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followed The PREF .us question was again
demanded and rcfussd
Mr.. Marshall, OF Ky, got the floor: The
report was the ORIGINAL fruit Of the kansas-
Nehratka bill. N"~t spectacle is presented
to the American 'nie, when their represent
atves are cpgag- on Il measure, the authors
Of VI ich do ~ d cannot understand its
meaning, whet!, J. ~ not it submits the Le-
compton Conat'ut.on. One Of the managers.
(Stofhen-) yet idoy emphatically declared
the principle o! nyu.submitsion, whilo ano'h-
er, Fnglish J naintdins that Constitution IL
submitted
Mr.. English wanted to know on what au-
thority Mr.. Marshall made that statement.
lie called on him to name the time and r'ace
Mr.. Marshall replied that it wac an infer
enca drawn from his remarks, and aeked Mr..
English whether he understood the report in
the FAM way that Mr.. Stephens did, viz
that tho Constitution was MOTTO b. submitted.
Mr.. English replied that the bill was drawn
in good Enqlis1. (luughtcr,) and he supposed
the q ntlomun was competent t. judge Of the
meaning Of tho words in the bill.
Mr.. Marshall rasrondnd--lf that was all
the answer Mr. English had to give, it should
20 to the country with the declaration that
th9 authors Of the report were divided as to
IL, moaning
Mr. Marshall alluded to the position of tho
Republicans on the Crittcnden- Montgomery
amendment.
Mr.. sherman. Of Ohio, said he agreed with
every sentiment that MIR. Marshall had utter
ed. Tho r puhlicans voted for it with their
their eyes open. They distinctly understood
that certain gentlemen from the free States
pledged li.ln their faith and honor, that they
only wl, ted plain, honest straightforward
oprortun for fair and honest chance t.
cnd the question
Mr. GiddinEs, Of Ohio, said he was about
the last to agree t. tho -Montgom-
cry amendment. and he assured gentlemen
that his only inducement to go for it was.
that he understood that every gentleman be-
longing to the Douglas wing oi the Democ-
racy stood pledged to his co-workers to stand
by them to the last.
Wien Mr.. Giddings finished he was seized
with n faintirg ft, and was conducted from
the ball, hut soon afterwards returned and
took his e,at. apparently recovered.
9th T motions and speeches were made in
numbers. Mr.. Quitman was opposed to the
measure. He wanted fair and distinct is
sue between the North and the South.
House adjourned.
ArRII 80, 1853.
SENATE. The report of the Committee Of
| Conference was taken up.
Mr.. Brodarick of California said he should
vote against the conference bill for many rea-
sous. Tn original bin was less ohiectiona-
| ble to him than tho Conference substitute.
Mr. Seward said the debate had lost in inter-
est, partly from the length Of the past dis
cussion, but something, too, is owing to the
change of subject matter left for debate
Commenced on the principles of State sove-
reigntv, it has gone into conferences, and
comes out an artifce, trick, and legisla
tive legerdemaln.
lie objected to the conference report, oe-
caus3 it presented false issue to the people.
The true question is the submission OF the
Constitution direct to the people. Inc queS-
ton OF pnolic lanes has nothlng 10 DO WIN
that, inasmuch as lands are the d,owry of all
new states me land question ooes noc oc-
cury one iine OF the lo"o quar1o pages OF 'ue
Kansas debate. 1t Is, therefore, a ieigned Is
sue a James JACKSON anu 'oHn 2,li:3 lsSut ",
the o!d ha'ck-letter lawyers, DtSlueS' !hP
question OF ndm2ers Is equally new eating
only rom the conference VIZ 'ea' h"nSos i'As
| p'rnlau m enough ior Sia'e 9t'''u' anu .us'
hali en- luGh Ior a Tree state
ne cared not l3r hHlhpels' were ''fy zen
hUuar.d' OF TN huhortT 1lous4"G; u, or e',"
II ul,V I''lc-..u l.'' F'pui1tloH y, CH!l''' "'
would MT ana ny one Iot' A'r H'ihisiIon as"
slave St;te' As ID MS estimate, lorlntfy
m@ae' OF per growing Popal9c,ioh, ne lfeoiTI- 81
Cd It on thG '"C1 oi pelhg lrye o',le' ne
never promised RAPID progress Tor her as a. a
s''F- SV.to, r"''"tr' He 'pjec'." - l"e VA
because 1t mars tluiL 1c!'!n on rs Itc,' II
lUTI 9fts 70 ne q SUBMISSION q 4'r uoWI! .
'At IL s"1nlli- inc i'coii ''n ogl,sIItullon ,
ana II Is 50 r'$af1'i ny tAe behoVEa''
pres; ,.....-, -...;.....:...
Ihus in'I9e,i,e5 ana equiSoc.''In il;iie aie
on the Nl'I' ana double entehures IN legiSia-
tion are an inlh ll'HJv' uflhe. t.Is Oh! !! Is
nothing pat LeeCmt ION with ''tltt'9n, 1u.'
toss a com ana ma Kansas cfy-h'Sig or II
brty. II she says Eagie you give her sih-
very il the eijsy Of Liberty, You Glyo heT
slavery stii!'
Adll ssin- himself next to the Election
Board he sad ghosts OF the oiyS are nor NOR o.
thlch and cloudy thHn are tne spirl!s OF IN,
, departed Gov mols OF Kansas who attempted
to give correct returns lie hao no contdI n "a
in the President as an element OF th9t
: Board. lie had expected that som w'u q
cry shame that ne dlsplraged or de-
f once men in Virginia cried &" shame on Pat
! rick Henry; men were not wanting in Romt
l t. cry shame on Cato; and they were nt
Q friends of liberty, who in Sonat, fear to op
, pose Kings or Presidents. He went on L
e speak Of the bill under its aspect of comrrom
b Use, saying it off red very little freedom and 1
great deal Of slavery.
= Here Mr.. BiGler announced that the bill
= had passed the House.
+ MI Seward resumed, saying that the an
nounccment caused him no discouragement
d 1t WAS little matter practically, whether i
: was the last defeat or the first victory.
o The question was then taken-yeas 81
nays %.
}, Noys-Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Col
n lamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas
Durkee, Fessanden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Ham
lin, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Steu