Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-14
CODgresslOnnl.

| HOUeE.-Mr. CampoelI, OF w., reporteo
the Consular and Army Appropriation
Bills.
Mr.. Crawford, of Ga, addressed the
House, to show that it was improper that
the Committee on Elections should be EN-.
powered to send for persons and papers ia
the Kansas contested election. Mr.. c.
argued that Mr.. Reeder represented rev.
olutionary movement outside of the rcgu.
larly established government of Kansas.
Mr. Campbell, of Pa, advocated the re,
solution of the Committee, accusing those
on the other side with the intention OF
sitting such an investigation as was neces.
sary to properly understand the question.
Mr.. Smith, Of Ala, contended that the
Committee on Elections have abandoned
the issue raised by Mr.. Reeder, and have
called on the House to give them power to
contest the legality Of the election Of every
member Of the Kansas Legislature, thus
shelter:ng their real purposes behind the
shadow Of one man, who had proved him
self an arch agitator, and by various spec
ulations committed such enormities as to
induce the Executive to remove him from
his position.
Mr.. Kunkel, of Pa, advocated the res
olution to send for persons and papers.
During his remarks, he said, notwithstand-
ing the intimidations, emigrauts from
Pennsylvania will continue to 90 thither,
and if the time should come when an inva-
ding force from Missouri shall interfere
with their rights, it would be found that
they will maintain their rights even to the
death.
Mr.. Oliver, on behalf of the people Of
that State, said that if emigrants from the
east go to Kansas for the purpose of con-
trolling the elections, in open defiance of
the principles of the Kansas.Nebraska bill,
and prejudicing the institutions Of slavery
in Missouri, strife, contention aud perhaps
bloodshed will result. The people Of Mis-
souri, are conscious of their rights, and
have nerve enough to maintain them.
Mr.. Kunkel said, in Pennsylvania We
form no Emigraut Aid Societies. The
people 60 to Kansas of their own accord,
and have the right to 60.
Mr. Oliver: Was not society Of that
kind formed here BY members of Congress
before the Kansas bill passed.
Mr.. Kunkel: l am not here to say whe-
ther such societies we're formed in Massa.
chusetts or elsewhere.
Mr. Oliver: Does not the gentleman
know that Massachusetts chartered q COM
pany for controlling the institutions of
Kansas, with a capital of $5,000,000.
Mr.. Kunkel: know nothing about it.
Settlers arc there, now, and others are on
their way, Notwithstanding the violence in
Kansas. Freemen are not easily frighten.
ed, and be could tell the gentleman that
no men on earth will more firmly main
tain their rights than PeDnsylvaniaus, and
sell their lives more dearly. He (Mr
Oliver must not involve them in illegal
acts.
Mr.. Oliver explained. saying that when
ever it is seen that the elections and insti-
tutions of Kansas are controlled by bona
fds settlers, be, and every man in the
South, was willing to abide by the will Of
the majority, though it may be against the
institution of slavery. That is the posi-
ton of his constituents and of the whole
South. If troubles ensue, they will be
mainly attributable to the intermeddling
of Emigrant Aid Societies in the East.
[Mr. GREELEY writes to the Tribune j
"The speech of Mr. KuNKEL was one
of great power and eloquence, and fairly
electrified the right side of the House
1t is pronounced the best yet made on ell
ther side'