The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-19
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WAsuIsGToS. Jan. 1s-N


Alabama; Kunkle, of Pennsylvania; Wright,
Of Georgia; Russell, of New York.
WAsmNGToS, Jan 1s-PM
SENArE-Seward presented the petition of
ninety eight citizens OF Phelphs, New York,
praying that some measures be adopted for
the peaceful and gradual extinction of sla-
very, Government making compensation out
of the public Treasury. Laid oil the table.
Harlan introduced u bill making grant
of public land to lowe in alternate sections
to aid the construction of the railroad of
that State.
On motion Of Chandler a resolution was
adopted requiring the Secretary of War to
furnish the Senate with statements showing
tho number OF troops stationed in Kansas for
each quarter, from the lst OF January 1855
to the present time.
A bill was passed authorizing certain Of
search OF Sir John Franklin to receive the
medals presented them by the British Gov
ernmcnt.
HoUsE-A large number of bills were in
troduccd, ind among them one from Kelly
10 secure homestcaJs to actual settlers on the
public domains.
Mr.. Bennett introduced bill to establish
railroads and Geographic mmunications to
the Pacific for postal and military purposes.
Mr.. Grow introduced u bill to prevent fur
.her sale of public lands by the proclamation
of the President, until the same shall have
been surveyed at least fifteen years.
Mr.. Dobell introduced a bill to repeal fish
ing boundaries.
Quitman introduced bill repeating GER
tain sections of the neutrality laws. Refer
cd to the Judiciary Committee.
Zollicoffer offered a resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
expediency of reporting bill TO regulate or
restrict the emigration or importation of
foreign paupers and criminals into the Uni
ted States. Adopted, l37 against IS.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of a select committee of five
to inquire into the accounts and official con-
duct Of the late doorkceper Of the House,
with power to send for persons and papers.
Campbell asked leave TO otter JOINT reso-
luton authorizing the President to negotiate
through the State Department for the acqui-
sition of Canada, Nova Scotia, and other
parts of British North America, Cuba, and
other Islands adjacent thereto, and anncxing
them to the United States. In the event of
any acquisition, no portion shall be admitted
into the Union until it has a sufficient popu-
lation to send one member to the House of
Representatives, or until bona fide residents
shall have an opportunity Of voting on their
constitution and regulating their domestic
institutions in their own way. subject only to
the constitution of the United States.
Its introduction was objected 10.
Mr.. Giddings asked leave TO offer a long
preamble and resolution setting forth human
rights, as embodied in the Declaration of In
dependence, and declaring the Supreme
Court in the bred Scott decision had I'M
justly assailed the learning. intelligence and
Christianity of distinguished revolutionary
patriots, and brought discredit on the Judi
ciary of the United States.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, objected to their
getting in an hours speech under the guise
of joint resolution.
Bocock wanted to know whether the hour
rule applied in this case. Objections were
made to the introduction of the resolutions.
Humphrey Marshall asked, but failed to
obtain, leave to offer a resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, by providing that only native
born citizens and those naturalized according
to the general naturalization laws, shall be
deemed qualified aselcctors under the Consti-
tuition. Adjourned.
SENATE In special order the affairs of
Kansas were taken mp.
Mr.. Hale said he had rcfraiucd from par
ticipating in the debate heretofore because he
presumed the public were more anxious to
hear from vtbof Senators rather than learn
the opinion of so humble an indi, iJuai ms
himself. He did not think this discussion
i'll timed or premature. The distinguished
Senator from Illinois had spoken, and his
speech fully met the public OK ,,ectation. lie
agreed with Douglas in opposing the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, but not because il was in
contravention with the principles and policy
of the Nebraska bill. He opposed it for just
the opposite reason, viz: because he consider
ed it in exact conformity with that act. He
raSf cd an IF ha
gramme, and as carrying 1t ont to the letter
and spirit. lie was inclined to think, i'm the
controversy between Douglas and the Prcsi-
dent, the palm of victory ought To be award
ell to the President. When the latter under
takes to bring in the Federal Army to force
this obnoxious constitution down the threats
of the people of Kansas, it is because he un-
derstands the Nebraska bill just as well as if
he was in the country at the time that the
measure became law. He said he was op-
posed to the whole thing from the beginning
to the end. He was opposed to the tree and
! its foliage, and was now opposed to plucking
the ripe fruit. He could only Judge of the
object of the passage OF the bill by the natural
and inevitable consequences which must re-
suit from such measure. That object could
be nothing else than to break down the bar
rier which separated free territory from slave
territory, and to bring Kansas into the Union
as q slave State legally and peaceably, II they
could, but to bring it in as a slave State any
how. Some ofthe advocates of that bill went
over the line with drum, fife, and banners fy-
! ing, carried everything their own way, and
returned across the river openly avowing they
| had conquered the territory. Thus matters
went on with this kind of freedom and pop
ular sovereignty, and at length the Conven-
ton assembled to form 4 constitution for the
future State Of Kansas. And the senior
Senator from Is. c., Evans included) had
avowed it was this purpose to extend slavery
into Kansas, at the time, with regard to pro-
ceedings in Kansas under the Nebraska bill
| The elections were carried not by mob from
Missouri, but by on invading army who
went over the line. What did they do!
They adopted the very best plan which
could be.
1.-THE line east of Cincinnati here broke
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