The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-07

The question then recurred on Mr..
Douglas motion on Monday last, to strike
out the whole section. The yeas and
nays being asked thereon, Mr. Douglas
withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Benjamin moved to reconsider,
which motion having being carried by S
majority. the question recurred on Mr..
VERSIONS amendment. 1t was again lost.
MIR. Yulee said he had several amend
ments to offer but moved to postpone the
further consideration of the bill till to-
morrow.
Several Senators seemed desirous to
take vote on the bill to-day, but an ex-
ecutive session was agreed upon.
The Senate subsequently adjourned.
HoUsE.-In Committee Mr. Stephen
son spoke in favor of the immediate ad-
mission of Kansas under the Lecompton
Constitution.
Mr.. Gilmer argued in favor of admit
ting Kansas without the Lecompton Con-
stitution, leaving the people fairly to settle
the question atsissue. This would be sat-
isfactory to them ard the country, and no
principle would thereby be compromised.
Mr. Burlingame, of Mass, said he
trampled the threat of disunion scornfully
and defiantly under foot. He would shake
hands with the ire-eaters of the South to
exterminate the dough-faces who 'misrcp-
resent the views of the North. He was
prepared to vote for Mr.. Crlttenden's
amendment of the Kansas bill. He said
the Douglas Democrats, Republicans and
South Americans all unite on this for diff
ferent reasons, but without preco ncert
which shows the honesty of their con
victions. He appealed to the young mer
of the country without distinction Of par
ty, to sustain the Douglas men who have
kept their faith and remained firm, while
others have trembled in the presence o
power.
Mr.. Parrott, claiming to represent tn,
, entire people of Kansas, said that withou
the enjoyment of the rights to which the,
were entitled, they had no means to re
dress their wrongs. They were the vic
o Tins of merciless warfare and persecution
r and after the despotism imposed by for
6 eign invasion, and maintained by the per
sistent arms of Government, the civil strl
had at last eliminated in the Lecompto
: Constitution, which was designed to pro
E long and make permanent the vassalag
of the people. The Convention wa
fraudulently constituted, and the pretend
ed submission of the constitution a chea,
Mr.. Zol|icoffer advocated the admis
sion of Kansas under the Lecompton Con
stitution.
WASHINGTON April l.-Housc.-MI
Niblack of Indiana, favored the admisso
= of Kansas under the Lecompton Consti
= ton.
Mr.. Ward, of New York, expresse
similar views
;, Mr.. Groesbeck, of Ohio, said he woul
not vote for the Senate bill. He main
;, tanned that the Constitution under it's ow
= provisions, could not be changed till lSe
= without a revolution The instrumer
does not express the popula: vote. Cor
:, gress should now authorize proceeding
towards the formation of proper const
;, ton.
y MIR. Marshall, of Illinois, looked upo
, those who framed the Lecompton Cor
:, stitution as conspirators. He would nes
;. cr vote to sanction such fraud and gros
g outrage on the rights of the people. II
;, condemned the attempts to ostracise an
= brand as traitors and rebels those VIII
: will not bow the knee to power, and lie
the hand rised to whip them into submit:
. sioa lie had high respect for the Pros
- ident, but he was not a spaniel. II
" would speak and act as the Representative
Of free people should, as one who owe
nothing to the President or his Cab
net.
Mr.. Hughes (of Ird. Who has mad
" an attempt to establish test to rea
, men out of the democratic party?
% MIR. MarShall-It is done, notoriousl,
= by the present Administration, and b
:" the organs of the Administration, and
,. is known throughout the country that
y term of office depends upon whether ma
- y can compel his conscience and judgemer
- to sanction this thing or not.
=, Mr.. Hughes you ever bee
!" excluded from Democratic caucus?
Mr.. Marshal--"It also appears that
= Congressional caucus has no power to rea
y y men out of party"
y Mr.. Lawrence (of Ohio)--Does rh
y gentleman from Illinois know how 500
. after tomorrow he will be excluded frol
+" the Democratic caucus?
Mr. Marshall--Tbat docsnot distur
me in any particular. A man is a goo
democrat who votes the ticket withor
: scratching, and takes the stump for tn
benefit of the party. Is it not known tha
the Union newspaper fnrgets the kno
" Nothings and Black Republican, end de-
scends to the sewer for filth to heap o
y democrats as good as any othes in tn
> country them as t-aiter
!" and rebels?
! Mr.. Marshall spoke of the Administra
tration presses both here and elsewher,
. as dirty puppies, strewing forth their (iltl
They mast he mnzzled. Laughter. J.
). He said there were millions of men VIII
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