The Washington union., 1858-02-27
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They did not vote because they would not vote notwit
standing the fair opportunity that had been offered 10
them He supposed that Il would be admitted that the
pro slavery party were favor of It's admission under the
Lecompon constitution He would show that the free
State party were also in favor Of It's admission He held
in his hand the Herald Of Freedom, the republican paper
OF Kansas.
VoIcn :" II has Just been bought up
Mr.. SMITH. The gentleman says it has Just been
bought up WELL this article appeared two months
ago and He thon proceeded 10 read from that pa
per an editorial statement that the whole tendency of
the New York Tribune, and other abolition papers,
to make Kansas what they professcd TO desire TO avoid
He also read from the Ledger another republican paper
an article saving that the democrats and fanatics Of both
parties longer in the hearts and affections of the
people and their anting and roaring would avail moth
ing. The people were sick and disgu with them.
They wanted peace for that brought them hap
pness and prosperity He also had the statements of
Gov Walker and Mr. Stanton, and from the time they
had entered the Territory up till the 2Gth OF September
last in which they had stated that the Territory ia
open rebellion against the government Were they TO
be believed Ii they did not believe Walker, could they
not believe Stantony He would ask them 10 look ut the
speech of Stanton at New York in which he said when
he got TO the Territory 1t In open rebellion the peo
pie refusing accept the laws passed by the Legislature
and repudiatipg them from beginning to end
In reference to changing the constitution, he held
that the people under the Lecompton constitution had
right TO amend 1t in any form they proper by ma
State and the Lecompton constitution asked for State
and the people of Kansas wanted 10 be made State
The Topeka constitution declared that no amendment
should be made in it until after 1865. Under the Le-
compton constitution previous to 1854 the people could
change it at any time by majority vote and after 1854
by two third vote s,
[The debate here terminated, the hour Of o'clock
having arrived.
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES, Of Pennsylvania, said the
Indian appropriation bill had been before the committee
for than week. and although entitled to one hour
he had occasion to it, because there had not been
single word said about It, He should therefore, ask the
Clerk to conclude the reading of the bill by sections
After the bill had been read,
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES moved that it be laid
aside and reported to the House, with recommendation
that it do pass which motion agreed to-
The House then proceeded to consider the bill to
bic the President of the United States to fulfil the stpu
ations contained in the third and sixth articles of the
treaty between the United States and the King of Den
mark of the 1th of April 1857, for the dscontnuance
of the Sound dues
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES explained that the bill did
not admit of debate amendment unless they desired
to defeat it, merely appropriated the Of $780,
900 for fulfilling the treaty stipulaons between gov
ernment and the King of Denmark in relation to the
abolishment of the Sound dues 1t stipulated that
this money should be paid in London the lth day cf
April next and unless the bill passed it would be
impossible for the government to comply with the pro-
visions of the treaty He hoped therefore, that the bill
would be laid aside before the committee
Mr. GIDDINGS, of Ohio addressed the committee at
length in opposition to the admission Of Kansas under
the Iecompton constitution.
MIR. SMITH, of Virginia, opposed the bill He said
the treaty the first of class wholly new In the
ton of the government They had by this treaty pur-
chased the right Of Denmark to the navigation of her
waters right which Injured 10 branch of the in
dusty of the country and the whole called upon to
vote for it, And it might be the Inauguration Of
policy, which, established, would know no limit
bounds except the globe itself II they had right to
bargain with Denmark for the of that water, what
would prevent them from making similar treaties with all
the powers of tho earth
The bill then laid aside to be reported to the HOUSE
with Recommendation that II pass and the committee
rose and the House resumed its session.
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES. both bills--the
bill making appropriation for the dsconnuance Of
the Sound dues and the Indian appropriation bllweIe
severay read a third time and passed.
Mr. FLORENCE, of Pennsylvania moved that when
the House adjourned to-day, adjourn TO Monday
next; pending which,
The SPEAKER laid before the House messages from
the President Of the United States transmitting the
ports of the Secretaries of State of the Treasury and Of
the Interior and the Attorney General containing the
Information called for by the resolution of the 9th of
January requesting him to communicate to the House
the information which gave rise to the military expe
ditions ordered to Utah Territory the instructions Of the
army officers and all correspondence with said army Off
and Brigham Young and bis followers, throwing
light upon how far said Brigham Young is in state Of
rebellion TO the government Of the United States "
ordered TO be printed.
The question being taken the motion to adjourn
over, it agreed to--ayes 78, GO.
And them motion of Mr.. UNDERWOOD, of Ken
lucky, ut twenty minutes of o'clock, the House adj
iourned to Monday next.