Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

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has broken out afrosh in the Senate. Senator |
Davis Of Mississippi opened the fight by an
able pro-slavcry speech. designed to oncour- |
age the war upon Douglas, though more couT-
teous than it was anticipated the South would
be towards Mr.. Douglas personally. Indeed
it may safely be assumed that the Mississip-
plan was shrewd enough to avoid personal
attack, simply on the ground that that might
give Douglas the sympathy always due to
martyrdom. Douglas, however. is quite will
ling to make the matter personal and per-
haps it would be equally safe to assume that
he desires precisely that sort Of sympathy
Clingman of North Carolina weakly defended
the Douglas interest, while benjamin Of Lou
isiana, by a very plain tale, put the little gi-
ant in chains which cannot fail to gall him
Far back-as far, as at the very inception of
the Kansas-Nebraska bill--thc irrepressiblo
conflict among the Democracy was demon
strated. 1t was in caucus Of Senatorial
Democrats The South insisted that the slave
holders had right to plant slavery in the
Territories. Douglas and his friends agreed
that Congress could not prevent it, but that
the people of the Territories might "Morn-
ing after morning. said Benjamin, eve dem
ocrats) met, but could not agree but finally
it ,oas agreed to By all that, if it should be de-
tormined by the Supreme Court Of the United
States that there was any power in this gov
eminent to deprive any part Of the people Of
their fair share in the Territories, zee the
SOUTH iooald stand by that decision. And, on
The other hand, oar brother Democrats, iCith the
Senator from Illinois at H,ir head, agreed that
if the Supreme Court of the United States
should determine that Congress had no such
power in the Territories. then tie Democrats at
the North icoad join US 10 shomag respco, and
obedience to hdt dccisi9n' 10 the secret is
'ho great leader of tho Northern Democracy.
tho Little Giant" who has for eight years
been passing himself off as the inyinciblc
champion Of popular sovoroignty-of pure
Dcmocracy--of the right Of the people to
manage their own affairs in their own way
and yet, for ercy moment ofhat time he has
bean hound 10 the South by pledge given in
Democratic caucus, to surrender his doctrine,
his democracy and The ,oiH Of the people, upon
decree Of the Supreme Court That is the
testimony OIL senator nerJa"'l "''su'-'or-
"1'u' n"'-ioo'ou' un''''s'aN''oi'' just 'i'"'N
'1"' Do"n' anu sec no" the cn"'so % met
me IarV
Has engrosscd the House, but as yet with
out 'Da'e''"' results. ie''oiuay n'o'"I"s' 1t
was supposed 'nat 'he greatest point Oh uan-
ger h"u ooeh aNo'uou' oY an agreement oe-
t"'o" '"e "'oi 5'o"'"S anu ''0 ''""",'''"'-
ing ln'o'eS'--a" !" 'ne o"'y on "oo'-ou'
curing 'ne ""!' an "n''u'n'"' was P'oPoSou
Wy -'r' '''"'ol o' '"'o' anu 0"'''ou oy d
combination Oh part Oh inc hoPuo''cahS
WIN nearly inc eh''fo "eo troue p'n'ocrauc
representatives. "h'ch greatly ehuangers inc
'ii' Inns proposition was TO retain the
present an'y on WOOL admitting an Tree OF
duty which costs 20 cents or less per pound
but to add provision requiring all foreign
WOOL before 'hc duties are assessed TO DC
PIT INTO the condition oil American wool as
to cleanliness ana htness Tor use Inns pro-
prevent ir@uas ana SUBJECT large part oil the
foreign wool TO duty when now comes IN
nee, Yet 1t is hardly safe to presume upon
ialr execution OF the law when the law IT
sen imposes laoors OF tins sort upon ITS oiii-
Gals S@aried oihcers' are not apt to assume
unpleasant duties "iu they turn then
hands TO "ool-"ash'nS ana tending burning
maehlnes' out oil pure PATRIOTISM or VIII
they pocket Their salaries ana shrink such du'
ueS' Moreover II Is by no means certain
'na' inc proposition agreed upon as com
promise Is not better 'han Mr. S'an'ons Tor
all parties mat admits foreign "ool costing
10 cents or uho'r' Foe-cosung from 10 10
cents al ou'y OIL cents per pound
all ABOVE "a cents al . cents per pound "n'
moreover requires that a'l WOOL winch Is
raudu'en'ly mixed or so'ied to reduce Us
'"'ue' Sna' pay the highest au'y-'N't is
cents per pound certainly inns can DC more
ea'ily executed 'e0n inc counter proposition