The Washington union., 1858-03-21


terms o the closest equality with the original States
which forIncd the tonfaderaoy. in 1929, bowetef
when Missouri sppled cr admission, her sIf,lifa
ton resisted not because her Constitution Sss
not republican fH form, not because there
any Objection 30 her bouBdafy, not because she
did not have the requisite population, not because che
had not gone through territorial PppRge, bat beosise
her constitution recognised slavery Here co.DeBed The
slavery agitation aud from that day this Il had been c
ing on, assuming at different times different shapes Mrs
souT finally admitted but IN order 30 effect her adj
mission the Missouri restriction adopted and slavery
forever prohibited from being carried north OF the
line So so. Ii unnecessary -TbT him 10 depict the
events of that period They had been depicted during
the present session Of Congress in the discussion Of the
Kansas question and weEe fresh in the roolcctions of
all gentlemen here From that day the present when
slave State applied for admission AZ the cases
of Arkansas Florida, and Kansas the country passed
through the Of agitation, excitement aud
turmoil through which IL was passing IeooIiend-
ed that the only questions to lie asked were whether the
constitution republican in rm and expressed the will
OF the people
On the Sd of February the President had transmitted to
Congress the constitution formed by kansss, with h,T APP
pication for admission and message marled by extra
ordinary ability urging her admission Ia auding to
the passage of the Nebraska act and the organi
zaon OF the Territory he sid that before that bill pass
ed after it became evident that il would pass organ
istion gotten up in the State of Massachusetts,,
with capital amounting 10 So 600 600, Tor the purpose
OF sending cmgrauts into that Territory with view of
shaping its institutions and defeating the objects of the
bill
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts denied that there were
such societies in Massachusetts.
Mr. BARkSDAl4E said he heard il denied be-
fore 1t had been arowed IN the Senate ly Mr. SrAHER
In that celebrated speech OF his which his friends that
side OF the House would remember perhaps forever. He
then quoted from the report of Judge Duus 10 show
the aims, extent and objects of these organizations nd
ding that he found he wrong only the amount
of capital which s., 900 600 instead of s3 900 coo
lie next reviewed the events attending the action Of the
legislature and the formation Of the constitution
tending that although almost unanimous vote had
been recorded in favor OF forming constitution, yet
when the time for the election of delegates came the
people refused to obey the law notwithstanding the fac;
they had the army and the government 10 pctect them
in their right 10 vote. He held that enabling act
unnecessary and stated that Vermont Maine Arkansas
Iowa. Tennessee Michigan, Florida, and California
into the Union without enabling acts and that Kentucky
did not have a constitution until after she admitted
From all this be held that the constitution the will
of the people and, there dispute TO s being
republican in its form, Kansas should be admitted under
it, So the only objection that could lie urged against
that it tolerated slavery he desired TO ask the
gentleman from Indiana Mr. ColaAx all the people OF
Kansas desired admission with pro slavery constitution
whether he would vote for her admission
Mr. CoLtAA said he intended to answer every point if
he obtained the floor
Mt. BARKSDAIaE replied that he did not know that
he would be here, and would like TO have the
He would repeat the question, and desired
Mr. GIDDINGS said he would never vote to make
Ohio associate with another slave Stale.
Mr.. BARKSDALE inquired if that the sentiment
of his party.
and Christian part of mankind generally. IIanghter
Mr.. BARkSDAIE The black republican mankind,
have do doubt you do The true ground Of opposition
that the constitution tolerated slavery
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohie said, iar as he knew no
republican member would vote for the admission of
slave State north Of 80 80. a@
Mr.. KEIIr. Will they vote for slave State south
of it
Mr. STANTON A r,,,i many ,f them, uiu
Mr.. BARkSDAIE continued The gentleman spoke
for himself The question involved the equality and
honor Of the southern States of the Union in the cvnfed
eracy 1t no more slave States to c admitted, they
desired 10 know it, The South had been true and loyal
TO the Onion. When in the hour Of danger Ind she
tnebed! The bones of her bleaching tieir
battle fields The North had been encruaching On the
South and the South had been constantly yielding u
they intended to deprive the South of her rights they de
sired to know il and know it
Mr.. COLFAX, in reply to the question of Mr.. Banks
said he would vote for The admission of Kansas
if all her people desired it, When the Missouri Conpro
mise repealed he declared them and he should main
tain il that by vote OF his would he sanction the
result sought to be carried out by that repeal He then
read speech 10 show that the constitution Tepu
ican in its form and did not speak the will of the people
| of Kansas
! Mr.. ADRIAN Of New Jersey, said be should vote
against the LcOmptOn constitution because il did
express the will Of the people If he did not do he
could not return 10 his constituents for lac had advocated
the doctrine of submission before them the recent
ton tie should be degenerate son oi revolutionary
father if be should vote deprive the people Kansas
of the rights or which the revolutionary fathers had
fought and bled.
/ Mr.. Soaring, Of New York remarked thnt if u
stranger 10 political history and institutions should
be doomed 10 listen to all e speeches OF members and
senators and perusc the lnauy reports and statEcs
ating TO Kansas ie would necessarily consider the quCs
ton grand political puzzle, to which there be
ginning end He briefly reviewed the position of kans
prior aud up the time she became Territory and then
speaking of the Becomptun constitution be said il had
been submitted to the people from the fact that the peo
pie Ivy almost unanimous vote decided 20 authorize
their representatives in the territorial Legislature pro-
vide for the election of delegates e. form the constitution
They did 30, and the delegates elected and framed
a constitution aud the constitution framed by them he
! that constitution When the question to him in
this way he other way of action but TO admit
Kansas under it and enrol her q State II they could
dictate how the people should form their constitution
they could dictate what the Provisions Of that consu
| tion should be
Mr.. WRIGHT of Tennessee, replied To the remark OF
Mr.. ESGIpii who said that of the democrats from the
northern States who voted for the Kansas Nebraska hill
but three remained here members of Congress which
he understood that gentleman TO bring forward
warning to that portion Of the democracy who like the
gentleman from New York who had Just closed his
speech have avowed their intention vote for the
admission Of Kansas under the Iccumpton constitution
That but side of the picture and he desired
all those democrats from the northern States who
voted against that Of Justice 1t true that
many OF them returned and Of them were
members to-day, but his friend knew that most if not all
Of them had gone into the ranks Of the black republic
party, and were to-day helping 10 swell the number of