Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-01-29
CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON. Monday Jan. Is.
SENATE.

iIr. Seward presented the petition OF o
% citizens OF Phelps n. Y. praying that e
some measure be adopted for the peare- I
full and gradual extinction of slavery, by i
making compensation out of the Public q
Treasury. Laid on the table. :
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill, making {
grant of land to Iowa, in alternate Sec
tons, TO aid in constructing Railroads in I
that State.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler, resolu-
ton was adopted, requesting the oecreta-
ry of War 10 furnish report TO the Sen
ate, with statements showing The number
Of troops stationed in Kansas for each
quarter, from the 1st of January, 1855,
to the present time.
A bill was passed authorizing certain
officers and men who were engaged in The
search of sir Join Franklin, . receive
the medals presented them by the British
Government.
The special order on the aEairs Of
Kansas was taken up.
Mr.. Hale said lie had refrained from
participating in the debate heretofore,
because lie presumed that the Taai;c were
anxious 70 hear from other Senators,
rather than the opinions OF so humble an
individual as himself He did not think
this discussion iIltimed or premature.
The distinguished Senator from Illinois
had spoken, and his speech fully met
public expectations. lie agreed with
Mr.. Douglas is opposing the Lecompton
Constitution, but not because it was III
contravention with the principle Of and
policy of tie y .bra>ka bill. lie opposed
it for just the opposite reason, namely:
because he considered il in exact con-
lormiTy with the act. lie regarded it as
part of the original programme, and as
the carrying it out in letter and spirit.
lie was inclined to think that in the
controversy between Mr.. Douglas and
the President, the palm Of victory ought
to Le awarded to the President. When
the latter undertakes to bring in the fed
eral army to force the obnoxious Consii-
tuition down the Threats Of tie people Of
Kansas, It is because he understands the
Nebraska bill just as well as il he was il
Ed the Territory at !he time that measure
became law. Nr. Hale was opposed tC
the whole thing from ieeiaulrg 70 end
He was opposed TO the tree then and the
foliage now. lie opposed the plucking
of the ripe fruit. He could only judg,
the object of the passage Of the bill by
the natural and inevitable consequence.
which must result from such a measure
The Object could be nothing else than Il
break down the barriers which separated
free territory from slave territory, anC
bring Kansas into the Union as slav,
State, legally and peacefully, if it could
be, but bring il in as a slave State any
how. Some of the advocates of tha
till. the senior Senator from South Caro-
- lima (Mr. EvanS) included had avowec
and that it was their intention to exten,
but slavery into Kansas at the time.
:. With regard TO the proceedings il
Tue Kansas nnder the Nebraska bill, the cleo
''or' tions were carried, not by mob iron
pro- Missouri, but by an invading army, vii
"1 went over the line with drum and ff
'''' and banners flying, and carried e, cry
. thing in their own way, and returnn
across the river, openly avowing tia
{ VI they Lad conquered the Territory. Thu
ny matters went on, in this perfect free
''0S' dom" and popular sovereignty" and :
length the convention assembled IL iyrr
'e a constitution for the future State {
Kansas, and what did they do? The
10 adopted the very last plan which coul
be desired 10 make Kansas a slave Stat
The people were permitted to vote f1r
constitution with slavery, OF E. he COT
sliiution W..Lou, slavery; but it was
g somewhat singular fact, and might 20 IA
'"0 to explain the vote on this constituiio,
that the Constitution without Slavery ".
,, more stringent pro-slavery instrumer
than tie constitution with slavery.
=. the constitution was adopted win slav,
ry, there were means provided oy whc
at some future period, the slave might |
~ emancipated but the adoption of ii
" constitution without slavery made slav,
ri ~ perpetual. Il has been said hat Il.
maiter was in the hands of the peopl
=, who could at any time change their col
a.. siiIuion and abolish slavery, if they sa
fit; Iii he coniended they lad TO su,
power. lie had heard a great deal abo
popular sovereignty, bit thought lheI
were two kinds-lAe one genuine 81
the other spurious.