Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-06

charged with the investigation of the char
ges against members or officers of the last
Congress, growing out of the disbursement
of Lawrence, Stone & CO., were authorized
to employ stenographer.
The House went into committee on the
Invalid Pension bill.
Mr.. Anderson (Mo) said, as he belong
ed to neither of the prominent political par
ties, that the only course left him was to
support the Administration in every at
tempt to resist the fearful encroachments
on the constitutional rights of the South -
lie thought that by so doing he should rep
resent fairly the American party of MissoIl-
II, which has no sympathy with the Rcpub-
lican party, The present Excitement in
Kansas will soon die away, In advocating
the Lecompton Constitution, he could see
no reason to refuse the admission of Kan
sas under that instrument.
The House passed the bill for the payment
OF Invalid and other pensions.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the de-
ticiency in the cost of the printing of the last
two Congresses, was then considered.
MIR. Phelps, of Missouri, in explanation,
said the fault was in order in books to be
printed before they were communicated to
Congress, and mentioned that the first vol
ume ofthc Japan Expedition cost the modest
sum of $99 900, and the second volume ofthc
Pacific Survey $4,000.
Mr.. Clark b. Cochrane n. Y, referred to
the fact that at the election in Kansas, on the
4th OF january, over tCl thousand votes wore
cast against the Lccompton constitution. re-
jecting it by four to one. That tho frec-State
candidates were elected, he had no doubt
That they will be counted out, he was lust
as certain. To make up by fraud, what was
wanting in number, was the object of the Le-
compton or Calhoun movement The uucs-
ton was, whether Congress was prepared to
force aloathcd and abhored constitution on
the people, not only without their consent,
but against the recorded will. That consti-
tuition was a swindle, rocking with fraud and
branded with popular condemnation, and
was recommended to the approval Of Con-
gress by the President, not on tho ground of
justice, but on theplea of cxpedioncy. That
constitution was fugitive from justice, and
smuggled here under the cover of the Federal
arms. With the order of death upon it that
constitution was buried by more than ten
thousand frecmcn. Instead Of brcething in
to it the breath of life, it shou d be carried
back for interment. TWAS designedly made
odious, to keep away from the polls those
yrho yyero NOT ;r t'ie Ihvt--rviying on IKE
Executive and his follows to see it through
But the Administration has counted without
its host. If it's expectation i'll this regard be
realized, the Democratic party will become
geographically, what it is in principle and
fact, mere sectional organization.
Mr.. Kcitt, South Carolina, said that, as
this discussion was coming to head, he
wished in order to avoid misrepresentation,
to ask Mr. Cochrane whether he would vote
for tho admission of Kansas under the Tope-
ka Constitution.
Mr.. Cochrane replied that he would, If
there was evidence that it embodied the pub
lie will.
Mr.. Keitt-Did you say in your speech
that it did2
Mr.. Gochranc-At its adoption
Mr.. Keitt-If the whole Lecompton Consti-
tuition had been submitted, and all the votes
in the Territory had been thrown, and ma
jority Of votes had declared unequivocally
that slaves shall bo established, would you
vote to admit Kansas under it?
Mr.. Cochrane-But for one fact, namely,
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
The Committee rose.
MIR. Clingman asked, but did obtain
leave, to offer q resolution for reference to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, declaring
chat tho Clayton Bulwer Treaty ought to be
abrogated; that Central America now stands
in relation to us as did the Louisiana Terri
tory, and, therefore, ought not to be subject
to the control of any foreign power or inter
ference with our interests, and nrotesting
against the trade in white men or coolies.
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