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wAsHIxeTox, March &c, 1851.
SENATE.--The consideration of The
Don0las resolution was resumed. 1sEs
Mr. Breteinridge replied to AFR. Douglas'
speech of yesterday. He denied tbat m.
Republicans had yielded ahy.of their. OK.
seutial principles and it was unjust 10 TIC
people otthe South, TO announce that ti,pv
had done SO. BE called on the Renuhli-
can senators TO answer whether they had
made any such abandonment, 4 -
AI. Oollamer replied-Not as we are
aware Of 5f--Ss
Mr. Breckinridge then alluded 10 the ar.
gument Of Mr.. Douglas, that the Repbbii.
cans had not inserted their plattorn, In
any Of tue bills recently passed. orrnni1.
Ing the Territories. he said they had NOT
done so beSause they feared The bins
would not be passed In sneh n ,form. ami
that the PFesidtnt might veto Them NJ
passed, while they desired til it immediate
passage as increasing The Federal patrou-
ar: breckinridge was confident that If
the Republicans did, NOT Yield. fifteen
States would soon be our Of the Union
So far they had yielded nothing. nor mani.
Tested any disposition TO do so. y 49,
AIR. Douglas replied. Ne could not con-
Seal his surprise that the Senator from
Kentucky denied all the positions. he had
assumed. His ohjectwss to demonstrate
there was no cause' for such action, and
that Kentucky has justice and equality in
tne territories according 70 the test pre-.
sertbed by the Senator himself The Ssn.
ator knew the Territories OF Colorado
Nevada, and Deeotah had been or0anized
on the basis of the Nebraska .Kans9s RIM
All these Territories had been oreaufzed
on the principle of non-interference nv
Congress; the people to decide the slavery
question as they please, subject only to the
Limitation Of the constitution, leaving The
Courts to ASCERTAIN what the Limitation IL.
This was NIL the South have ever asked
The Republicans have abandoned Tho
Wilmot Proviso and Congressional inter
yentioL and rbpudiate Congressional pro-
hibition of slavery. The Senator would
not deny TINT he did not ask the Senator
from Kentucky to say the Republicans
have abandoned all their essential prinri-
pies He did not ask him 10 do ANYTHING
to promote their interests. He (Doupias3
did not believe in the political creej ~
that party and did not believe the best in
terests of the country would be promoted
by the exercise of their power; still he
preferred the Union under a Republican
administration to none al all.
Mr. Grimes moved that Mr. Douglas res
oluti6n calling for informAtionlin relation
to the forts, navyyards, etc., aud which
was pending before the Senate, be laid
on the table. E-Al f=st EiFi
Tho question was decided in the affirma-
tive, by a vote of 20 against IL.
Ar. Breckenridge asked leave to offer
the following resolution, and if there was
no objection, would ask tots.on IL now.
Rerolped, That the Senate recommend
and advise the removal Of tile U. s. troops
from the limits of the Confederate States.
Mr. Sumner-Let it lie over.
Mr. ClingmHn remarked that he had
drawn up similar resolution with one
point in addition. He had shown it to
several Senators, and had met their an
proYal. 1t was us follows:
ResolUed, That in the opidfou of the
Senate it is expedient that the President
withdraw all the federal troops from the
States Of South Carolina, Georgia, Flori-
la, AlRbans, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas, and abstain from. all attempts To
collect the revenue in those State.
Mr.. Ciiugman added .'if the troops be
withdrawn, there ought TO be forbearance
as to collecting the revenus.''
Mr.. COllamerl moved thGt the Senate 20
into executive session, which, prevailed.
The Senate, after an executive session,
adjourned, I IL - a.