The Washington union., 1858-03-11
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Mr. HAMLIN resumed his remarks In opposition to
the hin and in reply the recent speech OF Mr. HAM
MoSp He stated that the North drew imaginary dis
tncon between its different classes of manual lsboreH
All classes of manual aborers, therefore to gteatet OF
less extent, hrig manual aborers and those who
labor for compensation constitute majority of the whole
people These We're the men whom the senator from
South Carolina had designated white slaves He could
not understand that distinction which should allow anan
TO make contract for the service OF his BRAIN and calls
him free man, but denied him the right to make CON
tract for the service of his hands without subecting him
to the degrading designation of 'slave These hireng
aborers OF the North the who made the barren
hillside bloom and blossom they the who built
the ships Of the North and navigated themwho built their
towns and inhabited hemwhu constituted the great
of the community and the deritOries Of political
power. These men were not only the pillars that sup
ported the government but they the capitals that
adon those pillars and yet it proposed to place
them side by side with the toiling negro. These
the whom the North clothed with political
power and who exercised the preogatives of the State
They not only exercise that ut home but they
resent us abroad they support the Statshey are the
State They read the papers OF Che day they watch
what is done in the halls of Congress every day and
throughout the whole North the dongs of each house Of
Congress as well understood and perhaps bet
ter than the members understood them themselves He
would ask, does labor imply slavery great part OF
these men own their own homes, and labor to adon
them they intelligent and entitled 10 respect.
Mr. II. then proceeded to examine the positions
sumed by Mr. HAMMOND in reference to the comparative
wealth and products Of the North and South He de-
tied the true wealth of the country
Mr.. HAMMOND explained that the senator from
Maine did not seem to understand his position exactly,
but as the time for debate limited he would not
now enlarge upon the matter. but would take early
opportunity to reply to all the comments upon his
speech
Mr.. HANIIIN said that it made very little difference
whether country produced all that 1t consumed, and
then consumed it ALL or whether It raised and exported
the material And then consumed the whole amount
which was hteived from foreign countries in exchange
for that raw material The southern section of this
try principally devoted to agricultural pursuits, and
although it furnished very great amount of foreign
exports consisting of articles in their state it by
means followed that all those expectations
after paying their debts and supporting their families
1t proves, because the South exports hundred
millions Of dollars worth Of cotton that il surplus,
than that the six hundred millions of dollars worth OF
manufactured articles which thD North produces
surplus IN thst savp He then proceeded to cite stats
tics showing the comparative increase Of population in
the North and South, and also the comparative number
of miles of railroads and canals the number of fur
| nished In the revolutionary war, &c
He styled Kansas the veyard Of governors and said
that no matter who might be sent there unless he
devil ncarnae, he would to the conclusion that the
people of Kansas much abuse and oppressed people
As TO the Proposition that Kansas and Minnesota should be
admitted together he protested against yokng the living to
the dead Minnesota ought to be admitted Immediately
since she has complied with the conditions upon which
her admission to take place but the is entirely
different with Kansas To the bill before the Senate
Union under constitution which large majority of her
citizens repudieed He argued that made difference
whether the vote was taken the list of December
the 4th Of january The submission to the people
all simply for the pmrosc of knowing whether the
constitution their act Any day any hour before
Congress called upon to act in regard to the matter
the people of the Territory had right to express their
approval or disappoval OF that instrument 1t did not
matter whether that opinion expressed the
sion of the eay submission % the slavery question
whether it expressed by vote directly the const
tuition In either case the submission only to be
made to ascertain what the win Of the people they
had the right to express their will and that expression
of their will should he respected else they will not
have been left in perfect freedom to regulate their nst
tntions in their way, guaranteed by the
ganic act.
If Congress shall persist in enforcing the adoption of
this obnoxious constitution the people OF Kansas will be
only fit to be slaves and they will be slaves if they do
not resist it to the last extremity He would put the
to any man who about to vote for this wicked
thing, and ask him what he would do if he Were living
in community where be about to he deprived OF his
rights at the point of the bayone He believed that the
people of Kansas would resist, aud would anybody
who had particle of Anglo Saxon blood in his veins
and they did, e only desired to say that the respon
by must rest upon those here who have driven them
to this alternative. If justified in fighting for
their domestic atars their hearthstone their wives and
little ones, members OF Congress must not complain of
them if they do it when this emergency is forced upon
them But it said that this all to be done under
the forms of law Where there a despotism so
hateful act wicked. that it might not be done
under the forms Of law II under the forms of law
that England oppressed these colonies until they threw
off the yoke it under the forms of law that the
pure patriot John Hampden, executed yes it
under the name and the forms of law that the Son Of
Man himself arragned and stretched upon the
And under the and forms of law an act
about to he done whose inauity and turpitudc
equaed in the history of the world only by the cruc
6xion of Christ
Z Mr. SEBASTIAN read long speech ON the affairs of
Kansas in low tone to be almost entirely inaud
in fhp psralla he fpWa cred MIN
which heard, he understood to argue in favor
Of the admission of Kansas and Minnesota together and
in favor of the legality Of the Lecompton constitution
Mr.. POLK obtained the floor, and the further consid
Grafton of the bill postponed until hafpast twelve
clock to morrow.
Mr.. HUNTER asked unanimous consent that the Sen
ate take daily from four O'Clock to six clock
p n in order to enable the debate on the Kansas bill
to be finished by Monday next.
Mr.. IRUMBULL objected
Mr.. HUNTER then gave notice that he would renew
the motion to
After an unsuccessful motion to adjourn the Senate
proceeded to the consideration executive business and
at about five O'Clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. MASON, of Kentucky, asked to he excused from
serving on the Committee Accounts.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, trusted the gentleman would
not be excused
Mr.. MASON said they h,d not the confidence of the
House. and did not want to take the responsibility the
face of this state of things, of passing upon these
counts, cxtravagsn than any presented The
House had right to control the committee that il
should act in accordance with the views of the House
As the House had refused TO fix the number Of its