Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-01-01

zist. II il important, becaus, Mr.. Bigler is
understood 70 be the authorized mouth piece
oi the administrator -
Mr. Biglcr address "a the Senate in yindico-
u IN Of the Presidents policy in Kansas
hat did the senator (Douglas) mean by as
stunning that the Kansas policy of the mess
$50 was not an administration mnas,lrao Did
NJ man that the Cabinet did not alsrer with
TIVE President? He undorst ,od differently.
VT did he mean that the administration. hay
ing land down the Kansas policy. will not
hoid that those who assiil and denounce that
policy do not oppse the administration p
There vas certainly no room for misnnd-r-
standing on that point. Ii he meant that he
docs not zee clearly what that policy *. he
could tell him. and on this occasion he nsd
not doubt the accuracy of his eXplanati m
The administration having from the begin
ming maintained the territorial laws of Kan
sas, having sanctioned the authority OF the
territorial Legislature to call a convention Of
delegates, to b. elected by the raopl,. t. make
constitution and state government. and
having exercised all its powers to secure tn
the people a fair opportunity to make their
domestic institutions s'm their own way"
it would be improper to p-cildga and discard
the doings of that Convention bst,ra Il had
been fully developed; and further. thar when
Kansas shall have presented herself for adj
mission into the Un1n. h.r c institution b.
ing republican. and taa people having hal
lar OPP unity OF ma in, frc' or a sl "
state, rs indicated III tn organic act. ana a.
required by the gen raj understanding 1f the
whole country, it Will not b. sufficient rtsi-
son to object 10 the admission of the stat
that the ordinary forms Of thu constitution.
about which Their, n dispute. and which
may be changed an tim tae = sj,e may d.
sire, were not submitte tpa r3p;llr vote
Mr.. Bigl,r tn "a proceed ID ., v,rhaal Mr.
Douglas record, and u arcas5 a!:u Of iaejn-
sstencv in his pres nj position.
Mr.. Douglas said he did rot understand
the object Of ransacking the public records
and newspapers, and picking up every little
scrap to see what had been his codrse ftr
II years past on the subject u slavery. Sup
pose it WIS true that in Is Is he was in favor
of extending the Missouri Camfromis, line to
the Pacific Ocean, as recommended by Mr.
Buchanan, in his letter preceding and sup
pose it true that in 1854 he introduced bill
for the repeal of that compromis,. Of which
tha President says he now approves All
these things are not material T. the argument
Trur, the issue was whether popular s3yer-
eighty, to which the President and hims If
were pledged, shoald b. violated in Kansas
lie thought Governor Walker was authorized
70 say what he did by the instructi ms of the
President and Cabinet-to demand that the
constitution should be submltt,d AID unless
admitted that it should be regarded null and
void. lie was no: aware that Gov Walker
hsd interfercd in the slightest dagreo, except
il pursuance Of these instructions He re-
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lives Of expediency, to accept the C5aSttu-
ton without ratification by the people, a.
though he admits that it ought to be sub
mittcd- tit is right to submit. let it be
submitted. Let policy and expadicacT tax
care of themselves The true test is, tn.
constitution mus, be endors ID by the popular
will, and if net it must be rejected The
only true way OF ascertaning whether the
constitution is acceptable or not is 10 submit
it to the people.
Mr.. Douglas said he had been denounced
by mon who were willing to siak the admin
istration for the purpose Of killing off north
ern men. That every press which can he
controlled is thus controlled. is undeniable
but ninctecn-tw cnticths of the Independent
press-.hoso which do not depend on the
government for support-are with hin in
sustaining the creed Of the democratic party
and the Cincinnati platform. But the few
who are allowed to speak for themselves a re
endeavoring to drive him where thcy could
not drive him, to desert the principles
avowed and maintained hv tn demo
cratic party. lie wanted to know waet5 cr
every man is to be driven out Of the party
because he does not coincide with the presi-
dent on the subject Of the Pacific Railroad
and Bankrupt law, as applied 10 banks?
Mr.. Biglcr responded negatively
Mr.. Douglas resumed-Then II every one
of the gentlemen around him were Mt liberty
thus to dissent from the President on the
questions of the Bankrupt law. PAefc Rail-
road and Tariff, and other measures. was not
he to be permitted to Judge for hiins If Of the
Lecompton movement? Would the Sc ,atlr
from Pennsylvania endorse every rccomm nd
alton in the Presidents message and say he
il prepared to carry it oat
Mr.. Bigler replied thgt it was not at all
probable that he agrasi with every 'ntim mt
of the President H. had no desire to lay
down rule by which the senator should be
read out of the party.
Mr. Douglas wished to know If the admin
istration did not regard AS wanting in party
fealty those who refused the Lecomp;on move
menty
WI IcIhicu UNI ttl-itl NJ tt V
further into the sabicct. H. had already
Expressed his views with4,ll thr clearness with
which he was capable. If thr senator thought
proper to assume that this WIS a party meas
ure, and that he was out of the party because
he differed from the administrator that was
his own business. He (Bigler) had laid down
no such rule.
Mr.. Douglas replied that the senator from
Pennsylvania had informed the Senate that
no had other sources of information in regard
to the purposes of the administration in max
ing this purity IN aasure. He believed tina,
s,s charges that he (Dauglas) was going
over to the Black Republicans were made hy
m m hostile to him and actually hostile to tn,
administration. They were from person
Who desired to got him into falls, position
for Interior purposes. He did not mean tina
men whose claims to the confidence of tn
democratic party were not superior to hi
own should read him out Of the demoerati,
party. The report is being circulated every
where that the President is prepared to pu
the knife TO the throat of every man VIII
dares to differ from the administration an,
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