The Washington union., 1858-03-21
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1855.
SENATE.
First Session.
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A xYmd was Ieerred the message Of The PRESIDENT OF
H. United ststcs of December 10, 1851 tEahstsfns
- IN 4 df,ree and regulation made g tho toirpih
49, ~ IL Inted States 10 China on the ~ day OF
Iar4 1857. submitted report thereon lbe report
,ys that hy the sixth section Of the 40 :" poDs,ers
carry into effect ceriHin provisions IN the ue@e1
be United states aud China and the ot'o'''h l.''e,
Iynr certain indi TpseJs to mipisierF ana onsos o.
III Iei' "A sa,s IT, those countries, appTQFed ANssisl
Al lsas all regulations, decTees' ana ofiA aA's ny
he oo,nmisionrr Of the United States ln tfha, IN P-
suance al the prov ns 81 Le nh ff""h oi fho fsFps
~ 49, =, A.. trausJnittod with the opinionsd s adviser
- i,1t n, H.. laid lrrioue Congress for ts revision
~, i .nd re,-uaijofl made by the ormInisssner ON
~ at az Marsl 1851, Of which a cry is unpsinltsed
NJ Al, Eyeculise with iie opinions 81 tie ADVISING con
-, l, l., considered by the committee and d'smiHg
n ri.l aud iuicieus exercise 81 the power conferred
n tl commissioner the committee are oil opinion
,t no revision requisite and report resolution to
that effect.
ADMISSION KANSAS.
The senate resumed the consideration Of the bill for the
admission Of the State of Kansas into the Union
Mr. FppT made earnest speech against the VII lie
ook the ground that the Iocompon constitution WINS not
III. viii of the people OF kansas and should not be m-
pcsed upon them against their desire He also pursued
The usual routine Arguments 90 forgery frauds sIu
rious returns invasions of border rufais, &c, &c,
which have become as familiar household words.
Mr. SIMMONS followed the same side. lie re
marked thnt he had disposition TO repeat what had
been said by Others and yet he found 1t almost imIo
to
He desired 10 show this difficulty, which had 30 long
absorbed 70 much Of the public attention. might have
rcaefu solution and in oTer to attain that object We
had only do right aud st fairly towards all parties
The the other side seemed TO think that the
rao,le have only a right be well governed they had
NOT vet reached that submer doctrine which teaches that
t,cr have a right 90 govern themselves On looking
around the senate chamber, he found only senator
whose term OF service dated back further Than his own
and be naturally turned that for advce and
hat, fhx
tucky TMr CRTrEspks on this question He had
seed the 10 do right and maintain the rights Of
all sel tons Of oonfederacy, In that view
Nj s heartily ooncurred; be hoped the spirit which
animated fathers the early history of the
try-the spirit of forl,carapce and faterpal feeling
would be invoked In the adjustment Of the distractng
question Of slavery
Mr. S said that there only two ways in which a
people could change their form of government
in accordance with the constitution and the other
by revolution Then, if this constitution is imposed upon
people Of kansas it cannot I've changed in accordance
with its provisions prior To 1864 and hence no
change be made in it before that time except by
outio But why not settle the question pcaoeably by
giving them such government they desire
Mr. BRIGHT addressed the Senate In an able and con
elusive argument ia favor of the bill He assumed the
position that the policy Of the general government
that her territory should lie converted into rap
idv rraoticaie in view of the circumstances Of
each Each State Of the Union has power and
thoiiy to frame its local organization, and why
should not the Territories, when they have sufficient
population he allowed to exercise the privilege
Every community should bear the burdens Of its
support hut while they remain in a territorial condi
ton this burden falls the federal government II
the people uf Territory apply for admission into the
Union State having the ability to take Of them
selves, Congress should grant the petition and if they
neglect to do they ought to he coerced into the
by all fair and inst appliances known to the consti-
tuition. But there higher than pc
cunary ones why this should he done. The addition
Of State TO the Onion is addition TO the strength
Mad stability oi The republic, ryeting firmly
The bonds that make people and giving Us in
creased respect in the eyes OF other nations The gene
raj policy OF the government therefore, being in favor Of
the admission OF Kansas, upon the application of her pco
pie the inquiry ARISES what valid objection he urged
which has been presented in the debates upon this bill is
that the constitution framed 10y the ocopton
ton not submitted entirety to vote Of the
people for ratification or rejection.
Mr. proceeded say that he had always favored the
doctrine Of oninteryeniion by Congress with the affairs
Of Territory from its first PRONUNCIATION by the disn
gusbci statesman who formerly held seat in this body
senator from Michigan down to Che present hour.
Eight wears ago, when that principle applied in the
act organizing the Territory Of New Mexico it sup
posed that it had been established principle for all
time to come. The principle so jnsi in itself and SO
well adapted to the gcnus If institutions, that he
wondered that il not adopted at earlier day,
that being adopted it should afterwards much
hostility OF the power OF Congress to ctlate for the
people OF Territory he had never entertained doubt
Within the limits Of the federal constitution the power
OF Congress supreme, being the power which il
exercised by the several States within their respective or
den But power thing, and The cxpcdicnuy uf it,
exercise a very different thing. While il ii undeni
ae that Congress iuay exercise the power experience ha,
demonstrated how dangerous II j. to the peace and har-
mony OF the Union 10 attempt to exercise II in reference
TO the domestic affairs of Territory This shown to
such by the i'll blood and bitterness generated
within these walls and throughout the country that fo
reef and peace turned 10 the rule of intervention
ty which Congress has since been governed and which
has received the approval and sanction of the American
people
Mr. said that he sustained the principles OF the Kan
sas Nebraska act, and his views TINT measure
still unchanged BY that he willing to stand fall
In order to he true 10 the doctrine nonintevention
We have right 10 meCde with a constitution which
The people of State may form are not to ask
whether cniains provisions which meet approval
ur the o'nraIy but simply to ask whether the
iorm of government is a republican No qnes-
"s the fast that the Lecomp,on constitution is republican
Va It's ion and the only objection which urged against
~ Is n reference 60 the question OF slavery with which
we have nothing TO do The people have decided that
matter io themselves in distinct and positive manner
and that the only question which IL nj all
r'y that they should have submitted to them Indeed
where constitution contains large number of sIaut
PROVISIONS, to submit it entirety would be imprac
uc'ee f II every who diSpproved of any indivd-
u provision should against its adoption il is clear
ihst no constitution could ever he adopted
IL was sufficient however rculy to those who object
10 ,ne PROVISIONS ID this constitution that the speediest
and -ures' way TO settle the matter would I've to admit
hah a. State and then leave The people 10 alter or
change their constitution at any time AMI "a; am, ,n,do
tbey please since they would then have s,,,,; -
er 10 adiust their affnirs without ntcrf,ro,cc s
any quarter Once admitted into the Tnop the co,,,os
would lose IFS national charactoTs thing to I've desired m
every conservative and every lover Of his rop,tr
tko ~. .vty,ux