The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-15

tent and OF the application OF this principle. and
imprcsson been niustriously cirvulsed or Pufos
| best known to those who have done IL
| Mr. DOUGLAS have no dils~ition 10 inteipose one
his constituents Whatever difsrsnoes Of opinion, II
any thai ssnstor and tLa.e ~hoaa he rep
ressnts they are matters with ~hichI have nothing TO
do; upon which have no comment to make Aid with
which have wish to interfere ia any way
Alusien as said before has been made to Inc ia
manner which thought perhaps required word from
in reply explanation tolegI~Phk despatch, %
the ppoIt vi that u which tbs scasAor aliudA~ AS
having been published in the Iptelligencer aud ia the
Gobe-I have the Globe, but understand u
that paper sent 70 several days sgo Tread
IT, and laid it my tale ia my library The day after
wards several gentlemen called upon me- and asked If
had received say information from Indiana, and read
the despatch them. Two of them asked me il WAS
willing that they should take copies Of H. sA'd GER
tanly !. and they copied it my table Il not
henAl On the other hand, had desire TO have 1t
published had had il two days lying open
my table that could sre IT, 1t Is probable,
though have the Of knowing. that the DIES
patch got into thoe papers from the sent TO but
it is possible that similar srnt 10 those paers
On thst point hays Information With regard to
the intimation that te despatch conveyed false
roneous impression o think ii is we'll founded That
despatch, rrc.cct IL Il give u word for word as
nearly can--was dated al Indianapolis, and
signed by three gentlemen II stated that the
tion endorsed the Cincinnati platform. and sustained the
administration Ii also stated that the convention had
adopted the following resolution - s
Resolved st Of the great
tae he people sais r,ory are Se.sa snS tn, rs, Of
ratns reecc al 'e alothox oou'isan that BE-
framed for their and therefore Territory should bs
AamI.ed the Union w,su
application Tor admission 1g $50 y aa5 gas,t
II seems that the telegraph substituted the word
therefore for hereafter, and that s the only vara
tion in the despatch But it true that that despatch
conveyed the idea that the administration had been
demncd. when il stated In many words sCincin-
natl platform endorue administration sustained and
also the following resolution adopted ~ That The
despatch. There possibility OF any n,l4construc
tion, Whether the following resolution any re-
Election the administration every could Judge for
himself but certainly the despatch did not say The
only question is whether the teegapher In installing
the word ''hereafter for the word 'thsresose,'' has
changed its AT all The resolution passed By
the convention, is: tf 'AA lfs 1aaNfss ~ q
Tina, we s, faso of iLe doctrine tbs Kaasas
people of ssate q Teryoy y s,s s , ~. rsss a. S. @ az
sens u The ba'o, box ,has sd
into the Union State without q the ~l d iha
ca tiou for sdmss,oa y a atT sf& s4 VI '1af
That resolution declares that the Kansas Nebraska bill
required that the people should have opportunity of
voting for against their constitution before it ad
mitted That resolution declares that, by the NebIasks
act, the right to vote for against vested right
Does il propose then, 10 take from the people u Kansas
right vested by the organic act right guaranteed y
the Cincinnati platform right endorsed and ieairmed
by the Presidents inaugural address No, sir they de-
clare that the right to vote for against the constitution
being vested by the Kansas Nebraska act, hereafter
Territory should be admitted State unless that fair
expression has been had and shall accompany the apa
ion for admission ssg 5
The people Of Kansas have not yet applied for as,nis
sion. They have not yet sn up their constitution.
though probable that during the present ssion they
will send II here II is probable that hereafter to
wit during this session they viii send up that consti-
tuition and the Indiana convention say that that colsti
with evidence that adopted BY the people far
vote, when they had right to vote for against that
constitution. w
Sir take that resolution it Is and If understand |,
Alright it S clear and uneqaiyocal expression OF opinion
that when Kansas shall with constitution ii there
is not the evidence that il has been submitted to the peo
pie at the ballot box for ratification rejection il should
not be admitted into the Union. Hereafter implies
that the application is be made hereafter ia cootra
distinction to the cited in debate where, heretofore
when there opposition, have almitted States
without their constitution being Ast submitted 70 the
people for Instance, the Florida case and perhaps
two others but hereafter it is not to be done Here
after applies 70 The applications to be made hersafter
and to show that IL meant Kansas it that tbs right
10 have thus submitted for rejection or ratification Was
guaranteed in the Kansas act that il is asescd
right under that bill and consequently you cannot take It
away from them ia this case. Was II the meaning Of
that convention that you should take fm the people OF
Kansas In regard TO the application which hay are about
70 make, vested right right only vested by the
Kansas Nebiasks act, but endorsed BY the Cincinnati
platform and reaf6Imed in tbs President inanwural
No, sir 1t is clearly stated there that hereafter that
thing must net be done They stand by The President
They approve pt his course q they understand IT,
have shown you in my speeches that approve of the
Presidents course on this question "a understand it ,
bat did not understand him as recommending tho L@
compton constitution. ~ n 8 s 81 4
This is all have TO say should nol have said thus
much but for being brought into the matter
have intersyx directly Indirectly with lndi
ana politics and do Intend ~ interfere with thenas
vas surprised TO find that my mentioned in
the discussions the ktten that have been written
have no desire at all 10 in6uence directly oz idirecty
the proceedings of their convention Whc&hrr the
ton from Indiana has construed their resolutions rightly
OF not whether his action will be oon8ormablc their
wsies or not is matter intO which hayc right to
p,qnire and do not desire to comment upon. II will be
between hIa and his constituents and wha&ever they
shall say about it shall take for granted s right Ia
ether words propose let hna alone in HIS State and
propose that everybody shall let alone in the State
that have the honor to represent. sa sa sas8f,
MI, FilCH The senator speaks OF some despatch
ether than the resolutoN. The despatch 10 which
tdred Was the resolution itself nbthng elae The
tor says he received IT. and fosn As hsny the copies
IT went out. From thence then, probably. went the
construction OF to which hare alluded nproper
one dislike n have those whom represent missep
eseatei here, either BY mysef any else 1hessn
atos from Illinois places his construction the
luton II is his right to do DO mot otec* 10 that
but greatly prefer that the explanation cf my cnnstit
uent the democrats Of Indiana sAO~h be c one re-
done from the Senate heretofore through The peeSH aud
letter writer's lie places his on Ae res
olution they put theirs think the actors h the seA1as
better entitled 70 have weight given to their tes
mony than the senator himself who Is an onSsIes and
i;raxfIy