New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-13
THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS.

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| WASHINGTON, April II, 1860.
SO far as the measure can be cousummated b.
the popular branch Of the National Legislature
Kansas is admitted into the Union as State, an'
by the significant vote of Yeas 134, Nays 70.
In the morning debate to-day, Mr.. Quarles, o
Tennessee spoke for the South Americans, who op
pose the admission because the Wya0dot Consttu
hop extends the right of sufrageto allie Us that have
declared their intention to become citizens; and
Meesrs. Billy Smith and Garnett OF Vir
| gina, Tor the Southern Democracy, w10 Os
| tepsbly oppose it because they allege that
osregards some OF the provisions of the En- llsi
BILL but really because il adds another to the list o.
Free States; and Mr.. Cox of Ohio, for the North
| ern Democracy, who, though they either voted for
or sustain the English BILL favor the admission, be-
cause the Kansas struggle has been the Pandora's
box whence have issued all the caamities Of thu
party for the last six years; and Mr.. GoOch Of
Mass, aud finally Mr.. Grow OF Penn, for the
Republicans who unaamoualy support it, because
it is eminenty wire and just
Mr. GOOch delivered an argument in favor OF the
bill, which displayed good deal of research, end
disposed of the objections of its opponents with
vigorous hand. Cox, whom Gov. C0rwin so FACET
ousy described in bis marvellous speech, az "a
"TisiDg young man. who, il he does not get into bad
" come to something some day hence was, as her
usually is, fippant and fDica, superficial and sophie
morical in bis effort to prove that in voting against
the Lecompton bill and for the English bill, and in
proposing now to support the Grow bill, despite the
census clause in the English BILL be, in all this dex
ferrous lodging and ducking has pursued the straight
line of consistency. However, pOsterity, unless it
is greater Ounce than is generally imagined will
not trouble its head to inquire into the consistency
of Samuel s. Cox upon this or any other subject.
Billy Smith made pointless, rambling speech,
but nobody paid the slightest attention to what
he said; and everybody seemed inclined to-day to
yield to the force of this unbrOken line of preee-
dents.
Garrett made sharp, short address, right to the
point in issue, except when drawn aside by inter-
ruptOn. Would that it could have been heard by
so much of the Irish and German Democracy as
have sense enough to appreciate an insult, and
spirit enough to resent it Unless the number
of these is much smaller than it is presumed
to be, the delivery of this speech In their
presence would seriously diminish the Demo-
cratic strength in most OF the States OF the
Union. He gave as the chief ground ofhis opposition
to the admission of new States into the COnfederacy,
that their population was usually composed OF the
dregs Of society; and in this connection, he uttered
the sharpest sarcasms themost opprobrous epthets,
against our fOreign-bOrn citizens, shOwenng upon
them more scOrn and yituperatOD, than we ever saw
empted upon their heads by the most preudlcla and
violent Native American" in the country. And
this from Virginia Democrats leader Of his
party, and relative and counselor of Robert NJ.
T. Hunter, its possible candidate for the Presidency
Mr.. Barr, who represents the Irish Democracy
of the Sixth Ward of your city, and who, 1t Is un
derstoOd il of Irish descent, interpOsed In the midst
of this TRADE, by asking Dir. GarDett to remember
that the two earliest victims who fell in defense of
the soil of Virginia, in the recent attack upon Har-
per's Ferry, were Irishmen; to which Mr.. Garnett,
assuming a most aristOcratic air, and bowling in
mock modesty, promptly responded "In the name
Z" of Virginia, thank the two freshmen who were
Z" 20 kind as to die in her defense at Harper's
"Ferrym Whereat all the negro chiyalry, appre-
catng the sarcastic wit of their mouthpece, laughed
immoderatey. Barr, who was evidently stung to
the quick by this contemptuous taunt, vainly tried
to get an opportunity to reply to it, but Garnett re-
fused to yield the floor. and Barr was clamored
down.
Mr.. Aldrieh of Minnesota extorted an explain
alton from Garrett in regard to his broad attack
upon the character of the population of the new
States; while Mr.. Larrabee a Wisconsin, who has
been recently aiding Fernando Wood IN wheedllng
the Irish of Connecticut to vote the Democratic
ticket en- masse, also tried to get opportunity to
repel or parry these damaging assaults of Garrett
But the naughty and plalnspoken scion of the Old
Dominion stood his ground, refused to yield the
floor and c0olly reiterated his opinion of the
foreign and native-born population composing the
new States.
This episode in the debate ef to-day if it receive
no modification ere it be printed in The Globe, will
afford an instructive chapter for the perusa of those
portions of the Democracy fer whose benefit it was
delivered. Let it be widely read
Grows Speech, closing the debate upon the bill,
was brief, clear, keen, and eloquent.
The vote is worthy ofnote nregard to its sectional
aspects. The entire North, excepting absentees
voted for the BILL save English of Indiana Scott of
California, and Sickles of New-York. Scott thus
voted because he is a native of Virginia, and is Pro-
Slavery in all his Instincts; Sickes, that he might
win the South to his side in the contest for his seat;
English, because he felt inpeed to stand by his
twO-year-Old bantling, but more particularly be-
cause the nomination of his father as Marshal of
Indiana awaits confirmation in the Senate.
The Southern members who voted for the bill
were Etheridge of Tennessee who is not afraid to
utter his mind; and Barrett, who represents the
free city of st. LOUIS and Webster of Maryland
whose motives are not 20 clearly diseernibe.
1t remains for the Senate TO Determine whether
this long and bitter Kansas struggle shall now be
brought to peaceful and honorable close. For
six years it has convulsed the American people.
And the glorious triumph which Freedom, in that
Territory has achieved though il is its first great
victory since 1T was Oyerthrown in the admission OF
Missouri to the Union as a Slave State, now forty
years since, will not be its last
While the discussion on this question was drag
cling ts weary length along, The Congressional
Globe, as is ulua was laid on the laps (they have
10 desks) of members. 1t contained Loyejoys.
famous attack upon the black twin" with the
many valorous things said and done in her defense
on that occasion BY the patriarcha chiyary. Roger
A. Pryor took oitnse at something SAID or not said
done, or not done, printed, or not printed in
the official report of this attack and defense; and
he called John H. Potter to an account on the floor
of the House, therefor. Though called, Potter did
not come, and pretty broadly minated to Pryor
hat ha oh. a.,