Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-16

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went further and passed laws which would nave u,eh
dgracclu 90 amy kug country, from nero 70 Nioho-
las You can find mo- such laws any statute book.
They were unconstitutional and even General Ooss on
this floor, compelled To- say that ihcy wcrc infamous
aud dsgraccfl to Che age but yet The Senate OF the
[ Uritcd States would mot repeal them
The Senator from Louisiana did not touch ON This sub
icct he passed il by easily aud as lightly a. he
/ could lie ducli the beauties of old Judge fancy
moro than be- did 90 The frauds and golcncc iu Kansas
he talked about The Ioomhs bill and said would not
vote for o. lie said the people VI the Territory sent
here petitions and wanted Congress TO accept the Topc-
k Constitution bot The majority In this body would not
do that. hut were willing 20 pass enabling act There
is little curious history mixed up with that act, which
has come out ~ this session 1t all Of piece with
Che caudcbox frauds and shows that that was intended
snap Judgment. The Toombs bin was plausible up-
its face and really the great objection 10 It at the
time WAS the state Of the Territory II then IN the
ahls o. INC buder kuians, The usurpcrs, and Il was
Impossible to get officers there who would with any
certainty that anything like Justice would be done That
was our real objection 20 IT, for was in my heart com
WINGED that the principle universally ACKNOWLEDGED
that Constitution formed by Convention ought to be
submitted tu the people, that did not know but
contained in that bin; was oil INV guard could not
believe amy American citizen would cndcavor 10 rob
people oi this Godgvcn right " forming their own In
suuons, especially as you had said that the people or
Kansas, above all Others should be- perfectly free 10 make
their own institutions loo their way
How was that have learned during the session, by
what ho come ont at sdc-ha here that this was mat
ter Of delibcmiiou a that days that the Committee on
Territories, have understood the statement, were
summoned to the house Of their chief there 10 sit in
judgment this very clause. whether the people should
or should not have this right; and understand that
there such clause in the first bin stricken out and
IL was passed by this body without amy such clause.
Mr HALE For peculiar reasons"
Mr. WADE Yes, sir, for peculiar reasons. Il was a
matter of reconciliation II did not happen hy accident
Nou did not intend that period or AZ any other that
tlc people should have the right TO sit in Judgment
h, consultation by which they were 20 be governed.
running discussion hero took place u regard 10 the
meeting Of The committee and its deliberations i'm which
NJ nger rcahrmcd what he bad previously said about
I'm, s"iNng out OF the clause for submitting the Cous-
luton 90 The people II wa, finally short by the MOI
ton TO adjourn. On the following Monday Mr.. WADE
ruG LITTLE Nysrrmrs or POLITICS
Mr. frcsidcut. when alluded Saturday ~ that en-
hliug oct which called the Tooubs bill ] had NO
He9 that was about 20 wake up many "reminiscences
as lafc, u almost every direction in this Chamber
'al,d attention 10 10 not with any purpose whatever of
rnsng any question the manner IN which clause
90 tht bill seemed 20 have been stricken out do not
care who struck 10 out do not care what deliberations
were hld about it, The rrason, and tho only reason.
why ahndo TO IL was, that thought the Senator from
louisiana Mr.. BENJANfS, in calling attention to it,
h'e t,eh Dc consequence 90 which IT not entitled
'1 NAG some OBSERVATIONS that thought proper to
make on that point Bot the senator from Ptnnsyl,a.
MA Mr. BiGLrH.l always exceedingly Jealous OF luy
imputlton ns Co bis differing with the President 1n ann
question: supposed that some one was about arratnn
him for departure from the Democratic faith on iIi,
subject Now sir. should have been the lnst man I'M
ihc W9ild o. suspect him VI any such thing supposed
he and ne President wore just much alike as the 81
nWn's1 WINS laughter supposed what one Thought
or az lhc sumo time. have doubt that hc is always
ORTHODOXY ! harily know, from his remarks. who was
cUgnV- lhr President o be sure, tolls ms that boo
gul 10 submitting Constitutions 90 tlc people, Dee fore
u,fl nc' '9,t TINS Constitution must bo submitted TO
' P"P' 'i h"h'as o iho whole people and that they
must have fir opportunity io uu it, aud must not
be- hi'rlunicd by fraud or violence but in Dis late
t he JUS us mat hi- mind al that period fixed
urey ON the slavery clause; hc did NOT think uf any-
lining else understand the Senator from Pcunsylv,-
MIA 90 have declared on Saturday that ho f1rncrly hold
that Constitution certainly should be- submitted 10 the
people for their approval disscu but hc also obcr-
ed that he, like ihc President when he ,id s, douglt
flrN tfl,tt D..
