The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-18
RAVENNA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1856.
cency or patriotism does not allow them to

cency or patriotism does not allow them to
avow. as -F.| rf .s..-a..r s..s-t- .-..#
show that the preience in regard to these
laws is a false reason, and the inference rs
that there is different one which impels
their action; aud why not avon the true one,
if consistent with honor, with duty, with pa
triotisn,! | am constrainnd to believe that,
If there were no presidential election ap.
proaching, there would be entire quiet aud
peace ia Kansas, am constrained to be-
lieve that each crime committed there re.
Gently has been done by the orders of po.
llcal organiz,t:on.' au9 ceustrained tobe-
lieve that Lane is tho regularly appointed
agent and commander for that purpose, and
that this is not to cease until utter the presi
dental election. When that election is
over, if the constitution trumphs, as | be-
leve it will, there will be peace in Kansss;
for there will be no motive for any political
party to spend money to fl out bands ii
marauders and desPeradoes to get up civil
war. ....."r rt ..- -I'..
Mr.. WILSON Order will reign in War
saw then. ...-.. .......,..., . q,
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Order will reign in
Warsaw. the senator says. All these cant
phrases are used FOR the purpose Of conceal
ing design. None of you will pretend that
these obnoxious laws. to which you refer SO
often, have been the cause Of the disorder
and disturbances which have occurred in
Kansas.
Again: is It really true that you are anx.
ious to get rid of these obnoxious laws! II
il were true. with your organized majority
in the other House, sufficiently well trained
to defeat the appropriation bills and stop the
wheels of government, could you not have
passed bill to repeal the obnoxious laws!
You have not dared to pass II bill to repeal
them Tor fear the Senate would concur, and
thus destroy your political capital.
Mr.. WADE. The House Of Representa-
tives did pass bill, and sent it here, re
pealing those laws, and the Senate has ne.
yer touched it.. ..-
Mr. DOUGLAS. What bill!
Mr.. WADE 1t is called DUNN's bill
You commented on it before.
Mr. DOUGLAS. ] am much obliged t.
the senator for calling my attention to it,
;; He will, | suppose, be frank enough to with
draw part ot thi> statement. say ] diC
t.uch DUNNs bill, and not very light w.
| made report upon it, and | made speech
upon il, AID ~howrd the character of that
bill Nov, | will tell the senator from Ohlr
that | showed that that bill does not rcpen
one CT those laws, unlesS it may be by tn,
general declaration Of rights; but. on til,
contrary, it recognizes the validity OF the en-
tire code OF Iaws enacted by the Legislature
at the Shawnee Mission. 1t provides thai
it shall be the duty of the judges, the COVER
nor, the marshal, the district attorneys, the
sherif1s, and justices OF the peace, to remain
in office, and execute those very laws, in Sc
many words. 1t will not do for the senator
to shake his head. The bill is u part of thu
archives of this government. 1t will re-
main permanent record, t, stare you in
the face, and convict every man VINO dares
to deny that the whole Tree soil party in the
House of Represe with one excep
ton. voted for a bill to recognize the valid
ty of these very laws. ........ .....
Mr.. WADE. As the senator has al, dec
to that bill twice before. wish barely tc
put this question to him: If the Republican
party in the House by voting for that bill
affirmed those laws, did not the senator's
party, by voting against the bill, or acting
against it, disaffirm them! '....
Mr. DOUGLAS. will answer the sena
tor. We did not disaffirm them, for these
reasons: BY the organic law of the Terrific
ry, whenever the Legislature passed an en-
actment it became law, with the approval
Of the governor, without being reported t.
Congress at all. No affirmation of the laws
was necessary in order to make them ,vali'
If you bring in proposition now to affirm an!
law in any Territory Minnesota, Nebraska
Oregon, or Washington-about the proprie
ty Of which there is no controversy, woult
vote to lay it on the table, for the reaso
that no legislation is necessary upon tn
subject. You give no validity by the affirm
ance. You do not impart vitality to it, 10
it had all the sanctions of law before sue
iction. Our motion was to lay this bill o
the ,able,and voted for the motion. 1t ha
no effect in the afirmance or di,htfirmanc
of the acts but the House Of representa-
lives, by their vote on the bill prepared b!
themselves, have declared in so many word
Ithat those laws are valid, and shall be en-
orced, with the exception Of the criminn
code. You affirmed that slavery law, ex
. tracts Of which were read by the senate
rom Massachusetts to-day. Every free
, soiler, every Fremont man IN the H'use q
Representatives, voted to affirm those ver
laws in regard to slavery which the senate
rom Massachusetts read and condemned to
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!, a., Mr.. WADE, i the sepator claiming
, that he has changed sides with the abolition
lists that they are in favor of slavery an
I be opposed to it! Isthat his position!
i Mr., DOUGLAS, When the senator ask
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