Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-26
The pemoerae, aud tn. Ka.-a. siu.

tliion of the Kansas bill by the Northern lle-
mocracy from thai of their party in the South
difference which Is ef the utmost moment because
il is decisive of tic question whether tn south
ern States ure to have the same rights. privileges
md advantages in the Territoresa tho '' the
North.
The bill to authorize the people Of haass- -
form a Stare Constitution. preparatory 10 thor
admission into the Union, being under eou-ide
,.tlon. Senator Trambull the free suil ea..'HgBe
If Senator Douglas, offered an amendment re
citing that it vas the true intent and meaning
..of the act to organize the Territories Of y
braska aud Kansas not 10 lcgisIa,s slavery
into Kansas nor 10 exclude il thefehem. hai -
leave the people thereof perfectly lr,e.ih .oa eh
Their Territorial Legislature, 10 rcgaa'r III"
institution # slavery IN their own way. subject
only to The Constitution Of the United s'ates;
and that until the Territorial Legislator ret.
.-opon the subject The owHtf Of a SIRE IN oes 4
=. The Sfofts has no right or authority r. f#kr
such STARE into he Territory 81 kaasas and
fbett hold him as a Stare; bui every slaye 'aen
to the Territory Of Kansas by his oeugr fl
"putposes of settlement is hereby declared II g
free. unless there is some valid act Of d1ly
CONSTITUTED Legislative Assembly Of said Ter
eritory under which he may be held ASA -Hre."
Senator Bgler Buchanan Demoefat nm
Penneyivauia remarked thai a be understood 1t
".he Congress of the Uuitcl states hud eaul rrad
"a the people Of the Territory Of kansa. nll the
law making power which Congress pos=e..e-."
Mr. Buchanan, be it remembered, tauk tho
ground in his Sanford letter that that power wa-
sovereign" and cxelusve.'] Mr. Bielrr did
not feel called On 10 decide what power Congress
did possess in the premises. bat as il was Judi
cal question. preferred to oaye It 10 the al jad
cation of the courts.
Senator Pagh, Buchanan Democrat FROM O
hio. regarded the amendment "whoIy uuncecsr
sary" aud would vote against II on the ground
hat it "uierly irrelevant II was not ho
laid. "a practical amendment but was "sllrped
into the bill 10 settle Il newspaper difficulty In Tie
State Of New Hampshire"
Neither af hose gentlemen objected - tie
oendment the score that II pIaoed wrong
construction on til Kansas bill. Neither e,nlfe.
tsrted ,bs proposition tiat it give. 10 tie Toni
to-,al l. gislaisre the ,igh, 10 exclude slavery
-sr tbai q ,lave '.ken into kau.ss. ehis 1er.
story. void BE- iyto f8efe rREF B9t =, rfa.
oe.5
T5t twea3@es'. Bpon thee sarge.s .. f
Nessgf Blg'er All Pegh. va voted down
Ssuatc, Trgulosi thsa oHef.d asa,hsT amend
ansri declaring. ..Tttst she prov .ian in ito act
T. sa1.5s the IsSglisf3ss { Nsbta-b4 atf
sKtBsAs Nhch declare - At - l.s sihe tr8r into,
aud meaning 4 aid At not - iegisate slatr.
~ into any Territory or STATE. uef = exclude
lit therfirom. bg, 10 leave the Peef.e tasff per
..fectly free t. form aud regulate their q mestc
institutions Ia their own Wy. subject s1's 70
1.-The Constitution 81 the United statee. was IN
blended Ia and does confer upon leaY, 90 the
people Of the Territory Of Kansas full power at
amy time. through lis Territorial Legislature,
to exclude slavery from said Territory OF In re-
'oognisc and regulate it therein.
Senator Benjamin, friend of Mr.. Buchanan
from Louisiana moved to add at the oo.e the
words. subject only to the constitution If the
United States"
Mr.. CASS. This amendment (rrumbull's)
seems to me to be mere surplOsage $500 double leg
isn,ion. 1t is mere repetition of the original
act What practical advantage i to be gaiaed
by IL ask the Senator to tell me, does he ex
poet the least advantage under heaven from II!
al believe tie orig
inal act gave the Territorial Legislature Of Kun
sas fall power TO exclude or allow slavery
never HuIpbNtu iHht ilt lhetillpn III ilh words
subject only to the constitution" made the
slightest difference
| think so, because | am one OF those who believe
there is no motive power in slavery which takes II 10
"A Territory OF the United States. IT, bowe,gr il T.,
there il remains there until il removed by preper
authority If Is not there il cannot be tai en- taero
unless by some legislation. This being IN, view |
shat against the amendment
Mr DOT GLAS. The reading Of the amendment
nchnes my mind 10 the belief that in It's legal object
II fsecisely the same eiH he original ae, aud al
most IL she words tfthat act. Hence | sIaHlI have
hositapey in voting for it, except that is putnl.
on this hin matter which docs not belong to il
Mr. B1GlER agreed Z" with the senator from
Michigan and the Senator from Illinois, That this
is substantially the law as it now exists" -.
= wish 70 say. IN addition, that | have CONCUR
red in the oplnien of the Senator from Michigan
l have believed that when Congress conferred on
the people Of Territory all the law making
power possessed by Congress under the Cous,i.
tnton.that the4aw -insking power of the people of
she Territory wss eemplete, and through their 10.
cal Legislature they have this authority"
Mr. TouCEY. Mr. President as much has been
said on this Inject desire TO say word in expla-
nation OF my vote. The original act is explicit as
rs Poshlole 10 be The words subject to the Con-
hutuli9e make nc difference. The original act re-
eogoises 81 N DE 9eSatorsai lngsdtarf all the nov
81 Whlee they can have, subject to the Constitution
~ au1S ~ The organic law etthe Territory There
Mr. TRuABuLL. Mr. President will o, -
frankly what my object is. ! know yor, ,gcn -,
this kansas-N ebraska hi is 6iscrse.s yss,, ,;,r ~,
ly In different sections Of the eovufrF II b,., "
them and q Southern iook In the Notther, -,
II is advocated GA the ground that The peoplo - a.
Territory, at any time, through Their Territorial Ir,
isiature have right to exclude slavery II thcy le,
1 that "A q u5sf..