The Washington union., 1858-03-24
THIRTY--FIFTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2s, 1853.
SENATE.
MORNING HusuSEss
First Session.


foYnia and other purposes which read twice
and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. SEWARD presented three petitions from citizens Of
the State of New York, praying that pensions may be
granted TO the surviving soldiers of the of 1872 and
10 the widows of those deceased which referred to
the Committee Pensions.
On motion by MIR JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, the Senate
the consideration of the resolution reported some
time ago from the Committee on Printing, that in addi-
ton to the number of copies of the report of the
Superintendent of the stSurvey for the year 1851 there
he printed FIVE thousand copies for distribution by the
Treasury Department the to be printed and bound
in quarto form and that fuch printing shall be done
TO the satisfaction OF the Superintendent Of the Coast
Survey.
Mr. PEARCE moved to amend the resolution by s,ri
king out all the word Resolved and inserting the
following
Tha copies Of repor, d
Superintendent OF 'e toa'i Survey office for the 1851 there
the ssat and i've thousand thereof for d-r
Superintendent @ The Coast under the direction
Of he secretary Treasury the printed and
bound with the plates ." quart" form aud That the printing of ra
Coast survey"
After brief debate the expenditures of that branch
of the public service, the amendment agreed to- and
the resolution as amended was adopted
ADMISSION KANSAS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the
admission of the State of Kansas into the Union
Mr. GREEN proceeded to reply To the various speeches
that had been made against this bill 1t had been said
the other side that the friends of the bill had been
driven the positions assumed in the report which
he had the honor to submit but not single position
in that report had been mentioned which its friends had
abandoned These general charges and general allega-
tons would not do for the Senate of the United States
they would not do for court of Justice they would
do for the stump and the hstnes. In discuss
ing measure, IL should be met the true questions in
voved and not pejudced by broad and unsupported
sertions He had not heard any Argument which would
lead him to change single one of his positions not
point in that report had been called in question by any
senator who had spoken In opposition, and the only OBJ
lection which had been made by the senior scnatoron
Vermont MIR CoLIAMER who took exception to the Ian
guage harsh and censorio,s, because the opposition
party in Kansas characterized rebels and contu
macous. and standing opposition to the govern
ment If the facts would not Justify that accusation
Mr. & said he would take it all back but every charge
with regard to the character of the opposition in Kansas
sustained by official evidence presented in the report
from which there could he escape. IL worthy of
remark however that while the senator from Vermont
condenning the language Of the report as harsh his
colleague had made speech in which there was
denunciaon and language than had occurred
in the whole Of this debate beside.
The senators the other si,c have told and
again that the constitution ought to imhody the
will Of the people. Well nobody disputed that, either
in Congress out Of Congress every agrees that all
constitutions ought to imbnsy the Will Of the people but
upon the questions how that will should be nsccrianed,
and what steps to be taken 10 express that will in
legal manner have arisen all the difference between the
friends and opponents OF the bill The friends of the liI
contend that the will of the people is legally expressed
power act for them and by the popular vote taken in
accordance with that action but the other hand il
contende that the will Of the people Is to be learned
by the action of irresponsible mob, vote taken
without legal authority, and all on one side. Mr.. c.
piled in iorcible and conclusive to the alesa
ons respecting tho disfIanchsement Of half the counties
in Kansas aud the vote against the constitution
the ith Of January. There the strongest reasons
for believing that large part OF the ten Thousand
votes cast the fourth of January spurious
and fictitious but If that this not
and that they all real votcs it would be subvcr
sive of all the principles upon which government
rests to recognise that vote having any effect upon
constitution which had already bcen completed and final
y acted upon The democrats In the Territory
Trained from voting because the matter settled, and
they determined to stand upon their rights but this
principle of taking vote and over again,
recommended by the senator from Kentucky, Mr..
CRITrENDEN would not do. No doubt Colonel Fremont
would like to have the vote taken over again on the
presidential election doubt every defeated party
would like to take the vote again but when mat
ter is decided IL is the duty of all good citizens to
acquesce in the result until another opportunity il legal
y presented for testing the question He showed that
there had been frauds to such extent as to nuy
these elections in Kansas frauds TO some extent
committed at every election and to he expected
long human nature imperfect He also contendcd
that senators had right Ia consider whether the free
State ticket the slavery ticket had been elected
they only to look at the constitution to whether
it republican in FORM and not to inquire into the
suit OF elections
made by the scuator from Illinois in nnimadvertin upon
the Washington Union Mr.. q. said he would state
his views He believed that all (meaning white
mem created free and equal that they endow
ed by their Creator with certain naennble rights and
that among those rights life liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness The pursuit of happiness includes the
acquisition Of property. These being inalienable rights,
cannot part with them, they he taken
from him. In forming political communities and cstab-
fishing governments, these governments possess only
much power the people choose 10 confer upon them
and in any power ipaenabe rights. Ii the
pursuit of happiness is inaenabe right government
can never possess IL himself cannot part with il
much less the majority take il from the minority.
Then the right of property is before and above any
stitution He had right to go into kansas and carry
slave clock other article of property, and the
votes of all other in Kansas could deprive him
of his vested right in that properly. No could
be despoiled OF his rights by numbers he might I've
oppressed and tampled upon, but his nal n,blc rights
remained But in the of free State after the com.
there with his slaves he does IL with his eyes cpen !;
he is deprived of his rights but he foits them vol
unfairly
Mr. CRIrTENDEN briefly replied to some illusions
which had been made 10 him in the speech of Mr. GREgN
He sclamed any desire TO build up the republican par
ty but hc thanked God that he had reason aud con
science to pent out thepah of duty and courage enough
To pursue that path
Mr. GREEN withdrew the amendment of which he had
formerly given notice. in regard to admitting Minnesota
and Kansas together saying that although he friend
" 10 the admission Of Minnesota he thought il would
expedite the public business pass upon each by it.
self Mr. G. then moved to strike out the preamble, and
insert the following