Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-14

Correspondence New York Tribune, llth.
The southern democrats in the House to-
day put themselves on record against terrific
rial governments for the new territories. Pop
ular sovereignty carried the day. Eli Thayer
was the leader. Territorial business was the
special order, and the House refused to go in
to committee upon the necessary business of
existing territories. Mr.. Grow, chairman of
the territorial committee then introduced bills
authorized by the committee for erecting gov
ernments for the territories Of Chippewa, Ida
no, Dakota, Nevada, and Arizona The mi
nority reports, in favor striking out the
proviso prohibiting slavery, were received
with motions to strike out The anti-republi
cans would not go on record, even on that is
sue, but on motion of Mr.. Thayer laid all on
the table together. A few republicans Joined
III the movement mainly from objections to
raising governments to place more patronage
i'll the hands of the president
Mr. Douglas was an enthusiastic listener to
Mr.. Thayer's speech, which was witty and
plausible, but i'll practical ability and logical
reasoning, far inferior to those OF Messrs.
Grow and Gooch, and recognized in it a speci.
men of his earliest efforts in the same line.
When he finished, he rushed up to shake
hands with what he denominated the squat
ter sovereign king" Mr. Thayer expects to
get up his land district squatter sovereignty
project tomorrow, but the territorial business
Is not finished yet, and he may not be able.
1t is said he labOrs under the fiattering hau.
cination that the southern fire-eaters will vote
for it, but apprehend he is as much mistaken
as he was to-day, in supposing his popular
sovereignty views were original. They have
used him, and they will throw him away.
Nothing short Of the opposite extreme from
Mr.. Grows proyiso will satisfy them; other.
wise the motion to strike out would have car.
ried and the bill passed. The anti Lecompton-
ties and south Americans will not go the Slave
code.
Correspondence New York Herald, 18th.
Mr.. Grow, chairman of the committee on
territories, endeavored to get the House into
committee OF the whole for the consideration of
bills connected with existing territories but
the anti-republicans, under the lead of Mr..
Thayer of Massachusetts, Joined by few re-
publicans, voted him down. This, however,
could not prevent his offering bills for the or
ganizatlon OF the territories of Idaho, Dacotah,
Chippewa Nevada, and Arizona, which his
committee had instructed him to report.
These were severally laid on the table. not
outstanding every opportunity was offered to
make them confirm to the views of the ma
jority. Mr.. Grow yielded the floor for the re-
cepti0n of amendments and substitutes in or
der that separate votes might be had thereon.
This placed the bills in the hands of the ma
jorty of the House, and it became clear that
the same vote which tabled could have strick-
en- out the slavery restriction proviso, and then
passed the bills But this would not satisfy
the southern fire eaters, who demand pro-
Yiso protecting slavery, in accordance with the
clause III the majority platform reported in the
Charleston convention. Knowing they could
not obtain this, they placed themselves under
the leadership of the new "squatter sovereign
~ king" as Douglas saluted Thayer, after he
had finished his speech to day, and recorded
himself as opposed to giving our territories
governments for protection to persons and
property. Thayer was listened to with much
interest by both members and senators. Doug
las was so much delighted that he could not
refrain from violating the rules of the House
by clapping his hands in applause. He proba-
bly, remembered having made pretty much the
same speech himself in 1854, and it sounded
like music to hear it so ably rehearsed. AT
the close Of his speech the House adjourned,
having accomplished no business.