The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-28

the House II there Ioud be majority 10 thai bodv in
favor of passing the bin the usual FORM they would
have an opportunity TO rcode or another Committee of
Conference should be appo 0sed and he unable to agree
when that fact should be reported 70 tho House. there
would still DO chance to take aaosher upon re-
ceoing Thus they would have ample opportunity to re
consider what he could not help regarding unwse
a1o ns :. br , upon snsr & ps to persist
hr. BILL, lDationaD Of Tenn, said he should vote
for the motion OF Mr.. Hunter with great plea.
sure but he rose principally tor the purpose
correcting an erroneous i'm presson whi,h seemed
10 have prevailed IN some quarters with reference 10 his
remarks former with regard This bill Ii
had been thought that he willing 10 recede but he
expressed no such opDon although he earnestly
tended that the Senate ought TO insist and ask Com
mittee OF Conference instead OF sdhering He took this
opportunity TO ask Mr. Cass whether no understood from
those letters which oe had caused 70 be read this morn
ing there were at this time disturbances In Kansas
Mr. cAss replied that they the latest official
turns that had been received ut the War Department and
they showed what bad been the conduct Of the military
there Az to the subsequent tegraotic reports there
might be some foundation for them although very
probnbe that the actual condition OF things exagge
rated.
Mr. BELL sah twice before he had been LEI 70 suppose
all ,he difficulties were terminated from Information de
rived from the executive departmoDts from officers
In command IN Kansas, that there ample forcee
there to suppress all disorder Upon both those
sons however turned out that he had been deceived
and he did not wish to be deceived again. difficulties
ttn exist there he afraid case hoped
ta, measures would be taken to restore tranquility and
he hailed with pleasure the movement of the Senator from
Virginia. SHuncr for another Committee OF Conference
.
ton OF the Senator from Virginia. but he thought would
have been much better TO start right and pnrsus
out The majority Of the Sen were wrong the other
day when they undertook to adhere to their disagree
ment on bill precisely IKE this, and he hoped they
would now agree to another Committee OF Conference
he proceeded TO comment with much severity what
he ter med the infamous laws of the Kansas Legislature
saying they should be repealed before the adjourn eut
Of Congress- and IL the Senate refuse that step the
responsibility must rest upon them One Of these laws
sentenced man to hard labor for mot less than two
Vb In dNat
or does not leg ally exist in Kansas. less than
two years, but might be afy years and s should
hundred and old years for that orence. This was as
yrannica an act was ever passed by tue stuarts,
quire test oaths to support the fugitive slave law and
there were hundreds of honest In the Union who
take an oath 10 support IT, Such laws these he charac
terzed as infamous and oppressive and there others
as bad as these and unless the Committee OF Conference
should 60 the whole length and repeal these abomnabe
laws the responsibility Of refusing with rest upon the So
rate as well as the House.
Mr. Wilson, (nigger worshipper) ofMass read extracts
from the C6ngeal Gooe ofdebates in former years upon
appropriation bills 10 show that the OF the House
IN inserting the Kansas provno was neither unprecedent
ed nor unpramentary, and that the senator from vr
enia himself (Hunter) had voted for general
Legislation when inserted in appropriation bills Then
was no pretence that such action revolutionary
factous but the cry Is raised that the responsibility
Of defeating the army bill must rest upon the House or
Ne, IN consequence OF It's proviso 70 which
the other day moved TO adhere, and said ne willing
10 let the issue before the country aad take the
ponsibty but now the majority dared not accept that
esue and willing 70 ask another concreoce, and
that Senator took the lead the motion This
Was neither less than backing out and IL show
ed their position untenabe. He proceeded to read
extracts from arc written by James Madison In the
Itdra'ta, to show was the right Of the House TO
fuse appropriations unless their equality branch
Of the national Legislature was conceded by the Senste
The motion Of Mr Hunter then agreed to- by yeas
33 nays e-Messrs Durkee, Foster, Harlan, Tru nbul
Wade and wilson voting IN the negative
Messrs. Hunter, Critenden and Biger appointed
the &c mmtlee OF Conference the part the Senate
Mr.. BssJANN (dem) Of Iowa, desiring 70 address the
Sepale on the subject the resolution submitted by Mr.
CHton for Select Committee CT Conference was taken
up Tor consideration.
