The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-11
Monday, March 5, 1853.

kdnsas-Mr. Green called for is congdera-
tiop, STATING that i. was the intention Of the
friends OF the measure 10 take direct vote on
the bill or Monday next
Mr. Dooi't'e. who commenced his gpeech last
ThursdR7, rcss aid concluded his remark,
against the adn;srion Of Kansas under the Lee
cowp'cn Co ftisution.
IL fels constrained to repel an imputation Of
Mr.. Hammond, who had chnrac-er:zed the j..
borieg men of 5be North by the designation Of
Slaves" Fcur fifths of the people Of Wiscon-
sin earn their bad by the sweat Of their brows,
and he shoudhe false 10 his constituency II he did
no. repudiate the stigma which il was sought
70 ailiz upo1 free and honorable labor whic.
rG'her enncbles than degrades i.s subjects.
NJ. Foster, Of Connecticut, in P brief argu-
meuf, anal I'd certain portions of the Slavery
article in ;he Lecoma:on Constitution. He
wonld fever vote fer the admission Of a slave
State f,r-ied from territory which had been
covered by the Missouri CoInp-cmise This
ComProni.e, though broken, was still sacred n
his eyes, and should De practically enforced so
far az his vote could accom- iish that end. Bat.
aps-t from the general objection, be wss unal-
terribly oppOred 10 the admission Of any State
which undertook to Say thatfhe right of property
IN slaves vas before and higher than any law.
and rested upon the same sanction as the riyht
to any en3 every other Goecies Of property. Tais
doctrl1e was false IL morale, politics, and iurs-
prudence. IL was = doctvine which went he.
yond the legrl establishment Of Slavery. and az
serted principle % which he would never ia
any way, give his assent. The Slavery article.
moreover, ny declaring that no free negroes
should I'VE in Kgraas under penalty of death.
had sought 10 make emancipation forever ira.
possible; fer, # Kansas should be surrounded
by slave ) ates, or froe States, denying ada.;a
sion 70 free egrges It would only remeia f,y
the hSe-a;ei slave IS Kansas 10 choose between
death or return 10 bondage.
MIR. Foster cues'i-ned the validity or the
argument that Inc Constitution OF Kansas coul6
be legally repealed in any c;aer way than tbs;
for which provision was made IL It's BODY. Arv
other principle would lead TO anarchy and ~ey
olution, which might Frave bloo6lcsa, but which
nevertheless would be a re7olutior. He closed
bis remarks bv expressing his satisfaction ~
knowing iha; the people of Ksnsas do nor en-.
dorse The odious and abhcr.ent provisions of
the Lecompton Constitution, which may rerro-
sent TIE views Of its trainers, bnt il ds;ested BY
the great majority Of those upon whom it is siow
soueht 10 be fastened.
The Senate then went into Executive sea.
sion.
HOUSE
4 revolution Introduced BIZ Mr.. TAYLOR. Of
Louisiana, requesting lie President to inquire
into the causes and facts CT the seizure and
condemnation of the harqup Adriatic. was re-
ferreG to the Committee On Foreign Relations.
Printing Deficiency BW-The House then
went into Committee OF the Whole ard took
up the bill 10 appropriate money to supply de.
icienees in the appropriations Tor paper, rrin--
ing. binding, AID engraving, ordered by the
Senate and House Of Reprs sen.stives of IN
Thirfy-third and Thirty fourth Congresses. and
which has been execu'ed.
~ o. i
bill from the Committee Of WAYS ard Means
explained It's provisions briefly. The uonevto
be appropriated had been cue two months or
more. and the men entitled to 1t were actually
suffering foT it. There WAS no question bus he
money was due, and common honesty rsoni.ad
that it should be promptly paid. The whole
amount appropriated vas bat S34l 900. beirc
for werk actually done and materials fnrn;sh,d.
Under the operation Of The previous ques,ica
the bill was READ q third time and passed, By
vote Of yeas l2S, nays AZ.
TIE Consular and Diplomatic BW-The
House again resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, and took up, nomiuallF, the consu
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia, addressed the Com.
miitee on the subject of Kansas and the I.s-
compton Constitution, replying to the spseca ef
his colleague, ar. Mllson. delivered some
days since, and defended the Kansas. Nebraska
bill He con.ended that, by the Kansas Ne.
braska bill, Congress did distinctly vaca,e us
right to form and eentrol the Institutions Z he
Territories, and did clearly establish s16 ded
the idea OF Terri oral sovereignty.
He next considered the question CT TIE 81
mission Of Kansas under the Lecompton CO..
sntution. He was unLesitating'y in fave. o
that meszure, as recommended by the Ezeca-
tive.
A.. Cd 81 10 he Iafr IL
tinguishsd Senator from Illinois, and regretted
that be had carried with him q portion OF The
Democracy of the North. When sn archangel
rsbelled in heaven, he CARED with him : tenth