The Washington union., 1858-03-26

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keep up this da agitation from they
been ratd out FROM pes'sls9n IN the roi ou, that's
nothing they bc easily ocked on and male TO bite the dust
rns rHs rfcrfr
Now sir the territorial Legislature is free-soii and
there is circumstance connected Win ITS action that
this House ought TO know. Notwithstanding all the
otr,ys-h,ts which have been made Of the laws passed
by the fs territorial legislature the present Legislature
have adjourned ~ithou repeating those laws when they
had the power to do They passed ah act 70 epea
tlcu and the next day ieconsldeied IL, ana auonheo
sine dc without passing it, thus leaving in force the laws
O. the original territorial Legislature hut sir TINS
paper goes ON to say
Dcn.agosaes parties longer in the
hearts Iolc their an'ing and roaring
aud will listen 10 their madness no more We wan peace "r
tina, brings us happiness and prosperity"
Here sir are the people of Kansas begging TO be ad
mitted the Union and to be relieved from the con-
troll of this revolutionary spirit led ON by the New York
Tribune and by members of this House and We refuse
thcir application notwithstanding that we have perfect
knowledge that, unless admit them into the Union,
the slavery agitation must go until in all probability
it may affect the integrity of the Union itself.
Bnt sir portion Of the people of the Territory of Kan
sas have been in state of rebellion There no question
Of that ard that rebellion promoted by that spirit
which advised the people of the Territory to rcpudatc the
territorial government have here the statements ottover
Walker and Mr. Stanton from the time they entered the
Territory up to the 26th of September last Governor
Walker that the Territory in state Of open
rebellion against the laws o Congress and of the terrific
rial government Are you not to believe Mr. Walker
Ill
But IL sad that these statements made before Wal
ker and Stanton knew what the people of Kansas were
doing Now, sir, have here the speech made by Mr..
Stanton, in the city of New York. few days ago. in
which he safe that he got the Territory he found
the people in opef rebellion in which he says ALSO that
the State party prevented tho sherifs and other Off
GERS from taking the census and registration OF voters
and in which c says that they refused to obey any laws
passed by the territorial legislature bnt repudiaed them
all from the beginning the end. This said in his
speech made in the city Of New York few days ago, in
Which he confirmed all the statements made by Walker
and by himself while in the Territory of Kansas. Now
he was to bc believed while he in the Terrific
ry is be not to be believed DOW that he out of il
confess, sir that have but little confidence in Mr. Fred
ericfx =. Stanton ] recoect that he the member
who threw the irebrand into the democratic party
during the administration of President Pierce, in the
Gus OF the party and repeated it afterwards in the House
of Representatives My democracy be gagged
by tia o his is shown by the fact that lie has turned
lecturer to the aoonists and has gone to the north
ern States Sir, think he had better stay there.
Now Mr.. Chairman, there IL clause in the Kansas
constitution to which wish to refer, but find that
must do it In minute two; il is ip reference to the
thanese the constitution do not want to see any
conditions mt upon the bill for the admisson Of Kansas
want her to cofve ~ free and untiainmcled. hold
that the people Of Ksias have the right, under their
constitutions amend, altet abolish it in any manner
they proper, ly maorlt. vote upto 1854 The
fowka convention the House will re.ollect, asked for
,iitsissi state the ecompton convention also ask
cd lor STATE .d that settles the question That the pee
pie of Kansas want IL be admitted as State The Tole
k convention provided, ~ thcir constitution that no
amendment should bc made to HAT constitution until
after 1868. The Lecompton constitution oDiits that
to but provides that after 1864, whenever the leg
isitus s.e proper change the constitutions they may do
it by twotI.itd vote u is perfectly clear that whatev
er rights the people ve not grantc away they have
served them and, uiersfoc, until 1864, they have
right amend their constitution by majority vote This
right is inherent in the people and they have expressly
reserved it in the Lecompton constitutes. Why, then.
shall we annex any condition declaration ~ the law
admitting the State into the Union, IL would lS
elty in legislation, and unsafe precedent all who
will vote for the admission of Kansas will agree that Cs
oyess has no power control the future action of the peo
plc leaislarc of old State of the Union
repcat tei, let Kansas be admitted into the Union
With her constitution it is with conditions, with
declarations by Congress Her people will then have
the peace and quiet which they ,n, desire. The cx
element which has been great curse to her will
and prosperity and happiness will reign throughout her
borders. stts