The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-25
Thursday. March Is. 1855.


,s--5.I4s.--s sss- l5tsisssee fgsumed the slider.
alton Of the special order. being the bill the
admis-i3a Il tine State Of Kansas into the I MON.
Nr. Toonbs, Of Georgia, agreed with Mr.
CT. -uSen, that this was not a sectional ques
ticr, but It's Importance was such that many
people IN many OF the States considered il
worth more than the Union Itself. 1t was use
less 10 deny ina: the great shibboleth of the op-
position 10 the Lecompton Constitution was
found "a the CRY Of :" no more slave States in
this @ Iile5erGcy." Regarding this as the real
question at issue, he should proceed to inquire
whel er !. was doctrine which could be ad-
mi.t=d Ia any consideration Of constitutional
Law, authority, or policy.
As question of policy, this political dogma
was equally inexpedient. What more natural
or proper, than that the people Of the Terrific
ries IN forming their State Governments should
be leiJ fee 20 determine for themselves wheth.
e. hey would adopt or reject the institution OF
Slayery? In the case OF Kansas, she had a
triple Tiglt 20 admissions right under the
treaty Of acquisition, under the organic act,
AM urder the Constitution of the United
s-es. The Lecon pton Constitution had been
male with extreme dehberation, regularity.
and legality. Admitting as true ali the sllega.
tons u flEud committed at the election on the
Slavery article, thsy did not affect the LEGAL
adoption Of tha. clause ana of the whole IN.
strumeni.
lie held that the Territorial Legislature had
no right or authority to submit the Constitution
TO q vote Of The people after it had been framed
aud adopted by the Convention acting as the
peoples representatives. He regretted tbst
Mr.. Csittenden should have given the WEIGH
Of his great name to the charge that the frs
Legislature of Kansas had been elected b.
Missourisns.
He hsred radically with Mr. Crittenden II
his views Of the Missouri restriction and its re
peal. IL rejoiced that that odious statute haC
been e1Ace1. he was sure that Kentucky
even though, as some of her sister States fear
ed, SIZE loved the Union not wisely, but to,
well, would never endure the bondage of its re
newed imposition. But should that event oc
cur, it would be not among the least of its az
gravBtions that her own cherished son had con
spired to effect the wrong.
Mr.. Toombs closed his argument by payinr
a warm tribute to President Buchanan, Mr.
Secretary Csss, and such of the Northerr
Democracy as now exhibit the same sublim,
spectacle of maintaining the constitutions
rights OF the South against the advancing
strides OF N1rthern fsnalicism.
Mr.. Crittenden replied to the structures
of Mr.. Toombs. BE hoped he should b,
Missouri Compromise, after having learned 70,
more than thirty years TO revere aud honor i
as q great patriotic measure, which had brough
to the whole country a revenue of peace anc
good villa richer revenue than any tsrif
act could ever bestow. He had no ouarre
with the Supreme Court. BE recognised it a.
the 6ual arbiter in questions belonging to it
jurisdiction, but he could yield obedience to it
maudate without foregoing the matured anC
honest convictions of his reason and judgment
He regretted that the subject of Slavery wa
made an incident of this debate. Il real
formed no legitimate element of the Ksnss
discussion, which he had hoped would be con
duc.ed on high considerations of equality an
political justice. He was Southern man, an
always desired to see his section In the right
So feeling, he was constrained in the pending
Issue TO advise that which seemed to him RICH
IS true son Of the South, and at the sam
time as loyal citizen of the United States
He prayed that the South might ever bssk il
the sunshine of prosperity, aad that peac
m ght re- ngn and reign throughout all the land
The concluding remarks of the VENERABLE
Senator were greeted in the galleries with lout
applause, which, however, was soon represse'
in respect for the rules of the Senate.
Mr.. Bell, having obtained the floor of IN
Senate, ct a brief period before tie hour of re
cess, did not conclude his speech on the Kanss
Question until 10 o'clock at night.
He wo1Id not detract from the eloquent eu
Ioginm pronounced by Mr.. Toombs on Mi
Buchanan and his Cabinet. They might be a
patriotic as they were represented bat whe