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f ^ - S e e T h i r d a n l T T F o n r t b . P a g e s .
F o r P r e s i d e n t , I n 1 8 6 0 ,
JOHN C. FREMONT, Of California.
M r . S i n g ' s S p e e c h .
W e publish, to-day, the Bpeech of Hon. P a x s -
TON K i s o , against the Lecompton ConstitutioB.
I t adds another to the number o l unanswerable
arguments which have been delivered upon this
i subject, and it will be read with interest all over
this Union. Bold, energetic , courteous and
truthful, the arguments and conclusions of oar
Benator are alike convincing and irresistible.—
This is one of those s p e e c h e s which aims a t no
thing but troth and sincerity, and for this, feature
a l o n e , »hlehids the distinguishing trait of our Sen
ator, it is 8 privi lege to read it. For ourselves,
we have read no speech, since the commence
ment of the present session of Congress, with
more interest than this argument of our able and
faithful Senator, which was delivered on the 18th
ins tant
T o show how it is viewed in other quarters,
we subjoin the following brief notices of i t ;
SENATOR KrNe*S SPEECH.
[From the New York Evening Post.} T h e timely speech of Senator King was deliv
ered during that memorable trial of physical endurance—in which the Republicans achieved one of the most precious victories—on Tuesday last. I t is marked, throughout, by its author's characteristic good sense , prudence, frankness, and inflexible firmness. It is one of the most compact statements of the wrongs to Kansas and to our national character, sought to be perpetrated by the Administration, through the Lecompton Constitution, which we have seen anywhere, and may b e regarded as an epitome of the whole Lecompton issue. W e need not say more of a speech which every one will read, and which, we are BQcBi contains not a single position that can be shaken.
[Prom the Albany Evening Journal.] The Post does not exaggerate the merits of
th is excel lent speech. I t reached a s by mail today, and w e ebaJB lay it before the readers of the Journal tomorrow. Its positions are impregnable, its tone eminently worthy of the occasion and the tfhbject I t is a speech which no citizen w h o appreciates the dignity of toe " Empire State " can read without a feeling of just pride that N e w York is represented in the 0 n i t e d States Senate as ic should be.
S ince the great struggle for Free Territory, which is now at its crisis, began on the floor of Congress, years have gone by, with checkered fortunes; parties have shifted like quicksands, and men and measures had their rise and fall.— But it 4ias ever found in Preston King the same inflexible, faithful and indomitable defender of true Republicanism and Popular Rights.
- • -Side of Steamers at Ogdensburgh.
Persona seeking investments in a class of first-rate' steamers, will do well to attend the sale at the 8t. Lawrence Hotel, in this Village, on the 2d day of April next. We observe that Deputy Sheriff Gen. S. F. Juno advertises to sell six, and that the Receiver, Hon. WILLIAM C. Baown, advertises to sell nine. All these steamers belong to the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company. This will be a capital opportunity to obtain steamboat property at a Iow'figure, the times being bard, and cash scarce.
The "Golden Prtee." We are indebted to ths puhHshera-of the Oold-
ea J>m«, pnbHshed at IJew Tori, for several copies of their interesting and" finely illustrated paper. Thejtjpef story upon our first page, entitled!-" Mercedes' Shot," is from their paper, am) is a description of tropical life, and scenery, and Incidents, which we seldom see surpassed. Who' ever has been in the tropics, will at once, see and admire the fidelity of its off-hand sketching.— The QaldtnPPtvu is published weekly by Bicxssr & C&'Jfero^wg^S. Y.Lat 32 per annum.
Senator SrflnneT.
Mr. SUMNER left New York city, (or Washington, on the loth. He "will probably be in his seat #henii&e Lecompton Constitution comes to a vote in the Senate. „
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Fast to Vermont?
Gov, SXUKD FLSTOHIR, of Vermont, has ap* pointed-Friday, the-seeohd day of April next, to be observed^ a, djw of fasting and prayer ra"tfiat
Insurance*—Fire and 1
We invite the attention of out readers to the card of DAVID M. CBAKK, Esq. J who* J |w, « he has been for many Tears, Agent for] some of toe moat reliable Companies extant. We doubt If there is, in this community, icrnah who hat adjusted more losses than he, flMthq hjuKfione business upon a more liberal, prompt and^rglttble basil. Bead bis eard, and lose rJ> time in g w S f insured. The number of hli Companies affords a large margin to choose from, ark the! character of Mr. CHAPM, long known and] Welt tried, la al* that any man could desire to inture him against imposition, fraud, or delay, in tie adjustment of losses sustained, aid fairly due.
Th* Atlantio Mo:
APRIL 1858.
Through the k i n d n e s a o f the publishers, P H I L
L I P S , SAJCFSQII & Co., Bos ton , wfe are i n receipt of
their excel lent Magazine for Ap ril. The Atlan
tic: Mtatifiykrapidly making it i w a y t o p u b l i c fa-
vor by the. v igor of its articles and i t essential
aid. in the cultivation of a highj r order of litera
ture. T b s ^ n t e n t e of the April No- iare^as fol
lows : — T h e Hundred Pays—-Mt Journal t o ivy
Consin Mary—Amours de V c * a g e ^ - T h e Cata
combs of B o r n e - ^ H a p p i n e s s — T i e P u r e Pearl of
Diver's B a y r - T h e Story of KarHi—The Abbe1 de
r E p e e — W h o is U»e Thie f—TeUi lg t h e Bees—Pe»»
aian Poe try—The Autocrat of t h e Breakfast-Ta
ble—Sandalphon—Mr. B u c f i a n W s Administra
tion—Literary Not ices .
B a r r e t t ' s . O r a
SOLOMON B A B B I T T , Jr . , w h o ihas g i v e n many
years of Btudy and unremitting j labor in gett ing
up a g o o d , intelligent, comprehensive grammar,
is now in our vi l lage explaining i t s merits , and
disposing o f the work. I t n e e d s b a t little obser
vation, w e think, t o convince s p y intelligent per
son, that all there is in , or pertaining to, what we
d e n o m i n a t e ^ r o m m o r , is embodied ?n this Book-
Aside from this , his work embraces a compendi
ous treatise on the English, Latin, Greek, Ger
man, Spanish and French Languages . Mr. B A B
B I T T ' S grammar contains 562 pages , and is really
a book for every man ; for w e {think that n o man
is so stupid but that he could learn much from it
— a n d we doubt whether therefore any so learned,
and such adepts , but that theyjjwill find a good
many things o f practical utility in! it that they
never thought o f before. I t isfa book that should
b e a lways a t hand in o u r o d d lemure m o m e n t s ; for
open it where w e will , w e are l o r e to find some
thing new, instructive, and engaging.
T h e S e a s o i .
For the last w e e k w e h a v e been making rapid
advances into Spring. The pievalance of warm,
pleasant weather, with occaaiojpal h igh winds, has
nearly used up the snow, a n d l t h e frost i s mostly
o u t of the ground. T h e rivej1 S t Lawrence and
the Oswegatchie are measurably free from ice, and
the steam ferry-boat 0. S. Bqvard has been run-
ring uninterruptedly for a whole, week. Early
Spring birds made their appearancB this morning,
and filled the air with their melody. Every thing
' indicates an early Spring. I
f j e c o m p t d l i .
Yesterday was the day aprlointed by the Sen
ate for taking the vote in that body on the Le
compton Constitution. Of course w e do not ye t
know the result.' But it affords a degree of satis
faction to know, that the poljjlic sent iment of the
country i s all right o n this question, and whatev
er may b e its fate, w e feel assured that the con-
coctors, the aiders and abettors of that glaring
fraud, will not g o unpunished. T h e r e is ye t a tri
bunal before which those who prove recreant to
Freedom in the hour of her] need , will be tried
and receive their just dei
Lawr B u s i n e s s .
T h e attention of the readers o f ' this paper, and
o f the public generally, i s directed to the Law
Card of W I L L I A M C. C o o n j , Esq. , of Canton, in
this County, which may be found in our columns
to-day. Mr. COOKS occurieh a commanding posi
tion at the Bar of St. Lawrence County, and lo
cated as h e is at Canton, the capital of the coun
ty, persons hav ing businefs to transact either
there, or anywhere in the county, cannot entrust
it to more act ive , competent and faithful hands
than his. f
T h e S t e a m P e r r y - 1 Oat , " G l e a n e r . "
>ur waters, made her
its morning, and com-
a ferry boat
This old favorite upon
appearance in our harbor i
menced her trips for the s e i s o n
between Prescot t and Ogdensburgh. She is
stauncher and stronger now than she has ever be
fore been since she ran onf these waters—nearly
$ 3 , 0 0 0 having been expended upon her in new
works, improvements , and repairs . W e hail her
with satisfaction, improved] in appearance, and in
capacity for, business. Simultaneously with her
appearance, we received a visit from her proprie
tor, C a p t I S A A C P L U M B , who, for 16 years, if our
memory serves us, has paid us < a visit, and re
newed his subscription forjjths paper, on the first
day of the running of his |boa t . S ix teen years I
I n that t ime , the Captain} baa become a married
man—se lec ted himself a beautiful p lace o n the
banks of t h e fit Lawrence , and begun to orna
ment his grounds, cultivate bia soil, raise chick
ens , turkeys, pigs , & c , until hie i s now quite a
farmer—with a hospitat lejhome, at which it Is
o n e o f the h ighest o f pleasures, a s i t i s a privi
lege, to call. L o n g life, | n d unruffled waters, t o '
the Captatn and his mate.
4, Bon. "W. M WbeeUr. -
Senator WnittDt, of | this idistrict, daring 's discussion in the Senate engrossing topic of. tioa which. Is full of win come to a vote ere 1<
n the 9 th Instant, of the introduced a resolii-
;ow, and which we hope
tan—kvenlSf Session. re-assembled, and e .Kansas igaom-
At7 i o'clwk the took np the special oi tions.
Mr. Matter offered as fa substitute the Semi cratic Legislative, caucus] resolutions in favor the passage of the ~ -through Congress, and cbwmri.
Mr. Diven moved as bly concurrent resolutio; compton Constitution,
On this, Mr. Jtfandevil of the Senste'hntii 9:80.
Mr. Handeville' was ft an argument, till 9:60.
Mr. Splnola commented speaking, when he " *" ' . Wheeler, who offerea
f icompton Constitution itainipg President Bu-
subatitute the Assem-aqiverse to the Le-
) -occupied the attention
lowed, by Hr. Noxon in
Another Old BolrUar Qono. j Another of the soldiers of 1812, Sbenexer
Wheeler, of JSooBville ipedSon the 10th instant! aged 83 years, fie served as captain of .>*
" militia company under Gen. Brown, at Sackett Harbor. i « . . , i . ) .. ' ' .•«.•? ),
jpeatb. of Dr, Spalding, , " ' " ; « Siiizi SKtLBi»&y afeB^onetrf -fteoldest afld most respeptaWe physicians'of Sfontpel!erfcyt,i died at hiSrreaid'enee in that village, on the 16th
-instj sged-about 65 years.. , .
