New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
FROM WASBINGTON.
THE OREGON BILL.

From An occs a Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. g. 1859.
You sre aware that very msoy Of too RePabli-
cans of the House have determined &, oppose the
bill for tie admission Of Oregon. In.smu, 81 ~ 10 {,
introduction Of Fee at,s TO the Unon IL, prime
otjrct of the Republican party. ia freDds vii
naturally wish 10 tuow the reason for this departure
from its settled policy.
The rehsln is at hsni. l. is found ia the char
scter Of the Const,tu,icn Which the niscailsd
I'D. mocracy' o. Oregon hss framed for the future
government Of its people. COncede for the arga-
m.nt's ssk-, that that instrument ia, technically.
"Rerubcan in fpr1n." and, therefore, within the
letter OF the requsiIon Of the United States Con-
sti,uton yet, In some vital particulars, 1t IA Dot
Republican in its spirit, but on the contrary, Is
olic.rchcal and aristocrstc.
l. 1t inbibits the Immigration Of free negroes
ard mulnttoes; ia re.lity it excludes this class of
PEOPLE from the State. OF course. th, is at war
with that provision Of the Federal Constitution
which DsuIrs to the citizens Of any State the priv
ilepes and inmuDilies of citizens IN each and all
the States. In mary States OF the Union, negroes
are ci,izens and enjoy all the privileges aud iminn-
uitfs Of the NEST favored class Of citizens. But
their txcluson from tie iDchOate State OF Oregon
il more tbnD violation "f the Federal Constitution.
II is hostile to tie genius of free institutions, tbs
ihera! s,iit Of the age and the golden precepts of
the Christian faitb We ail not add that il /. antl
democratic because, as "Democracy' IL defoed
in the cree and illustrated in the conduct Of its
currtlt professors We thluk this despite and dla-
bolical pro, ison is emlhentiy Democratic.
III, IL prohibits tree negroes and muattoes from
holding real estate or o. ,kiDg contracts, or uIsln
tainiI suits 10 apy OF the Courts Of the State.
I his prohibition il subject Ia the same constltu-
topsl objection as that which forblJs immigration.
1t ia moIe infamous than that ipbbtioD. Negroes
NAV u.ssibly get into he State they may be found
On its roll This iuLuman clAuse OF Its COrstitu-
ton d. nes them boue, or even howell. IL for.
biJ- their working for bre; and, when outf'ged
b. the crosse st attacks upon their lives, liberties,
or properties, it leaves fhem rem' d1ess. !n. Is
bsIbarous 1T would disgrace tue twilight cisiizo.
ton Of the dark ,ges lt would bent the savage
constitutions" (ir they have institutions OF any
sort) Of the Fecjee Islands. Ii Is worthy only of
the Democracy Of Oregon.
Ill. While tree negroes and mulattOes ar. for
ever excluded from the right Of suffrage the ballot
boxes are thrown open 10 all aliens Of all chimes
"Parthians, and Ncdes, and Elamitcs provided
there be- no tipCe Of African blood in their veins.
MANY of our friends think that the attempt now
becoming common, to override the true intent OF
the Federal Constitution, by clothing with one Of
the highest privileges Of citizenship those who are
not now and may never become citizens, ought 10
be resisted whenever the issue is presented. Ihe
Oregon Constitution filings it in the face of Con-
gress, and it is believed that Republicans and
Americans in the House will rebuke and repel it.
w. Man, Republicans oppose the admission of
Oregon because VI tbe pauc'ty OF ITS population.
They sese ihst the op'non /. gaining ground b0.h
IN Corprt "a and throughout the country, that, as
cen, r,i Iulr Territories should nOt be admitted 70
The Union until tbelr ubab tants are equal IN
amount to the Plumbers required for Repres-nti-
ti,e in the Lower House. 1t is believed that Ore
CON has sc.rc.ly m,re than balf ttis pumoer
Those Who rrsst tie bill for this reason claim that
il il lot nconsi,tert with ter readiness to sdmt
Kasss with a snaller population, because that
Territory is ty universal assent, All exception 10 all
general rulss on this SUBJECT.
v. The bill is opposed, also, because oil the H.
,idious distinction it Institutes between Oregon
and Kansas. by the English bill Of the last Ses
sion, the Democracy" forbade Kansas, IN case
she repudaied the Lecompton swindle, to frame
another Constitution until her population equaied
the number r-quir. d for a R-pres.Dtative IN Con-
gress. Using the arpumentum od hom'nem, kepubli-
cans insist that what was " Democr ATTIC" in regard
10 Kansas is equally Democratic IN respect to Ore
gon They, therefore, propose thai 10. Lane ana
Delszon Smith shall tarry IN Territorial jericho
till their Senatorial boards acquire As ample dmen'
SONS us those prescribed for the prospective con-
script fathers ot Kansas. 80
Such are the gruuuds-sketched i'll mere outline
ON which R.pu ,licsns no oppose tine oil fer The
admission Of OreE"n plant their feet.