Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-01-26

SENATE.
Mr.. PucH, (dem. from Chic, resumed
his remarks: say the Senator from Mis-
souri,, (Mr. Green,) in q few moments
proceeded 10 overturn his own accusation.
He said this remark of the Senator from
Illinois was uttered in the heat of debate,
and that it would be forgotten; but yet that
remark cost The Senator from Illinois the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Terri.
tories. The Senator from Illinois did not
repeat it. He did not even arrive in the
CITY or take his sea, in the Senate before lie
was degraded.
Mr.. GREEN: said when that remark
was first made, that regretted it. nsv-
er sand he was removed from his position
as Chairman Of the Committee on Terrific
ries in consequence Of it-neyer. Others
might hate said SO. was opposed TO his
removal, and If we can restore harmony and
unity in the Democratic party, / will resign
myself to-day, not only my position as chair
man Of that committee, put as a member of
the Senate. But the Senator repeated the
language in several speeches-he repeated
it at Memphis, and ct New Orleans, in his
triumphal march onward TO the Capitol; and
l suppose, but did no. say, that it was in
consequence Of these repeated remarks that
it was taken as the settled opinion Of the
Senator.
Mr.. DOUGLAS: Does the Senator mean
that that gave me atriumphnl march in all
the slaveholding States9
Mr.. GnEEN-I certainly did not; but l
mean tina. he repeated the remark in his tri.
umphal march, but always that slavery
could be prohibited in Territory by un-
friendly Legislation, but never by direc.
Territorial act.
Mr.. DsUcLAs-I simply said at free
port, in reply TO that question, that did
say that slavery may be excluded from a
Territory by non-actiOn, also by unfriendly
legislation. have made the sal1e remark
in the South over and over again, in 1850,
and in every session Of Congress from that
time up TO ths time when l was removed
from the craftsmanship Of the Committee on
Territories. Every member Of the Senate,
during that whole period, knew that held
these sentiments. have been eleven times
appointed chairman of the Committee on
Territories by the unanimous vote Of this
body, and have repeated this remark over
and over again. will show, if Senators
desire to make the issue, that these are the
facts from the record. ....... .........
Mr.. MASON, (dem.) Of Val ask the
Senator il I understood him to say that these
were his opinions in 1850?
Mr.. DoueLAs--I will say this-thsrs is
no member Of the Senate has an excuse for
not knowing thsm. You can hardly open
10 thsCongfe,,ional debates during that Pc
Rod without finding them, and again in
1852. 1853, 1854, 1855 and 1855, and in
he presence of.svery Senator in this Sen.
ate-nJt once, nor twice, nor ten times, but
just as often as the question was raised. l
beg pardon for uttering word. l will not
put this in the Senator's speech.
Mr.. PUsH-I am very happy 10 have it
here. -''''' -'.--.-.'--'
Mr.. GsEES-I remarked yesterday that
aftev the Dred Scott decision no man ever
uttered the sentiment, as far as knew, un-
Ill the Senator from Illinois uttered it.
know that there was difference Of opinion
before; and before, no man, neither the Sen
.tor from Illinois nor anybody else, claimed
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