•RiePoiliOffice at Union Village, Vermont, was)' entered! «rtiilj!p%ht of th* 15th tasfc, by two joifflg ut#^f i |BY^te e n je»ts of sge, aba tis. dolhrs ininon'ey ^en^eretroin.* Suspicionlai once rested arjr^.$»*9fe»»ad», who aeknowU edged the deerk tb^-tt^riiSa.;aie, money, and Tir/c^on'WM^^agaWAt'theta?- "
- -"'- New Bank. • • -, • '- .-
Mr. J. fi^LtsQBOs, so long President of th4 Bank of Moutpelicr, has preparations nearlj
;eo)npIete4 for ,egtab&sni«g;k.iDe*;bani-;'Jfii. thti village, under Bio General Banldng law. ' |
"""•'" ;''',,'• -:":_ '''A^gtM»V.Si«|6.,*_' ;-,*
The heavy sale of Groceries, at the Sifl'ro,lataljj: cccnpled bylies3ra. FIAOO & WtaBELEB Waterl
, Street,. Qgdenshargb, cqmaMacsd'thisday^iGcn; S.F; Jcbo AaetSoneer. Tnere i3 alsoother-propi
- eilry t» ba eoViy at tlse '6an>3 place, Which * fy wil) . ;be. well iaj 'rkiii- having 'loose, change " - tto?H3, tjf.-Sijtfcf. - - ' -r. . ' ; .%', ' .•--'•".'.•
_.-.,. rv;.-^^^Vi^^B«o|t. ;;*-/"'"! We ere in receipt t ,r«oi,^8 .t,^'a &«& for
ApiU Ie'iltotritioBis andaaW«ra,'wellsas! - talced, and wall.adapfea toth* «K:ha»tinVseasoi " of-'fipringrtime; upon i * ^ , * * s f* «at*ripgi' f
I-.; .So.*l»lh»''lin»iW«on)inlenei^a hot.t^|.-^ ";&»t ,work-ha» not already been done.
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• jjjf* iJast a» we. were gemg to: press, we he«r« thaifflelaacholf flews, that Dr-.'G.'W;. 'MtS&iMyt* Depeyater,. hung' himself Jaslj eveiftcg,. to wh« 'at
--called the last Woods, aBjl tiear.tie bur»to| troond." Behadoeeo deraa^ed.fdr it fewdaysy »n4 hia irituJs <»s|BPste4_>t»rU'DK with bin
. fcrttf* Asjinat, s>ap(ji»«»tsssrro*. Bat he ' broke ^ ^ a U k«MMPsat.'«*aWU aot b* round ' ontfl tl}lr fcrata^PlpfssW ted. Hit ag*
gave way to Hon. W. _ the following ^endmenl
MevHvei,, That in t ent effort Of the Natio: the Lecompton Constii the Territory of BA Douglas, Ben»t^et)f StateofIllinoif,1sf» and spirit of the
Mr. Spinola insisted XVHth Diatrict.(Wbeel|r) haid beei to Introducing bis resolution, as he (Spinola only, given way for * ' • - ' ' )bar^trivM#te»b
l&eWheeteraj||d oi«!onrtety,hewo»lL
TJiernattejr'notbc_ proceeded ia his remari to a motion to adjourn.
opposition to the prea-' Administration to force ion upon the people of
the| Hon. Stephen A. 'nit d Stateifrom tbp to the tme ptineiples
lehrtakaacl. at the Senator fsoin* tiib
i he supposed tome ordi-
if ha had been guilty of • drslw bis resolution.-)
prjaaed, Mr. ;spiho!» "•"•big to give way
thst
i-',..-,: ' '^Jutioa '"•'•• " .- - ' -ftor. Your Issue of the
Io*Cn$ |i»biem>-^'A«no*;'&;#e':;
of land, 160 rods toe laud of A is a perfect has a hill in the i In the conrae ofl divide «a# lot by wise thronih the ci . a four rail fence, four feet apart. Slow,, i ' rails to run through . ^hattilwuifortheii
centl
i^ol^sMa, ^;." ; j -ItpolflKanjJ •-.:" A - - * j
i inst. contained the fol-
ftia owae? of; *'traoj i *00 toda wide. The
rA while,theUftdor B T the-lotylfid feet bigi. ,!t becomea necessary to ; fence; running lengi" of each lot. h i a t£
:»ghi with poibi I... it take more posts and land of B* ovej tbebiit
. ldf,A>V" ;",,;*-'•;•:• ; ^ The problem iaambigaousi and will, admit of.
two answer*" "{"•,-, - ' - . r .•>:- '•'-'-.;-! . Aiiiicer'li-Otf to-Hlgjajjees between-tiie':posts,
be ineasnred hatbmUiSi^ fapC9; w i l | require, oo nOTO>poettnorra|athan A'e; but in ascend. teg # d desceBdasg t$e>rM fee ralb to 'B'a; fancb-0i bo longer than' t|i8 raBatu A'ft. Tbo rcasob
".for this- is, that,the ijUlsKh* B-a fpjee, <ja (ho, slopes of the biS',. wtfextoid JbctWfs* «i8 posts tbiiquetg- ttfftt>horfcos.v:bat tn^Btart rt'eGM. tasce'between th.e-plafeaborto&ul Jlse, whtcb is the position, of thf 'raJipfeA'u'fgnce.*' There-M4 ihe^raili tat B'a jfeCc*, on- the -slopes' of. jQse baf,.wmteio^^tbiip those. ,B A'*.. - ', '•.'' k«*c«* %—\ljbeldistaice? between the* rjosi "in ivtence, on the,|sios^»-o1 the biilv .be raeai XLiei aniht^fdiald, 4heitiff« fenffa *iil rgquire wore #8M and'raOrf) reijBlhar/' A** *f fie*e»oo is,, that U'tbedisfAnde between, the posts be ten feet on the grpcmd,'; the jhorixofttal dj'etauce be> tw«»Bthem!wiifbeWth*tltenfeet. therefore, ^•txpssafe B*« fences ob the slopes of* the bill, b ^ H hortoBotally nfW«t together than thoae h> A'*T *» ku<* will rtquiri more poata and mo** « * » » * • A . ' * * , e o 4 ^ # a > d»laae«.
Ana*** is« a pr|br«4 by the writer, aa that mode of B^saBiati th. diataneea between (he p^w r t^-~-i - i i i i i iL.
wui inwiw, Marastii,M)sa, " . * « . « . J
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OW T u o a t o y , I f f a u r c l i ^ e t l i i r ^ g o . ^
Hr . Pres ident; before t h e .SeVQlu%6n;*1etiJter». were granted t o the colonies bythe^Orown. Since then, up to this time, the people o f the states of the Union h a v e made their constitutions for them-e e l v e e r - N o w j for the flrac time s i n e e t h e Continental Congress declared d i e colonies free and independent states; t h e question i s raised of the right Of t h e people to adopt or reject the constitution which is to create them a state qualified to come into the Onion, o n e of the equal s tates of our Confederacy.
Kansas, brought to the door of the Senate for the purpose oThaving the Lecompton constitution imposed upon hes; people by the authority of an sot of Congress, presents that question to us.
Benjamin Franklin, contemplating h is country w h e n her independence had b e e n acknowledged and the Republic, was established, i s said t o have expressed the wish that h e m i g h t be permitted to look upon this country after t h e lapse of a h u n dred years . If t h e shade of that venerable m a n could appear here , and listen to these debates upo n the proposition t o add a new state from beyond the»Miss%sjppi to the Union , he would hear from the government aide calls for more troops, and arguments t o show the necessity o f an increase of the standing ^army \ h e would hear that the people of the State proposed to b e added to the u n i o n are a factious p e o p l e ; that they claim t h e right to vote o n the adoption of their constitution ; to h a v e the charter that defines their rights and their form of government submitted, by the convent ion that m a d e it , to themselves , and to express their opinion of i t ; that, in this new state, the people are unwilling to h a v e slavery establ ished as o n e of their institut ions; that, although the President declares the constitution prepared for them by the Lecompton Convention to b e a good one , they contumaciously reply that it is n o t their const i tut ion; that they complain of fraud and corruption in the officials appointed and sustained by the central governm e n t ; that they refuse to pay the taxes levied by the legislature, alleging that they had n o voice in its election, and were not represented in i t ; that they agitate and annoy the government and disturb the quiet of the country by their turbulent and disorderly c o n d u c t ; that they remonstrate against stuffed ballot-boxes, spurious votes , forged certificates, and false returns at their elections, and demand of the government investigation and punishment of these offences; that they insist upon the right to decide for themselves the character of their state institutions, and refuse to accept the constitution which the government offers t o t h e m ; that they complain of the intrusion of regular troops belonging to the standing army of the federal government , sent to maintain law and order in their territory; that they are seditions ; that they are rebels ; that they have been permitted to occupy the attention ot the government and the country too l o n g ; that they must have a local government instituted over them by Congress, and be subdued by the a r m y ; h e would hear some uncertain and mystical suggest ions that the people of the state, when reduced to order, might possibly at some future l ime, be allowed to alter their obnoxious constitution in some legal manner. I think, after listening so far, Franklin would inquire i " I s this the American Congress, and have you established a consolidated government ? Or, i s this the British Parliament, an d have the United States re-united tb the Crown ? " Upon being told that this is one of the Chambers of the American Congress, that the United States are still an independent nation, and that the words of the federal constitution remain unchanged", be would say : " Then these honorable gentlemen, who occupy the seats of legislators here, have not inherited the republicanism of my day and generation ; this is n o t the democracy that thundered at Bunker Hill, at Saratoga and at Yorktown, and rang out their battle-cry of liberty and independence through all the colonies, until the royal charters were abolished, and the right of the people to institute their forms of government and to make their constitutions for themselves was acknowledged I "
Mr. President, t h e convention held at Lecompton framed a state constitution for Kansas, and refused to submit it t o the people.
The convention submitted a single provision of the constitution to the people—the question whether Blaves might hereafter be imported or brought into t h e s t a t e ; and required aa a preliminary to the right of any elector, to vote for or against this single partial provision o n the subject 0? slavery, that he should first vo te for the obnoxious constitution, which contained, separate and distinct from the provision submitted, an article perpetuating slavery in the state of Kansas in the persons of those now held as slaves in the territory, and in their posterity forever.
A very large majority of the people were opposed to the obnoxious constitution, and refused to vote for it. Without vot ing for the constitution, n o elector could vote for or against the sin gle provision submitted.
It is notorious that the Lecompton convention knew the constitution it framed was repugnant to the sentiments, the opinions, and t h e consciences of a large majority of the p e o p l e ; that they condemned the instrument and the institution of slavery it proposed to establish and perpetuate among them.
It is known to every senator and to every representative i n Gongress, that a very large majority of all the qualified voters in Kansas h a v e expressed their opinion against the Lecompton constitution, at an election held under the authority of an act of their territorial .legislature, on the 4th day of January last. W h e n the constitution was submitted, the people rejected it by their votes .
This is tb&ca--<e of Kansas, a s presented to the Senate by the majority of the Committee en Territories in their report and bill, which assumed that the first territorial legislature in Kansas was fairly and legally elected by the people , and organized, and that the Lecompton Convention was fairly e lected by the people , i n pursuance of the law o f t h e i r territorial-legislature.
In t h e case thus made by t h e , majority of the committee,, the fundamental-question of the right of the peop le of a territory to adopt for themselves the constitution which creates them a state, preparatory to admission Into the Uni6n, is presented. T h e sovereign right o l the people is denied, and the sovereign right o i a convention of delegates affirmed. The question raised in the case of Kansas, is not a question for Kansas alone. I t i s for every territory hereafter to h e organized, and- for every .territory herealter t o Jbe. admit ted into the U n i o n , a s weU.as for K a n s a s . ' I t i s a'question of conatitatiopal iaid,po'litjcal r ight pf the first magnitude. - Ihdeed , i t i s t h e question o f the inherent sovereignty ojf t h e people , yjtaj t o the p f o p l e i n -balnting t h e territory now belonging to S h e Tlni-t e d S t a t e s , a n d t o all which may,herea^er ba acquired or c o m e within our ever-expanding borders .
