Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-03
From the Oregon Statesman.
Evasion, Lying and Fraud.

1ace OF all that mas transplred within the last
year. in the face of the direct and uneolivo-
cal language of the secession platform, some
of the Ianceyites have the hardihood TO de-
clare that theirs is not an intervention marty
that they are not in favor of it-that their
candidates are not. Never was eiIrontery
more unblushing, never was fusehood more
brazen.
Below we give the second resolution Of the
boilers meetings at Baltimore and Richmond
the meetings which nominated and endorsed
Breckinridge and Lane.
That it is the duty of the FEDERAL
GOV ERNMENT, IN ALL IT'S DEPART
MENTS, TO PROTECT, WHEN NECES-
SAltY THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS AND
PROPERTY IN THE TERRITORIES"
Can language be plainer2 Are not slaves
property" and is not the Congress one of the
departments of the Federal Governments"
Is 1t not the leading department Of the gov
ernment? Then does this secession platform
declare that it is the duty of Congress to
intervene and protect slavery in the terrific
ries.
But did the language Of this resolution ad-
nit of double construction or doubt; the in,
depreciation placed upon it by its history, by
the surrounding and originating events, by
defenders, leaves none Every speech made
in the Convention at Charleston, before the
secession there by the Breckenridge men who
afterwards seeded and formed the Breckin-
ridge nominating meeting, demanded slave
code platform as the condition of their re-
naming in the convention. The same was
true at Baltimore, and the same was true of
every speech made in the seceders' meeting
where Breckinridge and Lane were nominated
and the above resolution adopted. Every
orator and paper now advocating the secess-
ion ticket, south of Mason and Dixons line.
declare, that to be the language and meaning
of the platform and the position and purpose
of the candidates. Let these dishonest Yam
ceyites in Oregon. who, to mislead, falsely
interpret their platform, go into South Caro-
lima and declare that the Breckenridge party
are not in favor of Congressional slave code
for the territories, and see how promptly they
would be denounced as knaves or asses, and
voted black Republicans.
But as conclusive as all this is, we have Gu.
mulative testimony of record, equally direct
and undeniable.
In the Senate of the United States last
winter, jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, intro
duced his celebrated resolutions, the fifth of
which was as follows:
ReSo}ued, That if experience should at any
time prove that the judicial and executive au-
thority do not possess means to insure ade-
quate protection to constitutional rights in a
territory, and if the territorial government
should fail oil refuse to provide the necessary
remedies for that purpose 1t ciU be tile dltty of
Congress to supply such deficiency, within the
limits of its constitutional power.
Mr. Clingman, of North Carolina, moved
the following amendment:
Resotged That the existing condition of the
territories of the United States does not re-
quire the Intervention Of Congress for the pro-
lection of property in slaves
This amendment was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bigler, Bingham, Bragg,
Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Colmer, Critten-
den, Dixon, Doolittle Foot, Grimes Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, johnson, of Tennessee, Ken.
nedy, Latham, Polk, Pugh, Simmons, Ten
Eyck, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade and Wilson ;
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NAYs-Messrs. Benjamin, Bright. Brown
Chesnnt, Clay. Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green
Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, Lane, Mallory
Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Powell, Rice
Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Wigfall and
Yulee 80.
Every man voting nay now supports Breck
inridge and Lane OF those voting yea, Big
Ter, Bragg, Latham, Polk and Toombs are the
only ones supporting the secession ticket.
Clingman's resolution was afterwards re-
considered by the following vote.
YEAs-Messrs Benjamin, Brown, Chesnut
Clay, Davis Fitzpatrick, Green, G Twin, Ham
mond, Harlan, Hemphll, Hunter, Iverson,
johnson, of Arkansas, Lane, Mallory, Mason,
n fl4,,l CaI, -.
Slidell, Wigfall, Wilson and Yulee 2G
NAYs-Messrs Bragg, Clingman, Critten-
den, Johnson, Of Tennessee, Latham, Polk,
Pugh and Toombs s.
The resolution was the rejected by the
Senate, without division.
Mr.. Clingman then offered the following as
an amendment to the fifth resolution of Mr.
Davis series, the one we have quoted above
Prorided, That it is not hereby intended to
assert the duty of Congress to provide sys-
TEN of laws for the maintenance Of slavery
This was rejected by the following vote !:
YEAs-Messrs Clark, Clingman, Dixon
Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamiin, Latham, Pugh,
Ten Eyck, Trumbull and Wilson IL.
NAYs-Messrs, Benjamin, Bragg, Bright
Brown, Chesnut, Clay, Davis, Fitzpatrick,
Green, Hammond, Hemphill, Hunter, Iver-
son, Johnson, of Arkansas, johnson, of Tenn,
Kennedy, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson,
Pearce. Polk. Powell, Rice Salisbury, Sebas-
tian, Slidell Thomson, Toombs, Wigfall and
Yulee; 81.
OF the twelve Senators who voted for this
amendment, Latham, af California, is the on
ly man supporting Breckenridge and Lane,
and he has got sick of his false position, and
is going back to the States, leaving the dis
union clans in California to take care ofthem-
selves. OF the thirty one who voted against
Clingman's proyiso, every man, unless posi-
bly Johnson, of Tennessee, is an exception, is
supporting Breckenridge and Lane.
These votes, this action, and the interven-
tion speeches according Herewith show that
the Breckinridge party is committed to in
teryention, and to Intervention now
GOVERNOR DowNEY AT JAcKsoN.-This gem
tleman made a speech at jackson on Thurs
day evening, September 9th, when he made,
according to the Ledger the following,
among other remarks
ole was before them, he said, urged by
sense of duty to himself, to the State and to
the people of the Union. 1t was no time
for any citizen TO entrench himself behind
old forms and fear to avow his preferences
and his principles when the country was
threatened with disunion. He had contended
for the principles of on-interyeution for ten
years for ten years be had advocated Popu-
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