New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-07

in March, 1s61-Mr Davis was the recognized Demo
cratic leader.
THE SENATE ADOPTS HIS PRo.sLAvERY REso-
LUTIONs.
On February 2 1860 Mr.. Davis introduced seven
resolutions in the Senate embOdyng the doctrines OF
the southern Democracy The first affirmed the
sovereignty of the States, the second affirmed the
recognition OF negro slaves property by the Const-
ton the third insisted upon the absolute equality OF
the States the fifth declared 1t to be the duty of Con-
gress to supply any needed protection to
rights in a Territory, and the seventh affirmed the
validity and sanctty of the Fugitive Slave Law Inc
fourth and sixth resolutions read as follow:
That neither Congress nor Territorial Legislature,
whether by direct legislation legislation OF an IN
dilect and unriendy character, possesses power 10
of the United states to take his slave properly lntO
the common Territories and there hOd anu ehIoy thc
same while the Territorial condition remains. ,,.,.,
That the Inhabitants of a Territory of the United
States when they rlghtfuy form Constitution to be
first time. like the people of state when forming
new Constitution, decide for themselves wheuieI
slavery, domestic institution, SHAH be mainaiileIl
or prohibited within their JUtls .lcuol du 'cS sna
lie admitted into the Union, with or without slavery,
their Constitution may plesrlDe al inc umc Vi
The struggle over these resolutions continued for
than three months, and the Senate ola not leacn
vote until May "a 1850. On thaI gay t dny tbn
four adopted, and on the following aay INC
Uti'ctS "VP.u, CT" r, - ranoed nom 33 TO
the fourth resolution. Inc yeas rdn7ou rn o,nepd
36 votes, and the nays from to IL Inc ahehu-
iNN'N
sidcred and rejected The fourth IeSoution-tte sen-
tcnce and death kncll of Popular sovereignty as
passed by e decisive vote Of 80 10 81, every Demo
crat present except Mir. Pugh, of Ohio, voting iOr IT,
Mr. Douglas absent throughout inc Nollns, ny
reason OF sickness. Thus were adopted by me nlT'
states senate, necessary deductions rom me iuud
mental law Of the land, propositions which hau peel
voted down By tn Southern democracy III "a "a
MIR. Davis had been often mentioned as Democratic
candidate for President and In the Charlesioh oOI
Vcrton I'm 1860 he received IL votes for President
though his friends announced that he did not desire
the nomination. This was after the delegates from
Mississippi hal withdrawn from the convention because
sOlut iOns asserting the extreme southern view OF C
slavery question had been rejected In the Senat
on December 10 Mr.. Davis made a speech In whci
ne carefully distinguished between Independence which
The states had achieved al great cost and the Union
which hal cost little time, little money ana 10 blood,
taking his Old states Rights position. lie was mad
n mcmber OF the senate Committee OF Thirteen APP
Tn,ntod 10 report on the condition Of the country
! lie was excused at his own request Dut nnay con
entcd 10 serve accepting the appointment in speech
| q, Which he avuWad his willingness TO make any
sacrlfce 10 avert the impending struggle. Anor 70
! mainiur I'm session several days and rejecting tht
Unocr'her ri that il was unable to - g1ce upon any
! r""erai ulan of adius ment' Before this committee
| Tr paws offered resolution proposing an amend
mont 10 the Constitution, declaring that property II
n I recognized as such By the local law Of any Of
% S,,tc Of the Union. shall stand the foot
i. I'm all Constitutional and Federal relations, as any
o'S, f,mIary 10. 1861, Mr. Davis spoke on the sta
, 10 country asserting tho right of secession, de
vi nV ,bsf of coercion and urging the withdrawal
the gdtni having seeded the 9th, Mr.. Davis with
Mss ~, The senate and returned TO his home IL
urc" ,a,c of his associates In speech I'm which b.
n'l",rany years advocated, a an essential attribute
lor e,e' sovereignty, the right OF state to seccd
! OF H'"b No Union. Therefore, II had not believe,
i t was Unsuitable cause II thought that MisSlS