Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25

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itoFFIotstR REPORT Feou Tbs co<!']ssrs
osAl Globe o. .ese>6z 6, E
1 upoe .I'e reading Of !r< esS7 hf'
! Sfrssx-. ~ vsaNe "a s|Ia]
last. Senator Douglas said:
desire simply 70 Stale lbat have
fliseened TO che MESSAGE with grea
pleasure, aud concur cordially n
much The greater part Of it, and il
most OF The views expressed but IN
regard 70 one topic-that of Kansas
1 totally dissent from all that portion d
the message which may fairly be cou-
s,rued as approvtcyof the proceedings
Of the Lecompton convention.
Subsequently on the same day, he
said;
As there seems to be disposition to
debate this question before we can
have a vote on the motion TO print, and
as there have been intimatioDs on both
sides Of The Chamber (for seem to
stand between The parties chat they
are waiting TO bear what l may have co
say upon this point, il il be agreeable
10 the Senate, / will briefly sta,e my
reasons for dissent tomorrow when
the Senate shall meet, in order not "a
delay the vote on the motion to print
the message.
The next day, the Seuate Chamber
was densely crowded, aud as soon as q
little preliminary business bad been
disposed of, the Senotor from Illinois
redeemed his promise.
HE GIVES THE MESSAGE A CAREFUL
AND CRITICAL " BEADING.
I'VE quote from the official report ii
the Congressional Globe of Thursday
the 10th. 1t is poiuL that testi6es t
manliness in the composition OF The
Senator from Illinois. that be did no
withhold au off-hand speech, of sucl
importance 70 himself at least as this
from the printers, for elaborate revis
ion Ths Globes report IL -uaqses
lioaably aocurass. -i
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Mr.. President, wheI
yesterday the Presidents message wa:
read at the Clerks desk, heard IL bu
imperieclly, aud ! was of the impress
ion that tue President of the UniteC
States has approved aud indorsed the
action Of the Lecompton convention II
Kansas. Under this impression, | fel
it my duty TO state that, while | con
Cured in The general views of the mes
sage, yet, 50 lar as il approved or in
dorsed the action of that convention
4 entirely dissented from il, ana woulC
avail myself of an early opportunity u
state M reasons for my dissent. Up
on more careful aud critical examiua
tion of the message, | am rejoiced u
find that the President OF the United
States does not recommend that Con
gress shall pass law TO receive Kan
sas into the Union under the constitu
ton formed at Lecomplon. IL is tru'
that the tone of the message indicates
a willingness on the part OF the Presi
dent 10 Sign any bill that Congress ma,
pass, il we shall see proper TO pas
one receiving Kansas into the Unlol
under the constitution. But, sir, IL i
u fact of great significance, and wor
thy Of consideration, that the Presi
dent has refrained from any indorse
ment of the convention, and from an,
Recommendation as 10 the course Cpe
gress should pursue with regard to th
constitution there formed
The message of--the President ha
made an rgupent--au-saa saanswerabl
argument in my opinion-againss~tba
constitution, which shows clearly
whether intended 10 arrive that resul
or not, that, consistently with bis view
and his principles, he cannot accer
that constitution. lie has expresse
his deep modification and disappoint
ment that the constitution has not bee
submitted 10 the people of Kansas 70
their acceptance oF rejection. he in
forms US that he has unqualiiiedly ca
pressed his opinions on that subject
his instructions TO Gov. Walker, al
suming. as matter of course, that Oh
constitution WAS 10 be submitted TO oh
people before IL could have any vitalit
or validity. He goes further, aud tell
us that the example set by Congress |
the Minnesota case, by inserting
clause in the enabling act requirin
the constitution TO be submitted 20 Oh
people, ought 10 become a uniforI
rule, not TO be departed from hereaits
in any case. On these various propC
sitions Iagree entirely with the Pres
deut of the United States, aud l N
prepared now TO sustain that unifori
rule which he asks us TO pursue, in a
other cases, by taking the Minneso
provision as our example.
| rejoice, on careful perusal Of d
,uessage, 70 find so much less
dissent from than | was under the in
preston there was, from the hast
Z reading and inlperiect hearing of Il
message in the first instance.
effect, he refers that document to Il
Congress of the United States-as q
Constitution of the United States r.
fers it-for us 10 decide upon il und
our responsibility. Il is proper th