Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
Bright and Fitch, of Indiana, but it failed.

OtikAs ouo cAVSAAs VI AuuluDhS Out ~ i0AAoOs |
MIR: Wilson, Of Mass, attacked the Presi-
dents proposition, stating that the history
in the message was stupendous, gigan-
tic misrepresentation Of the affairs of Kan
sas. He denied the statement in the mes
sage that there has been party in the Ter
ritory setting at defiance the Constitution or
the laws Of the land. He denounced the
Lecompton Constitution, saying that he
would rather have the Constitution with
slavery than without it, because with slave.
ry it might be abolished, but without it, it
would be perpetual. 1t was perversion of
fact and truth in the President or anybody
else to charge that the people of Kansas, by
voting for the election of officers under the
Lecompton Constitution, intended in any
way to give their sanction to it. They went
to the ballot-box on the 4th Of January to
beat out forever that Constitution. They
knew that the people were against it by a
majority of six to one. They meant to over
throw Calhoun and his corrupt minions in
the Territory who had violated justice and
stained their names by fraud, outrage and
murder Mr.. Brown, of Miss, concurred
most cordially in this message of the Presi-
dent. Seldom had he read document Of
the same length in which he found SO little
to dissent from. There could be but two
opinions relative to that paper-those enter
tanned by the national men of all parties on
one side, and those entertained by the sec
tional men on the other. He thought the Re-
publican party had not the shadow of an ex.
istence outside of the non-slaveholdinp
States, and if it succeeded in its efforts te
break up the National Democratic party il
was absolutely certain that the country
would be divided into two sectional parties
In that event the Union would be drawn as
sunder, and this was as certain as that the
sun rose this morning and will set to. night
After few remarks from Mr.. Seward, thu
Senate adjourned without taking vote OF
the question of reference.
In the House, Mr.. Harris, Of H., called
up the report of the Committee on Elections
declaring it inexpedient to grant Mr.. Camp
bell, of Ohio, whose seat is contested b,
Mr.. Vallendingham, further time to taxi
supplementary testimony. A debate ensu
ed, and without taking up the question, tn
House adjourned.
Feb. 4M.-Forenoon SesSion.-Mr. Jones
presented to the Senate the resolution of tn
Legislature of Iowa, instructing Senators
and requesting Representatives to vot
against the Lecompton Constitution, ant
requesting the former to resign if they can
not obey instructions while doing so. HI
avowed his determination to vote for tn
Lecompton Constitution and sustain thu
Administration generally, on Kansas af
fairs.
In the House, the consideration of tn,
bill granting pensions to officers and sol
diers of the war of 1912, was postponed til
the oath of February.
"A dispatch from Washington of the 81
says. douglas d emocrats are in council to-
night to consider what is their best policy o.
conduct on the Kansas question. The Re.
publicans have held several caucuses, ant
are fully agreed to resist by all parliamenta.
ny means the admission of Kansas under
the Lecompten. Constitution All partie.
are consolidating their str myth for tn,
| struggle.''