The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-22


the present administration.
Mr.. DooLlrrLr quoted from statements
made by tho secretary Of Kansas Terrific,
~ under Governor Geary for the purpose
OF showing that immigration into Kansas
had been greatly impcded by the troubles
in that Territory and on its borders.
Mr.. Puom con,rovertcd the relevancy OF
these citations, the accuracy OF which he
neither admitted nor impugned
Mr.. SEWARD. in an elaborate argument,
dssec,ed the provisions Of tho bill presented
BY the Conference Committee. The kans
sas question had lost its thrilling interest.
for, In the hands Of tina, committee. it had
passed from the region Of high debate on
great topics Of human rights to the narrow
precincts Of legislative ar,flce. lie con,
lessed to "a li;tls Of taste as talent for the
solution Of legislative puzzles, which in
themselves were to him matters ~ lndiiler~
ent as the mysterious plan Of Redheiier for
thee realion of perpetual motion or as the
ingenious mechanism by which tho autos
ma,on chess player so long baiiled the Gus
rious. Nobody was deceived by such de.
vices Of human art save those who found a
thllslaCtfth w beihE H'NFNfHs W i'N'F
( ton OF tho committees bill afforded "A new
illustration Of this old truth.
That bill is prcdlcrted on a false and fc
ti,ous issue. or the eighteen hundred
quarto pages which comprise the Senate de
bates Of the present session more thnn half
relate to Kansas. bu, Of them all not one,
nay, no, one word in all relates to any dis.
pute about the land grants which should be
made TO the State upon her admission. The
committee seem 10 have taken lhoir hint
from the old blsck>leier rules Of law, ac>
cordipg 10 which complainant in sui, Of
elec,meut brings accusation against defend
ant, not in the name OF the real parties to
the case, bu, in that OF James Jackson
against John Styles. So, too, with regard
to the question OF population which has now
been rsised Il slso was a now issue, and
one which had been fo.ted into the bill by
the Committee of Conference.
The bill itself was indirect ard equivocaL
Does it submit the I4ecomp'on Constitution
or docs it not Here is n legislative query.
On the one hand, it is clear tina, it does no,
submit the Constitution. for its Senatorial
Trainer. and god fathers, Nessrs Green and
Hunter. affirm that II does not, and the
mere language Of the bill sustains their
declaration. On the other hand, it is undc
nisbly true tina, if tho people Of Kansas
vote aye TO the proposition OF Cons
gte., the lecompton Constitution. with
all i,s deformitles, stands erect II they vo's
"nay the monster dies. Jagn, after all,
the Constitution must be submitted. II re-
ms,ns to find the sccre. OF this legislative
une"''""' Vt rlew wa. found in the
81 Hwd remark OF cue Among tuv at.v~.t
Of the bill, who had laid that, though II did
no, submit the Constitution, its rejection
might be "a consequence Of the vote ON
the question which It does submit, and that
Congress had nothing to do with "conse-
quenees" In the House OF Representa-,
ives Mr. :. ). Cox. of Ohio, was the first
to break ground against the Lecompton
Constitution, AND also among the first 10
rive in bis adhesion TO the bill OF the COM
mil,ee though all along solemuly affirming
that he would never vote for any bill which
did not submit that Constitution to n fair
vote. How does he now maintain his con.
.islency BY declaring tina. though the
Constitution is not submitted, a process is
provided Tor taking the sense of tae people
ON il
After s,igmatizng all injireciions in leg
islatiop AS acts OF public immortality, and
after dwelling upon tho possible conse>
onences of slave State 10 Kansas block
ing up. as It would. the tide Of free labor
immigration towards tho West. Mr.. Seward
adverted to the political consequences Of
tho pending measure IN case 1t should he
adopted. a. he presumed It would DO Ads
dressing Senators Bigler, OF Peunsy wanna.
Allen, OF Rhode Island. Jones, Of Iowa,
Thomson and Wright, Of New Jersey. he
asked them e" has answer they would make
when asked by the frecmen Of their states
WHY they had accepted measure which
gave to the people Of Kansas no choice
sssa that between slave state or slave
Territory. lie would put the same guess
ton to Messis Bright aud Fitch, of lndi-
nna, bu, they would BE- me-, at home by
another question even more peipIeNlng.
Abiding to the board destined TO con,
duet the election in Kansas. and Of which
majority were to be appoioted 10y the
President, he regretted TO say that he could
not trust any board appointed by the present
Executive with reference to Kansas affairs,
statement which he made with sense OF
regret aud OF humiliation. but which he
could not forbem 20 make IN justice to HIS
convictions of truth and duty.
The substitute bill was called COM
nromise measure" lis odious features
could onl, tend to make the name Of cons
, promise" even more hateful to ifeemen, and
would. r. least. accomplish 50 much oI
rood It was also called peace meas
, nre." The future would show that as no
peace had ever been founded on a subtor'
ingc. 80 no ponce would be secured by thi'
evasion of pending issue.
The Senator closed his remarks by cons
,rasting tho two civil and social systems OF
Freedom and Slavery, which. running
side by side since the sixteenth century
. were still illustrating their comparative res
| source. aud lcapacilles in the States OF the
, American MON. Kansas was the last out
: post OF slavery. and as such might not 10
day witness the FIRST triumph OF freedom
: but would certainly witness Freedoms last
, defeat
, Mr.. Blot.ER had Intended to make some
, remarks in favor OF the bill, which Mf
, Seward had sought to prejudice in the eye'
OF the North. but would fofhear for the pur
, pose Of coming to an immediate vote upon