The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

SENATOR DouuEAo CenSnnD THAT sExAroI
TRuMBuLLs CHARds n TauKi-THE LITTLE Gil
| ANT "IS CaAMcEnY SENATOR Douglas has
found himself IN nof few difficult places, bul
bis adroitness and energy have generally proved
| equal 10 the emergency. For once, however,
/ he appears to be fairly caught. TraveIsing Hi.
nois, ~ the special guardian Of Popular Sovcr.
eighty, and claiming TO be the only man who
has stood immovably By the principle, that was
truly most crushing disclosure by Mr.. TrGm-
bull, which laid patent the fact that it was Mr.
Douglas own hand that had stricken out OF the
Toombs' bill the clause submitting the constitu-
tion TO . vote Of the people Of Kansas. Here
| then was The denunciator of the late Lecompton
| juggle, acting the part Of grandfather to that
NANCY offspring. For somc time after Mr..
Trumbull made the charge and proved it. Mr..
| Douglas preserved prudent silence, but ii was
| apparent that the exposure had swept him into
political gale where something must be done
to avert disaster. He became enraged, which
was natural, and in bis speech at Beardstown
denounced Senator Trumbull as ian infamous
liar, and "a miserable craven hearted wretch"
This was simply stupid aud disgusting, and only
shows how well directed the barbed sentences
Of Mr.. Trumbull were.
But this sort of talk did not satisfy anybody.
People said the record corroborates Mr. Trum-
bulls statements How do you explain that
Mr. Douglas? OF course Mr.. Douglas would
have preferred not to explain it all, but the au.
dlenceS at place after place insisted, and tiEaliy
in great stress Of politics. he offered the follow
ing:
Now, gentlemen, know not in what Ian
guage | can reply to such charge without
losing my own self respect. The facts are sim
pie and beyond all dispute. In March, 1855.
as Chairman of the Committee on Territories in
the Senate reported bill to enable the PEG
pie of Kansas to form constitution and come
into the Union when they should have g3, $40
inhabitants. that being the ratio of population
required for member of Congress, aud also
containing clause requiring the constitution
to be submitted to the people for ratification or
rejection. Some time afterwards Mr.. Toombs.
OF Georgia, introduced bill TO authorize the
people OF Kansas to form constitution and
come into the Union immediately, with what
ever population she might then have, which
was supposed to be from twenty to thytY-tiye
thousand Mr.. Toombs' bill was very long. and
contained many pecniiar and extraordinary pro
visions, supposed to be adapted to the then
condition OF things in Kansas, and intended TO
prevent all fraud, and secure fair election 1t
was referred to the Committee on Territories.
and the first question which arose and the main
point to be decided, was that OF popuatio
whether my proposition requiring population
Of 90, 420 before admission should be adhered
to, or Mr.. Toonbs proposition for immediate |
admission without reference to population |
should be adopted. This question was discuss
ed, and majority Of the committee rejected |
my proposition and adopted that of Mr.. Toombs,
and then proceeded to consider the propriety
and suiiicency OF the provisions Of his bill for
preventing fraud and securing fair election.
After revising and pcrtecting the BILL was
directed as chairman of the comm ttee TO report
Mr. Toombs bill, thus revised to the Senate Tor
adoption in lieu OF mine, which l accordingly
did. The question, whether or NOT the Const-
tuition should be submitted to the people did
not arise before the committee, ner was il dis
cassed by them. Upon this state OF facts, what
is the inference which honest and impartial men
would draw? Clearly, that had reported
bill requiring population of 93, 42u, and
submission Oft constitution OF Kansas to The
people before her admission, but that the COM
mittee had oyerrued me and substituted for nv
bill proposition to admit the State, with
OF 10000 or 10000
1t will be seen tina. this confirms the truth of
the charge made by MIR. Tfumbull. Douglas
pretense that he was oyerruled by the commit
tee, can avail him nothing, from the fact that
he never spoke word in opposition to the
Toombs' BILL and on its passage in the Senate
voted iorit Poor Dou2las.-Detroit Tribune.