New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-03
xxxVth CONGREss....First Session.

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superintend aud aid in the preparation of the cate
logue abstract and index of the original documents
and papers of the United states.
He said that Mr.. Livingston has ndexed thes sothcia'
pspers Of Massachusetts from lT7i 10 ls on an org
ina plan which met the commentator OF the omclsl
authorities and literary men.
agree to the proposed plan, which would De oI I'M
mense value to pubic men and HISTORICAL students
M MASON lVa.l, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations reported bill to indemnity tue master ana
owners of the spanish steamer Amistad ahd cargo ih
yolyng pavment for alleged slaves.
Mr. SEWARD IN. ", in behalf Of Mr. Foot aud
himself submitted minority report stating that the
claim in their opinion, was not supported Dy iae's OF
law. ,u..,,.;n,
1900 OOO for the support of the national armores
The Senate then resumed the consideration oi Tue
Army bill. -. =
M. SEWARD would vote for an increased force if
he knew that the troops now in Kansas wouia 1e
withdraw, but he was unwilling 10 do 80 with.
out an announcement to that effect. lie could
not consent to have the Army employed 10 en-
force a constitution which large majority OF the
people of Kansas reject. Such crisis had now arrv-
I'd He doubted whether the President would dare to
use the Army for that purpose but he wished 10 oe
assured of this before he voted for the proposed n'
crease. Congress must pass bills paying the Army
and lie never would vote dollar for the Army 70 pe
used for that purpose in Kansas-no matter II the
wheels of Government came to a dead stand as was
the case two years ago. He would favor the increase
for the purpose Of putting down the reoeiion IN ta
but with an amendment requiring the additional forces
only to be employed so long as necessary LOT the PuI
pose and then disbanded.
Mr. HALE (N. H. had listened with extreme pam
disappointment and modification to the speech o tne
Ser ator equal to that with which ten years ago he
had heard Daniel Webster put himself at the feet OF
the Slave power to be used and spurned ny theu;
Unless the Republican party take firm ana decldeu
ground against increase of the military power oi tie
Government they will go down. aud ought to go
down. and be would be the first to rally the people to
repudiste party with great professions gnd high
principles, but wanting in courage to carry out its
measures. His plan not to give a man or dol
lar to Increase the army After referring to the large
number of draught animals which died from cold and
starvation on the route to Utah, he said that II ths
was bill to furnish the President with prudence and
discretion, he would vote literally tor such appropa-
tiops. [Laugbter.l
Mr.. SEWARD replied by stating that hs course
was influenced by q regard to the interest of the
whole country. He knew nothing-cared nothing Tor
party. He thought the mistake of Mr.. Hale and
Others was in thinking the battle was not yet over
when ii was. II a struggle for numerical ascend
ancy between Free and Slave States. There were
now sixteen Free and fifteen Slave, and whatever
Administration any body else might do there would
be, before another year, nineteen 10 fifteen.
message was received from the President, trans
hitting the LecomptOn Constitution, which was read.
The Message is as follows:
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Ihave received from Mr.. Calhoun, President of the
late Constitutional Convention Of Kansas copy duly certified
by hmse ofhe Constitution framed by that body with the
preston Of the hope that would submit the the consd
Grafton Of Congress- with the view Of the admission Of Kansas
nto the nion Independent State In compliance with
this request herewith transmit to Congress for its action the
Const of Kansas with the ordinance respecting the public
lands well the letter Of Mr.. Calhoun dated Lecompon
the ltb ult by which they accompanied Having
yed but usle copy OF the Constitution and ordinance send
his to the Senate.
great deusion seems pervade the public mind relation
the condition parties This arises fom the diff
Guilty Of inducing the American people to realize the fact ths
any portion Of them should be In state Of rebellion against the
Government under which they live When speak Of the
affairs Of Kansas apt TO refer merely the existence Of
violent political parties in that Territory divided BY the ques
ton Of Slavery just speak of such parties in States This
adequate idea Of the Of the The dividing
line there not between two political parties both scsnowledg
ing the lawful existence Of the Government but between those
who loyal this Government and those who have ndeayored
destroy its existence by force and uurstionbetween those
who sustain and those who have done all in their power
throw the Territorial Government established BY Congress
This Gov would long since have been sbvered had
been protected from assaults By the troops of the United
States Such has been the condition Of affairs since my nauga
tom Ever since that period large portion Of the people of
Kansas been Of rebellion against the Government
with military leader their head Of most turbulent and danger
character They b'y. never scknowedsed 5Gt have con
allegiance and have been all the tune In state Of resistance
IT .s sgs % s9 n nSr tho
socad Topeka Constution in It's stead Even at this very
read the cor.Pndnce Of Gov Walker with The state depart
recently Communicated to the Senate will be convinced
the withdrawal Of any portion OF the military force Of the United
y pecey S~ S for the of the Tsnsr Goy
eruuent and the execution OF the laws In his very
q 1857 he says: "a alarming movement however pro-
ceeds from the assembling OF the socaed ToPa Legsare
with view to the enactment Of entire code Of laws OF
course will be endeavor prevent such result
would lead inevitable and disastrous collision, and
Governor Walker but he had to send to General Hary
the City Lawrence and this fr the that e had
ceved authentic intelligence verified by his actual obses
defiance Of the laws and the establishment Of In
.ursent government in tina. city. In the Governor,
" the movement in Lawrence the beginning of plan
ohgnsng in that city to organize n'urecton throughout
sosos % M k Poon @ in Ss r. me me
hSDeo town BY the Hsotn Societies The East and
while there respectable nuber Of people there l. filled
Abolition Societies pepeuste and due agitation through
out KsDsa; aud prevent ths peaceful ,eement q th. qnes
State Legislature. oIgsnize this insuIrecon Lsxrenee
" hs, eonmcnsed !, herself sad If . not srT.,ted
And again In order to send this communication nmed
6eon Perysde The area mas Of the Republican party this
Territory in-tzsted entertain doubt they by East
and S and Sa be mos sonSSeS 20 Gs
"of Gep Harvey 10 ndispsnsab originally stipulated BY
the sth Of July is51 Gen Lane under toe authority Of the
Topeka Conyenton, undertook as Gov Walker says "to
teers ard take the Of al who refuse enroeu
The pofessed object protect the polls al the election
August; Of nsugent Topeka State Legissture The
IN taking the of 81 hO refuse enrolment terrfy
the Freestae Conservatives into submission This Is
By the atrocities committed sch by the Topeka
The speedy location OF arge bodies Of regular troops
with batteries 10 necessary. The Lawrence insurgents
swait the development, Of this military osanzation
In the Governors dispatch Of July a. be Lane and his
ssf everywhere deny the suthoy Of the Territorial laws
and counsel total disregard Of these ensctments"
Without making further quotations Of similar character from
other dispatches Of Gov Wiker appears by reference Sec.
etsIy sanon mmuneson to Gen Cas- the 9Th Of De-
cember last that the important Of calling the Leraur
together after Gov Walker had become satisfied that
eecfiou oriaed