Mr. DAWES. Mr. .what has happened since that day? Have the events which shaken this nation to its very foundation, and taught us, amid the throes of our country's peril, lessons which we perhaps never before appreciated, given us occasion to falter, to manifest less courage? The Gentfrom Ohio and myself resisted at that time the admission of Oregon. I suppose he did it certainly I did it for that, among other reasons because its constitution contained the provision I have read. We told the HoRep 8 years ago, “Send that constitution back to the people of Oregon and in one month's time they will conform it to the requirements of the Constitution of the U.S. ” And I say now, if we meet this question fairly and fully, this constitution which the people of Nebraska now present, will in one month's time be conformed to the principles of our republican system. }. sir, there is attached to this bill a section which, it is supposed, is sufficient to save our consciences not sufficient to save the rights of the poor black men in Nebraska; for in the discussion of this question, on this floor and elsewhere, I have not heard any man express the opinion that this section has the slightest force or effect. What does it provide? That this act shall take effect with the funda;mental and perpetual condition that within said State of Nebraska there shall be no abridgment or d.enial of the exercise of the elective franchise, or other right, to any person, by reason of race or color. Now, sir, that provision of course is not a part of the constitution of the State, for if it were it would be unnecessary to put it in this bill. The bill does not propose that this provision shall be made a part of the constitution of the State. As has been well said by the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. BINGHAM, Jthe only power that we have to interfere with the constitution of Nebraska, or any other State after its admission into the Union, is the power which we derive under that clause of the constitution which imposes on us the obligation to “guaranty to each State in the Union a RFG.” What is the extent of this power?