I t is n o Iess_ vital to the people o f every state now Jnthe Union, because, it Is the question where sovereignty reaidea^whether in representatives and representative bodies, in the Federal Government, or in the people . Our existence as a republican government rests upon t h e 'principle involved in tide quest ion.* <
W h e n the sdyereignty of the people i s subverte d or, successfully den ied b y any representative body, o r by any other power , t h e righta and t h e l iberties o f the peop le a r e i n the b a n d s and a t the meroy.of that power. T h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e Uni ted States , inaugurated upon t h e principles Of the revolution o f 1116, recognised the sovereignty o f the s ta tes , and the sovere ign right o f the people of t h s s a t e s t o frame and adopt their for mB of government , and to make and adopt their constitution. I t i s a c p n s t i t i o n a l r i g h t o f the peop le of » state, essential to ite equality a s o n e of theatatea of the Union, and necessary to the republican charaoter, of its constitution—a right nev£r before denied or questioned,, Jf those who now, In the. case of tha peqpreof,Bu«ngas,taepy tbw'righV bad, before the, |ayofeIeetionliniNoveriibe^l886,* only wbisperediheir design to. subvert tbiaaove-reigh right of-the people, the admin£tration which is now pressing upon Congress ffie propo-aition to subvert the rights of the people of Kansas, wonkr never hate come into power to, make such a question; No state hss ever been brought into the Union where it was denied, questioned or doubtodjiAat the pe,op)B of the state to be admitted approved, thej[rcon,stiftt%; TJie enabling acta, tbiBiprma oflaw, and tM modes jjfproceedingon thtearfcof the r^tep'tppAiatojgrtoGipii'g^^ •ion at states into^theMoi^^avi^wSaeJy^rjeA I do not know that they nave been exactly alike in the cases of; any two states. But observance 0? thei vitaJ prin/slpja th»t all just government derives iu authority from theponsent of the governed, has been the one. essential, jthlng* rebuiredjiij; •"v* W tt**Mdjmt and 0^gr*ejnrepiiwdto, _ b^ifotbtwlgttrrfjheGeorgfflro assnroe the pr^rogiHte«.of the Crown andjthe on-liml^a f O f f r f S J ^ S u i f , And. aretbeyrea-<*1 t£KMK%ftb Cot^trjth'^ritrovetsiei: of tboaadays between the prerogatlve-and power of $«.cent>ri (ffivernm«nf£and,ae--cooifiiotiOnal power and RoMeal rigbt* of tbo peopIefrquea> tiontf supposed to b*T«r been' fbreveV «etuid-fe America by*he swscwBbfs the Ba»oltttion,bud the
ear that no party, for a great many years, haa.claimedor would accept it-.- The Nashville Convention, held under the auspices of the demo cratio party, at a mpj^*yeoen\.84yL^a,;ln^^,s -proclamations and purpo9jji.of adisaolutionlof the '" Union; but the NaBhVilla.Conventibuwas believed to be a humbug. I remember & have ,;,hiard
, a . . . . * distinguished citizen off&neaseej-.a^ the/iamb, the Senate, yet they are notoriOija to'the whole:- apeak of, that body, -fle.ssid that but very few "Country, and theycaSBOt be"l&dudedi.»from>our ofljhe oitiaens of Tennelsee had5a)By*thingV» do
rttorjfcbinf$„ peopleofs, newstate to form and adopt ttoir own constitution * And is tiangrese ,p!rep^to»«*wot^';tKiv«re!ga power «OIM-, ^ * W u s b t a t o t r r « n jtlja people or! a mh Ktstfrf: <kmgt«s*rw the. powV JUJ admit new a^1^tho .w« i t bnt to .h i» i^u»>0Mate . -ti9^-I?q"«W'.itok«*.cons«toflqBWrt»C«
.. -Tce^tMSeDl-pMatae* D.Q. mcb «6os*itut!oMi < ,pofer,,<ffla cannot.bo favQsteiwj*. Buea an tW Ity by an act; of Congress. The Present, wib pieomnicnds WSLM measra-c to Coa'sresslanS prr> poses-t*«focje«hcb. aa actcr«m,11,4 onwjiiijijv peopW,ofa6ta£^.uf439:-to ths trot rented ft Km by tlfcs peopteof attthfe states in the Uefoa. « i t « subversion of the rights of -the state, it ti sywoMdatioo,. Who* the federal, gwemnrstit. shall axercjaa. the pWtt fi> Ifflpoje « coastirqfigh. WOO the people of *. state, who, shall lay m^u
* * J 0 B I » 1 H power rtttauiJ wljat shall l t o« US.arbitrary wUJ. f n 4 t s ) B aJ1(1 %b&0 ^ ,£ tyranny b» a«*««<ir But,, jtn President, mm-StrOtt* arid utterly indalensiblo «» the proposition to hnhgEaawumto to, Otim uBdcr the Lecompton CoUstitBtkm stand* upon the ca»a w Made by the Majority of the committee, dark eel-OWaiw yet Vf be *d'l*d to lha trot picture of vie* lencetothecoo-titutiofiat prineipita 0f repnbll.
: cab goveromaot. and of outrage aponn the rieht* oi the people «f Jtawa*. *
The report of th* majority of the eoiBtBitte* does Dot *tal* the beta of the case eonwUy.— The atfomptiost that its* first urtitot ial iegialat«ira of Kansas was fairly siacted and valid iu law, I* cootradicud by record evldeoea. The asiumpuoa that the Ijsromptoo ooBvectioa was fairly eleotasl by tsstiwoplfOf SMsiwaismtHasltswd bysvideoca
Upon these two assumptions the maj! committee maintain the'sovereignty Ol _ —... tipp, anddeny the so^ereigmy of the people.! v , ^^ThC^toryof-BJuisaB, fronj-the beginning t t\ jhe end; of itifis one of 'fraud, "and violence, op ;jfrron|:!md ontrage.. . Althohghithe majority bert; ]|fve refused to authorize any u>|uiry bi>jinvesni«; gation that wbuld bring the fact*-; officially before.-:
sight." The act of Congress that organised the territory repealed the eighth section of the act' for the admission of Missouri into the Union, commonly called the Missouri compromise-law—alaw which excluded Blavery from the territory ojj jKan-sas." This was a breach, of that faith and honor among men, which statutes can neither create nor destroy; a breach ol that faith and honor between communities Which is their only strong bond of peace and friendship. Successive statutes are monuments of the existence and decay of faith and honor brthe men who make them, and in the na-tions'wMch accept them. ,
Under a charter for a territorial government, instituted by such a statute, the Pwaldent appointed a Governor, Secretary, judges, marshals, and other officers, and the day wag. appointed for an election of members of a Legislature by the people, which would complete the organization of their territorial govainmenu Aa the time for the election of members of the Legislature approached, four thousand nine hundred armed men, not residing in Kansas, organized for that purpose by secret lodges in" the state of Missouri, passed over from that state into the territory of Kansas, and on the day fixed for the election of the first territorial legislature, seized by force, the control at most of the precincts in the territory, displaced by violence the judges of the election, took possession of the ballot-boxes, and excluding the citizens residing in Kansas from the polls, proceeded to stuff the ballot-boxes, and in that way to designate and appoint persons to be legislators for Kansas. Incontrovertible evidence of these facts Btands of record in the proceedings of the House of Representatives of the last Congress.
T h e invas ion from Missouri was successful and complete , and the invaders, having accomplished their purpose, returned In organized bands to Missouri. The persons thus created legislators for Kansas, assembled, organized, and, assuming to be the legislature, proceeded to pass laws for the government of the territory, and to levy taxes upon taxes upon the people. Their enactments were arbitrary and oppressive, designed to drive the people from the sett lements they had made, and compel them to abandon the territory. T h e people of Kansas denied the authority ol this legislature. In an evil hour, the President o f t h e United States recognised this usurpation as the government of Kansas, and large bodies of federal troops have been stationed in the territory to overawe tho people by their presence and to enforce the authority thus netariously imposed upon them.
The call for the .Lecompton convention was made by this usurpation, and upon its submission to the people less than twonty^three hundred persona responded. The large majority of t h e p e o p l e denied its authority' and refused to vote on the call for the convention or at the subsequent e lect ien for delegates . Sufficient reasons existed for their refusal to v o t e ; they would not acknowledge the a u t q & t y of the usurpation. For the election of delegates, an act for the registry of voters had been passed, and the people in many of the counties were disfranchised by the omission on the part of the registry officei a to register the voters. In these counties no places were appointed forholding the elections, and none could be held, and no delegates could be elected. In the counties where registries were made, they were partial, omitting large numbers ot the qualified voters. T h e people of the territory reasonably apprehended that, without regard to the number of votes which might be deposited in the ballot-boxes by the electors, the inspectors and returning officers of & e election would, by false certificates, return, as eleoted, men for their own purposes, and n o t the men who would receive the votes of the electors.
The origin and proceedings of the territorial authorities fully justified this apprehension. A t the election under ibeir authority in October last, to continue the Missouri usurpation, in the election of a new legislature, although the original inva ders did not reappear, s ixteen hundred Bpurions and fictituous votes were returned by the inspectors of election upon false certificates, from a sing l e poll, the Oxford precinct, in Johnson county. One of the officers of the election at the Oxford precinct—the very man, it i s said, w h o msnufaor-ed the false certificate returing the s ixteen hundred fraudulent votes—was one of the secretaries of the Lecompton convention. One thousand fraudulent votes at the same elect ion were returned from McGee county, and more or less from various precincts, sufficient to decide the elections w itbout regard to the votes of the electors. T h e returns ot the election were iu accordance with the wishes of the usurpation, and not in accordance with the votes of the electors. Pres ident Buchan an, with the concurrenaaLOf his Cabinht, in their official instructions to Governor Walker , gave express and positive assurances to the people of Kansas that the constitution, preparatory to their becoming a state, should be submitted to a fair vote of the people, to be adopted or rejected by them.
Governor Walker , in his official communications to the people , repeated and affirmed these assurances. The candidates proposed for delegates to the Lecompton convention—afterwards returned as delegates—before the election voluntarily pledged themse lves to the public, verbally and in writing, that the constitution the convention m i g h t frame for Kansas should be submitted to a v o t e of the people . The Governor e l the territory, invested with authority by t h e President ot the United States , proc la imed' to the people of Kansas that at an election, to be held with security against fraud or v io lence at the polls, and against false certificates by the returning officers, a fair opportunity should be afforded to all the qualified voters to v o t e ; and that a majority of the votes of the peop le should determine the adoption or re jection of the constitution; that his official reports to the President and Congress, and his action for or against the constitution should be governed by the v o t e of the majority at such an election. Governor Walker adhered to his declarations; h e rejected the false certificates returning the spurious and fictitious votes in Johnson and McGee coun-t ies for members of the Legislature, and persisted in requiring that the constitution o f the Lecompton convention should b e submitted to a vo te of the people. For this h e fell under t h e displeasure of the Pres ident , a n d repaired to Washington to make explanations and represent the condition of affairs in the territory. H e failed to satisfy the President and hia Cabinet, or to induce t h e m t o fulfil the assurances w h i c h h a d b e e n g i v e n to the p e o p l e o f Kansas , that they Should h a v e a n opportunity t o v o t e o n t h e adoption o f t h e i r state constitution.., '.Governor Walker i s reported to h a v e have said that h e wenWwith the administration to t h e gates of the penitentiary in this business, and he would g o n o further. H a had left the territory; h e decl ined to return t o it , a n d res igned h i s commission.
