Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-01

fate of the despised and rejected Constitution
framed at Lecompton with the result of vote
on proposition to which, taken separately,
there was every reason to believe there would
be no opposition on the part of the people of
Kansas.
Mr.. Pugh replied to Mr.. Stuart and Mr.
Doolittle to him.
The debate was continued on Thursday.
Mr.. Douglas gave his views on this subject on
Thursday, opposing the measure proposed by
the Committee of Conference, because he could
not perceive that it recognised or fairly carried
out the principle for which he had been con-
tending--the right Of the people Of Kansas to
frame their own organic law By the terms of
this bill the Lecompton Constitution is not
submitted at all; but there was submission
Of another matter which, if accepted, was yir-
tually an adoption of that constitution, If they
accept the land grants they are compelled to
take Lecompton, however distastefll to them:
He was opposed to this sort of premium and
penalty legislation. Esai72Fd9HG rF7GE a'
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Toombs severally adj
dressed the Senate. 92 aEja
Mr. Wilson deemed this proposition con- u
glomeration of bribery, penalties, and medi-a
tated fraud, and said he had no doubt but it
would be voted down by an overwhelming ma
jority ofthopeople Of Kansas unless subjected,
as hitherto, to fraud and violence.
Mr. Bellexpressed his views at some length
on the pending question; after which
Mr. Seward and others spoke yesterday.
| bINTHE House, on Tuesday, the bill granting
| pensions to the soldiers of the war of 1921
was debated in Committee Of the Whole until
the time fixed upon for closing the debate q75io'
| On Wednesday, at one o'clock the Kansas
bill came up by assignment, and was discussed
by Messrss Howard of Michigan, Davis of Ma /
ryland, and Bingham of Ohio, who opposed the
bill; and Messrs. Stephens Of Georgia, and
Kett of South Carolina who defended it, roa,,
| Thursday, Mr.. Cox of Ohio, Democrat, who
was the first man of that party in the House
to oppose the Lecompton constitution on the
ground that it was not submitted to the people
for their approval or rejection, now caoed in,
and declared himself for the measure proposed.
Hewas not, he said, insensible to party obj .
cations, and owed all he is and all he expected
to be, to the Democratic purity! = fDI p;
Mr.. Lawrence and Mr.. Groesbeck of Ohio.
also anti-Lecompton Democrats, jumped into
the Democratic pen again. and were warmly
welcomed 'a @' 40 10 a1
Mr.. Marshall Of Kentucky, said the bill which
had been introduced by the committee of con-
ference was the legitimate fruit of the Kansas
Nebraska bill. He commended that the friends
of the bill could not agree upon its meaning. =:
He believed that substantially this bill did
submit the Lecompton constitution to the votes
of the people of Kansas, notwithstanding the
declarations to the contrary. He charged that
in the drawing up of the bill there was an at
tempt to preserve the principle of non submits
sion, and that its operation would be degrading
to the people of the North. He would stand
with the Black Republicans or any other party
that had patriotism enough to stand by the
true principles of popular sovereignty, and he
was willing that the motives for his action
might be ferretted out by the people of his ma
tive State.