The Washington union., 1858-03-09


that his colleagues design 10 enforce upon the
nttee the belief the South had not obtained all to
which she entitled by the passage Of the Kansas Ne
brasxa bill but after considering the whole speech and
the circumstances which surrounded IT, that idea would
have to be abandoned Ii seemed that that gentleman
had felt himself called upon to discover 80 much genu
ity the purpose of proving that he foresw all the
evils which had fallen upon the country and that they
were the result of the Kansas Nebraska bill He objected
it the ground that proper and legal construction
sustained the idea of territorial sovereignty He himself
preferred that to the doctrine OF congressional restriction
because the would be the peace OF admitted nerior-
ty and the other the peace OF superior right Under the
doctrine territorial sovereignty they would have strife
in settling their difficulties but poor the chance would
be- still they would have their chance and the conso
laton OF knowing that If the question decided
against them il would be decided by those most in
terested. But he coutended that a lair and legiti
mate construction OF bill did not encourage the
idea of territorial sovereignty His colleague had rdi
cued the idea that Congress intended 10 vaete the
to egsate slavery into the Territory He argued that
the power had been repeatedly assumed by Congress
The Kansas. Nebraska bill aimed to deny the possession
such power The proper construction that it
not intended exclude slavery from any Territory, but to
leave tho people free to regulate their institutions
The objection applied to what was known a. the Badger
proviso which concession OF the weaker and OPP
pressed portion OF the Union and which provided that
nothing in the hill should Ire construed putting into
force any law protecting abolishng slavery If the
Missouri Compromise constitutional by its repeal
they removed positive barrier and LEFT an open hed
and he would ask whether they had not gained some
thing by that II il UNCONSTITUTIONAL then it
null and void, and of effect ab nio and did not re-
peal the old French and Spanish laws question
which had led to considerable discussion whether not
the could exert its powers ~ to limit the
property of section Of the Union and extend and
enlarge the property of another The Kansas Nebraska
bill had decided that question by declaring that the gov
should not its powers to discourage the
interests OF section TO the advancement of the in
tercsts of another And then the decision OF the
Supreme Court affirming the Kansas Nebraska BILL and
declaring tl the constitution, introduced into the
Territories, should stand tower OF strength to de-
fend tho property all sections of the Union His col
league seemed think that the evils which had arisen in
Kansas the result of the Kansas Nebraska bill He
would submit to him that they the result of that BILL
these consequences would follow it everywhere The pTnc
pies of that bill had been applied to Nebraska and New
Mexico without like results If the principles of that
bill had been adopted long ago everything would have
gone smoothly 1t in consequence of the extra
ordinary means resored 20 to effect the settlement of
Kansas that had created all the difficulties
The President had sent message to Congress with
constitution asking that Kansas be admitted State
under that constitution He took his position to-day in
favor of such admission and ready to give his reasons
lie to admit that when the constitution to
them they had right to inquire if there sufficient
population entitle them to admission, but he believed
there difference of opinion that point. All
parties agreed to that And then they had right to in
aue whether it republican in FORM and he believed
there difference OF opinion about that. The
question then to whether it was the constitution
tuition submitted to the votes OF all the people
be governed 10y it, II sovereignty resided in the poo
pie was unit and could not be divided and unless all
the people acted there exercise of
regnty According to the doctrine of Mr. Walker those
who std at home authorized those who voted to act for
them The convention, and the convention only,
authorized to speak the voice of the people OF Kansas
The convention the representatives OF sovereignty,
and called for the purpose OF making constitution.
He did not believe that there lawyer who would
deny that the legislature that called the convention
a legally constituted body for, if they elected by
fraud the government of the people of Kansas,
the legislature that possessed the form possessed the
power If the law illegal it the fault of the peo
Pile who made it. and If the people had opportunity to
be represented and weuld not avail themselves of it, il
too late and they could not take advantage of
their wrong
Mr.. DAWES, of Massachusetts, opposed the admissions
of Kansas under the Lecoupton constitution contend
ing that il Illegal aud did not express the will of the
people
Nj. KEITT of South Carolina obtained the loor and
the committee
Mr.. ENGLISH of Indiana, asked consent to introduce
bill to provide for building at New Albany, in the
State of Indiana, for the post Office
Objection being made.
Mr.. ENGLISH moved that the rules be suspended );
pending which,
On motion of Mr. BURNETT, of Kentucky, at half
past 4 o'clock, the House adjourned
By Mr. HATCH Petition numerously signed by citizens OF Buffalo
repeal Of Congress 1859 ctab shng light house
board,