Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-03-18
Congressional.
MAsHINGTnN. M0ndl

call for direct vote on the bill for the admis-
sion of Kansas under the LecomptOn Consttu.
ton on Monday next.
Mr. Doolittlc of Wisconsin resumed his
speech on the Kansas question. He referred
to the extraordinary statement of the Senator
from South Carolina, charging the North with
breaking its plighted faith, and plunderng tho
South by means of National Banks and Tariffs
1t was not the North that repudiatcd the CON-
pact of 1887, or the compromise Of 1890 and
as to National Blnks and Tariffs He showed
from the record that the greatest statesman of
the South (Calhoun) supported the very tariff
he QIammond) complained of, and also voted
for National Bank, and supported internal
improvement Referring to Mr. Hammonds
estimate of the resources Of the North and
South he said that the hay crop of the United
States surpassed in value the whole cotton crop
of the South and to the taunt that Northern
laborers were slaves, he replied that his own
father was laborcr, and other gentlemen on
that floor stood in the same category, and asked
if they were to be branded as the sons of
slaves.
Mr. Doolittle then passed to Kansas affairs,
showing the inconsistency of the advocates of
the Lecompton Constitution.
In answer to the qeestion, why did not the
Free State men of Kansas, if in the majority,
vote for delegates to the Convention he showed
by numerous familiar facts, that they could
not vote in consequence of several counties be-
ing disfranchisod, and also that they had been
solemnly assured that the Constitution would
be submitted to the approval of the people.
Assurance was given by Calhoun himself, as
we'll as by President Buchanan in his message,
and through his chosen organs, Walker and
Stanton He denied the correctness of the
Presidents assertion that when the slavery
clause was submitted, all was done that was
necessary. There were many other questions
banks, the Know-Nothing clause requiring the
Governor to be citizen for twenty years, &c.
He further denied that the slavery clause was
ever fairly submitted.
Here the Senate passed the House Deficiency
Printing bill
HoUsE.-Mr. Taylor of La. offered resolu-
tions of inquiry into the facts attending the
seizure by the French government of the barque
Adriatic.
March g.
SENATE.-N1r Houston presented the joint
resolution of the Texas Legislature relative to
Southern States Rights Convention, in the event
of the rejection of the Lecompton Constitution
The bill for the admission of Kansas under
the Lecompton Constitution, was taken up.
Mr.. Hamlin of Maine said that no subject of
equal Importance had been considered since he
had had Il seat in the Senate. He regretted
that it had been made a party question, for
there was no despotism on earth like party
despotism. lie had felt it, but thanked God
he was freeman now. In all the records of
time, but one act of similar turpitude had ever
been attempted. He had no eulogy to bestow
upon the Union-it needs none-its eulogy is
written in the past. lie then replied to the
statement Of MIR. Hammond, arranging his
remarks under three heads FIrst-The faith
of the South, and how she kept it. Second
The capacity of the South as distinct and
separate government. Third-The character
of the laboring masses of the North.
He said, in speaking to these points that he
should be compelled to use the term the South
put into his mouth by the Senator from South
Carolina, but in his heart he knew no South,
no North, no East, no West We are citizens
of one common. acountry. The North means to
stick to the Union. They don't mean to 60 out
off it neither shall you. He denied that the
North ever broke its plighted faith, and said he
was at loss to know what the phrase, f" the
faith of the South - meant That section had
broken legislative faith with respect to tariff,
by attempting to break down the North after
it had invested its capital in manufactures.
With reference to Mr. Hammond's question
" What guaranty has the South that the North
will not establish another national bank? In
= deed, he expected to see the day when the
south would seek protection in a tariff. He
then combatted at length the modern doctrines
of the South that the General Government was
; founded on the principle of slavery, contending
l hat xyas ah nft al
of our fathers;
, Proceeding to the Missouri Compromise, Mr..
. liamlin said that was the work Of the South
: She was iubilant over its success, the North
merely acquiescng. Who repealed it, after
reapng its benefits The South This was
fine instance of Southern faith. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the considera-
ton of Mr.. Quitman's bill for the increase of
thearmy by volunteer regiments.
Pending the question, the House went into
committee on the Diplomatic Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Keitt of S. c., in discussing the consti-
tutional power to admit new States, defined his
views OF political government. Contrary to
the views of some of his friends he believed that
p, the people of Kansas cannot change their Con-
stitution prior to 1864. Adjourned.
March, 10.
, SENATE.-A discussion took place upon thu
!, resolution offered by Mr.. johnson of Arkansas
for the printing of 10000 copies of last year s
Patent Report.
: Mr.. Mason of Virginia expressed himself in
Y favor of stopping the printing altogether
= Mr.. Brown of Mississippi said SO stop the
, ranking privilege, and you will get rid of all
these books. No publisher in the United States
y would publish them, if offered the copyright
/ gratis. -
= Mr. Toombs of Georgia would abolish the
Thanking privilege.
Il MIR. Slldell made motion to postpone the sub
v ject indefinitely. The motion was lost.
v The resolution was then amended, limiting
4 the book to one volume of 800 pages and
. thus amended, passed. The resolution pro-
wives for the printing of 10000 copies of the
it Patent office report on Mechanics.
!. The Senate then went into executive session,
after which it adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. Stephens of Georgia asked leave
" to present report from the Kansas Commit
z, tee.
= Mr.. Sherman of Ohio objected to the presen
!. tation of the report till the Special Committee
~ is regularly called upon.
Ie Mr. Stephens said that that would not be fol-
l. month in the meantime he should take tn,
responsibility of printing the report.
IN Adjourned.
" March, IL.
v SENATE.-Mr. Polk of Missouri spoke in ia
If yor of the admission of Kansas. She had
ID constitution which no one except the Senate
A. from Connecticut denies to be republican il
= form. That instrument is the deliberate choic
III of the people in pursuance of law, with all tn
forms necessary to insure the free expression O
" the will of the people. Congress could onl
in ask, is that Constitution republican? In thi
respect he considered it as unexceptionablc a
T that of any State in the Union.
to The Senate passed the House Printing De