The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-12

sIuVes. Mr. D0Oilttle passed 10
Kansas affairs, showing the incon.
sistency Of the advocates Of the Le-
compton Consultation. The Presi.
dent bases the legality Of that Con.
stitution on the Kansas Nebraska act.
Mr.. Hammond takes a different
ground, ccntending that the sover.
eighty Of Kansas is vested in the
sovereignty OF tile states, to be ex.
ercised by Congress alone. The
Senator from Tennessee placez,;s IN
the people of Kansas, independent
Of the enabling act, while the Sen
ator from Georgia asserts il to be in
the Territorial Legislature. He
(Doolittle) con,onded that if the SOW.
ereigDty resided in the people. the
Topeka Constitution is a legal in
struinent. He then examined the
claims OF the two Constitutions. To.
peka an Lecompton, contendiny
thot tho latter was invalid because
the Kansas Nebraska net conferred
no power to call II Convention, while
the former grew out of a revolution
airy appeal to the people themselves,
and was perfectly legal. In answer
to the question why did not the free
State men of Kansas, il in the ma
jority, vote for delegates to the Con
vcntlon-he showed 10y numerous
frmiliar facts that in many cases
they could not vote in consequence
of several counties being disrran.
chlsed, and also that they had been
sOlernnly assured that the Constitu.
ton would be submitted to the-wp.
proval Of the people. This assur.
ance was given 10y Calhoun himself
rs well as by President Buchanan In
his message, and through his chosen
organs, Walker and Stanton. lie
denied the correctness OF the Prcsi.
dents assertion that when the slave.
ry clause was submitted all was
done that was necessary. There
were many other questions. Banks
the clause requiring the Governor TO
be a citizen tor twenty years, &C.
He further denied that the slavery
clause was ever fairly submitted -
MIR. ID. then sketcbed the current OF
events since it was frat proposed to
repeal the Missouri Compromise
instancing the Atchison meetings in
Missouri, which passed resolutions
that Missouri would extend hor in.
stitutions over Kansas at whatever
cost OF blood, and contendinv that
these meetings. as well as the Lc.
compton Constitution itself. were the
direct fruit OF that repeal. The pro
grammc OF these meetings was CIR.
rled ont in full. Missourians, with
bowie knives and revolvcrs, invaded
hansas, and usurpcd the lie esislatnre
winch in three short weeks enacted
the whole code OF Missouri. There
stands the appalling fact and no
mantle of shame is wide enough To
cover it. One more only is wanting
lass thi, act and history will declare
that in the same year when Russia
emancipates her slaves. II publican
America tramplcs upon her princi
pies Of Independence, imposes n
Constitution on her Territories, cs-
tablishing slavery.
Here the Senate received the
louse deficiency printing bill.
MIR. Foster, Of Ct, said he woul,l
never give his consent TO the ad mis-
sion OF another slave State north of
3G deg. 30 min. iIe considered
himself bound by the orlinance OF
81 and would never recognize IT.
repeal. Referring u the 7d, articl,
OF the Lacompton Constitution, AS.
sertlng the right OF property in slave.
he said that the principle enunciatcd
was reproacl to the age. 1t woulL
have been outrageous to have incor.
porated such n principle even in Il
Constitution made for southern
State. lie allnlud to the claus S o!
the bill OF rights, declaring that no
negro should live in the Territory.
and thought il a strange clause to
exist in Republican Constitution.
MIR. Green, Of Mo-, reminded him
that the same provision exists in The
Topeka Constitution.
MIR. Foster was not advised that
the Topeka Constitution had been
received by the Senate. He did no,
believe it contained such a clause.
and there ia no question, he con-
tinued, that by the Lecompton Con.
stitution free no yroes must be killed.
Mr.. Green asked il the Senator
coutendcd that free negroes, entering
the free States having provisions
forhidding them, as Illinois for in.
stance, must be killed.
Mr.. Fostcr-The Lecompton Con.
stitution says as much. 1t says that
no freeman can DO exiled and that
no free negro can live there.
Mr.. Green-The Senator's argu.
ment is absurd.
Mr.. Trumbull explained that the
laws Of Illinois provided for u free
neg.o. The law disposes OF them.
Mr.. Green-Ilowl
Mr.. Trumbull-Drives him ont.
Mr. Green Kansas will do the
same.
Mr.. Foster proceeded. reading the
clause providing Tor a change in the
Constitution, and coutending that
the direct meaning is that the peo.
pie may alter everything but the
slavery clause. Slavery is to bu per-
pctual. Establish tina. Constitution
and slavery can never bo abolished
except 10y the consent Of every slave
holder in the State.
M. Hnoao oxI.ol