New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-28
SA1rRnAY. Anil 70. ls56.


SIR: | have examined the letter sigued by your
friend James H. Lane, whi;h you placed in my hands
to day, and will Low give you my reasons tor respond
Ie to Nou a. its bearer instead of him as it, author.
Tie letter ,quiyoca in terms, and portions OF II
So i1ecouciabo win other portions that it Is mpossi-
Die to deie nine, with any certainty, whether Is IN
tended a hostile message or a friendly note III Il
tue that the city full OF rumor that your friend Col
Lane int, nded TO challenge me- and the letter writers
i,r tLose newspapers in the Eastern cities most friendly
@ the revolutionary movement in Kansas ami most
lostie 10 uysef not only announced the tact 81 ne
tiree or four dsys ago, but actually fixed the time
when yuur IienO intended 10 send the hostile message.
Tie object Of your friend IN causing bis intentions to be
sdt Enov 10 the world and published IN the news
Iapers for me TO explain, when he and every one
~ - have known that The effect would inevitably be
10 have both parties arr sted the moeut Re succeeded
il making the public believe that he intended TO invite
q bssille meeting.
In Tie NaltoSai IrtcHigeHccr Of thismornlng inda
"card" published by your fiend, in which he attempts
TO assal NE personally, ana TO raise question OF We
racty betwe, Us upon point in reference to which
lie ADMITS, ard ahrmatiyely assers, the truth OF my
statement, but denies that he gave me or any
other person a " shadow of GUIOrty for making any
such st-tement." Having selected his tribunal, and
removed his complaint rom the iur rsdictiOn to which
public etier-wTlters IN biz cOntdeIce had declared he
would bring IT, and appealed to the public through Tie
columns Of the newspaper press, he Is AT liberty 10
prosecute in that forum iODg as be pleaseS Sluce
the publication of this card IL the newspapers, Your
freI d. in letter Of which YOU the bearer, and n
which vou are designated lis friend TO receive my
answer referiI to the debate Monday last in the
[ Iuited States Senate on the fraudulent memorial at
the spurious Legislature Of kansa-, makes the following
request If me- respectfully ask for such an expa-
ration Of your language upon that occasion a. VIII
remove all inn utalon upon the Integrity ot my ac-
"tion or motives in connection with that memorial.
Tie reasons assigned for calling upon NE TO vindi-
cate the utegniy of hs action and mot YES In
" connection with that memorial are, that "on
Thursday OF that week, (the reek Prertoas II tie
- in ftnfT Mann AL
"was tie subject of severe cIiti ism, and IN connection
with i CHARGES OF THE MOST GRAVL CHARACTER
"wFRE PREFERRED AGAINST w lyOur friend, Col.
Lane Il is not prett nded that maze those clarg-s
aeaiIst him in hat debate. The published debate
slows that " on Thursday Of that Yeek no less than
three or four Sci ators did denOunce that memorial as
al upuCent forgery, attempted TO be palined on
upon the Senate of the United States through the
Lands Of the venerable Senator from Michigan; as
paper winch has reGche the Senate through fraud,
~ lch Las stamped upon every mark oiiorgeryi as
forge ~ which bas been pamed of on the Senate;
and various ether denuclatiOns OF IKE characeT al
fencing 10 stamp the memorial with fraud and forgery
! did not incone these grave charges, on the. one
hand nor repe them the other for the reason that
vile all the iaCis then known 10 the Senat- seemed 10
justify ,rorg suspcion, and, indeed raise the pre-
surctton that they trus, yet the circumstances
were rot ,uch a. u render il my duty 10 DO more than
20 rel ct the memorial upon the facts disclosed IN tLs
c,bate. In fact followed the lead Of the llustnous
senator from Michigan, WHO presented the memorial
expressing Willingness TO vote for ll- motion te prln
Is nat er Of courtesy 10 lin, lOng D. II involved
20 other consideration than the amount Of money which
tue rli1tug would cost. But when It, reception and
rrinir became the test Of q principle which was -
fecocuze and sanction tie revolutionary proceedings
IL kaIsas announced L.y purpose 10 Vote against II
for Ast reason. Subsequently such disclosures were
MADE as 10 create doubts n the mind 81 Gen Car IN
i,p-c TO tie au -Iticty of the paper and be, alter
az interview VITA Co. Lane, from whom be lad re-
c,.ved j.. made the folOsing announcement TO the
s. nate and voted r the resolution rescindn- the ac-
ton q be senate where by tie memorial wa. received
and referred aud therefore withdrew IL. Gen. Cas-
laid:
viLia ai4 u'es have bal al interview with tA;
Gentleman Who yr.teEt.d WIKI s Petition IH- IN ton5f
.1c. s SsG. tat tot sofed is' tlu u oas
lLhh otz-i O. Be dcl 10 y - Setae I.4 o. - Aa -
ss,e4Gig yor - 'AaA ros for u 'sf,'sJa g t'e
le.dLr yfo% lugutd
After tie memorial" had been denounced by sew
e,al Senators fraud ard forgery. and after Gen.
Csss had thus anu0uEcec bis purpose to vote FOR s
recIOn for tie reasons state 4, hr ward rose AM
tad thEt be had Just convrrsed with CO. Lane upon
tie subject, and LIZ acded
t-s AlftoEes aAy. A. reGuests
.he Go u.ns thaf e eit he state u
the csDi c'l fsYeT chIrorfapnybut - sa~ the memo
rt' Il vhieh H.. the sLts al text sred o. a. i1e
q the Provision Lens Atufe q ks sss, sd that
coFy of b. hsd before siAsd 70 ne
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