Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-10-06
A LEAF FROM THE RECORD.

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cd upon the floor of Congress.
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A LEAF FROM THE RECORD.
A friend has placed in our hands copy
of speech delivered by Mr.. Douglas in
the city of New York on the first of June,
1854, immediately after the passage of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill, which, has an im.
portant bearing at this time, showing as it
does how Mr.. Douglas then understood the
Senatorial question. We call attention to
the following extract:
" Some of the Northern members of
Congress desired that the principles of the
Wiimot proviso should be applied to this
Territory, and that slavery should be for
ever prohibited within its borders. The
Southern men, on the other hand, demand
ed positive recognition Of slavery. Con-
gress refused to grant either of these ex-
treme requests, and left the matter entire.
ly to the people Of the Territory. Wien
they shdN request 10 be admitted as States,
u aoiN Then be J0rthem TO Sc tie the ques,ion.
My object, as Chairman Of the Committee
on Territories, was to conform with the
principles of the compromise of 1850"
In this speech Mr.. Douglas indicated
when, in his opinion, the people of the Ter
ritories should settle the ques ion. lie
did not say that they had the power to do
so at any time after the organization of
the Territy, but achen, and only wAen,
they shall request to be admiited as States
which request was of course to be made
through State Constitution.
Furthermore, he said that his object
was to conform with the principles of the
compromise of 1850. What were those
principles? )? This question is directly
answered by the celebrated report of Mr..
Clay upon introducing the Compromise
bills. Listen to the language of that re-
port:
The true principle which ought to
regulate the action of Congress in form
ing territorial governments for each newly
acquired domain, is to refrain from all
legislation On the subject in the territory
acquired, so long as it retains the terrific
rial form of government-leaUtng IL TO the
people Of Such 1uritory, when they haze
attained to q condition rhich entities Item
MenScIueS the question of tie ali0Wance
or prohibition of domestic Suvery"- See
Congressional GLOBE, May 10, 1850, page
9i5)
This evidence is conclusive as to the
understanding of Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Doug
las of the principle of the compromise of
1850. 1t cannot be repudiated now, nor
can it be successfully controvcrted by the
advocates of squatter sovereignty. We
venture to say that none of them will at
tempt the task
TEA.-In Taylor's "Travels in China"
the Specification of some of the names by
which the different brands of Teas are
known, are given, which are as follows
making due allowance for the changes and
corruption they undergo, in form and
sound in being .Anghcised Hyson
means "before the rains" or "fourishing
spring"-that is, early in the spring.
Hence it is often called "Young Hyson,"
"HySOn Shim' is composed of the refuse
of the other kinds, the native terms for
which means ttea skins" Refuse of
still coarser description, containing many
stems, is called 'tea bones" @ Bohea' is
the name of the hills in the region where it
collected. "Pekos" or "Tecco" means,
"white hairsn-the down on the tender
leaves. " POuchong -" folded plant
$50 1chong"-"small plant" "1wankay"
is the name of small stream in the prov
inco where it is bought, "Congo" is from
a term signifying "labor," from the care
required in its preparation.
SeS~ Cesar, dis chile's gwino to Wash )
ington to ply for offs OBJ de Government
" Well what are you tryin' to got now,
eh ~
else gwine to ply for de post OBJ sex
ton in de post offs apartment"
"Sexton OBJ post offs apartment"
A." Yes, sab! berry de dead letters"