The Washington union., 1858-03-26

All they asked equal protection and equal privileges
but they could never be whipped into submission Ala
baa had not yet set up for republic, nor had she re-
solved TO go out of the Union, On the contrary her
people felt ardent attachment for it, But If their
rights TO be trsmpled upon they would call con
vention to deliberate upon what the exgeny might re-
qrire.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, OF Illinois, stated that he should
speak more fr buncombe than thing else lie re-
viewed the Kansas question, and oonendcd that that
Territory should not be admitted into the Union under
the Lecompon constitution, because OF the frauds which
had marked the entire progress of its formation.
MIR DAVIS, of Indiana, said whatever difficulties oc-
cured upon the admission of Kansas into the Union un-
der the Lecompton constitution must not be charged to
the Kansas Nebraska bill but only to the violation of its
principles He should be uniaithlul to his constituents
II he should support it, and the President had made a
great political mistake in recommending it to Congress
IL the constitution imboded the will of the people he
should inquire further but vote for its admission
They had before them the dsapproval of four ftths of the
people of Kansas and il decorousiy and peacefully
expressed His rebelled against this out
rage against the principles of human rights and political
prosperity.
Mr. DEAN, of Connecticut, regarded slavery an
offence against the laws of God and the rights OF man
Mr. B0YCE of South Carolina, reviewed the history of
sectional agitation connected with the admission of
Louisiana and Missouri and the bearings of the decision
of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott upon the
issues involved. He conended that the clause in the
constitution which gives Congress The power to make all
needfu regulations for the Territories would not bear the
construction put upon by the opposition for clear
that the word territories used in the OF prop
erty. If Congress had possessed the authority claimed
for il there would have been necessity for special
aoment in the Of the District of Columbia He then
referred to the legislation of the northern States to show
that at the North the negro not considered an
equality with the white race and cited the law in has
chsctts to prohibit the negro from marrying with white
persons Coming to the question of the admission of Kan
sas he held that it not necessary that constitution
should I've submitted to vote of the people Yet the
question submitted TO whether slavery should he
increased by Importation but Withholding the power To
coniiscatc the slaves already in Kansas The sincere
anti slavery party in the minority it not
the object of the opposition 10 benefit the slave
but to get possession of all the Territories They
did all in their power TO make their people hate
his people. If they should succeed in building up this
sectional party in his opinion, the condition of the
conquered provinces of the Roman empire would be
more desirable than that the South would occupy.
Then they would have but step to take and
that to give their construction to the consu-
ton of the laws This purpose had been avowed by the
distinguished senator from New York IDIr SEWARD,
in stating that be desired to the Supreme Court
modeedn the interest of humanity They all understand
what that meant In such event there remained but
for the South to pursue, and that at all
hazards to take their destinies in their own hands.
Mr. COVODE, of Pennsylvania, discussed popular
ereignty he understood it, tracing its origin in the
Nicholson letter He strenuousy opposed the Leooipp
ton constitution.
Mr. ROBBINS of New Jersey, advocated the distribu
on of the public lands among the several States for
agricultural and educational purposes.
The committee then rose and at five minutes of .
O'Clock the House adjourned.