The Washington union., 1858-03-19

was objected that a, subsequent election there was
vote OF ten Thousand against the constitution To this
he replied that that vote taken without authority
and was therefore inopcratiyenul and void The CON
stitution was formed aud ratified il an accomplished
act and no territorial legislature could overtun t The
power OF The territorial legislature not power 30
make constitutions unmake them bat simply rower
10 prescribe certain forms through which the people could
do that The people had already gone through these
FORMS and executed their purpose consequently, the
territorial Legislature which the creature of the peo
pie, had no right power 10 overtum the act of the
ereign people themselves The opponents Of this bill
also 80 outside of the constitution and say that il is
the work o the people, because it established by
usurpaton and fraud
Mr.. Il. disposed OF these objections in most
vincing manner, and listened to throughout his
marks with rapt attention by full Senate and densey
crowded galleries
Mr. CRlrrENDEN briefly replied to some of the points
raised by Mr. TooaBs Ia commenting upon his remarks of
yesterday. He hoped the constitution would be
back and again subjected to the test of popular
tiny If the people ratified it, let Kansas he admitted
under IL otherwise, let new constitution be formed
which the people shall approve
Mr. BELL thought the senator from Georgia in his
speech to-day had announced doctrines and used arg
mens which required extended notice and he should
therefore feel compelled by the exgencies OF the case
TO tespas longer the patience OF the Senate than he
would otherwise have done. From the remarks OF the
senator from Georgia. it would if he regarded
this question of union disnnon he spoke of
calculating the value OF the Union in certain contngen
floor OF the Senate ii became all lovers of their country
examine well the position in which they situated
and whittier the ship of State drifting Mr. b.
also expressed the opinion that many OF the facts stated
hy that senator in his narration of events in Kansas
unounded erroneous and he gave such counter
statements he thought the truth of history required
Mr.. b, thought he good friend of the
South the senator from Georgia but he should wait
until the question of the admission of slave
States presented aside from collateral issues before
lac ready calculate the value of the Union In the
of his remarks he said that there 800 votes
registered at the first election in Kansas and yet 900
votes were cast of which number only about 500
those OF persons registered Where did these five thou
| sand and odd votes come from
At quarter before four o clock the Senate took
| until 7 p.
At o Gle ok the Senate called TO order, and
Mr. BELL resumed his remarks He proceeded to
give history of the various elections in Kansas and the
number OF votes cast at eaoh having also much to say
about nvasions of Missouans and gross frauds by which
the people have been prevented from managing their
affairs in their way He believed the passage of this
BILL although the republicans opposing with all
their power, would cause such reaction to 90 more
for the of that party than anything else which
could be done Were gentlemen from the southern States
viii 10 lend their influence towards placing the reins OF
in the hands of that party? So far from local
izng the agitation it would but serve to increase it. What
was tbc result Of the asse of the Nebraska bill? Ii stirred
up the people of the North to degree almost unexn
pied and enabled Fremont to carry every New England
State and large vote in all the other northern States
and this constitution forced upon the people OF Kan
sas would be great to fear that the republic
cans would elect the next President. MT h. continued
| his remarks until ten oclocE.
Mr. FOSTER obtained the floor, end the Senate ad-
journed