenden) for
repeating it. The gallant Senator from
, Kentucky an Abolirionst and Free-Soil-
, er A man whose fame ia as wide as civ
iIizolion, and whose patriotism and loyalty
. to the Constitution was never exceeded by
anybody ApplGus Elm the galleries. |
wish TO GOD the whole American people
were Just such Abolitionists as Clay and
Crttenden. Renewed applause.
} The Choir stated if the applause was re-.
S peeted the galleries must be cleared.
' Mr.. Douglas resumed. He would not
. say Mr.. Yanccy and his associates meant
= disuni0n. 1t wGs said that the orders OF
Gen. Scott before the battle of Cerro Gordo
) were complete history of the battle after
it was fought, and SO the programme of Mr..
Yanccy, published two years ago, is truth.
, ful history Of the secession movement at
, Charleston. He had not the idea that all
those who united with him in maturing these
measures concurred in the objects to which
} they inevitably led; but what were Mr.. Yam
ceys measures ! They were TO insist OH
platform identical with the caucus resolu.
tions which the Senate is now asked to
adopt. He did not suppose the gentlemen
now advocating these in the Senate mean or
desire disunion. He acquitted every man of
such purpose, but such platform insisted
upon would lead directly to dissolution OF
the Union. This platform demands Con.
gressonHl Intervention in the Territories for
| slavery, in certain events. In the event that
the people of the Territory do not want
slavery, and will not provide by law for its
introduction and protection, Congress is to
pledge itself TO pass laws to force the people
10 have it, go long Us the people want slave.
ry, they are willing to let them alone, but
when they do not want it, then Congress will
interfere 10 force slavery on an unwilling
people. On the other hand, the Republican
party are also for intervention in certain
conditions. They are tor non.ntervention
just so long as the people do not want slave
ry, and say so, by law, but whenever the
people Of the Territories say by their Leg
islature they do want slavery, then the Re.
publicsns are for intervening to deprive them
OF it. Each OF you is in favor of interven.
ing for your own section, and against it
when non intervention bereits you.
There is no difference between the prn-
ciples of intervention at the North and the
South. Each asserts the duty Of Congress
to force institutions on an unwilling people
of Territory. Each appeals 10 the pas
sions, prejudces and ambition of its own
section, against the peace and harmony of
the whole country. Let this doctrine OF
North and South become rallying point Of
two great parties and there will be two sec.
tional parties divided by that line which sep.
arGtes the free from the slave States, and
then will come the irrepressible conflict of
which we have heard so much. Mr.. Doug
| las referred to the fuct that there was bill
| from the House repeating the slave code es.
! tablished 10 New Mexico, and side by side
with it was @ resolution to repeal the proh
| bition of slavery in Kansas. The doctrine
of the Democratic party, as proclaimed in
! lS43, 1862, 1856, and last in Charleston in
1860, is to resist both of these propositions.
! He stood on the Democratic doctrine Of
Congressional intervention, tauntingly
called "Squnter Sovereignty" Under it
the people Of New Mexico protected and
established slavery. In l849 and 1850 the
south only asked up to $50 80, and non-in-
terventor had since given them slavery up
to $50. The South would never have gone
one inch Of slave territory except under the
operation Of the principle OF "Squatter
Sovereignty" Was it not likely that il
portions OF Mexico were acquired they would
} become slave territory under the doctrine of
non.intervention. Why then appeal from
, the people to Congress p! An anti.slavery
) Congress would give slavery the protection
the wolf gives the lamb. 1t was the most
| fatal scheme for the South that could be
e possibly devised. MIR. Douglas then caused
I. to be read long letter of Alexander H {.
:, Stephens, datsd May 9, 1860, fully sustain.
e ing him (Douglos) and the doctrine Of nom
intervention, end opposing the course of the
. Southern seceders from Chsrleston.
t Mr.. Douglas concluded by urging the doc
trne of Hon-intervention as the only plat