Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-08

W ASuINGTON, ApTil 20.
The Kansas report being the special orde
was taken up.
Mr.. Stuart of Michigan, who had tn
floor from Yesterday, made many facetiou
hits.
The ground OF Mr.. Stuart's argument wa
in favor of MIR. Crttenden's amendment il
preference to the miserable compromise.
Mr. Pugh, of Ohio replied at great lengtl
to MIR. Steuart, and closely followed the var
ious arguments lie adduced.
Mr. Pugh spoke till after o'clock P NJ
Mr.. Doolittle of Wis, made an answer tt
Mr.. Pugh.
At this stage of the proceedings an agree
mcnt was effected to adjourn and finish tht
subject tomorrow; the Senate accordingly
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Thc report of the majority on thu
Fort Smelling case is signed by MIR. Morell
Petit, and Morris of Illinois, and conclude;
with resolutions that the sale was without
authority of law, that the action of the Sec
rctary of War was grave official fault, thai
the provisions for the management of the
sale were so carefully and injudciously made
as to induce combination against the Gov
ernment. That John G. Mather in making
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duty as Agent of the War Department, for
the examination and sale of the Fort Ripley
Reservation and declares the sale null and
void.
The minority committee, Messrs. Burnett
and Faulkner, say that there is not one word
in the testimony casting the slightest impu-
tation on the Secretary of War that the
sale was fairly effected in consideration o
military policy no longer requiring that Fort
Smelling should be retained as fort, and that
the property was sold at its full and fair value
and that the Commissioners be discharged
from the further consideration of the subject,
and the report of the committee be laid on
the table.
The further consideration Of Kansas was
resumed
Mr.. Howard, in giving his reasons why he
withheld his assent to the report, said that it
did not rise to the dignity of compromise
open and above aboard, but was species of
dodge. Ifthe proceedings OF the Lecompton
Constitution are legal binding and conclusive
in the people, and il Congress has no power to
interfere how and by what process will Le-
compton become dead =?
1t reminded him of fellow who craved
pardon of his sovereign; prostrating himself
before his majesty he prayed forgivness for
having knocked off the hat of fellow sub
ject, and pardon being readily granted he then
informed his majesty that the mans head was
knocked off too In this manner the Lecomp-
ton Constitution is now submitted, but in re-
jecting the ordinance, the head Of Le-
compton is knockedof. (Laughter.) This
report is forthe best of all reasons Of
fensive to the north. 1t has degrading con-
ditions attached,wh he believed the North
would never submit to- His constituents he
knew would regard the proposition as an in
suit if the South yield, so much as is claimed
to principle. The north is to be tie most
cheated in the detail.
One set of conditions is prescribed for the
admission of State under one constitution,
and another under all others. The popula-
ton of Kansas is sufficient to come in under
the Lecompton constitution why should it
not come in under any other constitution p
This measure would keep open and increase
the quarrel and strife. If fair election is
held, it will be votci down, four to one. 1t
cannot be otherwise. In the northern states
the question will turn on the issue whether
one set of conditions shall be prescribed for
q territory applying for admission for a free
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ordinance is premium for slave State, and
| he predicted that this issue will be distinctly
before the northern people. Every man will
be elected or defeated on this issue, and he
should not be surprised if l25 out of IA re-
prescntatives to which the North is entitled
shal be sent here to repudiate this state o
things.
Mr.. Davis, OF Nd, said that so far as the
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thing in the law of language is conceded by
notions from Clay and Pickney. Had it not
sas should come into the Union on an eQua
footing with the original States This was
the law of the South on the subject. Ther
if State equality was yielded by this ordi
nance imposing conditions, no Southern mar
could vote for the bill. The only question
was whether the people of Kansas will come
into the Union with the ordinance, or, by
rejecting it, stay out of the confederacv
Representing Southern and slave State
he. in her name, protested against this at
tempted interference in State rights, by the
imposition OF condition of admission.
Mr.. Stephens, of Ga, was not surprised
that Mr.. Davis opposed the bill, but was sur
prised at the ground of his opposition. II'
(Stephensl was born and reared in tina
school, and if there was any doctrine h,
cherished more than another, it was that o
the rights, independence and sovereignty o
the separate States of the cOnfederacy, ant
he maintained that this substitute more full,
and completely carried out the doctrine thai
the Senate bill for which he was willing t.
vote, and more so than the Crittenden amend
ment. If Kansas had made application fo
admission as free State he would vote fo
it as readily as for q slave State. In reply t.
Mr.. Davis, he showed that Iowa and Lousi
ana were admitted on fundamental conditions
In the former case, similar to that in thu
pending propositions. In conclusion he ear
nestly appealed to the House to end thi
question with a view to get on with the pub
lie business.
Mr.. Gilman, of Me.-Is the Constitution
submitted!
Mr.. Stephens.-I tell the gentleman dis
tinctly, it is not.
Mr.. Keitt repudiated the doctrine advanced
by Mr.. Davis.
MIR. Bingham, of Ohio, did not find faul
with the bill because it annexed conditions
but because n great crime was to be perpe
natOu NOt oiiy dSdtItSI NduSdS, OuL uSitlilo
tie federal constitution and the sacred right
of human nature. The bill did not subm
the constitution, but bribe in land and mo
ney, and if it was rejected, Kansas must suffe
the penalty. 1t was simply an act of despot
ism attempted to be imposed by Congress
under cover Of the constitution which bear
the name of Washington. Better the con
stitution perish than any precedent be pa
ced on the statute book that Congress sha
dictate to freemen under pains and penalties
under any constitution which they neve
made.
Mr.. Clngham, of N. c., said this propos
ton was not amendable. He presumed th
gentlemen had made up their minds an
therefore moved the previous question.
NJ. Stephens suggested that the vote b
taken tomorrow at o'clock.
Mr. Marshall, of KY, hoped no such agree