New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
uorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

I'll. Uouss went into Committee Of the 1s,,s q
the Deficiency blu. -, , 81,
Mr. FARNswORTH lI srsuea against Ae L.
doctrine the Democracy that the Constitution car
iies Slavery into the Territories, and that CsngrS
has not tbs right 10 prohibit ITS extension father
Mr L. here cited numerous Instances 10 saov ths
Congress has legisised 70 prevent the exteAncn Oe
Slavery and Intended that Slavery can only eri,
by positive municipal law. He opposed II geaery
terms, the admission under the LeeonpSa Con.e-
tuti0n and with his friends would continue to 600 A,
IT, though the dissolution OF hundred Unions vs
threatened. He, however lad no fears OF dissolu
ton of the Uuion. The cry had been uttered hr,
dred times. but the Union was still safe. Mr.. Pur
worth concluded by saying, that so help him Goa
another slsve State should never enter the Uc;S
by his vote.
Mr.. MAYNARD Tenn said no sufficient rss.os
had been shown against the admission Of Kaasss uadf
the La tcomptou Constitution. He had been told By =.
liable authority that Kansas contained one hundred
Thousand people. Her Constitution Is repubicss.
Why IL her admis sion opposed Mainly oecslse the
Constitution recognizes slavery. DISCUSSION, be cos-
tsrded would not hasten the settlement Of this eus.
tion. The true issue had been defined by Mr.. Fam.
worth "a " no more Slave States, and the Socth
might as well meet that issue at once Ike rnea a
nerve Let the final vote be taken, and ksnsM b
reieeted and tie intelligence will 60 over the vrs
70 every corner Of the North, and tue answering echo
will be We have triumphed" We have crushx
the Slave Power and have Il under our ieet. he a.
luded to several features in the bill which ne ed
can party and met his cordial appreciation. Re'es.
ring TO tie recent removal of Commissioners Lorng
Massachusetts, he attributed II TO Abolition hate that
would surely provoke retaliston from the souta;
Mr.. WALDRON Mich said an instrument likeae
Iecompton Constitution ought 10 be accompanedh by
lust such message that of the President lncosas
il 10 Congress- The latter shows reckless alsrsgsd
of mOdesiy, peIversion Of facts, ana 81 aoseaoea
truth II was not enough that the ctizenS OF ksass
should suffer wrong but to this must be added oppe
brun, aeeusa alton and insult. There Is he ssil
symmetry Of design an exactness OF eAecution, hIs
whole Observation-Disclosures and Salhoun strike nsae
in admiration of each other. Mr.. Waldron then eIaa
med at length the proceedings attending the forms0
of the Iecompton Constitution charsctenzing tnss
as yilainous frauds. The Constitution itse ne coz
tended is anti Republican, as II recognizes SisNsy
Mchipan was firmly resolved to admit no more Slas
States ard as to threats Of dissolution, she would PEI
them by the id'e Wind.
Mr. GIDDINGS tOhiol replied to passing ella
zion made by Mr.. Maynard 10 him. He said he hM
on former occasion appealed to all Governments al
Nations to stand up in favor Of humanity No matter
how degraded, no matter OF what color ne ackno!t
edged every man as lis brother. Aliuding to the
Treaty Of Ghent, negotiated by Mr.. Clay and other
patriots he said provision made therein for the
| abolition of the slave trade. This Government how
ever, has violated the compact He would al
whether the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. MaynsidI
| 1oud stand by 1t
| Mr. MAYNARD said he could not believe thOa
| patriots. wbue negotiating with Great Britain could
invoke its aid IN putting down Slave'y 10 tnis cocnuy
| He believed it to be a calumny on their memory
They never cou.d have done it.
NJ. .GIDDINGS replied that this pledge OF Mr. Clay
and his associates on behalf OF the Cnteo eta's'
and not England
Mr. MAYNARD asked if Slavery was intended WIZ
was II not stated in tie treaty!
