The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-15
INDIANA POLITICS IN THE SENATE.

INDIANA folIlicS IN IhE SfNAlk. ls
Ps,soa Klyssnsssus ef Senators Fash and Daglas Wai@
day Jsssaary 49, 1855.
Mr. FITCH II there is pothing before the Senate,
desire make explanation in part political ia part
persosal 10 myself IL is known that al, and Immediately
subsequent To- the period Of the presentation of the Pres
ident annual message to this body eminent senator
took Issue with the President certain matters contained
that message 1t further known that that isse has
excited considerable feeling and discussion throughout the
country On the sth OF this month State Convention OF
the party to which belong assembled at the seal OF gov
eminent OF my own State the 6rr State convention at
least any northern State OF that political party since
the delivery OF the message. II is known, presume
that the result OF the deliberations Of that convention
looked for with little interest not only by the i'm
mediate Representatives OF that State but by others
the first expression OF public opinion which would eh
here relative TO the merits of the Involved in the
sue to which have alluded, While We were looking
with little anxiety for the result Of its action
eral teegaphc despatch published by the newsIa
pers. believe OF the East stating that it had emphati
caly endorsed the administration Before, ho~ever,
authentic detail of its proceedings reached here, special
despatch was published in the Inelligenr and Globe
this city in the form resolution purporting to have
been adopted by that body published under such ccnm
stances to induce the belief indeed under such ccum
stances showed design 10 convex tae IMPRESSION thai
it the only resolution passed convention the
subject matter of the Issue to which have referred
construction, furthermore, has been put that reson-
ton which has been ndstousy circulated by the letter
writers for the republican press in several Of the northern
States a construction which made the resolution CON
denim the administration and the senators from Indiana
who sustaining it's policy and which made it sustain
and endorse the senator who took issne with that policy,
although no mention Of auson to- the administration
that senator is to he found in the resolution
Sir would not remain this floor moment If
supposed thai IN amy act or vote was not rejecting the
sentiment Of large majority of political friends an
Indiana Although the State convention not body
which could properly give binding instructions yet
assemblage OF my political friends, the repre-
sentayes that party to which belong and therefore
fair of he of hat Of
ts opinions if they might not absolutely control should
and would at least color my action here The impress
sion which it has been iHdustrousy sought to create
that the convention adopted resolutions condemnato OF
my course, would If ii true construction, place
IN the attitude Of misrepresenting the democratic
party Of my State will call attention to the resolution
published in the ntelgencer and in the Globe where
it appeared by itself without any accompanying statement
Of the fact that other resolutions had been adopted by
the convention endorsing the President and the senators
from Indiana, without accompanying reference to
other action OF the convention leaving it. already
said be inferred that the resolution the only
preston Of opinion relative to the present unfortunate is
sne. Here it is; N,s
4sRlsrs rrea,
ssiy @ az tse,,nv q ,b ballot y am p, , , ~. hs nav ~ m
framed osernmeni and ersrs Tsrriory should be
admitted into the Union stale without a the VIII
people had upon the
application FOR admission
grant that the language oi the resolution thus
published especially when accompanied with n positive
delarAtlOn, When IL exhibited this
that it designed for the purpose usties the supp
ton that condelnnatory OF the administration and
supported the view maintained by the senator Ili
nos in opposition to the Presidents opinion that may
be the lesser of evils In view Of all the
past and present in Kansas, admit that Territory as
State under the constitution which it supposed
about TO be presented
After recng the Acknowledged and correct democratic
doctrine, that the people Of State Territory in
vested with the right OF ratyng rejecting an, costi
tuition framed for their government. 1t procceded
that therefore no State should be admitted without
expression Of the will Of its people their constitu
ton Snch fair expression has been doubtless had
in the Of Kansas, at least opportunity offered
for it. The word therefore would imply that the
yenton intended TO apply the resolution to the present
as well As future cases L advised such was not
their intention The language of the resolution as II
passed perverted in the pretended copy have readily
whom, or for what purpose, know not, and care not
BY sort of eiegraphic other egerdemain word
is inserted which is not ia the original resoiution-a
word by which its meaning ia made quite different from
that meaning really attached to 1t when ii passed BY
the convention The resolution, passed, ia
iteration Of the doctrine proclaimed in the Presidents
message 1t will he remembered that in the message he
expressed his regret that the entire constitution OF Kan
had not been submitted to the people. and Said
~ ' sa.aps = sSs by As e % s requiring
aud ratification q the people The proposed state be followed
on future cxcass'nr n Natts i fsA8 t@4 tf~
The resolution as passed by the State convention Of In
diana the 9Th Of January reiterated this doctrine
Here it is from the official proceedings Of the convention
Rlea Thai st in favor Of the dons Of the
lne the d s ss rs vested @ @ @ q ana ,na q ap &c
jeene the slot constitution TINT be
into ,ss unon s STATE Without iar esprcsson he viii Il s
being rs, had the constitution accompanying the appha
This is the very doctrine advocated by the President
and there justification in the language Of the
luton for the attempt to pervert its meaning and
nisrepreent the sentiment of the convention make
them endorse any gentleman any party who might
choose position In antagonism to the e.nuis