American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-08
CnNGifRSNIONn..

Kansas under the AecemPion ConsIiiu
tion,
Ar. SArd en- Y. expressed similar
syievs.
Mr. Groesbeck TO-, said that be.wOuld
mot vote for the Senate Bill, He maintain,
ed that the Constitution, under its own
provisions. coah not be changed until
1864 without revolution. The instru-
,menI ]ars not express the popular will.
ard QaasSsss should now authorize pro-
cesiiDas towards The formation Vi proper
CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Marshall. Ill.,. looked upon those
who framed the Lpcompton Constitution
as vonspiraiors. and he wouli never vote
to sanclion such fraud and Or IS Outrage
on the rights ofthA pe"ple. he opndemn
ed the attempts TO os,rarisp an. brand as
.Iraiiors and Iehels those WHO will not bow
their kree TO power AMI lick ths hand rails
seJ TO whip them in'o submission. Tie ha
high resp... I for the President. hut he
WAS spsnirl. He would speak aud act
as Rpr. Of free psople should
LAS one who owes nothing to tho Presi
dent or his Clbinr,.
Mr.. Hughes. lnd.--"Nho has made the
attempt to establish tes'. TO read men
-out OF the Democratic party?"
Mr Marshnll-"lt is dOna motor Iiously
by the present Administration. and il is
known throughout the country that the
term OF Office depends upon whether a
maa can compel his conrience and judg.
men 10 san ton this thing not"
NJ Hughes -. Have ynu over heen ex
cludad ln0In . Democratic cnurus?"
Mr. Marshall -''It 80 happens that a
'Congresslon' j caucus has no power 10 read
men out oi the party A.
Mr. Law ehcp. 0.--Dces { j. gentleman
from Illinois know how soon alter to-
morrow. hr will be excluded from th,
Democratic caucus?" r
Mr. Marshall - That does not disturb
me in any particular. A man is good
Democrat who votes for the ticket with
out scratching, and takes the stump fol
tbe,pene6' Of the pnry Is il not kDowr
tha, the Union newspaper iorgets Know
Nothings aui Black r publioabs. and de-
sends 10 The Sewsrs Tor filth and efama
tion, to heap on Democrats as gool as auy
Others IN the oolnuy sligmatlzing then
us irnit rs and r. hels? -~s -.
Mr.. Marshal spoke Of The Admnislra
tion presses both here AMI elsewhere. a
dlrly pup les. s,rewiny forth their lith.-
They mus b. mnzzled. Laughter
'Hr said there w-ra millions Of men VIII,
.consid"rpd tht L.compton NOV, ment no
only Infamous. but damnsLle.
Mr. Hugh defended his political re-
voord. ag,inst which Marshall and EnglisI
had thrOwn out insinu, iious. Is
He had simJ ly 10 FAY that the man, o
representatives sovereign or peasant, Ieade
or follower. who imputed to i'm in th
past. an, sympath, with the Free Soil o
An li'ion pariy. WAS lih-ltr ati at -si
The gentleman from Illinois, Marshal
had mad. rami ling speech, peculiarl
bitter in character. and lower than the usu
nj standard OF Congrrs.io ional debates.
at Mr.. Hughes, after alluhing to the dis
logue with Mr.. Mar shall. said the Blac
Republican party WAS the bittarest subsis
@uce Of political chemistry ever produced
Lsughtrr. t9'ar I'D e4.f
Dr.. Le,,iher defended the majority
aho K,n+as Select Committee 'fr m III
charge that u ey had determined 10 shin
investigation. .u .iut 1si.-.'
Mr.. Walton. VI, opposed the, x ensio
OF slavery, and the Lrcomp,on Consiit,
tion. ay .ftr t a4 v
The House adjourned about one o'cloc
this morning,
llousE- Over fifty set spec ,hes ha,
been delivered in the Houss in favor Of ii
Lecompton ConSiiiulion. OF which &,
were made by South Americans aud fou
teen Democrats. ''.T y''
The galleries TODAY arc denst ly crowde
and the grratrst anxiety j. evinori r specl
ing the movements in The Kansas Bill.
The mrmb-rs have assembled earle
than u'ual. AMI ara engaged 10 groops i
various parts Of the Hall. rAl4 i've TO III
greaI question soon 10 b. acted upon.
Al qne o'cloch NJ Stephens moved I
take UP 'h- Senate K ,nsas Bill.
The Bill was rea uGoe.
Mr. I'll ings objected to second reat
Ing under lht Iule.
The question hsn occupied, shall IL
bill b. rejected?
Mr. Stephens denim led the yeas an
nays.
The Not" tood-yeas9O; nays 1877,
The viii was then read second Tim
Mr., Stephens sal th.t he would n,
now discuss the hill, having unier,toc
chat substitute WAS 10 b. submitted.
~ gave way To Mr.. Montgomery, Pa
who .olrred the Criuenden substitute
81 am-n Im~nt by the anti Lecompt,
r..