The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-02

tory, whether to admit or exclude slavery
should not be supposed to influence his opin-
ion, therefore he wished to speak on the SUBJ
jeet In ADVANCE Of any possible knowledge
here of the character of the proceedings OF
the election, he would remark in advance,
while he should feel bound to comment on
some of the views expressed by Mr.. Doug
las, he did not desire to read him out of the
Democratic party, but he would say that a
man might, by his own voluntary act, either
by promoting dscord in the party, or by
some other means, place himself beyond the
pale OF party organization. ~t.t
He had thought the old Democratic party
as such were put to the necessity of reading
persons out OF their organization, if howev.
ever, there were any men in the Democratic
party who wished to take position outside
OF the Democratic party, or who intended to
promote diseord in the party in return for
some fancied grievance in time past, they
would do well to remember the fate of every
such attempt that had been made from the
days of Burr to those of Van Buren. He
was in favor of admitting Kansas with what
ever Constitution they might present here
provided it be republican in form. The Con-
vention had power to submit the Constitu-
tlon or withhold It, and were responsible to
the people only of Kansas for the manner in
which they had exercised that right. lie
desired to adopt the cours. productive of the
least evil to the greatest number
Mr.. Douglas in reply, said: According to
bis own showing, Mr.. Fitch differed with the
President on Oh point, and yet tie Senator
from Indiana had charged him with faction.
If differing from the President was faction.
that Senator had double the amount of fac
ton. With himself he had not become the
mere servile tool of any President, so as to
feel himself bound to take every recommen-
| dation without examining to see whether it
met his appreciation or not With regard to
harmony in the Democratic party he had only
to say, that if Democratic Senators and the
PRESIDENT would stand by the Cincinnati ii
Platform, there would be harmony between
them all and himself He said, call it fac
ton, call it what you please, intend to stand
by the Nebraska Bill, to stand by the Gin
, cinnati Platform, to stand by the organiza-
! tion and principles of tie Democratic party,
and TO defy opposition from whatever quar-
te- it may come. He predicted tha: before
the lapse of sixty days he would be in harmo-
to crush him and the principles of the Ne
braska bill in the admission # the Lecomp-
ton Constitution. He looked on the Conven-
tion as trick and fraud upon the rights of
the people, and with or without slavery. He
was opposed to the whole concern. He did
not know the object of all these attacks upon
him. Perhaps his opponents thought they
could worry him out but he would tell
them that if he found his strength fail
ing, he would 60 off and recruit his energies,
and come back and take raking fire at the
whole them. [Laughter.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
HousE.-Mr. Warren rose to question of
privilege and offered the following preamble
and seSolution:
Whereas, Itappears from proclamation
OF Brigham Young, late Gov of Utah, and
from the Presidents Message that said Ter
ritory is now in open rebellion against the
government of the United States, there
fore,
Resolced, That the Committee on Terrific
| ries be instructed to consider and report on
these facts, and impure into the propriety of
excluding from seat on the floor of the
House the delegate from the Territory.
The Resolution was adopted, after discus.
sion.
SENATE.-The various branches of the
fresldent's Message were appropriately re-
ferred.
Mr.. Simmons gave notice of his intention
to introduce home valuation bill.
Mr.. Stuart said it was we'll remarked by
Attorney General Butler, in the Arkansas
case, that the power of Congress upon the
subject of admission fnew States, is plenary
When the question is presented it must ne
cessarily be determined by the circumstances
which surround and govern that particular
case. 1t is power which authorizes the
admission of foreign States, as well as those
formed cut of our own dominion, and this
single statement would show at q glance that
precedence never could and never ought to
be regarded for the purpose of determining
the power or propriety in particular case.
Congress, and Congress alone, understood
the power conferred upon it by the Coustitu-
ton, and it is to determine not only the ques.
tion whether the State shall be admitted at
all, but is equally empowered with authority
to determine how it shall be admitted
Enabling acts were not to be regarded as
indispensibly necessary to the admission of
new States. lie preferred to lay those
| principles to the case under consideration,
The questions to be asked were, whether
the people were satisfied with it, and asked
admission under it; for the power of Con-
gress was to admit State, not coerce it.
lie contended that half the people of Kansas
had had no opportunity to vote for the elec-
ton of delegates to the Convention as in
some counties no census had been taken.
How could they be expected to abide by
its decision when their voice had not been
heard He also believed that the Conyen-
| tion intended 4 trick and fraud upon the
people, and expresses views in accordance
with those which Mr.. Douglas had previous.
| ly submitted. He would never give his vote
| to consummate that fraud which he believed
was to be the most enormous that was ever
undertaken, to be practisel upon the peope
| under the forms of law. He believed that if
| this Constitution was forced upon the people
OF Kansas, those who did it would light the
torch of civil discord throughout the Union.
They might cry ''peace, peace" but there is
no Peooo- .--r-,-.. --.--.a.-. ...--
Mr. Broderick said. while he agreed with
Messrs. Douglas and Stuart in most of their
| remarks, there was one point on which he
wished to say few words. When Cove: nor
Walker and Secretary Stanton went to Kan
sas, they found state of insurrection exist
ing there, and succeeded with great labor in
restoring peace, He thought the President
and his Cabinet were alone responsible for
the late outbreaks. This was the first time
he had known the President to descend from
his high position to attempt to coerce peace
able citizens to the will of illegal party men.
He was ready to disagree with his party for
he believed he had rendered as much service
in the election of Mr.. Buchanan as apv pen.
ticman on the floor. He was also somewba,
astonished at the forbearance Of the people
of Kansas toward the delegates 10 the Con.
vopt,on Tf tho roo~Io l. IA w"