The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-03-06

Tuesday, Feb.2G.-Senate not in session.
The House went into committee on tie
Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Smith, Of
Tennessee, made Lecompton speech. In
the course of his speech, in reply to ques-
ton. Mr. Smith said "admit Kansas and
then you can withdraw the troops and let
the outlaws there cut each others threats
in Their own own way."-[Mr. Giddings.l
''Wil you vote for resolution requiring
the President to withdraw the troops in
case Kansas should be admitted 2" Mr.. S.
answered, yes.
Mr.. Crawford you'd have so voted year
ago. Other Democrats responded to the
same effect.
Mr.. Giddings Immediately gave notice Of
a bill directing the withdrawal of the army
from Kansas
Mr.. Harris Of Illinois replied to a remark
applicable to him: said the convictions Of
his mind were the same now as in the last
Congress He maintained then as now that
the people of Kansas are not allowed to
manage their own affairs. He would defend
/ their rights. He denied that be was follow
ing any mans lead. He came here without
conference with his colleagues, but subse-
quently ascertained that they are agreed.
| He could not change the position he now
occupied.
! The committee finally rose, the House
passed the Indian appropriation bill, and
/ then then adjourned TO Monday.
Monday, Mdrch LIN the Senate, in ac-
/ cordance with previous arrangement, the
! bill for the admission of Kansas was taken
up. Mr. Green, OF Mo, having the floor,
gave notice that he should offer a substitute
providing for the admission CT tho States of
Minnesota and Kansas together, hoping
thereby to expedite business. He then
proceeded to advocate the report of the ma
! iority Of the Kansas committee, and under
took to contradict the report that MAORI
tv OF the Committee made a positive promise
I TO Mcssrs. Douglass and Collainer not TO
vote till the succeeding Monday; but sub
sequenily violated that agreement. In at
tempting TO show the falsity Of this report
he got into pretty warm discussion with
Mr.. Douglas, of which, however, the ,e!s-
graph fails 10 report the nature. Mr.. Green
then proceeded TO report at length in sup
port Of the bill TO admit Kansas and Mime
sofa. as he proposed.
He was replied to by Mr. Collamer, who
made regular freedom shrieking republ:'
can Kansas speech OF the old sort. The
Senate then went into executive session and
soon Afterwards adjourned.
In the house, Messrs. Seward, Harris
Grow, Curtis ard Bishop were announced
a. the special committee 10 consider the re
solution for the expulsion Of Mr.. Na,teson
\ resolution was adopeG calling for informa
- L 4..I s.as1 ~. IA
treasury to paw the expenses of the legiSia
lures Of Kansas. The House spent the bal
ance Of the day on the bill 20 re-organiz'
the corpse of clerks and other employees o
the House.
March an the Senate, Mr. Houston
presented a bill to raise a regiment OF mount
sd volunteers TO protect the frontiers o.
Texas, and also TO raise an additional regI
ment for Utah.
The resolution Of NJ Douglas, calling fol
information in relation TO Kansas affairs
was taken up, and Mr.. u. proceeded to al
vocate its adoption, hut at l o'clock was
cut off in the middle Of a sentence by the
announcement of the bill for the admission
Of Kansas a. the order OF the day. Mr.
Coliamer then resumed his speech Of yes
,eiday in opposition 10 the Kansas bill
speakinc an hour or two At the close o
. Ills speech. MI fu-n. q oAl', eaNc hcbN'
that lie should offer an amendment to Mr.
, Green's substitute for the admission of Kan
, sas aud Minnesota together, that the pcopl
NAV alter and abolish their form Of govern
mcnt in such manner they may thiu'
proper, so that il be republican in its form
, and in accordance with the Constitution o
the United States Mr. Seward then 60
: the floor, and the Senate adjourned.
The House, after briefly discussing tn
1 bill undispOSed of yes;esdav, in reference
to the employees of the House, withou
= coming to a vote resumed the consdera
o ton of Mr. Stewards motion to reconsite
n the vote referring TO the committee OF tn
, ! whole the Senate bill authorizing the Pre>I
dent to appoint any officers affected by IN
action of the naval retiring board, to thei
5 former position. A debate arose on TIL
question which occupied the day wi'hou
arriving nj vote.
March 3.--In The Senate, after some pre-
: lirinary business Of no Importance, Nj
Seward took the floor in opposition TO In
Kansas bill. lie spoke at great length, oc
: cupying early four hours. He traced IN
c history Of the slavery excitement in TIL
n country Then he traced minutely the his
tory of kanses affairs. aliudinS to, and DIS
cussing, also as he went, the Drcd Scott de
4 cision In closing his elaborate speech, h
d said.
am sure that no patriot who views tn
:, subject as do, could wish to evade or dc
. lay the triol by delays. We could only c,
tend slavery at the most throughout III
a Atlantic regions of the continent. The r.
: cifc slope is free, and it always must an
will be free. The mountain barriers whlc
separate us from that portion Of our Empir
Il, L.. del
possibly to ALLEVIATE us too soon. Let US n
only become slayehoiding States on thi
:, of these barriers, while only free States ar
" organized and perpetuated on the other side
= and then indeed there will como a divislo
. of the great American family into two M
:. tons equally ambitious for complete contrt
? over the continent and a conflict betwee
y them over which the world mourn as tn
greatest, and last to be retrieved of all tn
: calamities that have ever before befailent b
. human race.
y He was followed by Mr. Thompson, of y
j., who argued in favor of the Kansas bi
7 as the best means to end the Kansas trou
f blous, &c. He spoke about an hour, whe
the Senate adjourned.
The House resumed the consideration @
, he resolutions from the Senate, authorizn
the President 10 re-appont any officers al
fected o, the aotioh OF the Nanai retirin
Board to tllei- former position. After spend
f ing the day in discussing the resolution,
was finally adopted D., q majority, and til
: House adjourned.
: March 4.--In the Senate, Nj. Hammond
of S. c., made a Leconpton speech, and Mr.
Doolittle spoke on the other side, upnl
: which the Senate adjourned over to Monday
In the House, the Speaker announced III,
first business in order TO be the rcsolutio.
of Mr.. Hoard, to raise committee to invcs
tigate the common rumor, that the Pres:den
was nSinry executive natrnnann "a inHnanc