mat o. may De prudent in he ,ic, OF SOME. 20 withhold
the Whole OF Constitution FROM the consideration Of the
people VINO are 10 live under 1t at the time II might be
achs OF the people 20 take n whole Constitution and if
NC people are not TO judge Of it, who can do it better
uan bp,tor huchanan or the Senator from Pcnnsylva
mar They give % 10 the prour bt clausrs. tLey sun
tnere are some things too high for the consideration
t"o 9s"pc when tey come 90 investigate Constitu-
uon' There are other matters. II | understand thcm
Meh Il rs safe to ntrust the people with, and they
To hc the Judges Of what shall be submitted
But sir was led 10 this course of remark from the
zeal OF gentlemen 10 define their positions on this subj
lect suppose it is principle Of the Dcmocratie p,rv
always 10 be in line with the President on all subjects -
suppose, II he takes snuff every true Democrat ought
10 sneeNe or else be read out Of the party and suppose
an true Democrats willing do that have taken
II Tor granted that such would be- the fact But will
Sthte my object IN calling attention to the roomhs bill
was not invited into the famous council whore all the
causes OF that mll were taken under considerations and
yet doubt not that understand it lust about AS well ms
tueE uu' avg they Will correct me II do not state il
.tlBnt ON admitting Kansas under what called
NE Topeka Constitution had lately passed the House of
Representatives. at the period at which the Ioombs bin
il down The ",J In, nere ana 'al' ooay nag voted
rscy voted t NJ '"'ou lol IT, ana the Dcmoc-
ToIote .i, w. VIC were oulnumbefgd' and the
e,runoi,p ,y,s ,,,,,t ',.I ~ "i' itr,i"'nllAl
eonsiJcr;, ID, ulI h9t l9"N exactly ught,
s,s Tcr,it-ry ~ t l ntu l'h'll pace IN hah-
Inc ne,nio ~ h. - ,oNnk Gown the proposition
into ill., c,, i,'''4 mug elNoh you, You should 20
- vnh'nHs without substituting anything for IT, II
c a. D" bu.,s nov should think that council was held
,,hi,h ~. 49, v''ii.B uP very plausible measure,
- 10y ,NlyM rue hcpuhheans would have 20 vote
A,' ana Hhich could not pass the House of Repre-
M nv Al'i Ntil'h would ue very good thing 60 take
Wv VIC 9tunp in tne canvass My opinion is that that is
nv Yt importance ihat Us 90 Zee attached 20 what
J .I '"v iu'mnS ull'
.ittt" IVY ''ie mu'h what clauses It had m H. II
ri"'Nu on Us race know, excerpt in this pnr-
iiAi anu was on my guard IN relation 90 H. did
Nun ~ s' Wheihcl II hgd that or not did not care
Ji ~ iau ~ or not knew then as now, that the
1err;,,. I hau eNery thhg thew own way in that
, ~ ~ NIeh you pr"'ined Tor officers 10 execute
y1d a", II u were made by an angel from heaven, it
voniJ b 'u 70 inc very worst Of purposes, and IL
Nunn pe turned into party channel that coud NOT be
I'M h hI irW th't was so' and voted against ho
blv c,r,ir5 , i ~ ~ uy property justly and cquila-
,op ,resi'li ~ 'N' ielIloii under the ohcers who
tic ndyauiaoo ,,,. hA,c 'he nehoerAuf party lit-
on Inc Gcc Of he Lni our ll1as were NOT patent
h., " ,nv III ana people would probably look to
nrevaio, L. H., lAm ury would 10 uie circumstances
II incvncde,, a. 'llpY N,i'h rendered II exceeding
,ol;otr $50, ' NUll4iuY should then vote for the inn
he Iir ,l ~ ,'e lciilinry INTO state, under
The Sen,f,r G,, W. 80, 'liW1te Q, u:
d, 10 Rc,,fii hnlel % u as reproach
though IA was ,,, oli ,'' ull KY ,otg nor H. as
ev tb9t I've r.eI n noiu Guy Oy me Democfa-
~ scl "a - - ne inumnled mat while We pro 1
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