The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-03

:, Mr. ureeh sald that the Dill was so plain that
did not require any extended explanation; it wa
predicated on a state of facts embodied and presen
tea IN the report OF the Committee on Territories
and those facts made out case so plain as to ren
ger any argument unnecessary. Indeed, so far a
ne was concerned, he should be perfectly willing t
trust this measure to the Judgment of the Senate
without saying single word upon it.
There were those, however, who were opposed t.
, it, who seemed to insist that something should h.
said in opening, as peg for them to hang an argu
I ment upon, and he would crafty them. He woult
remark in the outset that the leading cOntrolln!
facts set forth in that report could not be success
tully controyerted. Some of them had been evadet
In the documents embracing the views of the minor
lty of the committee; but he still maintained tha
the positions assumed in the majority report stooC
unassailed; and it would be work of supereroga
ton to add anything to what has been said in tha
report.
lie hoped he would be permitted on this occasion
to make personal explanation, for he did not like
10 ootrude himself on the attention of the Senate
except when he had the floor for debate He found
IN the New ork Tribune some false statements in
regard to the action of the Committee on Terrific.
rles, winch he would take occasion to contradict
1t was assumed that the majority of the committee
maze maze positive promise to Messrs. Douglas and
Soiamer NOT 10 report until the succeeding Monday
put In violation OF that agreement, the report was
preclpltated, and hurried through, and they were
compelled to report before thev were ready
He would now make statement of the facts.
on Monday he was not quite ready with the major
lty report. On Tuesday the committee met and his
report was ready, and the Senator from Vermont
Mr.. Collamerl also had his minority report ready.
but the Senator from Illinois said he was not ready,
and the matter was postponed until Thursday when
Mr. Douglas said he would have his report ready if
he possibly could, but he would not ask postpone
ment beyond the next Monday at any rate. On the
same day, in order to stimulate the Senator from
limos, Mr. IT, wrote him a note, stating that it
was the desire OF the committee to report Thurs
day.
, but TO snow the falsity of the statement that
IL agreement,
committee TOOK advantage OF Mr.. Douglas to re-
port before ne was ready, he stated that Mr. D. was
ready on THURSDAY morning, and not only that, but
| ne had sent OF a copy of his report to New York
SIX hours before the committee met, and then when
| the commute met he voted against making a re-
! port on that day Under these circumstances, Mr..
". could not see that any serious wrong perpe-
uated on the senator from Illinois.
, Mr. Douglas explained that he stated on Tuesday
ehat ne do not think 1t would be possible for him to
hnish ms report on Thursday but he would guar
antee 10 De ready by Monday to submit his report
Inc committee agreed to meet on Thursday, and
read over the majority and minority reports so far
| as they were completed. His understanding, when
they separated, was that the committee not to
| report until Monday. subsequently, on the same
| day, he received note from the chairman of the
committee, to the following effect 60 1t is the
unanimous desire of the committee to report finally
on thursday, ana send you this note in order that
| you may not be taken by surprise"
In consequence OF this notification, he made ey-
! traordinary efforts to finish his report and on
! Thursday morning, between three and four O'Clock
he succeeded in bringing it to a conclusion without
having had time to read it over revise it. He had
worn himself out by writing all day and two nights
without more than three hours sleep He wished
to revise the report and add one two other points
for he stopped several pages short of what he in
tended to- in consequence of the notice of the Sen
ator from Missouri. As to its publication in New
| York, he allowed a clerk to take a copy for the
| press but still 1t had not been revised.
Mr. Green wanted to know if the senator voted
! against making the renOrt bacauSp he wontad to
revise it; who going to revise the copy in the
! New ork Tribune office, which had been previous
! lysent OF? But passing from that subject, Mr.. G.
sald that he had substitute for the bill reported by
the committee which he should offer at the proper
| time The substitute provided for the admission
OF the States OF Kansas and Minnesota together: and
he hoped this course would expedite the business
before the senate, so that other important subjects
might come up TOR consideration.
lie protested against the senator from Illinois
| gong out OF his way, on a preliminary motion to
take up subject Tor consideration. to talk about
forcing constitution upon the people of Kansas
! against their WILL This was attempting to preiu-
dlce the question before it was taken up. Now
What We're congress to inquire? The questions to
80 e Seu MeiI, - 'ls tie egal constitution OF the
new State! is the constitution republican in form?
are the boundaries proposed admissible and is the
1uper Oh lhhaDtants suinclent to justify indepen-
% %aent state organization? These are the only things
10 De inquired ABOUT; we neither approve nor dis
approve the particular features OF the instrument
tlaC Is matter 10 De Ielt entirely to the people
themselves. No doubt there may be some provisions
In 1t TO which exception can be taken; but where
can any state be found whose constitution perfect?
Ihat te constitution OF hansasi is republican cannot
pe echCroVerIeu.
III Is hiSo CONCEDED that there Is sufficient pOpula
ton to entltle her to representative in the House
OF representatives The Constitution of the United
states speclhes no particular number but the prac
| tlce has been to admit new States whenever their
! population exceeds the ratio of representation
But there were other reasons strong. powerful and
| Kansas GhOnl0 bn limit tod
| IL was not all peace and quietness in Kansas, as
had been stated by the senator from Illinois There
was much strife and contention there; there were
| perplexltles besetting them on every hand-and
without some government of their own these diff
cuties were likely to be perpetual.
Even so lately as this morning he had received
information OF murders and assassinatiOns in the
territory led on by the party opposing the Lecomp-
ton constitution. General Whitfield was one of the
federal officers there and he had learned this morn
ing that General W. had received notice to depart
from the leTrtory; err or they would assassinate him.
ne "ould tell the senator from Massachusetts that
that was one OF the reasons for the absence of eder
al ocers from their post OF duty in the Territory
1t was useless to cry peace, when there no
peace; but there was an easy way to settle this whole
matter.
AS the boundaries were unexceptiOnable, as the
Constitution was republican, and the population was
sufhcent, let her be admitted at once. The question
might be asked is 1t legal constitution? He would
say, yes because 1t emanated from the people, who
are the source OF power in all governments. The
people have exercised that power under the forms
OF law. They directed the first vote to be taken
ealing convention; and the convention were
clothed with the power which the people delegated
to them, in all the acts which they performed. He
had already shown that 9.52l votes registered
and less than three thousand votes remained unre-
glstefed Inc reason OF this was, that the officers
were driven out OF some OF the counties, and pre-
vented from executing the law, and many voters re-
tusedto permit themselves to be registered. The
whole wrong, for not having complete registration,
fl-l nP anTft and thp,-
no right to plead that wrong as bar to the subse
quent proceedings.
But 1t mad been SAID by the Senator from Yer
| mont in his report that nineteen counties were un-
represented. He held it to be the duty of Senator
not to prejudice the case by emitting part of the
truth. Where it was said that nineteen counties