The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-27
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March %.

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Convention was an intentional fraud upon
people, and did not express the will of the
people. et..t .a.
He concluded by replying at length to the
several legal points laid down in Mr.. Pugh's
recent speech, and announcing that he would
vote against the genllemsns amendment
1.-THE galleries were cra,nmed, and in the heat
and confusion lady tainted. Mr.. Douglas
has just entered and is holding confab with
Mr.. Green. The former looks i'll. Everybo
dy is trying to get a look a. him. The Tur-
kish visitors have also Just entered.l
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, proceeded to
demonstrate by reference to numerous legal
authorities, that the Lecompton Constitution
was framed with all due Formally. He tho't
it would have been better to have submitted
the question to the people; but that sub
mission was not necessary to its validity. He
also discussed at length the question of the
ultimate success of the revolution and show
cd that the people can exercise the right to
change their government peacefully and le-
ultimately without necessarily resorting to
their revolutionary right. Mr.. B. concluded
with an elaborate defense of slavery.
Mr.. Broderick, of Cal, reviewed at length
the circumstances attending the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise and the consequences
following that repeal. The South he said,
by that fatal manner destroyed its own in
terest, and was now seeking a remedy by a
repeal of the Union. But would a dissolu-
ton, he asked, prevent the immigration of
free labor INFO the South ? No. Whenever
there is land for homes, there free labor will
find its way. Had the Missouri Compromise
Line been permitted to stand, free labor would
had said cotton is king, but he had omitted
to tell us about the fluctuations of the staple
Gold is king said Mr.. Broderick, not cotton.
He represented State where labor is honor
ahle-where the highest persons are not
ashamed to own they have delved in the
earth. He was glad the Senator from S. G..
had spoken about white slaves. and he hoped
that his language would stir up the 200 900
white men in that State who are now kept
IN subsection by 30,CG0 wealthy slave own
ers. The Senator from S. G. had called the
northern laborers siaves-he did not think
him personal, otherwise he should have no.
ticed the remark at the time of its ut,erance
He d. was the youngest Senator except
ing one on the floor. He had served an ap-
premiership of five years at laboring occu
patton he was the son Of a laborer, and had
only to look around that building 60 see evil
dence Of his fathers handlwOrk. He (Brod-
erick) was tired of the struggles and Jealous
les of his class and went to California. His
election in that State to this Senate was not
the result of accident, for he hat to fight not
only against the opposition of his own party,
but against presses subsidized W tn govern
ment money. Leaving this personal expla.
nation, he turned to his course in the Senate
He arraycd himself against the Lecompton
Constitution, he sail, because he believed
that all the allegations Of frauds against that
instrument had been fully proven. These
frauds are known to the President and vet
he keeps in Office the men who CT mmitied
the frauds. He hoped the historian Of these
TINES would attribute the attempt to force
this measure to the petulancy, failing vi atty,
and trembling intellect Of an old man .ot,er-
ing on the verge of the grave,
1.-THE Senate met again at O'Clock, P. NJ.
Our Geographic dispatch gives us the news
as follows:
Mr.. Douglas spoke three hours this eve
ming to an immense audience. There were
no vacant places in the gallery, and the re-
porters were overrun by invading Border
Ruffians the floor of the Senate ;ras crowd
ed with ladies.
MI. d. referred to his course on the slave.
ry question, from the time of the admission
OF leAas by Congress. He virtually decided
that new Territories sEoalti choose their
own domestic policy Eos themselves; and for
want OF power to carry out his own views. he
agreed with their new line of policy with a
view OF healing sectional strife and restoring
peace to the country. His object was to 10.
calize, not sectionalize slavery. Che people
OF Illinois IN sober reflection approved his
course, and the Legislature unanimousl
passed resolutions to that effect. Subs Y
quent y as Senator of that State and mem
Der oil the Democratic party, he felt it his
duty to apply to the kansas-NebraSka Act
-theprinclple which had been substituted for
the geographical line both sections were
pledged to the exact words of that principle
and that it is not intended to Iegisate slave
ry into any Territory, but leave the people to
regulate their own affairs.
Now, said Mr.. D., the questions arc-is the
Lecompton Constitution N accordance with
the principle Of the Compromise Of 1850
and in accordance with the Organic Act g
Have the people Of Kansas been left to man.
age their own affairs in their own way, sub
jec. onsy 10 the Constitution of the United
Statess Does the Lec0mpton Constitution
express the will Of the peorie of Kansas? L
ii does, sou have the right to admi. her into
the Union and TO waive any irregularities
that might have occurred IN minor Details
The whole action OF this House turns or
this: whether or not they give free express
ion Of their act in that WILL But what evi
dence have we that il is 50? He would re-
fran from going into a review of how many
votes were fraudulent; but supposin@ then
all legal, how can we accept i IS The will o
the people, when they could only vote for ant
not against i, ana wileH the subsequent cleo
,ion authorized by the Territorial Legislature
there were rocco against it? This was evi
denee to his mind, that L. compton is not thu
expression Of the will Of the people.
1t has been said that tie election OF Dec
2lst, authorized by the LcocInpton Convcn
tioi was legal, AID that N Jan 4th unde
a Territorial -aw was not legal. Where j,
you fnd law that legaizcs the election q
Dec. 2ist only under the schedule of the LIE
compton Convention; which. Was possessed
Of only so much power as 1t received from
the Legislature and if so, the Legislator
possessed q, much power on January 4th a
on Dec 2lst and Feb. 2OsL.
Mr.. Douglas referred to Calhoun's lette
recently published, saying that he think
Delaware Crossing gives the Legislature t
the Free State men. 1t was If no mpcrtanc
what Mr.. Calhoun thought; but the facts ar
important, as on them depends the inteerit
Of the vote. AS Mr.. Calhcrn IS absent is
satisfactory for the deposed President to &C
dress a letter to. the editor of the STAR Sta
! ting bis private opinion? He would like t
know whether this President pro TEN.
Kansas his not already issued certificates /
pro-slavery officers, while Mr.. Calbc1n' s opis
ION now is, that the Free State candidate
should have them?
Where Is tie President pro tenn? Is h
too q fugitive from justice; and if he is, whs
conclusion could the seven constituting til