Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-12-25
Congressional Debates.

congress is busily engaged discussing the
"nigger question:" "Squatter Sovereignty"
and SO on. We subjoin one days proceed
ings, and the rest are as like it, as the old
Ladies bill Of fare, which gave Pork and
Beans for dinner, and Beans and Pork for
supper and breakfast from what was left.
The assembled wisdom pocketed their $S
per day, on the 18th December, after hav-
ing earned it as follows;- .|l'
IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Cass, (Dem.) of Michigan, replied
TO the statement of Senator Trumbull, made
the other day, that the Supreme Court had
decided, through Chief Justice Marshall,
that Congress possessed call" the powers of
the Federal and State government relative
TO the Territories. This was q msrepre-
sentstion. The Senator from Illinois
(Trumbull) had mistaken dictum of the
Chief Justice for decision of the court;
but even then he had not established his
case. What the Chief Justice said was,
that Congress possessed the combined"
powers Of the Federal and State govern
ment, and this referred not to the extent Of
jurisdiction, but TO its nature. Mr.. Cass
reiterated his views upon the subject Of pop
ulsr sovereignty, contending that The grant
of power in the Constitution, TO Congress,
over the "terrtory and other property of
the United States" merely referred to the
territory as land, and implied no iurisdic-
ton over the people living on that land
To enforce his views Mr.. Cass inquired
'lf the power was derived from that pro-
a. - L. A
Congress possess TO legislale over that ter
ritory which never belonged to the United
States?" That was the question which he
had put when commenting on this topic on
previous occasions, but it had never been
answered, and he believed it could not be.
Mr.. WADE (Rep.) Of Ohio, asked upon
what ground Mr.. Cass could vindicate his
own consistency in voting for bills estab-
fishing Territorial governments?
Mr.. CAss replied it was the exercise of
the Constitution. Mr.. Madison had taken
similar views upon this subject, and he
(Cass) quoted him as authority. In the
course Of his remarks, Mr.. Cass referred to
the report Of speech delivered by Mr.
Seward in Buffalo recently, in which South
ern Shareholders were stigmatised as priv
LEGGED class.
Mr.. SEWARD stated that he had never
made the speech attributed to him.
Mr.. CAss was very happy 10 be SO in
formed.
Mr.. HALE, (Rep.) of N. H., obtained
the floor but yielded it to Mr.. Rusk.
Mr.. RusK, (Dem.) of Texas, said that
whatever opinion might have been enter
tanned with regard to the propriety of this
discussion at its commencement il would now
be unjust to those gentlemen who have not
had an opportunity to participate in it, to
] cut them oil, by taking the question on the
Presidents message and documents. At
] the same time he stated the printers were
much delayed in consequence of the failure
gsofthe Senate to pass the customary orders
10 print.
On his motion the printing was ordered.
Mr.. RUsK moved, in order that the de-
bate might proceed, to refer so much of the
message@s related TO foreign affairs to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. HALE spoke briefly in defence Of
the views Of those cooperating with him,
taking occasion to eulogize the higher law.
In the course of his remarks he exhibited a
large handful, calling democratic meeting
Ill ClIuS ~ I'll vi lDuCldIdIi anu
Breckenridge and free Kansas, and ANNOUNCE
ing Ex-Governor William Bigler as one of
the speakers on the occasion. The exhibit
ton oil the handful occa>ioned general laugh
ter.
Mr.. BIcLER (Den.), of Pa, said he was
not present at the meeting, and never before
saw the handful.
Mr.. HALE said there was then double
fraud, for they not only announced them
selves in favour of free Kansas, but cheated
the people by false assurance that Mr..
Bigler was to be one of the advocates of that
doctrine.
Mr.. B,GLER remarked that the Democrats
were in favour of free Kansas-that is, in
favour Of leaving the people of Kansas free
TO regulate their own institutions TO suit
themselves; while the Republican party
were in favour Of having them subjected to
the control of a power exterior to them
selves. Democrats were in favour of free
white men in Kansas and everywhere else,
but the sympathies Of the Republicans were
for the colored race.
Mr.. HALE said, that if in 1860 the Re-
publicans obtained the power, as he thought
they would, they would adopt the principle
Of excluding slavery from the Territories.
1t was the trust committed them by Provi-
dence, and the interests of humanity and
religion required it. He believed the SER
tinent was growing stronger and stronger.
He could see the hand of Providence in it,
as the sparrow does not fall without his no.
tice.
Mr.. BRowN, Dem.) Of Mss.-Do you
see tie hand of Providence in the election of
Mr.. Buchanan (Laughter.)
Mr.. HALE-God tries lis with calami-
ties, and sometimes with mercies. Re-
newed laughter.)
Mr.. CAss briefly condemned the doctrine
Of the higher law as one of the greatest
political heresies, while he acknowledged
our moral obligations to God. Adjourned
till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. HUMPHREY MARSHALL, X NJ, of
XIV said he und arstOod the nosition of the