Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-16
WASHINGTON, Monday, March /
SENATE


newspaper paragraphs. He came into the
Senate Chamber on Saturday. under the mis-
| taken apprehension of what had past, and
attempted to defend himself from what he
considered wrong imputations. He felt con-
! vlnced that when the Senator from Illinois
discussed the question, it would be found
there was no essential variation in relation to
the question pending between that Senator
| and himself
| Mr.. Wade resumed, saying that the Senator
| from Virginia was mistaken in surprising that
he (Wade) had attempted to make out that
there were differences between the Senator
and the Democratic party. 1t was not so.
He thought that he (Bigler) and the President
| were politically as near alihe as the Siamese
| twins and so were the whole Democratic
party. If the President tak,s snuff, all good
| Democrats are bound to sneeze
Mr.. Wade defended the Topeka constitu-
| ton. If the trainers of it were rebels, he
stood there as their champion. If they were
rebels, so were a majority of the House of
Representatives, so was he. So was General
| Cass, for presenting that constitution to the
! Senate. 1t seemed that everybody who would
not submit to be trampled on by border ruff
hanism, are to be denounced as traitors. If
this thing is continued, said he, there will be
civil war Mr.. Wade continued to discuss
the various points alleged against the Free
State proceedings of Kanzas, replying to each
By appropriate arguments. He next took up
the Lecompton constitution, examining it's
features, declaring the slavery clause as Pc
Ter Funk operation, not binding on the peo-
pie. Abiding to the President of the con-
ventlon, he aUked, who is this John c. Cal
houn
A Senator-John Calhoun.
Hr. Wade-l am glad for the honor of his
predecessor, that is not his name. But who
is this fugitive from justice, who flies to this
place, where everything too vile to live at
home, congregates, and who is now sitting in
some public house of this city, with the des
tiny Of great State in mis- pocket. Some
body has said, cotton is king, 1t is mistake.
however. John Calhoun is king. In con-
cluson, Mr.. Wade said you can no more force
a State into this Union with constitution not
the choice of its people, than you can force
State out of the Union. Both doctrines are
revolutionary, and distasteful to the American
people. What has been said about an eua-
bling act deceives nobody He (Wade) would
not admit the necessity of an enabling act,
The people will settle the matter in three
days, il permitted. Say to the people, choose
your own constitution, and in one hour there
will be peace. The opposite course will lead.
God knows where.
Mr.. Mason of Virginia, then rose. He
commenced by saying, when at the close of
the American Revolution, the several States
met IN convention to consult together, MANY
disturbing questions were before them, but
most disturbing of them all, was that of Amer
lean bondage. 1t was discussed to determine
whether 1t should form an element OF political
power, and 1t was finally guaranteed to the
ofp rhar - - l
element OF political power. The attempt in
1920 TO exclude Missouri from the Union on
account of slavery, was a struggle to impair
the power Of the South. She was finally
admitted on a principle unknown to the
Constitution, yiz-the establishment of the
Sc deg. 80 min. line.
Mr. Mason proceeded at great length to
trace out the successive steps of aggression on
slavery, from the Revolution to the bred
Scott decision. Abiding to the latter, he
quoted from Chief Justice Marshall, VINO
once said, 1.-The greatest curse an angry God
could send on an erring people was depend
New York (Sewafd) talks OF e-organizing
the courts, so as to make them sectional and
subservient to the fluctuations of parties.
MIR. Seward replied, that he had been en-
gagged preparing measure to organize the
Supreme and Circuit Courts, in such a way as
to embrace the representation of the several
States, so as to secure the better adminIstra-
ton of justice and greater dispatch of BUSH
ness When matured, he would bring it in.
1t will be conservative in character, and at
the same time inst He added, that he hoped
the principles of the court would be in con.
tormlty with the Constitution, and with the
principles of humanity and justice.
MIR. Mason proceeded. He denounced the
disturbed state of Kanzas as the natural effect
of the Abolition Emigrant Aid Societies,
the managers of which he held respon-
sible for all the rapine and violence that
had occurred. Mr.. Mason thought that
it would be strange if, with the peculiar pop
ulation Of hanzas, some frauds had not been
committed. But Congress had nothing to do
with them. He next proceeded to notice the
arguments of those who denied the right of
property in man. Slavery was but life ap-
premiership. Quoting from Maine news.
paper, where poor person had been sold at
auction, he exclaimed: ''lt is an acknowledge
ment of the right Of property in man.
Mr.. Fessenden explained. The case was
mere contract to support at the lowest rate a
poor person unable to work.
Mr.. Mason resumed, contending that the
normal state OF the African was slavery. De-
portation improves his condition, and his
bondage in this country, in It's superiority
over his original state i'll Africa, may be com
pared to the brightest over the lowest type of
his civilization. Whenever left to himself he
lapses into barbarsm and when freed, he
degenerates. Returning to the objections to
the admission OF Kanzas, he said there was
no objection to the admission of Minnesota,
thouSh she had no convention at all.
Mr.. Seward asked ifany portion the peo-
| pie Of Minnesota objected to the admission of
that State.
Mr.. Mason replied that he had no official
knowledge that any portion of the people of
Kanzas object to admission under her consti-
tuition. In concluding, he alluded to Mr.
Stewards threat, that there should be no more
slave States. The battle, he tells US, is
fought and won. A significant warning !
But he would tell that gentleman that the
battle is not fought not won. 1t is but Just
| begun, and the direct issue is-you shall have
no more slave States. He called the system
of African bondage one Of the instruments of
our civilization, and must be left to work out
| its own destiny.
Several motions were made by the opposi.
ton to adjourn, and lost.
Mr.. Clark of New Hampshire, spoke at
| great length in opposition to the bill. He en-
| posed and refuted the statement that the COM
mon law Of England recognized property in
man. At six o'clock Mr.. Clark said that he
felt fatigued, having had neither bread nor
water since o'clock in the morning, moved
that he be allowed to finish his remarks to-
morrow. Motion lost by 10 yeas to % nays.
Yeas-Chandler Clark, Crttenden, Fessenden, Foster,
Hale, smhn, Harlan, King, puBb, Simmons wade and
| Wilson.
Nays-Alen ,Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs Bgler, Brown,