The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-18
THIRTY.sxXTa CON0aESs.
YIR9r SESSION.


The Senate met and took . I'LL half past one
O'Clock Only ten members we're present
The serase resseue led II quarter past O'Clock
No quorum sss present
The ti Tor TIE rensf OF Anscn Dart Was taken up aud
postporsd tai hsn pssi tselve O'Clock 10 morro~.
Mr. ASIHoSr, (rr o. r. l. maze An explanation In
rgkrd bo-ss sus,ou contacted In the spesch Of
Dir Ievs On Toe sb 81 ssy and proceeded 70 SHOW that
ID. rtferrce Roose Island the only spot
the o,v 1ed eloee where religious tlersiJn prac
used BE mr. Anitory) Qucte from the instructions
TIE colon Al agents from oil chatter, from the
eKy lass Of thu colony 10 ndcste the calm Of Roger
Williams as the nrn asserter o. religious Freedom and
Rhode Island the pla - where w@ rrst practically
irdcs'ed.
SPEECH sxSAroR DAVE wrrr TO SENATOR DOUGLAS
The resou tiofs OF Mr. DAVIS taken up.
Mr. DAVE, (oem.) OF Miss resumed his speech He
said that the democratic party OF the uaon unless they
The senator IRON Illinois had asssiled every prominent
d'nocra, in the country, net even exemotns the Pres
dent Of The United States whose position should have
sealed his lips He (Mr, DAvs) denied that the Pres-
cents letter sustained the prncpls Of interrogation
interpreted by bin Dousss The senator had referred
70 n reception be had with Mt the hands Of
iuriAed Chicago for the he had urged
but he Nvs) believed that the outrage produced by
the Senator's suppor, Of the Fugitive Slave lava propo
suop plain that should been out with.
out the intervention Of coogress Mr. Davis then mace
| COMMITTEE on r.rritorfs, SC, which could not
be heard IN the galleries. He thea referred 10
the eeclns.,on Of MI Douglas, tina, the delegates
from the Scu'herr States seoeders and boilers,
and said that they had withdrawn the CHARLESTON
Convention only because that Convention had failed to
(Mr Davsl could understand how men, when the
dnse,eed raocslly on principe coulf continue 10 oct 10
gether. II wac not honorable upright
me vsy proclaim their differences sud s.pa
rate He denied that the speech Of Mr. YAncey Chsrest
justified the charge o. dfupon inentoos he iheo read
from the ceclsatoEs form nj Charleston
there were no cuupuoohts or ovunonnts In the Aisbs
ma Delegation, and that the charge had been pro
Acxspcer Stephens that he did not sustain a.
Mr. Doug han STAGED bis theory that "squatter
reiepty' wa, contained 10 the Nebraska bull and 90.
had cd an
much OF the letter as suied bis purpose,
bad ,uppre,,ed ,h., which fuy asserted he doc
Even hts r,ht bod been asserted tod not fonow
toatr ought not 70 be- Consu rights
snn could Dot be waived BY any Ssemblage OF men
TIE Senate could ret meet to make Precedent except N
q certain Contingency, bot ss the subject had been
i.rrsa 70 be sood speak TO Iae mr,riy resolu,ors
tho T.rritoihs time that tberc re.outioos
rejected ~ the Conv,r ton but rot by majority % the
States, nor even BY majority q TIE Delegates assembled
there esch deicsse has been allowed, "a ne sbuuii
have been N cat hs individual vote the minority report
had bern sooompls hsd by AZ ingenious Dgementoy
supprsspg in some oasss Tho vote OF
sao~ms them 70 vote. BY such means - sse.s n va.
sought 10 bnd the democracy az the Upoo 20 tho prac
pssof the sspator iron Illinois He (Mr psvi.D ~.s
op'y st,schco part, organization iour
ul TO secure the sccndency OF correct principles AID
nc, moment longer. Il vas wrong TO assume iha, tie
fscers rovcrnn ent hsa 10 autv 70 perfcrm IL protect
isg the frhis 81 T+rsons ard property the Territories
lie referred 10 its action Of Congress IN 1850 aus a.
