The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-06-01
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privilege upon which he would speak To-
morrow. Il was thuta speech of .hoeota
utor from Massachusetts. appeared in the
Globe az delivered yesterday, which he
did not hear, and whichhe did not believe
was delivered AZ all, cOntainingrehcciionl
on his State, which Il was occessary -
answer
Mr.. Pugh said the Senator fUm Lou
isiaua had demonstrated that there was
nothing equivocsl in the Kansas bin %
the Cincinnati plutCorm.
The Kansas bill provided the manner
in which the power Of the people Of the
territories was TO be determined by tho
Supreme Court, and the question had not
yet arisen. lie denied that The nrcd
Scott decision settled the points AZ issues
The question Of the power Of the people
OF the territories was not argued Ia that
case, nor supposed to be involved.
IL submission 10 tho demands Of the
Senator from Louisiana was the price Of
peace in the Democratic party, he wsFn-
cd them all, that peace was at an end.
Mr.. Pugh examined at Iength the Drcd
Scott case. To sustain his view, ne ar
gued that if the Consttution established
slavery in the territories Il also establish-
cd II in the States, and eombatted the
correctness Of this dogma. He restored
the charge of want Of faith and abandon-
ment Of bargains Upon the Senator and
his friends. He defended aud explained
Mr.. Douglas Freeport speech from the
attacks IN ade upon il, oontending that i
simply meant that slavery would not be
forced upon the people againat their will
Mr.. Douglas was not only pressed By
his immediate political enemies, but BY
the administration, which invaded a sove-
Ireign State 20 interfere 10 control the cleo
ton. .-. --
Mr.. Wade asked Mr.. pugh, if he be-
lieved a territorial legislature could pro-
hibit slavery and that prohibition be legal
and effectual. pa
Mr.. Pugh replied ufhrmativeiy. rs
| A long debate followed as to whether
the votes at Charleston expressed the
views Of the majority. Mr.. Pugh said
the rupture at Charleston grew out Of the
fact, that Judge Douglas, having ineau-
tiously said that he would not allow HE
name to be used in case a certain plat
form was adopted the friends Of the 9TH
or candidates united 20 construct plat
form on which he could not stand. He
wanted the Richmond Convention to
nominate their candidates. They had no
business TO come TO baltimore, and Il
they did come, he would sit and vote 20
the 4th Of March, to keep them out. Tho
men who voted for Stephen A. Douglas
o. tires, had not got tired Of doing so,--
Gentlemen Of the South had made the Is
sue, had made il question Of personal
honor and so II would stand. The North
would not submit to the dictatiOn Of tho
South, and would not level themselves in
f the dust at the bidding Of any set Of men.
Mr.. Douglas was the impersonatlon Of
Northern honor. His enemies haVo
made him greater than his friends ever
could.
They might kin him at Baltimore II
they chose, but HE friends would carry
his bleeding carcass TO the North-wesl
and show him TO young men coming 20
cast their votes aud tell them this Is ans
other Kansas-Nebraska bill and this is
Southern gratitude.
Mr., Wigfall defined what was Democ.
racy and expressed the opinion that Pugh
had fallen from grace. Without conolu-
ding the Senate adjourned. -...t