Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-03
ALEXANDRIA,:
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1858.


The set,Iem emit OF the Kansas Question:
We announced on Saturday, the final pas
sage through the Senate and House oil hep
ressutatives, of the Report of the Committee
of Conference, oa the Kansas bill. The
following is the vote on agreeing to the re-
port in the Senate:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bisgs, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay, Davis. Evans
Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwinn, Hammond, Houston,
Hunter, Iverson, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson
of Tennessee, Jones, Kennedy, Mallory Mason,
Polk, Pugh, Sebastian, Slidell, Thompson OF
New Jersey Toombs, Wright, and Yulee-3i
NAYs-Messrs Broderick Cameron, Chan
dler, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, King Seward, Simmons,
Stuart Trumbsll, Wade, and Wilsen-22
We publish at length the proceedings of
the House Of Represen tatiVes, 10 reference to
the report.
Mr.. ENGLISH. Of Indiana, called for the
regular order OF business.
The SPEAKER stated the question to be the
report of the Conference Committee in rela.
ton to Kansas. upon which the gentleman
from New York Mr.. CLARK had the floor.
Mr.. CLARK, of New York, said be had in
tended to occupy his hour in giving his rea-
sons Why he should vote against this bill, but
be found himself this morning physically IN
equal to the task, aud would endesVor TO
discharge that duty at some other time. He
would only say now that be regarded this
new scheme az eminently Objectionable and
even more dangerous 10 its provisions than
the Senate bill; and if he lived, he would vote
against 1t.
Mr.. BoNHAx, of South Carolina, said he
understood the honorable gentleman from
Mississippi (Mr. Quitmsn.) with whom be
had acted, would this moroing seek the floor
with view to moving the previous question,
but as that gentleman was not now in his
seat he would move the previous question.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, desired a call OF
the House before the vote was taken.
Mr.. BuNHAM withdrew the motion at the
request Of
Mr. BRYAN, of Texas, who promised to re
new it, Mr.. B. said it was due to himself
and the people of bis State, which had trod-
den the path Of revolution, that her voice
should be beard. Hs had acted with STALL
worth, a Shorter, and other friends OF South
ern rights, and be had acted in accordance
with the resolutions Of the Legislature OF
Texas. which called for Southern cOnven-
ton in case Of the rejection Of Kansas, and
which we're predicated upon the declaration
that the will Of the people OF Kansas had
been expressed 10 the Lecompton ConVsption'
and that the refusal Of q portion OF the peo-
pie to vote did not invalidate the action OF
those who did vote. He would not enter into
discussion Of the pending proposition, but
intended to acquiesce in the action OF the
majority of the members from his section,
for the reason that certain new ideas bad
been advanced by the great party which pre-
vailed at the North. 10 this connection be
quoted from q speech Of Senator Seward,
of New York, in which be bad held that the
great battle between freedom and slavery bad
already been fought. and that benceforth the
free lsborers of the North would control the
Republic Such being the doctrine ct the
North be would not oppose this bill, which
was calculated to oppose that doctrine; still
he would not withdraw his objections to it.
MIR. SHORTER of Alabama, also desired an
opportunity to be heard.
Mr.. BoNaAx would consent to give the
gentleman few moments, as he.held pecu-
liar position, and would then insist upon the
previous position.
Mr.. SHORTER desired to explain briefly the
considerations which had governed bis course
during the past week, and to vindicate the
vote he was about to give. He bad opposed
the previous question, but from motives
directly opposite to those which actuated the
Republican side of the House. His opposl-
ton to the bill was on account OF the Ian
puage employed, which either BY accident or
design was left 90 ambiguous that be was
afraid it would be construed one way at the
South and another way at the North; as was
the case with the Nebraska bill, which was
both affirmed ADD denied 70 have contained
the doctrine of ''squatter sovereignty Ii
the committee of conference had intended to
refer the Leoompton constitution back to the
people, they could easily have made their
meaning plain and unmistakable. His pur.
pose in opposing the previous question was to
prevent Northern men from saying to their
constituents that the bill contained the doc
trine of submission, while Southern men we're
contending that it involved no submlssloo.--
The Republicans denied that 1t was nomis-
sion, averring that it babe the people OF Nan.
sss to come in as a elave State or stay out OF
the Union, remaining slave Territory unaer
the bred Scott decision, and he was satisfied
with their Interpretation. Lis object bad
been to ascertain how the Democratic party
North aud South. and how the trainers OF the
bill understood it. He was satisfied with the
avowal of the gentleman from Georgia Mr..
Stephens that the bill did net refer the const'-
tuition back; if be believed it did he would vote
with the Black Republicans against it, though
he stood alone. The gentleman from Georgia
had declared emphsticaily that the bill r.
cognised the vitality and regularity OF the Le-
compton constitution, and be said that. 10 the
presence of his colleague on the committee,
iMr. English, who by his silence acqulesced
10 the declaration.
Mr. CAMPBELL. of Ohio, would like to ask
q question. but hjection was made.
Mr.. BoNHAN suggested to the gentleman
from Alabama to copfioe bis remarks to his
own views, as the line of remarks be was
pursuiog would otherwise constrain him Mr..
B.. to respond.
Mr.. SHORTER would pursue that subject no
further. lie should vote for the previous
question and for the bill. and renewed the
motion for the previous question.
Mr.. CANPBELL asked to be allowed q hear
ing.
Mr.. BOWMAN. said, as be had yielded twice to
gentlemen on bis own side, it was but fair to
give the gentleman from Ohio an opportunity,
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