Even urdtr the ecer a ans this pfoiecl0D az.
icfd Mr. DAVE thsn arrusd TO show that N. South
N supporting Mr. Cass bad sustained the cccrno -
the shoson letter psrtcul.ry Mr. DouRlss con-
81 ued lie himself hsd supported Mr.. COs under pro
ies sue ire south had repuosicd exprsssly the con
tuvtton winch W. ntus'ss had Tut Up that letter.
NJ rorciAs, (dern Of NJ explained that he hal rot
qpoieo 'te vote o. s,un Caroline and Mssippi 70 sh
q 4 not tttn rake IN n test.
NJ rays ,ad hat 10 %, ease o. the vote Of the sousa
y, h,ta,a,oa nsy voted Tor hm - sr,e q hs
niros bad voted for hrn (nr. navis in oouveuuau ~
ne Nce Pruiispcy, eu' be never esumei tat ny -
voted for Mr. Cuiinan for Vice Prssdency xho r,ld
uose exrtrre dcctrrss ttsn himself IN re late COZ,
ss Vss ior ~ @ss o. s Ss oSssr,. a'P no
that 90 rot cor ah teen 70 Knor Noihnesn VIZ rtes
eD p-co'edea 90 show iest The resolutions u The Der,
cisio Csnvtuncn Of lsas ~ no, sustain the pres
newy Of "tqusrsr sovereignty" urget by ur
Dosfiss VI fur'her showed that war tho unifor1
frscce Of dsmOcraic couventors In reasserng pr'n
Tes svoset ~ forrcr couvcuiiou 10 add thereto DO
olasior IN rersrf 70 questcrs that bad n the
time sfssn. In this connection be we'd at
hrrih The acton ~ the Conventlora 81 IslN
1882 trt 1859, and denied that was Intended W
any enc q ibsm b deny 70 Corrrcss the r,ht prosc
where We p.ipcd that The platform o 1855 only re-
ned The fEh, 81 the people o. the Territories
state sossrnmsr,. and NO; before nm wa, dec ssi ~
the Ksutas Nebraska bill that the people n the Terrific
re bad all the poser q sovereign STATE what VS.
O. the urr.s e'''s s,...s ss.ou,ely " pO, sSSs'
bor soud they understand The Senator's proposition 70
refer TIE natter 10 the decsion Of the suprer,. Court
vhh Re eonerce9 hst was entirely under the ccntel
VIC opla q TIE Terroricsf The main question In m,
.eIsir Mgr rent vas What intervention. AMI
~ MI " " b thc same "squatier sovereignty
. " boretss erplalred that ne had alssys d,ncuucef
uAt ,quensr sovereignty" which Get up unauthorirsd
eo.efrmfnF ~ 10 TIE case of nacot.h. Nevada. &C
W lA,s-ihsse we're cares only uhero "squstfcr 90.
verefny could Be properly used II vas then a matter
or ntetfty because he general government rec o~,eS n
sc WHEN ihe government then he rerrItorai sove
reisn'y erased.
eseusoa en- legal points here ensued between Mr.
nsvb ard NJ. ncvslss nj
Mr. DAVIS ssksdR The Senator vas elected Pre.,se,,
whether BE- would ssn bl passed By Congress 10 pro
tec rrorerty IN The Territoriesf ~"
Mr.. norcfAs said tha' wcnld be tine enough "A an.
that qusston when he got the place rsferre \,
Mr. nAsis ssid n At he would prcss the gentlcreu IA
srswer questions hat he dld dot Ike " Answer
VI DAVIS then stked Territorial Ifgisaiure ras.ed
sw b cubsvraes the acton of the Fugitive slave i.
vtud The ssuaor rem Illinois vote 70 repeal that lega
uon
W rcrtffs faH that ihe surrere ccurt RES Decided
w. u,isr Nstfr siaie q rsrriiorv could inter
nfe enh mo rrrfh.u q SAWS No ksisisnsp was |
" .-e'c-f rtcf trag-t
W pius faa ih,i ne Senator had voted fsr Inc oct