The Nevada Democrat., 1858-03-17
The Kansas RESOLUTIONS In the Senate.

ate on Friday, that day having been fixed for
their consideration. Mr.. Ferguson, Of Sacra-
mento, obtained the floor, and spoke about two
hours in opposition to the resolutions. His
speech was brilliant and logical, and the argu-
ments which have been used against the admis-
sion Of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution,
we're presented with much force. He did not
consider that it was imperatively necessary that
the Constitution Of an embryo State should in
all cases be submitted to direct vote of the
people where there was no question about the
Constitution being acceptable, this formality
might be waived but in the case Of Kansas,
where there are SO many conflicting interests, it
was particularly necessary that the people
should have an opportunity to pass verdict
upon their organic law. The fact that one half
Of the voters of Kansas were disfranchised,
through the neglect or design Of the Territorial
officers, and were not permitted to vote for del
egates to the Constitutional Convention, was
made q leading point of his argument be also
alluded to the fact, that Calhoun, the President
of the Convention, and his seven colleagues
from Douglas county, previous to their election,
had pledged themselves in a published card to
use their influence to have the whole Constitu-
tion submitted to vote of the people, which
pledge was shamelessy disregarded. Not only
as matter Of right. but as question of policy
the Constitution should be sent back to be rati
fed by the people. The forcing Of Constitu-
tion upon the people of Kansas as Democratic
meaaure, would have the effect either to divide
or break down the Democratic party of the
North, which is the only party the South can
depend on TO sustain their just rights under
the Constitution.
Mr.. Garter, Of Shasta, followed Mr.. Ferguson
and spoke in favor of the resolutions. His
speech was quite common place, and the princi-
pal reason he gave for supporting the resOlu-
tons, was because the President and his Cabi-
net deemed the immediate admission of Kansas
expedient The speaker alluded to the fact
that large proportion of the people of Kansas
were dsfranchised through the fault of the Ter
ritorial officers, and oontended that they should
have proceeded to vote for delegates to the Le-
compton Convention, in spite of the defects in
the registration of voters. He seems to have
forgotten that the judges of the election were
all appointed by faction that no one was al
lowed 10 vote whose name was not registered,
and that the voters of four of the disfranchised
counties, did elect delegates to the Convention,
who were excluded on the ground that they had
not been elected according TO the forms of law.
On Saturday, the debate was continued by
Messrs. Bell, Carpenter and Burch the two
IN h. La 3. g.. g
the resolutions Mr.. Bell advocated the Repub-
lican view Of the question, and denounced Sen
ator Douglas, who took the lead in the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Burch followed Mr. Bell, and read from
the speech of Senator Broderick, and said that
it made serious charges against the adminis.ra-
tion, which the Legislature should not endorse
by being silent.
The speech of Mr.. Carpenter was one of the
best and most forcible we have seen on this
question We copy the conclusion of his speech
which is reported at length in the Union, of
Monday:
1t will be seen that, differing somewhat from
Jefferson, the President tells us, that without
regard to time or mode, from the mandates and
| mohoSASS VI tuS bCNOiupbOu OOuSttutlOu, lue
white majority and black slave may achieve de-
livery together. Sir, under the perfdous sane
tions of such Constitution, freedom and slav-
cry, person and property would be alike exposed
to the demon of notification they would breed
against themselves, Out upon such Govern
ment 1t traces its attained lineage to the pol
luted loins of a minority Convention. 1t is a
bastard pretender, contesting and claiming the
title and the throne, the crown and the scepter,
At,s,1 a
Culloden awaits 1t at the Federal Capitol the
special message may be fatal forerunner to
the field of Kansas This, sir, is the Govern
ment under which gentlemen are so impatient
to hurry Kansas into this Union. Why? Be-
cause the President in the exercise of his discre-
tion, has seen fit to make il an Administration
measure. If the gentleman from Trinity (Mr.
Burch) will take fer his standard the high hand
ed defiance with which Jefferson sconed at Ex-
ecutive dictation, he may see less to alarm him
| in the attitude of Mr.. Broderick he would be
less impatient to drive him from fundamental
principle to prevaricating expediency-from the
side of the distinguished author of the Kansas
Nebraska Act, to the support ofa measure which
has for its object the notification of that Act in
Kansas. Perish the thought that we should at
tempt to drive proud hearted and honorable
man from his principles and his present compa-
ny that we should, by this paltry resolution,
attempt to
! "Beard the lion In his den,
The Douglas in his hail."
! II is far easier to understand the animus of the
gentleman from Alameda (Mr. BelD, in the tone
and temper Of his vaulting speech. When, sir,
over the ranks of his party was emblazoned
"bleeding Kansas" there came up from Demo
cratic ranks the potent slogan of long line of
heroes
''The bloody heart bazed in the van
Announcing Douglas dreaded name.''
l did not expect him, sir, to appreciate the lau-
relied champion who has illustrated his historic
name with great statesman's victories, and
given it as conquering battle shout to
hero who has Spartanized the settlement of
popular sovereignty and bravely Thermopelyzed
the rough and stormy passes of American poll
tics, can desire no prouder heraldry than to go
down to history as the representative of a sur
YiYinC nrincinle Men will dress themselves for