The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-20
8afal1kTY-FMT4S CONGRESS-,
VsRsT SESSION,


wAsalacros, March 10, 1864.
TAG MrssAcsas CALIFORNIA ssIisAsTs
Mr. OWNS resolution Of inquiry concerning the msssA
ere OF the California emgrarts in Utah was passed.
The BocSOARIKs
The VCx PRESIDENT laid before ts Senate JOINT
luton Of the Legislature OF New Mexico coccurrns In the
rrafcenvs views relative TO the reorganization Of ths
Territory on Arizona, and suggesting the boundaries a
the came.
The resolutions WAS referred and ordered o be printed
DEBATE GA rIU KANSAS BIL-spHECH NE Yosrzx
Mr.. FOSTER (oPp) Of COan, took tie floor he SAID
hs had on former OCCASIONS called the attention "
compton constitution. He wculd advert 70 othsr
styopg conclusive objections to thst The
compass He wcud ask this constitution before "a IN
such shape as fuu!s all legitimate requireneQaS
does, kansas s ought to be admitted.
proceeded 70 cscuss the validity Of the various argurests
for and against the leccm<on constitution. concluding tsa
great ergta the Nebraska Kansas act aud kindred TOPICS
giving historical sketch o the events Kansas proceed
ING and leading 10 the formation Of the constitution q,
tie advanced for the sdal,sics N
Karsas uacer IT, He thought tie argument that so~if
should 20 justly and fear not He believed tia. tts
bill would NJ. prcduce peece, but the sword He woxi
neither threaten himself be swsyed By tareats from
others; ard yet these sort Of argumeIs had been oereA
by state spoeD to statesmen in the American senate Rs
curing &c tie Ieccmpon corsuton he utterly denied
| ton il must be sent back to the people
! d Kansas, that may become the eXpressio1 ~
tneir Will. TakDg up the reCe1t IamClASy hail
the crsa q reasoning. JAoes Buchanan " tells vs.
ep now know the rial state OF parties and decide VIVA,
TO be done" Now be, an outsider, thought tina:
Gently democrats who lad borne the burden and heat u
the day were read out Of the party because they did
approve Of the Ksrsas Nebraska act; they read
ou' because they o. Rugy palaces be- said nSt tbs
places the truth Is always spoken. The Pres.dsoa
king, but OF tho most repu,,ve features Of
kney A.tc, 10 bis position DO the me, whs az
tee The Preeiteots court there 70 speak the trux
No. they Ray be Lkeosd 20 teaas If they have tao pre-
careful not TO have It on their tongues The Presdeat
therefore, the che least likely to know the real state a
parties. SIR Foe,er oonclut ed by expressing himself
| eenerA terms ssAnst the bill
nrrsg CLAY.
Nr. Crar (adm Of Ala sa.d iuasmuch a. the Iagk
strre or Alabama bad passed resolutots call souvsn
ton 10 decide upoo a action the event o. tia
course Of Ina. state After wins al eoeth TIA evoal.
10 Kansas with tie strife cf parties there, which he main
aned was ro< sst,ssse between Two geSgr.phe.i sec
& and thai to H. be proceeded " inquire into tins
vslidity Of the Lecompton constitution Many States he
SAID had been admitted without the submission of their
coostutots and he though. the IecouPton Conveo
would have acted more in accordance With the prinopi
q the coouty hal lot submitted the constitutes h,
tho people, either in whole part Our goveSrmeol
not democracy but republican To this point LIS quoted
Prcoent Msdscn aiding that fathers knew pure
mocrscs the vo CT than the voice Il Gss
history has proven that pure democracy the moa
iug sst:r becauso !, Is law unto itself Il Is evss
ready carry into the prejuooe CT the hour rather
than Irncipe he regretted the growing prcclviy 10
wards feruccrszirg, o. rather robcerszng every ds
partner! OF cur government This, he asserted, tbs
| rel repubican!sm Of revoluuoosts-shecr raAca.s1-
God forbid tsi should supersece and swallow up the
philosophical republican ncple OF fathers Turn
Ing rcxt 10 tie q slavery he remarked thai pro
ptriy was always the foundation OF the social fabric,
and us' IN ae ornasuos OF our constitution savs pre-
perty specially protested The Ur.o1 owet is bei-g
ds! 60 the n-tiluIoo q slavery, and slave properly Ia
! sneltesed under the aegis OF the consttztcn.
Not~ Outstanding thee facts, there party 10 this
try pledged to the determination q that p~opery Bs
projected u comen % the principles o. the republicans
party promulgated ia tier Platform and confessed he
looked forward with fSrebodngs 70 che result Of shai
| party obtaining Io~sess'co CT the government Wbco
that Lsppers, and proe son taken frcm slave pre-
perry, the tond Of union broken, and the South has
| longer motive for hs preservation. Hence Alabama
Lss dec Jared viii re.s, argessop upon her rshu shs
has acted wisely. When the Union becomts instxs-
men for TIE oppression OF the South. he would destroy
| II cree.
Mr. HoUs1os, (opp OF Texas, sniuadvertet upsn
remarks Of Mr. Cay Asaas. the oppcsers q The Kansas
NJ. CAY ssc be iutendes personal dssr.spect HIS
remarks had oLy political besrpg Ne compirnentsd
ar Houston on his courage in us hed Al ~e wisdom
| In council
MT. HorsToS replied that every American oit,en bA
oouIsge snu ne ma evor osrsle enf N sny emnet
cegee hw when be biood up hero against the opinions
Of h ;rioads AID opossd tho Nebrsska hill He regarded
TIA, BIZ a. fatal MEASURE fos.ercd BY dem.sogue, ORA,
Hinatsd by ambition and intended only 10 unite lie Soct
| with n few Northern states n make q President
Mr. Cav aniwerod ta.tt Missouri restriction pl,cce
laiurc Of ieyr bad condemned Mr. Houston FOE voting
nr nor MY ssa b made the State Of Texas but az
20, make The peoplc--;hey csne there suyhos bu,
thsir condemnation OF his vote did cot dshonor MIN
NT1Cu o. ~ DUgSIJ.
| NJ DUsSw, topp) q Wis. ssid that he tn
tcrdcd 10 make speech, but hs health being
poor, be ~oud get lis col esgus 90 rad II Tor rr.
lie ,oS strong ground sgsrs, THO econ otcn co-stsou,
and reiterated the Arguments generally urged that side
Force a creature OF suds forgery spurious recalls
upon ksnsa he said and fcretel the results
Numerous extracts from letters fror hesrs Wise, Walker
ana others were read wrrortlrg M nukee's In
adopting he ieo,mrtou constitution, he eortsnded, We
abandon c ballot bot, aud resort 10 the principis IT,
rsnte, that might makes right. II the peop,e u the
North submt 70 such ortragea be would think Mr. Ham
mend rrnt IN say ing they Saves. lie Concluded
ms speech N Eve O'Clock.
IL order 70 close the debate morrow The seaAe De-
! c'de-i 10 meet at n O'Clock IA the cnorrins
Adjourned.
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