New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-09
1HIRTYFF1H COSGRNSS......FirSt Session.
SrS.rp ..WAsHISCTos, Dec. 8.

SENATE A.WAsHiSGros, Dsc.o
TIE M..,,e. ofthe PresideAt Of the United S'atsa
va received ard read.
Mr. DOUGLAS submitted a 10, 'tion Tor printing ths
usual number Of copies of the Mes'A 20 ana
srd IL 0C0 copies thereof for the u OF Tue
de remarked that be cotcuued heart y aha 'o,uany
IL the views Of the Pre- o.Dt herein Npre''e'' Wv"
the exception of that porisn r.,iige TO "osa' a'u "
the action Of the Leooupt,n Convention. AZ ID e'i
dsy be would express bis We've am give ssons why
be believed tt at the people Of Kansss had mol oeen
left as the organic act dec sred perfectly nee TO
frm ar regulate their institutions in their own way
Mr.GWIN offered a resolution, "Tba. sl the p mt
"ug be executed BY the Printer to the Senate at the
" last session"
Mr.. STUART corcured in Mr.. Douglass views
respecting the Leeonpton movement. At future
day bs would speak on the subject asd Insist to the
extent of his sbty that the people OF Kansas shoatd
be treated ike all ohers and have the fullest oPportu-
pjty TO such Dsttu ions as they wish to hive
under.
Mr.. DAVIS corcurred in the views OF the President
On the Kan question aud MD await the promised
remarks of Mr. Douglas before he expressed his own
views.
Mr. BIGLER gave notice that he should defend the
positions assumed By IT, President TO the best of his
ability. and that he would respond to Mr.. Douglas.
Mr. DOUGLAS accepted Mr.. Owns substitute.
Mr. HALE spcke in opposition to the Constitution
formed by the LEGO upton Convention, arguing that
would perpetua,e Slavery in Kansas, no matter
whether the people accepted rejected the Slavery
elsu.e.
Mr. SEWARD should be glad to hear the cup.
pC rters of the President explain his position, for it
seemed 10 him that the Message was very lane and
impoten nj in its arguments Kansas and that some
Il irg more would be required to satisfy the public
n ind than is contained in the document itself He
trusted that the debate upon this point would not be
delayed lorg, for before We were aware OF 1t there
might be civil war in Kansas. After reviewing other
parts of the Message he .ad he hoped that /.
would be understood that on Utah affairs Congress
was substantially unanimous, that the world might De
as.ured that the Government Of the United States
would not suffer its fair fame to be tsrnshed its power
insued and the lives Of its citizens destroyed by an
ereny sntrerched though it be in the Rocky Noun
tars ar under the forms Of the Constitution OF the
United States.
Mr.. MASON was free to declare that all information
for the ast Elk month"; relative to Kausa, affairs, had
come from questionable sources. II he understood
the Presdents position, and he thought ne did, the
Presidents position wss impregnsble.
~
Kansas had authority to initiate the Convention. Il
was, according to speech delivered in the Senate
by Mr. Buchanan himself act of usurpstion. Cen
gres had repeatedly refused to authorize the people
Of IA, sas to form S ale Constitution. Much had
been said about popular sovereignty, bat this nov
merely amounts according to the great expositor of
tie party 10 giving the free white people of Kansas
the right to determine the condition of few negroes
while they prevented from regulating their own in-
stitutions in their own way
Dir. BROWN said there seemed to be great anxiety
TO enter into discussion, and especially to find fault.
They had heard the Message imperfecty read by the
Clerk and therefore could not properly understand it.
He s.ksd Senators to pause and sleep on the docu'
msrts before indulging in debate which would 90
forth to the country the tsegraphc wires pene-
trsripg zen TO Ksnsas and giving tone to public opin
ion on he premises not yet perfectly understood He
asked Senators to re ct before taking their positions
and utteripg sentiments under the circumstances to
which be had referred.
On his motion, the Senate then adjourned.