The Washington union., 1858-03-21
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIyEs.

cai order.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion OF Mr.. LETCHER, OF Virginia, the House
into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union lMr Booock, of Virginia, ia the chair and
smed the consideration OF the bill TO supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the service Of the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1888.
Mr. FARNSwoRTIf of illinois, opposed the extension
of slavery by the admission of Kansas under the Lecop
ton constitution because contrary To the genius Of
institutions exhibited the history our gov
ernlnept Mr. + occupied his full time in reading his
speech but gave additional facts eucdated no new
principle, oontenting himself with covering the entire
ground heretofore held by his black republican ooadu
tors in advocating the doctrine of the equality of the
white and black They would not admit Kansas
into the Union if they destroyed hundred Unions They
all scared about a dissolution of the Union
and wished to test IFS strength la the south they raised
hemp, excellent article, and there a theory
that every locality raised vegetable panacea for its dis
He had doubt that southern hemp would prove
valuable remedy for dsunion DR.. James the
tired physiciaD) prescription for sindry diseases.
Mr. MAYNARD OF Tennessee intended to have cast his
vote and leave it the record to vpdicae itself but
Of personal nature induced him TO state the
by which and the principles upon which, he should
vote for the admission Of Kansas under the Lecompton
constitution and il might he well enough to state that
after discussion of three months he had and heard
uo sufficient reason Why he should not thus vote. He
took it that when the people of Territory being citi-
uf the United States numbering sufficient to give
them representative and united as body polite under
constitution republican in its FORM and applied TO
them to be admitted State their right 10 admission
complete As had been done in instances in
the history Of tte country when by facous opposi
,ion that right had been denied the people might
have the remedy in their power but their right
ertherless complete He had been told ly gentleman
having the very best of knowing, having in
crest whatever msroprcsent the views lac had this
subject that the people in the Territory of Kansas
number upwards Of 100, 900, That statement he had
seen nowhere contradicted. These people come with
constitution that he supposed no would deny
publican in its form and asked to lie admitted What
the reason she should not be admitted Z
MIR. GIDDINGS, OF Ohio replied, because they asked
them to give Chem power in this body, in the election OF
President of the United States in the federal government
in proportion to their number Of slaves allowing three of
their slaves to such he is.
Mr.. MAYNARD glad the gentleman had mention
Cd that point 1t old idea that had been repeated
and suffered 10 pass uncbaengod and uncontrovercd
his surprise and amazcnent The why they said
Kansas should be admitted WAS because her
sttution established slavery but because it recognised the
property in slaves that already there and because
it provided that those slaves should not he emancpaed
except with the consent Of the owner the payment Of
their pccuniay value and that long slavery
ognised in Kansas the cmgrant should be permitted to
introduce the slaves he actually owned Various petexts
set up that the convention had legal authority TO
frame constitution, and after they had framed it they
had submitted it To the people for their raRation
rejection at the ballot box and that the constitution in
its terms, points out method 10y which it should hc
changed until the year 1861 In the various elections il
alleged that frauds interviewed at the ballot box. He
should discuss this because it had already been ably
discussed by those who had preceded him. and II the dis
had advanced step since the first argument
had been made he had not been able to see it. They
might continue to discuss the question of the sovereignty
OF the people, and similar questions and arrive at
any result conclusive satisfactory. He assumed to
speak himself and in his apprehension this discussion
would amount TO nothing in settling the question before
them. He knew that the who wanted to pursue a
particular and for best known to himself
] a. f.I-.Y H.,
he very ingenious in defining his position gentleman
had appealed TO God and said help him God he would
for the admission of any slave State There
the ground they had 10 stand upon and contest and they
might well up and meet il ike true soldiers and
men OF nerve There feature in the constitu
ton that met his cordial appreciation the provisions
that the governor and lieutenant governor should be
eligible to office until thirty years Of age and citizen of
the United States years aud that those who
entitled TO vote should be male citizens Of the United
States above the age OF twenyone years having resided
in the State for year. There another constu
iion to I've adopted gotten up in frauds in comparison
with which the Kansas frauds amounted but very
tic. They were told that if Kansas admitted the
agitation would not stop. Let the final vote be reiec
tion and it would go with lightning speed to every part
Of the northern territory and wake the answering echo
we have triumpbcd crushed out tn. slave power and
got the savedriyer under feet II might be that
the admission of Kansas would stop this agitation
but in his opinion that the only mode in which il
Mr WAIDIbS Of Michigan, read a long speech in
opposition 10 the admission o Kansas under the Lcoop
ton constitution and in opposition to the extension
slavery In the formation Of the constitution there had
been shameless disregard Of appearances and viola
ton Of popular rights, followed up ty pcrverson Of
facts and subveTson of the truth He oontcnded that
IL expressive Of the sentiments Of the people
nursed IN fraud and volative Of Justice and good
faith II made slavery perpetual and there mode
by which the people could free themselves He declared
that the convention formed Of men the creatures O
calhoun and rcioioed that there was power higher
than the President and greater than Congress
Mr. ElDDlNGS, uf OHIO, replied 10 some remarks Of
VT hhHNAED, maintaining The equality Of the racos
oh"" him the form Of his Creator, and be would show
uein brother The government had violated the sol
enh compact, and induced the British government 30
pay ior human beings property.
MI hAhSlAih of Mississippi said the third article
OF The consultation declared that new States might bc nd
m'e by Ceng,cs and the fourth section provided that
TO every State should bo guaranteed republican form Of
government Under this clause Of the federal onsiitu
u"n from the beginning Of the government To ls2o-n
its ureT and better days, in the DAYS o Washnptu and
Jefferson Madison and Monroe and the croat rne, Who
fought The battles Of the revolution and achieved u i'm