The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-25

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lAd already been offered ts the Preside st.
At fifteen minutes before fouf o'cle *, the |
House adjourned. IA
Friday, March 80, 1858. "a
SENATE
Kansas.-Mr. Wilson m.,yed that tbs Senate |
proceed to the consideration of tie bill for the |
admission of the State # Kansas | to the
Union; which was agreed 20.
Mr.. Foster, of Connecticut, would squire, |
irst Is this Constitution she work of ,e peo- |
pie, embodying their will, Second * fill it, |
Il Kansas be admitted undss it, harmon 10 with |
he principles on which mr Govern, ,ens ID I
founded? To both of th, ,e inquiries be was
after careful inquiry, to- spiy in |
he negative. tt - A
Under the first head, he argued to 81 ~ that |
he Lecompton Constitstisn had no inding |
obligation on Congress, ant recited the sarious
evidences which compelle the belief that it |
was not the work of the fsople, or an.sxpres- |
ZION of their will. Under he second bad, he |
reviewed that provision of Z le instrumeE (which
orbids free negroes to live in the State Kan |
'as under any circnmstat ces, end en- "a the |
Missouri controversy as wing fnally turned |
On preckely this question, which, if important |
IN 1920, was equally impo, sant now.
He next considered the xcuses by which it |
"a sought to justify the pen ling neasufs He |
criticised Mr.. Pugh's am. ndmept, wkjch he |
thought involved an unwar antable attsnpt on |
she part of Congress to CO, strue the Cs,stitu- |
ion of Kansas, and closed affirming tsat his |
opposition to the Lecompf N Constituts IN was |
based on considerations " ,ich lsy ou ode OF
Slavery, though he deemes it Just to ~ that
he would never vote to ad nit . slave Gliding |
State lying north of the N jssouri conn ;omise |
line.
Mr.. Clay. of Alabama, in an elAborat argu- |
ment, vindicased the right of Slavery under
the Constitution of the u .ited Ststea This
be thought especially incur ,bent on hf5 at a
time when Alabama, By the unanimous E,solves
Of her Legislature, had take definite position
in case the pending messu shoald be reject
ed. He thought it vain to disguise the fsct that
Slavery was the real subjec matter of I g pres
ert controversy. Disorder, in Usah AMI groes
irregularities in Minnesota disturb not yhe ma
tional repose, because Slave ~ is not imk Heated
in them. But informalitiea in Kansas became
topics of national debate, be ause 1t is saaght in
their name to compass the efest of the South.
He criticised, in detail, ~ principleS of the
Republican party, with th view of showing
their antagonism to the righ guarantee 70 the
South by the Constitution the United States
He believed that the prevs ence of tina party
was fraught with terrible C, Iamities to js sec
ton calamities, however, which the South
would deserve to endure If ie did not pr mptly
resent insult and repel aggr ssion. At 10 rick
of provoking ridicule, he wo Id read the Golemn
resolutions of the Legislatui Of his Stat4. He
was not one of those who > addicted 70 sing
ing pssns in praise of th Union. Els first
and paramount allegiance Is due to Alabama.
The Union as conceived bi the fathers he re-
vered and loved, but union n der VIOLATED Con-
stitution he abhorred, and rould break if his
power we're equal to bis via. 81"
After the Senator had coa cluded bis peech,
Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Houston allied his attention
to some remarks which mig 1t possibly te con.
strued to reflect upon the C arse taey had pur-
sued in the pending controy ry. Mr.. Clay dis
claimed any intention to 10 peach the uotives
of either, though regrettiu that their views
had not been coincidsnt wit bis own.
Mr.. Durkee, of Wisconsin, SAID that he in
tended to make speech, b. t, his healtl being
poor, he would get his coll ague to real it for
him. He took strong groe I'D against he Lee
compton Constitution, and ,iterated tn argu-
ments generally urged on th It side. For ,e that
creature of frauds, forgery and spuri us re-
turns, upon Kansas, he sal , and no M n can
foretell the results. In ado ,ting the l. comp
ton Constitution, we sbsnt on the ball It box,
and resort to the principle of tyrants, thai might
makes right If the people of the Nor b sub
NIT to such outrages, Mr.. u ammond W, right
In saying they were slaves.
HOUSE
The army BiA.-The Spa aker ;aid TIE bust
ness first in order was the | i'll to raise regi-
ment of mounted voluntee for Texas, and
to autbnr;zsIhs.Raasi& r-xt 1rYo6af regi
ments of volunteers, upon VIZ ch tb msis ques-
ton had been ordered.
The amendment offered / 2 Mr., Quituan, of
Mississippi, providing for SUI yeonf was s,greed
to.
The yeas and nays wer ord red ca the
amendment offered by Mr., Fault DER, Il Vir.
ginis, to strike out 60 mn, b as provinces for
volunteers, and insert insses a ,rovisi n for
organizing one regiment Of dragf ons aad two
of infantry for the regular So vice.
The amendment was rejee ed, cas- AZ, nays
lab.
The question required on se enE rossment Of
the bill, and it was ordered t be Ell crossed and
read third time-yeas l28, Jays ID. ~
Mr.. Quitman then deman led fae previous
question on the passage of le bib, which was
and under its ope alton the bill was
psssed-yeas ia, nays II.
Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, mo ed Il at when the
House adjourn, it be to meet on Monday, .r
The motion was disagreed to-3eas 60, nays
l25.
The Deficiency Bill The aouse according
ly went into Committee Of tn Whole, (kr. b.
cock, of Virginia, in the CHI ny snd took up
the bill to supply deficiencies In the appgppria-
tons for the service of the seal year sading
June 80, 1853.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, kplained tho sew.
eral items of appropriation In tie biz and
urged the necessity and pre- lriety of IN pas
sage.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Penn ylvania, ssid he
desired to defend the right of he white man to
selE government. The quest IN of the rights
of the negro had been amE discussed, but
never before had the questio of the rights Of
the white man to govern him elf been brought
fairly before Congress. Din mise it as they
might, the question before EN- was whether
they should or should not cor pei the people of
Kansas to submit to Consti ltion which they
had repudisted. "f
On the authority of Calhou and Webster he
defined Constitution to be compact, a spe-
cies of contract, and no c, atract was ever
binding, after it was framed y agents, until it
had been approved by their principals. The
people of Kansas were to &C tract, each with
all the others, by their agents assembled az del
egates in Convention, and q contract they
drew up was not binding mi | ratified BY the
people of Kansas, the contrs tors themselves.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, v Va satisfied that
there had been great irregul rites In K s sas.
bat the result of their labors-sss Before them
in the form of republican Constitution and
he was in favor of its adoptio Taere W. an
important issue now tender, to the ,ath.
The Northern States were a. uatea by p,lnci-
pies violative of the Constitu, On, rtyout,o aarv
in their character, and subve i've &C the = iuai.
ity of the States. Hefstt; d
The issue was raised of Sno nore ! i.v.