New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-04

ca" {. lie Nfsrred to the excitement at tne ie
-esouri COtpproulife was enacted ine leo . 80 The
on of 1870 was settled by the establishment Oh suo
Hne So ou9 IA that adjustment w,lo wa
ned a.t there was peaIe and quiet Texas wao ~
use1 oriety under ihia rule though there was soas
con' rarety II opinion. But no one ooJec.eE'
Il extended thai line. Again. California and New-MeA-
o were acouir and the extension oil the nhe 10 'ne
Pacific Ocean demanded. Inc r.eorus snS" ;."
reported az Chairman OF the Comini',ee oi
reolution to extend the line TO the faclhc' 's WIS
odonted In the Senate but when 1t was sent 70 the
Uoe il Was rejected by Northern votes Ihst openeu
the Hood-gaies Of the agitation oI Ioio, whicn oiy
was settled Ly the comproni'es OF i9'o Mheh w 'e
te il entirely. The Aboltionists could never nave
brought TIE Union TO the verge OF di.soiiu,a' uas
for the question in the Ierri ories. A. Was |
q rejection Of the extension OF thsl hne
in lS4S that reopened the agitation The arguments oi
1919 and 1890 were repeated. The posia'hs OF the
North and The South We're the same Inc paes' Pa
riots in tire land were alarmed, ana NAT CLy Iaa LI
hack Ia tie Senate to if he ooull not bring BACK
peace lie found trouble with the Southern meh- i
bers but lie could find no support oI TINS me to 'e
North Tie Missouri line war abandoned oeense u'
friends siid they could not carry IL Out al Sooa %
Then they turned TO rte What next was Deot. ihere
WAS desie 10 take the question ont OF Cohgress my
,ecuIe the peace OF the country Atlast ~ Was ueeu
10 leave the question 10 the people Oh 'ne bh
Themselves. Tie records show that ne Saipos'eu oon
conn romifes and for the same reasons. feaee hl
lowsd all over tie conntry But III 1871 u oeothe
necessary to organize the ierfeaiss ~ ,h III deer
fIEa
mil I'D TO carry out tie compromise measures OF 1917
though they Lad all been III favor OF lhe Missouri Noni
mon lie as long ar II could be carried out nue. anu
crv was immediately raised that tie Committee were
x;'l tno a sacled compromise. But the bill did not
mention the Missouri Compromise, but did give Cle
peo,l le tie privilege of settling The question 10,
| themselves. TIE history OF the GoVerhmnen' n
ripIt be divided into three parts. Before io<V,
| The Government admitted many territories, on.
| all WAS peace. After the agitation OF lo[o
Was settled all was peace again tiil 1917.
al. n,,.tH nf mai
which les plunged the country into this state OF Dis
cord 1t is fl for any not TO zee facts wbich DO
exit The result Of tue recent election III colneeoh
with all the circumstances with when IL Is surfoueu,
have led tile peo;e the South 10 formt the CONVICTION
tLat Il l. liked locy OF the dominant party OF the
North 10 invade and Destroy their constitutional iShls
ard they are ready To rush, rashly tiihk, INTO
ali tie lorrors OF revelation aud disunon, rather
than 10 submit TO hat they think the impending blow
which hangs over item. The Senator from o.io mr.
Wade )aeknowled dged the existence OF this 'onvclln
in The Ddn Southern people, ana SAD nc ala hot so
much blame item LIE did the Northern Deinocra' "
Who had mrIepreseItd and falred the purposes and
| rclcy of the Republican party yet he advocates
Ioicy Which will not relieve these apprehensions, but
threa,ens them with war aud eoerclon rather tha' 20
piye them security. Ii mat not whether these n-
gers were real or imaginary, If the Southern peo-
lie are prepared TO take position which VIII plunge
| us into aisunion and discord forever. re9re,
tint any one on this hOOr should have Introduced
poIty politics ard endeavored 10 make party capital
out of any question affecting the peare aud safety oil
ills country. But since the Senaor as attempted 10
nj Le the Northern Democracy responsibe Tor the rev.
