The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-16
TIIIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
FIRsT SESSION.
Senate

WASHINGTON, Marco 10 1868
Reports, memorias, etc. were presented relative the
Kansas bill.
BETWEEN MEshs BleIxR AND BRopxRrcx
Mr.. WADE, (opp Of Ohio gave way to Mr.. sRopxucx,
(opp) Of Cal who aaid be had seen Mr.. Douglas,
who had intended to be here to day, but who
was still prevented by sickness. While be (Broderics)
was up he would refer to the correspondence
OF the NEW YORK HERALD which represented him
(Broderck) as having been rebuked for imperdnopcs
by the Senator from Pennsylvania de did cot think thaa
he received my rebuke, and he hoped he would
for he tried 10 conduct himself like Senator He branded
the writer as alslder Of facts He said called a,.eu
ton 10 the matter lest other gentlemen might have been
misreprest ntsd Mr.. Brodsrick added that when tho
article comes 10 the know ledge Ga TO, il would he
had no ooubt, he ohapproved or
Mr.. BGIKR (sdm ot Pa, said he rose simply 70 ret
himself right IN reference 10 the de,ue of SATURDAY NOD
TO account for newspaper paragraph Hs knew sotninx
abou, it, and of course no seustor ,o- wbe
tx said in newspapers There scarcely daS he diS
not some unaccountabie statement 10 IT. zen BIT
iet it cue to himself To say tbas he into
ber SaiT day after the question To shch he theo
ferred 70 had been in Way suggested he sVoxe
sad under mistaken spprehens what lad beeo
said. He was now satlsre that he had beeo his
he should nGt have been required - uo'ics
what passed He would make additional remark
as regards the Senator and himself tie Certainly ut
sensible of making aoy aacs upon hun. OF ing
could be understood as offensive He for purD
Of defending himself against what he taoueht
putaon what he lad previously said upon the
SAINT topic under considerable He disposed Ia
of the from Illinois (Dougas) To say
any thing this, any other Question that he
would not cay In his presence; and he (B,ger)
felt satisfied that when that senator aaf nun ,e,i
discussed the question under consit -ratoo II they
ever did discuss IL or any other, the SeoatDr
from California would be toa We are each
controlled by honorable bearing sod many motives
subject but be oid not know that they had ytng
unpleasant He did not intend TO oe odeos'v- t. tue
Senator from Illinois, in his absence; but TO say
thought was justice to himself
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
Mr.. WADE resumed, saying that the Senator from
Pennsylvania was mistaken In supposing that ne
there were differences between the scu,sor
and the democratic party II was not % the
trary he though that he Bger aud the Presdeot
as politically alike as Ssmese wits; aud with the
whole democratic party If the President takes snuff all
good oemocr ats are bound 10 sneezs Mr. W. nov rsc,
ptulaed the crcumstan ;es Attending tn 10 paton Of
The Topeka consttu o. cootenobg for irs lexas The
President be sao, had denounced the trainers )f tn
constitution a. rebels. IL So there were maay such
in Kansas He stood there their Champion II they
were rebels so were a majority Of the Ho n Re
seDtativee-so was De; Gen Cess a pre-
sentng that constitution TO the Senate IL
everybody who would not submit To be trampl-d by
border rufansn are TO be denounced As traitors this
thing Is continued sad be, there will cIcii Mr. W
continued TO discuss the various POINTS alleged against TIE
tree State pfoceedgL OF Kansas replying by
propraie arguments. He next took up the Lecompton
constitution examining its features declaring the slave
caute as Peter FuoK operation binding the
Pile. Allu Ing 70 the PresJeDt Of the Coavso
ton, he asked "Wbo ~ tins Joho c. Calhoun -
SESAroR-John Calhoun.
