New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-05
sLins tb. testimony Il, the Indiana contested cscs,.

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,;gLt ne seats OF Messrs. Bieht and fch and spoks
| Amin, allow ing thoee gentlemen 10 retain them.
/ 'eNr BAYARD Doi sad the Kansas question Wa
more in yortant. The senate should not noT eonssms
| tine in discussing contested seats
On b;s motio5. the subject wac tabed-S against
| he confederation Of tire Ksns.s Message ware
\ suned. -. ,.....oi,;o. -,
%, .he prcsdent for information tcuchiog The nun.
berofyotss cast in ansas 81 the various electons sh
tbe reesops for r-ecng votes at tie elech0n OF the
ith OF January. IL embraced Gil the psi,euns 70.
-, With tine crrespondence on the subject; and u
s ,hc Information hereby desired IL net 10
Of the President ExecUN Department thcp me
necessary orders and steps 10 be taken 10 proc me
Same lie deemed this Information tnatetss 70 the
oS;do-stiop of the question and asked ts immediate
Mr.. MASON Va objected.
Mr.. BROWN Miss iesumsa E.s retnsIks IN tayss
If -be admission OF Kansss While referring 70 the
speeches of Mr.. Douglas and Mr. Stuart agsiost the
Lecomptou Constitution, he asked whether they
woud have opposed that inJtrrmept IL II nad boon
Free State Constitution. :. So.
M DOUGLAS said that be took his position upos
th, subect Al time when be pubab'ltles were thst
the Slavery clause would be votedort HIS vote "ouio
be given without any reference dfect % :"
the slavery question: but would be predicstsd on eoo
fact ths the majority of the people OF the lerEisot
are opposed 20 that instrument their fundamental
law. Ii they want Slavery they might havei II.
M STUART (Mch.) reminded the senate that ne
had stated distinctly in his speech that IL made no dt-
terence 10 him whether the Constitution with with
out Slavery was presented hero. Let Constitution
be produced embdying the will OF the people and he
would vote for IT. Whether no liked IFS provislons or
not. Believing that the Leconp m Constitution was
against the wishes Of large majority OF tue people,
and convinced that II was no longer deoaaoe qoes-
op az has been demonstrated by the people st the
pos he could not 10 force Constitution upon
them against their WILL
Mr.. BROWN said that the Senators had ons way
,o ascertain what was the will Of the people, but hs
Ia1 way and
will in the mode aud al the time prescribed by law.
Ii an election was held and only t"o-hitss OF tue
people voted for proposition or canodate ana no.
BODY voted against them, the r. nalnder were sup
posed TO acqufesce in il. He had colleagues IN the
other House who were elected by minority OF ihe
people in their districts, and yet nobody pretencea 70
deny the legality of their election. lie SAID tina. tne
dc ctrine of Popular Sovereignty had never met ms
appreciation lie regarded the course OF brgnap
Young as legitimate deduction from that Prineipe'
jim Lane and his followers think they are popuisr
soyereiens ard have right to do as the, please,
even if they take notion TO oyerturn the lawful gov
ernmeut. They were only carrying out this doctrine
when they called mass meeting 90 iopeAa ,a anu re-
ceeded TO: act upon their resolves Iher conduct
reminded him Of the resolutions Of the Purilsns,
namely: ,. al, -,
" Rrsoire% Tbs; we are ,he Saints lLsngh,erl
If the doctrine of Popular soveIegnty was correct,
the movement of Dorr was justitiabe. lie nsd no
desire to read Mr.. Douglas out of the Democratic
party. II would give him great pleasure 70 have that
senator remain in the party But where did he stand
Did he stand with that party No. on this ques-
tion he stood side by side with Republican members,
and against the Democrats and get this was ques-
ton vital to the safety Of the Union itself II he was
ont of the party il was not because he was turned
out but because he had voluntarily walked Out
[Laughterl
Mr.. PUGH tOhioD asked whether Mr.. Brown be-
oved that the people OF Kansas could alter their Con
stitution prior 1854 He mcrely desired to sscertss
Mr. BROWN admitted that sight, even if Il had
been declared every page Of that instrument that
sha not be altered. All he demanded was that this
right should be exercised under the forms of law and
not by mob violence
would admit that the Legislature could pass laws 20
| change the Constitution.
Nr. BROWN replied that he hsd not expected 10
ne naked 20 point out the Republicans how the Con.
stitution could be changed, hut he would tell thcn
Ii they have not already secured majority in the
| Legislature, whom the next election comes on, let
| them 20 10 the polls hike quiet respectable orderly
| citizens and elect their Legislature aud Their
Governor. 1LeD let the Legislature appoint day
when the people thomselye. can elect delegates TO
| Convention which shall change It.
| The Legislature has no power 10 change word OF
syllable OF the Constitution, but u can appoiot day
when the people assemble under the forms of law
| and elect sConvontion which can change the Const.
| tuition, even against the words OF the Constitution
| t-eli.
| Mr.. WILSON (Msss) said that Mr.. Brown told
them in bis speech yesterday that he loved old wine
| differed in their ta-es lie mir. Wilson, loved old
truths better than old wine. lie led 10 suppose
om the declarations Of that Senator, that they were
TO have nothing cd, stale and thresdbare 10 hss
speech They we're to have something original racy
and brilliant, which would thrill tho senate and bring
down the galleries and carry that all over the
country. lie had listened 10 his speech and hs fosnd
an assertion OF old errors oit reiuted in this cham
ber. There only declaration which had any
originality sIout it, The Senators said that he did
not want to make any converts on the other
side of the chamber, and Mr.. Wilson thought th.
result was precisely in accordance with that
wish. He called attention to what he called
palpaoie historical mistakes made by Mr.. Br,w wn and
III reply to the latter assertion that the Repu blcans
are sectional, asked what principle had they avowsd
which was not IN the Cons luton the Declaration of
lndf pendcDce and the grand old Ordinance of IL 81
which had received the sanction of Washington JEFF
ferson, ard ell the Fathers OF the Republic and s the
great men OF the country, North and SOUTH lac liked
10 read his old speeches, because be thought them
sound ~ principle, correct In sentiment and accs ras.
IN iscts 80 that he could refer them with safety
lie referred to The statement Of Henry 4. Pate regard
ing Kansas Affairs, eaying that in eleven lires there
were twelve absolute les, and the law books Of the
Territory would snow ii. A. 10 John Calhoun God
never suffered TO walk his green earth man more
ichly deserving 20 de traitor death and 20 leave
traitors neDIs.
Mr.. TOOMBS-Tell Inn 70 10 his lace.
Mr. WILSON, would on any proper occasion
ana would rather say sn Ia hls face than behind hs
back. / an not AFRAID OF h0rdcT-rufisnistn can
tehe care OF myself I'll try il A. any rt,e.
Mr. WILSON alluded % ,he various Governor. who
went 10 kansas. Like the prophets Of old who went
out OF Israel they went out, cGrsing tie people but
cam. beck, blessing them. lie would Ike 10 have
the Pre7id"nt go there, and he doubt would come
back BIKE Az honest man, declaring that the people of
krlsN had bern much Gblscd and oppressed In an
examination o. the election fraud Mr.. Wilson read
Vs. ol fictitious voter, % kickaioo embracing tho
tan,s q. Seward, BcliJu, De.ycf, Greeley Tremont