The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-02
WASHINGTON. March SIP

WASHINGTON, March 3l-Px
HoUsB.-Niblack, of Indiana, favored the
admission Of Kansas under the Lecompton
Constitution.
Ward, of Now York, expressed similar
views.
eroesbcck, Of Ohio, said be would not vote
for the Senate bill. He maintained that the
Constitution under its provisions could not
be changed until 1864, without u revolution.
The instrument does not express the popular
will. Congress should not authorize pro-
ceedings for the formation of proper Con-
stitUtiOn. ''-'
Marshall, Of Illinois, looked upon those
who framed the Lccompton Constitution As
censpirators. He would never vote to sane
tion such fraud and gross outrage. lie
condemned the attempts TO ostIacise and
brand rs traitors and rebels those who will
not bow the knee to power, and lick the hand
raised to Whip them into submission. He
had high respect for the President, but he
was rot a spaniel. He would speak and act
as the representative OF free people should
as one who owes nothing to The President or
his Cabinet.
Hughes, of Indiana, asked who has made
the attempt to establish a test to read men
out of the Democratic party.
Marshall replied, it is done VIGOROUSLY by
the Administration and by the organ OF the
Administration. and it is known throughout
the country, that the term of office depends
upon whether n man can compel his con-
science and judgement to sanction this thing
or not.
Hughes said, have you ever been excluded
from Democratic caucus.
Marshall replied, it so happens that Con-
gressional caucus has no power to read men
ont of the party.
Lawrence, of Ohio, asked, does tie gentle
L.
morrow he will be excluded from Demo-
cratic caucus. :. . t.
Marshall replied; that does not disturb me
in any particular. A man is good Demo-
crat who votes for the ticket without scratch
ing, and takes the stump for the benefit of the
party. Is it not known that the Union news
paper forgets the Know Nothings and Black
Republicans, and DEFENDS to the sewer for
filth and defamation to heap on Democrats,
as good as any others in the country, stig
matizing them as traitors and rebels.
Marshall spoke of the Administration
presses both here and elsewhere as dirty pup
pies, strewing forth their filth. They must
be muzz,ed. He said there were millions OF
men who consider the Lecompton movement
not only infamous but damnable.
Hughes defended Lis political record,
against which Marshal and English had
thrown out insnuations. lie had simply TO
say OF the men or representatives, sovereign
or peasant leader or follower, who imputed
to him, in part, any sympathy with the free
soil or abolition party was libeler. The
gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Marshall,
had made rambling speech, peculiarly bitter
in character and lower than the usual stand
ard of Congressional debate.
Letcher defended the majority of the Kan
Select Committee from the charge that
they had determined to shirk investigation.
Walton opposed the extension of slavery un
der the Lecompton Constitution.
The House adjourned about o'clock A. NJ.
WAsurSoroN, April In
SENATE.-Business unim portant.
HousE.-Mr. Stephens said O'Clock hav-
ing arrived, he moved to take up the Sei.ate
Kansas bill, The bill was read once.
Mr. iddinys objected to the second read
ing under the rule.
The Snestion recrrrcd, shall tie bill be re-
jected. -
Mr.. Stephens demanded the yeas and nays
The vote stood yeas 90, nays 1877.
The bill was then read the second time.
SESATE.--After various Intellectual at
tempts to vote down Iverson's motion to take
up the Army bill instead of the Minnesota
bill, the former was taken Up. and nufner-
ou' vel bal arIe1dEients were made not alter
ing the cr.ncple OF the bill.