Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-24

I Il appropriations and troops 10 enforce the US
ortation: Seoond--The remedy folly proposed
hv the Senator from South Cardinal Mr.. Butler
Third The remedy of injustice and civil var.
| proposed by the senator from Illinois. tMr:
| Donelas:) and la-tly-Tbe remedy Of justice aud
| peace proposed by the Senator from New YORK,
| iMr. Seward.) which last would admit Kansas at
once with her present population.
| All The objections to such admission were CON
| sidrred, whether grounded on want OF popula-
ton or irreguariy Of forIs. and the precedent OF
Michigan wa- particularly reviewed Here Mr..
! Bnchcnans opinions introduced. who VIM
! dieaied Michigan on grounds precisely applica-
! bic 10 Kansas In conclu sion. the comparison
! was made between the tyranny Of the President
| in Kansas and the tyranny of King George III
| From Congress he appealed to the people in
! the coming Presidential election to vindicate
! Kansas Let the ballot box of the Union, with
nnlttudnous might protect the ballot box
there
when Mr.. Sumner had concluded Mr.. Cass
sad that hr had listened I" hi. speech with equal
regret and surprise. He regarded it N the most
un American and unpn'rotc speech that he had
ever heard upon ih- floor and h. hoped be might
never henr such an".hrr, her" or elsewhere
H. did not now rise. however. Ia make any cx-
tended comments on tint speech. open as II was
Ia ccnsure and Misrepresentation. hut Ia say that
the Senator from Massachusetts had totally mis-
understood aud misapplied the case of Michigan
which he had cited in justification OF the action
of the Topeka convention. He briefly proceeded
Ia show that there no anaiogy between pro
ceedings in Michigan an those in Kansas
Mr. Douglas piled to the personalities in Mr.
Summers speech he would not reply to the ar
gnment, for il reha-h Of the same to which
he had replied twice before. He compared it to
patchwork bed quilt, made up from all of the
old calico dresses in the house. and he said that
most Of his classical illusions we're taken from
G a.. II tt1.
pressed in decent and respectable colleges. That
speech written aud committed to the memo
ry and was praciced before the glass with n ne
gro boy 10 hold the candle aud watch tho gestu-
res.
1t was rehea sed 10 his friends and they repeat
ed II in the saloons uf the city what he was about
To say, Those lihel- and insults, gross and vul-
gar they were.had been conned over and writ
ten with cool, deliberate nlahgnity, and repeated
night after night till they were thoroughly learn
ed So that h. might have the appropriate grace
to spit them al those men who ditfpredf from him.
What right had he to arraign three fouths of the
Senate for derelietinn Of duty Did the means
by which he got his seat give him any SUPERIOR
tyl lie had taken an oath to support The const
tuition, and yet he had violated HAT constitution
by refusing I" obey the fugitive slave law; and
at The same time he had arraigned him (Mr. Dou-
In.) as II eonsprator and traitor.
lie alluded TO Mr.. Summers attack on Senator
Butler. who absent. and said that he
k1ew what would happen. On his return the Sen
Htor from Massachp -rtts would whisper secret
| apaugy in hi ear. and want him to accept that
in return for public aitack. Mr.. d knew how
thai was dan". Laughirr He then defended
Gen. A'eh."u from the charge # acting the part
| Of tatelne.
M. Mason said that the necessities of the po
| liiieal relation # Son'hern Senators in obedience
| to tin. forms OF government brought them IN to
.a-spc tions in th- chamber which would he dis
| honor thie elsewhere. They bear it in obedience
In tn, Constitution, the trust of which they have
undertaken to perform. lie particularly Sc
we're "n Mr.. Sumner. aud accused him Of talst-
cation regarding southern institutions.
Mr. Sumner r-plird 10 Messrs. Cas-, Mason
aud ID 'ugla-, and especially severe towards
! the batter, hkening him iuu certain namrlpss an
imal which omitted noi,ome odor. He wanted
Mr.. douglas To mark this.
Mr. Douglas said hr should not follow Mr..
| sumner eSampl in thai respect.
! Mr. Mason said he thought Mr.. Sumner WAS
non contpoS menfis.
This remark produced laughter
The Senate then adj ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. bennett, of New York from the commit
tee on public lands, rcpnrtcd II bill granting one
/ million fprty eight thou~n acres III Wisconsin
for the construction 81 three railroads therein,
I emhnctng length of 800 miles. An int fl ctual
lion Wa mud, Ia table The bill
/ 'the time CONSUMED III calling the yeas
! aud NAYS Narion- QUE zion; and pending the
consideration ol the Nh Iht iiou,, then ADJOURN
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