Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18
CONGRESS-First Sessio
MONDAY, APRIL IA, lSj6.


MONDAY, ApKlL IA, 1876.
SENATE.
Mr. Harlan presented an affidavit from Col. Lane
ON the subject of the Kansas memorial presented Inc
other day by Mr.. Cass, which the Senate refused 10
receive. Mr.. Harlan said that respect LOT tne
Senate required him to explain why ne s'''u t
present the second time memorial rom lne
members Of the provisional legislature OF Naiisas.
lie alluded TO the charge. made on THURSDAY tHal Tue
paper with the signatures were all ~ the sa'c ,
writing, and which was the reason "i lis oeS 'ansu
All impudent forgery. To his mlrd II WAS lhe SAINT
thing If his name WAS attached 10 papei y h had
thory in the hand writing at another as u he "'
written il himself. Again, 1t The paper "un IpPi
of the original memorial the establishment VI '"a'
fact would be proof of It's Authenticity
He thought it would be a little s'rahge W dlSue
syanst The authenticity OF the Bible because we were
nnaiIn ~ Law nur hands on the original parchmens
as they came from the hands n the patrlarcis' pro-
phcts and apostles, although those parchihens nav
ha.u co,ed milons of times, and translated into va
riols languages there were but lew VINO aouoleu
th.. aenuineness of the Bible on that account.
Mr. Harlan proceeded TO tell who james ii. Lane
s The first fact about him was that ne was dcino'
crat not 10y converslon for lie seeiieu 10 nave ne'
conceived and brought forth democrat HIS tatler'
Amos Laue, was thrice speaker OF Inc inual'' iionse
of REPRESENTATIVES the democratic side, member
nf Congress, and whee-horse of Gen. Jackson ad-
ministraton. ~,
Mir. Harlan proceeded to trace the career Of Col
Lane, from his appointment US postmaster unuc' a"
Buren, down TO the present time. He stated his SER
vices in the Mexican war, and alluded to hs having
been n democratic elector for Pierce and hing.
AT O'clock the chair called up the special order'
Mr.. Douglas moved to postpone inc cohSlde'alin
OF the special ORDER IA TO let Mr. Harlan hnsii Ms
remarks When he could obtain the floor he Intend
ed tn object to the reception of the papers presented
by Mr. H. and stated that he was prepared to show
coucusvely that the other petition was forgery u
all int.ns and purposes. ,
l-,,nr Inn
road bill would come up. Three weeks ago it had
been made the special order for to-day, and II it was
laid over until tomorrow it would Interfere with Tie
Senator from Alabama, tAr. Clay who had the li""r
ON the Kansas question.
MIR. Douglas urged that this subject ought to be
disposed Of without delay, ana Ills mo''oi' oc'"s
agreed TO, . A.,
course OF which he alluded To Mr.. Butter az oeihH
familiar with the names of Hector, Pram and Nesor
th,. heroes of the Trojan war; but said he seemed 10
b. more ignorant OF the heroes who had fought tho
battles of his own country. -. ,L;
MIR. Butler said he had sometimes illustrated hls
remarks by aIlusion TO the Had and he da not kauM
but that the exploits OF the battle Ti Dusma j''a
would be set to verse, aud be styled o''H'a"'-
ILsughlerl lie asked pardon ut the senator Hn'h
Iowa for using the word 'cr0EHmr@ IN ms REMARKS
tor he said he knew about ~ inu"h OF La''' "s i'
Harlan did of English. l4auShier'J
Mr. Douglas stated the reasons why lie o.lec'ei W
the rec.ntjun of the document, that the Senate hau
once rejected IT, aud which 1t was now atleinp'eu 10
re-intrOduce here As 10 the Democracy OF G"1nei
Lane he had nothing 10 say now tnat iie iau '"'eu
from grace So were Francis i. BLAIR and Andre"
I Dnn.I.nn democrats once, but nobody would re-
.rurJ them as such now, when one oi them was d
leader of the black republicans ana inc o'her was
the Know Nothing candidate for wee freslucnt. lie
called the document forgery because IL hau oeen
materially changed since lis rcpued slgners saw II.
Mr. Made rel,l-d 10 what he termed the pettiiog-
riug arguments oi Mr.. Douglas.
