The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-16


sse hin IS osoice ofevA she had an opportunity Of
Yong for s'utssrp ns hosdlog the sans y,svs vb,oe
ere now txpysssoe ~ tho minority OF the deuuocs =
nc patty, as shown % their repeated votes ii nr.s
es bthesed hs Intervention the subject Of slavery
meant duunsoD Hence, abe gave her vote nrst, ~
and =. ne sns 70. General 6..s The ssi s1poandsI
o. bsssy pi, Represented bore ever 20 ably BY the sena-
tor who srTag ned me He tells n he has ever fought
un cVtrre, but a. that time he bad not much power
In tie STATE, sDd heLce no was then unable 70 ssduce
Nsessppi from this doctrine: and Iouuisua then
Hue 70 the democratic creed, true 70 the doorins Of
r.ervepton tyue 10 the maintenance of the Union
hostile intervention, because led Directly 70 dsunion
chr ras aroupd General Cas- the STANDARD beaver
rhsp the fourth ballot General CAss received from Che
slsveholdpg States ninety four votes Mr. Buchanan
. &c sDd even South Csrolpa, when she found Der
fivsrite had chance 20 soon she found Gem
the choice OF majority Of the party-she whesled
line ard declared for the champion OF sauatter So
q gil Or ne "a ~:
thrk this doctrine sufficient either 70 dissolve
lbe Union dsrupt tbs demsar.sc party. On the first
ballot Cen Case received only ny nine votes from
Nerh while he received sixty six from the South being
majority Of the whole pumber. These facts show that
democracy, bus was tbs choice Of majority Of the
southern democracy. viii nov proceed 70 show that
these votes cast with reference 70 the datnct
queetkn Of non Intervention, - supported by
myself and afr ned by the democratic party at Charles
and resisted by the Senator from Mississippi and
,hofe who seeded from that Convention. Aner Cen
Cass had rece we'd the the following facts 40
pea'ed-He had received two hundred and my votes;
necessary to choice one hundred and seventy. There
upon the record says:"Lews Cass OF Michigan, having
received thirds Of the votes cast hhere an inter
rupton took place 10 allow the other States 70
B hey vsss 70 declare s him
but bot twoh OF the Electoral College, New York
voing because she had . double delegation. The
Yancey ano Mr.. wnsiow, OF Alabama, pledged The peo
DIE OF that State 70 support the nominee also Sydenham
and Others united in The pledge Thsro were some
aUlpn her nj iuk N ar-tr n
to be such fatal heresy tosorm sufficient for
the democratic party the hazard Of dbunou
on ibis doctrine, and carrying the Nicholson letter IN his
pand ss the compass by which bis political action should
fame and he d NOT think ths doctrine such fsl blow
70 southern right: Also, sentiemen from Kentucky
Tennessee piedeed The support Of the States The neI.
non Intervention was afnrmed.
Mr. PuoH read the seventh resolution OF the platform
M. DOUGLAS resumed-In 1Sl6 the democrntio partv
thought hterference wae uDoonstutous and would not
permit II by sboliuonists or any others hoy aid mai
ltionht They said that Congress- must not 10.
