American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-11-01
TRANSPARENT 1zumbur.
A dsbaa.,e. occurred in the Senate Of /,

A debate occurred IN tne senate oil tne I
r;,ed States, on the seconl OF July last,
which, more Than any thing we have ye, met
With, exposes the hypocrisy Of the Buchan
an men, who contend that the Democracy
Of tho North are the natural allies Of the
South, |, arose on The proposition of Mr..
Tmmbull The colleague of MIR. Douglas, 10
amend the Kansas Nebraska bill in snch a
way,as to make it positively certain that it
meant 10 confer upon the Territorial Lesis-
h,use of Kansas the power to adopt or re-
cc, slavery at its option. Mr.. Douglas op-
rosed the amen linen, because he though, i,
unnecessary, it being sufficiently eviden,
already that such was the meaning of the
law. MIR. Trumbull stated that the South
pn, very different interpretation upon it,.
That in The South the doctrine was that the
people Of Territory, when they entered in
10 convention for the purpose Of forming
constitution, had power over the subject,
but not the Legislature, He offered the a.
mendment TO make The matter certain, Mr.
Cass said tho difference between the North
aud South arose out OF the dilierentint
,ations put upon the constitution itself by
the two sections, and would always exist.
lie maintained the doctrines enunciated in
the Kansas. Nebraska act, that Congress co d
not legisla,e slavery into or ont OF Terri.
tory, and that this, could only be done by
the Legislature OF tho Territory. If, there
fore, slaves were brought into Territory in
which slavery had not been established by
act OF The Legislature. they were ipse facfo
Free! All three gentlemen admitted that
this was the Interpretation universally put
upon the Kansas Nebraska act in The free
Slaies.589 ED ~ aIs5s Gar 1E1a "a
This i sqnatter sovereignty with ven.
geance. According to this doc,rine,a sim
ple.Leeislature can determine the statutes
Of The Territory, without any convention at
all, and this is proclaimed to be the opinion
prevailing at the North Mr.. Douglas has
more than once intimated that he was in
possession Of Mr.. Buchanan's opinions on
this subject, ana here we have them beyond
all doubt sns ssjfger Nrl r.
That such ia the interpretation put upon
'heikansas Nebraska ac, by the entire North
and BY Mr.. Buchanan among the rest, we
do not bulieve that a single Locofoco ora
iortor editor, from the .Sosqaehanna to The
Rio Grande doubts And yet, with a disrc-
gard Of truth which almost surprises US, lhey
continue to hold up Mr.. Buchanan as tie
peculiar, champion of Southern opinions. =
Nay, they even go farther, and make the
kansas-Nebraska act the test question! Il il
be atestquestion, and Mr.. Buchanan be the
candidate upon that test, it follows, as a
matter Of course, tha: the act as interpreted
by him is the test. Atthe same time these
very men are in the habit Of damning all
VINO do not adopt the Southern interpreta-
iion'9 How can any man do that, and ye,
vote FOR Buchanan? How can any man ex
pectt carryout Southern view of the con
s'itution by eec.ihga man whose views are
entirely Northern seeing that they are the
antipodes Of each other? ''f' q "'' k1 a-aHt
We are glad TO see the acknowledgment
OF these two Buchanan champions. From
them we may easily learn what are those o.
echief under whom they serve. 't "i O.
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