New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-19

mt cur Territory into the unSon under this Consti.
tuition
That is The state Of the question before you. The
coBps.Dan:s admit all the regulsrities just ss me
Presioept etaee them. Perhaps they admit the enect
these forms would ordinarily have, but they urge
other facts IN opposition ~ ne apparent eVideres OF
the Constt ution tsef, as have bsiors diverted a.
A majority Of the people have protested asans; Z.
The presen. Legislature, by s inquiries, have devel-
cIed the vast frauds which were prae;Iced 10 me
Convention concerning and re.s'ng TO a.. afolnd ths
Constituiion They say " Do not sep. that do
not admit u. upderi'; :epd it back le: !. be submit
ted q q fair vote Of the people" Sir, upon s1ch
compliant as thus, are we no. bound IN justice 70 that
psops, 10 examine the whole case Can any Senator
iurn away and refuse to look az the testimony inst
offered Can he BE- jls'ifed IN 20 d ying by naked
legal presunptoos fEUm naked regulaIi'Iee OF Hies'
uiXriiie.f
Do not suppose that / would disparsse al these
conclusions and pre-umptlons from formal regular
amer of doing business. In many cases, aud many
Of the transactions OF society, especially 10 your CVus
Of Justice they necessary, and they suoserve the
purposee oiiustice. They not made 10 sscrlnce
Justice, but 10 uphold H. aud maintain H. ana protect
il, ss an armor. That Ia the proper bu-nsss oi iorIs
not 10 crush down justice, but TO promote IT, We
are not now sitting here governed by any technica
ties. This il grand rationsl political tnounal, 70
Judge according OF policy and our sense oi
ius.ice. That is our high provnce-pot 70 oe con.
troled BY presumptons OF law when we can nave tno
naked truth. II Is the truth that ought 10 guus ~
and for that We ought TO look wherever we can nnu
where ma the Uutn on ouc =.
fiction on the other siie-whch is 70 be followed, tue
truth or the fctioni l take the fact; take the
truth; let the fiction return to those uounas
are by law made subject TO IT.. ms Is auesLoa
above that sort Of argument IL Is lnquHacio ~
Else how can We Judge that It Is their COns'1u-
ion II is the first time, l beheVe, 'net SUI
qaertion has come up IN the senate oi . tue ~
ted States In all former applications ior atln'on h
there has been one thing about which tnere mas oe
DO question; and that was, the Willingness 10 oe az
mi,ted and the Constitution under when tnsy oe1Ie
20 be admitted. There has been no question a0V-'
the authenticity of Constitution or ABOUT Ns
pressing tie true will of the people before TINS that
know ot | am satisfied there has been noue out
low that there is We must inquire INTO tue aue.
ticity Of the instrument offered 10 Us; we must ~
ouire whether it s better, on full CONSIDERATION W a
nit this instrument and the Safe with II or hot' anu,
in the exercise Of that judgment, we are oounu u
ook abroad for the truth wherever we can nau Il: .
thin k therefore these matters are al ialiy suoJ1'
10 our consideration. -,
Now Mr. President convinced a. l am, from these
imperfect views of the evidence in the case that ths
instrument is not really the Constitution OF tue people
o Kansss, or desired by them to De accepIea oy you
in ther admission into the Unlon believing that Is
rot their Constitution; and believing, moreover a.
verify do that it is made in fraud ana tor iauai oe
liev;ng that these matters are lnqulable INTO oy US
al that the inquiry has led US TO abundant nght on
this subject, cannot, will not vote for It, Viewing
it as do should think that, with the opinions en-
entertain, could Tot put my hand to her admission
without violating my sense OF right ana justice ana
that.
Now, Sir, what considerations are there apart from
u ese which have stated which could lead ae togiye,
or could compensate for giving, vote against my
sense Of what right and just What is the ad-
vantage TO hole country or to any portion OF II,
result from tab ng Kansas into the Union now with
this Constitution Is anything to be gained L. the
South or the North to gain anything by 1t see
nothing to be gained by it. / think there is not
Q, ntlenan here VINO believes that Kansas will be a
Slave State. Before this Territorial Government was
made, many Of the leading men OF the oouth mere
argued that Kansas and Nebraska never could be
Slave States. BY the Jaw of climate and geography
il was said they could lot So said my friend from
Georgia mr.. Toombs, aid 80 said Mr.. Stephens
Mr.. TooMBs-Never
M HAIE~Mr. Badger said so.
Mr.. CRITTEspIs-Mr. Keitt and Mr.. Brooks OF
South Carolina said The opinion was expressed
by numerous Southern gentlemen that Kansas could
never be Slave State. 1t for the principle that
they contended and the principle, the abstract prn'
ciple, was just one.
Mr. HAnMoSD-With the permission Of the Senator
| will ask him, Did understand him to say that
Mr. Kett had declared that Kansas never would be a
Slave State Il
Mr. CRIrTEsDES--Yes Sir; so it is reported. Mr..
Hu1 ter of Virginia said:
Does any man believe that you will have ssyeholdns
State in Kansas or Nebraska"
Gov Brown of Mississippi said:
That Slavery would and resting place in those Tern
MI Douglas said:
believe there man IN Congress 10 ainssi could
be PermM emily shoidins country
Mr. Bduger U NOrtn SdrOIlnA edu.
have idea Of seeing slave population in either o
them than have of seeing it In Massachusetts"
Mr. Millson of Virginia said:
mo expecit No dreams that Slavery will b. estsb
Mr. Frederick 2. Star ton of Tennessee sad
THE fears Of Northern Gentlemen wholly uniounied
Slavery will be established in Kansas and Nebraska
The late Mr. Brooks Of South Carolina said, IN bis
speech Of the 18th of March, 1854:
:" II the laws Of climate and Of soil exclude from
Territory of which tho joint owners shall no, sad We
will not complain"
Mr.. Butler of South Carolina ,aid, on the ID Of
March, 1924:
II two states sbotd ever come into the Union them
he Territories is certain that not than Of them
could any possible event be ssyehodng State aud have
not the least idea ,ha, ever one would be-
Mr.. Kett Of South Carolina, in his speech Of the
3Oth of March 1854 quoted Mr.. Pinckney, of his own
state, that
Particsy be thought Slavery would not 20 above the line
the ,s South % IS.t no territory * fc ssyery
This is all the authority have; ii is compilation.
Mr.. GREEs-I with to inquire what book the Sens-
tor reads from. What is the title Of il 2
Mr.. CRITTEHpEs-It seens to be book written
with the most downright Democratic propensities
and purposes. Laughter.] 1t is AN Appeal to the
Democracy OF the South, by Southern State.Rie ehe
Democrat" Lsughter.l
Mr.. MAsoS-I suppose the pamphlet IS anonymous.
No name is given.
Mr.. CKITTESDEN-Ies, Sir.
Mr.. MAsos-The Dsne OF the writer Of the pamphlet
s not given.
Mr.. CRITTEsDEs-Wi the gentleman take i'll II
contains a great deal of good Democratic reading.
ILaughter.] The writer Of it thought he was doing
great service to the Demeeratc party;
Mr.. HANAOND-I wish 10 say that Mr. Keitt quoted
that passage from Mr.. Pinckneys speech on the Mis-.
sour question which had been quoted the opposite
eide Of the previously. His object in quoting il
was to show that Dir. Pinckney did not support the
Missouri Compromise upon principle but he did not
ndcrse the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Pinckney in
that extract.
Mr.. CRITTEsDLE-I accept the explanation Ger.
tainly had no intention to misrepresent any gentle
m by reading the statementS eIDressed nam.