Mr. BENJAMIN said the extraordinary remarks OF tie
Senator from Delaware (Claytonl were heard
by him with equal surprise and pain. His observations
seemed to cast improper reflections upon majority OF
the Senate As 10 the laws OF Kansas which be (Clay
,oS) had denounced as iniaroas he (Bepjamin) maa.
tanned that Congress had no right TO repeal the legislation
OF any body than ITSELF either OF state Territory and
was not Just 10 cast the responsibility the Senate
for refusing 10 do So He replied 10 the remarks Of Mr.
Wilson relative 10 the authorities Of Madison, and said
they bad no reevance TO case like the present The
presen alarming affairs in Kansas had shown that the
objects Of the fanatics in the other house have
Congress adjourn without making appropriate for
10 order 70 ionent civil war and carry the rresi
were banded together to produce bloodshed slaughter
rapne and desr action in that Territory for the purpose
OF making political capital.
Mr. CLAYTON replied, defending the propricty OF tho
remarks which he had made. He insisted that his stc
upon the laws OF Kansas just proper and
urged The passage Of bill repeating those enac,menls
Mr. BSNJuIN said II Mr.. Weler's bill could be pro-
tected from amendment or discussion, the majority Of
the Senate would undoubtedly pisa II At o.cc.
Mr. CLAYTON said he could not be answerable as 10
that. II Of those free soil Gentlemen, who were
generally long wnded, daughter should choose 10 get
up and talk hour two, he could stop him. but
he would moi himself say orc word except aye upon
the passage OF the bill
Mr.. BsSJAsiS--we shall say nothing but Aye too.
Mr. hAsoN-Fof one should certainly say NO
Mr.. CiAuoN-Iam AFRAID that there divers others
Mr. WILSON remarked much blamo had been at.
fached TO BIN Tor Offering his amendment not 10 strike
tors that motion was made TO lay the bill the table
before he offered his amendment.
Mr.. CtAYIsN remarked 10 Mr. Ber rjamIn he could see
they should rot have unanimous vote. Hc thought,
however be should try TO get the majority OF the Senats
to repeal those odious laws When ,hs olive branch
dare refuse 10 pass the army bl lie would bring FOR
ward suco a measure.
MT sxwsRn, (nigger worshpper) Of N: r., challenged
all Senator's to throw into his lace the FIRST sectional
psrzan vote he bad gvon either in open secret
session. o'hcr than that which involved the principles o
the constituency that sent him here He deed them
chow he voted against the confirmation OF . mart
because Of his being a saveholder or supporter
slavery. They would find a clean record. Tho Presi.
dent not content TO lei Congress adeurn acr session
of more than eight months, had assumed the unusual
Of reeonyenipg both houses FOR the purpose
Of inducing reconsideration of the army bill propc
son for concession and copciliaton offered by tho
Senator from Delaware tho ssie, whc alarms
or or enpee,sd go 10 orera,e e a. 10 ins"es
minority Of the Senate and majority o he House 10
nuer their Independence. Th Presidents proclaim GOa
did not aeet his Judgment influence Ms feelings ard
DID not move him the breadth OF single hair from the
line e duiy he thought proper 10 pursue He would net
gay the President bad man. but his rcSpon.
slbiy he held him 70 be unjust aud tyrannica mags
trste lie found him drring the last employing
bis civil and military influence " MAINTAIN merely
rannicn Ia but tyrsnnical usurpaoA Kansas nd
when called 10 account for he justified and nts,ed
the usurlaiion and despofsm lie (s<ward) know The
value of crder, but at the samc time apprcciatd sv
liberty just soon might T. be expected OF him cur-
bold the Gar Of Russia OF Louis NAPOLEON as to place
money or aims n the hands OF a magistrate who main
tars Esurpaon He rdiculed the idea that great aury
would result rom failure 70 pass the Army bNl and
mentioned, among other things, that General Wool
had written him that the Indian ended
the shores OF the Pacific lie sad that the Senator
from Delaware had Informed the sonate that ho (cay
toni represented party, while IN Senator cn Loaf
shns (Bcntsmin) represented the democratic party
Senator'S required "a si there 70 these carry
out their nterlude which subordinate and turned
the machinery C The pripeipai plos was not hs pur
pose 10 follow out the analogy nwnished by Sskespcre
but he assigned 70 Mr. Clayton the part Of Oberon King
OF faryand and so Mr. Bensusn, the part or his most
gifted and hono<ed Prime Minister. lie thes, defended
the coarse OF the majovhy ue House.