The weekly Minnesotian., 1858-03-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Tsieyraphsd to Prarfe dm Chfsn E'Prcss'v
for the Daily .MimnesOfs"m.
Expressed to St. Paul by Burbanks N. w. Express.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March S

SsNArE.-Mr. Wilson offered resolution
instructing the military committee to inquire
into the proprety of amending the law, pun
ish,n the crimes of desertion by soldiers OF
the United States Army. Passed.
Mr.. Johrson offered a resolution providing
for printing 100000 additional copies patent
office repors of last year. Laid over.
Mr.. Green, of Mo-, intimated that he would
call to direct vote on the bill for the admis-
sion of Kansas under the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, on Monday next
Mr. Doolittle, of Wis, resumed his speech
on the Kansas question. lie referred to the
extraordinary statement OF the Senator from
s. G., charging the plishted faith and plum
dering the South by means Of national banks
and tariffs. 1t was not the North that repu-
dated the compact of 1887 or the compro.
mise OF 1920 and as to national banks and
n, ifs. he showed from the record that the
greatest statesman from the South (CahOun)
snonorted the very tariff he Mr.. HammOnd)
comnain,d of, and also voted for national
bank and supported internal improvements.
REFERRING 10 Mr.. uammon Is estimate of the
relative resources oi the North and the South,
he said that the heavy crop Of the United
States surpassed in value the whole cotton
crop OF the South and to the taunt that
Northern labcrers were slaves, he replied
that hls OWN father was a iiborer, and other
gentlemen on that floor stood in the same
category, and asked if they were to be brand
ed ms the Sons of slaves.
Mr.. Doolttlc passed to Kansas affairs
slowing the Inconsistency OF the advocates
# the lecompton Constitution, the Pre>i-
dents basis being the legality of that Consti-
tuition on the Kansas Nebraska act. Mr.
Hammond takes different ground contend
inc that the sovereignty of Kansas is vested
/. in the sovereignty of the States, to be eXer-
cised bv Congress alone. The Senator from
Tennessee places it in the people of Kansas
independent of the Territorial Legislature.
and Independent of the enabling act while
the Senator from Georgia asserts it to be in
the Territorial Legislature. He, (Doolttle,)
contended that if the sovereignty resided in
the people, the Topeka Constitution is legal
instrument. He then examined the claims
Of the Constitutions (Topeka and Lecomp-
ton, contending that the latter was invalid,
because the Kansas Nebraska act conferred
no power to call Convention. while the for
mcr grew out Of revolutionary appeal to the
people themselves, and was perfectly legal.
free State men OF Kansas, if in the majority
vote for delegates to the Convention he
showed by numerous familiar facts that in
many cases tLey could not vote in conse-
1uence 0. severai counties being disfranchs-
cd and also that they mad been sOiemnly as-
Surcd that the Constitution would be sub
mitted to the approval of the people. This
assurance vas given by Calhoun himself rs
well as by President Buchanan in his Mes
sage, and thrOu h his chosen organs, Walker
and Stanton. He denied the correctness of
The Presidents assertion that when the slave
" clau.e was submitted all was done that
vas Necessary. lie further denied tn the
slavery clause was ever fairly submitted.
Mr. ID. then sketched the current Of events
since il was first proposed TO repeal the Mis-
souri Compromise, instauciLg the Atchi5on
meetings in Missouri which passed resolutions
that Missouri wonll extend her institutions
over Kansas at whatever cost OF blood, and
contendn. that these meetings as we'll as the
LecOmpton Constitution itself, were the di-
rect fruits OF that repeal. The programme
Of these meetings was carried out in full.
Missourans, with bowie knives and revOly-
ers, invaded Kansas, usurped the Leg eiSlature
winch in three short weeks enacted the whole
code OF Missouri. There stands the APPALLING
TACT, and no mautle Of shame is wide enough
to cover it, One more only is wanting.
Pass this act and history will declare that in
the same year when Russia emancirates her
slaves, republican Arerica tramples upon her
principles OF independence, and imposes Il
Constitution on Ler Territories establishing
slavery.
Here the Senate received the House Def
cheney Printing Bill
Mr. Foster, Of Connecticut, said he would
| never give his consent to the admission of
another slave State nrrth Of $500. He con-
$'dered himself bound by the Ordinance Of
81, and would never recognize its repeal
Referring TO Tie 7th article OF the Lecomp-
ton Constitution asserting the right of prop
erty in slaves, ne said that the principle
enurciated was a rcproach TO the aGe-it
! would have been outrageous to have incor-
poratcd such principle even in Constitu-
ton made for Southern State. He alluded
10 the clause of the bill Of rights, declaring
that no free negro should live in the Terrific
tory, and thought il strange clause to exist
in republican Constitution.
Mr. Green, of Mo-, reminded him that the
same provision exists i'll the Topeka ConSti-
tuition.
hr Foster was not advised that the To-
peka Constitution had been received by the
Senate. He didn't believe it cotaned such
clause. here is 20 question, he contin-
ued, that by the Lccompton Constitution
free negroes must be killed.
Mr.. Green asked if the Senator contcnded
that free negroes entering the free States,
having provisions for binding them, as in Hi
nOiS, for instance, must be killed.
Mr. Foster-rhe Lecompton Constitution
says as much. 1t says that no freeman be
| exiled, and that no free negro can live there.
Mr.. Green-The Senator's argument is
absurd.
Mr.. Trumhull explained that the law Of Ill
inois provides for free negrO-it was not in
the Constitution. The law dsposes of them
Mr.. Grccn-Iiow?
Mr.. Trnmbu:l-Drlves him out
Mr. Green-Kansas will do the same.
Mr. Foster proceeded, reading the clause
provid ne for a change in the Constitution,
and contendinc that the direct meaning is
that the people may alter everything but
the slavery clause. Slavery is to be perpet-
ual. Establish that Constitution, and slave
ry can never be abolished except by the con-
sent of every STAKEHOLDER in the State.
Mr. Mason asked il tn Senator understood
that Congress lad the power to look into
State Constitutions with the view Of deter
mining the relations of persons held in servi-
tude. He (Mason) asked for the inforna-
ton of The people as TO the Senator's views.
Mr.. Foster explained that if the Territory
has within itself principles at war with the
principles of Iiber,y Congress had the right
to reject it.
Mr.. Mason said the reply threw food OF
light upon tie principles actuating the Re-
publican party. If he understood the Sena-
tor, Congress had the power to decide wheth-
er the government was republican il form,
and what if it established it as not repub-
| can.
Mr.. Foster did rot think his language was
| susceptible OF such an inference. H. repeat