The Washington union., 1858-02-04

credentias which constituted a face
evidence that they entitled to them Tie also re-
marked that nasuoh they represented the pupc sen
tment of Indiana they ought to retain their seats until
the Kansas question was disposed Of If there should
turn out to be irregularities in the mods of their cleo
/ ton.
Mr. BRIGHT said that lac anxious 10 have this
question disposed of possible AT first he could
hardly believe that the senator from Illinois in earn
est In insisting that he and his colleague not ent
tied the seats they occupied but since that sa
had pressed the matter with such pertinacy he
ready and anxious 10 meet the investigation demanded
Mr. BROWN said that if the design was TO make this
subject the special order for TO 10 the exclusion
of all other business he should object TO it
Mr. HALE argued that, question OF privilege, the
Senate bound consider and dispose OF il for if
question of this kind could be postponed by the action OF
the Senate what advantage had question of privilege
over any other question
After some further debate Mr. TRUMBULL Withdrew
his motion giving notice at the time that he should
tomorrow morning to proceed to the consideration
Of that subject.
Mr. WILSON remarked that he was informed that
ators desired that the President message should be print
ed now and that the debate should go upon the
on OF reference He therefore, asked that by the unan-
mous consent OF the Senate tho might be or
dered to be printed. The motion agreed To.
Mr. w. then proceeded, In speech OF some length, to
attack the positions assumed in the contendng
that of the President facts destitute OF truth
and of his reasoning equally destitute OF co
gency He denied that there any party set of
In Kansas who had set ~ defiance the constitution
and laws Of the land and proceeded to give his version
of the history Of the various elections in that Territory
In the of his remarks ho alluded to the adoption
of the Lecompton constitution the last crownng act
of infamy''
Mr. BROWN expressed his cordial concurrence in the
message the President Seldom had he read paper
of the same length in which he found little to dissent
from. While he could not concur in all the arguments
he fully agreed with the President in all his conclusions
There could be but two opinions in regard to that docu
ment-those entertained by national men of all parties
lon ide nd
| the other He expected that the senator from
Massachusetts would in the arguments and con
clusons Of national President whether he might be
democrat American, whig. Nothing but sectional
republicanism would meet the appreciation of that
tor Mr. said he not going to reply to the speech
Of the senator from Massachusetts ii he had ever in
tended reply to that speech he wonld have done it
some fonr years He thought tie senator had made
mistake in supposing that speeches, like old wine,
would bear keeping. For his own part, he loved old
friends he loved old wine in moderate degree, laugh
ter and he reverenced old but he abhorred an old
speech delivered from year to through whole sen
atorial term He would have preferred to have the
question taken upon the reference but if debate
was to go on he would say what he had to say If
the question could be taken at once he would yield the
floor for that purpose.
Mr. FESSENDEN said he wanted to speak before the
question taken and he could not promise that his
speech would be a very brief one.
Mr.. BROWN then proceeded with his remarks. In
what be had say he did expect to convince those
ON the other side of the chamber Like Ephrami they
were joined to their idols, and he should let them alone
but he should present some considerations to the minds
of his political friends which might perhaps influence
them they entertained any doubt To the which
they ought to pursue the present occasion He went
say that the question Of slavery had always been
an annoyance Congress broke up the national whg
party for when the northern portion became abolition
ized the southern portion refused to affiliate with it, out
Of the ruins of the whg party the American party
which perished almost it was born The irag
ments Of these dissolved and dssolvng parties
gathered together in the northern States constituting
the republican party which had existence shadow
of existence anywhere outside Of the nonsavehoIding
States There now remained but party having just
claims to nationality and that the democratic party
and the element which broke up the whig party
at work for the destruction Of the national dem
ocratc party If that party should follow in the wake OF
its predecessors, it absolutely certain that the
whole country would be divided into two sectional
parties the whole North would be arrayed party
against the whole South. If that should be done
it would require spirit of prophecy to forcei the
direction aud the whole South in another direction
the Union must be drawn asunder was certain that
the this morning and will go down to night
With such fearful consequences these in the possible
future and feeling the responsibility which rested upon
him a member Of a party threatened with danger
dissolution he approached the consideration of the que
ton before the Senate under ordinary embarrass
ment hat he might have to say would be said rather
the country and to his Immediate constituents
the Senate He hoped it would be understood here il
understood elsewhere, that the Union had more
devoted friend than he ready to make greater
sacrifices for its preservation and perpetuity He
in favor of compromises, but for the law it is writ
ten He accepted the compromises of 1850 and 1854
lucantly in the beginning, but having accepted them
he felt bound of honor to abide by them and
he not prepared TO their force destroyed by
special pleadngs resort to miserable county court
techncalities
Mr. B. proceeded to allude to the emgrant aid socie
ties and said that those who committed the first aud
In Kansas have right to complain of frauds u
others They commenced the practice Of fraud, and
got beaten at their game and then set up this
howl about frauds in others He had got tired o
hearing this old story repeated The statement
the Acknowledgement of fifteen counties in Kansas
shown up and exposed in the cearest manner and Mr.
also demonstrated the faacy of the claim which is
up that because majority of the people chose to absen
themselves from the polls they to have right ts
meet on subsequent day to overtum the result Of
legally completed election. He likewise replied soms
length to the speeches Of Mr. DOUGLAS and Mr. STUART
in opposition to the Lecompton constitution Without
concluding his remarks he yielded the floor to motion
proceed to the consideration of executive business
1 which was agreed TO- After some time,
Thc'Senate adjourned
4 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Sergeant at Arms appeared before the House. and
stated that directed by the warrant of the Speaker
had taken into custody the body of j. ID. williamson
New York. and that he held the to await the action
OF the House.
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