Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-03

loluse they defended the South agaiRst IN
prejudiees Of their own people. The Rs2ub
leans now endeaYored 70 raise storm Whiel
would sweep the Northern Democrats out o
existence. He then referred to Browns re
solutions-every citizens right to carry prop
erty into the Territories He conceded ans
was opposed to the nomination Of Mr.. Doug
las at Charleston on account Of the injusticl
snd unoonstitutionality Of his territorial doc
trine. II the South should nominate him thl
North would regard il as An admission that
bis views were acceptable 10 Il, thus rorfeitinr
the respect Of enemies and the sympathy oi
friends. The doctrine Of squatter sovereign.
ty makes every Territory nOn-slaVeholding
| whether situated North or South.
This would cause Congress 10 degenerate int
mere Territorial Legisature lie held thai
slavery was protected in the Territories by the
common law. The Territories could not eEer
else power belonging 1o a State The man who
NOuld not conform his actiOn 10 tho Conslitu
/ ton had ia his hands, the raw material Of JoLn
Brown, aDd could only fnd afilaiion on the
other side Of the Chamber, he had yet 70 learn
that the Democratic party belonged to one man,
from whom it had received ia Interpretation ol
hat this or that law meant. He did not be
lieve tho party was yet prepared 10 60 on il
bended knees 70 this man, and ask him ON what
terms be will acceps the nomination.
When he put on his hat he did not cover the
entire brains Of the party nor its heart when be
bultonrd up his waistcoat.
Mr. Fitch then examined the Dred Scott de.
cision, contending It sustained the views he had
advanced.
He also claimed that they wers supported BY
the Cincinnati Platform. He thought these
Wero points however on which Democrats differ
without feeling that they were Judicial and not
Legislative questions.
Mr.. Douglas said Il Was not necessary 81 this
time to 60 into any controversy with the gen.
tleman from Indiana. He might have used
these arguments with more prOpTisty in his OWn n
State beiSre the meeting Of the State Demo
cratic Convention.
Mr. Fitch replied that the action tf that Con-
Vsnton might add to the Senator's vote ct Charlss.
ton, but according to the rulss governing former
Conventions Il did not give him votes enough to
seenrO bis nomibati0n. Did be then expect 10
transfer or sell tbsm to somebody slss2
Mr.. Douglas said the sction Of the recent Con-
venten showed that the Democrats Of Indiana
eould not be bought
Mr.. Brown wished 10 press q vote on he rsso-
luton, but yielded to q motion to pospone, aud
after an Executive Session the Senate adjourned .
The President sent message to the Senate
to-day 10 which he says he deems il q sufficient
reason for having retained the bill appropri-
ting $4,000 for dressing the channel over
the ST. Clair fats and that 1t was not pre-
sented to him until the last day Of the for
mer Congress when be had no opportunity to
examine it, he says that q constitutional
mode exists by which the Legislature Of
Michigan may in its discretion raise money to
immprOve the channel in 81. Clair river.
He does not mean TO intimate q doubt Of the
power Of Congress TO construct such interna-
tional improvements as may be essentially
necessary for defense and protection against
the invasion Of foreign enemies. Il would
scarcely be claimed, however, that the i'm
provement Is within this category. This river
is the boundary liHe between the United
States aud the British Province Of Upper
Canada,
The members Of the House to-day kept the
Sergeant-At-Arms busy by drawing their mile
age and salaries, the Speaker having yester.
day signed a check on the Treasury for q
large amount Of money.
| The Senate to-day in Executive Session
spiritedly debated for more than two hours
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
Hop. Francis J. Grund was rejected as Con
sui to Havre. The contest was ended by con
ferring this appointment, the majority being
unprecedentedly large.
The resolutions which Mr. Davis introduced
into the Senate to-day are simply a collection
of all the issues on the slavery question pre-
sentinE the Southern side afirmadVely.