New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
SENATE. .WAsHrEeros, Nav o, 1850.
FIRST SESSION.

Mr.. BIGLER Dem, Pa presented memorial in
favor OF changing the Tariff
Mr.. FESSENDEN Rep, Me- called up the Def
cheney bill, as returned from the House.
The latter had stricken out the provision for paying
the widow of Lons I. Linn arrears of mileage
The Senate after some debate receded from its
amendment.
Mr.. THOMSON Dem, n. j. introduced joint
resolution for the restoration of Augustus s. Baldwin
10 the active list, az Lieutenant Of the Navy.
Mr.. GWIN Dem, Cali introduced bill to grant
alternate sections of land to California for railroad
purposes.
insisted Its amendments 10 the Consular and Diplo
matte bill and the Committee on Conference were
ordered to confer with similar Committee on the part
of the House.
Mr. DAvIS'S Dem, Miss Territorial resolutions
were taken up.
Mr. HALE REP. n. H. resumed his remarks. He
corrected the statements made by Messrs. Lane and
Pugh yesterday, in regard TO the action of Indiana
upon the Introduction of slaves. He contended that
Indiana did petition for suspension law prohibiting
Slavery for ten years, and Congress refused.
Its slaves were taken in afterward in violation of
law but the Courts decided that the ordinance of 1877
was binding, and all slaves, by virtue of it, emanc
pGted. Ii useless therefore, 10 deny that the ord
nance of l76 regarded as legal and binding. He
read Mr. Randolphs report in opposition the petition
Of Indiana Territory, and said the growth of that State
Lad demonstrated the wisdom of that refusal.
He referred 1.-THE interference Of the Supreme
Court in political questions and said in doing so they
hurt nobody but damaged their own regulations. He
booted al the idea that the bred Scott decision disposed
OF the rights and interests Of fifteen States of the
Union who were not party 10 the suit The claim
was perfectly monstrous No court and no caucus
could settle this question which the great question
o. the age.
Wherever the friends of Freedom had contended for
TIE right, this question has been argued and adudl-
Gated and the efforts Of the Supreme Court 70 decide
against the advocates of free principles would only
sRt In the overthrow of the Court. The founders OF
tie Government established Anti-Savery principles,
shd the Republican party were determined TO MAINTAIN
i isem.
They had the courage TO survive defeat and it was
that of courage which finally succeeded. He argued
al length TO show that the power of Congress 10 pro-
bbt Slavery in the Territories had constantly been ex-
eseised and acknowledged.
Mr.. PUGH Dem. o. said the ordinance Of 1877
was never popular in the Northwest. The officers
appointed under II ruled that section with rod Of iron.
Tie ordinance Of 1877 legally passed Slaves
yere held in all that Territory in spite OF the ordl
nance Illinois as well Indiana protested against
the prohibition of Slavery: But for the foreign emf
grafton that filed up the Northwest Slavery had not
been driven out Forty thousand ordinances would
not have done II.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Dem, La said, when we met
here in December the public mind was greatly dis
gurbed by the Eruption OF band OF fanatics INTO
state Of the Union with the avowed intent to iberate
he slaves large number Of resolutions have been
offered all relating to the relation OF the General Coy
eminent to Slavery III the States and territories Inc
ae number and variety Of these resolutions required
;hat those who prOfessed To belonging to the same
tary should meet, IN order to harmonic and act IN
concert meeting of Democratic Senators was there
fore held to accomplish this purpose. Ihe senator
from Illinois IN speech occupying two days, had pre-
sented the extraordinary spectacle OF advocating ms
Own claims to the Presidency, and denounc-
ing those who had dared TO express their
views Oh subjects before the Senate, The Senator from
Illinois assumed that be the embodiment OF the
Democratic party, and that all who opposed him were
rebels. He arTaigned other Senators, ana charged
them and the representatives of seventeen States at
Charleston as being the high road to dsunion Alter
having thus assaulted everybody be announced tnat ne
had only spoken in sei-deiense, and WIN Prihcely
maonauiity agreed 10 forgive those Who as ne sald
4 bad erred more through ignorance than design Mr.
BENJAMIN then defended the Democratic Senators ron
o. charge of having undertaken to dictate to the
uske When the Kansas bill was before the Senate,
Tie Senator from Illinois called caucus OF DeEocrae
SenaoTs every morning 10 oeeide on ther acnoh lor
tie dsy. The late Senatorial caucus hlu u9he no
nre dian that Yet for this il had been charged with
teking 10 diminish the Senator'S chance 1or success
RI Beniamin next examined Mr. Douglas charge ina
seyenie..n Democratic States had adopted platform
;nO 10 the dissolution Of the Union, ana had pice1
he,ns1 yes under the lead Of Mr.. Yancey, an avowed
disunionist His State had voted for that platform,
and ne should vote for the Senate resolutions, ana ne
denied that the Senator from Illinois had correctly
t,aied the meaning Of either. Nobody here wanted 70
make a slave code, slang term which Mr. Douglas
had picked up from the Republicans, nor 70 force
Slavery unwilling people. The attacks upon me
iDsnncrafie Senators were yyantOn and unprovOkedl
md he should repel them The Senator had defended
il consistency great length, which was not the issue
fetweeu Them. The Issue was thai the senator from
illinois had made a bargain and had violated u. 10
oye iris he should not 60 further back than 1884, up
Z which time the Senator from lliinos was lookeu
UPON by the Democratic party with pTlqe ana IaYor.
Wby was IL that a Senator who had thus Deeh
teaed with favor should now be separated from ms
torrner ASSOCIATES? That he had passed over IN he
Eeeob and he benjamin. would supply the deneleney.
H. BENJAMIN then went into history OF the hailshs
AZ, ponting ont the differences between Democrats
and RepubiIeans and Douglas Democrats. Al tnat
time The Democrats being unable TO agree as 70 Iie
lower OF the people of the Territories, II was agreed 70
refer the subject 10 the Courts and TO abiae ny lhe u
esion. He never had attacked the Senator cohsis-
sncy II was his consistency that constituted ms 8fea
triue-adheriDg stil TO views which be had agreed 10
abandon when the Court decided the. question: ana
which the Court had decided against bun. lhis nc
charged was bad faith. The Senator no longer wQr-
timed al the Democratic shrine, but had wssdered
ith after strange gods. The Senator from Illinois had
admitted that e made this bargain and yet be had been
Engaged since 1857 In trying 70 explain away in con-
Junction with the Rcpabcas the decision ofthe Court
and 10 render it useless in case il should be affirmed
lie quoted from the Ord Scott decision 20 show that
ee principle OF rige 10 slave property IN the Terrific
'@s was decor BY it. On this point nc argued at
great LEM n to show that Congress ha1 Iuh power
ofe te Territories within the limits OF i.S cohsute-
to1Al power; that the Constitution forbld tue
ton Of Slavery in the Territories by Congress- ana as
The Territorial Government derived all its powers rom
Congress the Territorial Legislature could mol w