Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-04
THIRTY.FoURTH CONGREss.

Oh American citizens against the French gov
eminent, for the debts due them, and for sat-
lsfaetion for which provision was made by a
convention between the United States and
France, April 80. 1903.
The bill for the admission of Kanzas, re-
ported by the Committee on Territories, was
taken up.
Mr. Wade said he stood up to advocate no
new doctrine, but the great principles of
equal rights to all men, black and white.
That was the doctrine of the fathers of this
republic. He then alluded to the passage of
the Compromise measures of 1850, which
were called 6. fnality measures" and said
the Democratic party had put the present ad-
mlnistration into power upon a platform
pledging them to resist slavery agitation. He
did not know how they intended to resist,
whether with bludgeons, or otherwise how
ever, they had no right to resist the agitation
of any subject pertaining to this government.
He stood here to resist all attempts to in
fringe the right of free speech, whatever might
be the consequences. He opposed the bill
under consideration. In conclusion, he criti-
cised the political course of his colleague.
Mr.. Pugh replied, and said Mr.. Wade had
used language not becoming gentleman,
nor Senator, nor a Black Republican, but
language becoming blackguard. [Sensa-
ton.
The Chair called Mr.. Pugh to order.
Mr.. Pngh, proceeding with his remarks,
said Mr.. Wade had no right to charge him
with loving slavery and hating liberty. He
continued at some length, sharply retorting
upon MIR. Wade.
Mr.. Biggs of North Carolina said it could
not be disguised that there was an evident
foreshadowing in Mr.. Wade's remarks of a
determination among the party to which the
latter belonged, if the latter cannot succeed at
the ballot box, to pull down the fair fabric of
liberty consecrated by the blood of our fore
fathers. He (Mr. Biggs) advocated the bill
under consideration
Mr. Clayton, al o'clock, said he desired to
speak, but did not care about addressing only
a dozen Senators, and, under these circum-
stances, he moved an adjournment. The mo-
ton was negatlved.
The question was taken OIL Mr.. Adams
motion to strike out the clause giving the
right Of suffrage to all persons who shall have
filed their declaration of intention to become
citizens of the United States, in compliance
with tie naturalization laws, which was
adopted, the vote being as follows -
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Bayard, Bell of Ten
nessee, Biggs, Broadhead, Brown, Clay, Clay
ton, Collamer, Crittenden, Fessenden, Fitzpat-
rick, Foot, Foster. Geyer, Hunter, lverson: Nal
Tory, Mason, Reid, Thompson of Kentucky,
Yulee-22
Nays-Messrs Allen, Bigler, Butler, Bright
Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Evans, Jones of Iowa,
Pugt, Seward, Sidell, Toombs, Weller Wilson,
Wright-l6.
Mr.. Wilson moved to strike out all after
the enacting clause in the bill, and insert,
d" All acts passed by the Legislature Of Kan
zas, or any assembly acting as such, be, and
the same are hereby abrogated, and declared
void, and Of no effect"
Mr.. Crittenden said it seemed to linn that
some explanation was required. Was the
remedy for the disturbances in Kanzas com
plete and entire ;
Mr.. Wilson replied that, in his Judgment,
the bill was to make Kanzas a slave state.
The report just made to the House shows that
there were 1000 Missourians forced on the
people of that territory, and that it was the
Legislature which passed inhuman and I'M
christian enactments that occasioned all the
trouble. His proposition was desired as pre-
liminary to other legislation, to protect the
people in their rights, and punish. any viola
ton of the laws of the country.
Mr.. Seward said he would, with the great
est pleasure, vote for Mr.. Wilson's amend
ment. The present bill can have no other
tendency and effect than to confirm the sue
cess Of the object of the passage of the law
abrogating the Missouri Compromise, and
form slave state out of Kanzas. There is
no code, there are no laws, and no legal So
ciety in Kanzas, other than that of the organ
ic act of 1854. The government OF that ter
ritory is usurpatjpn; and tyranny, and
there are no legal nor moral obligations to
treat it with the least respect The House,
more true to freedom than the Senate, sent
commission thither, whose report establishes
these facts beyond all question. The day for
compromise has ended.
Mr.. Toombs am glad of it.
Mr.. Seward. And so am L. Henceforth
we take our stand on the Constitution.
Mr.. Toombs, interrupting. On the higher
law.
Mr.. Seward, continuing. They who stand
there are firm, and those who do not are on
slippery and unsubstantial foothold.
Mr.. Toombs. think so, when you get on
the higher law.
Mr.. Crittenden regretted exceedingly to
hear Mr.. Seward say that the day of com.
promise had gone by. The form of the bill
might not be altogether satisfactory to the
gentleman, but it was offered to him in lib
eral spirit yet he has declared his intention
to accept amendments to render it more salts.
factory and conciliatory. The proposition of
Mr.. Wilson would increase to a bundles
extent the existing evils. He (Crittenden)
would compromise to the last moment of time,
provided they could preserve the original
principle on which the government was
erected. The present crisis demanded of
every Senator serious and solemn considera-
ton. He earnestly appealed to gentlemen to
come forward in liberal spirit, and do JUS
tice to all sections of the country. He almost
despaired, when those from whom he had ex-
pected so much seemed disposed to do SO little.
Mr.. Clayton said he had served long in
public lite, but never, from the first aay that
he entered this hall, had he believed the
country in as much danger as now. His de-
sire was to offer gentlemen on both sides,
compromise. Alas this day they had heard
q word dear the American statesman treated
with levity. They had been told that the
time for compromise was passed. If so, the
period of duration of this republic is gone.
The Constitution Of the United States was a
compromise. Every bill passed was com
promise. Men could not live in civil society
or private life without compromise If we
have arrived at the determination that he will
never compromise again we might as well
throw our Constitution TO the winds In
spirit of compromise he had introduced
bill to abrogate all laws in Kanzas manifestly
unjust, including those regulating elections,
requiring an oath to support the fugitive slave
law, and abridging the liberty of speech and
the press. He explained his proposition, and
predicted that If the bill now pending should
become law, the application Of Kanzas for ad-
mission as a state into the Union next session
would produce an excitement greatly exceed
ing the fury and violence of 1920. He pre-.
ferred that Kanzas should undergo a pupil
age before her admission as a state.
Mr.. Hale said one objection he had TO the bill