The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Rejection Of Kansas as q Free State
by the House.

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The proposition to admit Kansas as free
State with the Topeka constitution was re-
jected in the House on Monday by one ma
jority. Thi, treachery was brought ab,ut
by the union Of Messrs. Haven, Harrison,
Damn, Broome, Walk, Whitney and all the
Northern Fillmore men with the admins
tntion. Every other prolesscd opponent of
the administration IRON the north voted for
the bill. We copy an abridged account of
the proceedings of the House previous to
the rejection.
On saturday, June -, the House had
under consideration the Bill providing for
the immediate admission Of Kansas into the
Union. Speeches were made by Mr.. Steph-
ems OF Georgia, Campbell of Ohio, Mr..
Evans OF Texas, Morrill, OfVt.
Mr.. Campbell, in the course Of his reply
To Mr.. Stephens, said that he could prove
that Jefferson denied the Constitutional
power to acquire territory. and could pr
duce the original manuscript of letter
written by Jeii,ron, a few years before his
death, in which he not only approved of the
Missouri Compromise, hut in express terms
admitted the power Of Congress to exclude
slavery. This letter he intended to have
Autographed to accompany his speech.
After an unsuccessful motion to adjourn,
motion to lay the bill upon the table was
regatiycd lOI to 20, and the previous ques-
ton was demanded and su stained and the
main question ordered and be the first BUSH
ness in order ON Monday.
On Monday Mr.. Grow, made the closing
speech in favor of Kansas.
Mr.. Stephens moved to rccommit the bill
to the committee on territories with in
struction to report instead therefore the sub
stitute which he had offered, providing for
the appointment of FIVE persons by the Pres
ident. 10 make an enumeration of the in
habltants of the territory and an appoint
mcnt of districts with the view Of selecting
convention for the formation Of a State
Constitution, Sc.
Mr.. Dunn moved as an amendment that
the committee be required to report bill
restoring the Missouri Compromise. Amend
mcnt adopted by IN iority.
The motion to recommit with Instructions
as amended was then voted down-only .
voting in the afirnativc-Dunn and llarri-
son.
Amotion to rccommh without instructions
was also rejected by lOl yeas against 100
nays.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, moved to lay the
bill on the ii blc-ncgatived by l majority.
The main question was then taken and
the bill rejected by majority.
The result was greeted BY the clapping Of
hands and vocilentions of joy by the oppo-
nents of the bill, while its friends exhibited
signs Of disappointment. Amid the confu-
lion the House adjourned.
The only vote given again st the bill from
\. E. was given by Mr.. Fuller of Maine.
Our Representatives, Wood, Benson, Perry,
Washburu and Knowlton were present and
voted for the bill.
The Representatives from the Slaves States
showed an unhrokcn front, in opposition to
the bill. Freedom never gets vote from
the South. In this case, slavery obtained
% votes, from Northern democrats and FIJI.
more men.
The whole vote was 100 yeas, lO1 nays.
Absent or pared of, ~.
The correspondent of the Boston Daily
Advertiser says in relation to the voters of
the Fillmore men:
1.-The object Of these fillmore men is to
make better pro-slavery record at the
South than the Buchanan men enjoy. with
a view Of carryin, the Southern States for
Fillmore. This is the secret of their treach-
cry to their constituencies to-day.
I'm effort to reconsider the vote to-mor-
row, IS contemplated. Its success, is doubt
full"
The responsibility Of thus voting that
Kansas shall not be free State belongs To
the same men who resisted So long the cleo. :
ion Of an Anti-NebnIskn Speaker. With
profusion Of Professions for freedom ON their l
ips, they vote against freedom in Kansas for
he mcanest of political purposes. The real
ruth Is they are SHAREHOLDERS IN Hr,Rr, or
{ not so, have no hearty adherence of the t
ccursed institution. c
The South in one unbrok-n column vote u,
gainst Free H'nsls because its constitution
obtains provision that s'ersry shall nsrer
ria an he territory, and this sectional
lovement is sustained by the votes Of tween. $
'-three Buchanan and Filmorites from q
le North. Il
Had the Rill paSs'd the House however {
ere was little probability orits passing the Ia
nate, aud therefore perhaps there j. net g
at cause for sorrow at the result rs there n
,uld have been had II been otherwise. Il
Ii will he perceived that before the vote d
IS taken which resulted in the rejection of M
'nsls, stephens Of Georgia, brought for Of
I'D proposition which was votsd down. tn