Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-06

| Warren, WGtttHS White, whitley, Mlnsl)W, Wood
son. Wortendyke, Wright, Ga; Wright, Tenn; ZoIIi
Golfer.
Tennessee members in italics, unanimous against
the bill
This vote analysed stands as follows:
FOR TEE ABOLITION SUBSTITUTE.
Black Republicans all %
Northern Democrats %
| Southern ,...,.............. W
Southern Know Nothings......
TOtal.......... 12O
AGAINST THE ABOLITION SUBSTITUTE
Southern Democrats all) "a
! Northern ......... ......... -........ 80
Southern Know Nothings ..... ....... ....... ...
IOtal..,...... Il
| 1t will be seen by the analysis of the vote on
CHTTENDEE's Abolition substitute, that every AbO-
litionist in the House voted for it.; that only %
Democrats, every one of whom was from the North
voted for it and that six Southern Know Nothings
voted for it. On the other hand, every Southern
Democrat voted against it thirty Northern Demo-
Gratis veted against it; and eight Southern Know
NOthings voted against it. We are glad that not
Southern Democrat voted for this Abolition substi-
tute The Black Republicans, the Northern Demo
Gratis, and the Southern Know NOthngs passed it.
and we want them to have all the honor and to take
the consequences to themselves.
1t will be especially noted that if the six Southern
Know NOthings, who voted for the substitute had
voted with the other Southern men, the bill as it
passed the Senate, would have passed the House by
the vote of Il8 to ia.
We now give the action of the Senate on this sub
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amendments were read, when Mr.. GREEN, of Mis-
souri,, without further explanation, said he would
submit his motion to disagree, and asked for the
direct vote of the Senate.
| Mr.. Biger, of Pa, took the floor. He considered
/ the House amendment as a clear violation Of the
/ Democratic principle that Congress should not in.
erfere with the right of the people of the Terrific
ries govern themselves. Under that principle he
had hoped TO the frsteTnal sight of two States
slave and the other free, coming into the Union
| together He was against the amendment, because
it sets aside what the people Of Kansas have already
done. The amendment provides that if the present
Constitution be voted down, the people of Kansas
shall call convention to frame new one, upon
which the President is to declare its admission by
proclamation. Thus it becomes a State without
coming before Congress at all. What guaranty is
there that there will be no abuse? who knows if it
will be republican in form, or may not contain fea.
lures insdmissible.
There are many insidious features about this
measure, which may please the public eve. He
trusted that we are the close Of this Kansas
turmoil He saw in it element Of growing mis-
chief. The agitation Of slavery is spreading like
the upas tree, poisoning all the channels of inter-
course between the great parties of the Union
| He hoped the slavery feud would be set at rest
by Kansas coming into the Union under the Sen
ste bill.
Mr. Douglas said he had hoped with the Senator
! from Pennsylvania, that this question would have
been settled in accordance with those Democratic
principles which had been the rule Of his DouglssD
life. He thought that if the amendment were con-
CURED in by the Senate, it would be the triumph of
those principles, and would bring peace and quiet
The Senators on the other side urged as a reason
for the admission Of Kansas that it may bring peace
Why not then, Init her? 1t can be done in an
hour by asserting theamendmen s Concur with the
House and the ton is final; Kansas is then admit
ted, with the right to make a constitution to suit
herself Let the of all parties and sections unite
in settling the contention. after replying to Mr.
Bigler's opinion that this would be a violation of
Democratic principles, Mr.. Douglas referred to the
Presidents message alluding to the KsnsasNebraska
act, and asked if the President has abandoned the
Democratic party. The object of a reference of
the CONSTITUTE on TO vote Of the people, is simply
to ascertain if it is the Employment of their will If
it is their act and deed it is the duty of Congress to
that it is the Employment Of their will before
making it their fundamental law. The Senator from
Pennsylvania cited the case of Florida; Florida was
precedent and proves nothing except the attempt
TO engratt on the action Of the government, the
principle that there is need Of the Constitution
being the will Of the people Such reasoning strikes
at the root Of all free governments and strikes the
props from all parties, Democrats, Americans and
Republicans. The House amendments TO the bill
accomplish two great points one is that it settles
the Kansas excitement, another that it recognizes
the right Of the people TO frame their own insitu
hv-F ch,vy1H no, t,11r ,F,
for the amended bill, and Immediately settle the
Kansas dispute Vote for it, and the right of the
people is recognized; vote for it, and States rights
and State sovereignty is preserved; vote for it, and
the country is given peace.
Mr. Pugh explained the reason which would in
fuence him to vote against the House amendments.
His instructions from Ohio did not cover the present
juncture, hence he would exercise the right of his
private judgment. He addressed himself to the
various points, showing the inapplicabiity of the
provisions Of the amendment to the circumstances
Of the case. The amendment submitted the Consti-
tuition to a more contracted circle Of voters than
have already voted on the slavery clause 1t is,
however, futile to submit it to q vote The Free
State people having majority, the slavery clause
csnRotbe approved and hence the Constitution would
be voted down, and the excitement Protracted by the
framing Of new They must inevitably vote the
LeoOmpton Constitution down. They could do moth
ing else; even if the amendments were appended to
it, they must inevitably vote them down. He con.
cluded by showing that if Congress assent to the /
amendment, they discharge themselves of all power
over the Constitution to be framed The passageof /
the amended bill would precipiate the people of Kan
into anew condition Of anarchy. He was opposed
10 it in every shape and form, and consindered it
the most Objectionable proposition yet submitted
No other Senator wishing to speak, Mr.. Green's |
motion put to q vote, and was agreed to: Yeas .
50; nay %. Consequently, the House amendments
we're disagreed to. The vote was as follows:
Ts1S-Allen, Bsyard, Benjamin, Biggs Bigler,
Bright, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick
Green, Gwin, Hammond, Houston, Hunter, Iverson,
Jones' johnson, Ark; johnson, Tenn; Kennedy
Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian,
SHdeIl, Thompson, Ky; Thompson, n. j. Wright
and Zulee 80
Eays-Bell, Broderick, Cameron, Chandler Clark
Collsmer, Crittenden, Dixon, DoOlittle, Douglas
Fessenden, FOote, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan,
King, Seward, Summons, Stuart, Trumbull Wade,
and Wilson,.
Absent-Messrs. Bates, Davis Durkee, Hender-
son, Reid, Sumner, and To0mbs
The Senate was crowded during the discussion on
the amended bill. There was not much excitement
st the announcement Of the vote.
After the calling Of several yeas and nays, in
order to prevent Mr.. Douglas from taking up the
Minnesota bill, the Senate adjourned till Monday.
"Crittenden's amendment" thus adopted by the
House, and thus again rejected by the Senate, is as
follows:
That the State Of Kansas be- and is hereby, ad.
nitted into the Union on equal footing with the
,rigina States in arespects whatever; but inasmuch
8 Il is greatly disputed whether the constitution
nth which Kansas isnOW admitted was fairly made,
r expresses the will Of the people Of Kansas, this
5,iSsiop of her into the Union as q State is here
ecIarsd to be upon this fundamental condition pre-
edent, namely that the said constitutional instru
pept shall be first submitted to vote Of the people
4 Kansas, and assented to by them or majority Of
he voters al an election to be held for the purposes
md as soon IS such assent shall be gwen and duly
made known TO the President Of the United States,
e shall announce the same by proclamation, and
hereafter, and without any further proceedings on
he part Of Congress- the admission Of the said State