The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09


State Legislator" TO defeat the fai.Llu.
/ execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, are
bosiiir if character, subverslve OF the
Constitution, aud revolutionary H. their
effect.
Mr.. Samue!s said the resolutions were
! the same as reported 10y the gentlemen
! from OHIO Yesterday, with the exception
oi the second resolution, for which the
minority had substituted the Que con.
canned IN the pIeseu: report.
Mr.. S"m"e:s spoke il favor OF bis re
port. The report Of the njori,y demands
Congressional intervention. The minority
eschsws i. The minority reposed everv
thing IN the Supreme Court, and pledges
the Democracy To ABIDE its determination.
IL added 10 the Cincinnati platform what
was deemed essential, The mil. ori,y had
imbibed their lessons en- popular sover-
elgnty from such teachers as Cobb, Hun.
ter. Bsyard aud other Gamaels Of the
Southern Democracy.
They were no, to bame, but their
teachers. Ii is the conviction Of the mi
norlty that they do right, and they must
decline I" surrender it. Mr.. lanrey had
appealed TO them 10 do SO, for the sake
OF compromise. That WAS n beautiful
compromise To yield everything asked and
have nothing conceded 20 them. The
majority report ca'le1 for the inter
Venl'on OF the gtv.rGment IN all ms de
par,ments. Non Intervention entirely cs
chewed. What is To lie the result of its
adoption ! 1t is TO hand over one half
the Democratic party into tho power uf
the Republicans God save W. from such
bondage
A,e the Northern Democracy to have
reproba,ion biauGed upon their b,ows to
'e driven to the "alI. crushed To The ear,h
and ground in the dust. As long as they
are endowed with their present moral
conviction it should never he done. He
alluded to Mr. Iancey. Who said he mis-
take "t the Northern Democracy in its
treatment "f tbs question had decinated
their numbers Thus was not so.
a party which had acquired grea,
power in the South, tie Know Noihu,
party, had caused the present rdrtion
1T things in the Moth. Mr.. Samuel.
elnquentlv a!,ui"d TO the gallant fiyht
The Northern Democracy hnd always
made 'or Ih" country. lie pointed to tho
various distinguished gentlemen on the
floor. ID 'dge, OF Iowa Pugh, Of Ohio.
Richardson, of Illinois. Stuart, of M,chi
San, Nil Of whom frl! fighting ysl!an,lv.
covered with honorable s.nrs.
Was the South to say to item stand
aside, we are worthi.r than you. At the
| present crisis when ii - in the pow,r Of
the Northern Democracy TO throttle
Black R"puhlirani~m ard strange IT, are
! they /" have they harris fe!tered by the
! South These bi,ers viii Le 10 Va. We
h"se"ch you rot to impose them npon us
! The Northern Democracy want, 10 take
the lead III the coming SLh,. 70 take
the burden Of the contest. Will the
South 'hea lm'c'pose difficulties TO weak
Ell their forces aud risk lie result 7 Does
the South suppose tina, any attack will
be made upon them
When ;bc John Browns march upon
YOU, they wi! first have TO march over
The dead ICdirs Of the Democracy of the
North (Appsuse) He regarded this
| whole difference AS an abstraction. He
alluded to the recent Judicial election in
Wi'consin, to show the devotion o. the
Northern Democracy To the guarantees
OF the Constitution. Even lutte Rhode
Island had leen regenersled by this Dem
"cracy. The contest in Connecticut. IN.
der The lead Of III" hero Of Chapuiepec.
had displayed the gsIIantry of the Demo
Gratis III il.
The motto was ",o the breach, dear
friends, once more"
MS. SsmueIs said the majority plat
form would ensure the election Of u
Black Republican President. Which some
gentlemen proclaim u cause for dlssoIu.
lion. Will you not. then, give us what
We ask, avert thia issae, and save the
Union He admilted the right Of 4 State
to judge for itsef IN case Of last resort.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts presented
the Cincinnati platform, pure and unde
filed, from the minority Of The Committee.
lie moved IL as an amendment TO the
amendment
Mr.. Butler asssiled all the reports, and
defended his own. He WAS to day. backed
hy four more States than he had yester.
Gay. Minnesota. Indiana and New Jer,
sey stood with Massachusetts, today in
favor OF the Cincinnati platform.
He and hs colleagues differed vitality
with the majority. He urged tue same
objection he did Yesterday IA the pIedging
an endorsement Of all the decisions the
Supreme Court may hereafter make. He
wss asked TO make concessions to the
South. When he did make concessions.
he would do il openly. He would not
keep the word Of promise to the ear and
break y W The hope. When he conceded
any yeSs he ever held on the territorial
question. he would not leave il to be ju
dicially defined.
Mr.. Butler pursued his general line Of
Argument Of the day before, with the ad
diIion that he divided his attention and
visited share Of it on tho report OF Mr..
| Samuels.
Mr.. Stevens. Of Oregon, vas assi ned
the floor. Being n Northern man, and n