oluon am forced TO inquire whether the charge he
l true There is 10 man living who woull be better
llased to learn that he had nsrepresened or mi'u-
| deIstuod tie policy OF that party. wouil Ike "
know whether that Senator Will Low say l7 not inc
pocy of that party to conne Slavery within ita pres-
ent Emits by the action OF the Federal Government
| Whether il il not the policy oi that party 70 exsiae
| slavery from the Territories we now possess,
| or any we may hereafter acquire Whether,
| or moi tlat paIty are in favor of returning
l fneitiyes 10 their from whom they escape la
short, will give him the opportunity of saying now,
whether il s tie policy II that party To exert all
the lowers OF tie Federal Government under the Con-
siition according their interpret ion Of that IN,
strument TO restrain and cripple Tue INSTITUTION oi
slavery with view to its ultimate extinction In the
Stat.s Old AS well as new, North well as South
Mr.. WADE Rep., Ohio)-All those questions are
most rertenty answered in the speech TO which he
low protesting to make answer nave ho'hing 10
Mr.DOUGLAS-I did not expect an uneqniyocal
apEwer. know 100 well that Senator will not de "
tlat each Of these nterrogatorles does express hs il
yidual policy and the policy OF the Republ Eau party
a. he understands il. The harshest thing have said
OF the Republican party was that they intended 10 ace
The power Of the Government with a view to TIE nl
ale extinction Of Slavery, not only LII the Ierrltorle'
but in the States Of The Upon. have said, and have
believed it, andI would rejoice now TO be corrected
that is the policy Of tAis party TO prohibit Slavery
in all the Toritories OF the ohi:ea STATES noS
mo the Slave States with Gordon Of Abolition States
ard thus keep Slavery confined till the number in
creafes bey the capacity OF the noil 10 iced them
AT thus force them To die Of starvation, as OCEANS o
getting rid of the evil Of Slavery in the OF hu
narity and Christianity. have said that in Illinois
III the Abolition portions OF the State, bat never ,aih u
| in a Slave State. have always been exceedingly
mild I'm speaking Of that party in The SlavehOlanl
States. Bui inssnuCh as aid no; get direct airwe
from the Senator who makes the charge against the
Northern Democracy, will refer TO The sentiments
the President elect, and rec wha' he says ON tha
subject. The Republicans have taken pains TO pubhsf
reports Of the debates between Mr.. Lincoln and my
self and may ssy they Unfair to me, az Mr. Lin
coin Lad an opportunity TO correct hi5 speeches, ant
tie printer struck out many portions Of my replies
| lMr Douglas tben read from Mr. Lneolns speech
where he speaks of the ouse being divided against II
self aud that the crisis must come and ne states mus
all become one thing or the other etc and proceeded.
When the Republican, Committee publish an edl ION 0
| Mr.. Lincoln speeches containing sentiments hk
n ese, is it surafDg that the people OF the Soul
. think lie was in earnest, and Intended to carr!
!, cot tie policy which he then announced
!. sbonld not revive such revolutionary sen
time,.ts, but for the attempt TO cast the re
rponsibility upon the Northern Democracy, clearly
iitnating that Mr.. Pugh and myself were the cine
| anfLors Of these Misrepresentation. would lket'
fd any one man. that side of the Chamber, in th'
confidence Of the President elect, who would deny
\ LAKE referred. / feel bound, however, and TAXI
,leasue III saying, that don't believe the Southerr
Statse in any danger or ought TO have any aPpre
benson that Mr. Lincoln or lis party can DO any harr
or render insecure their rights 10 persons property
anywhere in this country. have some faith, too, thai
Mr. Lincoln, after having emerged from the Surround
;ugs of 6 email country village, and assumed The higf
ujsponsfilities Of administering the law, and pro
.tectng the rights Of great nation will sint
the parfisl in the patriot, and abandon the extreme
doctrines and step forward and arow his Willingness
to tbe country by repndiaiing the extreme doc
tt4s OF party. But.5e that ~ u may, neither he
nor lis parly will have power 70 invade the rghts o
agy Stale in this Union had hoped therefore, that
theSouherr people w9'1a hmye De- col'dn' re- re-