terferere at all, nor others What otherR Why,
those men who want . slave code. Southern intsr-
ventonku and Northern interyentonss vcrc, by that
platform put on an equality Aer that Mr.. Yancey fet
bin duty 70 record hH solemn protest against this dan
% nsssy a1s be came to The nsss day
eha AK the Senate 70 hsten 10 the whole Of thai eutre
report Of Mr. Yancey. for embraces every thought,
ton for vihdrawns nom he oouvensioo. ! may hero
be permitted to remark test in whaiever / nay say
! ns:. no personal d.,..pect 2 u; Y.aosy we
OF Congress seventeen years ago, and our social
relations have always been kind and uninterrupted
surprising ability and high social qualities ana the bold
peee and nerve with which he his principles al
though shrink with horror from the consequences 70
which bis principles would lead the republic mr. Pugh
read the report Of Mr. Yancey, and reeolutions Win
be ohservcd in this report there s whole argument In
pss. ss hivs heard repsssd over s and over sssn
for 30 many years doubt any Senator can take his
own speech and find any one Idea In favor Of that
Mr.. Y.ncey. II was not denied that Cen. Cas-
held this doctrine, and was nominated becaaee
be held that the people Of the Tsrritores might
their pleasure, and FOR that Mr.. Yancey and hs
colleagues protested The argument Of the equality Of
States Is used and also that Territories are the common
property Of ALL and that s not creditsbe % the demo
cratic party 70 before the country and dodge the ques
ton Of the rshs Of the South IN the Territories He said
question OF whether The Territorial Legislature could pro-
hib slavery or not and was not creditAble 70 avoid ex
pressing an opinion convicted the democratic party
Of double dealing; and what rendered II more neccs-
sary 70 express An opinion WAS that the candidate
held the opinion that the Icrrtor,es could En-
clude slavery. He then concluded with . rssolu-
ton. This propagation was submItsed 70 The Convsn-
ton and rejected, SO 70 21a
Mr.. Prsh reed the vote by Sasss: yes, Maryland, I;
.; New Hanpshke, 9; IassschusesS, IL; vsr.oot, 3;
York, as PspDsyvsnis, %; bs:.sr:, nay Ma. 3;
Virginia, II; North csroins IL nissssipgi, q resnes
sSs q 49, s schS S'psoisy, n Ohio
souri,, !; Wiooonsin,4 4.
Mr. DOUGLAS resumed Here We nnd these savehoad-
ing States voting sssst the incorporation Of he doctrine
form. They voted sgsinst the doctrine q Mr. Yabosys
report and resolutions These 6aieo ban he'd opporu
nifty :, Affirming 'ns ,; Scc'ris. ny thought ouch, e
End votes against his doctrine from Mai@ppi,
Louisiapa and Texas, The very etasss that have
reason that this same doctrine vas nos moor
porsaed 10 1sss, voting against In 1850, Their
delegations boiling The Coovennoe beosnse We: eos
Who has changed on This question. Nov think have
shown ooucusivcy thai the democratic creed is4s
~ either for or against H. that Congress should not In
terferc either 10 setabsh abolsh protect main
TAIN but unqualified ponnierventioa. The democratic
individual exceptions The Senator from Msisippi
Of them He supported General Cass under pro-
Nchoson Issr and The docuines contained 10 n me cn.
had clean record but record outside OF the demo-
cratic party, and record at war with the democratic
In is views. Tue senator then, as he doess now,
granted quarter 10 squatser sovereignty, but he
Sos psss 10 ssS IN order - NOV es.Yn ~. %
same doctrine Of non-interyenton was Incorporated IN
the oompromise measures Of that year against the win Of
No DO diner now-he against them, and I for heu. I
deem ny duty 70 shos THAI this dostrins vss fully
discussed and affirmed by vote Of nearly two In
the compromise ncssurs Of 1850 NJ Dcas..
referred 70 the bringing N Of the Territorial
Omnbus- bill Of Mr.. Clay. The bills a. reported
from the Committee Territories scnt on The sub
Jet Of slavery but the Committee Of Thirteen reported
smendment against The Territorial Legislature passing any
Law In sccct 10 African slavery. Mr. Clay said this
against his vote and his Judgment, and Gen. c&ss made
similar statement (Mr Push read extracts from M IA.
Wis speeches at the time against the bill Thus viii be
the Senator from h&ssippi objected " The bill
because DID not contain prohibition in the Territory
ssains, their eEsatng adversely 70 slavery he wshed
the Territorial Legislature to have power 70 protccf bot
not 10 prohbt That his position, and he (Douglas)
rave him credit for conssency He (Mr Douglas) wished
" give the Territorial Legislature power lesslase lcav
ing all kinds o. property on equal footing; but the
Senator from Nesissppi desired exception slave
~, 10 the effect that they might project but should not
adopt unfrendiy leeslst'cn mr.. Pueh then read Mr..
Gays reply 10 Mr.. Davis There viii be found that
the issue was made between Mr. Cay and the SENATOR
nom Mississippi the latter claiming that Congress should
provide for the Shareholders Into the Territory and
bold his property In defiance Of the local lew M. Clay
sad he would agree 70 the recommendation Of such
doctrine. He was against The repeal OF the Mexican Avs
against slavery, and against any that would de-
nf ~.