Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-22

E him the editorship Of his organ here, h, became dissatisfied with the party and went off with Douglas on the anti-Lecomp ton issue. At the last congressional cleo tlons in the northern states Forney and tho antl-Lecompton democrats coalesced witt the black republicans and defea ed the administration democrats, with either black republicans or anti Lecompton demo- crats, by this means returning majority to the present House opposed to the demo- cratic party Before Congress met 1t was understood that Forney carried the votes of certain anti-Lecompton democrats in his brooches pocket, and made advances to the black republicans, offering to give them | their votes for speaker, if in return that party would vote for him as clerk. Those persons, as promised by Forney, voted for the black republican candidate for speaker, and Tn return Forney received the nomina- tion and undivided support of the black republican party for clerk.
 In the struggle for the organization of the House the democratic members have not only shown by the record, their conser- vatism and nationality, but also their will lingness to support any national man out side of their organization, who would re- gard the rights of all sections of the con lederacy under the constitution, whenever there was any chance to elect him. It was thought that an opportunity offered itself when the name of Smith of N. C., an old line whig who had never been know nothing, was presented and the democrats changed their votes to him. After they had done so and before the ballot was an nounced, several northern members who had voted for him changed their votes, thus preventing his election. Rust at once denounced them as being guilty of decep- tion and fraud, and acting, as he predicted J several weeks before they would do in such an event. After all the events connected with the organization of the House will most certainly benefit the democratic party, and a majority of the House consisting of its opponcnts-its doings will continue to make capital for it.
 Senator Davis of Miss, has introduced into the Senate a series of resolutions rela- tive to the slavery question, as he stated not for the object of being discussed, but solely to ascertain the views of that body upon them; however they wils of course be discussed. It is known that the resolutions or the substance of them will be presented to the Charleston convention to be adopted as portion of the democratic platform. In this view they are at this time signih- cant, and are as follows:
 l. ResolUed, That, in the consideration of the federal constitution. the States adopting the same acted severally as free and independent sovereign ties, delegating portion of their powers to be eX- ercised by the federal government for the increased l security of each against dangers, domeStic as well as foreign; and that any intermcddling by any one or more States or by combination of their citi- zens, with the domestic institutions of the others on any preeXt whatever, political moral orrei glOuS with the view to their disturbance subVcrslon, Is 1 in violation of the constitution, insulting to the States so interfered with, and dangerous to the domestic peace and tranquility, objects for which the constitution formed, and, by necessary con | sequence, serves to weaken and destroy the Union itself
 2 Resolcel, That negro slavery, as it exists r fifteen States of this Union, composes an import ant portion of their domestic institutions, inherited from their acestors, and existing at the adoption o the constitution, by which 1t is recognized con | stituting an important element of the apporton- ment of powers among the States; and that nc change of opinion feeling the part of the non savchodng States of the Union in relation to this institution justify them their citizens in open | and systematic attacks thereon with view to its overthrow and that all such attacks are in manifest violation of the mutual and solemn pledge to protect and defend each other, given by the States respect lively entering into the constitutional compact which formed the Union, and are manifest breach of faith, and violation of the most solemn obliga tions.
 Trrs ,,Nf+1 po-t. on the equality of rights and privileges among it. members, and it is especially the duty Qfhe Senate which represents the States in their sovereign | capacity, to resist all attempts to discriminate either in relation to person of property, ill thC territories, which are the common property of the United States to give advantages to the citizens o one State which are not equally assured to those O every other State.
 i. ResoLycd, That neither Congress nor terri torial legislature, whether by direct legislation o legislation of an indirect and uniricndly nature, pos sess the power to annul or impair the constitutions right of any citizen of the United States to take h slave property into the common territories, but i Is the duty of the federal government there 10 af ford for that, for other species of property, tn, necdtul protection and ii experience should at an, time prove that the Judiciary does not possess power to insure adequate protection, it will thel become the duty of Congress to supply such def cicucy.
 ,. NcSWrfd, iat llc inhabitants Of an organ ized territory of the United States, when thc' ri.htfully form a constitution to 6e admitted as { State into the Union, may then for the first time like the people of State, when forming a new constitution, decide for themselves whether slave as domestic iEstitution shall be maiHt aimed o prohibited in their jurisdiction, and if Congress snail admit them as State, they shall be re cciyed into the Union with or without slavery as their constitution may prescribe at the time 0 their adnissiol.'
 6. ReSOLUcf, That the provisions of the constitu ton for the rendition of tugitivcs from service O. 4Uor, without the adoption of which the UnioI could not have been formed, and that the laws O l193 and 1850. which enacted to secure il. execution, and the main features of which, being similar, bear the impress of nearly seventy yeals of sanction by the highest iudicai authority, have unprecedented claim to the respect and observance of ali who enjoy the benefits Of our compact Q | Union; and that the acts ot State legislatures t defeat the purpose, or nulfv the requirements Q that provision, anu the laws made in pursuance O it, hostile in character, subversive of the con stitution, revolutionary in their effect and if per sisted in must sooner or later lead the States in ured by such breach of the compact to exercis, their judgment as to the proper mode and mcasur, of redress
 Mr. Davis observed, on submitting these reso lutions, that it was with no purpose to discussion but simply to obtain vote upon them separately with hope that, by an expression of the debeat, opinion of the Senate some conclusion might bt reached as to the present condition of the countr, in relation to the great principles therein expressed The resolutions to some extent, were not novel il their character. The hlsl and second were in sub stance the same those affirmed by the Senate il ls37-3S bya very large majority, and he expressed the hope that the vote in the present case would be sound as it al the period named. If i were possible to obtain vote without debate it would be most agreeable to him; for to have them affirmed by the Senate without contradiction would be era in the history of our country whcl would be hailed with joy by every one who trul, loved it.
 The resolutions were then ordered to be printed and made the special order for " ednesday next a l o'clock.
 Congress will now proceed to the dis charge of its duties, and a bill has alread, been introduced into the House to pay tn, amounts due on account of the postal ser vice, which will become a law at an earl, day, and the necessities of mail contractor and others relieved. Other bills of a les general interest have been introduced among them some of buncombe character
 The seats of several democratic member of the House are contested, and howeve justly the sitting members may be entitled