The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-29
House of Representative.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1858.
The House wen. into Committee Of the Whole on the
state OF the Union
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Mr.. SHAW, (adm Of ILL.,, commenced q speech on the
Kansas question, when
Mr. BURNETT, tadm OF KY, rose TO point Of order,
saying that the rule requires members to conne them
selves the subject under consideration.
The CHAIRMAN remarked that if the question was now
presented first time, he would decide the point
we'll taken but oifferelt usage has prevailed.
Mr.. BURNETT said that too much time was occupied IN
making speeches for home consumption, on subjects
which require no legislation, and II time TO put an
END 20 such proceedings.
Mr. HARRIs (ainn.) OF Ill, thought ii dlscourteous TO
make the 20 his colleague, after another gentleman
had epcteu without objection, irrelevant subjects
Mr. BuRsrrT r.pl,eo that he meant no disrrspect and
meotoueo thai me aud others had ia vain struggled Tor
tie floor in order to discuss the dill before the committee
but he would no, impose any further objection.
Mr. SHAW resumed, and ssid that # you take repub-
Icau " the South he viii become IRE eater aud you
take Gre cater to the North he will become repubi
.oan. ms heart 10 tall IN love With either OF
these psrt-e He iad osateafs for any poroo OF the
North or south which seeks for dissolution Union.
The people In the section from which he came stand By the
Tne voters Of Kansas had not had fair oppor
tupy 20 decide for themselves the constitution under
which they to 1--we Fifteen out Of thirty TOUR counties
of the Territory excueed from casting single vote
for the delegates TO the Lecompton Convention He
wanted justice done and truth to prevail He cared not
whether the people should decide TO have slavery
ton Tor themselves What for constitution which
they had an opportunity b endorsef Never! he
believed that there was as r ws la as mora
ton OF principle and not Of power lie was sorry to per-
ceve the intention OF party 10 this House 70 deprive the
people Of their ineetimabie rights.
Mr. smith, (adm.l OF Virginia, wanted 10 know whether
The people has net an opportunity to vote for delegates
Mr. SHAW replied that they had not and referred, In
proof OF his statement 10 Governor Walkers late letter
Mr. SMITH said the revoIu.onsts prevented the
If ma la md nj "
Mr. SHAW LEI, Nj Smith to decide the question Of
city which he had raised between himself and Governor
walker In reply to inquiry Of Mr.. Crawford, he said
the South will insist that the people Of Kansas shall live
under institutions they endorsed and s sought
to palm fraud upon toem They never signed the note,
anc should not therefore pay it. .-,
Mr. CoxrSs (opp OF Mass reviewed the financial po-
Icy Of the administration, showing the Inconsistencies
between the President and the Secretary OF tho Treasury
upon that subject lie oontended that the application OF
bankrupt Law 10 local banks as recommended by the
Executive, woul be fraught vito DISASTROUS results 70 the
VIII OF the country. for the people IL the United
states not Congress- to regulate the conduct OF those IN
stiiutions.
Mr.. HICKMAN, (atm) Of Pa, said he was compelled 10
dissent iron the views OF the President toe Kansas
question His opposition 10 the Presidents treatment
OF Kansas affairs did not arise from objection 10
slavery but Was based on foundation more plainly un
the Nebraska act To ask him 10 support the le
compton constitution would be To insult him. by casting
suspicious his integrity. He might stand alone, but he
would not part with his free thoughts FOR throne. He
knew tina, different motives would be attributed him If
Institutions should subject him TO the anahomas OF his
Southern friends, 30 be H. He should not conceal his
sentiments In order-to obtain charitable construction
The attempt made force Lecompon constitution on
mn unwilling people by force or fraud would induce him
70 reeist It. He would grant 10 his brethren what
ne claimed for himself, namely, the exercise Of
rights In their fullnoss conferred by pure law and lib.
erty This the golden and constitutional rilesouud
alike both for individuals and States. He strongly de-
bounced the frauds and impcsitons the people OF
Kansas slavery having been fastened them in bold
denancc of their sacred rights He could not lend hnse
A nOy
tegaton rests or falsy the pledges made by democrats
rnessare nc said he always knew that slavery was a
peculiar institution, but never knew before that
ali the domestic institutions which, by the kanss Ne
raska law the people 10 be LEFT perechy free
act In their own way This doctrine Of popular sovereignty
Ia not now 40 popular II formerly supposed
20 mean something-gvng the people power over all their
domestic instutions but now though, by the Pros
dent a 80 be sweated down 70 the contemplate dimen
sions 10 whether they shall bold negro ~ bonds or
not This Is all the extent Of popular sovereignty Tho
case, however, is worse. IL In false pretcncc. The
question OF slavery could not DO voted on be
rendered this impossible, Is declared that slavery
shall not he ntcrfered with a. now exists, and now
exists In Kansas Just firmly South Carolina. This
the nrst time be had learned that a free state
where negroes and their ISSUE be held rs slaves ana
where the institution shall not be disturbed We're de
mocrats bound TO support the tccompton con
stitution simply because il has Executive appro
batiopi He should as soon admit bastard TO be
lawful heir, az that constitution 10 be the repro
sentative Of the sovereign will of Kansas II has no
lawful blood in u. The Kansas Legislature never
illegal Rufansm has there held sway from the begin.
ming 70 the present time aud IN order conceal ths
everybody, efforts bad been made 10 conceal the fact
How had occurred that democratic officials had been
found strong enough TO stand the atmosphere OF Ksnsas2
-Four democratic Governors successfully sent thher
and all returned telling the story nearly the same
wordsthat popular sovereignty crushed Of Kan
aas The reply 10 the question, "What 10 be done with
those who vote against the Lecompton constitution was
sIyen in the Southern papers they 10 be branded
have their slit ,and then read out OF democratic
Marty but must be taken that TOO many Of the
North are not read out Of that organization He thought
ne had pretty distinct recollection OF the necessity which
existed for strenuous Efforts 70 secure he vote Of Penn