The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-28
Thirty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

submitted a resolution, when was
adopted, calling on the President to
communicate copy of the instruc-
tons furnished Mr.. Buchanan, when
Minister to England, on the doctrine
of free ships making free goods, and
Mr.. Buchanan's letter to Lord Claren-
don, on the same subject.
Mr.. Clayton said it would be re-
membered that he had carefully alb.
stained during the present session from
uttering one word calculated to add
to the excitement growing out OF the
present distressing occurrences in
Kansas. He had endeavored to con-
cilate all parties, in order that he
might, on some suitable occasion, pre-
sent measure of harmony, justice,
and peace. He now rose for the pur-
pose of making the proposition in the
sincerity Of an honest heart, desiring
to propitiate no party nor section. He
: would not present his bill as q partizan
of any candidate for the Presidency,
but like the sailor, desired to" go in a
gang by himself"
He was the representative of a lit
tie State which occupies middle
ground between the Northern and
Southern portions of the Confederacy.
The northern county of that State,
with $4,000 inhabitants, scarcely has
a hundred slaves. The southern coun
ty is as grossly proslavery as Georgia.
. The middle county is the one which
, gave him birth, and is conservative
and fairly divided in opinion. But the
whole of that little State is deeply
anxious to preserve the Union, and
prevent rupture if possible. He had
objection to Kansas coming into the
Union now as a sovereign State--one
, reason was, that there was not a fede-
raj population Of 10000 persons, ex-
. elusive of Indians and others not tax
: able. There is feeling in the North
which, if suffered to continue, will
) result in serious injury to the common
Union. Hence the necessity of some
) thing being done to allay that feeling.
He stated his objections to both Mr..
Douglas and Mr.. Stewards bills.
! which propose the admission Of Kan.
sas into the Union, and referring to
the latest accounts from that Terrific
, ry asked: Shall we sit by when forty
| men have been slain there; the excite
ment daily increasing, and towns are
} being sacked and pIundered, without
endeavoring to avert this distressing
, and shameful condition Of things? 1t
) is only by Justice that peace can be re-
stored.
Mr.. Clayton then submitted his bill,
supplementary the act to organize
the Territories of Nebraska and Kan
sas. 1t provides that the Secretary of
State shall cause census to be taken,
making one thousand persons the ba-
Sis for one representative, and two
thousand Tor a member of the Council
Of the Territory. Legal voters must
be bona fde residents three months
before the election, and one month re-
sident in their respective election dis
tricts. After the census and appor-
tionment, the Governor is to issue his
proclamation, directing the election
of the members Of the Legislative
Assembly, to be held not | IS than
fifty, nor more than sixty days after
the date of the proclamation. No law
shall remain in force vioIative of the
great principles asserted in the Kan
sas and Nebraska bill, relative to nom
intervention on the slavery question,
! or whereby the people shall be pro-
hiblted from advocating or denying
the extension or propriety of prohibit
ing slavery in the Territory; or visited
or threatened with any penalty or
punishment; nor shall any test oath
be required relative to the Fugitive
Slave act or other law of Congress.
Trial by jury to be as at common law:
and no challenge or objection to a ju-
ror shall avail which is not authorized
by the rules of the common law, any
statute to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The bill also provides that when
the Territory shall contain ninety
three thousand four hundred and TWEEN
ty inhabitants, the people shall be au-
thorized to call a Convention for the
formation of State Constitution.
The morning hour expired before
any further action upon the subject
was had
Mr.. Butler caused to be read let
ter from DIR. Boyle to him, complain
ing that DR.. Lindsley's note, read at
the instance of Mr.. Wilson, on Friday,
aid him injustice. DR.. Boyle says
that DR.. Lindsey himself, on the 3Oth
OF May, informed him that mot much
was the matter with Mr.. Sumner"
and DR.. Boyle encloscs a statement
from DR.. Miller, for the purpose of