The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-09


What guarantee Is there against abuse2
who knows II il will be Republican In
form, or that il may noi contain features
inadmissble? Theie are many insidious
features about this measure which may
please the public eye, he trusled that we
are near the close Of this Kansas turmoil
lie saw 10 il an element Of growing mis-.
chief; the agitation Of slavery is spread
Ing like the Upas tree, poisoning all the
channels Of intercourse between the great
parties Of the Union. lie hoped that the
slavery feud would BE- set a. rest, and
Kansas come into tho Union under the
Senate bill
Mr.. DoUolAs' REMARKS.
Mr. Douglas said that he bad hoped
with the Senator from Pennsylvania,
that this question would have been set.
tied 10 accordance with those Democratic
principles which had been the rule Of his
/ I(Douglas') } life. lie thought that If the
amendments were concurred in by The
Senate, il would b9 the triumph Of those
principles, and would bring peace aud
quiet.
The Senator'S on the other sid9 urge as
reason for the admission Of Kansas, thai
il may bring poace. Why aot then
admit her9 Il can Dc done in one hour
by asserting to the amendments.
Concur with the House, and the action
is fnal. Kansas is then admitted with
the tight TO make Constitution TO suit
herself
Let the men Of all parties and section
unite III settling the Constitution.
After replying to Mr.. Bigler's opinion,
that this could be a violation Of Demo-
cratic prinoitl,s, Mr. Douglas referred
to tho Presidents message, alluding to
the Kansas, Nebraska Act, and asked II
the President had abandoned the Demo.
cratic party. The object Of the reference
lof thG Constitution to vote Of the peo.
pie is simply to ascertain If it is the en-
bodiment'of their will; il it is their act
and deed. 1t is the duty Of Congress to
SEQ That II Is the ombodimenlal law,
Tho Senator from Pennsylvania has
CITED the case Of Florida. Florida was no
precedent, and proves nothing, except the
the attempt to engraft on the action Of
Government, The principle that there is
no need Of the Constitution being the will
Of tho people. such reasoning strikes al
tho root Of all free government and
strikes tho props from all parties, Demo
orats, Americans, aud Republicans,
The House amendments TO the bill &C.
oomplish two great points; one is, that Il
settles tho Kanzas excitement, and an
other, that it recognizes the right Of the
people 10 frame their own constitutions.
] Why then should we not all unite and
vote fos the amended bill, ard Immediate
y settle the Kansas dispute?
Vote for il, and the right Of the people
is recognized. Vote Tor II, and States
rights, States sovereignty is preserved.
Vote for IT, and the country 10 given
peace.
Mr., PUau DECLARES THAT DEiNo NO LoH-
CIR HOUND ny MS INSTRUCTIONS lie
SHALL NOW DE GOVERNED IN .voTINo, BY
"ruE ticrs."
Mr.. Pugh explained the reasons which
would influence him to vote against the
House amendments.
His instructions did not cover the pres
eut iuncturo. hence he would exercise the
right of his private Judgment.
He addressed himself to various points,
showing the inapplcability Of the proyi.
sions u the amendments to the ciroum-
stances Of the case,
The amendment submitted the consttu.
ton to q horc contacted circle Of voters
thOn have already voted on the Slavery
CLAUSE. IL is, however, futile TO submit
it to vote. The Free State people hav-
ing majority, tho slavery clause cannot
be approved; and hence the oostitution
would DO voted down and the excitement
be prolracted by the framing Of new
one,
They must inevitably vote the coustitu.
lion down, they would do nothing else
Even il the Commandments were append
, cd to it, they must inevitably vote il
down.
. lIo concluded by showing that II Con.
, gress assent to the amendment, they dis
charge themselves from all power over
the constitution to be framed.
The passage Of the amended bill would
precibitate the people Of Kansas into new
condilioh Of anarchy. lie was opposed
TO il in every shape and form, and oonsid
( aro it the most Objectionable proposition
, yet submitted,
No other Senator wishing to speak
, Mr. Green's motion was put to vote and
was agree : to-7yeas 80; nays %. Con
'oquontly the House amendments were
not agreed to-
Yk&s-Ane6, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bggs, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay,
Evans Fitch, Fitzpatrick Green, Geyin
Hammond Houston, Hunter, lyerson,
Jones. Johnson. (Arka) johnson,
| Tenn } Kennedy, Mallory. Mason,
Pearoe, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian, Slidell.
Thompson, (Kyo) Thompson N, Jp(
Wright and Guloe-39.
| lNAYs-Ben Brodorick. Cameron, Chan.
dler. Clark, Colamor, Critteudeu, Dixon,
Doolittlo, DouglAs, Fesondeu, Foot, Fos-
ter. Hale, Hamhn, Harlan. King, Seward,
Simmons, Stuart, Trumbul!, Wade and
Wilson--23.
| Absentees- Bates, Davis, Durkee,
Henderson, Reid, Summer aud Toombs,
The Senate was crowded during the
/ liisouseian on fho Ap,andod nii