The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-13
But they wee not YET At the cod Of their acquisiton
Thai bad heo done within tAe period Of which Ne had

bt1h a fncmber OF the House.
Internally they had not been less active Ia pteteas
Their shipping then had amounted 10 two millions "
was now upwards Of five. Their foreign imports we're
but thirteen millions they upwards Of Thirty
were NOW upwards Of three hundred The export Of
cotton alone the great staple Of the South Was nut hfy
four millions And this year il wcid be UPWARDS of one
hundred and sixty millics Theamount Of gold in the
Ihneu STATES " rnat lime about ono hundred nall
on. sauk circulation and ALL and now " was not hoA
Of three hundred millions He had ROT TIME b 10 INTO
detail Ut all the improvements which Mad the place
but IN railroads eishe there were al hat time exceed
ing Ave Thousand llcs at the present not less than
twenty three thotand miles almost enough to circle the
globe, AT that time there had been much doubt about
the suecsss Of the electric telegraph there
esont the Atlantic cable and there complete net
work OF wire throughon. This vast, enterprising and
growing repub This progress could not be checked
and rcssons now living would hundred mil
lions within our present boundaries.
For himself he felt danger from the runbef OF nee
States, none at all He pofsed Nationality no further
than il fouse "a true patriotism Principles were
their protection and Whenever 40 aggression should be
made upon his rights the constitutional rights OF The
SOUTH the soie guarantees of the constitution bis posi-
ticn wac resistance 70 the end whether II came from the
government or from any other quarter Dor thers and
your fathers resisted aggression II they could rise TO
right wrong against father OF nother, how much
would they be Justified In rising t like purpose
against brother Hq trusted that day would never
come, But he would not contemplate the future; he
would do his duty at all times and let the future take
OF itself The system OF the federal government
permitted each State regulate these matters for them
selves. That the theory Of the government that
Massachusetts Ohio Georgia Oregon Texas and all The
States should do they please That Was the secret
the republic Which the ancsents had discovered IL
was new doctrine brought TO light in the nineteenth
century He trusted that every who wished to do
justice to-day would vote down every amendment the
bill needed amendment-and, if they rou,5 not
vote for IT, assist in getting nahed vote on the bill
1t was said that the Congress of the United States
| had f'uNa.. at.t x...g - .ln, -
day that IL was not True In his Judgment, there
much patriotism and intelligence in the present
House as In sry of which he had been a member
The question recurring the amendment Of Mr. CHOW
OF Pennsy vana repeating much OF the act for the adj
mission of Kansas provides that whenever, and not
before 1t shalt be ascertaned by that the pepu
ation equal exceed the ratio required of menhcr
constitution may be FORMED rtepataors to admission
into the Union
Mr. GROW modified it by adopting the amendments
OF Messrs Perrin Of Indiana and BSGBAN Of Ohio pro
vding enabling act for the admission Of Kansas as
we'll Oregon and fixing their boustnts and then Of
! tered il as substitute fos The Bill
! Mr SsNDihdB, of Louisiana, raised point Of order
! that tNe amendment could not be received under the
rules The original i'll was proposition for the admis
sion of Oregon State now whilst the proposition OF
the gentleman from Pennsylvania an enabling act
which applicable TO another Territory lesides that
Oregon, something entirely Disconnected rom the org
| nal bill
Mr. GROW eonended that the transferring of the Ferri
tory of Oregon into State general subject of legis
l,tion To do the thing requiring the kind
Of legislation, for another Territory perfectly ger
name. 49,
The SPEAKER decided tba ainciidMeht to be out Of
order, under the ruiz which provided that motion
proposition oh subject different from that under consd-
Grafton should be admitted as an amendment. 1900
Mr., GROW appealed from the decision Of the Chair
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved that the appeal
be laid on the table which motion was agrted to- yeas
| l26, nays g.
| MI GROW then offered his amendment without the
modification hnt The Chair ruled it out of order.
Mr. M,iNARD Of Tennessee, then offered his amend,
mcnt providing for the admission of Oregon upcn the
following conditions first, that j. II asccrtaDed ly n
census that the population equal exceed the ratio Of
representation iequired Tor member of the House of
Representatives and, second that the question OF adj
mission with the following proposition hc submitted to
vote of the people namely that section two of article
Two OF the constitution framc at Salem the eighteenth
day of September, 1857 shall be changed pro.
vide that in all elections not otherwise provided FOR BY
this constitution every white male rtaei OF the United
States Of the age of twenty yenis and upwards who
shall have resided ia the state during the six months i'm
mediately preceding such election. eal be entitled to
vote at all elections authorized by law At the said
election the voting shall he by ballot aud by endorsing
his ballot IS saci voter may I've pleased citizen sut
frigef or ssalicn suffrage Should majority OF the
votes cast be r " citizen suffrage. and should the
to be taken show population esuelipg exceed
ing the ratio of representation required for member of
the House o. Representatives the President,
these facts are duly made known TO him. shall Announce
the by proclamation and thereater, and without
any further proceedings the part Of Congress- the ad
mission of the State of Oregon shall bc absolute and
complete.
Mr. HILL OF Georgia, then ineyed to amend the
amendment by povidng that whenever it shalt be
tanned by that the population OF Oregon equal
exctel the ratio Of representation required for member
the House of Representatives IL shall be admitted into
the Union and prescribing It's boundaries. %
Mr., BINGHAM, of Ohio, then offered his substitute
fr the original bill TO enable the Territory of Oregon, in
asInnch the present constitution does not confom to
tie constitution ot the United States TO elect delegates
convention TO form constitution preparatory to their
admission. afFe4a
Air. MARSHALL of Kentucky, then offered q substi-
ue for the substitute offered by MI BNonAN, providing
r the admission of Oregon, upon the ascertanment Of
the requisite population and repeating the provisions
tiorizing alien suffrage.
M DAVIS, OF Indiana then moved to rcconmit the
ill., with instructions add clause repeating the
strictive clause upon Kansas in regard to population
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, raised point of order
that the motion could not be entertained
The SPEAKER decided the point TO be well taken,
the ground that the motion would do that which the
House could not do ttAt ts8 t
AIR DAVIS, of Indisna appealed from che decision of
the Chair; when fat
Mr.. ENGLISH, of indiana moved that the appeal be
laid the table; which motion prevailed Yeas lis,
NAYS g5
The question first taken the amendment of Mr..
HUI; and II was reiected--yeas ", nays l73.
The amendment of MIR, MAYNARD being rejected, and
Che question recurring upon the substitute offered by Mr.
MARsu,LL for that offered by Mr.. BrSoHsN
Mr. WASiBU RNE of illinois, moved that The whole
suject be laia the table which motion did not pre-
M In