New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-01
'oCnn ont ~ into Committee on the Deficiency

SiEN >S" 1850 oC Kansas. uuder the Lccompton
m Ats admission OI n""'
AZ, 'GeIISER IL. c. Argued in favor Of adnittins
sn. r;,brut the Lecompton Constitution, leaving
- Go fairly sottle the question at issue. This
III So satisfactory to them aud the county, and no
W;oc;,ie Wgus would thereby be compromised.
M MILES Is. c. advocated the Lecompton Con-
s,itntion saying that it was natural that the South
shorid feel sensitive, the question involved was
wbetbm more Slave States should or should not be
admitted irtO the Union.
Mr. BUELINGAME (Mass) tramplcd the threat
of disupcn scornfolly and def sntly under bis foot
He would strike hands with the Fire Eaters to e1-
terminste the doughfaces who msrepresent the views
Of the North lie prepared to vote for the CRIT
tsn3e, amendment The Douglas Democrats, Repub-
csns sd South Americans had united on this for diff
frent ~esons but without preconcert, which showed
the hOoesty of their convictions. lie apPeeed 70 the
10 eusn:n tie Douglas men, who have kept their faith
and remsned firm, while others have trembed in the
pTeeence Il power.
sentative of the entire people of Kansas, said that
without the enjoyment Of the rights 70 which they
were entitled they had no means Of redress for their
wrongs. They were the victims OF a mercless war
fare ard persecution. After a despotism had been
imposed BY foreign invasion, and been maintained by
the persistent Of the Government the civil STRIFE
Cuminsted in the LecomptOn Constitution, which Wa
designed to proong and make permanent the vsssal-
age Of the people. The LccOmpton Constitution wa
frsudulently constituted, and the pretended subms
sion Of tho Constitution wss d chest. .,.
Mr.. ZOL.LICOFFER (Ionn.) advocated the adlhS-
sion Of kansas under the Ieconipton COnsttu ION: mn
MI EIBLACK (Ind.) spoke for and Mr.. "ARD
IN. W aReirst the IecomPon Consutuuon: ..o
Mr. GROESBECK (O.) should not vots iof tie
Senate bill az by it the Constitution OF Kansas c9nIo
not be changed until 1864 without revolution Inc
IecOm; on Constitution did no. express the popular
will IN ,;
Mr.. TRIPPE Geo would vote for the bill, hoping,
by its passage to secure the peace oil hansas' WIN
al due respec, he thought the amcndlnent OF oena-
fots Green and Pugh coptenphble piece OF toggery.
No Ccno,essiopal declaration could vate the clause
nToy;dne against the amendment of tae Constitution
until 1854 II would be hgh-handed ana iusolent 10
attemot such Federal Interference and usuIpat0n'
Mr. MORSE Qll.) oppoeed the Lecompton Cons'l-
tuition. x..
gentlemen to prevent being read out oi the D'mo-
cratic party was 10 stay il the party While, accord
ipp them all the conScielt0usness and patriotism be-
logged 10 their party, he hoped they would not be
offended by bis remarkng that when they went out
of the party they did rot take out all the virtue and
patriotism OF the Democratic party of the Union with
Them When these gentlemen form new political as
sociatioas, we have the right TO say to them lake
I.ecompton Constitution, and said it could be amended
at any tine. AL power being inherent IN the people,
Kansas could never become Slave State.
Mr. MARSHALL (In.) looked upon those who
framed the Constitution consprators and would not
vote to sanction frauds and gross ourages upon the
rights Of the people Of Kansas. He looked upon the
attempts to ostracse aid brand as traitors ana ieDes
those who will not bow the knee to power ana mex
the baId raised to whip them into submiSsion rs IN
decent. lie (MarshalD had high respect for the
PresideDt, but he was not spaniel. He would speak
and cot as the representative OF free people, VINO
owe 10th ing TO tue President and Cabinet
Nv. HUGHES lind. .)-Who has made an attemptto
establish a test to read men out OF the Democrauc
patty psun, =. 3, dana ,o.orou.lv bv the
peseu Administration aud by the organs OF the Admin
traticn and II ia known throughout the country that
the tenure Of Office depends upon whether man con
science and judgment sanctions this thing or not.
