New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-31
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
fFE Q V orR sf EcI III. ID i 4 Esp i I r,s,.
AsHrsGTos March "a. 1s5s.
Tie speech Of Judge Douglas III ssbs senate III
Thursday in relation to Kansas affairs ari
of his report from the COMMITTEE Oh 40
the great event Of the week. was unable Is bear
for when reached the Senate chamber few nnntes
after twelve o'clock found not only TIE gaiIeres anal
reporters desks all filed with ladies' but even the pas
sages and avenues leading to the bocked
silks ribbons and bonnets 50 great was the
crowd that r. Hale moved to admit the ladies' even
to the floor Of the Senate; but this was very properly
objected to by Mr, Hunter do not think am lack
ing in gaantry to the fair sex, bnt must confess
cannot recognize the right of the ladies' to exclude
from their places those who have NOT only right
the seats, but whose duty is to be there. Their
conduct might be excusabe il they reay felt an in
terest in but the truth Is that three
fourts Of them go there for the purpose of looking
at each others bonnets, and nothing else 3 $st
could moi, therefore. hear the speech, but have
heard it spoken Of able and mastery defence Of
and severe and eaustic criticism Of Black
Republican logic and argument alton. He defended
the principles of the Kansas Nebraska bill with his
usual nounced the reasonable intentions Of
the Free State men of Kansas, and poured forth a.
terrible dlatribe upon the Abolition side of the
chamber. When he had finished his colleague Mr.
9Ir1mbu essayed to reply. His effort however was
feeble and pontless aging more Of the cant Of
the yocrlte than the nervous energy of the honest
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The bill which Judge Douglas has reported looking
TO- the admission of Kansas as State will pass The
Senate with but little difficulty What viii he its tate
in the House matter Of more doubt-pafties being
so equally divided there that it il ipassble to say
which has the aseendancy. The bill provides that
the Governor Of the Territory shall cause census to
be taken the purpose Of aseeraining whether the
number of inhabitants is sufficient to constitute
State II there be enough then an election shall be
held for delegates Convention this Corve1,-
ton may frame State Constitution, and then tile
Territory may apply for admission into the Union as
State The bill des gnates the number of i1lhabi-
tants necessary for the formation Of State govern
nent at being the present
ratio Of one Representative in the House The Con.
stitution Of the United States makes no prov fol
the number Of inhabitants Territory necessary Ia
organize a this defect Of the Constitution
has already been taken advantage Of freesoil
sers Of Kansas, have proceeded toyorganizes
bogus State government there with a popula
not more than thirty Thousand at the highest iii
manifest that this is wrong and unjust. If thirt,
thousand people can organize a State, they wonIt
have one Representative and two Senators and thsi
wouldhe as potential any Others It is abso
utely necessary to have some else Territor
with only one thousand, even nelundfed persons
may do the same thing. The bill therefore, provide
that the population shall be the same as is now re
quired the constituency of one Representative from
au organized State viz nnety three thousand. When
Y the Convention TO fainesa State Constitution shall
meet, that Convention will determine whether slavery
shall be admitted or i as this is the main
question in dispute there, fhe delegates to that Con
vention will be elected By thepeople on that issue
slavery or no slavery. FEE s5 ssS: :ss
n The emigration to Kansas during the spring ant
months viii be immense. IN all probability
before the first Of january, Kansas will contain
the requisite population for d state government.
: view Of this fact, it becomes al important that III
South if intend to contest this 1natte1 there shoti
see oit at once It is no idle rmor, but veritabl
fact, that the Emglant Aid Societies of the North ar
preparing to pour into Kansas large hordes Of the
y kindred mercenaries as soon as the spring opens
These men will be sent there not with the expecta
: ton that many Of them will make Kansas their per
the organiclaw of the State Thequestion, therefore
as between the South and the North, is simply
4 question of numbers If the South shall have ma
jority there, when the delegates to the Convention
are elected we shall secure our rights If the Nortl
have the majority, Kansas will apply for admission a
free Stateand it must be recollected that accord
ing to the provisions ofthe Kansas Nebraska BILL thu
State must be admitted into the Union, nc matte
conformity with the constitution of the United States
Now, if Kansas should be made free State, wha
security will there be for the slave property of Mis-
. souri, and Arkansas? None whatever. Itfwould b
the grand haibor and refuge of fugitive slaves Til
immediate consequence would be the depreciation .
slave property in Missouri to the extent of millions
= : dollars-and the remote consequence might be eve
the abolition Of slavery in that State. Is this time
then, when the South should be insensble fher vita
interests in that quarter2 Ought she not at once,
I checkmate the freesoil designs of the North b
sending her gallant and chyalrous young sons til
y rescue? If so, there is no time to be lost. Thrt
thousand Southern men ought to be in Kansas by th
first of July Its fine field for their adyenturou
and daring sprits-and it affords fine prospect ais
for wealth, and for the qualification of politics
' ambition. ,,... .-,.'..,. ',.....',l 49,. ia
Both Houses Of Congress adjourned over frol
= Thursday to Monday. The Speaker has not yet al
= nounced the Kansas Investigating Committee. 1t
:. rumored that it will consist Of Dunn of Indians
Hickman of Pennsylvania, and Oliver of Missouri
Gen. Houston, of Texas, made an elaborate speec
: in the Senate few days ago, in opposition to th
= action of the late Naval Board He was exceedngl
severe in his remarks and his speech is considere
! the best yet made on the question. I have neve
known such general indignation as there is in respet
> = to the decisions of that arChaber inquisiton.-
The general impression is either that the whole aoto
Of the Board will be nullifed or that most of th
officers will be restored to the position from whic
:, they have been displaced. IF .s. ID, ,,. : la..y.-
c- The new tariff bill, reported by Senator James
j. Rhode Island Gnd which is substantially the san
as that recommended by the Secretary of the Urea
ury provides that all mportations shall be divide
into four classes. The first Glass; consisting of spirit
Gus liquors entirely, to pay so per cent, instea
If of 100 as at present. The second class, which il
cludes the great bulk of foreign fabrics and manufa
e lures, to pay 80 per cent. The third class, comp
sing raw manufacturing materials, and all the fr
se articles under the present law, to Sbe admit
If free-and the fourth class, including all articles
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