New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-20
FROM ALBANY.

The final debate On tie Kansas resolutions took
plsce in the Senate last evening, and was the most
animated And interesting OF the session. Mr. Nox-
on led of with few wel-smed remarks, In which
while he admitted the existence OF s2nt differences
If opinjon in matters Of detail aud minor questions
smoug the Republicans, he declared that on one
point OF policy and principle that party was u1t.
Now and forever that patty was unanimously. d.
cdedly actively opposed 10 the admission of another
State into this Union whose Constitution toierates
propert, or traffic ia human beings. | should state
i,ai the question before TIE senate was on an
amendment TO- or substitute for. the House resou-
lions offered bv Mr. Mather of YOUR city, To the ef
feet that the Senate WAS opposed to the admission
OF any state with Slavery Constitution. even ii
fairly adopted by the people OF such state.
Mr.. WApswORTH replied 70 Mr. Noxon, IN his
usual graceful manner, and with perhaps something
more than hi. usual complement of ''glittcrng gen.
ralities." He admired the bOldness Of Mr. NOxon
in taking his position and affected to doubt that the
other Republican members Of the Senate would in
dorse bis sentiments He would pause 10 hear
from them.
Mr.. OWEN took the door aud fairy electrified
the crowded auditory Of strangers and others wiOm
the announcement of this debate sad attracted to
the Senate Chamber Even thOse who had listened
10 bic preTious efforts on the sub ject were
unpre pared for that spontaneous burst OF cloquence,
witch. for thirty minutes. cnchained the attention
of all present The hesitation Of manner that some
times impars the force of his utterance, melted
away on this occasion before hs warmth of ieelng.
Ie alluded 10 the course of Mr. Wadsworth upon
the Homestead bill aud his eloquent appeal for the
sancty Of the American home, and Then called the
attention of that Senator to ether American homes
the home Of American lsbOrers, whose sanctity
was daily outraged by the associates and CO.
workers of the gentleman from the AANlst-
homes where the chastity of that laborers wife
and daughter and his rights as father, were
hourly subjected to violation and outrage with i'm
punity. And yet, said Mr.. Diyen that Senator
has no eloquent appeals for the sanctity of that
home no burning denuncatiOn of the power that
violates If, not one word in opposition to the ex-
tension and perpetuatiou of that most sbhorrent
system Of cruelty and wrong.
k{IIis earnest appeals and his severe criticisms
upon the course of the LecomptOn party IN the
Senate and elsewhere, told with wonderful effect
upon the audience, and brought Mr. NADswOR1n
again to his feet to explain his position.
That gentleman had already said III reply 70
question BY Mr. Diyep. that he would vote for the
admission Of Kansas any other new state even
if its Constitution sanctioned and established pOyg-
amy, and attempted 10 Justify the position on the
ground that while ms man and Christian he must
feel the weight of the slaves chains upon his own
limbs, and abhOr the pagan system OF polygamy yet
~ a senator having sworn to preserve inyolate the
Constitution and the Union. all moral and religious
questiOns must give way to the hghr obligations OF
the citizen. The compliment which Mr. WadswOrth
paid to the Constitution in taking this position is,
To sav the least, of very dubious character When
Mr.. Garrison and bis party tell the public that they
will not swear to support the Constitution because
il requires them to do acts which violate their
consciences and shock their moral and r.
hgous natures, the public "poh poh at
them. What will the same public say to
Mr. Wadsworthl Whist will tho Admnlstra-
tion al Washington say to him 1t IL very much
TO be feared that the power which has the bestOwal
Of the Bufslo Post Office will not be satisfied with
this halfway Endorsement Of LecomptOn. They re-
Gj.ire that the candidate for Executive iayOrs shah
not only be ready al command to vote tor Slavery
ard Poyganly, but to swear he has natural afec-
ton for those tvin beauties, or else say nothing
Mr.. Wadsworth s IN amiabe, estimable gentle
man. and deserves the Buffalo POst-Ofiice; but his
friends fear that this unfortunate speech has mate
reilly diminished his Chances
MIR. OWEN in rejoindcr, read an extract from
the speech of Senator Hammond of South Carolina
in favor Of Lecompton, in Nhch the working classes
of the North are compared and cassed with the
slaves of the South and yainly cndcayored to Obtain
from Mr. Wadsworth condemnation or approval
of that sentiment. He had been sorry to hear from
the Senator from tho XNXlst something that
sounded like sn approval, but he was unwilling 10
believe If, and would now give him an opportunity
of declaring explicitly whether he approved or con
demned that speech.
Mr. WADswORTiI again rose to reply, but r.
membered only to forget the question he rose Ia
answer. and proceeded 10 arrslgn the course ol
the past Senate with regard to tho Buffalo City
Charter.
Mr.. DnrN remarked that the Senator remnl led
him of the expression Of Polonius. "still harp.
inc on INV daue her" aud here the discussion ended
| as far rs these cheitains were concerned.
Mr. HUBBELL made few iorclbe remarks Oh
| the right side Of the question, and Mr. MANDE-
VILE made quite lengthy speech on General JACK
| son, Martin Van Buren,, the removal OF the dePoS'
| IFS Tippecsnoe and Tyler too" coOnskins, log
| cabins, &c. lisI antiquarian political researches
snd his peculiar syle Of English, created much lner-
| riment g,
| Mr. M,TUIR stated 10 the Senate that he had
| offered his amendment with no intention OF voting
for it, but to give others opportunity OF dong So
and perceiyine that il was not offered Iii good inth
| bnt With view to embarrassing the acton oi the
senate. il was voted down, receiving only one
affirmative vote, that of Mr. Noxon.
The debate closed, snd the senate ADJOURNED III
| II o'clock.
| The vote on TIE main question, th- ddoption 81
the House resolutions, was taken thls morning. 'nu
resulted in their adoption IL to l3; the Americans
and Republicans all voting for and the Lecompron-
| ties against it, as follows:
YEAS-aesrs Au,s Bardmsn Ds, 'irc Dyen. Foot. is'
stead iI9bb JChn't9n Lsp No1on Ps'tsI'Sn 'vST Wys..
NAlSMessrs Brsndreh Bgrhsu, Doherty Fly M.hoeT'Ie
Msth.I Pitt SCOT S Sosn smith sPs9' "'A'"'H'' = -
| The resolutions passed by both branche' o'
| the Legislature are a. follows:
Re.oced fthe Senate coneuI That lie S'ts u NewLox
opposed The admission of knpsa into the Union e.s
with The Cor,utiou commonly kuown the i'scemP.oh
Con,c;ion ay other Con.,ig,ion WHICH ;hAl ~. hss -,