The Washington union., 1858-02-27

majority of the citizens had refused TO parcipato
In making the constitution but because OF tnat reyoiu
tionary spirit which oyerrode all law lie doubled the
power of Congress 10 pass enabling act, and as an
original question he should unhestatngly vote against
IL The constitution said that Congress might admit
new 81 tes if their constitution republican form
That the only word and line IN reference TO the ad
mission of Stats. The enabling act Tor the iofnia
ton OF the government of the Territory OF Kansas
made anterior TO the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska
act He knew that some democrats argued that there
ought TO have been enabling act the distinguished
senator from Illinois, Mr. DoUaI4s, who at the
time admitted that enabling act not
sary in the formation of constitution He found upon
examination that by the treaty between the United States
and France the 3Oth OF April ls03-that treaty
which the supreme law of the land lit provided
that the people Of the Territory of Kansas which
part Of the Louisiana territory granted should be admit
ted into the Union possible. There
enabling act which Congress had right to amend
If II were necessary TO have enabling act He
Of thirteen southern who voted at the last Con
gress to permit Minnesota to form State constitution
In forming that constitution Minnesota had departed
from the law she had right to do, because when
they admitted that Congress could prescribe the mode
they admitted that Congress could control the consitu
ton before and after it hadbeep formed Nowithstand
ing her departure from the law he expected to vote for
her admission when she asked for it, What patriotism
he had not bound up by southern northern
Stately a county ora district So far Kansas
concerned convention of the people had formed
stitution and asked to be admitted into the Union
sovereign State 1t said that the convention not
fairly elected and had not redeemed its pledges that
the constitution not submitted, and that the
vention had authority to make constitution, but
had only authority to present 10 the people constitu-
ton for their ratification. lie denied the assumption
that the convention making that constitution exceeded
the authority which delegated to it, and contended
that 1t pursued the only mode which it could in justice
and fairness to the people of Kansas He called the at
tenon of the committee to the laws under which the
constitution had been made TO show the fasty such
allegations Was there any who would say that the
constitution not republican in form He had heard
no one because every must see that it not only
republican In its character but that 1t couched al
most in the language and terms othe most approved
constitutions of the Union, There hundred
in the House when the Kansas Nebraska bill passed
who determined that it should have its proper and
Legitimate effect 1t not the people who had gone to
Kansas TO settle honestly that blame for the dis
trbances which had aated the country but those who
had determined to annu and destroy the effect of law
passed by majority Of Congress If they to have
laws passed by Congress overturned and destroyed by any
party they would bring the government to its end
They should seek to repeal such laws in the legitimate
quarter He argued against permitting the faconsts
and disorganzels who had refused to vote from taking
advantage OF their wrong, and declared that with
the exception of about eight hundred Thousand house
burners, the people of Kansas anxious to be adj
mtted into the Union.
Mr. s. said he not astonshcd at the course of the
black republican party They had determined that
State should be admitted with constitution olera
ting slavery Such the character of their speeches
The gentleman from Ohio, MIR ToMrKIHs and divers
other gentlemen, had declared most unequivocally that
State should be admitted into the Union that tolerated
the institution of savcrya revolutionary principle, and
doctrine upon which government could last but he
surprised at the pursued by gentlemen who
had heretofore acted with the democratic party
In looking the question: in looking at its results
either to the North the South he almost ready to
exclaim, What shadows are and what shadows
pursue y He held it bcno to the North the
South to admit reject Kansas 1t the principle
which laid at the bottom of the question: and if Kansas
,hx.lI 1,. r. -.
which supported the difficulties in Kansas He knew,
and every considerate knew that the only way in
which the excitement and the agitation of the slavery
question could be reached to admit Kansas
State, and let her settle her difficulties in her
way He cared not whether she free a slave
whether the Legislature pro-sIavery Free
State he wanted the question settled because it
undermining the Union of the States. Admit Kansas
State withdraw the army and then, he had sad be-
fore in speech let them cut their hroas in their
way subject only to the constitution of the United
States and the State Of Kansas. Laughter
Mr.. GIDDINGS, of Ohio, inquired whether Mr..
SMITHS party would vote for law requiring the Presi-
dent to Withdraw the military in Kansas ad
mittod.
Mr. SMITH | will
Mr.. CRAWFORD, of Georgia. I would have voted for
it year ago.
Mr.. SMITH said he had recommended the President
to withdraw the army after the admission Of Kansas
State and he would tell The gentleman from Ohio that
the President had said In his message that its admission
would enable him to withdraw the army.
Mr.. GIDDINGS said he would introduce bill to NOR
row. asking the withdrawal of the United States army
from Kansas.
Mr.. SMITH ask the gentleman, if / vote to with
draw the army will he vote for the admission of
Mr.. GIDDINGS Never, sir. Never. Laughter, un-
der the present constitution never, never sir ICON
tinued laughter.
Mr.. SMITH Then must 60 on. If they admitted
Kansas, they settled the question There not only
northern democrats who opposed to the admission
of Kansas under the Lcompon constitution but there
members from the South.
A VoIcE. Democrats?'
Mr.. SMITH. No, sir The constitution republi-
in its FORM and such must be approved by every
in the democratic party who above all petty con
sderaons, and if the people wanted to he a State they
would admit Kansas. and thus preserve the democratic
party which the only party that had the power to
resist the revolutionary spirit which trampled down the
laws and organization Of the Territory Of Kansas There
for the division in the democratic party of
the North. If they would look to the past history of
the country to the records which they had made in this
House. they would find that every objection which they
had made to the admission of Kansas they had fully
swered themselves. The principal grounds of objection
were that there had been fraud in the elections of the
Territory and that the people had not participated in the
elections. He would say the why they had not
revolutionary spirit Instead of submitting to The laws
they had openly dcfed the laws OF the country and
belled against them.
The gentleman from Illinois, INir, HApRs who in
troduced the resolution referring the message OF the
President to committee of fifteen remarked in his
speech truly that they entering upon crisis which
might naugurate train of circumstances of
quence to the Union and the country than any other
He found the gentleman from Illinois, the 18th of