American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-27
CITYUF [ LANCASTER.
M nTsdny Morning, May ~, 1883
CONGRESSIONAL.

WAsnMeroN. n May l8.--Senate=T The
resolution OF Mr.. Seward, OF NY, inquir-
ing into the,British outrages in the Gulf,
which was yesterday postponed, was to-day
UNANIMOUSLY adopted. RI e ,..t,,s,-.,-
i.Mr. Douglas moved to take up the bill
.f1r.the admissi Of Oregan into the Union
as State. Yeas and navs called. Yeas,
28, nays 90. The chair, Mr.. Breckenridge
voted aye, and consequently the bill was
brought before the Senate.
The Oregan bill being up, pending the
motion was Trumbull's. that the consider
alton be postponed until December next.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick spoke in fayorof post:
ponement, in order that the enabling act
might be passed and the census taken.
Mr.. Gwin warmly urged an immediate
admission. and referred 10 the poll books
TO show she has ample population and is
able to maintain a State Government. Re-
ferring to the clause in the Constitution
prohibiting Cinnamon TO vote, Mr.. Gpin
defended it, on the ground that the Chi
nese are pestiferous. degraded and slav-
ish race, many them slaves Of masters in
China. They take away the gold while
contributing nothing to the industry of the
county. In California their evidence is
not received in Courts of law. They are
no citizens, and Oregon has done rightly
in rejecting both Chinese and negroes
Mr.. Douglas said every step in the forma,
ton Of her Constitution and application for
admission was legally submitted aud rati-
fed by majority of the people Of Oregon.
Why, then, should she not be admitted
Simply because she has not the requisite
population.
He believed Oregan had more popula.
tion than Kansas. Itwouid be better to tesI
her admission by a direct vote. for the mo-
lion to postpone ill December is merely O.
quivalent to keeping her out. He was or
posed to drawing distinctions between the
two inchoate States ofOregon and Kansas
opposed to saying that one has right tc
come in with sufficient population. ant
without an enabling act and that the othei
shall not. Oregon has fulfilled every re
quirement specified in the Presidents mes
sage. She is prepared TO come in. and ha
submitted every stepof that preparation
fairly to the people, and has avoided every
one ofthe informali;ies which were uIget
as insuperable objections 10 the Admission
of Kansas. Put then, these two, inohoat
States on an equality. and Douglas isread,
for the general rule which he struggled 70
for years, that in future all new State
must have the requisite population En-
force that rule strictly in. all time coming
Itis unjust to Oregon to keepsthem in sus
pense, unaware Of the condition, whethe
they are to be eadmitted or not. With re
ference to other subjects introduced int
the debate, be cared nothing. The SOY
ereiguty OF a State has right to cxclud
Chinamen, il disposed to exclude then
and SO with free negroes, and SO with sli
very. A State has a right to admit or e,
clude them, and he denied the right Of Coz
gress to decide on that question of polio,
When State comes for admission. she hi
right to come with any constitution tn,
does not conflict with the constitution
4 the United States. 20 sses
Mr.. Hale said few words respectir
treaty obligations with the Chinese.
Mr, Trumbull argued that Kansas beil
admiitedt to pacify the nation, which W
on the verge Of civil war, .was no reas
Why the rule should berelaxed in favor
Oregon. m
Mr. Douglas replied lhati Il admission
easy terms was held out as the reward
rebellion. Oregon could resort 10 that
well as any other. but they are an indu
strious, law'abiding people, and for u
reason, il for no other. should have the
stricuons relaxed. The important int
ests Of the Pacific slope required morert
Yesentatiou in Congress.
= Mr.. Seward protested against maxi
the admission Of Oregon depend ppou I
analogy between it aud another State.
was determined in voting for its pr
ent admission, apart from the question
its being a Free State. from the fact III
geographically and politically, Oregon
indispensable to the completion and roul