Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-04
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8.
SENATE


SENATE.
Mr.. Trumbull of III. desired to call up the
question of privilege, namely, the report ofthe
Committee on Judiciary on the contested seals
of Messrs. Bright and Fitch of Indiana.
Mr.. Bayard of Del. objected. He thought
the Kanzas question far more important, and
ought first to be settled.
Mr.. rrumbull said that if the Kanzas ques
ton is so important as that senator represent
ed, then the first thing to be done is to deter
mine who has the right to settle the question,
and it is so much the more necessary that it
should be settled by the Senate properly con-
stituted, and, IN order to have understand
ing when il would be disposed of, he moved to
make the subject the special order for toinor.
row.
The debate was continued by Mr.. Bayard
of Del, Mr.. Bright of Ind, Mr.. Brown of
Miss, and Mr.. Hale of N. IL.
Mr. Trumbull then withdrew his motion,
and said he would renew it tomorrow.
The Presidents message was then taken up.
Mr. Wilson attacked the Presidents position,
stating that the history in the message was a
stupendous and gigantic Misrepresentation of
the affairs of Kanzas. The President was
not in the country when the Nebraska BIZ
passed. He was nominated for the Presiden-
cy for that reason, in order that he might be
able to prove an abb. He denied the state
ment in the message, that there had been a
party in the Territory setting at defiance the
Constitution or the laws Of the land There
had been no such party or set of men there
While giving his version of the history of
Kanzas affairs, he said that Gov. Walker went
with the object of dividing the Free State
men, and of uniting the Free State Demo-
Gratis with the pro slavery men, so as to make
it a pro-slayery Democratic State. That was
his mission, and no man could have labored
more faithfully or more efficiently to accom-
plish the object. Mr.. Wilson alluded
to the remark made a few days ago by
Mr.. Iverson of Georgia, that Lawrence was a
sink of folly, filth, and falsehood, and said
that there was not town in the United
States of the same population, that contained
more personal character and intelligence.
There are more college graduates there than
in any other town Of its population in the
country. 1t was a law-abiding and liberty
loving population. He denounced the Lee
compton Constitution, saying that he would
rather have the constitution with slavery,
than without it, because with slavery it
might be abolished, but without it, it would
be perpetual 1t was a peryersion of fact
and truth in the President or ANYBODY
else to charge that the people of Kanzas, by
voting for the election OF officers under the
Lecompton constitution, intended in any way
to give their sanction to it. They went to the
ballot box on the 4th Of January to blot out
forever that constitution. They knew the
people were against it by an Overwhelming
majority Of five or six to one. They meant to
overthrow Calhoun and his corrupt min
ions in the territory, who have violated JUS
tice, and stained their names by fraud out
RACES and murders The only way to do that
to al a.
tuition, and who would come here as they
have, to ask Congress and the country to re.
ject it as a fraud on the people of Kanzas-
and let this fact be fairly and above board
proclaimed to the country and world, the
President mlsrepresents and mis-states.-
We have had enough of this petty gamb-
ling i'll Congress, without expecting il at
the other end of the avenue. We
have already had the pleading Of techni-
calities of every variety, which could
be brought into great question Of this kind,
and we have had all these outrages in Kansas
kept up under color of law. Tyrants always
rule under the color of law. Instead of ask
ing what is the will of the people of Kansas
we have had senators, representatives, and
now have the President, quibbling on techni-
ealities and forms of which the substance is
to be lost to the people Mr. Wilson paid a
ly advocacy of the great principle of the Ne.
braska bill, IN opposition to the dictates of the
slave power. For this, the Senator from Illi-
nois had been called a black Republican Any
man was called who refused to support
this last lnlquity-no matter if his whole life
had been devoted to the interests of slavery
II he paused now, and refused to assent to
these palpable frauds, he was to be crushed
out of the party.
Mr. Brown of Mississippi concurred most
cordially in the message of the President.
Seldom had ne read document of the same
length, in which he found so little 10 dissent
from. There could be but two opinions rela-
tive to that paper-those entertained by ma
tonal men OF all parties, on one side and
those entertained by sectional men, on the
other lie never expected the Senator from
Massachusetts would concur in the arguments
and conclusions of a national President,
whether he might be American, Democrat, or
Wing. Nothing but sectionalism would meet
the appreciation of that Senator, who had
made mistake in supposing that speeches,
like old wine, would improve with age.
For his own part, he loved old friends
and old wine in a moderate degree, tlaugh-
teri and he reverenued old age, but he alb
horred an old speech, delivered from year to
year, through whole Senatorial term. In
stead OF proceeding with his remarks he would
yield the floor If the question could not be
taken on the reference of the Message
Mr.. Fessenden OF Me. said he wished to
express hir views, but could not promise that
his speech would be a short one.
Mr.. Brown resumed. In what he had to
say he did not expect to convince those on the
other side of the question like Ephraim, they
were Joined to their idols and he would let
them alone. He then proceeded to present
some considerations to the minds of his politi
cal friends, which might perhaps influence
them' II they entertain any doubt as to the
course they ought to pursue.
Mr. Brown was about to reply to some for
mer remarks Of Mr.. Douglas when Mr.. Sew
ard said he was quite sure the question on
reference could not be taken this evening.
He thought they had better adjourn. They
could digest what the Senator from Missis.
sippl had said today, and hear the remainder
Of his speech tomorrow.
Mr.. Stuart merely wished to say that he
should, at the proper time. pay his full re-
speeis to Mr.. Browns criticisms, anecdotes,
and all.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Nh. Bocock of Virginia, from the commit.
! tee on naval affairs, made report from the
majority, concluding with a resolution that
the act OF Com Paulding in arrestng Gen.
| Walker and his followers, was not authorized
| by the instructions given him by the navy
department. That while the committee have
no reason to believe that Com. Pauldiug act.
ed from any imprOper motives or intentions