Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-17
Douslas, IIumbuE In Neys Isnrlnna.

The friends of Senator Douglas are san
guiuc that the New England delegates tc
Charleston are 'sound on the goose" They
may possibly have personal preference, as
Democrats, for Douglas, for the reason that
none are more inveterate jugglers than he.
He is anything for success, they know, and
that is the important essential of true mod
ern Democracy. But his squatter sovereign
ty humbug they denouuce, in some locali-
ties where year or two ago it was fiercely
supported. AT the last State election the
Democrats Of New Hampshire stood on
the Douglas platform, and we're wofully
beaten. They are now sliding that plat
form from under their feet, as is indicated
by the following resolution, unanimously
adopted by the Democratic Convention for
the 4th Senatorial District, held at Con-
cord, January goth:
RESOLVED, That the domain and organ
lied Territories of the Union having been
acquired by their common blood and treas
ure, are the common property Of the peo-
pie of all the States, who have an equal
right to emigrate to, and settle iE them
with such property and effects as arc rec
ognized as such in the respective States
from which they 90, INCLUDING PROP
ERTY IN SLAVE LABOR; AND TO
HOLD THE SAME THERE FREE
FROM HINDRANCE OR MOLESTA-
TION WHILE THE TERRITORIAL
CONDITION EXISTS; and that, if the
right to such property is disturbed or at
tempted to be wrested from them Il is the
duty Of the Congress of the United States
to enact all The ta,Os sOhieh may be necessa-
ry for its security and protection, provided
the Judiciary and Executive of tho United
States shall not pass adequate power to
protect the same for want of such legisla-
ton.
Was ever surrender TO the slave code
doctrine more completed Could repudia-
tion of squatter sovereignty be more sig
nalG But the 4th Senatorial district is not
the only place in New Hampshire where
the slave code is recognized as the true
Democratic touchstone. The Rockingham
Democratic County Convention, held in
Portsmouth lately, adopted among others,
the following resolution -
Resolved, That we agree in the final set
tlement, by the supreme Judicial tribunal of
the nation, of the question of slavery in the
Territories, establishing the right of every
citizen, to take his property Of any kind
into the Territories, and hare 1t PROTECTED
THERE UNDER THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
The Vote of HI. w. Davis for Pennington.
His Baltimore constituents, and the State
of Maryland generally, sustain the Hon.
Henry Winter Davis in his vote for Mr..
Pennington for Speaker. The Governor Of
Maryland at once sent message of con-
graduation to the new Speaker, which was
suitably responded to. The scene in the
House when Mr.. Davis cast his first vote
for the Republican candidate, is thus graph
ically described by the Tribune's cores
pondent:
"The roll call commenced. Briggs, to the
surprise of thousands, voted for McClern-
and. Knowing that this was decisive of
the ballot, even if Riggs voted for Pen
nington, all interest was lost in the monot-
onous responses, until the stentorian Clerk
challenged "H. Winter Davis!" At that
moment the accomplished member from
Baltimore, as is his wont, was pacing the
floor in the rear of the Republican benches
"a conspicuous object to the thousands who
were piled up to the ceiling in the CALLER
les. No sooner did the challenge Of the
Clerk strike his ear, than his clear, ringing
voice gave back the response, "PENNING,
TONI AS if by magic floor and CALLER
les responded with enthusiastic cheers
Thank God, said hundreds of hearts there
is one courageous representative from the
South A slight hiss SKINNED across the
servile side of the galleries. In spite Of
the gavel of the Clerk, and shouts of "Or-
der" it was drowned BY a gigantic wave OF
applause.