The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-09
senator FREDERICK speech.

a short time previous to the vote on the Kansas
bill, as reported in the Congressional Globe:
Mr. BRoDERICK-M President: The Senator
from New York, (Mr Seward) before the SEN
ate adjourned yesterday, announced that he be-
lieved all the Senators had spoken upon the
question who wished to speak, except himself
and the Senator from California. The Senator,
believe, alluded to me. l stated to the Sena-
tor few minutes before he announced to the
Senate my intention TO speak, that would,
before the yeas and nays were called on the
bill, state in very few words why intend to
vote against it; but did not intend to make a
speech. am not SO vain as to think, after this
subject has been SO ably discussed by the Sena-
ters from Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Yer
mont Massachusetts,, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and others that l could say anything
which would be instructive to the Senate. With
the permission of the Senator from New York,
hewever, will briefly state why / will vote
against the bill. ] find, Mr.. President, in the
first section of the bill reported by the commit
tee of conference, this language:
That the State of Kansas be- and is hereby admitted
into the Union equal footing with the original States
all respects whatever but upon this fundamental con
dtion precedent namely That the question Of admission
with the following proposition in lieu OF the ordinance
framed at Ii compton, be submitted to vote of the people
of Kansas and assented to by them majority OF the
voters voting at election to be held for that purpose
are hereby offered the people of Kansas for acceptance
rejection which, n accepted shall be obligatory the
United States and upon the said State of Kansas to wit "
Senator's on the Administration side of the
Chamber, who have spoken on this bill, have
all coutended that it dees not submit the Con-
stitutien to the people Of Kansas. | contend
that it does, although it is accompanied by o
base condition.
shall not weary the Senate by giving his.
tory of this proceeding; for, as have said, it
has been fully exposed by the Senator'S who
have preceded me; but have another objection
to this bill, and it is, that it provides that Kan
sas shall be admitted into the Union with pop
ulation of thirty-Gve or forty thousand inhabi
tants, if she will come into the Union with q
slave Constitution, while she is debarred from
coming inte the Union as free State as leng
as this Administration are in power. | will try
to show why there is no possible chance for
Kansas to be admitted as free State, while
this Administration are in power.
If Kansas rejects this Constitution, she will
have to wait until she has population Of nine
ty-three thousand four huHdred and twenty.
How is the population Of Kansas to be ascer-
tained? By q census taken in 1860, and the
census taker is to be appointed by the Presi-
dent OF the United States. We have seen. sir,
what the instruments of the Administration
have already done in Kansas and If it can be
ascertained in 1860 that a majority OF the peo-
pie of Kansas are in favor of making it free
State, they will fall short of the requisite p0pu-
atioa, for do not believe that the men who
have taken the management of this contrivance
will ever permit Kansas to come into the Un-
ion as free State, if II is in their power to
prevent her admission.
| am sure that this bill will be considered by
thousands as providing for the submission oI
the Constitution to the people OF Kansas; nc
other construction can be given to 1t; but, as
have already said, it is accompanied by base
condition. If they accept this premium, they
will be admitted at once under the Lecomptor
Constitution; but if they refuse it, they are h
remain out of the Union as long az there il
power to keep them out of the Union by ma
iority Of the Administration Senators.
/ believe that there are not more than thirty
or thirty-ive thousand inhabitants to-day In
Kansas. men, women and children, and no one
in nv hearing believes she will have ninety
three thousand for five or six years at least, il
she does not increase her population more rap
idly than she has increased it within the last
two or three years. Therefore can see no pos
sible chance for Kansas to come into the Union
as free State if she rejects the Lecomptoa Con-
stitution, and with il rejects slavery.
have stated my objections to this bill, and
shall vote against it. | believe It'll an unfair
measure; it is calculated to arose bitter and
indignant prejudice in the minds of the people
of the North, and think it will result in no
COED to the South. also believe that it will
Gil the other branch Of Congress with men in
structed against this proposition ! believe. a.
the election for the next Congress, every free
State in this Union, without exception. will send
men to Congress instructed against this contrl
vance. j would have preferred it in its erl
ginal shape That would have been less Oslec
tionable to me, and think it would have beer
less Objectionable to the people whom repre-
sent. For these reasons, shall vote agalns
the bill.