The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsnlroror, Dec. 10.

the i esidents Message ahd accompany {
ing documents.
Mr.. Cox said that he heartily concur
red with the views Of the Message in
most every sentence, except that part rel
ative to Kansas.
In his iud dgement contrary to tie opin-
ion Of The Presidout there will be no
peace il Kansas be admitted undor the
Lecompton Constitution.
IL was IN exceedingly dangerous doc
trine when brought in contact with ptin-
ciple that there can be no peace whore
The rights Of the people are jeopardized.
lie did not agree with tho thooo yians,
that in order to be saved we must be
damned. Laughter. His duty to his
constituents WAS TO stand upon tho doc
trine Of a submission Of the entire Con-
stitution to the people. This is OF the
highest consequence aud essential TO self
government.
1t has It's foundation in the Cincinnati
platform, in the Presidents Inauguration,
In Gov Walkers acceptance, in the Pres.
idenrs letter to the Connecticut clergy
men. in the instructions which he sent
to Gov. Walker, and in his Annual Mes
sage
All como here ms n record If evidence,
and show that pledges have been given to
the people Of Kansas that they should have
the whole Constitution submitted 10 them.
lie asked the House why the traitorous
Canlne Of Kansas should attempt to sub
jugate the peoples will to their own
Having given them pledges that there
would be no breach Of faith and gross
deroliotion Of duty, they disre5arded
them
The movement at Lerompton WAS an
attempt To carry out the slavery principle,
and by pretended submission, force the
Constitution upon an unwilling people,
for in any event 10 would not be rejected.
This sort Of n aguggle wouldnot do. The
right Of self government was higher and
dearer than all Cabinets and Presidents.
There was no power, according to Jet
farson and Buchanan, for a Territorial
Legislature to call into being a Convention
10 superoede the Territorial Government,
without the consent Of tho people The
Constitution should never be dragged in
to Congress foi grave dcliberation. Il
would be Congressional Intervention in
their domestic affairs.
The people of the Northwest cared
not what might be the result as to Kansas
domestic institutions. llo would vote
for her admission as n slave State, il the
will Of the people be made clearly TO ap
pear. Ho referred TO what he character.
ized as fraud in the nppor3nnmont Of
representatives, and mentioned IN this con
pection, as an eXample, the Oxford pre-
cinct. The Constitution was not repub.
lican in form, if prohibited to alteration
or amendment until the year 1864. Ii
any change is made, IL must be by civil
war, for blood must ever track the ST ps
Of the wrong.
lie earnes ly protested against the Con
stilulon, because It was against the prin-
ciple of sef-government, It must be
submitted entirely to the approval Of the
whole people
In conclusion, he gave notice Of his in
tention TO submit a proposition to take
the popular vote on the subject.
Mr.. Hughes arose to express his sur
prise aud regret that the gentlemen has
chosen this occasion to pteoiptsle such
delicate matters upon tho House. There
are those who believe that the Admins
tration are in trouble. and clouds are
gathering around the Democratic party.
He therefore humbly conceived that
the friends Of the Administration aud the
members Of the Democratic party should
not be the drst to sound the alarm. Was
not the question before them as whether
Kansas bo Free or a a Slave Stale?-
1 Hence the time and the occasion for the
speech were against the gentleman. II
was meXpeotod--lor he had believed thai
we had no Presidential candidate in this
body.
An reason was made TO the distin
guished Senator's position; bat it might
be well perhaps for that Senator to look
well to his hurels and honor IIe under
stood Mr. Cox to say with emphasis tina
the people Of Ohio, in the last Presiden'
tial election, decided that the Constitu
ton OF Kansas, whatever IL might b.
should be submitted toa vote of the peo
pie,
He apprehended that no such issu,
was presented in Ohio nor Indiana,
The gentleman from Ohio woull recol
eot that the term, popular sovereignty
was not understood until after the Pres,
dental election, (lau ghter and the decis
ion Of the Dred Suott case was not under
stood IN al sections alike, aud no, under
stood in the sense which Mr.. Cox SCENE,
to understand il.
Perhaps the gentleman from Ohio doe
not Intend to stand by the President
he (tlughos) finds himself compelled &
separate from the Democratic panty an,
the Administration, he should go Will
them to the last moment, lie should nu
bo tho FIRST to leavl tho ship. Wher
would the gentleman 90 to carry out tn
doctrine Of popular soyereign1yY
Mr. Cox responded by saying that h
= would 90 on t,e platform OF the Cinoin
natl Convention. the Presidents lnaug
ural and Annual Message. and the IN
struotious TO Gov. Walker, lie woul
> stand upon the wreck, aud would not b
+ driven OF by any little scoruful iudigos
, ton.
n Mr.. Hughes replied that It was Ear froI
. him to treat the gentleman with seorn.-