Secretary Stanton, w h o w e n t to the territory by t h e appointment and as a friend o f President Buchanan, became acting governor by the resignation of Governor Walker . Upon assuming the execut ive power, Mr. Stanton refused to sustain the frauds by which the usurpation- designed-to perpetuate its power, and persisted; as Governor Walker h a d done , in requiring that t h e constitution o f tho Lecompton convent ion should b e submitted, for adoption or rejection, to a vo te o f tbp people,; whereupon, h& w a s summarily removed b y t h e President, and General D o n v e r . a bureau officer of t h e administration in Washington, was appointed^ first, secretary and then .governor. I t is this last Governor of Kansas, General Denver , who has certified the votes of the people of K a n sas at the e lect ion-authorized b y t h e l a w o f t h i e r new territorial legislature, and held on the 4th day of January last, in, which the vote, .of thfl people ia nearly unanimous, and the majority more than ten thousand against tho Lecompton constitution. The Lecompton. constitution is not the constitution of the people of Kansas. , It is an in-Starumentjof the Lecompton convention and the .federal administration andIsstained with false pre-tehsea and fraud from the beginning to the end. to impose, tide foajrurftentopon, the people ofEan-eas»»theb>-eonstitutiob,>y-«g :act of Congress, wouldoutrage.jttaaceand-,trbt&..; Itjwould^be, a violaUon of thefeaerajiconitiiu«oi%:tbe^*cMB Ofpowerneithergranter5tff^fe4er8l;gover#ient norremotely hinted at in the constitution. It would he*nactpf tyranny. Itia^pabcltery W statesor-flrelgnty ip,tho report of (be^majority of the^ait-mittee on Territories, to call the proposition they make to the Senate an act (or theadmissoo, of the statesofKansas. , - ' ' . . " . ' ",» '•:''
The question is not that of the admission of Kanws—»n act of admission implies at - least theconrmrrence of the party to be admitted.— The propos^orjbefbrfltthe 8eMte,,lrb|teter riV' bethUAame and styla givejjiby the rb^orityo, the Committeeon. Tlerritorie* to their b«t.r»-n] question of the admission of. Kansas. „ltls the monstrous proposition to taposespon' thepeople of the territory of Kansas a-coostilStlon and fprrn of,gQ?8tnmentknown to be. obnoxious to i t vpry large.majority Qfthafi.people, accompanied B | every indication, oa tho gjirt- of the, Federal. Administration of a disposition to compel the subaaia-sion of the people of the state by the power or the Federal Government. To call such attempted coercion an admiseiQo: of the state of Kansas, is «H derlde!tho:sovereignty of the- peoptft^.ttf «teie,» Ifepeit,this iitno.que8tloti.oftheaqm* itot vt-km*.- I t ! soaa.of*ser iesofv^in^ MWW& conceived by thenullifte who have obi wnwthorourjl} wirolof fce^ganizatSon bfibi dmwsratiaparty,p shwjj, the consrittifibn ol
decisions of tte/foderal courta, and to su0Tert our free form pf goverumenfc -WhethersittaeiplaS and a-corahlnatioli, exist to provoke disturbances' ZwN^l! ? * dgsolutionOf the Union, time Witt foUy disclose. There Should bftnofearkth*
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with it; its memberswere mostly from a distance, find strangers in that state: ^'and," said he, "-If the convention should do any act by which the p e o p l e s ! Tennessee should c o m e t o bel ieve i t menaced tho safety of the; Union, i t Wguld become s o weak that i ts members could fie driven out of the city of Nashvi l le b y the women of that town with n o other weapons than their broomsticks." ^ h i a convent ion , a l though held onjy. 'e ight years ago , has less lodgment in the memory of the'country than the Hartford Convention, which was held more t h a n . forty years ago." AH remember the' abor t ive treason of Burr ; sl id the movements for nullification, in South Carolina, in 18S2, diss ipated by t h e p e n o f General Jackson, whose proclamation a t the time invoked-a demonstration of devotion to the Union from the p e o p l e of every o n e of t h e U n i t e d States .
•Recollections of the conventions at Hartford and at Nashvil le , remind us that t h e idea of dissolving the Union has b e e n imputed to s o m e and entertained by others in th i s Country. I h a v e never be l ieved that the people of any State of the Union favored I t ; although i t has become too common t o talk of i t in the halls of Congress, and t o pass resolutions on that subject in party conventions and State Legislatures.
F o r the purpose of extending slavery i n t o K a n sas, a great wrong has been committed against the principles of republican, government , and against the rights of fhe people of that territory. Le t the federal government retrace its s t e p s ; restore the administration to t h e principles and. practices of Washington and Jefferson; abandon the Lecompton const i tut ion; withdraw the troops from K a n s a s ; permit the people to make a constitution for t h e m s e l v e s ; admit the State into t h e Union, as every other State has b e e n admitted, In the constitutional manner in which her people desire to come, and the wrong which has been done, great as i t is, may b e forgiven. T h e country would be at p e a c e ; and, in rejoicing over the return bf the government to reason, might forget t h e past.
Persist in accomplishing the object for which so much has been ventured by the present administration and the one which last preceded i t -attempt to force the Lecompton Constitution upon the people of K«™>"« by the authority of an act of Congress and the power of the federal a r m y — and you will have insubordination, resistance, bloodshed, and civil war. T h e people of Kansas will never consent to have slavery established among t h e m ; they will never accept the Lecompton const i tut ion; they have already rejected it. In auch an issue of blood between the federal army and the people of Kansas, the government will be wrong, and the people-of Kansas will b e right. Will the people of the states remain spectators of the conflict? They will not. The people of Kansas are the countrymen and the kindred of the people of the states. Your law, opening the territory for sett lement, invited them to g o there. L e t the federal army spill Amer i can blood in Kansas, and you kindle a fire which the federal government and its army cannot ex tinguish. •
W h o , Mr. President, i s responsible for the long series of wrongs out of which these troubles come ? A n d w h o can be held accountable to the country for pernicious acts occurring during so large a space of time, performed in so many places, and participated iu by so many and various persons, for two success ive administrations of the government ?
Plan, system, design, moving and directing the action of all the varied agencies to a common end and object, are now plainly visible from the act repealing the Missouri Compromise, to the bill before us, which proposes to impose the slave constitution of the Lecompton Convention upon the people of KanBas.
The act of the Congress \ h a t repealed the Missouri Compromise; the course of President Pierce, stimulated to be a candidate for renomi-nation, and persuaded to rely upon the authors of this scheme for his success ; the institution of the blue lodges b the State of Missouri; the resignation of office by the President of this Senate, who went Btraight from the Capitol, in Washington, to organize, in those lodges o n the borders of Missouri, the armed invasion of K a n s a s ; the march, from that State, of forty-nine hundred armed men, not residents of Kansas, organized in companies and detachments , to the places for holding the elections in that territory; their seizure of the polls on t h e day of the election, and their appointment of legislators to Kansas by force and usurpation ; the recognition of that usurpation as the government of Knnmfl by the administration of General Pierce ; the odious and oppressive laws they e n a c t e d ; the indictments for treason against the usurpation, in the federal courts of the territory—which were never t r i e d ; the total prostration of the rights of franchise in elections ; the repeated removal* of Governors who refused or failed to sustain the proceedings of the usurpers; t h e ' decision of the Supreme Court of the United States In the case of Dred Scot t ; the Lecompton convention and its constitution, with the faithless assurances to t h e p e o p l e of Kansas that the constitution for their s ta te should be submitted to their vote for adoption or reject ion; the quartering large bodies of federal troops in Knnms ; the election of state officers ordered by the Lecompton Convention, appointing the president of t h e Convention (Mr. Calhoun) sole judge of the e lec t ions ; t h e false and fraudulent returns of votes at that election, now, and for nearly three months , in the possession of Mr. Calhoun, and his refusal to decide w h o w e t e e lected, until Congress shall have acted o n t h e constitution; and the bill now here to impose the Lecompton constitution upon t h e people of Kansas—are all parts of one continued plan and design. Those w h o have performed the various parts are responsible and accountable, in their several degrees , for what they have d o n e ; but they h a v e been mere agencies of the power that controlled and directed their action. That p o w e r
,js the national organization of the Democrat ic party, and it i s responsible for t h e l o n g series of outrage, and for the great wrong which the bill before us proposes to consummate. T h e organisation of the Democrat ic party has fallen, irretrievably, under t h e control o f nullifiers and s lave propagandists, many o f w h o m , i n all the states , but especially In the s l a v e States, were , until very recently, (die o p e n e n e m i e s of t h e - Democratic party, virulent denouncers of General Jackson, and the measures of hia administration; men w h o h a v e not now, and never d id have, a drop of Democratic blood in their veins . T h e organization of the Democra t i c party, controlled by the counsels of such advisers, has abandoned its principles and i ts trust. Publ ic meet ings , and\ conventions of veteran Democrats remonstrate in vain. W h y is there any apprehension tha t the Lecompton constitution will b e adopted b y Congress , and the attempt made to force i t u p o n the people of, Kansas t Many o f tho Democratic members'of t h e Senate a n d H o u s e o f Representatives abhor t h e Lecompton-const i tut ion and de test i t s frauds* • i - f •
I s - t h e r e a m a s , In o r - o u t o f Congress; w b o doubts for a m o m e n t that t h e Lecompton constitution would b e rejected by Congress, if t h e D e m ocratic party did n o t demand i ts adopt ion? T h e severes t discipline o f party, t h e most indecent dispensation o f .executive patronage, a r e made use of t o tnfloehce the ae'tion and control the-in!-dependence of Congress. > • ,
In this dark hour, when the Republic is in danger, lliail the coming day of emancipation • from servile obedience to patty, heralded in this Chamber by the Independence of the disitogulahel and fearless Senators, on ths Semoeratiosside'o'f tho Senate, from Illinois, Hicbigai,'and-Ca!Jtorfaa, oh whose limbs the bMdiof^eDem6iMtip*srty that would bind them totLeo»mpton are like the green withes of Delilab tuporr ffiiHimbs" of the unshoro SamBon. I haitj too, thvbosferof thousands aba tent of thousands of honest Democrat* who, all over the country, at this moment-?ari renouncing--the long fflerishea parly,aahieol Democrat, because it falls become tainted with treason to'&t-.tfgh&tf^ r S , ^ . _ . . _ j . , » .... . ^ w r e j j j t t a i
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ment?..a A" Confederation of organized States. If one State sho'ffld'faU out of that 'Confederation, she would sti^he perfect in her organization, with
E Sail her attribte|j9o| government. If the 'Gen^ ~" al Govetnmg^'Jilia but remit to several States
the ^ e x c l u a i v p ^ l ^ i c t i o n of their own afiiirsi'*|il-thoufeh t h e i ^ M T O f e r s ^ i g h t increase to a bubd-red r (ajl wouiasi fevolve harmoniously around & e centSe g o v e r n m e n t Y e t i t i s attempted t o g e t u p j ^ l i o l i t i j a party by crushing out o n e o f .the greatest instruments of civilization—African bondage—destroying the harmony not of political only, but of social relations, by calling bard names and awaking unkindness. If the great American-mind would only understand i t aright, there i s only o n e way to carry this country and this people onward to the power it is destined to attain—that is , to let the United States manage their o w n affairs, cultivate fraternal regard, and let the maxim be, " Every one m a | a g e his own business."
Several motions trom the opposition to adjourn were-therHost ,
Mr. Clark spoke a t great length in opposition to the bill, c i t ing numerous cases and law reports to disprove that the common law o f England ever recognized the right ;of property in man. A t 6 o'clock Mr, Clark said h e felt much fatigued, having had. neither bread nor water since 8 o'clock In the morning, and moved he be allowed to finish his remarks to-morrow. Motion lost by 13 Y e a s to 22 Nays .
Yeas—Messrs. Chandler, Clark, Crittenden, Fessenden, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King , P u g h , Simmons, W a d e , Wilson.
Nays—Messrs, A l l en , Bayard, Benjamin, B i g g s , Bigler, Brown, Clay, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Iver-son, Johnson (Ark.) , Johnson (Tenn.) , Jones , Mallory, Mason, Po lk , Sebastian, Slidell, T h o m p son (N. J . ) , Toombs, Wright .
Absentees—27. Mr. Clark resumed, and, addressing himself to
the remark of Mr. Hammond, that Northern laborers are slaves, pronounced a g lowing eulogy on N e w Hampshire, saying b e painted in n o exaggerated colors the state of her society.
Mr. Hammond (S. 0 . ) said be would not reply now to the gent leman w h o had taken exception to his remark, but would reply generally at some future time. H e would only now Bay, that the Senator (Clark) knows he is depicting a state o i things w h i e h does n o t exist . Many of his constituents, he knows, cannot g e t a dinner.
