New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-16
xxxyth CONGREss~~First ses,io.
ANOTHER LECcMPTON STRUGGLE.
NO ADJOURN NENT.
THE CRUSHING OUT PROCESS
srx.TF...w"nr,cros. MucA IS "a

-. :s,i that lie hsd seen NJ. Douglas Who haa a
,',J.5 ,o be here to-day but who va s,u presealot
ty ,i-kne~. Whis be BIodersSt, ~ NA, up 10 wat
-, ,,,,rsseu,ed hnn iBroderickl a. hasns s-s,
,sLrl - h. imper,ilcucr by The senator IRON Pen
.,iTs,;, lie Did not shnk tha; be r.. eiy'd any "
buke. srd be hoped that he never "Vula ior Shs
,'lo,Sn,f himself Ike q senator lie bla1ted Ne
W AL f.r ~ facts. IL lad called siis1ns
20 ,be mnts.r le<4 other gentlemen might haye Bee
V,.r,,,sssr.rd NJ. Brodegick added: NhsA
article coF.s 70 the krcrease =, eas eoH0'
n, DiCI Js2 Qps.l said that he rae simply 10 ss
himself night n refefce TO ths ueoaee JI STef9a!-
not 10 aco0ub, for 8 sewspaper PaIsgraph' he kasv
nothing shout n, amt 81 couise 50 SrnsOI te'PVas
bl, COY what Is sid IN n, wspapefs' Ihes vs sloeI
a S.v ,hnt h., 6d pef some una countaoss .,eieA
rneri in them But - felt II cue 20 himself 10 AZ
that he came into the Cn4amber on oa'eiSa3 eirthe
auction TO which ne he referred 10 nAd been n
som- way suggested. lie spoke, he ssS uoda
u,;.t.ken Aprrehe r.ons "a to Whist hal been tAi
He was now satisfied thar. u he hah oevll ~ MS Sx
he shsuld not have requsEs to bo,l0e =" 9sa passed
lie vorii make an Cddtisrs renhE a. iesafes lAs
Scrs,cr ard himself lie cerisiny wa rot senshlsd
msking any attack Dcn him, or Of sayrg rhsi oosi
b. Ufse-s.ood as oifeDHstr lie I0se bf he
purrose u defending fnis'i sgaihst Vna ne honsei
Puf .,,rr,stion on wha. be had PREVIOUSLY sxi
-, ,be ,nplsasant tonic u.ider constersti1u lie
- not 4 snossi in tbs ab-e,ce o. the Senator from
Iu,ois II orgls. 10 say anything on thh or any other
question that he would not say "a .. presence, and
IL
n;ait d;s .,ssed the question under consideration II
,hev ever "a discuss Il oF any e.he the soatoirou
Csf;f,rnia would ~ convinced That we arr each co..
,,,iied nv honorable and manly motives They had
80 t;yrrc Ns aif erence Of opinion on the subject
r, ~ Aid nc, kuev that they had anything more IN
nIe,sant lie did OF intenh 70 be obensiVs TOT
Senator from Ilhnoss IN ms aostnoc o"' sly "as
10 .Lorobt wa, iusti &c TO himself.
AZ NJ iDE rsslr,a cd, saying hat the Senator tpm
penn.vlvania was mistaken IN suppos'ng toA be
Wade had steinP" 20 l'aNp Iu nan,n.,;
ences between the Sa1ator ana the snSas, Psy
I, was NOT so IN the contrary, he tnougnt tnst ne
tp;ro, ID the President were az pohtcaly anke a.
S;amese twins and 80 with me whOie pemocfaoc
Marty. II the President takes snut, al sooa Demo,
Pv ara h.mnd I, sneeze. Mr.. w now recspitalstsa
,h ,anceJ attending the formation OF the 10
Ma Consti tuition, contending or its legah'y. im
Presiden, said, had denounced tne trauets VI US
Cons,itntion a. reiels. II so there were many m1
s,,ab in Kan, az He stood there as Their ehampoa
1s u, - 80 rebels so were majority Of the hous
.. ReIIressrt stiyes 80 was he Gen. Cass was
traitor for pre- senting that Constitution 70 .ne
"a ~ emed tha everybody who woaid not suSmn Sa
.r.r,nIed ON h Border Rufiansnris to be denouSN
as traitor. II this thing is continued sad no. 'hen
will be civil W ar. -. .ho var;or. MINI.
