Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-10

difficulties we're the same which the founders of the Gov
! ernment had TO compose. He would not argue about
uational aud Inherent rights, but would plant HIM
self on the Constitution, which all have sworn to sup
port When the lempjer entered the Garden OF Eden he
was the i.st teacher OF the higher law From the effect
Of the introduction OF that hSheraw sin and death
Why then talk Of National rights: Who was 10 SIT as
Judge to Try thCmg The Cons tuition was the law OF
every American and he argued that question outside
Of the forms of law anu order contained IT, One
great source OF difficulty the theory that this was
Government OF people instead OF compact between
separate Sover igues This desire OF separate and IN
dependent comuuuiio, brought about the carly settle
ment of this continent. The Declaration OF lndepen
deuce was not FOR the colonies united, but for them
| separately and the Constitution not adopted by
the OF the people, bu- by the States seyeralY -
This further sustained By the circumstance ol
the irregular periods at which the Constitution was
ratified by the different States lie read from
the debates Of the Nea York Legislature and the Legs
lature OF other States the ratification of the Cous
tuition TO support his views, wherein ground is taken
that the States could al any time when II was necessary
resume the pOxcts which they had delegated to the Gov
erumeut H. referred to cotton the great boud OF
the Union between the States, which was important to
tue manufacturers OF the North The diversity OF posi-
ton OF the two sections rendered free interchange OF
commodities necessary. How surprising, then that that
book shOuli receive the commen,aLion OF large num-
Der of Northern Representatives, which found fault be-
cause the South used the surplus proceeds OF Northern
manufactures The South demanded protection, first,
because u was It's right second because IL was the duty
of the General Government. Mr. Davis read many dis
tnguished authorizes 20 show that no power was gwen
TO the General Government TO cOerce the State, and
that the idea Of community Of independence prevailed
among the leading OF all sections at the formation
of the Government lie also asserted that the General
Government had power TO Limit the nportatons OF
any State u IL be protective duty by which the States
are taxed by what right is slave property TO be deprly
ed Of this protection On this issue, after days OF DIS
clsson they saw the Democratic Convention broken up
aud the Party uHiiug i0yully for It's funeral lie had
faith however that the Democracy still lived, that II
would honestly meet the ISSUE and that the masses oi
the country would sustain i,. The Wing Party had
ceased to live. Differing with it on the points at Is
sue he would render homage TO its fdthtul adj crenC
10 what it thought right Then came the Radical
Pirty which sought Co oycrurn the Constitution. Ihrs
was that many members Of the old Whg party were
acting with the Democracy as the only conserva-
tive party He trusted the hopes Of the conservative
element would not be disappointed and thanks 10 Pre-
vidence he believed it would revive aod reunite NJ.
Davis referred the fourth and fifth OF his reso utons
which asserted the right Of slave property TO protection
I'm the Territories and c duty OF Congress 10 see that
t'is protection wasaTorded He stood half way between
those Who asserted the absolute power OF Congress over
the Territories and Squarpr-S JyCreigny Congress
had power establish temporary governments III Terri
.Oi,s he read COi-il authorizes 70 sustain the view
embodied ia his resolutions aud asked how that cou
now be considered Judicial question which had already
been decided The umpire selected a referee in the
controversy had decided that neither Congress nor the
Territorial Legislature bad The power to impair the right
| 20 property lie va, less nov than ever disposed to
submit TO the doctrine OF S4uaer-SOyereigny. lt was
hrSt brought forward ty good and great man in lss
who feared that the Government would not stand the
| rude shock of cou'cli'ng parties. II was a ial-
acv that should be C loded What WIS the
| result in Kansas whore the experiment first
treds Did it succeed: Ne. The Government had
TO iu,rrosc 70 prevent G,C,Ou by civil war Congress
had no right % ibdel'c over conferred on II as
trustee Looking toward Nr. Douglas, be asked, what
consequence 90 MS is eu'on m place when weighed
against the interests OF the country: OF reason, right
aud Justice what Is there 10 sustain your policy lie
then argued 10 show jlc a3sudy or the idea that Con-
cress could cloc is agent with powers which il
aid not itself possess this allowing the recipient
more than tie donor had 20 give. He had heard the
idea of noc-iuterveuon In the Senate Of the United
