New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-24
wuJVTy FIFTH CONGRESS-. go. First Session

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SENATE -. .WAsHivoroN, ID C % 1857.
x%,o various braochse e the Pes dsuts neeS,g,
-srs ,rprcps's'.ly itf-trsd
n, SiM9ONS gave notice OF his Intention - iaso'
A.. home v4lus'ion b.
WV" THE KANSAS DEBATE.
mfr STUART addressed the Senate on the subject
<Karsss
Mr.. STUART said it was well rsnsrk d bj A.
to,ney ,ne,s Boiler 10 the AiksOs>s csso taat the
power OF Copgrtss upon tue sut,ot % toe aom''son
Of rev States is pleOsy. When tie qae ton pre-
eet.ed |, NUT DO esssry DO dsteftnne7 by the cur
cuu.tsi Gee wSich sJrroutd aed goseb taat Paricdl
case 1t Ia q poseI which au;Do'izes the admission
Of foreign States Is vel a. those formed cat Of our
own donu iots a. this siog'e statement would shos
at glance that pr, cedsDts never could and never
ousht 20 he rega6eo for tee purpose Of etermaiog
the powrr or p,cprety 10 tcu'si Congress,
arc Copgress alone der the poset conferred upon
II by the Cocsi'uticD IL to Liter nice TO ouiS tbs
queet Ct ShetheT the Sac shs be sdn tied - all;
but is equally empowered WITH authority TO detef'
mite how it ehall be adm ted. EoabiDg a,ts
were rot 20 be regarded as ind'penssby pecss
cary TO the admission CT Re. States: tie
ptcct eGed to apply those principles to the csss
ufder consideration. The questions 70 DO asked wsts
whether the torm of gove.npent rep ibicaa, sad
wbstbet the pffHo were s.titdsd With II, asd ,sked
admission uIder ~ for tho poser o., Coog'ees vas TO
snntt State. ard not ooerce It tie coatended that
half tho people Of Ksrsss had bad 40 opportunity to
vote for the elec iol Of delegates to To, Convention
IA In sone couYees no &C had bsso tax IN. H)~
could they Do e1;soted 10 sblds 81 d'0sila ~beo
beir voice bso rot been head Hs also believed
that the Convention intended q trick and fraud uoOa
the net ole AID s3or.ssed viz rs Ia Jrd4ncs with
tbo,e V,bica Mr. Douglas bad previously s1p ni'ted.
He would never give hle vote 10 cOaeu nGa,e that
trauo xboo he bseeed to be the most etorm 'us hat
was yer und eItaken TO b. practcsd upon soy peope
under ae forms If Law. He believed ttst i thls Con-
situ'iOn focto upon the people OF Kansas, those
Who dia it would light lbs torch Of civil discord
throughout tbe Union. They might cry peace, bat
there would be pescs.
Mr. BRODERICK .aid, while he agreed with
Mtsers D0aslss and uart in of their remarks,
there was OF podt on woicn he wished to say fer
words. When Governor Walker aud So ve;sry .an-
ton went TO Kapess they found ttste # nsunecion
existirg there, and succeeded wi great isbpr 10
restoring pesoe. Nov he thought che Pfesidsn: I'D
hs Cabinet were alone resp0ne ole Tor tue ie'7nt out
tftsks. Jbis the hfst tins be . ID kuoSa ths
resident TO descend ftom his high position and at
tempt to peaceaDle ctizeas 20 tue viii OF illegal
parry uep; lie vas sorry to oiesg'ee Win ni' ps'ty,
2sr ne believed h ba6 rendered much ia the
election of Mr. lcascaa as ATTY gentle nAu 90 this
door. He wac q 30 ewhat ast)nlehec st tue for
besTs0ce Of the people OF Ks1ass 70 ssd the delegates
90 ths COnvebii,D. II the people had logged h-m,
cut their ears of ard cent them out OF toe Territory,
he for one would have appsuded them fJr it Hs
would not uuske any extended remarks now out If Tia
LecoDpton Constitution should ever ts pre,-nted To
TIE Seuee, be might have something to ssY aboat 1t
then He woI Id remark tn he no Foe Sotler.
In biz State hs most bitter oP2oneats were R''
ppbliosps-
During a conversational debate, 10 order 70 show bis
opposition to the Free-Scil movements, Mr.. BROO.
ERIC Iuded TO tue fact tost some years siocs at
Couvepii Of tbe Delnocrs.ic patty in the ate OF
Eev.York, of which Messrs Doolitie and Pcestoo
King we're members. tho proposition was made hat
il OF wiz Of the party should crsent 10 the 1se
Of a resolution enCOrsiog toe Wi mot ovl,o. tGey
mig at hove eli the 9th ;nIs but ne refused u enef
into ary suci ogresrnent.
Mr. DOOICrLE said It was true he va, in the
Ctnvention sbo that the Demo atic patty tneo were
divided ON that issue So fer as re ~as concerned,
tboush such resolutiors Submitted, no propo-
so1 ever @. me him, directly Indirectly, that,
IN alton Of the passage OF the resolutions the
offices should be bestowed ON the Q ne, slde.
Mr.. BRODERlCK said it VAS Mr hug VINO maze
the proposition 10 him. .,
MI KING rsmsr ked that be bad no special Ieee'
,sotion Of such conversation. tie mad a.TsJs Goa,
red there cOula b. other motive on the p1s OF
c;t;z,.s r. sdir 10 Free Staes TO oppose suco teseti,
en- han he nooe Of obtaining Offices. Ladsh' srI
Mr.. BRODERICK replied, If he witg OF ms pafty
were au1oUs 10 oo'an oihc's, my 80. HUI 'si0'
10 the asssee Of resolutions iGr that oh1~~
Mr. KING remarkt hat sucn coaVerssdons ware
40 n, ouen tina. although hs did not re1o ec ms par
tculsi one he did rot ql"tnop tne accuracy VI 1'''
Brod, r;ck's statement Laughter
Mir. DOOLiTTLE ssi1 1t the ume the mo,
Provj,o ga, be fore The S,uste II was etpsctsi IL
would pass Mr.. Clay wrote q letter to tnss ell ct
sIo No. Cas- expressed his anxiety sg.n sud asfa
20 he nc Knitted 70 eco his vote Ia its f.vot H.
however fsi cd, because ,hn Davis talked oat tae
TAI cus Of that Congress. 10 crrs TO oota,o 'ne
non IL ation Of the Democratic patty fIr fr7sdep.,
the Souih.rp delegates having been Instructed u
oryo.e the nornjpa lion Of any mau VINO was NOT 90
re- ord sesiust tue Wilmot Pfoviso, MI Ca's ~rose
he Nicholson letter. ,,,
Mr.. BROWN gave notice that he should express
hs vie gs after the hO days but would say nov tna'
.f The recent election 10 Kansas was fair one aS No
hoped it was, in which al parties had been allowed
freely and without hiedIasce to paric'pste, ano
shorla ask admission az a eree t,te, ne stood
nnon the RECORD in favor of her admission II on 1a'
cattrsry. sbe should ask admit sion as q slave SAFE,
he hoped bis friends On the other side ~ouia aoae ~
tbsjr former action and admit her.
Adjourned until the 4tu Of January.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.