The Nevada Democrat., 1858-05-05

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not be the place in which could do either
While hold a seat here, / have but to look at
the beatifuul capitals adorning the pilasters
that support this roof to be reminded of nv
fathers talent, and to see his handiwork
1 left the scenes Of my youth and manhood
for the "far west," !" because l was tired of the
struggles and the jealOuses of men of my class,
who could not understand why one of their fell
| lows should seek to elevate his condition above
the common level / made my new abode
among strangers where labor is honored. bad
left without regret there remained no tie Of blood
to bind me to any being exStence. II fell in the
struggle for reputation and fortIne, there was
no relative on earth to mourn my fall The
people of California elevated me to the highest
Office within their gift. My election was not
the result Of an accident. For years had to
struggle often seeing the goal Of ambition with
in my reach; it was again aud again taken from
me by the aid of men of my own class. had
not Oaly them to contend with, but almost the
entire partizau press of my state was subsidized
by government money aud patronage to oppose
my election. | sincerely hope, sir, the time
will come when such speeches as that from the
senator from South Carolina will be considered
lesson to the labOrers OF the nation.
This LecomptOn constitution will pass this
body. II it should pass the other House it will
become law. The South will rejoice at an-
other triumph. Such trumphs constitute her
defeat
Since this Lecompton constitution has been
before the Senate, the Administration has seen
proper to attempt to make its acceptance
party test, and its organs have sought to read
out of the party all the democrats who have
bad the boldness to denounce the frauds by
which il was created.
Among the men thus sought to be Ostracsed
are great captains and generals of the party,
fh. Ii,af, slsvf lAek
dental contest, and without whose exertiOns
this very Administration wsuld have no exist
ence
Let the Administration take heed that the
party does not read it out. deny the right Of
the Administration 10 make party test it is
power that exists only in the democratic
masses. The dictation of self appointed party
leaders shall not be the test Of my democracy.
| cannot, as the representative of free peo-
Pile, consent by any act of mine to eoerce the
people Of Kansas to accept government they
abhor. have no fear that the people of Kan
sas will permit this constitution to be enforced
in the event of its becoming law. II they do
permit it to be enforced they deserve to be sub
jected to the most abject slavery, and should he
made to work under the lash OF these who franz
ed for them this constitution.
Mr.. President, in the views previously ex-
pressed on the Executive message, said that
held responsible for the difficulties in Kansas.
This remark was considered startling at the
time, and was the subject of much censure. Re-
cent developments have confirmed me in the
correctness of the position l then took; and
from the expression of public opinion that has
reached me. l am satisfied that majority of
the people of the country unite with me in hold
ing him to this responsibility.
Much has been said about not submitting the
NJ 10 tko
comparison has been drawn between il and the
constitution Of Minnesota. | agree with the
friends Of Lecomption that it is not an objection
that should be fatal to the admission of a state
into the Union. that such constitution has not
been submitted to the people, ifit be ascertain
ed that the people, as in the case of Minnesota,
favor admission.
Entertaining these views, woulo not oppose
the admission of a State with clause in its
constitution tolerating slavery, If were salts
fled that it was the expressed wish Of majority
of the people.
1t is a conceded fact, not requiring discussion
or argument, that four-ffths of the people of
Kansas are opposed TO the Lecompton eonstitu-
lion. 1t was fraud from its very inception.
Every election in that territory, looking to this
constitution as a result, was founded in fraud
Senators who have preceded me have stated at
length the history of these frauds, and | will
have not been disputed. In one precinct of that
territory (Kickapoo) l.029 votes were polled on
the alleged adoption OF the Lecompton consti-
tuition, while the board Of commissioners, APP
pointed by the Legislature of Kansas to inves-
tigatc the subject state that there are not
mere than four hundred legal voters in that
district
At another precinct (Shawneel there were
returned, as having been polled for the Lecomp-
N.At. tOfu 'ha nf ne
place shows thirty houses and lis legal voters.
When The pol-list left this town the record Of
names covered four pages Of paper. when it
reached Mr.. Calhoun it covered fifteen pages.
At still another precinct Oxford l,266 votes
are reported as having been pOed. The cen
sns shows Al white inhabitants.
1t Is notorious that the people OF a neighbor-
ing State were permitted 10 vote at this cleo
tion, at such precincts, and as often as they de-
sired. The names of people are recorded in the
poll lists. as having voted, who had been dead
for months But why enumerate these disgust
ing detalsi The facts are before the people.
They are known to the President He continues
TO keep the men in Office who are charged with
the commission 0f these frauds The result of
all their enormity is before u.s. in the shape Of
this LecOmptOn constitution, endorsed by him.
WI not the World believe he u.stigdted the commission
Of these frauds he giUes strength 10 those ,eho COM
naited them ? This portion of my subject is pain
ful for me 10 refer to. wish. sir. for the honor
Of my country, the story of these frauds could
be blotted from existence. | hope, in mercy.
sir, to the boasted intelligence of this age, the
historian when writing history of these times,
will ascribe this attempt of the Executive to
force this constitution upon an unwilling peo-
Pile. TO the fading intellect. the petuleut passion,
and tremb dotage of an old man on the
verge of the grave