States which had been hammered TO embrace bound
less regions. He denied that noninterventon, it was
formerly understood denied all right Of Congress 10 leg
,ate in regard 90 slavery At the very time the doctrine
was broa,hcd the Fugitive Slave law was enacted and
legislation taken in regard slavery in the Territories
and in the District o. Columbia lie read Mr.. Clays opn-
ions on the subject show that he who was the origin
ator Of the doctrine never gave il the Interpretation
claimed bv the advocates OF Popular Sovereignty. The
Senator om Illinois, ia $780, opposed every proI osi'ion
which pas ei thc Senate and voted for the prohibition
of slavery from the Territories He believed be did 50
uudcr instructions. In Sji Congress- in enacting Ter
tora bills lcf out the provision requiring the Terrific
rial Legislature submit It's acts 70 the revision Ot Con
sres and this claimed concession OF the power
OF Corgress. This, however not so, as Congress
subsequently, inserted provision the other bill, more
over Congress could abdiy ate its powers. He asked
no nor, fOr slave code than for horse nachii
code He did the Territories TO understand thai
they had no right interfere with the rights of property
aud # they did 20, he w,ued Congress 10 interrene-
He only ash ed that tue Constitutional rights OF the South
ern States should be respected He hoped that MiNsis
,pp would surrender her equality of right To avoid
any danger The country had reached period Of civil
war An armed baud had invaded Southern SaJe, and
the question was what must be done to save the couu-
try. Lecturers had been sowing broadcast thrOlghOu
the land iuceudary doctrines and so he called the
Senate To promote principles and bring back the
Government 10 the Doctrines OF the Constitution. The!
we're asked If The party protesting hostility to their n-
stutious got possession Of the Government, TO await
calmly an overt acrs WIS not II declaration Of war
an Cvert act: Ii hostile army stood before your
| C w. must you wait Ill! it Is sacked: lie would NEE
them at the outer gate Yet for this the South charged
! with mruacug the Government. The determination OF
tle South to maiat-il her equal rights is tortured into
a menace. 1t not threat but warning to prevent
hat which dreaded, not desired. This question has
been tampered with too long and Is time that the truth
vas asserted in un,quiyOcal language.
Much of Nc. Davis speech was inaudible. He com
| plan el Cf ind.spoSitou,
NJ Brown OF Nj s.ppi, DEM replied to areu ark Il
Mr. Davis that the second solution Of the former al-
a,ed with the views OF Mr. Douglas. If this co d be
sItwn he woulI strike any language susceptible Of
,u, construction He therefore, withdrew the second
aud third Of his resolution, and offered the following in
ls thereof:
Rcsoirsd That experience having already shown that
the statutes and the Common law do afford sufficient
protection to slave property, OF the Territories ha
wing failed and others having refused TO pass snch laws,
has become the duty of Congress uterpose and pass
such laws As shall give to slave property in the Terrific
res that protection which given other kinds OF pro-
pery.
Taat there might be no mistake, lie would say that he
would support any opponent OF Squatter Sovereignty,
Mississippi alone was with him. But if he left the
Democratic ship he would not so TO sea in cockbca'.
lie always opposed Squatter Sovereignty, and no
! one knew il better than the Senator from Illinois,
Mr. Clngman, of North Carolina, (Dsm said most Of
the speech Of the Senator Mississippi his appro-
val. He could not, however, admit that there wa3 o
middle ground between non.uteryenton and the power
of Congress the Territories When Mr. Cass assert
ed the doctrine of nOu Intervention, such Daniel
S Dickinson and John c. Calhoun ndorsed it, lie read
long extract from OF Mr. Cahoun's speeches
tain this assertion. That doctrine gained ground ii
1880 when il became part Of the public law by The
votes of the South. He regarded it compromise
tween the sections, Which ought to be observed. lie
read the last cal of the kasasNebraska sh
that Congress intended abrogate all power to estNb
lish protect prohibit slavery in Territory, which
principe of non-intervenGou reassered in the IN
cinnati platform. There is where the party stood
II was a compromise between the North and South, and
should be respected Admitting that the Supreme Court
had in the Dred Scott decs0n asserted the power OF
Congress 20 protect slavery in the Territories there
any occasion TO exercise this power' None at all. No
necessity existed to break the compromise.
! Without concluding, the Senate adjourned.
MANNER OF ELECTING PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT.
Some erroneous statements relative to the manner Of
eecting President and VcePresdent when the electors