Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-31

ern Know Nothing members are hestating, or are
inclined to 60 with Bell and Crittenden. If they
should do So terrible reckoning s0iH asoait them
at the hands Of their constituents ...-.. .
The opponents of Lecompton are confidently cal
cuating on the defeat of the measure in the House
Many of the friends of the measure are sangune, but
others fear its defeat We confess that we have
feared from the first that the measure would fail in
the House Of Representatives, and have so informed
our readers.
The opponents of the measure in the House will
fight it from the beginning. Every parliamentary
device will be resorted to to prevent direct vote
and the measure may be practically defeated with
out any direct vote being had upon it. The struggle
in the House will be the most exciting ever wit
messed in that body. .. .-..
On Monday last several speeches were delivered
in the House on the subject. We present below a
summary Of the remarks of Mr.. Garnett of Va, and
MIR. Bishop, of Connecticut. The former has given
the facts in few words; and the latter, who is a
national Democrat, has exhibited patriotism and a
selfsacrifcing spirit worthy of all praise:
"Mr. GARNET, of Virginia, said to address the
House upon the subject of Kansas at this period of
debate was to vex the drowzy Of man with a
twice told tale. Minnesota and Oregon were pres
ented for admission, and not word of objection
was heard from any quarter. Kansas also presented
herself for admission, and why she singled out
alone for opposition? Disguise it as they might, de-
ceve themselves and others they might there
could be but one alswer from any straightforward,
plain. dsintereSted man. that the constitution of
Kansas recognised African slavery and the constu-
tons of the other States did not. The question of
slavery the only circumstance that gave life to
the opposition to its admission. Gentlemen might
talk of irregularities as they pleased. If they ob
jected because there was no enabling act why did
they not object to Oregon and the large number of
States that came in without enabling acts. 1t
perfectly immateral whether there enabling
act or not, Congress possessed the power to waive
that objection. They had recognised the govern
ment of Kansas by admitting the delegate from that
Territory to seat upon the floor. The people and
the black republicans themselves had recognised it
in the solemnizaton of their marriages and in their
business transactions There stood, the de tucto
government the only government that ever had been
in that Territory since 1854 Under that govern
ment the people had made their constitution by the
election Of the constitutional convention. He was
told by some of the Democrats who opposed the ad-
mission of Kansas that, practically this very
small question; but he would say that if there
nothing practical in it, why did they oppose it
They opposed it because that constitution was fav-
orable to the institution of slavery. lie then pro-
ceeded to show that the only issue was whether any
more slave States should be admitted, upon which
depended the most momenous consequences
Mr.. BISHOP, of Connecticut, could not in justice
to himself and those Connecticut democrats he IN
part represented, permit this discussion to go on
without expressing his views upon the great ques-
tion The attempt had been made to create the idea
throughout the North that the friends of the admin
istraton from the North were restrained through
fear some other cause from expressing their sent
ments this subject. The intimaton had been
thrown out by the gentleman from Illinois MR.
MORRIS that but one democrat from the North had
dared to open his mouth the subject and the po-
litica crucifxion which awaited him at home would
deter others. That explained to his mind the mo-
tves by which some men were Influenced in their
| action upon this question. lie would not say that
they were preparing way for their reelection
that they had their fingers upon the public pulse
but ne thanked them for the announcement, for
they would show to the country and the world that
there northren democrats left regardless
of the evils that mil lit await them they willing TO
meet "political grave and fearful reribution'
to carry out the best interests Of the country. Zap
plause. From that gentlenan's remarks he gather
ed that he charged the northern democrats with be.
ing actuated by base and unworthy motives II
this was meant, he doubted very much the consis.
tency of the representative from Illinois in calling
in question the position of the Connecticut democrats
until they had paid his people the interest on the
money they owe them. [Applause in the gallery
and laughter.l The democratic party Of Connect
cut, under the constitution of the United States, as
understood by its trainers, conceded the right of the
SOutn 10 cOntrO anu manage slavery III tilelT own
States as should to them seem best They recognis
ed the equal right of the South to settle in the Ter
ritories while they such. For these principles
they were denounced by the ab"litionists as dough
faces, and northern men with southern principles
In his opinion, they were northern men with nation
al principles lGreat applause. They would stand
by the South in all just and constitutional rights
they could ask expect no more. Such demo
cracy it behooved his southern friends to strengthen
and cncourage-not to weaken and destroy. He
deprecated the arguments Of southern men, in which
the slave was compared with the free !aborer Of the
North, in which slavery set forth as moral ant
religious institution. and in which the pauperiSiE
existing in the North attributable to the absence
| of the ''pecuar institution" The democratic par
ty of Connecticut composed to great extent o
the bone and snew Of the State-of honest, faithful
hard working men, who earned their bread by the
sweat of their brows, and if any gentleman of thu
South believed they were not well Oft as his ne
gro, he had the right to think SO, but it would b'
gratifying to him if they would not incorporate it II
their speeches, for as sure as these speeches wer
delivered the republican members subscribed t.
them by thousands, and they were sent forth as th
sentiments of the South. He could assure then
that this did more to send republican members t
Congress than anything else. There was anothe
argument which injured them, particularly among
the moral and religious, which constituted a yer,
large portion of the people, and that was such ar
guments as those announced the other day by tn
gentleman from Georgia, in which he endeavored t
prove that slavery an institution from God, ant
that it was necessary in order to give an elevated
tone to the morals of the community. He had NJ
doubt the gentleman thought so he had the righ
to think so but they did not--they did not thnl
that God had anything particular to do with them
[Laughter] If they were both right let them drol
the subject and content themselves with the refec
ton that their people not his people nor thei
God his God [Continued laughter.] Mr. BlsHo
proceeded to show why there was not more pauper
ism at the North than at the South, and then ear
nestly advocated the admission of Kansas under tn