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IT, 9. seuats--ExtrA: Session.. Z Z

= ~. 81 8euaEee~As1Er&:8 8e&s1oQs. IL !
WAsn1sa7ox, March 49,.
The Senate resurnsd tho confederation ,of
the RESOLUTION of hi. Donglas.
Nj. BRECKENRIDGE addressed tne Ser -. u
replying to s6me remarks made oy:M. ,o..s', t9'
las Yesterday He spoke a. BONA lerr IL.
tha effect that II. Republican states7 80 ~ ~: -
manned firm and determined, there scsn he ~
other result than to drive; the Rof der statea
into q Union with the Confed ederasa stateB. IF
Which seems probable, and the non. slaYehoId.
Ing st9es deem 1t their duty to reject such
proportions as may be essential: then the dis
ruption Of the Union will he Ineyitable to the
extent Of fifteen States, end at no distant day
that fs wil BE- the largess confederacy on the
Mr. DOUGLAS replied, and reiterated the
points Of bis. former speech to show that the
eslave.holdEng States; have no complaint to
make, as they have their Just proportion md
rghts IN the territories and that theraiasn equi-
table division on the line Of 81 degrees, half
tenden proposition. The Senator from Ken.
tucky had not attempted to dfsproye this but
he knew the territories Of Colorado, Eevada
and Dacotah had been organized On the basis
of tile Kansas and: Nebraska bill AL these
territories were organized on the non-inter-
eide the slnyery question subject only to the
constitutional limitation, leaving TO- the
courts to ascertain what that Limitation is.
This was all the South had ever asked. He
Douglas) said that although the Republicans
had abandoned some Of their essential princi-
pies, he did not believe the best interests Of
the country would be promoted BY the e1er-
cise Of their power. Still, he preferred Union
under the Republican Administration, rather
| than noneat oil, inaaInucha as they have recog-
n1zed the rights of the South inthe Territories
and not attempted to repeal tue slave code Of
| New Mexico. This fact should be proclaimed
| By every loyal Union man. r
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE replied, expressing
| regret that he had seen no evidence that the
| Republicans had abandoned their principles.
The Union coRld not lie saved by persuading
the people that the Republicans have abandon
Such declaration iB calculated to produce an
injurious effect; the President, recognizes
qualified property in, slave labor within slave
States, but at the same TINA IN his inaugural
he reiterstes the declaration Of the Chicago
Platform, that the normal condition Of all the
Territories : freedom, DC; He would be glad
to see the Republicans driven from power In
order that these questions might be adjusted
on constitutional. principles.
1ir. DOUGLAS said that Mr.. Breckinridge
would not go back to Kentucky and tell his
people TINT they stand better in respect to the
Territories than ever before, while he (Rreck-
luridge) did not deny that this was the ease.
He (Douglas) desired that Kentucky and eve.
| r. other State eho1ld know the fact He too
desired I'd put the Republican party out ol
power, but he would not foster unkind feel
ings in the South for party purposes. He
would tell the truth about the Republicans
even if 1t operated to their credit. he said h
wanted to crush down every disunionI8t 1t
Kentucky, and repeated that lie wanted tx
| strengthen his tBreckiuridge's) hands and til,
hands Of every Union MN, and to show tha
| Kentucky Il safe, even under Republican I'D
mfnistration, and put down secession il ever,
State in the Union, b.. J.:
The Qneslion was then taken, on motion q
Mr. GRIMES, for laying Mr.. Douglns's reso1n
, | ton on the table. Carried 23 against IL. j.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE asked leave to tnt1e
duce the following resolution, and, no OF
lection, would ask vote on it now:
Refo!red, That the Senate recommend and al
viRe the removal OF the United States troops frol
the limits Of !he Confederate States.
Mr.. sUMNER-Let it lie over
Mr.. CLlNGMAN said he had q similar res<
Q lutioD, with an additional point, Recommend
;: ing abstaining from oil attempts to collect th
: revenue. He Eaidif the troops were will
i drawn there ought to be forbearance IS to tt
! collection of the revenue
81 Mr. COLLAMER moved IN Executive Sc
d sion. -.
III Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE claimed that the m
d | tion was not In order, as Mr. Clingman ha
: the floor. He had no objection to the latter
y | resolution. =
= The CHAIR decided that the resolution l.
over, objection having been made. Executi1
session Adjourned. >