Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-17
NNXV CON G1s ESS.
w ASHuNGToN. Dec. s.
SENATE.
FIRST SES Sion.

NENA IL.
The Messare of the President of the Uni
States was received and read. Mr.. Dong
las submitted motion for printing the
usual number of copies of the Message and
other documents and $4,000 copies there
of for the use of the Senate lie remarked
that he concurrcd heartily and cordially
in the views of the President, with the eX-
ception of that portion relating to Kansas
and the action of the Lecompton Convcn-
ton At an early day he would express
his views and give reasons why he believed
that the people of Kansas had not been. as
the organic act declared, perfectly free to
form and regulate their institutions in their
own way.
Mr.. Gwin offered substitute, that all
the printing be executed by the printer to
the Senate, as at the last session.
Mr. Stuart concurred in Mr.. Douglas
views respecting the Lccompton movement
vt future day he would speak on the sub
iect, and insist, to the extent Of his ability.
that the people of Kansas should be treated
like all others, and have the fullest oppor-
tunity to regulate a ld have such institu-
tons as they wish to live under.
Mr.. Davis concurrcd in the views of the
President ON the Kansas question and
would await the promised remarks of Mr.
Douglas before he expressed his own views
Mr.. Biglcr gave notice that lie should
defend the position assumed hy the PrcSi-
dent to the best of his ability. and that he
would respond to Mr.. Doug las.
! Mr.. Douglas accepted Mr. Gwin's suhsti-
ute.
Mr. Hale spoke in opposition to the Con
stitution ioInel 10y the lccompton Con
,ention, arguing that it pcrpctraies slave
" i'll Kansas, no matter whether the leC
pie accepted or rejected slavery.
. Nh Seward would he glad to hear The
supporters of the President explain his po
,ition for it seemed TO him hat the message
was very lame and impotent in lis a!gu
nent on Kansas, and that something mor
would be required 10 satisfy the peopl
than is contained in the document itself
He trusted that the debate on this pom
would not be delayed long, for before W
are aware of it there might be civil wa
in Kansas. .tller reviewing other parts q
the message, he said hc hoped that it woul
he understood that on Utah affairs Congres
was substantially unanimous; that tn
world might he assured that the Govern
mcnt of the United States would not Suflc
It's fame TO be tarnised, its power insulied
and the lives of its citizens destroyed Ly n
army cntrcnched in the Rocky Mountaip
and under the Constitution of the Unite
States.
Mr. Mason was free to declare that Il
information for the last six months, rclativ
to kan>Ss affairs. hal come from question
able sources. II lac understood the Presi
dents position, and he thought he did. Tia
Presidents position was mpiegnablc.
Mr.. Trumbull denied that the Icgisla
turc of Kansas had authority to initiate IT,
Convention. II was, according to spcec
once delivered in Inc Senate bv Mr.. Bucl
anan himself, an act of usurpation Con
gress hal repeatedly refused authority t
the people OF Kansas to form a State Cor
stitution. Mich has been said abont poI
ular sovereignty, but this now merely
mounts, according to the eXpositor OF I'll
party, to giving the free white people
Kansas the right to determine the cont
ton of few negroes, while they are pre-
cluded from regulating their own institl
tions i'll their own way.