Nebraska advertiser., 1856-07-05

WASHINGTON, June 9.

SENATE.-The debate was monopo-
lfzed by Douglass and Trumbull, and
involved the principles of the Kansas
Nebraska act. Trumbull explained
that his only object Of the bill was to
extend the Territorial Government Of
Nebraska over Kansas, and abolish
the present government of the latter
Territory, and the laws made by their
Legislature. He thought this propo-
sition~was worthy of some eonsidera-
ton, as a state of things. existed in
Kansas which all good men must de-
plere. He did not care about having
the bill referred, as that would with
draw it from the. consideration of the
Senate.
: Nh. Douglas hoped that the bill
would be referred to the Committee on
Territories, who would report on it an
early day. It involved some grave
questions. but he was glad to see that
the opponents of the Nebraska Bill
were beginning to. acknowledge the
principle of that measure. The laws
of Nebraska were made by the people
of Nebraska, and the laws of Kansas
by the people Of Kansas. But the
proposition now to be abolished was
the law made by the people Of Kansas
for their new Government, and placing
them under the laws of Nebraska,
which they had no voice in making.
Mr.. Tr1mbuH said, that so far from
acknowledging the principle of the
Nebraska Bill, he. did not believe that
there was any principle in it. 1t was
understood one way at the North and
another at the South. He would admit
@. that this bill to annex Kansas to Ne
braska was. no such measure. He re-
garded the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise s the source of all the
mischief; he would be glad to restore
things to. their former position. This
was a temporary .~expedient, not in
tended to carry O III his own wishes
fully. He meant to occupy conserva-
tive grounds upon this question, and
was willing to yield to something for
peace; he was sorry to. see strife in
Kansas, and was anxious that some
measure should be adopted to restore
peace in that unhappy Territory.
Nh. Douglas said he was anxious to
have peace and quietness restored to
Kansas as his colleague; and he was
also willing to yield what some
of the people of Kansas refused
to yield, and that was implicit obedi-
ence to thelaws of the land. Ifevery-
BODY would,do this there. would be no
more difficulty in Kansas or anywhere
else. But instead of compelling the
rioters and rebels to submit to the laws,
they were, by TrumbulIs Bill, to be
placed under the laws Of another Ter
ritory, and the effect would be to ex-
tend the strife and tumult to Nebraska
likewise, whose people have-obeyed the
laws and they have peace. In Kansas
the law-had been. trampled under foot,
and there was strife. The very fact
that both Territories were created under
the law, that in one were peace and
quiet, and il the other strife and con-
~trOversy, shows the fault is not in the
land or in former interferences; strife
and violence we're fruits of that inter-
ference in Kansas and there had been
no. interference from. Nebraska, and
peace and harmony were the natural
. consequences, His colleague. thought
the Nebraska Bill was understood
differently North and South.
After more debate, Ma. Trumbull's
bill was referred to the Committee on
Territories.
Q