New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-11

Lighted even MS intimate fr1ends. Inc whole
House listened in rapt attention; no word was lost
henceforward to the close; and when be sat down
there was general rush to congratulate and con-
pliment him, in which several bitter opponents
joined. There have been several brilliant debts
in the House this Session-those of Messrs. H.
Winter Davis, Kunke and Hickman, for example;
while Gen. Granger has achieved as solid though
not so gltteIing Triumphant there has been no
success more decided than Mr.. Waldron's. viii
not attemp. to follow his line of argument through
out but confne myself TO the precedent case of tho
admission of Michigan, set forth by him to-day in
behalf of Free Kansas.
In 1856, Michigan bad outgrown her Terrific
rial swaddlng. clothes and was ripe for transfona-
ton into 8 State. But she had an unsettled
Boundary dispute with Ohio, involving q strip of
land on which the City of Toledo has since grown
up; there had been serious collisions of jurisdic-
ton, threatening others still more serious; and
Congress resolved not TO admit Michigan unless
she would consent to quitclam this disputed ter
ritorv. On this condition being made known,
new Constitutional Convention was held. under
the auspices of the Territorial Government, which
Convention decided not 10 accept Admission on the
condition imposed by Congress. SO the question
seemed to be at rest.
But not so: movement directly set on
foot by voluntary popular agitation outside of and
in defiance of the Territorial authorities for ano-
ther Convention, which was accordingly chosen and
held, though none but the friends of the movement
recognized it in any way, and two OF the most
populous counties were not at all represented.
This volunteer, spontaneous Convention resolved
10 accept admission on the terms exacted BY Con-
gress and rejected by the regular Convention; and
sent on the requisite documents to Gen. Jackson.
then President Cen. Jackson sent the proceed
ings and decisions of both Conventions to Congress,
without indicating any preference on his own part.
They came first before the House, where the fol-
lowing proceedings were had
House, Jan. IL, lS36.-Memorial of the Legis-
lature of the State Of Michigan presented. Mr.
Hannegan of Ind. moved that it be rejected. Mo-
sion defeated: Franklin Pierce voting in the ma
jority Mr.. flanagan then moved that it be re.
ceiyed "as the voluntary act of private ndivid-
uas" This was adopted, but Franklin Pierre
voted in the negative. On the question as TO
which of the two Conventions should DO recog-
nized as representing the People Of Michigan, the
Democratic House decided in favor Of the irregs-
lar or spontaneous Convention-Franklin Pierce
voting in the majority.
When the question came in due course before
the Senate, Democratic it was referred to its
Judiciary Committee, whereof Felix Grundy Of
Tennessee, was Chairman. This Committee sent
out circulars to Michigan, to ascertain ,ohieh Of
these rirsi Conventions most truly represented The
People of that State, and which had received most
Of the Peoples votes. After awaiting and receiv-
ing answers to these circulars, the Committee NJ
ported that The spontaneous Contention nas entitled
10 be accredited rather than the regular: and that
Michigan should be admitted on its motion. This
motion prevailed: Yeas, Silss Wright Benton, Bu-
chanan, VIM. r King, &c. Nays only 10.
The subject thereupon went to the House, where
the action of the Senate was affirmed, and the sd-
mission of the State completed Yeas, l43; Nays,
50; Franklin Pierce and Isaac Toacey among the
Yeas
-SoMichgan came into the Union, on the appli-
cation of volunteer, anti-regular Convention, just
like that of Free Kansas, and voted for Van Buren,
for President in 1886.
Several Southern Members emphatcally
pressed the opinion that this was the strongest
peech for Free Kansas that had been made at this
Session. H.G.