The daily union., 1856-12-13

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Public meetings called o persons favor Of Bu-
eAs have II ny possession one OF them whch wa issued
in the state Of Psnnsy There others In the pos
session OF members OF this house Through
the whole in these states the issue was
bdsked"
etings were caei Of the friends Of Buchanan Breckin
ridge aud rres Kansas and banners borne in the
cva.s bearing the inscription, Buchanan, hFeeknrdge,
ard free Kansas Well Mr. President, this l. no very
grave charge, after all se~ no es1se OF alrm IN H.
must conf,s-, however surprise 81 the sweePng
OF the from Ohio that IN ell toe demo
cradc meetings in Pennsylvania Of which he had any
knowledge discovered the peculiar hammer on Nhfeh De
has spoken. Such banners may have been numerous
certainly there some for the senator saw hem but
cannot remember TO have sem aty though certainly
Witnessed quite much of the In Pehnsyvania
he did. Hs opportunities at democratic meetings II
seems TO me- must have somewhat limited. can
hardly imagine how he got such a meetng, how he
found the opportunity scrutnize democratic notices
am quite certain he not invited to our meetings
and too well TO believe that be would
go where he welcome He says be endeavofed to
enIighen the democracy on certain points ira, was
hind on his part doubtless Mr. President on the re-
cep The election returns the honorable senator eonelu-
d.d that he failed in the task.
Again. and in the same connexon, he remarked:
mTboasands yea hundreds Of thousands of votes,
What was inscribed their banners and what fell IRON the
mouths Of th~ir orators was true
WHY certainly Mr. PRESIDENT Who doubted il?
WIZ has he'd truth Of the democratic Speeches
an uocr4tic motloes2 There - no hypothrsa ABOUT
Iuey Expression IA h'Ffuh H"'''"0
and it wa The ssEatr sags, LHrou%h tae
Of uch that achieved SUCCESS. Sp af FLts'-
dert Il Is EVIDENT that tie srna or 10 making hs ce's"R
ab the banner2 expected To damage the democ-
acy of Pennsy aniA the estimation of their brethren in
the South but in this he will fail The announcement OF
his pres at democratic meeting, however IS
crcumst far q arniug and ominous There u no
telling what fatal influence u may exercise. think our
southern friends will that it was more dangerous
presence than the banners
But Mr.. President suppose all the meetings in Pennsy-
had called stated by the from Massa-
cfIsets and the banners been described by the senator
from Ohio what of What inference would he deiuci-
BILE from such fact? It would ttanly furuish eyi
deuce between the democratic and repuhi-
parties had not been fairly met our part Indeed
il singular that circumstance Of this kind should have
attracted The attention OF senators II indicates great want
OF ma leral for the discussion their side know OF
but meeting that called in the manner stated ny
the senator from Massachusetts That was in Potter eoun
y The authors Of that call doubtless intended to indi-
their wish that Kansas should become free State bat
this fact does the conclusion that they believed
Congress possessed the power control the question:
mng the existence OF the power that il would be wise
TO exercise IL was not present at the meeting assembled
by that call bat entirely confident from the we'll
kno ntmens Of the speakers who present that
they advocated nothing more nor less than the right OF the
the bona fde zens of the Territory, to settle the
question tne pleased and denying the right and wis
dom OF congressional interference
Mr. WADE VIII the SCI ator permit me to ask him
NJ BIGLER Certainly.
WADE The senator seems perfectly familiar with
the opinions Of N Buchanan this subject Now want
(
in accordance with the declared viii OF Mr. Buchanan
ls he favorable to making Kansas a free State
Mr. BIGLER As the frst proposition whether these
banners were prepared accordance with the wish OF Mr.
Buchaunn cannot The senator has taken notice
certainly Of the fact that stated distinctly saw no such
banners.
Mr. WADE understand the senator to admit that
there such banner at some large democratic meet
ing. there is admitted probably there were more
Mr. BlGLER II Is immaterial how many there were.
do not intend fail back that point As for the views
Of Mr. Buchanan they doubtless just those OF the demo
cratic party as declared in their platform einend that
the people 90 the Territories shall decide the ques
ton of slavery Tor themselves and have doubt that
with the Of the northern people be would prefer TO
Kansas State but denies the right OF Congress to
Mr. WADE Does Mr. Buchanan believe that the Peo-
pie OF Territory while IN territorial state have the
Mr. BIGLER Does the senator from Ohio wish to pre-
sent the constitutional difficulty that has been raised here
frequently in regard to the power Of the Legislature oil
Mr. WADE l want to know what Mr.. Buchanan
opinions are In regard the constitutional dhculy
which has been so often spoken of
/ Mr.. Bl6LER. | cannot answer the senator as 10 M
Buchauans views Of the constitutional question. can
give my II the senator is willing 20 hsar them
/ Mr. WADE Well, let us lave your opinions, II you
Mr. BGLER II Is no new proposition that the senator
u Ohio has psseuted II has been here before and dis
cussed before and sdeavored At least upon one occa-
80, "a r,aks r,vs.u unaersto,A There be differ
snos opinion what the Kansas oi meAns
s explicit II coners upon - people o. the
I Territory all the law-maElnE power WniNn Nohr
under the constitution fthe authority deegaa %
suf ient the people have law-making power equal 10
any question This point however - 70 the mespng
Of the constitution Of the United States Ny construction
Of that instrument certainly is Of very little Importance
but stll willing express IT, am OF opinion that
the people through their local Legislature have that power
arrive this conclusion because but two sources
Of law-making power for Terrorythe one, Congress;
and the other the people bold that when Congress has
conferred upon the people Of Territory all the awmakng
power which possesses under the constitution the power
s complete In the people, equal 10 the question o. domesuc
slavery any other subject hut this s legal question,
and l. for should be gratiFed 70 see II decided.
! Mr.. WADE The reason why asked the question and
wished the senator's opinion upon the subject that
towards the close ~ the last session the senator from I
nois Mr. TRrWBuLL- 10 amendment 10 = pending bill,
proposed declare what the true intent and meaning
of those peculiar words in the Nebraska BILL namely that
IL intended that the people through their territorial
Legislature shoud have the power 10 prohibit slavery in
the Territories Upon that proposition " am not msta-
ken, the voted in the negative
II Mr.. BIGLER Mr. President every member Of this body
understands that subject very well The from Ii
uois upon the other side did offer thar proposition as
amendment 70 what ia known the TOXINS bill He cfsr-
cd Il to a bill to which IL gsruaue and should
not have voted for H. however had b~ieved 10 truth
ont Of place when offered n bl where the aues-
ton did not properly arise. Bot only that sir =
in the Senate Of the United States decide Judicial quea
ton agreed all hands 10 be Unnecessary ii not
proper. declared my views upon thar occasion and
voted against the amendment In what said then and
now on this point mean simply express the opinion
that should the question be submitted to the Supreme
Court the decision would be that the people have the right
under the Nebraska law control the subject OF
slavery, through their local legislature That N all
Why, Mr. President who in the North has ever pretend