Mr.. HUGuES-Have you ever been excluded from
Democratic caucus
Mt MARSHALI--It so happens that Congres-
siona! caucus has 10 power to read men out IL the
MI. LAWRENCE (Obioy-Does the gentleman
know bow soon astor to-norsO~ no Will oe eAoi"u0u
from a DE- mocratc caucus
Mr. MARSHALI1-Tnat does not disturb me IN any
particular. A man is good Democrat VINO Votes
ckei without scratching and takes the stu np or tue
beraet OF the party Is il not known that Ihe mon
nav,oaper for,ets Know Nothings and Black iiepub-
Eca,s and descends to the for filth and deiana-
ton to bean Democrats as good as any others IN ae
county etigma.izrg them as rebels ana tfaltoIs
Mr. HOGHES Ind inquired whether MIR. Marshau,
be(o,e hs party test was established did not go into
meeting ith those who were opposed TO LecOnpt0n'
Mr. MARSHALL replied that gentlemen tdd
rght to meet TO devise me ans to accomplish elt7e
puruo~,s He maintained that the names OF the pom
ipeot msa who now favor LecOmptOn were supporters
of the Buffalo PLATFORM motley crew. Ihose, ne
ead VINO attempt to read us out of the party nave NOT
been in 1t eight years 0aughter), making tfue t1S m
adsge that converts are more jealous thau oiu
members. Renewed laughter.J
MIR. HUGHES nterposed question.
Mr. MARSHALL replied that he would not attempt
to 90 into small matters. The gentleman was endeaV-
or NO 10 make himself conspicuous. Laughter
Mr. HUGHES was understood to say he arrayed
himself with gentlemen in higher standing than the
Member from Illinois.
Mr.. MARSHALI-This is not the fir time we
have found flies buzzing around. Laughter .
MIR. HUGHES-In very dirty places. Loud
laughter
Mr MAIiSIIAII.-That is the very place to find
the gentleman. Renewe1 merriment. In the course
of his remarks MIR. Marshall spoke OF the Aministra.
ton presses here aud elsewhere, as dirty puppes,
spewing forth their fh saying they must be muzzled
Ilaugnter.l There were millions OF men who think
the Lecompton movement not only Infamous, but
damnsOe.
Mr. HUGHES defended his political record, AGAINST
which Mr. Marshall of Illinois and Mr. English Of In.
diana lad thrown out insinuations. lie ldugnes LAG
simpy TO say the man or the representative OF tne
sovereign or peasant leader OF iolo"1r' Wno inr
puted to him in the psst sympathy for The Free. Soil
or Abolition party was l6eer. The gentleman from
Illinois (Marshab had made a rambling speech, pee
Gariy bitter in fts character and lower than the us
standsTd Of Congressional debates Mr., negne''
after alu0ug to the dialogue with MIR. Msrshsil aoem
h,cs sad tho Black Republican party was the dEtle
substance Of political chemistry ever produced
lLaugh'eT -
Mr.. GOOCH Mass a,ked whether Mr. Hughes
ever derived suy sustenance from his contact aS lily
with the Republican party.
Mr.. HUGHES replied that the Republicans took
the pums out Of the pudding OF the last Congress by
robbpe the Goyernm and had the strength 10
expei ss-ue OF their members for corruption laugh
Ter api demonstrations Of applause Passing from
his subject which, lie said, must be offensive, he
noticed the speech of M. Burlingame, whom he
csiied the Don Quixote OF the North the noisy par
tisan from land where ksloch and Dalton divorce
cases ara tried. He also alluded TO Mr.. Buins zane s
remark about the externlinat OF doughiaces
Mr.. FOSTER (Me.l inquired whether john REu'
~ AOp n rfanO .l.