Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-30
From WashingtOn.
NAsHINGToN, D. C., March IT. Spsech cf Judge Se5astian-Hansas in Congress Sectional Pa,ties.

Spsech q Jloige Sebastin,-Kansas n Congress
 -Sectional Pntjes
 On yesterday Hon. W. K Sebastian made an able speech in the Senate on the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution, and received the congratulations of his coilea- gues for his decided success in arguing this question: in such a statesman like, clear and for- cible manner.
 The Kansas bill will occupy the Senate until Monday, when Mr. Green has given notice it Is desirable vote shall be taken The op- position profess great consternaton, that the question should be preciptated on them so soon, and it may be that the final vote will be put off a few days, but it will at all events be disposed of by the Senate during the week. When passed it will be taken up by the House, and 1t has already been debated there in commit Jes of whole, although not before it. the vote will be taken without much debate So it may be that it will be out of the way by the first of next month, and there will be no impeachment to the speedy transaction of the public busi- ness
 After the completion of the census of 1850 Arkansas, under that census, being entitled to two members of Congress, 1t became the duty of the legislature elected in 1851, to district the State. It is a well known fact that the manner of said dstrcting, and the proprietv of northern aud southern district, or an eastern and western, was fully discussed, and the legs- lature finally adopted that in existence, thus adopting the division formed by nature, with the principal navigable stream as the line of division, or as nearly so as practicable Since that time this division has been acquiesced in up to a recent date, when some persons on the western border, dsregarding the division adop- ted and sanctioned by law, are attempting prac- tically in the selection of candidates to make an eastern and western division. In the divi- sion made by the legislature no regulation was or could be made with regard to the localities of the United States Senators it only having the right to determine the districts of the mem- bers of the House. But is was understood as matter of right that in future representation in the United States Senate they should be To- cated respectively in the northern and southern congressional districts. To this there was DO complaint, and if the sectional question is now to be raised to the east and west. of itself if prevents the election of successor of Mir. Se- bastan from the southern district, though he may reside Tn the western portion thereof- Ii a Senator is to be elected from the west on purely sectional grounds, he must necessarily re- Sde in the northern congressional district. as MT. Johnson being from the southern. that district would have in addition to its represen. tatlye, both senators, while the northern district would be, with a larger voting population. with. out representative In the United States Sen ate am opposed to sectional parties within the State or county, but if they find advocates in this instance, it would be well to be consis tent and carry the thing out to its full extent, and not by the plan proposed hood-wnk the northwestern portion of the northern district. into the support of course that would rob her of her Senator These observations are thrown out not with reference to the localities of those who are now candidates, and desire to operate against their chances of success. but that the result of sectional parties may be duly regarded by even their advocates. A politician with no other qualification political capital to recom- mend him to the support of the people than his location-either above or below the mill dam," as the case may be-is unfit to represent the entire State in the United States Senate.
 ARKANSAS.