The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-11
Thirty-Fifth Congress.


Washington, Dec. 0. s57.--Seaate.- galleries
OF fLe Senate were densely crowded when the Sc
aatofs wsre assembled.
Mr. fugL gave notice OF his Intention to intro.
dace biii inr the Improvement of the nayigstiea
Dir Mason offered resolution which was dsbs-
ted aud passed, inviting the clergym of this Die
sfict 10 oinciste gra,uttously ehapains TO the
Dir Gwin gave notice Of his intention 10 introduee
bills Tor the construction of the Northern south.
efn sad Central Pacific Railroad. Also to organize
the Territory of Arizona.
af. douglas said he was yesterday under the i'm
ortsson that the President had auproye he aetin
OF she Lecomptoa Convention aud under that i'm
pfesson he felt II his duty to state that while he
coneurred in the general views OF the u,essage yer
50 Tar as it did approve endorse the action f that
convention. he entirely dsseut,. t,ra IT, and w,id
aNall himself of early opportunity To piys tha
feasohs ior SUCH descent. Upon laore ear,iui ami
eitSat examination OF he niessag., be was r. oeed
70 hh that the President had entirely approved
tue actl3n OF that convention. He was also r, eed
To mud that the President had not recommended ttat
Dengress should pass laws receiving Kansas into the
Union as state under the cons framed, at
compton True, the tone OF the message indicated
Willingness on the part of the President To sy,,
any bill Congress might pass RECEIVING Kansas a.
state under that constitution, bur l. a WAS very
significant fact that the President had RETAINED
irOm any endorsement of the conyeuton aud fr, n,
any recommendation to the course Cunpress
-
| sa'. indeed the President had Expressed deem
"ioftineation aud disappointment that the whole
constitution was not inbmitted 20 he people II
kansas for their acceptance or rejection liz
| however, thought the President had fallen ift,,
fundamental errors, sgbversive il carried ont o,
the principles OF the Kansas \ ebraska bill and
the platform he was elected on. bat he attributed
those errors to the, fact that the Kansas N.bra,ka
p'ii was discussed aud adopted when Sir Bucha,.-
al vas engaged in the discharge OF important ,tI-
hioniaIlc duties near the Court sof St s.laaes ana
| therefore iar away from the sceBe 0f discussion
! lie then procs seed to shnw hat CnsLrt,s ennl,i
| not properly receive Kansas into the Uuion under
the Lecompton constitution. Nos only the slavery
question bnt ali Others must be submitted to th,.
people of Kansas ~ they are guaranteed The righ,
| to establish all their domestic institutions for
| themselves. On this principle the whole constitu
ton must be submitted to ascertain whetbsr i,
| meets their app obation.
Mr. Donglas contended that the people of Kan
sss Ought to have an opportunity 70 vote against
the constitution II they chose. The reason assigned
Why the people were not allowed to vote ON its s.
ceptancs vas that If they had chance they wonld
vote it down by an overwhelming mai rty H.
believed they would, and he thought it was Glen,
violation OF the organic act to force an obnpxiou,
constitution upon them.
The executive message ITSELF he maintained
furnished facts AMI arguments sufficient to iustif,
he reflections ofthe Iecompton constitution ma
the whole subject might he referred back tn III.
| people. under the authority Of AN enabling act :
lie entered minutely into the details of the prnci
pies involved, and boldly averred that there ,as A.,
justification for the palpabe vi"latinn Of the riybt
90 the people Ot kah-as. lie f0rcibly appealed /,
nitors to sustain the right OF the peonl, 10 est A
Iish their own institutions His own Course "a a.
clear in the maintenance OF his political priuei L.
and his personal h"nor. lie spoke an hour aud
half, AMI loud applause resounded through m
~ Iwded gallers Q rs he closed.
Mr. Eigler replied. contending that the conyer
ton called according to law and has been Is
conized 10y the President aud Governor of the Tel
ritory and it was their right TO either make n c,I
sti,ution and submit 1t not To the pc ,ple-l
when the constitution came to Congress il wa
right in ITSELF republican inform aud the p.oul
had fairly decided the slavery question. it woul
not be wise to Keep the people of Kansas out ,
he Union. such an excuse would be incousi
tent with the doctrine of non-iptrrvention
was the duty Of Congress to look oD tile question
it came before them, doing the best for the who
, country under all the circumstances He though
best for the Union and for Kansas that the sta,
should be admitted at the first allowable opporti
nifty. Ii would, however have bern we'll for III
whole constitution 10 be submitted. but the peup
nutsiee had no right to interfere with the shaver
quest IN. lie believed that the people now had a
opportunity TO say whether they will be adlaitte
as a free slave STATE
| A pointed dialogue here took place betwee
!, Nessrs Bgler aed Douglas with reference To thei
| views
After an executive session the Senate adjourned
House Of RspreSeRtatires-With the exception c
the election Of printer, no business was transac
| ed For this eff G., MIR. Bocock nominated j.
Steadman, of Ohio, and Mr. WashbuFn, OF Msin,
| nominated Geo 81. Weston, formerly of Maine bu
now of Washington. The result of the vote wa
| as follows:
For Mr. Steadmau l2l; Mr.. Weston 50; scatter
ing t.
; Mr Steadmsn was thereupon declared dul
! elected