New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-13

,,ooAsd ~ make laws which tho People must
obey. which the Courts cannot question: ana "nich
aeon cong,sss csnDo, scrutinize. Usurpaion hss
TINS eply TO be simply audaciOus enough extensive
enough. 70 secure majority IN wha' cans ''el'
Leeislsture, and ia success IS compete i"i
prepusble and eternal. And hr. o~Puen'
nroceeded. sfer the usual scoring oi wv
Reeder 10 talk OF the People of Kansas correceihg
st the balle,.boX any abuses or wrongs lnvoVed IN
.ba action Of the Shawnee Mission Legislature
uben he must know that tie Election Law OF tnat
Legislature allows every free male adult '"'a'"'"'
mo matter if but for half hour to vote AT iuturo
elections unless he be adisbelieveriu the NeorasAs
Act or the Fugitive Slave Law, in which case ne
cannot vote at all The fact is that the freee'a'e
ci,izens Of Kansas, though large majority! nave
70 chance under the laws OF the bogus Legislature
and those laws were made on purpose not to give
them any. So Mr. Stephens dated on the fairness
Of letting the People of Kansas decide 'he slavery
question for themselves, when be knows that even
10 discuss that question in Kansas is to commit a
f,lonv under the laws Of that Legislature, whose
mower be holds to be unquestionable But Will
not attempt to pursue him further
Mr.. DUNN of Indiana followed, and spoke pow
etfully on both sides He is in favor OF the fullest
Investigation. but opposed to that mode of investI-
cation which the Committee deem iodI'Pensaoie,
holding that a Commission to visit Kansas would
he more efficient as well az cheaper than to call
rersons and papers here He warned the South
that A refusal TO investigate on the pleas set up
here. would be construed by the Country as lear
on the part Of the Slave States that an inyestga-
ton would prove what the Free-State men asIege
with regard to Border Rufian inyasions and cor
rupticn of the ballotboxes of kansas.-Mr Dunn
ia very strong man, but fear he will never Tor
give the Anti Nebraska party for having elected
| Speaker without his help and in defiance OF his
stubborn opposition. Most of his speech was on
the right side yet its general effect was rather Ia
yorable TO the cause of the Border Rufiians.
Mr.. V. WRIGHT of Tennessee followed, and
tried to get the House adjourned Cat q p n.y. so
that he might speak in the morning; but Mr. NOR:
| GAN Of New-York called the Yeas and Nays on the
| adjournment. and after little consultation both
motions we're withdrawn. An attempt was then
made TO patch up an agreement that Dir. Wright
might waive bis right to speak now and resume 1t
at tie opening of the debate tomorrow. This
was objected to- and he proceeded to speak. The
only new ideas / CLEANED from his remarks
were that Mr. Whitfield was native OF his
District. had been in the Tennessee Senate, was
very honorable, high-minded man, and would
not hold the seat an hour if his claim would
Lot bear the fullest and freest scrutiny
which he courted. / must say that if
such is Mr. Whitfeld's disposition, the course
taken by his friends, Mr.. Wright included is
strangely inconsistent Herewith. Mr.. Wright pro-
ceed to argue, in the train on which improvement
has been made since Mr.. Cullen spoke, that this
House cannot inquire into the organization or
validity of the Kansas Legislature. l need not
fellow him on this beaten track. His speech was
one of moderate force, but the honorable Member
would seem to have singularly inadequate opinion
of THE TRIBUNE and the Black Republicans"
| Whom Mr. Wright had concluded, the floor was
assigned to Mr.. TRAFTON of Massachusetts,, who
will speak tomorrow in defense of the Emigration
Aid Societies, and in exposition of their objects
| and movements After some triling business, the
House adjourned. II. q.