The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-28
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS REsO.


report OF the Select Committee to whom had been
referred the resolutions of Messrs. Brown and Da-
Wis. The attendance was large, Mr.. Hammond and
few others only being absent
Mr.. Browns resolution for an immediate Slave
Code received five votes, viz; Messrs. Mason, Clay
Chestnut, Robert johnson and Brown. Those of
Mr.. Davis were carried without division, and will
command every Southern Democratic vote in the
Senate and all from the North but those of Messrs
Douglas and Pugh. Mr.. Davis resolutions are
as follows:
l. Resolved, That in the adoption of the Federal
Constitution, the States adopting the same acted
as free and independent 'sovereignties, deegating
portion of their powers to be exercised by the
Federal Government, for the increased security OF
each against dangers domestic we'll as foreign;
and that any intermeddling by any or more
States, or bya combination of their citizens with
the domestic institutions of the others, any pre-
text, whether political, moral, or religious, with
the view to their disturbance or subversion, IS in
violation of the Constitution, insulting to the
States so interfered with, endangers their domes-
tic peace and anquiGty-objects for which the
Constitution was tormed-and, by necessary conse-
quence, serves to weaken and destroy the Union
itself.
@ Resolved, That Negro Slavery, as it exists in
fifteen States of this Union, composes an important
portion oftheir domestic institutions, inherited from
their ancestors, and existing at the adoption OF the
Constitution by which it is recognized as constl-
tuting an important element of the apportionment
of powers among the States; and that no change OF
opinion or feeling the part of the non-slavehod-
ing States of the Union in relation to this lnsttu-
ton can Justify them or their citizens in open and
systematic attacks thereon, with view TO its over
| throw; and that all such attacks are in manifest
| violation of the mutual and solemn pledges to
| protect and defend each other, given by the
States, respectively entering into the constitu-
! uonal compact which formed the Union, and
manifest breach of faith and a violation of the most
| solemn obligation.
3. Resolved, That the union of these States rests
on the equality of rights and privileges among its
members, and that it is especially the duty of the
Senate, which represents the States in their sove
reign capacty,to resist all attempts to discriminate
either in relation to person or property, so as, In
| the Territories-which are the common possession
of the United States-to give advantages to the
| citizens of one State which not equally secured
to those of every other State.
4. Resolved, That neither Congress, nor Terrific
rial Legislature, whether by direct legislation leg
isation of indirect and unfrendly nature, possess
the power to annul impair the constitutional right
of any citizen of the United States to take his slave
property into the common Territories but it is the
duty of the Federal Government there to afford for
that, for other species of property the needful
protection; and If experience should at any time
prove that the Judiciary does not possess power to
insure adequate protection it will then become the
| duty Of Congress to supply such deficiency.
3. ReSotced, That the inhabitants of an organized
Territory of the United States, when they right
fully form Constitution to be admitted as State
| into the Union, may then for the first time, like
| the people of a State when forming Constitu-
ton, decide for themselves whether slavery, as
domestic institution, shall be maintained or pro-
hibited within their jurisdictions and if Congress
shall admit them State, ''they shall be re-
ceived into the Union with without slavery,
their Constitution may prescribe at the time OF
their admission.
6. ReSolUed, That the provision Ofthe Constitution
for the rendition of fugitves from service or labor,
"without the adoption of which the Union could
not have been formed" and the laws of 1898 and
1850, which were enacted to secure its execution,
and the main features of which, being similar, bear
the impress of nearly seventy years of sanction by
the highest judicial authority, have unquestiOnable
claim to the respect and observance of all who
joy the benefits of our compact of Union and that
the acts of State Legislatures to defeat the purpose
or nullify the requirements of that provision, and
the laws made in pursuance of it, hostile in
character subversve of the Constitution, revolu-
tionary in their effect, and if persisted in, must
sooner later lead the States injured by such
breach of the compact to exercise their Judgment
| to the proper mode and measures of redress.
FROM CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH AMERICA
The steamer Baltic, with California dates to the
9th inst, arrived at New York on Sunday
We take the following summary of her intelli
gence from the Herald of ofyesterday:
The Baltic brought 81, $40 in specie, and
among her passengers was the Hon. NJ. S. Latham,
the newly elected Senator from California. Pub
lie opinion in San Francisco very strong
against the United States in reference to the Alma
den mine suit as it was believed that improper in
Justice being done. The hCstilites carried on.
