The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-21

order that Justice might DC uohet 40 tlas an
interference with the right Of trial BY juryF
And suppose jury il enpannelled to settle
the question. and they CONE back to the judge,
and one Of the jury gets up and says the yer.
diet is SO and 50, and another says it is not
so, and the Judge tells them, gentlemen.
you had better retire. get together again and
consult, and agree upon your verdict. and,
when you come in. il will be recorled'--is
that any interference wanted to show
how ridiculous this idea is. Is that nterven,
ton! What are GREENS and PueH's amend
ments? Let our Northern anti-slavery men,
Of all parties, understand that the President
Of the United States has given true con.
struction to the bred Scott decision, and you
will never have any more fuss about this
matter from them. The President says il
means that when the people Of any State see
proper to get together in a legal way. to get
up a convention sanctioned by law, mere
majority vote Of their assembly Free Soil,
they may form constitution and the negroes
will all slope. That is giving the Abolition
lists new cue, and one which will run
out the institution Of my beloved section
from oil Territories, certainly, and endanger
it in many Of the States.
Mr.. Chairman, desire to look upon this
question without reference to any section, or
how it will effect any body other than the
general good and peace Of the whole country.
II no other plan can be devised and agreed
on, may feel myself constrained to vote for
the measure. being urged by Southern friends
and sectional pressure. Aud il do. the
GREEN amendment stricken nut, il will not
be land say il here,) measure which my
sound judgment can approve as the better
plan. Ii could, would put the whole 20.
sponsib,liiy upon the Democracy, where il
belongs, Tor do believe il they would relax
little, and honestly set their heads to work
with our Southern friends aud other conser.
satiye men ia this House, this whole mat
ter might be put upon footing entirely
satisfactory to tile South--to the East--to
the West-to the North-satlsfactory TO the
people Of kansas-and without any compro-
mise Of any principle substantially in the
manner indicated by me heretofore.
must say that when | hear il asserted
here. aud everywhere. aud the proofs strongly
tending TO show that the government Of Kan
sas was, in the first instance, ruthiessly
snatched srom the people, unconstitutional
test oaths applied. by which the minority.
who by fraud obtained the control of the
government, and by which the majority were
Kept from participating in the government
when an told-and the proof tends that
way-that not more than one-hali Of the
counties VI the Territory were permitted 10
be represented in the conviction. doubt the
proprlety Of supporting the constitution fran.
ed thus. | dissent from the idea that ma.
jnrity Of the counties of any State can make
constitution that is binding on the minority
OF counties who did not have a chance 10 be
represented in the convention. Why have
you more judges than one J Il is not simply
for the sake Of numbers. but that there may
be conference, Argument, interchange of
views. wemay be to-day all inclined one
way. aud ta.murrow a greater aud better
mind than any Of Us. representing but one
district. may make suggestion Sufficient 10
change the opinion Of the whole Congress.
We kaow that tie electioa Of the 4lh Of Janua.
~ was recognised by the Secretary ui State,
who gave instructions lh.t that very election
should be fairly held, and the votes fairly
and impartslly taken; that vote turns out to
be Ten thousand against the constitution.
We are told, too. aud assured, that the Leg.
stature of the Territory. representing the
will OF the people, are unanimously protest.
ing against this thing; and We are also told
that the whole constitution rests on fraud,
deception, and violence. Aud. permit me o.
say, further. as Southern man, that when
see my Southern lriands On the Special Cum.
mIttee IN this matter, declining to obey the
instructions 1T the House, AID shrinkin. from
inquiry, i leaves the suspicion stronger ON
my mind that these reports are true. / hone
that they are not. ! hope that the deeds per.
peiraied there have not been 50 horrible as
they have been represented but when see
ehlsdliVus gentlemen from my own section Of
The Unlnn turning their back upon an inyesti.
gatlnn, and saying that we had better not
LOOK into these things. take il for granted
that there Is more III these assertions than 1
before supposed. Bat. sir, this Special Com.
mItlee was directed 10 do another thing.
That was, to tell Us whether this Territory
had within Is confines ninety three thousand
Inhabitants. Now, ask every man here.
on what figures, and on what evidence. he
can satisfy his mind that there are ninety.
three thousand ~ Kansas What wa, lie
last census!
Mr.. snrasAs, Of Ohio. Twenty three
thousand.
Mr. GILMER. How long sgo was that?
Mr.. sHrRnAS, d Ohio. Lssl June.
Mr.. GILaER. Then where, 1 appeal 10
Southern men, do you get The requisite nine.
iy-three thousand population! But they
eome forward aud say that the Republicans
wanted to have Kansas admitted under the
Topeka constitution, and therefore they are
estopped. Aud they also say that II the last
Congress our Democratic friends undertook
to pass an enabling act. and therefore they are
estopped. Well, that may apply to The Re.
publIcans, and may get them out Of court.
II may very well apply 10 our Democratic
southern friends, aud turn them nut Of court. /
But what are they going 10 do With the poor
American We say that the Republicans
were mistaken, and that that was only
a. A.g.