Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-13
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WAsh'NoroS. Feb. l2th.---HcUsE The
House resumed the Oregon bill.
Mf. NaiiandiDghan, uf Ohio said VIII. u
hansas should come h re az Oregon has
PeAeao'y ahd orderly, and with The cons. nt
OF her people. he should vote fol lis inwe
diate admission. But Kansas was here. and
oregon was. There as no possible con
hec'ion between the two, and he would not
vote TO establish any, as both would be
nee States, he would take Oregon a. first
which came and vote for her admission.
he was opposed to Mr.. Grows amendment
and al others which only dela, ed or en-.
barrassed the bill but he thanked Mr.. Grow
and his Republican friends for opposing 1t.
To the Oregon bin. Mr.. Lane Of Oregon.
related the circumstance of the formation
OF the constitution Of Oregon, and earnestly
urged her admission, saving he had no
doubt that she had $4,000 white popula-
tilD
Mr.. Saunton. of Ohio, said the admission
OF Oregon was only question Of time his
colleague. Mr.. Vsllahdine had fonnd
something to be thankful for. 90 far a. he
was concerned his colleague was welcome
70 all he could make out of it. Ia Ohio il
was last year decided ty an almost unani
nous voice Of the Democracy that Kansas
should not be admitted with . constitution
OF her own making without first having her
right OF representatives ascertained by a
census.
This was recognized and put on the re.
cords of the country as part Of the Demo.
cratic priuciple, and there was no escape
from it. kansas had been admitted uoder
the Crittenden Montgomery amendment; i,
ID very well know that she woulu have two
Republican Senators, all he asked was that
when State comes here proRering to be
free with two Democratic Senators 10 serve
during the next Presidential term there be
meted out to her the same rule as was %
piled to Kansas and not adopt one rule Tor
the admission of one Democratic State. an.
other for Republican. This is the true
scent on the question he Indicated his oppo.
sition and esld he would not by voting for
the admission under i: give vitality TO the
d. ed Scott decision.
Mr.. Stevens was glad he had an Opportu.
nifty OF showing the utter groundlessness Of
the charge made against the Democra' ic
party last winter. That party applied one
rule Of admission in one case and different
one In another. He held that Oregon could
justly claim admission under previous ordi-
nances and compacts. If the Republicans
had believed that their opponents had done
wrong in regard to Kansas. Why should
they attempt to pursue a similar course. |
and keep free State out Of the Union?-
Two wrongs do not make right Gentle |
men on the Republican side had found fault
with the Oregon constitution because it ex-
cludes free colored persons
WASHINGTON, Feb IL ll.--SENArE Mr.. Doo-
little spoke in favor of his plan for settling
. free Negro Nation in the American trop-
les. and concluded by making an amend
ment TO the bill that no treaty for the ac-
QUESTION Of Cuba shall be valid unless rati-
fed by majority Of the free white citi-
zens Of the Island. Mr.. Crittenden obtained
the floor.
WASHINGTON, Feb l2.-SESATE.-Mr. John
son, Of Tenn. brought forward his resolu-
ton, that the President be requested to in
struct the heads Of the departments to pre-
pare their estimates for 1860, on a basi. not
exceeding $50,000,o00 and exclusive Of
the interests on the public debt, and that
part of the Presidents message be referred |
to the Committee on Finances.
Mr.. Qnin moved TO refer it to n Select |
Committee, composed Of the chairmen of the !
various committees.