Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-26
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ic law. and if il becomes 90 IL will be bv
IAN act Of Congress, and notr by,tl1o viii
Of the people. We arc. told that the
Constitution NAV be changed. and that
il. is a small matter. The principls Is
the sama when YOU set the example Of
violating the principles of a free GOV
crument for a day, as for year. and
rive nrecedents 10 MISCONCEPTIONS men
Furfl,er IL ;s said that the people NAV
change the constitution when they viii.
that thew had no right to tie theirhands
TN 1861. He did not noree that the
naonle eenuot .t;e their own hands. He
held. as a fair Interpretation, that when
ono mode OF changing il was prescri-
he'd every other mode was prohibited.
and it could not be altered until 1864.
He did not object 10 II because IL bound
them till 1861 10 IT IS the will Of the
people. andifit is not YOU haveno right
to bind them to Il a single hour What
right has Congress 10 annul the provis-
ion nrohibiting a change till 1864. IL
Congress can Change one clause il nav
annul or alter another. and another. till
the whole instrument Is subverted.-
You have no RIGHT 10 annul Il. TO alter
or coustrue Il Law not vour facrelig-
ious hands. ON il, If II be he peoples
act and decd. Farewell 10 State rights
and State sovereignty when Congress-
undertakes 70 construe State constitu-
tons. States would become provinces,
with no more independence than their
counties now have.
Mr.. Toombs went Unto a severe attack
on Mr.. Douglass course in relation to
the Missouri Compromiee, ana asked
how many OF present confederates then
voted with hlm. lie then re'orted on
the Douglas party that whereas they
had said that no slavery constitution
should be imposed upon the people
against their viii, they had no objections
to examining free Constitution down
tile peoples thr0ats. IoomDs thcn ioi-
lowed Mr.Douglas at length, character
lzlng the gentlemen VINO now voted with
Douglas as hypocrits, &c.
Mr.. stuart priehy demonstrated
against applying terms so III advised 10
Senators who bad only followed what
they Dcueved 10 DC the line OIL their GU
~, In personalities, when arguments
nae Naiieu' the senator from reorgia
hau certainty Won inc iaureis. Au-
Journcd. ~
WASHINGTON, March 23d.-The Sen
ate Chamber is again crowded. Unim-
portant preliminary business was trans
acted.
Mr.. Green withdrew the Minnesota
bill altogether, and moved three amend
ments TO the original bill: Firstly, To
strike out the preamble, and IL sert the
following: Whereas the people of the
territory Of Kansas did, by convention
Of delegates at Lccompton on the 9th of
September, 1857, form for themselves q
constitution and State government,
which said convention having asked adj
mission of the Territory into the Union
rs State, &c, &c.. carried. Secondly,
To amend the second section by insert
ing the following clause Thatnothing in
this act shall be construed to abridgc or
infringe any right OF the people assert
ed in the Kansas constitution ut all
times TO alter, reform or abolish their
form of government in such O manner
rs they may think proper Congress
hereby declining tointervene or declare
she CONSTRUCTION Of sixtocn States. cx-
ccpt To see that it is Republican in form,
aud not in conflict with the Constitution
of the Z. S. The amendment was
agreed to---yeas 81, nays %,
Thirdly. A verbal amendment to the
18th Itne OF the second section .of the
BILL 10 cancel the word "of" in the scn-
tenco in the ordinance of said consttu-
ton, and substitute therefore the words
''annexed to, making il read in the or
dinancc, "annexed to said constitution.
Mr.. Pugh withdrew his amendment
of Marca I'd, to the amendment of Mr..
Green. and substituted another, setting
forth that Federal laws are not map.
plicsblo to be extended into the State Of
kansas, and that a Judicial district be
formed, and that Judge, District At
torney and U. S. Marshal be appointed
and paid as in Iowa Tho amendment
was agreed to--yeas 81, nays 10.
Mr.. Crittenden moved substitute
or ,hc bill in substance TO that Consti-
tuition formed by the Lccompton Con-
yention be submitted to the people of
Kansas now, and that if be approved,
tho President shall admit Kansas by
proclamation II be rejected, the peo-
pic of the territory shall call Conven-
ton and frame new Constitution.
The subtitute makes special provision
against tho occuranec of frauds
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