Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-27
CONGRESS.
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into The ou,rzges on American vessels BY British
cruisers in the Gulf Of Mexico. which was post
poi,pd Yesterday. was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Douglas moved that the OnPgon bill be Ia
ken up. upon which motion the Yeas and Nays
were called for.
Tile vote being 90 against %, the Chair (Mr.
Bfecksnridgr) voted afiir"a,lvsy, consequently
The bill was before the Senate.
The nrodiug motion was Mr.. Trumbul's, that
the consideration be postponed I'LL December
next
Nh. Fitzpatrick (Ala.) spoke in favor Of the
p.stpsuru,rnt, in order that enabling act may
be passed. and C. nsas taken. 60
MI Cwiu. (CaI.) warmly urged immediate adj
missian and referred 10 the poll-books TO show
that Oregon has a,npe population. and Is aoie :"
n.aiistain State Government. Referring 10 TIE
clause IN the Constitution prohibiting Cinnamon
frum Voting. Mr. Gwin defended it on the grnund
ti.t The Chinese are pestiferous, degraded. sl"-
lsislr rare, and that many Of Them are the slaves
Of masters in China They take away the gold
white CONTRIBUTING nothing to the industry OF the
country. In California their evidence Is not re-
ceiyed in the courts If law. They are not eth
xrns of the United States. and Oregon has done
rightly in rejectime both ChneSe a"d nrgfoes'
Mr Douglas, fiil.) replied that every step in
che form.tiSp Of her Constitution and application
E.r admission was legally submitted and ralhed
by 10; jarity Of the people OF Oregon. why,
,i..n. sh.uld she not he admitted ! Simply be-
causp she has MT the requisite pnpu ati"n? He
believed that Oregon had more population than
Ka,sas He might not think she had more than
u,,+ty three thousand population now, but he did
NO, believe she would have it in December II
would he better. therefore, to test the admission
be direct vote. for the motion to postpone 10
December is merely equivalent t'kreplng her out
He was IMPOSED to drawing distinctions between
these iuclioate Statps Of Oregon and Kansas. ep-
messed 10 sa ing that one has right To come IN
without sufficient population and i'll enabling ACT
and tie o,ber shall not Oregon has fulfilled rv-
.ry requirement specified in the Presidents Mes
g. ". She is prepared to come n and has sub
mitted every ste? OF that preparation larry 10 .he
rrople, end has avoided every one Of the lnlof-
a,ali,i, . hch We're urged an insnpersb!e OBJ
i ction to Che admission Of Kansas. Put these
iva iiciloate States on an equality. and he (Don
.ias) was ready for the genrr / rule which he lad
.i,up gled for for years, lhst in future al new
States iuusl have the requisite population. and :"
enforce that rule strictly III al. coming time: u
is upjast to The people of Oregon TO keep them IN
suspense. unaware OF their cond'u"n ~he'h'
thew sre to he Admitted or not With reference
10 the other subjects introduced into the debate,
he cared nothing. The sovereignty Of IA State has
a riuht o'cxeude Chinamen, if disposed TO ex-
elu,le them. and with free negroes. and so with
slavery, The State has a right TO admit or ex-
ctnie Them. and MIR Douglas denied the right Of
Congress to decide that question OF policy.
Whrh State comes fer admission, she has u
right TO come with any Constitution that does not
vI,,,p ,he CONSTITUTION Of the United States.
M. Hale (N:~tf. said few words respecting
,r..,y affiliations with the Chinese.
Mr.. Trnn,bulI, lIlt) argued That Kansas being
sdnlil,rd 10 pacify the nation, which was on 'he
v,rur If civil war; there was no reason why the
rule should bs relaxed in favor of Oregon.
MI Dong as replied that if admission on easy
terms was held out as the reward Of rebellion.
Oregon You'd resort 20 that well as another !;
but The Oreeonese are law-abding people. and
fsr Tia, very reason, if no n,her, should have the
r-sirr icHs relaxed. The Important interests OF
the Pacific slope required more representatives in
CONGRESS.
Mr. Seward IN, " protested against making
the admission xof Oregon dependent upon the
analuuy between il and anc thtI Site. lie was
determined on voting for its present admission,
nusrt from the question Of it's being free Stale,
by sl,p fact that graphically aud politically,
Orevop is indispensa to the completion aud
.undinr off or this Republic Ii is just 40 he
di,nensabI. 10 the complexion Of the Union as
Nsw York or louisiana We have strugg lrd toe
l,,uu TO oet H. and have cherished it too much 10
e.,,.;, Il 10 mass undr, The influence of Great
Britain or Russia. Every man Knows that it is
4, be- admitted some day now sometime hence.
What i, 10 nr~vpnt il now [! Senators say she
sbas mo, me hundred thousand population Well,
VIVA, of that I The motion 10 postpone till De-
.c,,b., urx, in,uli,s tina, she will then have the
,,ouisi,s pnpula,ion. Is the delsy till then to
,;st The embarrassing circumstances, and proba-
bly nes,nonr,nrnt fof another year from the
,,'.,,t;,v ,f business during thr short session I
f,,. s i an rsadv far admission sh. has n.fiilrd
Wv -. ,son;,s,,,,;,s And !, further DELAY appears
Il. a.. :. III, he, n.anie. besides heinz cal
..,.i.,.a =, sonvsy disirus, 10 The public mind.
MI, Ssw,,d f.vol.d The admission Of Territories
~, H.. cnr,.,,;,v If States as soon as thew ore
~. g., !, ssa sad ,ha, The sonn., they become
go. i, 49,. ia.,,bG,l and vivorous ihev will
-. s '"e '''s' = $500 -. y =
Al, KING. m Y5Ywoula yo,c for the bill, al
NJ. My s s.s ,hs nsnuia,;on was no, sufficient
p.r.s,;,,, \. tbs O,sgon CONSTITUTION, he said
nv. -. Essh:i;s.s mon free blacks are too s,rn.