The Washington union., 1858-03-24

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tonish@ent and deep regret that he notie.d dis,in
guisbed senator fron bis State he had been
taught 10 resiet ios his intelligence mad ,ulsi
lending the weight OF his criticism upon tn. OPINION of
the court He would ~ that that when they
went before then constituents he woud find thai
they would ebuke him Ii was charged time and asin
that The Kansas Nebraska ll Itself As The rus
o. all Tue troubles which hsd existed in Kansas that
US passage hSd produced the evils which had disturbed
Them or the last four years This was an stsariity in
nsei HE would ask why Nebraska did not have the
same troubles The government the same proys
hons were applicable 10 each Nebraska had been quiet
Kansas troubled and revolutionary To those who cp
posed the bill were 10 be attributed all the evils which had
visited hansss Before the bill hal passed they found
men upon the floor forming associations for the purpose
oi sending into Kansas emierants thus forcing upon il
population TO exclude the Territory the south and
Their property III, made that charge because member
m 'hre societies reported that The sole object OF the
Eansticn was 20 prevent The introduction of slavery
support OF the truth of the charge there also the
testimony OF The distinguished gentleman in the ether
end oi The Capitol who the lesef OF the o,po
elton 10 the Leoompson constitution, ia which he
charged upon the black repub party that thev alone
through their associations and aid societies responsible
ior the evils which followed the passage the Kansas
Nebraska bill He not only made that charge but went
i"riher, and sad IN report upon the subject that II
was question of grave import how far these societies
were compatible with the rights aud liberties Of the ,eo
pie, and told them that they had turned the House Of
.od into temple in which bigsnds were mustered and
furnished with sharpes rifles and bowie knives Ior The
purpose OF going 10 Kansas and producing the reyolu-
ton Mr. BARNETT then proceeded the history
OF The leeomrton constitution conending that IL
legal and expressed the will ol the people and that the
delegates 10 the constitutional convention ssry
elected, those who stayed away from the polls having
permitted those who did vote H. for them He held
that the election Of the 4th of January was nullity
eeeause The people of Kansas by election had made
constitution These northern democrats who were oupor
ing the admission Of Kansas aiding in DESTROYING the
rights OF section Of the Union whilst those who ao
Socated were guided by conscientious of patriotism,
and ready and willing secure to each section OF
tine country their constitutional rights
Mr. BLAIR, of Missouri considered that the system Of
slavery, which had made the last two three Presidents
held the legislative power Of the government period
OF years and swayed the decision Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States to be grapped with and
su'dued He denied that this constitution Of the United
states carried slavery here and contended that
the organ of the administration had taken that ground
and declared that II drew the proposition logically from
the decision Of the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
| case.
| Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES of Pennsylvania, desired TO
| know who that organ
Mr.. BLAIR replied he referred to the Washington
\ U1ioa by name.
Mr.. }. CLANCY JONES said he knew of no paper rec.
/ ognised the organ
Mr. BLAIR replied that the gentleman was at variance
with everybody else The editor of that paper had len
elected printer Of the Senate and that went far 10 fix il
in the minds Of the people that he endorsed hy the
administration He then denounced the Leoouptcn
snon as gross outrage Of the people Of Kansas and
said that it could not have been made in village in
Kansas without the support Of bayunets,
/ Mi. WoRIENDIkE of New Jersey, said, depend upcn
1t there part Of the annual of the Presi
dent better founded upon fact that readily found
its vorheation, than that portion which declares that
Kansas has for occupied too much of the public
tenon; and that il is high time that this attention
should lie dr.cted 10 far more important objects The
stern injunction of the people that the denuncation
the Kansas question and the slavery question should
he stopped and with the spirit of these iniuncons he
deeply s,mpathzcd and deemed them well timed and we'll
applied The best policy for them pursue take
the warning in time, significantly and patIoiicay
given TO them by the Chief Magistrate and throw the
" niger question out OF Congress in way and at
the earliest possible lie contended for the con
sutional right of the reore 10 adopt prohibit the
institution Of slavery they deemed ftthe same
| privilege which his State has had and still has
to regulate their institutions in their way
iect only to the constitutions of the United States
He had, therefore. nothing to say upon this cx-
haustcl and rejected issuc that had been raised for
him in another plnce by the black republican party
he believed that by doing he would contribute
result much to I've desired Of ianishng forever the
question of slavery from the halls Of Congress, lie
should vote for its admission because he believed the
constitution undenishly republican in FORM be-
cause he could find TO sustain himself as
legislator il he withheld that vote and because it was in
The line Of safe precedent He prepared vote for
the admission Of Minnesota ard Oregon because their
constitutions also undeniahly republican in form
He then poceeed length advocate the adoption of
the constitution.
Mr. POTTER, of Wisconsin read a long speech in op-
position TO the admission of Kansas under the Leoomp-
constitution. His arguments did not differ from
those heretofore advanced by his party.
Mr. CLARK, Of Missouri obtained the floor when the
committee
And then at ) minutes OF o. clock p. m the House
adjourned