Mr. Clark—With all due respect to the Senator, 1 say they cannot only g e t a dinner, but can g ive one to the Senator if he wants i t ; but be wonld advise the Senator not to talk of mud sills there, otherwise five feet ten inches of ground, if that is the gentleman's hight , might be his portion. In the Revolutionary 'war, a blacksmith o f N e w Hampshire gave his services to the State .— His father said to h im " T h e State is poor^ don't ask for your " m o n e y now." A y e the sum due him stands on the record in the capital of New Hampshire, s o many pounds, so many shillings, and his descendants are proud of that record of patriotism. Litt le did the son of that man (Clark himself) think h e would c o m e into t h i s Senate and hear the Senator from South Carolina call that father s lave. [ A p p l a u s e . ]
Mr. Chandler (Mich.) m o v e d t h a t t h e Senate adjourn.
Motion lost by Y e a s 14, Nays 22 . Mr. P u g h (Ohio) said that the Opposition would
agree to take a vote next Monday, and adjourn now.
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sented relativ 3 to tne Kansas bill. * Mr. Wade. Ohio) g a v e way tftMr*, Broderick,
who said that h e had seen Mr. Douglas , w h o had intended to he here to-day, but w h o was still prevented by s cknesa. Whi le he (Broderick) was up, h e wouli 1 refer to t h e correspondence ot T h e N. Y . Heralfli wjnich represented him (Broder-^ ick) as having been rebuked lor impertinence by the Senator from Pennsylvania. H e did not think t h a t be, rece ived any rebuke, and h e hoped tha t he uev^r wojuld, for h e .tried to conduct himself l ike a Senator. H e branded the writer a s a falsifier of facts.! H e had called attention to the mat-
bter, lest othe> gent lemen might have been misrepresented. ,Mr. JBroderick a d d e d ; " W h e n the " article c o m e s to the knowledge o f the editor, " it would, he bad n o doubt, be disapproved o t "
Mr. Bigler (Pa . ) said that h e rose simply to se t himself right in reference to the debate ol Saturday—not t o account for a newspaper paragraph. H e knew nothing about it, and ol course n o Senator i s responsible for what i s sa id in newspapers. There was scarcely a day that h e d h i n o t see some unaccountable statement in them. B u t b e felt i t due to himself to say t h a t , h e c a m e into the Chamber o n Saturday, after the quest ion to which he then referred to had been in s o m e way suggested. H e spoke, h e said, under mistaken apprehens ions a s to what had b e e n sa id . H e was now satisfied that, if h e had been in his seat , he should not h a v e . required to notice what passed. H e would make a n additional remark a s regards the Senator and himself. Ho certainly was not sensible of making any attack upon him,.or of saying what qould b e understood a s offensive. H e rose for the purpose ot defending himself against what h e thought was an imputation, on what he had previously sa id upon t h e unpleasant topic under consideration. H e was n o t disposed, in the absence of rthe Senator from HUnois (Douglas) , to say anything, o h this or any other question, that b e would hot s^y in h i s presence , and h e (Bigler) felt satisfied that w h e n that Senator and himself discussed the question under consideration, if they e v e r did djscuss. it or any other, the Senator from California 1 would be convinced that w e are each controlled by honorable and manly mot ives .— They had | (he continued) a difference o i opinion on the subject, b a t he did not know that they had anything more unpleasant. H e did not intend to be offensive to the Sentaor horn Illinois in his absence , bun to say what h e thought , was just ice to h i m s e l f . ! ]
Mr. Wilde resumed, saying that the Senator from Penusplvania w a s mistaken i n supposing that b e ( W a d e ) had attempted to m a k e out there were differences b e t w e e n the Senator and the Democratic party. I t was not so . On the contrary, he thought that he (Bigler) and the President were as politically a l ike as Siamese twins, and s o wijth the whole Democratic party. U the President! tabes snuff, oil g o o d Democrats are bound tol sneeze . Mr. W . now recapitulated the circumstances: attending the formation of the To-peka Constitution, contending for its legal i ty .— The President, he said, had denounced the fra-mers of tpis Constitution as rebels. I f so there were maijiy more such in Kansas . H e stood there as their champion. I f tbey were rebels, s o were a majority of the House of Representatives. So was he. , Gen. Cass was a traitor for presenting that Constitution to the Senate. I t seemed that everybody w h o would not submit to b e trampled on by Bojrdor .Ruffianism is to b e denounced as a traitor, iff this thing i s continued, said he , there will be civil war.
Mr. Wade, continued to discuss the various points al leged against the Free-State proceedings of Kansas, replying to each by appropriate arguments . , H e next took up the Lecompton Constitution, examining its features, declaring the Slavery clause to be a Peter Funk operation, notbind-ing on the p e o p l e . , . Al luding - to the President of the Lecpmpton Convention, he asked, " W h o is this J o h n O.iCaJhouo? "
A S E N A T O E . — J o h n Calhoun. Mr. "tyadei—I a m glad, for the honor of his pre
decessor, that i s not his name. But w h o is this fugitive fromjustice who flees to this place, where everything too vile to l ive at h o m e congregates , and w h o is now sitting in s o m e public-house of this city with the destiny of a great State in his pocket., Soihebody has said " Cotton is King." It's a mistake,' h o w e v e r — J o h n Calhoun is King.
I n conclusion, Mr. W a d e s a i d : Y o u can no more force a State into this Union , with a Constitution not the choice of its people , than you can force a State out of the Union. B o t h doctrines are revolutionary and distasteful to the American people . I W h a t has b e e n said about an enabling act deceives, nobody. H e ( W a d e ) would not admit the necessity of an enabl ing act . The people will sett le the matter in three days, if permitted. Say to the people , Choose your o w n Constitution, and in o n e hour there will b e p e a c e . — The opposi te course will lead God k n o w s where.
Mr. Mason then rose. H e commenced by saying, w h e n at the c lose of the American Revolution the several States met in Convention to consult together, many disturbing questions were the subjecm o f debate, but a t t h e bot tom o f all, and most disturbing of all, was that of African bondage . I t was discussed to determine whether it should iform a n e lement of political power, and i t was finally guaranteed to the States where i t existed that i t should form an e lement of political power j The at tempt in 1 8 2 0 to e x c l u d e Missouri from the Union because o f Slavery, was a struggle to impair the power e f t h e South. She was finally admitted, but only o n a condit ion unknown to the! Constitution, namely, the establishment of the: 86" 80 ' line. T h e South had bel ieved ever since that t h e Compromise w a s unconstitutional, but i t was acquiesced in, and Senators now speak of it as a sacred compact , and when , in 1848, it was proposed, a s a quiet ing measure, t o ex tend that line to the. Pacific, e v e r y Northern vo te was against t h e proposal. T h e y exhumed from the dust t h e ordinance of 1787 against i t . — Mr. Mason here quoted from Mr. Madison to show that ordinance w a s des igned Only t o prevent carrying the African s lave import trade into the Northwes t Territories.
Mr.iMaaon proceeded a t g r e a t l ength t o trace out t h e progress ive s t e p s of iaggress ion o n Slavery from the Revolut ion to the Dred Soott decision. [In alluding t o the latter h e quoted from Chief Jus t i ce Marshal], w h o once sa id , " T B e "grea te s t curse an angry God could leave to an " e r r i n g people w a s a dependent Judic iary."— A n d ye t , said M r . Mason, t h e Senator from N e w -York (Seward) talks o f reorganizing the C o u r t s s o as to mak^e them sect ional and subservient to the fluctuations o f political parties.
Mr., Seward ( N . Y . y r e p l i e d that h e had b e e n engaged ip preparing a measure to organize the Suprefne and Circuit Courts in such a way aa to equali|£e tpe representatiorrof-the-several States, so as ito secure the better administration of justice, and, greater dispatch of business. When matured, be would bring itin. It willpeconser-1
vative in Ichiracter anefftt thai jame: time just.— He added' that he hoped-that tbd-prinbiplea of the Com* would be in conformity with the Constitution of the: United States, and with.tha. principles of humanity and justice.; -. > k .,r-'-' %-
Mr. Makon proceeded/. He denounced the disturbed staite of Kansas- as the natural effect of the proceedings bf the Abolition Emigrant Aid Societies, Whose managers. lie. hddraeaporjeible forthe rapihiand violence wbiefi''nadiioecurred. • That s _ Constitution Wtbieh «waa>fiSmed«in the nudst oft jsessionrf3ix^oiuaeacfc,day»ibesttbje^iU>Jbb •• T • - - - - - « • — • - fl with frauds.-— -terminated t^us week,ibr*,aS* all events,-within
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"1 ° ^ Stat5. t» fa»t fiJUo* up. with Wbardy race offtrmera and meqn.anicfl fowa ft* J'ree, Estate*. whomthoaglUtiQnof &o craaaeipstion oncstjori here, and thei excitement about Kansas slavery,
••km-attracted'wieswwd.; *i,i«mta«eea tbat-taect% .Rood thgt c»A.possibly arise, frora taa course of JaffieaBucnfWaoawj bisCabttjetiiiSah-BM niatters is-to send ft flood *>{ I«mfgran.ts Into oar State, and Kansas-t the result Is that those, finactt who came herb JVera Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, with their (Jav««, ijtor wearing ffi*fl»-«ltof their ~f*tt»» i t t ttose St4ter,-,ena Unu their .properly is the mist unsafe, as well as unprofitable, 1 U caub»»e- So they send away hundreds efslsve* every' l>«'e wMle? South, «e{. ling them for gold. Thus they are enabled topty their atore debts in gold, which account* for so, much of this commodity Pe><>g: « circulation in ourfltite. ' ,
Thus ypn perceive the goo" <»«*« of emancl-patioo to steadily progteswng. As «seb farmer get* rid of his slats* he direct** becomes an earnest ooovart to ths tasanclpauon cause, and for. fstaall tha arguoMBts. he used before of wrong to th* siat • o wear; tavinK *ot rid of hia slavm, ha wants hia aetgkboi* » <Jf » • •»"»>•.• , I omit bs&va titat atsajori'7 •i* he returned to th* neat Ltftalatur* In savor of au aatandoMot of our o«sw«kstiM.M that law* ,<*n *• P—»* «or the grvswai saasnoiswlfea itm**r in our Hut*."
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r. Green (Mo. )—Any day this w e e k other day.
Mr. Broderick (Cal.) moved for a call of Senate. <
The Vice-Pres ident ruled that the motion was not in order.
Mr. Cameron (Penn.) asked if it was fair to gag the other s ide ot the Chamber. This was not the courtesy that prevailed in the olden time. For himself he did not wish to be a Senator , unless courtesy prevailed.
Mr. Green—The Senator from Pennsylvania i s iu conflict with what Senators told me not five minutes ago. They said they had not consulted together.
Mr. Cameron understood that gent lemen on the other side had a caucus and agreed on their course. His (Cameron's) s ide would m e e t in the morning.
A SEKATOB rose to a point Of order, saying that he wished Mr. Clark to go on with his speech.
Mr. Broderick m o v e d to adjourn. Motion lost by Y e a s , 1 6 ; Nays , 27 . Mr. W a d e moved for an adjournment. Motion lost by Yeas , 6 ; Nays , 2 4 . Mr. P u g h sugges ted that a quorum was not
present. ' Several points of order were raised and object
ed to. Finally a proposition was made that Senators who had not answered to their names be again called.
The Vice-President directed the Clerk to call the roll.
Several Senators attempted to address theSen-a t e when Mr. Seward rose to a point of order, saying that while a call was pending n o Senator cain speak. H e further objected that a quorum not being present the Pres ident had n o authority to direct the call of t h e roll to prooeed.
The Vice-President said the Chair w a s under the supposition that a quorum was present.
The roll was called, and Messrs. Chandler, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot , Foster , Ha le , Harlan, Seward and Trumbull, answered to their names, the corrected [.vote being yeas 15 , nays 2 4 .
Mr. Wi l son m o v e d for a pos tponement of the question until to-morrow.
Mr. Seward asked for the yeas and nays . N o t granted. Mr. Hale m o v e d that the Sergeant-at-Arms b e
sent for the absentees . Mr. Green (Mo. ) m o v e d to lay Mr. Hale's mo
tion o n the table. Mr. Seward ( N . Y . ) called for the Y e a s and
N a y s o n Mr, Green's motion. Mr. Green's motion carried, b y Yeas , 28 ; NayB,
16. Mr. Trumbull, in reply to a question, said he
thought , " b u t could n o t s ta te for others," there was nothing to prevent a vote be ing taken this week . H e thought the matter should stand over .
