The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-18

South ard the gentleman from aaipo has given those on
tie North while listening 10 them seemed him
that th.s tie most natural union in the world II
either a. x sections apart, would mako nation
OF which AL man msy be proud 10 be a cuizen. What
magn,otr Union make whom you put both tagethers
We're this hut ulled what summers sea lies
before ct bouudess prosperity In CONCLUSION be said
he should vote ON the question senator of the United
STATES q America, not q sectional He led allie
gsace % no section The oouse be would approve would
be to pass law by which the constitution anal be sub
nited 70 tie votes Of the people, and il ii ratified he
would admit KaLsas into the Union.
SPEECH or MR. TRUMBULI~
Mr. ThUhhrII, (opp Of Ill tsen rose and after CON-
pmeEing Mr Crtendens sceech proceeded to state bis
objections " the LecompOn constitution He said We are
10 the midst OF great strife Pass this BILL says one
party and there will be civil reject It, another
and there will be dissolution OF the Unioa But for the
slavery question lying al the bottom Of the question
sion Of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution.
BE held the immediate Of present difficulties 10
tered into review OF the slavery question since $780,
previous " which, he sad the policy WAS non nterven
ton That policy gave peace 70 the Country De here
quoted from Gen. Cars show the state OF the country at
that time With the repeal Of the Missouri compromise
che agitation commenced bSny who voted for that re-
peal he thought did not oresee the consequences tina
have since loS ed from It, Bot from chat day to this tho
ha Of Congress have not ceased to echo speeches on
slavery Mr. Trumbu then discussed the Dred Scott de
csicn conroverting the OF the Senator from Loas
aoa BeLjaun) and following at great length tho caseS
cited by tha; Senator Thence proceeding - the general
question: he denied the doctrine that the constitution q the
United States extends slavery no the Territories, contenu
ing that the constitution does not itself operate over Tue
hns the power but inst much as tue constNuton
gves It, He here quoted various decisions TO show that
Congress las such power TO egsate for the Terrorle3
The sovereignty Of the Territories he cntended, lies,
according these DECISIONS IN Congress- and can
legsisae 70 prohibit slavery in tho Territories Shall the
individual political decisions Of Judges in the Dred Scott
case overthrow these decisions extending period Of
nearly fifty years Congress then having the to
make edfui rules and believing % ne did thstslavery
was not beneficial he thought that Congress- ought 10
prevent its recognition the Territories that all
States shall be free Coming TO Kansas, Mr.. Trumbul
recapuated ths or.ragcs anc frauds which occurred in
that Territory, and which cuninated in the LecotnpOn
constitution; and this constitution, the creature Of
fraud sought TO bs maintained on the plea Of legt
macy. Ee denied is legitimacy. The Kausss-SebrsskA
bill he contenoed he's an enabling act The lecomp
Ton Convention not legal convention He looked on
this K.rsas question Insignificant one BE did not
know what would ol)w the passage OF this constitution
He could not foresee the sequences would he be
held resos IDLE for them Bat he knsw what would follow
its reec!ion-the!e would be peace and quetnes5. All
that Kansas asks Of Congress to Legislation Her
people get along very well They Rave rescued
their government from the hands OF usurpers All that
they ask &c to be let alone, ana IN due time they Will
frame constitution suitable " themselves.
At the close of Mr. rrumbnls speech there was some
conversation atout meeting al eleven in the morniug also
evening session. but the subject was nusly postponed
until TO morrow.
The Senaie then adjourned.