The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-27

constitution and believed that the wsest and best
lation of the white aud black that OF master
and servant These principles fully and emphati
cally endorsed 10y majority of his constituents and
should be defended to the utmost OF his ability wherever
and whenever assailed He found himself placed In
condition where he must from necessity act with one on
the other of the political parties upon the grave sub
ject of domestic institutions Actuated by de-
yoton his country he had hesitation in adopting
the only left him. and that was TO support the adj
minstron in every attempt TO resist the fearful en-
croachments sought 10 be made upon the constitutional
rights of the South BY doing So he believed that he
should best subserye the interests OF his party Outrage
after outrage had been pepetated there and the laws OF
the Territory and the authority OF the United States had
both been dsegarded by its people He insisted that
bars existed in the proceedings OF the people of Kansas
in the formation of the Lecompton constitution that JUS
tilted them in refusing 10 admit her. but that they could
legally and fairly permit her TO become OF the States
of the Union. The Kansas Nebraska bill authorized the
people of Kansas to make their laws and form and
regulate their domestic institutions in their way
Mr. A. oontended that this had been done in the forma
ton of the Lecompon constitution and that the people
of the Territory had had full and fair opportunity to
vote for delegates TO the convention which framed
it, and he apprehended that il the fault of the
people themselves that no registry kept OF the
votes. He referred to speech OF Senator DOUGLAS
the passage of the Kansas Nebraska bill, in which
that gentleman said that by that bill full and fair
opportunity would be given to the citizens of that Ter
ritory their institutions in their way
and if such not the result let the consequences
be visited upon the heads of those whose policy it to
defeat its objects Mr. A. hoped the democratic party
would follow that advice and enforce this responsibility
The position could be maintained that the people of
Kansas had chance to vote for the constitution and
therefore it should be rejected The opportunity
given them and they refused to avail themselves OF it,
Let them reap the fruit Of their rebellion Was the
awles spirit manifested by them to be sanctioned by the
law abiding people No! He apprehended the laws OF
the country would be sustained 1t urged that the
constitution had not been submitted To the people He
contendcd that that business of theirs and that
A., Ina
people OF Kansas But in his opinion the constitution
was fairly submitted The slavery clause the ques-
ton at ISSUE and had been involved with other ques
tons the popular voice could not have been had and
they had other alternative but to admit the Ter
In conclusion Mr. ANDERSON defended the State of
Missouri from the charge that after the last gubenato
rial election they just ready to emancipate their
slaves.
On motion of Mr. J. CLANCY JONES, of Pennsylva-
MA the committee then rose and reported the bill TO the
House with recommendation that it do pass.
Accordingly, the bill read third time and
passed