Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-12-17
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4 AS one stray, sHvery thread oil sunlght siaddens
our pathway, SO does one stray thought oft stea
along the soul and bring it joy, or perrhsnce il
comes treghted with Sadness and asks the heart to
| turn away from its bright, feeting pleasures and
learn what those sweet, mysterious breatings of in
acr life are This soul softening influence that we
eel these swelling, bursting impulses of the heart
| and Ns crushed and lone WEAKNESS sometimes ?
This strange, quiet beating that propels this
| mechanism of mortal life. this still undercurrent
that swells in our viens this mystery of concident
action of body with the quick workings of the brainl
Man may call TO aid searching science may moral
ize, may philosophze, may dip into phantasy, and
all the werd things of earth be produced down to pal
pabe reasonings, yet the mystery incarnae of life
| cannot be solved
But we can see the mould of death, the ashes OF
decay, the wrinkles of age, the cloud of care and
sorrow. Can see the bloom of youth fade, the flush
ed cheek pale, the lustrous eye grow dim, and the
heart cease its beatings and become cold and still
But oh if you will dance adown the tide of life
and dance on till death shall come and chill the We
ny smile your lips aud shall, from the mist of dy
ing zepbyrs, gather strange damp stiffness, and
settle your g clustering hair. Does not such a
stray thought sometimes steal into the mystical lab
yrinths of your mind, and whisper sound faint
faint as the low winds melancholy murmuring as il
fans itself far away from it's dank and gloomy sep
ulcher, chanting its own sad requiem. Dost ever
list to the sounding roar Of the sea, catch at an
unanswerng tone of the wind And when dark
ness, and the curtain Of night envelopes us in its
shadowy folds, does not the spirit of your dreams
separate itself from its cayey sanctuary, and rise
like an unclouded vision far away into that world
where stray sunights, and stray thoughts are ever
more
tl aE Is NELLIE NETTLEWooD.
Congressional.
r.els WASHINGTON, Dec. s.
SENArE.-The message of the President of the
United States was received and read. Mr.. Doug
las submitted a motion for printing the usual num-
Der of the Message and documents and $4,000
copies thereof for the use of the Senate. He re-
marked that he concurred heartily and cordially in
the views Of the President, with the exception of
thar portion relating to Kansas and the action of the
Leeompton Convention. At an Early day he would
express lis views and give reasons why he believed
that the people of Kansas had not been left, as
the organic act declared perfectly free TO form and
regulate their institutions in their own way
Mr. Gwin offered substitute that all the print
ing De executed by the printer to the Senate, at
the last session.
Mr.. Stuart concurred in Mr. Douglas views re-
speeding the Lecompton movements. At future
day he would speak on the subject, and insist, to
the extent Of his ability that the people of Kansas
should be treated like all Others and have the fullest
opportunity to regulate and have such institutions
as they wished 10 live under.
Dir. Davis concurred in the views of the Presiden
on the Kansas question and would await the pron>
ised remarks of Mr.. Douglas before ne expressed hi.
Own views
Mr.. Bigler gave notice that he should defen the
position assumed by the President in the best of his
ability, and that hs would respond to Mr.. Douglas
Mr.. Douglas accepted Mr. OWNS substitute.
Mr.. Hale spoke in opposition to the Constitution
formed by the Lecompton Convention, arguing that
it perpeuates slavery in Kansas, no matter wheth~
err the people accepted or rejected slavery.
Mr.. Seward would be glad to hear the supporters
of the President explain his position, for it seemed
to him that the message was very lame and ffnpo>
test in its argument on Kansas and that something
more would b. required to satisfy the people than
is contained in the document itself He trusted
that debate on this point would not be delayed
long, for before We were aware Of it there might be
civil war in Kansas. After re viewing other parts
Of the message, he said he hoped that it would be
understood that on Utah affairs Congress WAS sub
stantiRlly unanimous; that the world might be as
surcd that the Government of the United States
would not suffer its fame to be furnished its power
nsulted, and the lives OF its citizens destroyed by
army entrenched though it be in the Rocky
Mountains and under the Constitution ofthe United
States.
Mr.. Mason WAS free to declare that all informa-
ton for the last six months relative to Kansas az
fairs, had come from Questionable sources II he
understood the Presidents position and he thought
he did the Presidents position was impregnable.
Mr.. Trumbull denied that the Legislature of Kan
had authority to initiate the Convention 1t was
according to speech once delivered in the Senate
by Mr.. Buchanan himself an act of usurpaton.
Congress had repeatedly refused authority to the
people OF Kansas to form State Constitntirn.-
Much had been said about popular sovereignty,
but this now merely amounts, according to the
expostor of thu party, 10 giving the free white
people of KANSAS the right 10 determine the condi>
ton of few negroes, while they are precuded
from regulating their institution ms their own
way.
Mr.. Brown said there seemed to be great anxiety
TO enter into discussion and especially to find FAULT
They had heard the message impcrfecty read by
the Clerk, and therefore could not properly under.
stand it He asked Senators to pause aud sleep
on the document before INDUCING in a debate
which would go forth to the country over telegia-
phc wires, penetrating even to Kansas, and giving
tone to public opinion Oh the premises rot vet per-
fecty understood. He asked the Senators to re-
fleet before tax ing their positions, and utterng
timeuts under the circumstances to which he h ad
referred in his motion. The Senate, then adjourn
ed.