The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-08
WAsniharoa, ApalL .. 1858.

souri,, Without further explanation, eald be
would submit HE motion to disagree to d.
rect vote Of the Senate.
Mr. Bigler considered the action Of the
House as clear violation OF the Demo |
cratic principle that Congress should not in.
terfere with the right Of the people OF the
territories to govern themselves. Under
that principle he had hoped to see the fra.
ternal sight of two States, one slave and
the other free State, comming into the
Union together. He was against the amend
ment because it sets aside what the people
Of KsnsaS have already done. The amend.
ment provides that il the present Constitu.
ton bo voted down, the people of Kansas
shall call a convention to frame a new one,
on which the President is to declare its ad.
admission by proclamation. Thus it be.
comes State without coming before Con.
gress at all. What guarantee against abuse!
Who knows il it will be republican in form,
Or may 1t not contain features Of inadmissi.
bility! There are many insduous features
about this measure which may please the
the Lu5lic. He trusted that we are near the
close Of this Kansas turmoil. He saw in It
an element Of growing mischief. The agi
tstion Of slavery is spreading like the Upas
tree, poisoning oil the channels of inter.
course between the great parties Of the
Union. He hoped that the slavery febd
would be set at rest, and Kansas come into
the Union under the Kansas bill.
Mr.. Douglas, of Illinois, said that he had
hoped with the Senator from Pennsy lvania
that the question would have been settled in
accordance with those Democratic princi.
al Vyht hou A. l. r.
Douglas1 life. He thought that il the
amendments were concurred in by the Sen.
ate, it would be the triumph Of tho princi
pies, and would bring peace and quiet. The
Senators on the other side urge as reason
for the admission of Kansas, that it NAV
bring peace. Why not then admit herl It
can be done In an hour by asserting to the
amendments. Coucur with the Huu ,e, and
the action is aaai. Kansas is then admit.
ted with the right to make Constitution to
suit herself. Letthe men Of ali parties and
sections unite in settling the contention.
After rep lying to Mr. BigIer's epinion tn at
this could be violation Of Democratic prin.
ciples, Mr.. Douglas referred to the Pre-
dehft's Message, abiding to the X lnsas Ne.
bruska Act, and asked if the President had
ject of the reference Of the constitution
to vote of the people it is simply to ascer
tain II it is the embodiment Of their will;
before making it their fundamental law
The Senator from Pennsy yIvania, cited the
case of Florida. Florida has no precedent
and proves nothing except the attempt tc
engraft on the action Of government the
principle thpt there is no need Of the consti
tuition being the will Of the people. Such
reasoning strikes al the root OF all free gov
ernment, and strikes the props from all par
} ties, the q M6cratic, American and Repub
lican. The House amendments TO the bill
accomplish two great points, one is that i
settles the Kansas exctemenb and the othe
that it recognizes the rights of the people t,
frame their own institutions. Why ther
should wo not all unite and vote for th,
amended bill, and immediately settle tn,
Kansas dispute! Vote for it, and the right
Of the people are recognized; vote Tor il, an,
, State rights and State sovereignty arp pre-
served; vote for it, and the .untry is givel
peace,
Mr.. Pugh explained tho reasons whicl
! would influence him u vote aguinst tn
: House amendments. His instructions from
Ohio did not cover present principle. Hsnc
he would ex Ri e the right of his private jug
ment. He addressed himself to variol
points showing the inapplic1biIty OF the pre-
visions Of the amendment TO the circumstan
ces Of the case. The amendment submit
ted the Constitution to d more contracted cir
Gle OF votes than have already voted on tn
slavery cnuse. II is however futile to SUB
init it to u vote; the free State people hasH
n majority the slavery clause Gu not be ap
\ proved and hence The nstitntion wuu!d b
: voted down and the excitement praetced b
n the framing of new one. They must in
evitably vote the Lecom2ton constitutio
d down, they could do nothing else. Even
I. the amendments were appended TO it, tho
must inevitably vote them down. He COT
cluaed by showing that if Congress assent t
D the amendments they dl>Eharge themselve
e from all power over the consttu ion to b
framed. The passage Of the amended bi
wOufd Precipitate the people Of Kansss int
new Eondtion Of anarchy. He wus or
posed to it in every shape aud form and cor
sitered 1t the most Objectionable propostio
yet submitted.
No other Senator wishing TO speak, MI
, Green's motion was put to vote and agree
. to--yess 80. nays 80. Consequently III
House amendments were disagreed to. TIL
! vote was as follows: 'a'Hrr-
, YEAS -Messrs. Allen, Bsyard, Benjamin
Bggs, Bigier, Bright, Brow, Clay, Evans
Fitch. Fitzpatrick, Green, GwiD, Hammond
Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, Jnhnson
OF Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, X Kenne
dy, Mallory, Mason, Pierce, Poke, Pugh
Sebastian, Slidell, Thompson, OF Kentucky
Thomson, of New Jersey, Wright and w
lee-32.
| NAYs-Messrs. Ball, Brodsrick, Gamer
on, Chandler, CLARK, Collamer, Crittenden
Dixon, Doolittle, Douglns, Fessenden, Foote
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King, Sew
ard, Simmons, Stewart, Trumbull, Wad'
and WIson-23. Absent, Messrs. Bates
Davist Durkee. Henderson, Sumner AM
TuyInks. ,araa .> a ayaa -5.
The Senate was crowded during the dis
cussion on the amended bill, but there wa
not much excitement at the announcement
OF the vote. Alter the calling Of severa
yeas and nays, in order 10 prevent Mr.. Doug
las from taking up the Minnesota bill, tn
Senate adjourned I'LL Monday. 81.
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