New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12

nen, none of them having nnl-,>> I'M "a a.,
source Of this power was neceisay y. 10 attack II
length the doctrine of Popular S0vcsgas> ',s wa,
pow er possessed by the Territorial G0yeffSreN Al
derived from the organic act Congress could ~
egae sovereignty by legislative ac', and II Co1v+s.
possessed 10 powef itseIf to prohibit Slavery in ~,
Territories Il cOrld not delegate u TO Territory. II
the doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty ehal prevail,
tbeu indeed the South viii be hampered and bemmed
in. ard If the views Of the Senator from Vermont BE-
carried out Slavery would become Improbable, and
would have 10 be given up and one or the other race
must eXfnguiSh the other ard the faire5t portion Of
the country be given up to ruin and decay. lie urged
obedience 10 the ueerees VI the Supreme Conn by all
sections OF the country say 0g there must be some
court Of last resort bore opinions TO be respeBcd,
or confusion will eBtne. II did not hurt tho NORTH for
Slavery 10 expand lie had desire 70 thrnst Sisy>
cry down the threats OF the people OF any Tern
tory. Let them dcccc the question when they
come TO form a State government. Who u 70
protect Slavery in the Territories if the Territorial
Legislature enact Dlfriepdly lawsI Congress must 40
it, because the property is legally there. u It TOO
much To ask Congress for this protection Inc gu
prone Court has said that slaves be taken INTO the
Territories and that they should be protected. he
next proceeded state the views OF the Democf atic
party, and endorsed the views OF the President Inc
Union was a partnership Of States. The Territories
were property acquired by sll the partners and none
had the right Of exclusive possession. Simply to
give the South the benefit OF her portion OF the
fae Of the lands, and cut her on from an
social, commercial and political benefits resulting
from the acquisition, was unfair. The Tight
to hold slaves was Incorporated 10 the Federal Gov
rnment and the Government could not ACT III antaeo-
nism the principles on when Il wa tous ..
attacked the argument that the bred Scott decSion
attacked the power Of the States as well AZ the Ier
tories and pronounced it an attempt to sur up ssro
and ifeelng at the North, which was destroy ing tne
commercial interests OF that sectioi was noooeeZ
That there should be reaction at the North or armed
DoIce woud be established from the Atanuc ID tno
Pacific. He would not initiate the Senator from Geor
ola by bidding defiance TO the North lie 'iooKeo
upon them as brothers who were mlguoed, aho noS
e'yar tbe enEue from their
conduct and that the South driven TO the last ex
tremity The North had no benefits TO derive iron
this course. The South never made ei9fts 70 nydIo
the prorerty Of the North He respected honest ADo-
litionts who were msled and used by designing pom
ticans lie appealed to bis former Democratic frienos
in the Republican ranks to return, ana urgeu haIn1y
in all the branches OF the Democratic parry nc nau
confidence in the American people. de wouio nope
on and hope for the Perpetuty OF the Union a1o
nv PJrGH replied to the remarks of Messrs. liver
son and Green The latter while protesting 70 dssS
peace in the Democratic party had openly accused ene
Senator from Illinois and himself with attempting 70
create disturbance in the party and AIDING the enemy
lie read Mr.. Iyersons speech OF 1913, IL which ne as
serted the doctrine OF Popular Sovereignty Inc ocn-
ator said bs views had undergone change, and pro-
nouncino all whose views have not undergone SINH
lar yoution AbOitiOnSts. The Senator, oy MS own
confession was outside the Democratic party III 1917
and had no right to read lectures to the Democracy OIL
Ohio He desired to know what outrages had been
perpetrated on Shareholders by the people or the
'TeIritoresl The Legislatures OF New-Aexieo
aud Utah passed law recognizing ana protecting
Slavery. The Legislatures OF Nebraska, oregon,
or Washington never passed law prohi biting
Slavery. II was prohibited by sovereign
Congress. whose power was now INVOKED. Inc mrs.
act of The Legislature to pass most stringent laws
to protect Slavery laws abhorrent that the Senate
had to iuterpose It's authority to suspend their execu
ton The reason Slavery had gone into the Tern,
oes was because slaves enough could not be spared
from where they are now employed and Congress
was called on by some hocus pocus, TO make more
Slave States. He had always belonged to
the Democratic party, was elected by II,
and had been recognized as Democrat,
and till within year past he had not changed his
views. His was consistent with the doctrines
of 9he Cincinnati Platform, which declared in favor oil
the principle of Interference with Slavery ia the
States Territories District of Columbia. DIR.
Pugh's argument designed TO show that his prin-
cples were consistent with those of the Cincinnati
Platform and ibe Kansas Nebraska act which were
the recognized tests or Democracy. lie denied that
the Kansas Nebraska act conferred the Legislature
of Kansas its powers. 1t only recognized and con-
fessed their existence. Without concluding, he gave
way for a motion for an Executive session.
resolution was introduced to 90 into the election
of a Printer at l. o'clock on Monday next, but il was
Ideied to lie over. Executive session adjourned.