The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-31

il a safe msSln-the man - Known by the
company he keeps. II It be true that the
man IL known by the company he keeps.
the company is known by the man who
helps them
After further discussion OF asmlar
character, the resolution Of Mr. Mason
was adopted oy vote OF thirty in
the affirmative to three In the negative, bv
which the orders 10 refer tn" 'rs6dalent pa
per to the committees on Ierri'orie' snd
Printing were resclnded, aud the paper MAS
then Withdrawn bv General Casa sud re
turned to Colonel Lane.
have been this minute ~ tracing TIE
outline OF the debate which occurred on
the first presentation OF tbs iraudnlen'
memorial IN order 10 show that took no
part 10 the discussion which questioned the
authenticity Of the paper or IN" conduct OF
Col Lane in connection with IT, Yet II
Viii ne observed that. IN the letter when
sou bore from Col Lane to me, It ia stated
a, tho frs. cause Il grievance. that on
Thursday OF that week that memofiai was
the subject Of severe criticism, and ia con
neciion with 1t chafges OF most grave
character are preferred against me, Col
Lane.
We have seen what those charges were
They were no less than that Of fHtrp aud
FORGERY These charge. were made and
repeated by several senators ~ The course
OF that debate, aud received TIE sane
ton OF the Senate by vote OF w to y N the
adoption OF VIZ Nasons resolution. Your
friend, Col. Lane. rested under these
charges until the next week. when h"
attempted to eNcuipste himself MOI w
calling on the senators who made The
charges iot exploitation, but b' pres
seutng petition signed by himself with
the original memorial made Il part OF u,
PRAYING that the pretended copy. which
had been rejected on the previous Thurs
dav, NIGH, also be received, aud lnsi,lue u
comparison between the two, with view
of enabling the Senate to determine
whether the one which the Senate had re-
ecied was copy or forgery Us the
chairman of the committee having charge
Of territorial affairs. II became ny approN
pr,alc duty to institute the comparison
which had been invited by Col Lane Ia h,-
petition and to give the Senate the result
oil my investigation. found that while
tue rejected copy pufporied to be anthem
heated by the signatures lali IN ono hard>
wti,ncl OF the members Of both Houses
of thHi spurious legislature, the oiieinsl
from which It WAS pretended to have been
cop ed. had no signatures Al all attached
to II and no auihenteallan whatever. es>
eept an eva.ive affidavit taken that day
beiote Judge Mclean ! also found that
the fest three pages Of the ongirai were
entife,i supprssssd 80 the pretended copy
also found ma"s other m"iet'hi OMISSION.
and impressions. many Interpretations ana
alterations running all through the paper
and changing. lt- whole charaete'' not 'n''
10 torn. bur ~ substance ava wine' pie.
exposed these things 10 The senate 10
plain nnmcAsnf"d terms, Is II was NY
right and duty to do did not 20 ou' OF
my way to et'mlnste or eNcu'psie any one
dealt with The fraudulent paper as II came
before me "a the I'm" oil m, du'y' ana lett
the authors OF III" in'qnNN u"e - pu'sne
ihelr own course. showed 'h'i 'n' on
ginal memorial which II IS alleged WAS
adopted 10y Tue spurious lo-i'ia'nie "'
Kansas was based Oh TIE fundamental td"N
Or pripclpie that t'"grr's had no power
to establish gore'am-nis Tor the Territories
that the Kansas Nebraska act was nneon'
sttutoual aud VOID Tor that tesson' 'o"'
the people OF lac "ff'ones oW'a 10 a''
glance to the governments which bad been
or should oe established hy congress IN
the Vcuttofle, and hence thef had ane
nherenl right to take the steps when 'H'y
hsG taken to overthrow TIE sefftod"