Mr.. GIDDINGS answered because our Cover.
meDt hes 70 power to suppress Slavery in Fennesss
or any other State, but has power to suppress N
slave trade.
Mr.. BAKKSDALE (Miss.l said the Emgrsnt A
10 n awa Al
General Government ard Territorial Lesislsttr,
compelling the Government 70 send the army thsep
protect peacesbls voters. He argued in favor Of ~
Lecompton Constitution, contepdng that it wss.s
sct of the people of Kapsas, under which, it bsinx r.
publican in form they bad right to b, admitted X,
would ask the Republican side whether they would
vote for the admission Of Kansas if hundred taos
sand people desired admission with Slayery1
Dir. GlDDINGS replied that he wouid never COS
sent that Ohio shall associate with another slave
State.
M BARKSDALE wanted TO know whether Nj.
Giddings spoke for the whole Republican party
Mr.. GIDDINGS answered that he spoke for the To-
dependent. retecttg portion OF mankind generally
Mr. BARkSDALE-The Black Republicsa porloa
you mean. He then asked Mr.. Bingham Of ONO
whether be would vote for the admission OF Sla'o
State
Mr. BlNGHAM-Certainy not; by no means.
Mr.. BARKSDALE-The opposition 10 the bee me.
ton Constitution then, is based the ground thS
tolerates Slavery.
Mr.. STANTON (ohio), thought he might ssfelyW
that the Republicans wosld never vote for a sls'
State north Of the line of So 80.
Mr.. BARKSDALE-Wi they vote for Slave sts@
south Of that line ?
Mr.. STANTON believed some would
Mr.. BARKSDALE said if no more Slave Stats
are to be admitted then the South ought TO know l.
She has been constantly yielding in point or terrltO,
and has suffered from Northern aggressions.
Mr.. COLFAX Ind in response TO Mr.. Barksdsle,
said he would rot vote for the admission Of Ksn.as
her whole people came here with Slave Constiluion
he Lad made that declaration when the Missouri Com
promise was repealed. But he placed his obj.ction
the New Jersey case, IN which Dromgoole, Pickeas,
YsLdeypoe Weller and the Democratic party u tnst
day, insisted going behind the broad zeal o STATE
to areertain the actual will Of the people, and con
'Iasttd their cenunclatloEs OF All attempts TO igr0s
Re voice Of the people AID Of the arguments Of form
ed technically with the LecorpOn arguments oftss
ssme party now. He reviewed the various Ksnss
e.ect!onsi cent. ncDg that not single one IN tas
strses which lnsuguTsted completed the Leconp
ton Constitution was intended BY the u.urper- waa
ocresTayt there to beisir and untra nme!ed aud reals
rotfer made by the Free State leaders IN ApiL 1884,
participate IN the election Of seegates II the iegr
ny was made fu by one man OF eaca party cor ping
c. pletirg ii, and the Election Judges to be e4rsV
tiyced, which offer refused. lie insisted that
instance but Lecompton existed IA our history VIE"
lie clause OF new Constitution was submitted 10 tos
popular vote ard the whole instrument was ros ,"
submitted for ratification rejection al the same ts
end coL.ended that ia exact Accordance witAthe P'
dents doctrine that the people can make or unmsx'
constitutions at pleasure, the Ksnsss people bad ss
phaicaly uEmsie this before il was eyeasubnitleaD
Congress. He coLtIasied the argument OF Ses,ss
Greensrepor, that the Legislature A. ing the Coos,
i,on al no night 10 require submission q tbeCoSsA
ton 10 The popular vote with NJ Stevonss gspess va
claimed they had, but had waived il. He Ie'sss.
the LeeomPcn Constitution and beside the oele ass
previously urged, cohte ended thei was oostsdrt@
N declaring property higher tian any ee5stitsno.s
saLeton, and yet giving Corporations power . %.
private property against tbs owners viii; thst W.
consstett IN Prohibiting the Leg-ls are tfom y,