M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-04-04

dignity, &c. Great God! what are
wecoming to,l We Imagine iftbiis
things mother were to address him, it
would be in the language OF Bertha:
l"Oall me not mother; lgau p. e.. iH
/ For i'll brof thee forth, 1t was 90. al.,
| As foolish hens, ut times, hatch vipers, by
Sitting upon strange eggs" f aEhs tJF
We have neither timo nor room to
attend to the Messenger this week.
We will do SO in good time.
Extra Session OF the Senate.
.D slia' WksHINeToN, March 26.
The consideration Of Mr. Douglas
resolutions was resumed. 3. ~. ah.
Mr.. Breckenridge replied to Mr..
Douglas speechofy yesterday. He de,
MED that the Republicans had yielded
any Of their ntial'principles, and
it was unjust to the people ofthe South
to announce that they had done SO.
He called on the Republican Sena.
tors themselves to answer whether
they had made any such abandonment.
Collamer replied -Notas We are aware
Fof. Breckinridge then alluded to the
argument of Mr.. Douglas, that the
Republicans had not inserted their
platform in any Of the bills recently
passed organizing the Territories. He
said they had not done so because they
feared the bills would not be passed in
such a form, and that the President
might veto them if passed, while they
desired their immediate passage to in.
crease the Federal patronage. a n''
Mr.. Breckenridge was confident
thatif the Republicans did not yield,
fifteen States would soon be ont ofthe
Union. Soyfar they had yielded moth
ing, nor manifested any disposition to
dO 80. 'A.A o'". '"' '-''" .'' "'.
Mr.. Douglas replied be could not
conceal lis surprise" that the Senator
from Kentucky denied all the posi-
tions he had assumed. His object
was to demonstrate there was no cause
for such action, and that Kentucky
has justice and equality in the Terri.
tories according to the test presented
Iby the Senator himself. - ? eTr
The Senator knew the Territories
Of Colorado, Nevada and Dacotah had
been organized on the basis Of the Ne
brasks Kansas Bill. All these Terri
tories were organized on the principle
Of non. intervention by Congress the
people to decide the slavery question
as they please, subject only to the lin.
itatinn OF the Constitution, leaving
the Courts to ascertain what the lmi
tation is. This is all the South have
ever asked. . .ra ,.r.t.rs
The Republicans have abandoned
the Wilmot Proviso and Congrsssion.
al Intervention, and repudiate Con
gressional prohibition of slavery. ThC
Senator would not deny that he die
not ask the Senator from Kentucky t(
r say that the Republicans have abau
doned all their essential principles, 2
.Ii He did not ask him to do anything
10 promote their interest. He Dong
las) did not believe in the politica
creed Of that party, and did not be
leve that the best interests Ofthe coun
, try would b. promoted by the exercise
of their ppwer; still he preferred th,
Union under a Republican Admins
tration to none at all. ''' ''.'
: Nj. Crimes, of Iowa, moved tha'
! Mr.. Douglas resolution, calling foI
information relative to the forts, navy
yards, &C., which was pending besorI
the Senate, be laid on the table. ThC
question was decided in the affirma
, tlve--23 against II. ~ 1,'.
: Mr.. Breckihridge asked leave, to Of
fer the following resolution, and if n
objection, would ask vote on 1t now
Rssoyved, That the Senate recon
mend and advise the removal OF I'M
ted States troops from the limits ofth
! Confederate States. ..-,o~. ..l.-. d..
4 Mr.. Sumner-Let it lay over.
: Mr.. Clingman remarked that he ha
drawn upa similar resolution, wit
0 one point in addition. He had show
tito several Senators, and it had NJ
met their approval. 1t was as 70
lows: -a- aaiasn 70 '1 .iinsl
0 RssOiyed, That, III the opinion
0 the Senate, it is expedient that II
{ President withdraw all Federal trooE
8 from the States Of South Carolin
: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missil
sippi, Texas and Louisiana, aud al
: stain from all attempts to collect re-
8 ehue 10 those States, ,,a' % 'p'pO9',
~ 9el Nli b9ISig 9 ,4d 40 ,thln1
4 c Mf. 0liBgman addedH7lfthe tropI
+ be withdrawn, there opght To- be 20
. fearance as to the collection Of reyel