The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-14

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during The four winers have served in The Senate there
Is any one vote OF which feel especially and particularly
Il proud, il is that one.
The question has been here in other forms Two days
ago we were called upon TO upon the proposition
in reference to Minnesota The Senate exercising its un
influenced and unbiased Judgment determined that
shoud vote ~ the formation OF State constitution for
j Minnesota who was not an American creu By calm
aud deliberate vote after discussion that the deesm
nation OF the American Senate II was as the deermna
lion of the Senate in my Judgment will always be- when
uninhuenced by pressure from other quarters. But two
days have passed away and have witnessed here this
morning the remarkable exhibition of reverson Of that
vote BY almost two TO one-not under the preence that
brought bear upon in the passage of the Kansas
Nebraska bill that there some powerful oaErrullng
necessity for III for such plea put in There is
preence that this bill Is be lost that any great
jury to the country is TO be done if it be loe unless the
amendment be rejected Deliberately and without excuse
the judgment of the Senate has been reversed Why 1t
would not be decorous towards this august body to
but lei senators that in my feeble Judgment if
foreign influence possession OF the American Senate
The American people will rise up and rebuke it, 1t may
take possession OF other departments OF the government
but the american Senate has been regarded in the
try the citadel Of American libery--as the buwark
that 10 stand for the protection OF American rights
Ii this body gives way under this sort of pressure tell
you the American people will take this matter in hand
and they will set IL right What has occurred within the
last foryeght hours to produce this wondrous change
In the American Senate2 How does 1t coihe that a
proposition carried two days ago by respectable
or.y s reversed to-day by vote OF almost two to
My friend from Texas Mr.. RUsK has given the reason
why he changed his mind, ana there must have been
changes else the result before
/ would have existed. IL is foreign influence
/ Mr.. RUSK. / have not changed my mind at all.
Mr.. BROWN. The senator indicated purpose to-
change &
! Mr.. RUsK Mo- | expressly said would not change
Mr.. BROWN. am glad to fud my friend right
| Mr.. RUSK. l said this dislncuy-that the peculiar
friends of the bill seemed desirous of reconsideration for
the Purpose OF having another trial what they regard
I'd as an important amendment. said that, matter
of politeness to them, would vote for the reconsdea-
iop, for know many gentlemen the opposite side who
would vote for reconsideration matter of poeness
to me- and am not to be outdone by them. said that
matter of poteness, would for the reconsdera-
on but that when came to vote the amendment of
the senator from North Carolina should precisely
did before for regarded the elective franchise the
most important right Of the American citizen and would
do nothing 70 cheaper it. think those were the very
words used
i Mr.. BROWN. am very glad to hear the explanation
of my friend from Texas should be very sorry the
support Of that distinguished senator in this whole
roversyj for from the time when it first commenced
have looked to the senator from Texas of the most
faithful in stding up for The rights Of the American cii
natveborn aud oregnborn, who has been natural
lied according TO the laws Of the country and mat
ter of course felt degree of Insecurity at witnessing
what supposed 10 be slight exhibition of wavering
nis part am very glad to find that was mistaken on
that point ,# a-
was going on to say sir that we must protect ourselves
against noads from without and the remarks this
ing of my friend from Ohio did not strike with great
force when he appealed to the early examples Of the epuh
cto the case OF Tennessee and OF other States which
had allowed foreigners to vote in the formation OF their or
ganic laws saw then, ss see now, that though this
subject might have been allowed to pass without special
attention being called it, yet when il becomes prom
nent question Of consideration here and your de-
oerate judgment upon IL after calm, and dispussopae
and full debate it becomes altogether different case That
which is allowed to in the of ordinary proceed
ngs in the hooks and of bills unobserved is
Zone rhiu but Wrn the point is made PROMINENT and be
comes subject OF debateof deliberate consideration and
the Senate calmly and dspassionatey determines upon
| It becomes altogether different matter.
Sucb sir is the question before us at this moment. No
hOdy pretend there
your doing this act II is not the Kansss-Nebrasks bill
over again IL not the old Tennessee quest repeated
1t Is not question presented to American Sen
before. ltis simply dry naked question weth
you will allow unnaturazed foreigners in the
formation OF the constitution OF new State That is all
there Is OF 1T and all that anybody preends there is Of it.
voted against in the Nebraska the Ten
and other alluded to-day had been present
ed, perhaps there would have been why
should have given way there but after having listened to
than four hours debate to-day bssdesa three hours
discussion on Saturday have heard nothingno sug
gesons that there any necessity for striking out this
amendment, arising any point whatever. You just
10 do it simply to give unnauralized foreigners the right
to vote in the formation of new State, and that is all
there is of it. Against that plant myself To that
opposed In opposition to it to record my vote
now, aud for all time to come.
protest most solemny against this proceeding because
1t will make FIVE hundred thousand know-nothing in
the Union and all the eoquence of the Senate pre-
ventt Whenever the Senate is induced to its
Judgment formed calmly and deliberately aud after full
discussion Of foreign influence the citadel
OF liberty in America has given way. II had the elo-
quence of the most gifted orator who spoke would
empoyt to-day against the doing Of this act IL could
address my democratic friends in appeal that could
reach their hearts, would appeal to them that eoqnen,
voice to abstain from doing this act Do it aud you will
shake the democratic party to its very foundation Let it
be understood that foreign influence invade the
American Senate and in forty-eight hours udg
ment deliberately given, aud the confidence of the Amer
people will be shaken in the rmness of that great
party. In that party according my Judgment is con-
cenraed the last hope Of liberty in this country feel
think SO express myself; and it pains to the
nmost heart that party doing act
which to shake the confidence of the American people in
its integrity But how 1t that in the short space of
forty EIGHT hours upon great question like this great
political party is induced to change its position2
Two days ago you passed this proposition to-day you
reverse your judgment by of almost two to one
know that the edct has gone forth that this thing be
done. AS democratas of great and powerful no
ical party who had any alliance with any other
party deeply and earnestly and sacredy devoted to its
success-l protest against this proceeding protest
against in the name Of my party protest against it
in the name OF violated constitution protest against
1t in the name of the rights Of American citizens
protest against II in the name of American liberty
protest against II on every ground which the American
mnd can possibly conceive as an outrage upon upon
the constitution, the Iawa and the privileges which we
enjoy.
| have witnessed nowhere anything which struck me-
with more amazement than the exhibition have had to-
day In the Senate Where shall the American mind rest
for security to what point shall IL for safety if the
judgment OF the Senate is to be thus suddenly changed
great question which than twce-aye moro than
five mes-has undergone discussion here and bound
to say has generally resulted it is likely result
In giving way to foreign influence.
In my feeble way an humble democrats one Of the
humbest OF American citizens have defended foreigners
have defended their rights under the constitution have
defended their right