The true Democrat., 1856-04-29

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 Washington Monday, April 7. Mr. Cass desired to present memorial from persons composing the self-styled Legislators for Kansas, and moved its reference to the spe- cial committee on territories.
 Mr. Seward. Which of them?
 Mir. Cass. The honorable senator knows as well as though told him.
 Mr. Seward l desire to know from my ho- norable friend from Michigan, whether the me- morial he presents is one purportng to come from the territorial Legislature of Kansas, or ganized under act of Congress, as 1 am led to infer from the manner in which he describes it, or whether it is a memorial from the provincial Legislature of Kansas. A Mir. Cass. 1 will answer the senator if he Asays he don't know. If he does not say that, l have nothing further to remark.
 MT. Seward. Well, letit go; 1 have no con- fession to make.
 MT. Hale, to Mir. Cass. Very we'll done, General, never knew you to do better--
 Mir. Cass. move that the report be print Messrs. Butler and Bayard opposed the mo- tion.
 MT. Seward demanded the ayes and nays. Mr. Cass thought the report would be nte- resting to a great many persons and, therefore, urged its printing.
 Mr. Douglas could not imagine what this bogus Legislature could have to say for it. self
 The subject was laid aside, and the bounty land bill taken up, and after some arguing, was laid aside
 Mir. Foot was in favor of its passage
 Mir. Geyer addressed the senate on Kansas affairs, saying his position in the senate as sole representative of the State of Missouri would ot permit him to decline the debate He en- gagged in it a work of necessity rather than inclination. The circumstances under which the debate was inaugurated seemed to indicate purpose to make political capital out of the Kansas disturbances, with view of controlling the coming national and state elections. In such a controversy he did not wish to engage; but it became his duty to defend his constitu. ents against grave and serious charges brought against them.
 He then proceeded to consider the constitu- tional aspect of the slavery question. With out concluding, Mir. Geyer gave way to motion to adjourn.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Bingham, from the committee on elections reported resolution declaring '"Saie eiiO oOab Oi eiiC ulooiiNe VI 1llholo claimed by MT. Fauke. Also that s. s. Mar shall, of the ninth district of the same State, was elected over Mir. L. J. Forney.
 The deberation of the committee report was postponed
 Mr. Mace, by unanimous consent, presented the constitution of Kansas, together with me- morial of the new Legislature.
 MT. Mace's motion to print 10000 copies was referred to the committee on printing.
 In committee of the whole on the state of the Union, the deficiency appropriation being in order, MT. Keith, of South Carolina made speech on political affairs calling on the demo- cratic party and the conservatives of the north to quell the aggressive spirit of fanaticism di- rected against the south He maintained that the presidential fight would be confined to the democratic and republican parties. There can be but two flags. The American organization being out of the question: the people cannot settle but one question at time The contest must turn on the Nebraska bill, the democrats having accepted that. He condemned the one term issue as unwise in theory and practice, and declared his hostility to the doctrine of availability.
 Mir. Wilson spoke in favor of appropriatng $l,OOO for filling up and grading the grounds belonging to the Custom House building at Nor folk, Va. He said that humanity and mercy requires it, in view of the efforts now making to avoid the yellow fever in that city.
 Mr. Pelton, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill authorizing the President to cause to be procured a suitable steamer, to be stationed at New York, as revenue cutter to afford relief to distressed vessels.
 Referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
 On motion of MT. H. Marshall, the committee of foreign affairs were instructed to inquire into the expediency of declaring the engagement of American vessels in the Chinese Coolie trade to be illegal, and sufficient cause for the capture of the ships engaged therein.
 On motion of Mr. Pringie, it was resolved that the President be requested to communicate what information he may have in regard to ci- tizens of the United States engaged in the slave trade, or in the transportation of coolles from China to Cuba and other countries, with the ln- tentlon of selling them or continuing them ln state of slavery or servitude, and whether such traffic was not in his opinion, of existing trea- ties rendering those engaged in it liable to in- dlctment for piracy. and especially that he be requested to communicate to this house facts and circumstances concerning the shipment from China of some 5000 coolies, lately wreck. ed
 Boston, Monday, April z.
 The brig planet arrived at Salem, from Port au-Praya Cape de Verde islands, January Sd, reports that a crisis was fast approaching there, and misery and want were prevailing to an alarming extent By the arrival of small
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