Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-11
xxxVIth CONGREss--FIRsT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
HoUsE.
Mr.. Cartel said that no blame could attach
to the Democrats for non-organizatiOn. The
scenes enacted here are but The beginning of the
irrepressible conflict, Of which they had heard
80 much.
A Conflict betweed opposing forces, con-
iict between the Ner:h and South, if war is to
be waged on fifteen States of this Union, ifthey
re to be deIied the solemn guarantees of the
Constitution, if the property of the South is to
be taken and surrender refused, if the PIinci-
pies of the Republican party are still to be
maintained and their purposes accomplished IN
the South by Congressional or other contrivan
ces, or by unfriendly legislation, to be deprived
of full participation in the common Territories
belonging to the people Of the United States.
He for one was free to confess that the House
had better not organize.
If your Representatives, he said, are deter
m;ned 10 continue your aggTesslOns, as you pro-
pose to do on our rights; il you will not stay
your hands; if you have determined that this
conflict shall come, then warn you and those
whom YOU represent, to beware the dangerous
| ground on which you stand. The South must
have their full measure of constitutional rights.
They i'll enforce the demand to be treated as
poIitical EQUALS, otherwise the Union viii be d.
vided into as many parts as there are stars on
the national banner. lie proceeded to show
first what rights tae Southern people enjoy as
10 slavery; second, that these rights, 80 clear,
| sacred and high, are not only threatened, bat
boldly, daringly and willingly assailed by the
Republican party
lie would announce the solemn truth, disa-
oreeable as it might be to his constituents, aud
many others, that, if ifaggressiOD continues, the
Deople of the South will be compelled, by every
principle Of justice, honor, and selfPreservailon
70 disrupt every tie Of the UniOn-peaceably Il
thew can, foTcibly if they must.
Mr.. Haskin during his speech asked Mr.. Gar
trelI whether if the doctrine of Judge Douglas
"a TO slavery Co acted on in the Territories h'
would therefore claim the right to fecede iron
the Union. Mr.. Cartel wished to know wheth'
| er Mr. Haskin was the champion and eKPoun'
der of Republican doctrine.
| Mr.. Haskin said he was not. On the con
tro-,. be was an antagonist to the Republican
Joofrins af Intervention in the Territories TO
tbe -rav.,,t;,,; Of slavery, as he was to the new
sndIed sontberp doctrines of Intervention 10
the protection of slavt 'V' II,
Mr.. Gartrell replied thai was JudicAi que'
ton for the Courts. n..;.+o =
MIR Haskin wished to know l. mas Ih4t = ~ 60 y
inserted as a new plank at the Char, ''O'' OO''
vention.
Mr.. Gastrell replied, that il you want to kn,, ."
what will do, you can make your arrange
ments to be present there, provided you can
come as a delegate, but if you come as Re
publican, we viii simply rule you out. (Laugh
ter.)
Mr.. Haskin thought Mr.. Gastrelrs judgment
upon him was unfair. He had said that he
agreed with neither Republicans or Southern
men as to the prevention or protection II
slavery in the Territories. BE wanted to know
if Mr.. Gastrell did not vote for Messrs. May
nard and BOteler for Speaker.
Mr.. Gastrell replied that be did. He wanted
no better evidence Of Mr. Haskin's RePubli
capism than that be voted for Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Haskin said if voting for Mr.. SheymaI
made him Republican, Mr.. Gastrell, on the
same principal, must be an American.
Mr. Gastrell replied that as that opinion we
already exploded, it was not necessary TO waste
the time of the country in exPending further
lime on it.
Mr.. Keitt explained how il was that man
voting for the Republican nominee thereby be.
came q Republican.
Mr.. Adrian explaining, said that the North.
ern Democracy were true to the Union ant
! you'd not permit it to be dissolved ifa Repub-
| i. .,an were elected President according to th'
forms of the Constitution.
Mr.. hickman explained his former rem *
and said ,'he gentlemen seemed to congT atulst'
| tbemseIves 'bat there is a divided North VII
The Northern Democratic Representa- yes co
iucide in the opinion explessed BY Mr. f3astTel
that the election Of RePublisan President
though constitulionally put in the Pre- sidentia
chair, was cause for secession. If this was de
] mauded be said there was an undivided Mort
| IN favor Of maintaining the COnstituti IN at a
cost and at every hazard. The Union must an
will be maintained.