The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-03-13

Monday, March Sin the Senat, after
some unimportant preliminary business,
the Kansas bill was resumed Mr.. Gsen, Of
Missouri, inti.nating that he would .all for
direct vote on the bill on Monla, next.
Mr. Doolitile, Of Wis, then resumed his
speech against the BILL lie rcferrcdto the
extraordinary statement OF the 3nator
from S. c., charging the plighted faith and
plundering the South by means Of ntiona
banks and tariffs. 1t was not the.North
that rePudiatcd the compact of 17sIor the
compromise Of 1920; and as to ra.ional
banks and tariffs, lie showed from therecord
that the greatest statesman from thoSouth,
calhoun supported the very tariThe (Mr.
llammond) complained Of, and ais, voted
for national bank and supported Internal
improvements. From this part, Mr. ID. pro-
cecded TO discuss the Kansas question, CO.
inf into The history Of the trouble, there,
the acts Of the different governors, hstruc-
tons Of the administration, &C.. atlength.
winding up as follows: One more act in
the drama is wanting. Pass this ait and
history will declare that in the SANE year
when Russia emancipatcs her slaves. ,epub-
lican America tranp'es upon her principles
OF indie, endencc, and imposes a Co,stitu-
ton on her Territories establishing sayery.
Mr.. Foster. Of Conn, followed. lie took
the ground that the Lecompton Consultation
was not republican in form, declaring that
under its provisions free negroes in tie Ter
ritory must be hung. Il prohibited them
from living there or leaving the territory.
Mr. Green reminded him that the topeka
Constitution contained tie same pr6Tsion.
SIR Foster replied that the Topeka Consti-
tuition was not before tic Senate, that he
did not believe it contained such {: provi-
sion, but if it did, and was before le SEN
ate, lie should oppose it. Mr.. Green said
the Constitution Of Illinois CONTAINED such
provision. nr. TruHjul! desired it. lie
said TIE laws Of Illinois provided for hiring
ont free negroes if they refused to leaYe
the State. Mr. Foster proceeded with his
speech for some timo. being frequently in
terruPted. until finally lie yieil1d the iioor.
aud the Senate went into executive session.
The proceedings Of the house were uuin-
t,rcstiHe. The consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation oil. was taken up in committee
Of the vho'c, aad Er. Bpwcoc,, and Mr Da-
vis made Ean-aS speeches.
NHct Oh the Senate, Gr Houston
presented the joint resolutions Of tie Texas
Legislature TccCmma: ding States Rights
Convention in case t.. L.compton Cons.-
tuition was rejected.
Mr. Ham.n, OF Maine. then took the floor
on the Kansas bill. lie said that no subject
of equal Importance had been considered
since he had a seat II the Senate. He re
GREETED that il had been 4 party question,
and there WIS no dssDctsm on earth Ike
party despot SIN; lie had fg,li L, ha, thanked
God he was free man now. II all the re- !
cord Of ;ime but one act OF similar tcrpi-
tuGe had ever been attempted. He had no
eulosy to below on the Union, it needed
none. Its oulogy is written IN the past. lie
then Tep,ic'' 10 tae statement Of Mr. Ham
mond, arranging lis remarks under three /
head:
1st. The faith Of the South, and how she /!
kept It.
p. The capacity Of the South as Dis
tiuct and separate government.
81. The character Of tle .aJosiag masses .
@! tAc North.
Taking up the subject in this order. he .
spoke some two hours, giving way finally
Tor an executive session, but retaining the
floor FOR tomorrow.
The House took up the bill introduced by (
AIr. Qui;man. to raise five regiments of vol
urteers for L .ah, DC. GT. Faulkner Of Va .
opposed the bill. Mr. keitt, Of 5. c. made
4 Kansas speech, defining his views contra
~ to the views Of some Of his friends that
that the people Of Kansas cannot change
their constitution prior 1864. Is 20 the ge-
neral question OF the admission OF Kansas
into the Union, he said: II the republicans
tell the South that no slave States shall
hereafter be admitted, they viii shake every
pillar of the political Union. Should this
policy be carried into effect, no federal tax
~aherer would ever again tread tie soil Of
lie South. When the worl, Of iHcendiary
aroPacandisn and revolution begins this
MON viii cnd-.t may IL blood.
..r. English, Of Ind, alluded to assaults
upon Northern Democrats VINO voted against
he Kansas-NeJ!aska bill. They rstcd
every thing while the South Fiskea nothing.
lie appealed to Southern gentlemen whether
hey would for the sake Of a shadow fer an
smpty triumph, turn a deaf car to such
Iicndly warnings IS would enable Northern
Democrats 70 maintain the union and iHteg-
',iy Of their party at home. 1t is untrue
hat the Democrats allow slave holding
States, bat are opposed to the admission Of
my more slave States. He did not know
)nc, and whoever asserts to the contrary
yrossly mislepreseuts the Northern Demo
,racy. He earnestly wished to sustain the
President in Kansas affairs, and hoped some
hing would turn up that would enable him
o DO so. The Lecompton Constitution, he
aid, does not embody the will Of the people
IF Kansas; they do not want 1t fastened
ipcI them why then vtteuPt it? The
President had said that the Constitution
hould be submitted to the people, while
he friends Of the Lccompton Constitution
uphold one doctrine, he tEDs,ish) was for !
arryiHg out what he believed were Const-
utional principles. II he was stricken
own fca that, lie should retain his selfre-
poct, and have the high authority OF the ,
President in falling in defence Of correct
principles His political repnta len was not
aintcd with Free Soiism, with that of the
an Buren's and Dix's who are now fore ,
most in advocating LecOmpton. II all rca-
enable compromises are voted down, he
hould vote against the admission of Kansas !
nder that Constitution.
Mr.. Philips of Pa, proceeded to show
hat The admission of Kansas under the Lee
ompton Constitution is regular, according ,
o established principles. lie also contend :
i that the Constitution recognized the right ;
t The people to change it whenever they
hose. Those who deny that fall into error ,
Mr.. Stephens OF Ga, suggested night ,
ession, but Mr. Waslburne objected and
be House adjourned. ,
1arch 10.-The Senate passed a rcsolu- {
ion ordering 10000 additional copies of the ,
atent office report of 1856. ,
Mr.. IIanlin then resumed and finished his
emaiks against the Kansas bill; and Mr.. Q
cbastian read speech in favor of it, Ad- 8
burned. /
The House passed Mr.. Quitman's bill to /
lise 5000 volunteers. Mr.. S ephens then =
resented the majority report of the Kansas
3muittee raised under the resolution of n
r. Harris. The report is nothing but a i
ssue Of special pleading to excuse the COM n