Mr.. Wade &C ,ntnued to discus' hs VARIOUS poise
.liaaS sganst the Free State proceedings OF hsnss
oIs;u - aaci by appropriate arguments lie ner
,ePlymS ny - ths ecompton Constitution. examining a
eost,,-as dsclar ng the Slavery clause to be Peter
E,L opsrs,;op no, binding the people. Anutx
~ IN Pras;dsn of the Lecompton Convention, he
aSted "Who is this John {. Calhoun =
SENATOR John Calhoun:
a. WAnEt am glad for the honor Of his prede
o.ssor that ia moi his name. But who is this fugitive
s,on :,s.cA who nees to this place, where everything
700 Wis 10 live at home congregates, and who
sitting IN some pu bhchouse Of this city with the ds
| tinv of a great tate in his pocket. Somebody Ms
| ssid "Cotton is ! King" It's mistake, however,
| John Calhoun is ing.
| in concuson, M r. Wade ssld You can no more
| icrce State into hrs Union, win Consntuuon nos
| the choice Of its p. ope, thsn you cen ioroe 90"
| ,ut or .ba TTn;on Roth doctrines revolutionary
| and distasteful to & he American people. WHAT ha
reep said about al enabling act de 'eyes noooey'
| Iie lWadel would ot admit the necessity o. an en-
bling act. The pc, )ple will settle the matter IN thrs
ays if permitted. Say TO the people, Choose ycw
WI Constitution, in one hour there will be pesca
| The opposite course will lead God knows where.
Mr.. MASON then! 'Ose. He commenced by saying.
when at the close f the American Revolution the
sversl States met in Convention to consult togetbs,
many disturbing ques lions were the subjects ofdebs
bat at the bottom Of H. and most disturbing of sn w
that of African bonda re. 1t discussed TO deter
mine whether it shot I'D form element Of poitcd
power and it final guaranteed TO the States whsp
existed that it shOut form alement of poltck
power. The attempt 1870 TO exclude Missouri from
the Union because Of s. avery struggle to impair
the power of the South She finally admitted, but
only condition unk nown TO the Constitution, name
ly the establishment Uf the 80 30 line. The South
had believed ever since that the Compromise wH
unconstitutional but II was scquesced in, and Sena
tors speak of it as saered compact, and whsp
lsiS il was proposed, as quiet ing ssure, to end
the proposal. They exhu d fir ON the dust the ord
nance Of 1877 against it, Mr.. M ason here quoted from
M Madison to show that that dnancs was designed
only to prevent carrying the Afri can sls7e imponsds
into the Northwest Territories.
Mr.. Mason proceeded at great length 10 trace oar
the progressive steps of aggres. ion on Slavery ron
tbs Revolution to the Dred Scott decision In sludhg
to the latter he quoted from Oh ief JuOice Marshall
who once said, "The creates curse an angry God
" could leave to an erTing peo pie wcs a dependent
" Judiciary" And vet sad Nj. Mason. the Senstof
from New-Ytrk lSeward) talks of reoxgaHising the
Courts 50 as TO axe them sect onsl and subsezveG
to the fluctuations of political parties.
Mr. SEWARD N. " replied that he had besa
engaged in preparing msasure to organise the 30
preme and Circuit Courts in such way as to equal
ze the representation of the several States ss 10
secure the better administration of justice and greater
dispatch of business. When matured he would bring
It Ii will be conservative in character and Of the
same me Just. He added that he hoped that the
principles OF the Court would be in conformity With
the Constitution of the United States and with the
prlnciplesOf humanity and Justice.
b Mr.. MASON proceeded. He denounced the dis
turbed state Of Kansas as the natural effect Of The
proceedings of the Abolition Enig-ant Aid Societies
whose managers he held responsible for the rsPne
and violence which had occurred. The Con<tunon
which Was framed in the midst os this excitement naa
been charged with frauds be should have th0ugns
Z strange If with sach a population a. existed ~
Kansas, frauds had not been committed but ne
Ontended that the invest g6t!oa Of these besd DE-
oDgs TO the organized people Of Kansas. Congress
lad only TO ask II the Constitution is rePnoncan Ia in
iorm. Ii has no right 10 loo& into h i'r slavery
clause more than for any other
Mr.. Mason nexs proceeded 10 answer tDe senators
who had denied the right OF property in man, asking,
| What is an indentured spprentcs mere Is ngns
of property in bis service and time slavery but
similar right foT life. Quoting IRON Name ne"spA
Der where moor persos said 10 have been sold Of
auction he claimed il az an acknowledgment Of the
| right of property in MAD
Mr.. FESSENDEN explain that the case WA