day, as close and as
tight as what I think I have heard called somewhere "Jew David's
Adhesive Plaster." How does your vote stand as compared with your
speeches? Your speeches being easy, I shall throw in the scale against
you the weight of what you swore. How does that matter stand? I intend
to refer to the record. By referring to the record, it will be found
that Mr. CLINGMAN offered the following as an amendment to the fourth
resolution of the series introduced by Mr. DAVIS:

"_Resolved_, That the existing condition of the Territories
of the United States does not require the intervention of
Congress for the protection of property in slaves."

What was the vote on the amendment proposed to that resolution by Mr.
BROWN, to strike out the word "not." I want the Senator's attention,
for I am going to stick to him, and if he can get away from me he has
got to obliterate the records of his country. How would it read, to
strike out the word "not."

"That the existing condition of the Territories of the
United States does require the intervention of Congress for
the protection of property in slaves."

Among those who voted against striking out the word "not," who
declared that protection of slavery in the Territories by legislation
of Congress was unnecessary, was the Senator from Oregon. When was
that? On the 25th day of May last. The Senator, under the oath of his
office, declared that legislation was not necessary. Now where do we
find him? Here is a proposition to amend the Constitution, to protect
the institution of slavery in the States, and here is the proposition
brought forward by the Peace Conference, and we find the Senator
standing against the one, and I believe he recorded his vote against
the other.

But, let us travel along. We have only applied one side of this
plaster. The Senator voted that it was not necessary to legislate by
Congress for the protection of slave property. Mr. BROWN then offered
the amendment to the resolution submitted by Mr. DAVIS, to strike out
all after the word "resolved," and to insert in lieu thereof:

"That experience having already shown that the Constitution
and the common law, unaided by statutory enactment, do not
afford adequate and sufficient protection to slave
property--some of the Territories having failed, others
having refused, to pass such enactments--it has become the
duty of Congress to interpose, and