The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-24

but none OF the extracts bore hn out The language
Of the Senator rcm New York had been nsn'erprctef
He had the misfortune become the author OF phrase,
which, had been expressed IN two or three phrases,
wonid not have attf acted attention IL never hal eeea
ssa ina, the free and slave states could no. se senss
slave aborers were brought together on The same soil
there would be antsgonism That was what was meant
Mr. DAVIS, (den) of MissJ wished clearer ex-
PLANTATION.
Mr. FEssESpxN said he believed free labor elevated the
laborer slave labor depressed and degraded him. when
the two together they antagonist he asked Nc.
Douglas question: TO which the latter replied hts doc
tre that FEDERAL government should exercise
power directly or indirectly CONTROL form other
wise Influence the domestic institutions Of the States or
| Territories.
Mr TrssEyrrS-Tbats only squa,ter sovereignty, the
Senator favor,e doctrine No pretended that
could interfere With the Institutions Of the
States Tie controverted the idea that diversity OF iost
tons essential 10 the general prosperity OF the coun
try He asserted 20 the fullest extent that tbs govern
rent could not interfere with the institutions Of the
States Any charge tina. the republicans favored this
doctrine 10 unfoundsd. He asked If the Senator from
Illinois SAID the republicans not only wanted 70 repress
| but also to make war ON slavery In the states!
Mr.. poUGIAs-l did.
Mr. FYsENDrx-I deny II could no. be found in the
party creed The republican party was formed 70 pre-
vent the introduction OF slavery into the free Territories
He denied the tight Of Southern take savafy into
hated loshed slavery but did not hate the slave
holder The object Of Northern democrats ~ in
name tie sonh against all but themseses, 50 as % get
stract but did not wish to interfere with whore
sied When 1t was charged that the republicans
warning the South II should be recolectea that they
beid the doctrines Of the father of the republic The
Senator 'Ion Virginia admitted the views Of Southern
men slavery not what they
Mr. Mason said that the South, after full consideration
and experience hal arrived At the conclusion tina. slavery
ennobed both Our early fathers not aool
,onsts. They did not think It practical or expedispt
abolish slavery out thought by cutting Of he slave trae
aimed a, The slave trade was thought that BY reducing
the area where slavery could be used the slave trae
Mr. FEssENpES said the Senator had admitted all he
desired. The early os the republic thought that by
restricting slavery The institution would die out They
wanted TO die That The position of the republican party
The Senator from Illinois Indifferent whether slavery
extended or not. Bern In sfree Ssse for himself
h. preferred free institutions. That the whole offence
of the republican party We have been further told tina,
elect OF views regularly and In the
While the Senator from Illinois devsng
press the invasion Of state by another he might have
suggested provision TOR the threatened contingency
Mr. DOUGLAS said he had introduced his resolution be
cause occasion called for H. II not necessary y, put
clause for the contingency referred to, Is it was al
| event not within probabilities
Mr. FEssE>DEN said The Senator had great confidence in
his proves Quite likely he hal a higher opinion Of
The n than any one else IL singular they
even: not likely 10 occur The inference ne drew
was that the gentlemen on the other side were apprehen
the subject This talk dissolution Of the Union
WIS disease. which appeared every four yesrs The
people Of the free States don't about il For himself
II ybe election Of President in the constitutional mole
TO be the of dissolution the sooner the qass
ton Is settled the better.
l
| action flowing from patriotic motives he had
! brought in his resolution because he thought
the time had arr we'd for practical LEGISLATION,
He referred 10 the which produced
outrage and pointed out that they still existed II the
Senator's the other side would vote for such bill as
he proposed be would think very great change had oc
When they agreed 10 make cpnsp
of fugitive slaves felony, be would think they had IN
| where the republicans have majority, the Fugitive
Slave la could be executed Could be executed in
the town where the Senator from New York lived? Did
hey ref
Mr. FEssEsDEs said that be would 60 far as any one
@ IN ons sas =, raa @ su1h
OF fugitive slaves He would meet tina. question when
| 1t arose
! well as the running Of OF horses. The mpnnity with
which the crime Of running of slaves be perpeaied
offence 10 against property in her State
wond get at the root OF the evil The republic
calculated be efcien, operation 1t only
| sary 70 refer TO the Philadelphia platform u
the s Of a are patty
togo twin relics of barbaris and the poyea
and STAKEHOLDER placed in the same category He
that the republicans were lowering their flag II he
could attribute It TO good MOTIVE he would be glad Of
Those living forhest from the negro, and knowing least
about him the mos: solicitors for the poor slave
In the Southern portions Of the States which border
on the slave States you find good feeling because they
as you 90 North the feeling against slavery increases
Mr. Douglas then again REQUIRED 10 Mr. Stewards speech
70 show that his Interpretation OF It was correct and that
he maintained the doctrine that the Union could
half and half slave The object Of republicans
was 10 hem in slavery In order to smother the
French Algeria served the Arabs when they
into caverns-smoke them out. The idea was to
I keep up agitation along the line of the border
! States, so as to render slave property inse-
cure and drive il further South; then, when
Kentucky BY this process made Free the sys-
tenn was to be pursued till slavery extiDgushed. H
quoted from Mr. Stewards epeech to show that he
that the ,rrepressbie conflict go till either there
not slave State left all had become slaveholding
In regard to the charge of Indifference whether the
adopt free slave institutions, what DO meant was
that IL was OF his business whether the
| people of Kansas adopted freedom slavery
i was their business and they would act according 10
their wants. He opposed to slavery in Illinois be-
cause It not adapted 10 their requirements. Slavery
would go where could be probably employed II could
not be kept out by enactments Illinois adopted slavery
in spite OF the ordinance of 1918, ana abolished Ii when
found 1t did not suit Slavery a question Of poi-
cal economy and proper subject OF legislation The
people interested the best judges OF what they de-
| sired He wanted them TO decide their ins
| tutioDs for themselves, and if allowed 10 carry
| out their wishes, be did himself care
| how they decided. He repealed the charge that
the Kansas Nebraska bill produced agitation The poi
teal encs Of the Senator from Maine had depera
does 10 Kansas 10 create disturbances aud regulate
ee ctions there. Just such combinations he wished
reach he wanted the people there to regulate their
affairs in their way, and they might cali this squatter
| sovereignty or that they pleased.
The subject was then postponed till hapast O'Clock
| to morrow.
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