Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-16
THIETY-sIXrH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, May 10.

! on any one, and no impeachment OF any ones
| record. He did, however complain OF so
much of the speech of the senator from Missis-
sIppi, as arraigned his conduct. 1t would be
necessary to refer to the senator public course
| IN order to explain his own, and he would take
as his text certain extracts from the speech Of
| Mr.. Davis which lie caused to be read. Mr..
| Douglas said the extracts concluslvely showed
/ the doctrine Of popular sovereignty dld not
! originate with him. 1t was prestn ted III 1910,
with Gen, Cass as the nominee, OIL the basis
| of non-intervention. 1t entered into the com
promise measures of 1850, was reatfirmed IN
| the platform of 1852, and in the Nebraska bill
Of 1852. Mr.. Douglas then showed that II
was contained in Mr.. Cass' Nicholson letter,
which, prior to its publication, was shown
| round among southern and northwestern SEN
| ators and was endorsed by southern and other
senators who were now opposed to him. He
! read Mr. Dickinson's resolutions, offered dur
ing the tendency OF this question, to show
that he recognized the doctrine. He was not
aware that either Mr.. Dickinson or Mr..
| Cass had modified his views, yet his record
was held up as though he stood alone, here
| tic then, a hereto now, and unworthy of re.
cOgnition in the regular democratic family.
! He cited the resolutions of the legislature of
! Florida of AZ to show that the doctrine of non
| intervention was then deemed political here
! sy; also resolutions adopted at Milledgeville,
Ga, in AZ, and afterwards adopted by several
| southern state conventions, opposing all legiS-
! lation by Congress on the subject of slavery in
the territories. He remarked that many gen
! tlemen who then approved of these resolutions
were now conscentiously opposed to them. If
he could forgive them for their change, they
ought to be willing to forgive him for adher.
ence to his own principles. Mr.. Cass, on the
fourth ballot, had ninety four southern votes
Even South Carolina, when she found she
could not elect her own favorte, yielded to
the voice of the majority, and gave her adhes
ion TO the champion of Squatter sovereignty.
The next day the platform was adopted de
claring against congressional Intervention, and
that interference by the abolitiOnists or others
was dangerous. What others Why those
who now want slave code They were then
classed by democratic conventions as bad as
the abolitonists.
On the succeeding day Mr.. YANCEY brought
in a report protesting against the action of the
convention for recognizing the power of the
! territories on the subject of slavery, which
was identical with the views which caused his
withdrawal from Charleston. He meant no
disrespect to Mr. Yancey. They had personal
relations Of the kindest character. He admit
ted the candor and consistency with which he
expressed his views, but shrunk with horror
from the results likely to follow theiradoption.
Mr. YANCEY's report was rcjected,-ye
| &c. nays PIG. Among the nays were Delaware
3, Maryland 6, Virgininia II, North Carolina
! H. Missouri 6, Louisiana 6, Texas 4, Tennes-
see y, kentucky IL many Of which have
| now withdrawn from Charleston because this
! doctrine was not incorporated in the platform.
| He thought lie had conclusively proved that
! the democratic party proclaimed the doctrine
of non-intervention in 1913. The Senator
from Missouri was one of the few who refused
to acquiesCc He opposed the doctrines but
| supported the squatter sovereignty nominee
Mr.. DOUGLAS next showed that the princi
! pie was Incorporated in the compromise mea-
sure Of 1850, and that Clay and Cass then as,
| serted the power of the people of the terrific
res over the question of slavery. He also
| read from his own speeches to show that his
| position was the same then as now. The
| senator's appeal to the people was unSuccesS-
full. Mississippi elected Footc, governor. In
| Alabama the result was the same, and Mr.
| Yancey and his colleagues were told the state
| had respect for the laws. Georgia sustained
! the doctrine OF non-interventon by 2l,000
majority. The secessioniSts were Obliged to
become submissionistS, and in South Carolina
your Rhetts &c. were put down by the union
men. Mr.. DOUGLAS said the democrats par
doncd Mr.. Davis on the ground Of his acques-
ence in the compromise measures, and he
granted him quarter.
Mr.. DAVIS, with intense feeling, 81 scorn
your quarter"
Mr.. DoUGLAs-"Yes,a as l scorned yours the
other day" He thought it strange that those
who llld been forgiven should now undertake
to prescribe. The democrats had no intention
now to prescribe those who entered into their
organization and were willing to support the
/ regular nominee. He then took up the Kan
sas Nebraska bill, to show that the same doc
| triu pf nj i'm i,to hat
and read the resolutions OF the Georgia legis-
lature of 1854 after its passage, to show that
the country understood the measure as he did.
! The House of Representatives understood
that in the same way, and Mr. Richardson
who reported the bill, was made the demo.
cratic candidate for Speaker at the next SEES
sion. lie believed he was as sound on the
question as Mr. Richardson. Who had changed
since then ? Was it he! No. If southern
men had changed their minds, he had no fault
to find. But if they have done so, they ought
honestly to avow it, Ii he could forgive them
for changing, could they not magnanimously
forgive him for adhering to their former doe
trines He did not believe the Alabama de-
mocracy would follow the lead of Mr.. Yanccy
any more than they did in 1913. Mr.. Doug
las, exhausted, gave way for an adjournment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. SHERMAN offered resolution, that the
| japanese embassy be invited to visit the House
of Representatives.
The House passed a resolution by vote of
81 to 70, declaring Mr.. Cooper (democrat of
Michigan not entitled to his seat also reso-
lution-92 to 77-givng the seat to Mr.. How
ard (republican) who was sworn in.
The House went into committee on the post
office deficiency bill
1t appropriates sl3,5OO,OoO, s7,6O4,OOO of
which is for inland mail service. The Post
master General is to restore the service on all
routes under the contract Of March 4, 1859
This was debated at length, when the commit
tee rose without concluding the subject, and
the House adjourned.
Interesting from Washington.