Mr. T o o m b s (Ga - ) said the first s p e e c h o n Kansas was made o n the 9th of D e c e m b e r last, and s ince then the whole business of the cotmtry had been made subservient to it. The opposition gent lemen had spoken o f t h e i r rights, but the c o u n try has rights, the majority h a v e rights, and du ties as well as rights. One o f those duties is to expedi te t h e business of t h e country and crush out faction.
Mr. Harlan ( Iowa) , would like to know bow that crushing Out process was to be accomplished . H e defended h is s ide from hav ing protracted the debate. The Opposition did not know the question was to be insisted o n to-day—but they k n e w the rules of the Senate, and would resort to them and make the question one of physical endurance. H e would add that if they could adjourn unti l to-morrow they might consult o n the subject , '*?J
Mr. Green said the bill had b e e n m o r e amply discussed than was the Kansas-Nebraska bill when only three days were a l lowed. Minorities h a v e their rights—majorities tljeir responsibil i t ies .— W e are resolved to take the responsibility. T h e g o o d of the North , o f the South , and the whole country requires i t . P o s t p o n e m e n t wi l l subserve n o public g o o d . T h e subject i s as well unders tood tp-nightaa i t wil} b e whein the Senator from No'w-York, from N e w Hampshire and from Massachusetts sha l l h a v e spoken. '
Mr. W i l s o n — W h e n the Senator from Missouri made, his .report o n t h e 1 8 t h o f February, h e pledged; h imsel f tha t Senators should h a v e a fnil opportunity for discussion. Every Senator has a righfcil^apeak, a n d ta speak; in proper h o u r s . — F o u r t e e n Senators o p p o s e d : t o , t h e L e c o m p t o n Bwindle, i n t e n d to. address J h e ^ e n a t e , . a n d b y a
B>^uJtKBBt but could not be «onrraeretL help^ntm God,"he would not he crushed out.' I •
Mr. Haml'm-jsaid if they could not agree, be, tbongbtb#'f#ends would not oppose, with feo-tiousThotiohs, to adjourn. • Mr Msson •recapitulated the terms of the agree-'meHt, namely, that the Republicans should con-fjSlt to-morrow, and give a frank answer whether br nopthey can vote on Monday next, and that unless-they do this, the Democrats may take such action as to them may seem fit. If he correctly understood the agreement, he would move that the 8enate adjourn.
Subsequently, the motion was withdrawn. Jlessrs. Seward and Hamlin said the terms of
flie agreement had been correctly stated. A SenStor objected to being bound by the
promise of any gentleman who said he should bind him if he did not express dissent.
' Mr: Pugh denied that the gentleman bad a right to speak against time. He (Pugb) would, if in a minority, always assent to the just decisions of a majority, but would never be botfnd by a decision of the minority. !
Mr. Wilson thought Senators should assent to an adjournment. His party had had no consultations. They did pot know that a vote wonld be token to-day. He had consulted with the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Hunter) and he (Hunter) did not think it likely that a vote would be taken this week. Besides, it was understopd that the gentleman from Illinois wished to speak, but he was sick, and could not possibly do bo this week. Mr. Wilson thought gentlemen should have confidence, after the assurances thjat had been made,
A vote was then taken on a motion of Mr. Wilson to adjourn.
Motion lost by Yeas 18, Nays 28. Mr. Seward then moved an adjournment. Motion lost by Yeas 18, Nays 22. On motion of Mr. Brown. Mr. Clark was per
mitted to resume, with the understanding that when he concluded, the Senate might adjourn.
Mr. Clark said the Senator from Georgia would find it .hard work to crush out twenty; Ijlorthem Senators. A different class of men nojw come from the North—men who will not bow down and yield. They are sent not to bow down, but to stand up; and the more you crush them, the more they will stand. Had Senators on the other side persevered, he would have spoken to the day of doom, if he could have lived so long — But as they had been courteous, he would meet them half-way.
Referring to the President's assertion, that the passage of the Lecompton Constitution would bring peace and quietness, he said it Is always to be peace and quietness to pass measure after measure. The dove comes with the oUve branch, and ws take it into the ark, but no peace or quiet follows. He hod various amendments to consider, and had an "amendment of his own to propose, which was to tack on the old Missouri Compromise :y tjjnder these amendments, he would have gone into the debate fully. We are 1 told that Slavery cannot exist in Kansas; but Kansas is -no further North than Missouri, and if slavery is profitable there, it will be in Kansas. After further remarks on this point, he turned to his own State, (New Hampshire) once, he said the Gibraltar of the Democracy, but now turned squarely round on the subject of Slavery. Referring to the recent election there, be added, she has how fixed her position as a Republican State, and there she will remain. She changes only once in a generation. He closed by warning the Senate, that as they failed in 1862 and 1866, so they would fail by the admission of Kansas with the De-compton Constitution. Referring to the figure, in Mr. Hunter's speech, of the eagles gathering to the feast of empire, he protested against that vision. Let the youngest eagle of them all, said he, stay at home, and not seek to feed on carrion Europe. He would not have our armies marching through Mexico and Central Amdrica to the Amazon. They might do it, but it would only be by subjugating our fellow men, and extending the area of Slavery. We ought not to regret that " the nation that sinneth shall die."
WASBIHQTOB, March 16,1 A. M. Mr. Doolittle m o v e d an' adjournment. Motion lost by Y e a s , 1 1 ; Nays, 2 1 . Mr. Foster moved the further postponement of
the subject until to-morrow. Mr. Hamlin and Mr. Green then exchanged ex
planations in reference to a conversation they had with the view of coming to on arrangement.
Mr. Green declared that unless h e cou ld h a v e a distinct understanding that a vo te should b e taken on Monday, he would g o on.
Mr. Cameron asked, " W h o is the gentleman from Missouri ? H e is but our peer. l a h e commander of the Senate majority that adjourned over from Thursday to Tuesday to attend a political pageant at Richmond?"
Mr. Green—That i s not true. Mr. Cameron—Do I understand the gent leman
to say that I state what i s not true t Mr. G r e e n — I said so . T h e Vice-Pres ident called both g e n t l e m e n to
order. Mr. Cameron—The Senator h a s applied harsh
language to m e . I will a l so use hajrah terms and say it i s an untruth.
Mr. G r e e n — Y o u are a liar. T h e Vice-Pres ident aga in cal led both gent le
m e n to order. Mr. Cameron asked the pardon o f the Senate
for hav ing dbne what t h e Senate says i s n o t right, though h e (Cameron) still thought h e w a s not wrong. For anything I said to that gent leman (Green) I a m responsible.
Mr. Green den ied that h e arrogated to himself to dictate t o members . T h e Senator does m e injust ice , and h e k n o w s that h e d o e s m e injustice. H e (Green) w a s m a n e n o u g h t o m e e t h im (Cam, eron) or any other man. T h e slander of the Senator will reverberate o n his own head.
T h e Vice-Pres ident again emphatically called the gent lemen to order.
Mr. Green said h e had said enough to the Senator in this chamber. Out o f the Senate chamber he would use toward him a m o r e appropriate epithet which be longs to the W e s t . He would not longer infringe t h e propriety of the Senate. I f there is any animosity to sett le , it must be done outside. H e did not g o to the other side of the chamber to dictate, but to ask w h e n it would be agreeable to h a v e a vote . H e did not g o individually, but a s the agent of a Committee. H e would (snapping his fingers as b e spoke ) settle the matter with the Senator in five minutes outside.
Mr. Cameron said the Senatorls remarks had no effect upon him. H e was able to tak§ core of himself. All this discussion had b e e n protracted by the majority.
Mr. Broder ick—It is evident that the majority have resolved to s i t here until the adjournment T h e Senator from Michigan (Stuart) had g o n e home , which is fortunate, as h e w|U be here early in the morning. H e sugges ted tha t t h e gentlem e n o n h i s s ide of t h e chamber m a k e n o further concessions or compromises .
Mr. Doolittle m o v e d a n adjournment. Motion lost, by T e a s » , N a y s 2D. Mr. Slidell then m o v e d an adjournment Motion lost by Y e a s 16 , N a y s 2 0 . Mr. Slidell afterward changed b i s v o t e . There be ing n o quorum, Mr. T o o m b s m o v e d
that the Sergeaht-at-Arma bring In the absentees . Motion carried.
Mr. Dool i t t le m o v e d that t h e Senate , take a reces s .until 11 A . M., t o enable the Sergeah't-at-A r m i to .br ing i n t h e absentees . '
T h i s mot ion n o t b e i n g in order, h e m o v e d t o adjourn. T
Motion lost , by Y e a s 8 , N a y s IB . 2.80 oVpc^ A. i&pButbae IsenatoFfJffwliti
^ — ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ -' - % i S # @ ^ * # ! * w *o answer fte,Senator in
f ri|l*«can.ab|||.- H e > w a s respons ib le toi the •®»? 'y - I | I t W y ime«wishedrto k n o w h i s pri-
v a t e aflaita, l e t tuhrask Jfim in private. jttwe '©V^fi.-—(NffinejouB motions were made,
t i e Teasaiia>'Nayji c a B e ^ o u each. lasting till 6 o'clock, w h e n - - ^
Mr. Benjamin said that tlffe u n o ordinary .condition o f t h i n g s ; , for t h e first tame in the annals sft t h e countey, a minority" dictates to the majority and stops the business Of the country. H e sugges ted that the majority l eave t h e hall, leaving a message, for the minority to call them back w h e n ready to carry o n the public bus ines s ; this w a s a revolut ion and h e wanted the country to k n o w . l t
Mr. H a l e eaid the revolution commenced as l o n g a g o a s 1 8 4 8 , w h e n t h e Oregon bill was deb a t e d .
Mr. Fessenden defined his position. H e acc e p t e d the responsibility before the country.
Messrs. W a d e and Simmons spoke in favor of adjournment.
Mr. Toombs spoke against i t Mr. Wi l son (Mass.) m o v e d a postponement until
to-morrow. H e thought n o one would gain much by go ing before- t h e country. The Senator from Missouri g a v e h is sacred pledge that there would be a fair opportunity to discuss this bill. W e l l , np to this time there had been only twelve speeche s del ivered for t h e bill and only e ight against i t
T h e Senator from Illinois intended to speak, but is s ick. H e (Mr. W i l s o n ) had not the slightest doubt but that if the Republicans had been permitted t o hold their meet ing , they would have come in with a unanimous consent to vote on Monday. W h a t will force avail you ?
TJive m e (he said) a cup of water and a crust o f bread and I can live a month without leaving the capitoL
T e n m e n sitting here can hold you for forty days and forty n igh t s . ^
Mr. Green asked Mr. Wilson if h e (Green) had approached h i m in any but respectful language 1
Mr. W i l s o n — N o . Mr. Green again demanded from Mr. Wilson a
distinct appointment, and a definite .t ime to take a vo te .
Mr. Iverson thought the majority had not acted magnanimously in refusing the opportunity asked by the minority for the purpose of consult ing. H e thought the matter might be easily ar-raged by a Committee o n both sides.
Mr. Green still insisted, but said, if the Opposition would p ledge their honor, he might perhaps accede.
Mr. Fessenden and others pledged their honor that they would meet , consult and fix to vote at the earliest day.
Mr. Green said that might be the first of May, J u n e , or July.
Mr. Fessenden declared that h e meant what he said, without mental reservation.
Mr. Green said h e uuderstood all that, but insisted on naming Kansas—that was the largest concession he could make.
Mr. Broderick was unalterably opposed to the admission of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution. H e was prepared to accept his share of responsibility and endurance.
Mr. Iverson moved an adjournment. Y e a s 17, Nays 1 7 — t h e President voting nay, I t was lost.
