The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-05
THIRTY-RTFTH CONGRESS-.
YUar SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1858.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1853.
ADVERSE RKroHr on rHx OLD SOLDIERS BOUNTY BILL
Mr. stuart, (opp.) Of Mch reported adversely o. thu
bill to amend the act Of March 3, 1858, granting bounty
lands to certain officers, soldiers, &c.
KANSAS SPEECHES os SENATORS saxxoxp
AND DOoLTr1iK.
Tho Senate, at O'Clock. look up the special assign
ment-the Kansas bill
Mr. HAMMOND, (adml OF S. c., eootended thai The La
compton constitution embodied the wall Of tie people Of
Kansas, for the Convention assemblage Of the
people In their highest capacity. He said tina, undsr-
stood the Senator from Illinois have declared that he
was opposed 10 the Lecompton constitution only oos
point, namely, because he satisfied thai am
bodied the viii Of the people Of Kansas
MI DorGlAs, (opp.) Of Ill, replied tina; tina, was not
exactly his position He thought there ether rregu-
aritics but would waive these could be assured hst
the constitution embodied the will Of the people Of
KaDe@
Mr.. HAMMOND had understood that Mr. Douglas ma,-
tanned tina, all the other irregularities could be cured By
Congress- anc that that the sole groun Of difference
between them But the question is, how can the will OF
the people OF Kansas be ascertsneds He thought Mr.
Douglas orror In saying that the Lecompton Conyenoa
was the creature Of the Territorial legislature and hs
thought that from that had probably arisen all
his subsequent upon that subject How was IL
possible that the Convention could be the creature OF tho
Territorial legislature The Convention was assem-
bsge Of the people 10 their highest sovereign capacity,
abst 10 perform the highest possible sovereignty
The Territorial Legislature provisional govern
mcnt fet'y corporation, appointed and paid oy Con-
gress without particle Of severe empower and therefore
could not interfere With sovereignty although that
regny st inchoato Congress could not interfere
with the Convention II could not confer upon the Ies-
ainre power 20 interfere with IT, for Congress no,
reign II has power 10 act outside o. the limitations q
the constitution right 10 into effect the supreme
will OF any people, u Il has not been Expressed
in that constitution. Therefore, Congress /, sol
sovereign neither does hold sovereignty in Kansas
That sovereignty resides In the thirty one sovereign
saes He then proceeded 10 argue that the Lecompos
constitution a legal instrument, even N u embodied
but The will Of the minority OF the people Of KAoeas The
constitution Of this Union was made by minority and In
1s4o minority had In their hands power 10 alter or abo
sh IL; for at that time six out OF the twenty States
held numerical majority lie alluded the charges
fraud bad been perpctAied In Kansas. he presumed
there bad been frauds both sides and thought hs
least that said about the matter the better But
true object OF the opponents OF the Lecompton con
sttution was tbe agitation OF the slavery questIos.
They wanted 10 introduce element OF discord into tbs
democratic party. II IN singular that while claiming .
majority In Kansas they should be beaten every cleo
ton In discussing The question Of slavery Mr. Hanmoud
spoke Of the prosperity Of the South, and said that tbs
condition OF the slave better than that OF the poor
white aborer At the North There were beegsrs 10
met in . single day In New York than during a lifetime
al the South. He closed by saying thai II the South
obliged 70 surrender The sixty years.
they would surrender with country abundant In pres
perty ncaculable IN strength and the wonder and nd
Mr.. DoorruS. opp of Wis, alluded 70 threats made
certain quarters That unless Kansas be under
The Lecomptou constitution the Union will be dissolved.
Did he believe such great national calamity could FOL,
at all likely, he confessed that would be entitled 70
great weight but he didn't believe that all the politicians
IN Washington could dissolve the Union Referring 10 tbs
boasts made, that bad Fremont been elected he would
would stand by ths Union whoever was elected Pre-
sdent. He then passed glowing eulogy on the Union
without concluding their consideration OF the ssbie,
the Senate adjourned ill Monday.