Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-06
Congressional.
WASHINGTON CRY, February

SENATE-A message was received from the Pres
ideut transmitting tho Lecompton Constitution
which was read. 1t quotes the severe language
Of Gov. Walker, declaring that the city Of Law
renee il the hot.bed of Abol,tionism, and says
that the dividing line in Kansas is not between
two political parties as in other places, but it il
between those who are loyal TO the government
and those who are endeavoring to destroy it by
force of usurpation. 1t says that Kansas is OF
this day as much a Slave State rs Georgia and
South Carolina, and the admission OF
Kansas under this Constitution as the only means
of restoring tranquility the people can amend
it hereafter as they think proper.
Mr.. Big!er moved the rriptir q of the message,
and that it DO referred to the Committee on Terri.
tories.
Mr.. Trumbull was ur wiling TO let the matter
pass from the consideration of the Senateswithout
remark. lie looked upon it MS a perverted and
incorrect history from the beginning to the end of
the difficulties 10 Ka'Lsas. Even from the imper.
feet hearing OF It IS read by the clerk it was in
consistent witt Itself. The President recommends
that Kansas be admitted under the %Lecompton
Consututir,n IN the ground even that 1t is in vio-
lation o.. ;he will of the people. The Legislature
which. coNvenes under that Constitution may
PC" vide at once for its change, and yet tho author
Uf that declaration tells you that the election to
determine whether the people would have the
Constitution is n nullity. He takes the ground
that the people have no authority to prevent 1t
from going into force, and yet have the power
after ii goes into force to change it. Upon what
PRINCIPLE can such doctrines be maintained.
There was no other usurpation in kansasithan that
committed by the President and his army in that
territory and the army has been employe ed there
without authority Of law, and he quoted from the
record to prove the assertion.
lie commented on the Nebraska Bill, argued that
the admission Of Kansas under the LeComp-
ton Constitution would he q violation Of the prin.
ciples of that act according to a fair construction
of its provisions.
Mr.. Douglas said he should reserve any reply
which he might have to make to what his col.
league had said relative to the Nebraska Bill until
d future occasion.
Mr.. Toonbs said but for the character of the
assault which Mr.. Trumbull had thought proper
TO make on the message, he would have been
content to let it go to the country and vindcate
itself, but such had been the nature Of that as
sault that lie felt it to be his duty to take this
opportunity to express his hearty cooperation in
that policy the President has indicated, and at the
same time ex press his qualification at the signal
ability and power with which the great principle
lying at the bottom of that policy had been pre-.
scented to the American people by the Chief
Magistrate, who the admission of
Kansas under the Constitution just transmitted.
HousE.-Williamson was brought in in custody
of the Sergeant at \ resolution was pas.
sed requiring him to answer to questions to.
morrow ; he was remanded in custody till then.
Mr.. Bocock, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, made Il report from the majority, conclud.
ing with u resolution that the act Of Com. Paul
ding in arresting Walker and followers was not
authorized by the instructions given him by the
Secretary of the Navy.
That while the Committee have no reason
to believe that Com. Paulding acted from improp.
er motives, or intentions yet they regard it as II
grave error which calls for the disapproval of an
American Congress.
Mr.. Sherman from the minority of tho Com
mittee reported a substitute, that Com. Pautding
in arresting Walker and his associates, and re.
turning them to the United States acted within
the spirit of his instructions and deserved the ap.
probation Of his country.
Mr.. Seward remarked that he had his own
views and would express them another time.
The reports were referred to a Committee of
the whole on the state of the Union. House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Dr. Bernheisel has had
several long interviews with the President relative
20 affairs in Utah. The Doctor says that the peo,
pie are disposed to peace, and would come to any
sreasonabls terms OF accommodation.
The bill reported to-day. by Senator Mason,
.from the Committee on Foreign Relations, appro.
.priases $50, 600 as indemnity to the owners OF the
Spanish schooner Amistad. The report Of the
majority is the same as that presented to the last
Congress. The minority, Messrs. Seward and
ct OOic, III lltIl icpOi' tiht uhu
.Montez had no property in the ftty,three
alleged slaves, for which payment is proposed
ITO be made, and were themselves violaters of
claw and held the Africans in unlawful imprison-
ment.
The special Agents. Mcguire and Shallcross,
assisted by detective Allen and Bass, succeeded
in discovering large Post Office robberies, and
traced the act to the Washington ofica. 1t is
said that a considerable amount of the money
has been recovered. The person detected is Rob
srt w. Young, Jr., aged about 20 years. He is
now under bonds for trial.
WASHINGTON Cry, Feb, 3-The Douglas Demo
traits are in council tonight TO consider what
would be their best policy or conduct on the
Kansas question. The Republicans have held
several crucuses and are fully agreed to resist.
by all parliamentary means, the admission of
Kansas under the L%ecompton Constitution, All
parties arc consolidating their strength for the
struggle.
There are ten or eleven Indian delegations in
Washington on bushes with the government.
The Senate in executive session to day confirm
ed j, Madison Cults as Second Comptroller of
the Treasury, and George Vail, OK Congressman
atrsm New, Jersey, as Consul 10 Glasgow.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 3.
:SRNATE-Mr. Wilson offered an amendment to
the asution to refer the Kansas message to the COM
mittee on Territories, similar TO that submitted
yesterday by Mr. Harris in the House.
Mr. Trnmbull desired to call a question Of priv,
lege, viz The report of the Committe on the ju-
dietary on contested seats Of Messrs. Bright and
Fitch.
Mr.. Bayard objected. He thought the Kansas
t question far more important, and it ought first to
be settled as it involved considerations which
might, perhaps, involve the stability Of the Union.
MIR. Hale commended that as n question of of pri-
vilege, the Senate were bound to consider and
dispose of it for, if a question Of this kind could
be postponed by the action of the Senate, what ad.
vantage had snch a question over any other?
Mr.. Trumbull withdrew his motion, but would
renew it tomorrow.
The Presidents Kansas message was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson attacked the Presidents positions,
declaring that the history in the message was a
stupendous and gigantic Misrepresentation OF the
affairs of Kansas. The President was not In the