The Washington union., 1858-03-24
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY. =
FIRST TRIUMPH OF THE KANSAS BILL.

AS 1t was known that Senator hIeeh Wou" S'ooo uio
debate, and that the final vote would be taken upon
the bill for the admission Of Kansas into the Union
during the day the galleries were filled Mt an early
hour with crowd of expectant and interested spec
tators Upon the opening of the Senate, Mr.. Green
took the floor, and, in speech of three hours not
only ably and triumphantly met and overthrew the
arguments and objections that had been raised
against the bill by its enemies but most fully vndi
Gated the correctness Of his own and the of
those who voted with him in favor of its passage. |
At the close of his speech Mr. Green withdrew the
amendment to his original bill, which provided for
the Joint admission of Kansas and Nebraska, and
added an amendment recognising the power of the
people Of Kansas a State to alter amend their
constitution at any time they desire, and in
such manner they wish but expressly deny
ing to Congress "any authority to intervene or
declare the construction of the constitution of
any State Mr.. Pugh also proposed amend
ment providing for the establishment of courts &c.
in the State. These amendments adopted;
but the amendment of Mr.. Crttenden, which pro-
vided for the conditional admission Of the State and
which, it evident was made in concert with the
blackrepublicans, (none of whom proposed single
amendment and all of whom voted for Mr. Critten-
dens proposition,) was rejected by very decided
vote and then upon the question, shall the bill
passf the final vote taken, and resulted in there
being thirty-three senators for and twenty hve
against its passage OF the four absent senators
three would have voted for the bill Mr.. Pugh, of
Ohio, voted with it's opponents but did SO, as he
stated under instructions from the legislature Of his
Cfofa nd pof Tho vicfop of ird,r
ment, which were decidedly in favor of its passage
This is most gratifying well as most import
mt resnlt-gratifying, because it shows that the
democracy of the Senate like the democracy of the
country, is still true to the great principles Of the
Nebraska act. aud still resolved to uphold and yindi
cate them despite the opposition of men who have
claimed to be their orginators and aspired to be
their especial champions; and important because it
furnishes an unmistakablc indication Of the final
overthrow of the slavery agitation and the early res
torahon of peace and quiet to the country. The
bill, correct copy of which will be found among
our congressional proceedings will now 60 to the
House, where, we have every reason to believe, it
will achieve second triumph, and be speedily
adopted in obedience to the wishes of the people
and the best interest of the country.
TWO PARTIES WHICH SHALL PREVAIL
1t is the glory Of the democratic party that it is
national party Its creed is broad as the Union
and its policy knows no North, no South, no East,
no West. There is other party in existence of
which this be truthuIy said and there has been
no other since the whis party breathed its last Nor
is its nationality any feature with the democratic
party. y has always been national party. 1t has
always maintained the broadcast principles and been
instinct with the most generous spirit The peculi
arity of its present position is that has no compet
itor in its nationality The whig party claimed to
be equally patriotic, equally catholic in its creed
b and equally free from sectonasm. BY portion of
the wings, and with reference to their own views
and feelings, this claim urged in all sincerity
and truth. No more patriotic men ever lived than
some ofthose who constituted the old guard of the
whg party. But time has disclosed the narrow
views and the selfish spirit Of too many Of their
political associates, and while they have been
obliged to take shelter in the ranks of the
democracy, the great body of their old party lin
the free States at leasD is found advocating
principles upon which it would be impossible to ad
minister this government for single year This is
the condition of parties. There is national party
and there is sectional party. One or the other
must shape the policy of this country upon all the
prominent questions which now divide it. At the
election of November 1856, good and wise men
trembled at the possible consequences which might
follow the triumph of Fremont Happily that dan
ger was averted, and tho nominee of the democracy
became Chief Magistrate of the republic. or what
avail, however, was this triumph, unless the princi
pies which prevailed at the election were to be car.
ried out in administration and thus control the pol
icy of the country OF what use was it to make
nationalism successful at the polls if it was TO
be successful nowhere ese2 What possible wis
dom was there in opposing Fremontism in 1856,
If IL was to be nourisbed and strengthened in 1858
We ask these questions in reference to the present
position Of things in Congress. The President did
not understand the victory of 1856 to be an aimess
victory. He did not regard the democratic party as
having fulfilled ito whole mission by his election
Nor did he conceive that the principles and party of
the opposition had lost all their power Of mischief by
single defeat On the contrary, he felt that all the
wisdom and frmness of the party which elected him
required in order to consolidate its victory and
secure peace to the Unien. Hence he has not hesi
tated to follow his national principles wherever they
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