New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-24

SENATE. .WAsBIsGTor, March %, 1853.
The Senate il apan crowded to-day
he preliminary business Vas unimportant.

Mr. GREEN Commenced by denying the assertion
of the Senstor from Michigan (Stusr that the friends
of Lecompton have been dri' en- from their positions.
The Senator from Illinois (DOuglasl implied the same
tLirg but it was not so, and the Committees report
stardr uncbalenged. Its every Individual charge is
stained by official evidence, and the only exception
taken to the report by the senior Senator from Yer
mnt Foot who objects TO the harsh appellation of
rebels.
he made some desultory preliminary remarks in re-
ply to the Senators frcm Mchig an, Illinois aud YER
mont and then Mt into the main line of his argu
mept, saying that the cover Of Kanfas WAS de
tdcto quite uch 10 the case OF Cslforpla even
If you admit thst frauds were committed
He drew q parallel bet ween the Of Kansas and
California citing Mr.. Douglass opinion on the latter
in support of bis own (Greens) views on the former
He said the statement that nineteen counties are dis
frsuchised meant to deceive. Tnose counties
were wilderness without Inhabitants. He defended
the legality Of the early eeps toward the formation Of
the Lecomptop Constitution and denied the assertions
of the Senator from Vermont, and Mr.. Foster that
there broken pledges on the part CT Gov Walker
and the President. Everybody knows that Gov.
Walker ID favor of submitting the Constitution ~
the people. He advocated 1t but he bad power to
pledge It. The Senator from Illinois says that the
OILY reason why they cid not submit the whole Con-
stitution, was because il said that it wO1ld be
voted down. WI o said so No one except the Sen.
ators from Illinois and Michigan. The great question
IT, do,s the COnttution tnbody toe Will Of tue peo-
ple which is legally expressed The rules and the
evidence the same in equity and in law. We can
Governors of Kansas rs evidence. Thst would he
frsuCht th danger, which, if carried 70 It's utima-
tum, would bring bristling 1ayonets and
o, nted at the walls of the Capitol to substituts
6piuious of the II OBJ fer the forms of lsw All the
legal forms having been complied with in completing
the Lecoupton Constitution, 1t was a completed fact.
Tie people bad no light to vote as TO whether or not
il wss b Cor stituiloD. What would Senators cay if
the Constitution Of their States, after being il
actual operation TO be submitted to the people b
see whehtrit is Constitution or not The Senator
from Kentucky sayr it vi ud d 10 harm, and would
Cny show abundant 10 submit It again and again
o tie people. I,s try AGAIN ty again. Col mel
Frent ut would have liked that prucipe of trying
again. AZ TO the cry OF fraud, II reminded HIN, but
De would not slpy the maximum to the Senators, that
"a le well stuck to- and often repe ,ted Is good
. tie truth
MI Gie.r L continued TO arayze the reputed frauds,
admitting hat frsuds did eIls', bat Doae such
would yitiate tine Constitution. Further than that
no legal evidence exists 10 sho. that this Lec0mp.On
Constitution does not eubody the will Of the people
of Karsas and We go be- Oud tue legal evidence we
tr Ike at the very principle Of Liberty. lie admitted
that the Senators from Illinois, Michigan, California
sud Kentucky were not nhuei ced in their act by the
existence pOn-exstence If S6.ery ia X Al As; out
they assisting to build up party dangerous to
tie ULion, ard whose fundamental principle just
Fl unC Ca'ed L., No mOre Slave States" Had ii not
besr for them, Kansas any weeks suce would have
ceen sister N the tetrati) Of Ststes Mr. Green
would not 10 over TO or ao the enemy however much
he might be- dissatisfied with the action of freud
lie sdd that Black hepGbc in -n crushlog out the
Democracy in s cOUrse would never meet Il, barrier
TIL / net the Gallon Ot tue South. lie concluded by
eIpreseins ardent ASPIRATION FOR toe consod ,,iou
ard perm,nency Of tie Democratic osrty. Kinsa.
Is but the John Doe aud Richard Roe. II is Of 20
III upousbce that Calhouu has given tie certificates 10
the Free-S,st men. The prime pie iLvoivej Is one
vital to tue South and the North to- IN far "a it
dtp nee Gu tie South fer the interests of BON
iniel oven tha,they ot be severed ShJut injury
20 both.
Mr. SEWARD IN v i-D.es the Senator attach M
importance to tie circumstance th st the Con .tituon
requires tie 't'urus tC b. mace within eight days
hr. GREEN-Tbst election a officers, Congress
+ az 10 right to touch He CID not know Cether Id