The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-30
pEpArE IN THE SENATE.

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SPEECH or HON, @. n FITCH, OF INDIANA,
IDRisoeI "a ae Seaals Tsesioy, Drc- 22, 1851
The pending motion Of Mr. DorsL.s to rer Inrcl of
the President message relates 10 ataiiY 10 hiSts
10 the Committee Territories having betn tse pp
Mr. SruaRr of Michigan waived his claim 10 The hoor
in favor Of MIR FrcH who addressed the Senate AS fol-
lows
Mr. FITCH Being indebted TO the courtesy OF the
senator from Michigan for the oor shall ask te insiu
gepco OF the senate during but bIiei occupancy % ~ t
anxious know those about me are - listen 70
that senator ai 10 others who be heard on this sub
ect with Gas pleasure and profit than anything
can say viii afford. iv
Yesterday sir was the day fixed Cor the action Of the
people OF Kansas portion OF the constitution sub
ntted 10 the popular vote We shall soon knon the fe
suit and congressional action in ihe premises Will soon
be required assuming, that Is that the election took
place and that violence fraud interefed 10 pre-
vent il control IT, Whatever my views and opinions
of the question Of slavery the unfortunate subject o. 40
nlc sectional Controversy may be, am unmliiing Lt
the E.aiaser "a the sssisa yeerlay had in kaiaS on
that subject shall possibly be supposed 10 control what
action may hereafter take ON tlic question Of ad
nittiBg that Territory into the Union AS state; and
hence desire state the which win govern
my action wish to state the reasons In advance OF any
possible knowledge part OF the character oi thai
decision that the latter may not be supposed TO color the
former.
MY friend the senator from Illinois, Mr. DosaIAs,
who opened the debate intmaed somewhat iorel opin
ion yesterday during the discussion OF this subject
namely, opinion that the President had descended
his exalted position TO devote two columns
ess Of his annual message 10 assault upon him, at
least upon his views, reports and opinions upon this
Kansas controversy and further, that any sllusion
here by senator's in debate attack upon him. pre-
nedited and part, perhaps, Of general design 10 read
him ont of thr democratic party
Mr. DOUGLAS. Did say the part of she Pref,
dent aat Wv
Mr. FITCH Oh, no.
Mr. DOUGLAS. expressly exempted the President
from that combination aa 5&
Mr. FITCH. The senator misunderstood if he
understood saying that he charged the President
with any design TO read him ont OF the party AS shall
necessarily refer Ia the senator's argument al least in the
OF my brief remarks because the honorable
ator has mixed himself mp with Kansas afair THAI
the latter cannot be discussed without reference to him
and his arguments and positions relative thereto wish
advertise him and the Senate in advance, that whatever
allusion mag make 10 him is not designed aitai
him, evidence Of any want OF respect FOR his
Nor sir, must II he said that have assert Ion myself
any right or power--not sentilla read him OF
the party do know where that power is, Il
il IL possessed anywhere because do not believe IN the
thing. grant you sr that may, by his
voluntary acts, either by promoting diseod within
party, other equally obnoxious course place hHi
s,lf beyond the pale party organization bat scarce
think the democratic party. snch sciently fog
parsons be they whom they may put itself 10 the
trouble Of reading them or resolving out OF its ogan
tion.
Tile senator's argument in his opening speaSh.
based upon the assumption that the Kansas act repeating
the Missouri line bestowed upon the people Of the Terri
tresay. imposed upon them The necessity Of act
ing in their primary capacity every legitimate subject
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