Mr. WADE gad tue homer of his pr edecssso~,
that II not bis name. But who this fugitive from
Justice who fees TO this place shere too vie
W live At home congreRatee, WHO Is sitting
come public house Of this city With The destiny OF great
State in his pocketS Somebody has SAID COTTON is King"
It's msak. houever John Calhoun Xiug. Ia c,ocia
sion Mr.. Wade raid, ''You Sta
Union with constitution not the choc Of its peoo- tina,
you force STATE cut Of tn. Uoioc. Botn doctrines
revolutionary and dsst FIJI 10 the American p-o pls
What has been said about az enabling ceceives
enabling ac he peooe vii, ,e,l,. the NJ .,s, ~ ,bra
days If permitted say ~ the peop'e Goose your
cons tuition, apc IN one hour there ~i be peace Tue
opposite course will lead God knows where"
Mr. MASON, (samJ Of Va, then rose. He CON
menced by saying, when at the close Of the
American revolution the several States met 10 con
veniion 10 consult together, many disturbing quss
tons the subjects OF debate but bottom OF all
and disturbing OF all that Of rcsu bondage
II discussed 10 determine whether should forp
element OF political power an u doay guaranteed
to the states where 1t existed should form .le
men OF political poSer The attsmpt ia 1870 60 exclude
Missouri from the Union because OF SLAYER stug
gle to impair the roser Of he S,u'h sue "a. da.ly
admitted but only a condition unk
ton; namely the esab hmeut OF tue 80 81 roe. rne
South had believed that the compromise
unconstitutional but was acluesced in, ani senator's
speak OF II a sacred compsc and wnso IN lsIs,
was propose ae quctrg easuo 10 extend that line 20
the Pacific every Northern vote against the o.a
They exbumed from the aust the odnsuCe o 1887 against
IT, Mr. Mason tere quoted from Mr.. w,1son h. chat
that ordir had references only 10 prevent carrying
African slave import Trade into tue northwest Territories
Mr. Mason proceeded at great length trace the pro
sressye steps OF aggression on slavery from tn revo'd
s non n 70 .ne tpd S,ss ,c aTuans
"he greatest curse aDgTy God could leave -
people was dependent jrdcary;" and yet saii Mr.. Ma
sen the Senator from Ne~ York Use talks Ct
gaming the courts 10 make then ssctoasl AMI sub
seryiert To the fluctuations OF colIr'ca parties
Mr.. SEWARD (opp OF n. u, replied that be had been
engaged IN pre- airing measure To orgaaze the Supreme
and rcut Courts 10 such way q organize the reprs
seDtaton OF the several states IN secure the better
nbiraion or ustce greater despatch 4, business
When matured he wen bring II ia II VII D. conservs
tive In character, and at the same time Just He added
he hoped that the principles Of toe would
formity it'll the constitution OF the United States Aad
with the principles Of humanity and justice.
Mr.. Mason proceeded He denounced tbs disturbed
state Of KaDras the natural effect the pro seedlings
the Abolition Emigrant Aid socetes managers he
held responsible for the raine violence
Cured rhe constitution which was framed 10 the midst
OF this excitement hal been charged with ftsuos Hs
should have thought strange with such popustOn
existed 10 Ksreas frauds hat been committed, but
he contenoed that the Investigation " these frauds be
lopgs 10 the organzed people Of Ks1sa Congress had
only to ash II the constitution republican IN It's form II
has DO RICH, 10 look into tor slavery clause sn
any other Mr.. Mason neat proceeded 10 snsser the
senators who bad denied the sht Of property man.
ing what an ndentursd prentice There rsut Of
property IN bs service and time. Slavery Is but smi
lar right for 'e Quoting from Ma newspaper sasre
poor person wa sad 10 have been sold at auction he
claimed as an acknowledgment Of the right OF property
In man.
Mr.. FFssyvDES (opp of Me-, explained The csse
mere contract 10 support the lowee rate poor per
unaoe 10 work. He also quoted Blackstone de1oog
property based on the st OF dominion ali Things
given by the Almighty IN man.
Mr. mason replied The ststemebt natural, as Slack
stone was writing mmon law while We moi 60 oss W
the origin Of property The normsl u tDe African.
he commended slavery Deportation improves his con
duon, and his bondage In this county Ia s superoriy
over his original state Africa, be compared 70 the
ms hest the lowest type Of hs civilization. wheaev
or left to Hsclf, he apses into Hffarsm and where
ffeed he degenerstes, for sil On Incentives ina,
telUIg white utterly iu-t
on him The African goes itso the climate were bs
labor IL most advantageous tic cannot lFe Ia noftnern
climate and u he could hs labor would be OF tue vsIe
What purpose therefore, he asked, have senators 10 sg
tatbg this questCb2 There he bat one answer b"'
n tessancs 80 that feature OF the CONSTITUTION
which mal slavery an elem OF pol teal power Isse
uwa tbst and there viii FURTHER opposuon 10 zoe
admission OF Kansas Referring u the ooJecoos 10 TINS
adns sion Mr. Mason alluded the fact that there
no b. the of MINES ia though .be had
20 convention a. all, when
MIR sEwaRp asked, will the Senator uodertske 10 say
that any part of the people OF Minnesota object 10 her ad
mission under her constitution
MIR MASON ano wered lie had no tlicis knowledge that
any par, of the reopc kansas optct admission
under her constitution He then pTOcseded to shos ir
regularties in the elections U Minnesota. But for him
se he coptinued glad he would b. the slave
tho he