The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-29

legislation with regard 10 Kansas, (which they would
do he would that the Senate adhere 10 its dis
MIR. CRITTENDEN resumed. The fifth section of his
bill provides that the President of the United States shall
have authority 10 employ part OF the army which he
may think proper in the Territory Of Kansas TO maintain
the authority Of the United States Of the laws in that
Territory also to repel armed aggressions nom without
or within and suppress drive any band bands
Of armed who may appear in that Territory to the
Of the inhabitants and the disturbance OF its peace
Ii further protidet that II shall be the a. of thu p
aen 70 use the armed military forces to msntan the peace
o. sae Territory TO suppress resurrection repe invasion
and pro persons aRd property therein also endeavor
by whatsoever constitutional means he may possess to
cure TO all the people of the United States who choose
TO go TO said Territory and especially those who may de-
sire there with the honest aud peaceabe purpose Of
obtaining permanent home and settling there their
doubted right of ngres 10 and egess from said Territory
free from searches seizures moestaon whatever.
MIR. SEWARD congratulated the lous. OF Representa-
Yes the rmness which they had displayed In adherng
to their Kansas proViso He had regarded that body
somewhat nconstan at the Of the session
but 1t had been growing frmer and steadast
since in the of justice freedom and humanity He
thought they deserved the thanks of the country for their
eonstancy,
Mr. CASS approached this subject without any ebulton
OF feeling but with s6lemnity BETTING the present crisis
hat position did Congress occupy before the country and
before the world 1t their duty to make the necessary
appropriations for the support Of the goyernmentther
solemn, constitutional moral duty Ia important par
ucuar they have not done this The Senate and House
have agreed that it necessary TO provide for the
both houses agreed upon every item belonging the
preparation bill Where them the fault2 II that
the House had annexed provision to that appropriation
BILL having relation to the subject of the appropriations
and being proposition to which the Senate could not
agree He found fault with their annexing provision
which he deemed unconstitutional, and cutting of the
supplies to coerce the Senate into agreement TO
it 1t was proper for one house to afx condition
to BILL and send it the other house for their
ton but to persist in that course after the other
house has by large majority repeatedly declared that
it cannot agree to it, act of revolution. The
proyso not sent to the Senate for their Free voun-
tary action. This was not merely question for to-
day it was question for all time The provso proposed
to extend the authority of the President all the high
ways leading to Kansas to-day the highways but
might be the byways Congress had just much
right to require the President to execute the laws
highway another. His power eectual the
highways OF Massachusetts, in Missouri. No could
be so blind not to that the establishment of prn-
cpe like this would lead TO the overthrow of the govern
ment If this agreed to- the next thing might be to pro-
yide as condition for passing the Post Office appropria
ton BILL that all incendary documents sent for the pur-
pose of exciting the southern slaves to instruction
should go free of postage the repeal of the fug
tive-slave law might be insisted upon amendment
to of the general appropriation bills making the
say supplies for the government There was no act that
the imagination of man could conceive of which one
branch of Congress might be able carry into effect
by stopping the wheels of government and cutting off sup
plies 1t not this act alone that to do the mis-
Chief but it the consequences to which would lead
The refusal OF this particular appropriation would not de-
stroy this Union. This very hard government tc
destroy He thought if it fairly administered within
the scope of the provisions Of the constitution it the
strongest government the face of the globe and he
knew TO be the best government to since
the dispersal of the human race the plains of Shinar
This was but of series OF measures which, If adopted
must finally end in the dissolution of the government
| Mr. BRODHEAD read extracts from the Congressional
Globe TO prove that Mr. SEwARDs position incon
ssen with that which he occupied previous session
Mr.. TRUMBULL again alluded to the provisions of some
of the laws of the Kansas legislature infamous and
worthy Of free people, urging their immediate repeal
Mr. PUGH replied the remarks Of Mr.. CRrrTESDEN He
opposed the BILL and denied that the form of government
therein proposed had worked we'll saying that obi
to the people of the Territories where had been
piled and he undertook to assert that such form
government would be odious He further declared
that those who held under indictments for
Kansas charged with against the terrific
rial government but with treason against the United States
They might be guilty they might not His opinion
that they guilty. He had examined the in
dctmens and his judgment that they were bad in form
and bad in substance; but by wha authority could the
subject be wrested from the judicial tribunals where
properly belonged? lie thought safe to leave it there
| Mr. CRlTTENDEN spoke briefly in advocacy OF hi
BILL replying to the arguments OF Mr.. PUGH and Others.
Mr. BELL, of Tennessee, obtained the ioer but no
wishing proceed with his remarks at this late hour
moved an adjournment He however, withdrew sne mo
ton at the request of
| MIR. WELLER who desired shoSt executive session
After the consideration of executive business,
| The Senate adjourned