The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-02-26

braskn> Bill, received % OOU yotes
! for Pfeeident in Tennessee. sMr.
Ethridgt who voted against the Ne
braska Bill, was returned TO Congress
lby an increased vote. He. thought
let no time since Nthe repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise had there been
any seated indication Of opposition
lin the South, and believed IL fair,
vote could be taken on the
question, there would be an over
wlrelming majority for pronouncing
liz the most unfortunate measure that
i Congress ever passed. -s.s .s....,.'s',,,7''
Mr.. Johnson, OF Tennessee, allu,
lded to the Tennessee election, show,
ling that in 1854, before the passage
of the Kansas Nebraska Bill, the
Tennessee Legislature passed resoln,
tions approving that measure and
requesting the members Of Congress
from Tennessee to support 1t. The
Nebraska Bill was also the main
issue in the elections OF 1856. He
cont nded, therefore, that a large
! majority OF the people OF Tennessee
eondemned Mr.. Bells course. He
asked Mr.. Bell whether he wonld
vote for the Lecompton Constitution
,, with or without instructions.
Mr.. Bell would not vote for 1t in
consequence OF instruction, unless he
was fully convinced that such in
structions were founded upon the
full understanding of the subject in
all its bearings and consequences.
Mr.. Johnson proceeded to draw a
/, parallel between his own course and
Mr.. Bells. He hoped there would
be no more compromises. .
J Mr.. Bell complained ofhis collea.
gue's speech rs the bitterest, most
insulting AMI personal ever concoct-
cd by premeditated malace. He was
: ready to meet the Senator at any
: time and any others that should back
! hin. (Sensation.)
9 Mr.. Foote asked Mr.. Bell to give
: way for AN adjournment.
" Mr.. Bell refused. He was ready
= now to vindicate his course.
d Mr.. Foote pressed him to yield
and thus stop tho discussion, .
q Mr.. Bell was willing to yield tc
ct executive session, provided he coulc
10 have the floor tomorrow.
Is Mr.. Greene asked that the Kan
sas bill might be made the specia
ar order for Thursday. Adjourned.
lie House. Mr.. Curry continued tina
the Lecompton Constitution wa
IS adopted under all the forms OF law
T. by conservative, law abiding :nen
a. and opposed only by factionists ant
Ut rebels. Some OF his friends, like hi
er colleague, spoke OF a compromise b,
a Congress to order the submission o
g. the Constitution to the people; bu
that would be violation of the or
a, yanic act and a direct Intervention
OF in the affairs Of Kansas to coerce tn
,e people by Congressional dictation
p. He contrastcd the political and socis
nt ntinstitutions oil the South with thos
al OF the North. The South, he con
l. tinued, needed extensions of slav,
y; territory. If the issue should b
ID ever forced on her that no more slav
u, States should be admitted, he woul
d. not anticipate what Alabama woul
n, do, but recognizing the right Of sc
0 cession his iealty to Alabama shoul
us induce him to go wherever she cal
Q, led him; wherever she goes he woul
20 go. Her action should be his &C
ton; her destiny his.
IL Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, said tina
m the people and delegation OF lllinoi
'e were unalterable in their oppositio
,s to the Lecolnpton swindle. He vii
CT dicatcd the ability and patriotism {
o' Mr.. Douglas. whose course woul
be emphatically endorsed by the pc,
= pie OF Illinois. lie secuted the threa
OF dissolution, saying that the col
federacy was worth more to Il
49, South than all the negroes she cv,
owned. The Union is a pricelc,
to gem to 10th North and Sonth. Il
In. referred to the fact of Cabinet ufl
GERS Coming into Congress, endea
he oringto subdue independent thoug
al. and covering and coercing membe
lie. to vote contrary to conscience. L
.ts would never bow his knee TO ba'
err. in the sunshine Of Executive iavo
rn. Ii prescription comes, let it come.
the The President has no better frien'
the than those Democrats who diff
the from him on the Kansas question:.
la. If the Kansas policy prevail, d
Democratic party in the next Co
srs gress would be in hopeless mi
cir ority.
Mr.. Andrews, of New York, o
to posed the Lccompton Constitution
tie that under no circumstances won
co. he vote for the admission of a.
mt slave States into the Union.
.. WAsHrNeroN, Feb "a.
yil HOUSE, Mr.. Crawford made
red speech on the Kansas question. |
ow explained the reason why the pub
lie peace had been disturbed in the t,
lith ritory, contending that the whole
on the present troubles environed t
our Kansas question originated, not frc
anything wrong in the Lecompt
theI Constitution, but from premedi
"a, ted intention on the part Of the an
mp slavery men to defeat the object
t!ie compromise of 1850.
u He attributed this to hatred of
ing Republicans to slavery. and the d,
olii' trine Of self government as provid
itu for in the Nebraska bill.
: W SENArE.-Mr. Green's motion
mako the Kansas bill the special