Mr. Broderick moved an adjournment. Yeas , 15, N a y s 18 .
Mr. Wilson moved an adjournment Carried hy acclamation.
T h e Senate then-adjourned at half past 6 . till 12 at noon.
M o n e t a r y A f f a i r s .
PB0PO8ALS FOE THE TEEABOKY NOTffl.
WABBrsoros, March 16. T h e proposals for «he issue of any portion or
the whole of $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in Treasury Notes , in exchange for gold coin of the Uni ted States , were opened to-day at noon. \
T h e bids were found to be as follows : -From Jos . Lawrence , President of the United
States Trust Company, of N e w York, for $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , at 6 per cent .
From J . R. Langdon, of MontpeUer, Vt . , $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 , at 5 per cent .
From the some bidder, $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 , at 6 per c e n t ; also, $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 , 6 i per c e n t ; or both at 5$ per cent.
From C. Harris, Wil l iams Street , N e w York, $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 at 6 per cent.
From Thos. P. Bayley , of Morristown, $10,0CKi at 4 per c e n t •
From Lewis Walen , President of the Phi lade l phia Savings fund Society, $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , at 4 per c e n t
From V . Bareelon, of N e w York, $ 7 , 0 0 0 at &i ; .$10 ,000 at 3 T ; 13 ,000 at 4 , and 14 ,000 at 4 4 per c e n t
From J . B . Aust in , Pres ident of Southwark-Bank, of Philadelphia, $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 at 4J per cent.
From Suffolk Bank, ol Boston, $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 at 4 t
per c e n t , and $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 at 5 per c e n t From Mechanics' Bank, of Brooklyn , Xew
York, $ 2 6 , 0 0 0 at 4 per c e n t From Thos. J . A b b o t t of Wash ing ton , $12,-
0 0 0 at 6 per c e n t From Philadelphia Bank, three bids for $100,-
0 0 0 each, at 4 , 4^, and 4^ per c e n t respectively. i?rom B a n k of North America , N e w York,
$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 at 4 per c e n t From Trevor and Colgate, New York, two bids
for $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 each, at 4 4 and 5 per cent. From B a n k of Commerce, New Y o f e , $1,600,-
0 0 0 at 5 per cent . F r o m Benj . H . Field, of N e w York, $100,000
at 4 } per c e n t . ; $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 at 4-i, and 50 ,000 at 5 per c e n t
F r o m C. DeRonceray, 1 ,000 at 6 per c e n t F r o m Drexe l & Go., Philadelphia, $ l ,000,00u
at 5 per c e n t From Riggs St. Co., $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , at 4 per cent;
$ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 at 4 4 ; $ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 at 4 4 ; $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 at4}, and $ 1 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 at 6 per c e n t
From Bank of the Metropolis, Washington, $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 a t 4 4 and 1 50 ,000 at 5 4 per c e n t
NEW YOEX, March 15. T h e bids at W a s h i n g t o n to-day, for the new
Treasury Notes , reached $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . All the bids below 6, and part of those at 5 per cen t , h a v e been accepted.
-«_ A disease resembling brain fever is prevailing
at Constantia, Oswego county. Several persona in perfect health have been attacked with it , and died before medical aid could be procured.
COMMERCIAL. Ogdensburgh Wholesale Prices Current.
Reported weekly for the S T . LAWsxacs BIPOBUCAH, B Y M C D O N A L D * c o .
W h o l e s a l e <k B e t a . i l G r o c e r s , OSDENSBURGH, N. Y.,
P * HOEBias* Building—Near the Bridge, ffi*
OanxaBBtntoB, Tuesday March 28, 1856. ILO UB, 9 barrel »4 00 WHEAT, 9 bushel, Spring 86 WHEAT, 9 bushel, White Wtat 1 00
this ekeitement had-been charged He B'IOUM have thought it strange if with'such' • population as- existed in Kansas,, frauds had not b»ett [committed; but Jiejcofitended that the .lavesagafionjof'these fmuisidbelbngBto-. theo*-' ganlz id people of Kansas; 'Congress- bad only toasl: if the Constitution is republican in, its firm.' Ithai -norighfr.tolooklnto4|for*SIaveryclasub 'm6f«thw:fopanyother.-,.i^' •', . ;»• -r--V
Mil.Misonnext.prcceed'ed.toanawer.the Senators ^hobad denied the right of property in man, SAttog, What is an mdentaredapprentice? There is a tigb.fiofpwplerty|h- ifiisilseevice andk' tinie.r*-SlavdtyjliibBAitbiUatstfgM; ftm.lif& -.Quoting :from[a Maine newspaper where apoor. person mag said to have been. soliat.-auctioa,ihe .claimed it I as an acknowledgment of-the right of property in Man. • ..- . v •? •-*.; '. -; *•
M'; Fessenden explained; that the case was a men contract tb fliipport.at:,theloweatrateapoor peremunable .to works iHO; also quoted Black-. *bn^eto^#r^per%as^a«e(l bn'fra ^ift Cif dam iruoB«*er wlthir^jgite'ri! ftjr.ihe -Almightfe tO.B*Bk| 1 . :>>i'-ii-:., H-isatf ;^-;.' -I..',!,:
Kr.Moeon replied that the statement was na-tors aaBUcJffltonowaa writing common l«w while we nuatj go.back to-theoritin'Ofproperty. The non ulabi^'of the A!frictn,'be.-eOntended,ia.Slav-ery.t- DepoiUtion imprtves hia condltionv and hU .tonclag* in-this country in its superiority over bis Original-state in-Africa, may be compared to tho Ihigljeat Over the lowest type oiuiscivilization. Whenever left to himself he-lapses into barbarism, and whore Freed, he degenerates, for all the incentives that belong to the white man are utterly lost on him. The African goes into tile climate where his labor is most advantageous. Hecan-
.notllvo in a Northern climate, and if he could his labor, icbiild bo jaf little taluev, What piarposi therefore, he asked, have Senators.in agitating thisquestion;? Thorecanbqbut .ono toSt^t.—. EecaiiseitU resistance to that feature of the Constitution, Which makes Slavery an element of po-3ltlctdpbwe>*'-'I#ke»wa? fta^atulfherewiube xurftrffler opposition to 4t» *dm&8fim> of3Kan-sas. Referring to the objections to this ad mission, Mr, MMonalluded to the fact that there Was no objection to the admission of Minnesota, thongb she bad no-Convention at-artj-when , Mr. Seward asked, « WHlthB Senator ander*. '"take to say Qm,% $ny pari of the people at, Mln-HnEaoi*oWc«edtt»her*disiissifin under fccrCon> uBtItn^wB'i"',
Mr. Masbn Hnswe,«a tl»t- ho had no official knowledge! that any part of i te people of iSuv sas object toher ad^uirion uejerher CbMUt.utior{. He theft proceeded to show ^regularities in the elections ot MianeeOta, But for himself, {,« e o n . ttojued^glad *» he would be to-nw the State States in4rea4r;g as fast as the Free, be was not prepar-edj to vote against the admission of the States because the is frsej and he thought there would be no- obj#ctioB to her admission on the part of any gentlemen wpi-eaehtiDg the Slave State*. ,
jln concluding, Mr. Mason referred to Mr. Sew. ard'i threat that there should b* no more Save State* The battle, he tell* us, Is fought and won —• significant warniugj but he would tell that getatleman that the battle Is fought, not woo.— It is but just begun, and ths direct issue la, " You shall have no tnors Slavs Btaltt," I doa't know how it will result but If (fee vats «* Ku*a* ia to eojulg* all who five it fw powOssJ dntk, it m y »W take BO prophsjt ts> fcrateil how tocg the Oatawilltatt. 6 , « * * * • * * »«*)• o( lUa »4*u* oawls! Mb took s*«Ma»» « A * , a n . -
?^i»1a^
9 are in their
£reenand 0am-i in the Senate, station of the
one week from now. Iiiyou adjourn atMee; W.e will consult, and let yon know what' we' wBI d o . , .' ,"?-. •
Mr. Benjamin thought gentlemen on the Democratic .Bide .would not Object tb an adjournment .iJi:genttenien.b.ri;iheotbe^sidftwiU-say that id-mcrrbiWitbeyiWiu,name;some, day tins, week tfof .talring ;the final vote, .Qtvotherwiea assent to' a permanent seemon untilithe question waadecided.
Mr. Hamlin thought, .considering the aumher to-speak.and the amendmentsta come,-Monday would be a better day to close the debate. He approved of the suggestion to adjourn over and consul^'-fij ••*' '' ' / "-" ' 1;
Mw.Seward was not going to make aa agree-' ment to-night for his associates, nor assent to tbeir^alapgoneforhim, for the reason.that as thoidebate proceeds, it comes out, by degreea, ti^atithemsjority intend to ;presB the question to a, vote to-night, unless the minority will consent to fix a day. Wo wonld^bo willing to name f* day, but not without consultation. It ia impossible to decide without cdngrftation. The main question might be taken at any moment, were he to. leave, the chamber. The minority IB entitled to consultation. He would not, -could not be
.4jrawn4iit.piany factious opposition, tOi.th&; puolic busibes*. .tbecrusblngJiroJesaJiad no terrors for him. He was accustomed to it, and had seen tije party crushed grow stronger. Such a question aa the present had not been bere since 1850. Great men were here then, and th py undertook to bring in California. The great debate began on the first day of the'session of 1849.' The leader of the Senate promised that every man should be hearaV •JThat^proause was "fothfiily kept, and the bill passed on the 18th of August.
This debate began just fifteen days, ago, whichi MfiiSwIg took the #^."^ilpDnirily, and Mr. less Sundays and adjournments, gave, but ten Sfidel1e^ete1tow#w»hjeb1jnr AlSndffljrtoMte buslnes3'days,.8ifinra entirely too short; and of Seward, be Spoke <f turn as the "/aeife «»*£ thJiVonfrhatfWMconaimed b7 the opposition, tip*? of bis bJirtyrfj-weighlog weffbis wwdel He *iabed; to correct the idea t&Bi this debate eotirteonf, and cargrally; re&sjninE from « t b 3 began" in December. He thought it best not to anything personally offensive «j &ntiwr« 5eD>~ - - - ^ -tea vote now, because'tiere ate;Senatbrji ffiisinakea blro.tb*vinore;da»teer«a ieraro*.—
, „ K , , - __ ,_ ^ t _ . J j L t *. ^ TuWn|teK»nws,*e*tfd. AdIltbettmdeHbis
peoptoof the Nortbwltt wonder, at Soexcltement rtoccaslonet.He confMedbwalvJ^g&eciiffi-
oaysof the Repubfift, •--' 1
.Mr^DooUttie moved «n adjournment.. 'teget-ed^Xew le , Says 22, . . ,
ttiorrow.. Bejectedj Yeas i6,ifays2if. Mr. Chandler moved a,reces«i for jus boars,—
IlOBt.
tie) isirthj&iiseai, Mfc-Broderit* and faro other Senators are techamg on Sofas, i'lh the gallery
' Jftjligler proce^deC^B nodtels'ibo Senatei stating that his speech was not fojr the Senate but hisconstituejifa. , v I --.a*. .?-• ;
'' Mr.:BjglerspoTtOmj^mWO'Wm^ -'' v
Mr. Biggs commenced reamnelaspeCCh^Beni atorenormg an audible accompaniment - — t
8 o'clock, 4^--But»mne.'c'-- ,- i^--^- -"- "• -'-seats.
The passage between Messi eron produced .a complete Btilmi Mr. Green exhibited the most two? while Cameron was cool, and, to an unprejudiced looker-on, seemed to have the best side of the case. The difficulty was a mere interlude, and subsided as rapidly as it fosei
., 5Vber4.quiet.was Restored Mr. JDoplitfle (Wis.) SpiaMng to a motion to adjourn, took occasion; to refer to the evils of night sessions, which, beside obstructing business, produced ap unpleasantness that leaaened the diffdty of the Senate.
