Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-02-09
Congressio ional.

| &. - -. WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2.
Z SENATE. Sunday communications were
received from the Executive Departments
| Mr.. Browns resolutions were taken up
Mr.. Fitch discussed the Territorial ques-
| ttion. He said that the new doctrines Of
popular Sovereignty debafture from the
views of the founders of the government.
He defended the conrse of the Democratic
Senators in displacing Mr.. Douglas from
the Cbairmanship of the COMMITTEES on
Territories. His views as 10 the power ol
the people of the Territories declared from
Freeport to New Orleans were at Variance
with the opinions of the great majority Of
I his 1party-He@ defended the Northern
Democracy frorn the charge of unsoundness
preferred by Mr.. Iverson, and denounced
the Republicans as foes to The Constitution.
He thought when they took an oath to snp.
port the Constitution they must do so with
reservation. He said northern Democrats
sacrificed themselves in defence eff south
ern institutions. He referred; to Dickinson,
Cass, Jones and others who were driven
out because they defended the South
against the prejudices of their own people.
The Republicans now endeaYored to raise
storm which would sweep the Northern
Democrats out of existence. He then re-
feredT TO Browns resolutions citi-
zen's right to carry property into the Ter
ritories. He conceded and was opposed
10 the nomination of Mr.. Douglas at Char
lesion on account of the injustice and un-
constitutionality of his territoriol doctrine.
If the South should nominate him the
North woald regard it as an admission that
his views were acceptable to it, thus forfeit
ing the respect of enemies and the sympa-
thy of friends. The doctrine of squatter
sovereignty makes every Territory nom
slaveholding whether situated North or
South. -c1g c. als ,1atfai 81 Il cg' l1Fs
This would cause Congress to degener-
ate into mere Territorial Legislature. He
held that slavery was protected in the Ter
ritories by the common law. The Terrific
ries could not exercise power belonging to
State. The man who would not conform
his action to the Constitution had in his
hands, the raw material of John Brown,
and could only find affiliation on the other
side of the Chamber, he had yet to learn
that the Democratic party belonged to one
man, from whom it had received its inter-
pretation of what this or that law meant.
He did not believe tbe..party was yet pre-
pared to go onits bended knees to this man,
and ask him on what terms he will accept
the nomination. cs Sc.
When eput on his hat. be did not eoy-
er the entire brains of the party, nor its
heart when be buttoned up bis waisteo,t.
Mr.. Fitch then examined the Dred Scott
decision, contending it sustained, the views
be had advanced. 81 Of ao;l55,5a oa eysd
He also claimed that they were support
ed by the Cincinnati Platform. He thought
these were points howeveron which DEM
ocrats differ without feeling that they were
Judicial and not Legislative questions.n
Mr.. Douglas said it was necessary at
this time to 60 into any controversy with
the gentleman from Indiana. He might
have used these arguments with more
propriety in his own State before the
meeting of the State Democratic Conven-
ton. ssa 7,saa 5zdo3Ha Vol
Mr.. Fitch replied that the action of that,
Convention might add to the Senator's
vote at Charleston, but according to the
rules governing former Conventions it did
not give him votes enough to secure his
nomination. Did he then expect to trans
fer or sell them to somebody else?
Mr.. Douglas said the action of the re-
cent Convention showed that the Demo-.
Gratis of Indiana could not be bought
Mr.. Brown wished to press vote on the
resolution, but yielded 10 motion to post
pone, and after an Executive Session the
Senate adjourned. SD ed5 1882 8 -l
The President sent message TO the
Senate to-day in which be says be deems
it sufficient reason for having retained
the bill appropriating s55, 900 for dressing
the channel over the st. Clair flats, and
that it was not presented to him until the
last day of the former Congress when he
had an opportunity to examine it, he says
that constitutional modeexists by which
the Legislature of Michigan may in its dis
cretion raise money to improve the chan
mel in St. Clair river. He does not mean
to intimate doubt of the power Of Con-
gress to construct such International i'm
provements as may be essentially necessa-
ry for defense and protection against the
invasion of foreign enemies. 1t would
scarcely be claimed, however, that the i'm
provement is within this category. This
river is the boundary line between the Uni
ted States and the British Province of Up
per Canada. d ia-slsa itssf .ft2
The members of the House to-day kept
the Sergeant-at-Arms busy by drawing
their mileage and salaries, the Speaker hav-
ing yesterday signed a check on the Treas
ury for a large amount of money. Guao
The resolutions which Mr.. Davis intro
1uced into the Senate to-day are simply a
of all the issues on the slavery
question presenting the Southern side af-
irmatively. 75 lI55 A.sa.si 784
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goo a-aJ WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. 10
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Mr.. Schwarz nominated Mr.. Forney