The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-22


At ,hi. stage of the discussion tho Senate
on motion Of Mr.. Wilson. adjourned.
The report Of the Kansas Conference
Committee being taken up ns the special
order for Thursday. was discussed by Mr..
Douglass. Brown. roombs, Wilson. Green
aud Bell
Mr. DorGLAss declared his opposition 10
the bill Of the committee, the terms OF which
seemed to him unfair and unequal, offering
as they do to the people of Kansas boun
ty on the one hand and a penalty on the
other. They were left free, i, is true to
strike down tho Lecompton Constitution, but
the question was pu, IN such manner ssto
hold on, An Involvement to vote in it's favor
while disability WAS attached as n conse>
9uence Of voting 1t down. The Cons,itu-
ton itself was not fairly submitted The
Democracy of his State had recently met
in general convention and had solemnly
declared in favor of submitting the Consti>
tuition OF Kansas, ~ Of all tho Territories.
to drec, popular vote. He would obey
tho will OF his State in this regard, soincl,
ding with the convictions OF his own judg-
ment This bill contained important cons
SESSIONS. but they did not reach tho grea,
principle for which he was contcuding. II
amended so as TO present the single ques>
ton OF admission, uncompicated with land
grants, or If the people were allowed by
its terms TO form another constitution in
case they rejected that Of Locompton, with
the same land grants for both, he would be
free to give to the bill his support. though
not liking all its details. Or If i, had been
proposed TO the end the controversy by es.
tablishing at once the general principle that
all the Territories Kansas included) should
proceed to form constitution and State
government only after II is ascettained that
they have sufficient population to entitle
them to one representative In the popular
br h of Congress he would have been
willing to make that proposition the basis
Of adjustment. Blu, he could not accept
one ratio for slave States and another Tor
free States. Were Southern mon willing
to recognise such precedent lie closed
his earnest argument by avowing his deter>
minstlon to adhere to the grea: principle
OF popular sovereignty in all its logical
consequences. whatever might be the per-
sonal consequences TO himself
Mr.. Blows declared that be did no, like
the bill of the committee, and he presumed
,ha, fov son,hern sons,o,. ye,. satisfied
with il So earnestly. however. did he
do.ito IN epd IN. ,,ndinp sectional ssit .,ion
that he WAS willing to accept this bill n. a
measure Of peace. ile did not understand
the bill to submit tho Constitution to the
vo,. NJ tho ,eopl. who. however. in voting
on the collateral is.ue preson,ad to them
might or might not %. u,nuvu.od uy ueu
opinions OF the L.compton instrument
The question Of accepting an amended or'
dnance was the only question submitted by
Congress question which was equally
presented 10y The original Senate bill, since
IL the people of Kansas had expressly re-
fused their assent to the terms 81 the ordi'
nance provided by that bill, the Leeompson
Constitution would have iallen TO ihe
ground The substitute OF the committee
differed from the bill OF The Senate ~ spe'
officially providing Tor contingency wh'ch
was lett open bS the latter
Mr.. looms aeowed his hearty concur
renee with the bill OF the committee IN ITS
principles and IN us de'a''s' ~ '"l,! o'''
all bis requirements, because u le't Tue he'
compton Constitution prec'se'y whefe '"e
Seat. bill had LET. II, the admitted WORK ana
will OF the people OF Kansas. ihe hi'
contained no bribe to that people on 'he
CONTRARY, by greatly reducing 'oe iaho grants
OF the ordinance. 1t might rather he salh 10
reduce the inducements Tor Young IN ia'of
OF accepting then" u It be sa'a 'oa' un'
der this bill the people may REJECT the Le>
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