At 3 o'clock Mr.'Biggs defined his position as a Senator from North Carolina, as taking no ex-teemo views, but al committed «b the lecompton Constitution. . . . '„--,_
Mr i Hamlin moved toadjoum. * Mr. SBdeU, wbo was tetbe chjdr, decided that
the Senate could not adjourn, inasmuch aa a resolution was passed for the Sergeant-at-Arms tb bring in the absentees. ; " ] v
Ansappeal was taken, and was lata on'the^ta-hie by Teas 80, Says 9, •, .
Things here seemeffat a dead! lockTwSen ." Mr; Hamlin propounded a given .case: If'the
Sergegnfrat-Arnis had to go to Bwwraral hornet of the absentees .in ditferentpattsof the country, is it the opinion of the Chair that Senators .must sit day and night until fie returtis,
Mr. Slidell—That ia the opinion of the Chair. Mr, Hamlin complimented the Chair on its cou
CORN, $ bushel BYE, «• bushel (dull saleB) BARLEY, «? bushel OATS, s^buahel BEAHB, «jl bushel PBafl,% bushel . . „ POTATOES, V bushel » g 6 8 , fjl d o i e n . . . BDTMB, f l B . OHBESS,»11> U S D , * » TALLOW, per 11> HAM, JJH> 8HOTJLDIB8, $ n> EOBK.intheHog.... ,
, POBK fjl barrel. .^.(mets) • PORK * 6arrta.....v:vtp)rlrae)
:^llti5ri*j.oulur;,...':..„., APPLES, cotm. green, f t bosh. AE&CKfV»?»>«»el „
[ •JMPPMsyWeai'lJ.bushel. . . .„. 1 50
' O a a N 0 1 1 8 , » b o x . . . . w . 4 .60 B A M , * b a r r e l . S60 WATBKLIMS 1 83 PLA8TBB 1 0 D
to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to
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BOSTON MARKETS.
who desire to speak, arid have a right to be heard*, fie closed with giving thi assurance ibat. thesubjectsbouldbe' taken up in the fnotning, and an SpueBt answer giveni'by wliicn hu stjp>« posed all' pCTsuEaWiiM «a twund. ' '• '••"';
Mr. Brown, afier eonsnStafion, Eiid he w«8 disposed tb oJsect to this, if be understood the pre-pdtsi aeJnifely.'
Mr. Wilson S-M that other parties and .•$& Americana had to be eo'usuReo..,
Mr. Hale tuggested that though hia party would hate to take care of the Americans and" seceding, Dcmocrate, they had not got them yet, end so his party could Only answer for themselves. r
Mr. Kennedy said the Americans were ready to take a vote to-night TEC country is worn out on the subject
Mr, Brown said the most extreme concession of the Democratic party is to take tbe vote oa Saturday, while the other party propose Monday. He thought that Senators could hardly bold out on this difference. The leading men on tk* «*er aide have made a promise, and he, (Brwr»)f**mg dependent on no party influence, Mt ir«e to say he thought hit friends shoaid sweat* * • , .
Mr. Cameron repeated that <k»T **•" consult to-Etorrow, and bring fa a* >»•«" awd fair an-awer. . •>"• : »
Mr. Wade said aft«*Ja« •»**L " o r o * « * ' w«« uttered, ail hm #1 ,»**»»*«•»"* with MM
jpssssJssvsBs ^ • H l ^ s V ' ^ ^ s s n ^ ^ " ,
BOSTOS, March 19,1868. CORN EXCHANGE.—The market is quiet for
Flour, with sales of common brands Western at $4 60a$4 60; fancy brands st $4 85 a $5, and extras at $5 25 a $7 per bbi, including all kinds. Southern is st ady at $4 75 a $6 25 for common and fancy, and $5 60 a $6 50 for extras. Corn ia selling at 72 a 13c. per bushel for Southern •Yellow. -Oats 43c per bushel for Northern and Canada; and Bye 12 and 78c per bushel.
FB0VISION&—The sales of Pork have been J * f e # t * w U f i » prime} |16 50a$17 50 fcr meisjj^d ^ t B » f l 9 fi^rclear ana-extra dep, cash and 4 months. Beef ranges from $12 » | I 5 for Western mess and extra aiess. Lard I0i * l lS in btrrel%«nd t2a lSfoiti kegs. Hams 10 a 104c per Ib. cash and 4 mos.
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' ~ . Saw ToBX,»!archl9. ASHtS-Sales 115 bbls.; Pearls $626. BEJSADSTTEJFFS FJkmr, receipts 2,600 bbK;
sales 6,200 bbls.; State and Western dtul; Superfine State $4 20 a $4 80; extra do $4 40'» $4 60; round-hoop Ohio $4 80 a £6 10; con-raon^ good extra- Western '$4,40 a" $4 90.-Son^ern dul}*-sale8 S40 bbls. Mixed to .{?»d brands $4 60 a 4^0; faocj end cxira, $8 ',» * 6 S 0 , . , - . - • •
GRAIN—Wheat dull «?d' bcaty^EmaD ES!» eorn quiet; sales £2,0'80 bushels.; goalicia wblt66t;j*.68oj da-yellow «Sa. Oats-Ssn* cm and Jersej 35 a 83c; Northero and Wcst£» 40ft44c»
.mfjVKreK8-.Beef quiet; eales ISO bbis-;
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o S S 5 S ^ N « •» **&*>****?. m excuse for thetf absence, fife asked wbt* ex-l % $ l X t m m « ^ « btafordepHving
Mr. Feeienden moved that the axeaset of tho absentees be taken, djswwd^ fw» th, dedaton 0ftheCr«i r , th«t^8 - r f , - l j V l l «. A n B t J ^ J thorny to send for abaastee*. *°
The Chair rs«dtb«ni« sod decided that thev do not authorise th. nhwrity to as«d rtTaS gwt-at-Arms lor U>. ab^tees. • " " » • » » •
Mr! Jsswendeo withdrew hit rswtiia. f
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$S £S; repacked Chicago f !2 25 a f " *o* prime mess * 2 0 « f 28. Pork fiaai sale? '& bbh.; mese f i e SO a 1* 60; prime f 18 4& • t l » 60. Bacon lower, at H * *« • ^ ^ K
pkga. Hams 8} a tte. Shoulders H aSf*-*-Lard dnBj sales 800 bbh. at 9* a 10s. Butt** suady; Ohio IS • lte4 S o u 30 a 28c
WHBBBHrTflnasr; aalea 1,000 bbh. at «» * ft*t* ps» gaflosv
sWaasBsWBHHSSH-SBBBs—SK Ottttissun, MsMk 1!.
MWBrX)««w«4rv«;ts4sw»,«0eMt)aM tl* a | H « . -
FORE ' LATEI
A B K I V A J
TSe Roya.' MaU pool March Gth, ai
The political and and unimportant.
The members of re-elected to Parlia sition.
The propriety of 1861 , in London , s
T h e c o n d e m n e d j e t executed . S be m a d e throngbo-, I t i s said thai in with extens ive ran to return to Franc* tect ing the dignity
T h e French B o a A n earthquake ;
SO l ives were lost. A fire at Consta
houses . The Juur^ux.' dt-a
of the capture of Ci to France, and saj t but to occupy the troops.
The Hamburgh Post, writing in re S. in the matter ot says the V. S . .Con preliminary arrang lition of the payme the commercial t n e x t
I t is officio! v demerit na- ac ••[>'<*•] tioc of Perm. t,y i t
P R U S S I A . — I t is &
King declined dail confided to the Pri six instead oi thre<
W e have ha,i a ! formation, pui v , e from Camp :v- i:t. t additional itffn- n,d
" Tbe-%o,de.-.t w< Scott put tf,e rnert-L sunrise, but the da; dry, and as the Can a valley, and wouu great deal of ciufftrir time had the snow inches deep there one of the most po the troops, and it w
The Terntot ia l passive state at (',, ments whi f , wnuti of govern [11 , t at Johnston u a - ve-v comprising with n , and thn most f> ,ei.,i htm and trie m i l .1 - - In three or tour
will be en rou'.r (• ir effort will be made time indicated bv C to be in the couiei attack Camp Scott g iven them before
W a s r t i
The corret;poiide! " Mr. Wade eoiit
ive, cogent at,,I in the whole r.ul,_'ect, question. TL,I : t- t parties. ^_He was foiiurte^ dogmatical t-ti ie. leveled at Mr. S . .* a
fire of all the A lit,. Mr. Savage ^ P..
pension i-.t. - ,, J t- -received lai.o. » . . or fifteeu i„i„,uus mates bv th,- p-np.
The Curre^puudL-: rer writes.
" T h e Anti-Lecoi and are secure ,n LL Slavery outrage » i the party throu^Lui
power, tv J., .-J.-. i. r. terwards. V. t'ita be no doubt w ijatt-feated, the conibit,*. and libera! Dettucta the South America, session of Cuugres.-,
' the country. Mr. i
Souths [Kr a, tt
It is not olie tt.. the choicest spec in,, generally because o perhaps, for Uuk i our customs to-dav, tracts from the rece ter of Alabama. T are so Unfortunate a individual, we wnuid gation considered h: present to the Hout nation the Lecompu and it is from his «p, our extracts. Spea, of New England, I thus :
" It ia the same s er law than the eon larceny upon the too — a religion, too. pu ted to them bv tbe:r The Pilgrim u t ' . , - , erign conte'npt lur fathers. Trie rel.gi. rehgion of fanaucisn of bigotry and h) pu, Boston elergTnjf [,, \ mandmeot in gu^n^; evening lectur es ; ai indignation ot a virt and feted by t h e / a my judgment , Mr". C ity that ever belel , which clothed Plymc sociatioos. To it I woes. ' If Millard r'i dential canvass, ha-i the Mayflower, instc sour i Compromise w which escaped all tb country,' the sentime s ive echo in the heat freemen, and might
v vo t ing him to the P Alas , how fleetin{
grim Fathers, for t without honor amoni past no Shorter had have-not r e v e r e n c e -show their unworth E n g l a n d ! what past hold its ground agai against the burning ins of a Shorter—th«
A p p o i n t m e
[Prom the Bo T h e P r e s i d e n t by
sent of the Senate, new Collectors of th-
Geo. P . Eddy, N ia H o t c h k i s s , commfefi!
Orville Bobinson, B , Taicott , commies
Warren Bryant , 1 John T. Hudson , cc
W e believe, with 1 o f this District, ever had to withdraw in i mission of Mr. Hocu l i eve , d o e s not expit Summer, when, no t to relieve him of In-
I n th is d i s tr ic t at oua effort is again b change in the Codec W . C. Watson , .art
- "While at the same tit ' | f c e present inenmbe
bfrlrJll b e retained. P ^ ^ a ^ t T h e v e x e « 0 6 n 5 § » S r i . a f e a a g a i l :
come.
' i - s s J i
A bill was o | Sttb bly, re-imposing- fell made the special o week . The fii%t sec ing companies shall u p o n all freight c a m which i b e said freig
^Oanals: N e w York Centra N e w York and E Oswego and Syra
- Borne and Water Syracuse and S o t
, . Northern Qgdens • JOaoadaigua, Ehni . Bufla!o ;snd i f e w Canadaigna s c d J Bafialo-, C o r n i n g ;
-Baehe^terand 61 . Section 2 e x e m p t
. property Which shal between the BOthdi day of April. * St«lsOexemptet>n 8 s h , Iceah traits, po g u a a l e , feffl tbe .p w o t , e x c e p t e p o s t!
ol this Sfajtj t>e, j ^ j , Sny time. : . *
NOT Ehoil my pfg, distance thaS three
- "• ;" 'thi,
• t o l i c H f e i c f 1 day last , Mr. Btsk!: d y e d in t i e wrjoVin ' prociairnerf, *i&&& quarter—that.4 1 I t it P A T B O K A O E , be- . K o K r u a w O x y o c a L e c o m p t o n Ccri t i t t tempt to admit K a n T B K MOST S T C T i
1 bad ever bet®
GrOtX
m ska leth of