Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-05
Extra Session of the q. s. Senate.

I lNHOlullbll WAS iioGi4NN'
Mr.. Breckinridge spoke a. some length.
He said if Republican statesmen remain
firm in their determination there can be
no other result than to drive the border
States into union with the Confederated
States. If Tie border slave States should
hold a Convention, which seemed prob
able, and the non-slavehoIding States
should deem it their dolY to reject the
propositions such Conyentionmight make,
disruption Of the union was inevitable
to the extent of fifteen States, and at no
distant day they would be tho largest
Conlederacy.
Mr.. Douglas replied to Mr.. B'eckin-
ridge, reciting points in his former sVgoch
to show that the slayeholding States nave
no complaint to make, as they have
thcir Just proportions and rights in all tae
territories, and that there is au equitable
division on the line of 81 and a half de-
grees further south than is claimed in Mr.
Crittenden's propositions. The Senator
from Kentucky had not attempted to DIS
prove this, and he knew that the terrific
ries of Colorado, Nevada, and Dacotah
/ had been organized on the basis of the
Kansas Nebraska bill. All these terri
tories were organized on the non-inter-
vention principle, leaving the people to
decide the slavery question, subject only
to Constitutional Limitation, leaving it to
the Courts to decide what that limitation
is. This is all the South ever asked.
Although the Republicans had abandoned
some of their essential principles, be
/ (Douglas) did not believe the best inter
ests of the country would be promoted by
the exercise of their power. Still, be
preferred a Union under Republican
administrator to none at all, inasmuch as
they have recognized the rights of the.
South in the territories, and not attempt.
ed to repeal the slave code of New Mex
co. This fact should be proclaimed by
every loyal Union man. 1t was all he
asked. lie demanded that every fact
and truth that could be uttered should be
uttered by every man to allay sectional
strife, and to calm the irritation in the
slaveholding States and restore reason, in
order that we may hereafter succeed in
securing such Constitutional guarantees
as shall prevent civil strife and restore the
Union. (Applause,)
Mr.. Breckenridge replied, saying he
regretted that he had not seen the evil
dence that the Republicans had abandon
ed .heir principles. The Union could
not be saved by persuading the people
that Republicans have abandoned their
principles the principles to which they
still adhere. Such declarations are cal
cuated to produce Injurious effects. The
President recognizes qualified property
in slave labor within slave States, but at
the same time in his inaugural be recog- /
nizes the ennnciation in the Chicago plat
form th9t the normal condition OF all
territories is freedom. This Is the con-
Vicilon ana prlneiPle eI tue majority on
TINS moor as wen as OF Inc | r'''uen' ana
I'' '',''l " 90 ,''.
'''"' 'u0 i'' ~ .'''S ''' '',''',''o''o1 'a0
essen'.'' P,'n''''Vs' "'l0" al me-, ''''''i
. } - :, ''' = ans 5,
~ s''O " 's' '',' ~ I..N.,;. ''J'
oH y" - :" ''' ''''
might be adjusted on con''l'u'''n"I prlh-
o'P,gs' ,..,
"'0 81
"0u'u "o' ~ 0'eA " iN',''u'A ""1 ''''
1'' P0'F'1 '"''' '"'y '''',0
'p'I' ~ '"V ~ '7'i'.0' '"'-
"'' D0 ''' - ~ ~ Nv 49,
'"''. '''.' 40 80. 49, --0
oe'''eu '"", ,'''1 wy 0'',''
2'''o Si'Ou'U A'o' s '''o'' ~ Wv ~ =,