The Washington union., 1858-03-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion Of Mr.. LETCHER, Of Virginia the House
went into Committee OF the Whole ON the state of the
Union, iMr BocorK. OF Virginia in the chair and re-
sunlcd the consideration Of the deficiency bill
Mr. CLARK OF Missouri, replied to the remarks Of his
colleague Mr.. BLnK, delivered yesterday He did not
expect 90 hear any gentleman from the South attempt
strike down their institutions and yet that gentleman
had advocated the emancipation Of ihe Slaves in the State
of Missouri. and n the South the of the cxpres
provision Of the constitution Missouri that no slave
shall be emancipated until the has been paid
just equivalent His policy evidently strike down
the rights Of private property protected by constitutional
law Before he advocated such policy he should have
set bis coaborers example hy setting his slaves
free He then proceeded 10 show that the views Of Mr.
BLAIR not the views OF the people of Missouri The
people Of Missouri jealous Of their rights and Of
whsteyer affected the tenure Of their property
Mr.. CLARK contendea that Kansas should be admitted
under the Beoompton constitution The legislature which
called the convention legal, and hence it followed
that the constitution which Kansas presented was legal
and expressed the viii Of the people The President of
the United States the of the Territory and
people had recognised it, and its enactents entitled
respect II the Lecompton delegates had Iuisreprcsen
cd their constituents, that affair for the people Of
Kansas Congress had nothing to do with it, The doc
ne OF submission to the people not the doctrine
wear ago The bill introduced hr Mr. Tosmm into the
Senate, and referred 10 the Committee Territories
tanned provision for the submission the constitution
but that provision stricken out at the solicitation of
Senator DousIas
Mr. BLAIR. Of Missouri gave notice that be should
sanlt upon him by his colleague.
Mr. GRANGER, of New York raised two objections to
the passage Of the Lcomptou constitution the people
OF Kansas by the passage OF the Kansas Nebraska act
have the undoubtod right to form that constitution as
they, their Judgment, may think best and that the
people of Kansas Sppc-ed to that constitution and
had decided full and fair election held in pursu
Of the ensctments of the territorial legislature He
believed these propositions 10 he true and be trusted
that member would attempt TO controvert them II
he not mistaken in the facts he asked IL there
member present who would compel the people f
accept tha, constitution and cgo the exer
else of the right Of slf-government
Mr. CLARK Of New York said he was northern
man and did not feel tha, he could boast exemption
from the influence of those prcudceS which spring p in
the human heart from the circumstances by which his
infancy was surrounded He loved refer To- his native
North, and when he heard her institutions and her peo-
pie assailed he would he lci 10 her defence. he he
ieved that the development of material wealth
has resulted from the national Union and be assumed
aud should continue assume that the North and the
south would forever combine for the Of tina.
common Onon which furnish its e9na protection 10
he Whole While common csndor compelled him 10
SN inst The teachings of his youth had left no i'm
press Noraiae 70 the institution of slavery. be could
hefereAS WITH equal cendor assert with respect t. that
ihsh'"on wherever u exists that be entertained
hpmrrt That tnterered with H. denied the people
m W. south equal privileges in the Territories In pre-.
""o ms News respecting the admission of Kansas he
should e ieaTcdl diappoint those of his constituents
who Ind htIe in any event he would give his
her admission. and those who had errercd him 10 vote
Tor her unqualified admission right or wrong The i,J
Living questions presented themselves % his mind