Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-27

Mr. HAMMOND. Wish 70 FAY tha' mr. he'.'
quoted that passage rom m., rlh.hney pa,ed
on the Missouri quesuon, wncn hau Dee ai, q"y Ills
the opposite sac OF ,ne case pres,ou pnctnav
OBJECT ~ quous y ""s 49,; ~ n'nromise upon
did NOT support 'no "issou,i ~ san,iman,s
principle, out ne o,o no. 'nu .h w
eAPresseu ~ mi. iNhi'ey ~ 'Na' I...
Mr., ohIi lENDEN. ! a'. ~ ,,;srersssent anv
Oertany nau 10 ~ nrassad a.
gehueman oy rsauins VIZ ~, n,;c;n.,a5 frou no
TINS psnpnle'. guy - ha sayalhold;ng state
nrst tnat hanras no,, Nv Ia VIM, Il admit.
What Is the oou.n ~ saa,r ~ az ad,n;sson ~ rbs
tedf may gam ~ Ill oS ,ha ma;o.
cons'llu,'on +, - .s;,,.,.rh hrt Il nota
rity OF the Pe1p,. $500 aa.ha - ~ Son,bS
oaren onef .u"pa' 49," , =, hj,,arrass
IL WIN Proauee ho'pips pu' n'e,eas'a ~ 49,
anu eAaspeiaAo., p nafes, ~ ~ a asIr N az
against "uoso "m y ,u'eea, 49, oxasra.
Ierrno'y ou.eiee",e'e lsay a,,;,a,;on nb;ch
a.o'i W sno e'1.e.y i,sss 80 ,ss;,hnnt ,asl,
200 iofDlu. - wou'u Nc no'o', ~ II, ~ a.d;'
w.nous $3.50 ,hara IL None 40 ~,
nary ana oenenclai i,oi.s y, ~ S.'..
know now ahytnihg - W ~ s"n.u ~ sno ooo'''
suppos'i,g, as : .erny pene,s ~ - s's'' -
S Senian 49, 49, =; ,ao;ar;,r ,haro onnnsad
"a - MI, MT /, aow,, pas Ala
=, -. 49, : e., pas,s lonsar ~ axasnaratod
.io ara a,asn.rsted aa;,at;on n he country
% ~ cnn.ansnne of M Karen yic,orv
.uo,,ld he ohta;,aa ~,
"len s,;...or IT.. r. ~, : fu;, tb;nL which
sp,s '.",',J ,.;sh - ,a,her Now T. Won
ny an Sns 4, No are toid NV M WolLer-I Know
so,h;nr ahn,,, u hnt CON IN tbat. ba and NJ
Gros aypa ~ ~. ~ na,,orrs,;n yitnassa.
49, ~, air r. ad dan,ar, r
IT, = 1''s'' = e-'e''0
Ao
Wnere y tne necessary, 'nen, 10. our aomg
now Cuh we not resor. 10 sohie oeher ihems py
which We may AVOID all these consequences OF
e1asperauon, ci danger, OF ressl'nce, u 'u,lu'r
or OF agi'auon, upon Inns eu,Jece, ahu Gnu 'n,s
CONTEST Ia SNORT tiie ~ au'no,'1s .,s peop'o
OF Kansas under the hlgh maruale o. .'ns uoy'
ernment 10 iorm ior themselves oonsNtu',on'
they want 70 come ilto TINS union--h col's',u-
LION iairiy 10 DC iaue, hnu iai'' ~ .4p'ess WIG
wiz "a .,io Peopie ~ ueie's ,,o ,9' -.
httie wniie Is no, peter 70 10 mat Is a. hos
oetter 70 suner .ne ev,is We nave, man " ~ -
DINERS we KNOW not OF! thihkeseiy Pruuentn'i
consoerauoh Is IN iayor o. our W gu
force TINS constitution on ihe people ~ h'1ss,
ana OF our ahoIuus 'hen az - mls
their views iuliy anu PelieGty unuelsioou: ms
VIII DE IN accoruahcc WIN .ne seneio'1 pr'no,p'es
anu Poiey 'nas 'ne 9ou'" n". p1''1e1
The Kansas-N Nebraska bii was recommended
TO the South, cheny, by the repeai OF the mis-
souri, compromise, ana the recognition OF the
right W the people OF lerntory, when framing
constitution Ct State government Tor them
selves, TO De perfectly iree 70 frame IL as they
pleased-admitung or excluding slavery, ana reg
uating their domestic institutions IN Their own
way, subject only TO the constitution OF the United
States
My opinion is, that the repeal OF the Missouri
compromise was blunder; put concur IN the
principle that the people OF our territories, wh'n
they come to form constitution Tor themselves,
have right 70 form u as 'hey please. am now
acting upon that great principle OF popular rights
Il foal rnye n o. n m tba
people OF Kansas, Leu tne majority make such
constitution as they please That is the great Anne
rican principle, that rises ABOVE all Others. Let
them govern themselves, and as The majority de-
eide, so let the constitution and SO let The laws be-
think we are iniracnng tnat great principe-the
principle OF Inc south itseii on TINS very identical
subject oy forcing TINS constitution, at least OF
doubtful AUTHENTICITY upon the people III there IS
majority IN lavor Oh ~ IL Is not much trouble Tor
them to ratiiy It, II there is a majority opposed
TO 1T they are entted 10 nave their VIII ana their
way. Iney are ehtileu 70 tnat upon principle;
they are ehtlued 10 !. py tne express peuges Oh
the hansas,N epraska law.
SIR, feel thai nave already occupied great
deal OF your ume-more than was emitted or
expected 10 90 ana yet there are some general
topics upon Whicn wish 70 say sometnng, tnoush
not SO Immediately connected with the direct
question before US.
Mr. PRESIDENT, am, according 10 the denom-
nations now usually employed oy parnes IN THIS
country, a southern man. nave iived all my lie
in southern State; have been accustomed from
my chidhood 10 mat frame OF society OF winch
slavery forms part. am, 80 lar as regards the
necessary defense OF the rights OF the South as
prompt ana as ready 70 oeieno them as any man
the wide south contains; ou, IN the same resolute
ana determined spirit 10 "hicn 1 would oe'ena
any invasion OF us rights, ana LOT wmch would
put my 1901 as lar as ne VINO wen, Iur,ness wil
concede 70 others tner rights, ana VIII MAINTAIN
and assert them: lie who knows now 10 value
his own rights wiii respect the rights OF otners.
When the missouri compromise was aoolished,
great fears were excited IN the North, ana some
vague hopes entertained IN the south, that slavery
might be established IN Kansas ana extended In
that direction. did not oeleVeit believed that
the Missouri compromise line hxed In 1920, was
about that territorial line north OF which slavery,
IL Il could exist would not be prohtably employed;
and our experience since has shown that the wise
men who made that compromise judged rightly.
believed that the idea OF making Kansas slave
State was adolusion TO the South; that her hopes
would never be realized, IL she entertained such
hope as that thought therefore, It would have
been better without examining serupulously into
its constitutionaity, to let the Missouri compro-
mise stand. regretted It's repeal did not be-
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