Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-23

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unimportant business, the special order
on the affairsof Kansas was taken up.
Mr.. Hale did not think this discussion
ill-timed or premature. The distin-
guished Senator from Illinois had spo-
ken, and his speech fully met the pub;
lie expectation. He agreed with Mr..
Douglas in opposition to the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, but not because it
was in controvcntion Of the principle and
policy Of the Nebraska bill. He oppo-
fsed it for just the opposite reason, viz !:
! Because he considered it in exact con-
fermity with that acts He regarded it
as part of the original programme, and
as the carrying it out in letter and spir-
it. He was inclined to think that in
the controversy between Mr.. Douglas
and the President, the palm Of victory
ought to be awarded to the President.
When the latter undertakes to bring out
the federal army to force this obnoxious
Constitution down the threats of the
people of Kansas, it is because he un-
derstands the Nebraska bill just as we'll
as if he was in the Territory at the time
that measure became law. Mr.. Hale
was opposed to the whole thing, from
beginning to end. He was opposed to
the tree in foliage, and now he opposed
the plucking of the ripe fruit. Mr.. H.
expounded his ideas of popular sove-
. reignty, and then said alluslon was
made to the remark Of Mr.. Broderick,
that Mr.. Buchanan and his Cabinet
were to blame for the excited state of
Kansas. He dissented from that opin-
ion. He thought that neither the pres
ent executive, nor his predecessor, was
the man to guide and control public
events, but they were vanes set in high
places to show the direction Of public
sentiment. NJ. Hale read from one of
Mr.. buchanan's former speeches, in
which he declared that all christendom
was leagued against the South on this
question Of domestic slavery. OF course,
remarked Mr.. Hale, the South can have
no allies except those who are out Of
christendom. But what does Mr.. Buch-
anan say in the next sentence "They
have no other allies to sustain thei,
Constitutional ights except the Democ-
racy of the North" There's fight
for you All christendom on one side,
. and the Democracy of the North on the
other. Hearty outbreaks Of laugh
teri MraHale proposed speaking or
the subject Of the bred Scott decision
but before entering upon this branch Of
his remarks, at the suggestion Of Mr.
Seward, he gave way to motion, which
prevailed, to proceed to the considera-
ton of executive business, and the Sen.
ate afterwards adjourned.
In the House, various bills were in.
troduced and referred. Among then
was bill by Mr.. Kelly to secure home.
steads to actual settlers on the public
, domain; by Mr.. Bennett, of N. York
bill to establish railroad and tele.
graph line to the Pacific for postal ano
military purposes; by Mr.. Morris, Of
Pennsylvania, a bill for an information.
al copyright law; by MIR. Grow, bill
to prevent the future sale Of public
: lands by proclamation of the Presi.
, dent, until the same shall have beer
! surveyed at least fifteen years. Mr.
Giddings asked leave to offer long
preamble and resolution setting forth
human rights as embodied in the Decla.
, ration Of Independence, and declaring
that the Supreme Court, in the Dreo
Scott decision, had unjustly assaileo
the learning. intelligence and christian.
ity Of the distinguished revolutionary
patriots, and had brought discredit or
the Judiciary Of the United States. Mr..
Harris, of Illinois, objected to this mo.
ton in an hours speech, under the
guise Of joint resolution. Objections
were made to the introduction Of the
resolution.
CoNcREss.-Jan. 19th.-- In the Senate, Mr.
Houston announced the death of Senator
Rusk, his late colleague, and delivered g
F eulogium to his memory, as did also Sena.
tors Collamer, Green and Seward. The
usual resolutions of respect We're adopted
and the Senate adjourned.
The House refused by 43 against 143 to
table the bill introduced yesterday, provi-
ding for the equitable distribution of the
clerks and messengers of the departments at
Washington among the several States and
Territories. The proceedings in the Senate
consequent on the death of Senator Rusk
having been read, Mr.. Regain paid tribute
to the illustrious deceased, as the brave,
generous, popular commander in battle, and
the statesman who so long and faithfully
served in the councils of the nation. Messrs
Keitt, Jackson, Quitman and Clark, of New
York, followed in eulogies of the deceased,
when the usual resolutions of respect were
adopted, and the House adjourned.
"A circular has been published at Indi-
annapolis and signed by many prominent
Democrats of Indiana, calling Mass Con-
vention to assemble at Indianapolis on the
22d of February. The circular says -
6 The naked question of the Democrats of
Indiana is Are we in favor of contribu-
ting to force Constitution with slavery on
the people of Kansas, against their will p
Il we are, our party must be overwhelmed
by defeat and whilst we cordially indorse
the Administration generally, and are will
ling to tolerate q diversity of opinion on
this point without severing the ties that have
heretofore uuited US, we ask our democratic