J against the Indians in the Northern part of Cali
| fornia had been conducted in the most barbarous
manner, and hundreds of lndians-men, women
and children-had been slaughtered in cold blood
| by the volunteers BenChley & Co., prominent
hardware merchants in San Francisco, had failed.
) The reported discovery of silver mines in Napa
county is said to be exaggerated, but the prospect
ing had brought to light valuable quicksilver de-
S posts. Forbestown, Butte county, was entirely
destroyed by fire on January 90. A bill to release
| tba atiaSo tDn hpn of Rot lafa
treasurer, had passed both Houses of the Legisa-
ture The animation in trade at San Francisco in
the first fortnight of the year had died out and ex
treme dulness is reported in nearly every depart
ment of mercantile business.
Among the passengers by the Baltic are Messrs.
Whitewrght Gouverneur Kemble, and Isaac
: Townsend, of the Panama Railroad Company, and
c. H. Russell, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, who have been on short tour of inspection
of the properties Of these Companies the lsthmus
and in the bay of Panama; Hon. NJ. S. Latham, the
newly elected Senator from California; General
Totten and Professor Bartlett, United States army.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
From Washington Territory we have dates to
January 30. At a meeting held on the 23d, at
| which a number of the members of the Legislative
Assembly were present, General w. S. Harvey was
nominated for the Presidency of the United States.
Captain Maloney's Company, Fourth Infantry, had
marched against the Chehalis Indians. A report
had reached Townsend that express had arrived
from the Boundary Commission on Similkimoen,
for assistance all their instruments and animals
nau Deen lOSt IN the snow; IL was also stated that
the soldiers and men making from $50 to $50
a day by mining, but little confidence placed
in the report
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The news from Central America is interesting.
Mr.. Wyke, the English Minister in Nicaragua, had
negotiated treaty with Martinez, having for its
object the gradual extinction of the Mosquito pro-
tectorate; the King to be taken pensioner
the civil list of Nicaragua Mora had completely
failed to effect return to Costa Rica, and his for
mer friends were making allegiance to the new
| government. Very great hopes entertained
in San Juan del Norte that the Anglo American
(Croskey Coz Transit route would be
opened. There were large shipments of coffee to
Europe from Costa Rica, but the prospects of the
present crop were not encouraging.
GRANADA.
From New Granada we learn that the report of
revolution in BOgota, brought by the last steam
err was unfounded. Very great excitement pre-
vailed, however, amongst the different States and
a secession of as many five of them from the
Union anticipated. Panama, it thought,
would remain neutral if called to aid either side.
The courts-martial on the United States ship
Cyane drawing to a close. The Cruces gold
excitement had nearly died out.
PERU ECUADOR.
Our adviceS from the South Pacific inform us of
, the conclusion of treaty of peace between Peru
and Ecuador, and the return of large number of
Peruvian troops home. The treaty contains thirty
two articles Ecuador cedes large portion of her
territory to Peru and the 5th article declares void
the grant made to the British creditors of the lands
in the territories of Quijos and Caneas, and states
that they are to be Unidentified by the grant of
, other lands, the exclusive property of Ecuador
Chile quiet and trade had improved. The
news is not important in other respects.
! SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We have news from the Sandwich Islands dated
to the 7th of January The King has returned to
Honolulu from Lahaina. The birthday of the
Queen was duly celebrated on the I'd ultimo.-
Elections for members of the Legislature had taken
place in the islands. A Russian war steamer had
arrived at Honolulu from Japan. II. Bingham,
wheat grower, of hlakawOa, had been murdered by
natives.
PARRICGDE IN JACKSON COUNTY, Omo.-The Jack
son, Ohio, Standard furnishes the particulars of a
shocking murder committed in that county on the
night of the 18th inst. The victim was Daniel
Winchell, old resident of Jackson township and
the assassins of his sons, his sonin law
and nephew. As he about entering his door
one of the above parties knocked him down, when
the accomplices seized him. and carried him short
distance from the house, cut his throat with
knife, and then held him over hole already dug
in the ground for the reception of his blood. His
body was then tied up in sheet and thrown into a
| neighboring creek, where it was found by some of
| the neghbors A little of the deceased gave
the information which led to the discovery of the
above facts. The murderers are now in Jail.
THE AMERICAN PARTY IN LoUISIANA.-The late
stampede Of the American party in Louisiana to
| the Democrats has created trouble. Some of the
| leading Democrats proposed to admit them to full
communion and equal benefits at the primary meet