New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-26
XXXIVTH CONG r ESS
FIRST SESSION.

Mr w lLcON pferetteu pftitioH Houi thc VII ciS
of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society. setting
forth the objects of that organizations aud stating that
they have been much Disrepresen by the majority
report If the Committee on Territories.
They say that tber Society did cause the troubles
in Kapsas, having never nrIged any law nor inter.
feId with the peace full execution Of it; that they have
never invested dollar in any munitions OF war; that
they have Lever sent persons TO control elections In
Kansas nor hired any man, except 8s a business
agent TO go there; that they have never paid the pas
sage of single emigraDt, Dor is it within the kuOw
edge Of the Company that any person has lone out
their auspices with apy other views than those
of set aid ssyi in the Territory. They also re-
present that their property has been destroyed by the
recent outbeaks aud pray that the offenders may be
brought to justice, and conn ensaon be made for the
loss,s aDC il juries they have sustained. -.
The petition was referred to the Committee on
Mr. JOHNSON took exception to some Of Mr.
Seward's ents yesterday, on the conduct of Mr.
Rus, IL Bssaulting Horace Greeley some time ago.
MIR. SEW ARD indicated the correctness OF what
he had saC according to the facts so far ms they were
within his knowledge and recollection. He did not,
however at the time member the precise grounds
which the attack made.
MIR FOSTER alluded to the passage of the Ksns IS
Nebraska Uili a. about the hour Of midnight on the
25th of May, 1854. The darkness which then en-
velop.d the earth yielded to the light of the coming
day, but the darkness auc gloom which had been
csused by that bill did not pass away. 1t had been
il crt asrg until it Low envenprd the land with
broad black shadow. Mr.. Foster spoke with earnest
less in defense of tb Emsrapt Aid Society and vim
dicated Prot. Siman, and the Rev. Mr. Beecher and
Mr. DullOn. The meeting IN New Haven IN Mr..
Dulons Chuich was to bid farewell to their friends,
who were about to leave for ksnsss, and the arms
furnished merely for self defeuse 1t was sig
niicant feet, that not one of that party who were
thus furnished with Sharps rifles hsd ever been
epgsg.d in any of the disturbances in that Territory
II Prof Siman had stOi cast at him except by those
" no bad done than he for he good of his race,
be would be much more likely to attain the age OF
Methuseah than to suffer the marty rdom Of Stephen
Mr. Foster maintained that Slavery in the States
tie General Government has 10 power, and that
VIII. there no power there was no responsibility,
aid should be no intermeddlng. The existence OF
Slavery in the Territories was an entirely different
matter. Being unsuccessful in discovering what
the great principle in the Kansas Nebraska bill, he
lsd Gown what be conceived to be the true doctrine
namely that Corgrtss has exclusive power over the
mstter. If Slavery was right, he could be wrong.
He would recomu end that wherever Slavery existed
i'll the T.nitori.s, that il be abolished, and wherever
it did Tot, that it should be forbidden
tone aud temper of Mr. Fosters speech, it being
different from what he had been accustomed to hear
from those entertaining such opinions the subject Of
Slavery. The matter had been discussed III manner
euns uty becoming Senator representing one Of the
sovereign States of the Confederacy
On motion Of Mr.. WELLER the Kansas bill aud all
the proposed amendments were then recommitted TO
the Committee ON Territories. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House passed the bill authorizing the President
20 to be cevered At the expense W the United
Stat.s, TO Utah and NewM. xico, such arms as they
are entitled to III der existing laws.
The bill establishing two additional Land Districts
in Kansas wss tabled by &c majority.
Mr. GROW said on the Both OF May, 1854, an act
wes passed ganizpg Klaus Territory, and that
the CEN Of 1855 showed COS voters, but at the cleo
ton which chose the Legislature that enacted code
Of laws for Kansas there we've 6,33l voters. These
laws the people believed oppressive and wrong, aud
emanatirg nom tie usurpatiOr Of legislative power
they not bound by consideration OF justice and
rgLt 10 submit 10 them. Senator Clayton Recently de
ca cd those acts to be unexaDped aud papsby unjust
and oppressive, and cone OF them unconstitutional
besides b, ing insulting to hoLorabie men who might
differ from Kim political questions. The people Of
the Territory believing h reristatce TO tyranny
obedience tc God, called Convention in consttu-
tor al and legal way, and adopted Constitution at
Topeka. Mr.. Grow gave history of the attendrst
prose edr gs, and spoke of the difficulties in Kansas,
and Of the fauess efforts OF the Federal authorities to
supprese them
Mr. STEPHENS gave notice Of his intention to sub
NIT substitute for the perdng bill to guard against
all the evil of which Mr.. Grow complained.
Mr.. SMITH Tenn. said reason, not passion, ought
to reign. We had passed through Inaty scenes Of
disturbance since the adoption Of the Constitution.
Tn. public mind was willing to come TO q reasonable
conclusion on the questions which have divided all
sections Of the country. The gentleman from Penn
syyania cepounced the Executive for failure to
force the lows partiaity in their execution; bit
some men in the South utter similar complaints. This
furnished the highest evidence that the President -
nobIy bis cuiy 20 the entire country. This
was not time for recrimlnati' bet, if POI
sible, at to GuIe. The prevailing excitement.
He thought the I'LL pty introduced into the Senate
by Mr. Toombs equitable and il and based on pyis.
cpse "a fer rs slavery Il Cupe. rnec, on which a. men
Who love the Unior could unite Mr.. Smith ,eeved
that beth sections have scted impyrdenty regarding