The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-21
Congressional
WASHINGTON, June Is

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SENAFE.-Butier copcuded his remarks by
claiming he had convicted Sumner Of error
misrepresentation and calumny.
Wilson replied sustaining Summers posi-.
ton by stating that from the 29th of May
Sumner had been confined to his room the
greater part of the time, in consequence Of
the assault and would be unable to attend to
business for some time to come.
Butler had taken flll revenge for the
speech delivered by Sumner. This is the
way he should have been met, apd not by
bows.
Mr.. Wilson endorsed Summers remarks
relative to South Caro- ina, and referred to
former speeches of Butler to show that ever
since Butler has been in the Senate his re-
plies to Sumner have been in offensivee pithets
calculated to injure the feelings of any man,
and insisted that Butler was the first az
| gressor.
Wilson said he would speak his feelings
! freely-no one held over him plantation
! Whips, he would speak more freely because
his Colleague was stricken down in debate.
Butler said Wilson ahad no right to &c
back to old reports to show cause for Sum.
ner's speech, because Sumner in affidavit said
his speech was in reply to Buffers speeches
of this session. He asked Wilson how many
battles there were in Massachusetts during
the Revolution.
! Wills, n replied, "Not many, the enemy
considered it safer to 60 to South Carolina.
We met them at Concord, Bunker Hill, Lex
ington and Dorchester heights, and would
have met them elsewhere, but the enemy
took good care to keep out of sight"
| Evans obtained the floor.
Adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, June l6.
The Senate this forenoon adopted resolu-
this country and England on the MART
law that free ships make free goods.
Mr. Clayton offered proposition restoring
harmony justice and peace to Kansas,
SENATE-Mr. Clayton said it would be re-
membered that he had carefully abstained
from uttering, during the present session, one
word calculated to add to the excitement
growing out ofthe present distressing occur
rences in Kansas. He had endeaFored to
conciliate all parties, that he might on a
suitable occasion I; present suitable measure
of justice, harmony and peace. He pow rose
to make proposition in the sincerity of an
honest heart, designed to propitiate no par
tlCular party OF SeCttuu' A1c Wouiu IiOp pIc-
sent his bill as partizan of any candidate
for the Presidency.
| Like the sailor he desired to 60 in gang
by himself. He was the representative of
the little State of Delaware, which occupied
middle ground between the Northern and
Southern States of the Confederacy.
The Northern county of that State, with
1000 inhabitants, has hardly 100 slaves
The Southern is as grossly Pro=Slayery as
Georgia and is the one which gave him birth
But the whole of that little State is deeply
anxious to preserve the Union and prevent o
rupture if possible.
He had objections to Kansas coming into
the Union now as sovereign State, One
reason was, that it had not federal popula-
ton of 20, 900, exclusive Of Indians and others
not taxed. There is feeling in the North
which, if suffered to continue, will result in
serious injury to the common Union.
1 He stated his objections, both to Douglas
and Stewards bills proposing the admission
of Kansas, and referred to the latest accounts
from that Territory, asking, "shall we sit by
when forty men were recently slain, the ex'
citement constantly increasing, towns sacked
and piundered, without attempting to avoid
thisehamefnl and stressing state of affairs
It is only by justice peace can be restored