New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-17

thsoRh ue Cetst luuos mat tie srrreh.sss 80. Ne
C.H 1880 "a Ksssss, ard Il sa,e ia "a. os
ttht vtl oote i.ocs 10 thea tier vcsA - tsN
power &c 90. fyng Or charging ~, :, nss' ~
Mr. Doc GLAS replisd thai he va. ~, W ens:
tote spd sp:nt II VA the Senate g., -, o. Ne
chea-se5 tbs 9afs,ier tut ~ test s,px.1r ..en ~
down IN BIS ep. ecb. del yered a.. s..N let
douglas wcud make q biisf stst.Ss,,. asy. D.
two points IN osdsr ;asi the Senate a. ~ eesW
might zee What his poniioD really va 80 essssf
tr't he eic DC; rogMd It ass fatal ob,..s.. A..
rot take the position ths, 4, vs a al. a. '. esc1
the Constitution was not subni,,es 4, 49, s .r ~
fore /. WIS cert 70 Congress r AZ ,.ns. ~ Up" ~
s..on be Old sssune wa.. tia, Ire "a nil, s as -.
P,oTs.erE $3.50. y "a ehHOHs s sad nat as T
ton, without the ccpsest q Coesss., A, .Ss"e
that Is irregular, but nc. 10 as
4 necessarily follows tist al as n@
are vicetsd. Tbs Convention, or ,ay OH. sseag
men. may senc petition 10 COerss tcr : :. ooey 4
the form Of ther government, ard Corsr,rs
e'ty 70 acsept OF T. iec. tie petition As p'e~s
Leconp'on Convention was not 40 anla va. \ 4 80
n ieht sebd q petition; bat il wss cot Coays.ssL
tborized 10 establish or hesitate q Coyer,r-..e
Kmss,. Many OF tte oev State. bad bess sSrss..
without An enabling act being 6r.. pss.ed ~ -
eress The schedule ssd tha. the Const ,ltea .Issx
be subnitted 10 ali the people Of Kansas Coz spp a..
OF eisapprovsl. No Constitution could be cor,As,,S
as republican which did &c, enbody TIE WI ~ -
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FORMED BY their acton.
The next ques lion vss, what il the beet mod. s..
certsit ing that will lie AZ. ued With the P~:s,s
that the best node was 70 refer Il 20 tbs p@op On ~
cep.ance or rJee'ien BY q fair vote. lie lDsse~.
could rot senit that Constitution forced apos ~.
people against theft Will was republican Crstts
ton. II Wss no use 10 say that II sss god Coas6
tuition. Corgress hso no right to cram . god thise
was, whether the people shall be pernsss4 T.
finn their own COosi uisp ? Tue Seastof ffs1
Mnsour mir. Green urged the Importance a
tern ina itg this controversy. Now hs tDsasl.s,
voud do any 'hirg thst was right and any thog ha.
10 orrer to ieiniIbte il. lie voali ssri6ce eyw,
thing but principle ard honor and country, ia ocdsr :
close this ubbspp, agitation but how are vs 10 A.
~ II must be- done upon principles Of etsrua iascs
and ruth, or II will not etsy closed. Corress ma,
tern iraie il urcn the principles Of sefgovess.
govern mert. no system OF psto clog up and tictey
will settle this question lpstesd OF havias pea,e,
wi orly be the beginning Of new ccntrsvsrsy Il
would he necessary 10 increase the army sa uss
nsjmity were TO be subjected to the %.
preston Of the mioc'ity. He trus'sd thsu
would be no outbreak. No Vi 'lsncs bat he
f.sr,d such result, Il majority Of the people of
Kan,as were b be coerced into eabnissoa 70 IN vii
of the minority The Scrstcr from Missouri hat saA
that the, could change the Constitution imaediNsly
after they became q State; but he lDouslss sfsusf
on he other hand hat It could not be changed s.ta
1864 ard then only by Convention 10 be cSed ~
two-thirds # the Legislature. Il wss . psise;ps
of Law. that when a Constitution provides isr
It's berg changed at . particular tins sst
in Q particular mode, il excludes 81 cthss
modes. Apy ccmt in Ch's.sndom wcai thus co.,
strue Il, and the Only oher mode Of chsnsing her
Constitute would be by revolution. Ias scasus,
therefore, ie herne Of civil war and lesds dnsMy
10 war IL be should vote 10 adniI kaosas and tAs
Iecom pton Constitution he should feel obliged Ia Coz
sequ. nee to increase the army ard enforce L Of he
int of the bsyopc. lie besought Sens'os to pause
beforc they committed themselves to such t%tS srtos
Tbi. was rot 20 be iegsded o. az Administrative
M, asure. Evo,y man on ihe door OF the seosse vm
at liberty 10 vote for or against i wssos!
surrenceiipg his party ties. The scopun g
the measure would no, only rebd asandsr ~
Democratic party, but endanscr the pee,
and prosper,ty CT tho Uoioo. fhe rreadsh
was a fraik man, and he old not believe tbs! q,
Pre- sdent would ask hrs patty to 90 ehai TO "hea .:
was unwilling TO commi bimeeh on pspsr. hs us
not believe that The Piesident W ud ask Ssuston to
ran their ecks into the halter of dsun0n or OWL vu.
before he ready TO take the LEAD and point cut Tie
wsy. Ten let Us reetore peace 10 the oounny by
ignorirg theee irregular Cony entons AZ Lec,apoe GOD
Topeka and gu hor 20 the people 10 90 forward ssd
tom CoIs itutop and S ale G0yernmeas iof them
selves That he tDOrglas believed, would restore
quiet in p;Bey Gays.
Mr. GREEN resp ,nded denying that the people o.
Kansas would be compelled {, fetsio their prescott
Constitution unchanged until 1864 and argued that q
Convention could be called at any time 70 make sach
char &c as q ulejOIty Of the people might desire.
The further bsidrfa,ion Of the eubjoct was hss
postpoped until Monday. Adjourned.