Mr. Purh said that If the General Assembly "
Kansas should adopt The report "t The committee OF
,uucrysion and send il as prepared by them tn the
Senate properly signed and authenticated, u would
then be time enough 10 receive 1t.
Mr. Hale said that Col Lane had been accused OF
fraud or forgery. aud his character assacd by warn
IN, S.ua;nrs. What did Mr.. Lane do lie went
bnine and prepared Il statement explaining ana TIu-
ca,in. his character, and praying that his former
uc,uurinl be received. The question was: shall II
,nau who is accused be heard IN his own defence
II The explanation should be deemed satisfactory,
then the Senate could decide upon granting his
prayer, sud receiving his ihe"Ga' WHICH HIS oecn
rejected.
Mr. Wilson said that Mr.. Douglas had INDUCED in
partiza, catch words unworthy Of the Senate. The
term black republicans had been applied 10 Tia. friends
at freedom. But between this and thht "l border
ruiau Democrats, tho former We're ready |" take Is
SIN. before i! country. 1t was under the maiIEn IN
iiuemcr oc Daniel Atchisou, border ruilan thai Sc
cret societies were organized IN Missouri I" piaht
slavery in Kansas The Senator from ILLINOIS sad lie
would beat us down, but he Gun subdue us never -
IJ .hrll have minority of members here and III the
other House aud man at The other end Of Pensyl'
wanna Avenue ut the head NJ the government oi the
Country conducting il ON true Democratic prnciples'
lLaughtrr!. No doubt oi II.
Mr., D,uglas replied explaining that he had used
the word .'subdue applicable 10 the traitors ana
,.h.I, in Kansas lie had used the word "black I"
designate the Republicans because every clause III
their platform relates 10 the negro question; anu as
ls,.,ln
NOR. appropriate Those principles are sectional
and not avowed III the slave States
Mr. Wilson -interruptiig-said ne addressed d
large meeting in City Hall in Delaware on oa'ur'
dny and laid down tho doctrines 81 TIE hepuoi''a"
49, freely and plainly, which were generally as
ps.nt.d 10 there The Republicans claim that their
nrincine, are national aud they will advocate them
IN every section Of the Union.
Mr.. douglas replied that he trusted wherever
o,myed th,y will be as boldly avowed in the South
." in nm. NIr,h A to the increase OF Black Repub-
Lean members of Congress, II was accomplished ny
t,Snn Tin. democratic Presidential candidate will
,ok, issu. with that of the Black Republicans OF eve
nv branch of the latters principles ana WIZ D"iuy <"
,h ,,uutry ON the Nebraska and Kansas net
aud the irnpur,ant doctrines il involves lie reintcd
what he termed abolition lbela and foul ISLANDERS on
him. invented for partizan aud malicious purposes
owing to his course on the NeUraska anu Nahaas pi
Mr. Wilson, abiding To MIR. Douglas remarks
about alnaIyalnalun, SAID the churSc usually comes
from men with the odor OF amaSamaton on them
selves Laughter. He Mr. Wilson, knew no
reason why man, because feeble, ahuuld De ue-
graded by unjust and unequal l"~S. ne ala n"t as
own the name of aboIitionsn. John Quincy Adams,
J,0.rsvu Washington, Jay, Hamilton, Franklin and
IN. men who framed the constitution, and carried us
through the fire and blood of the revolution were abo
tionsts. The republican party opposes slavery every
where but he would rather die III his place than i'll
terl.re with il in the States The people OF Kansas
were not rebels, but were law-abldins. He thought
Mr. Douglas had hard road 10 travel, and would
realize that those for whom he fought cannot afford
to b. generous and would find to be true the remark
of once eminent pOlltlclan: 'Eratuuue il livery
sense of favurs to come"
Mr.. Steuart deprecated the discussion OF the deli
cat. aud exciting question at slavery here by those
whose openly.avowed obcc. is to grasp the reius OF
mower Ii has been seized with the avIdity that hun
cry hounds rush upon carcass 1t grisvrd him To
see urgent business Of the country neglected for such
unworthy purposes. He thought the remark OF MIR.
Wilson, that 1.-THE South cannot be kicked out of the
Union, should have bcen reserved i"r some DINER
Duce OCCASION.
Mr. Wilson explained.--l said that men who
threaten to dissolve the Union cannot be- kicked out.
did not use the word South, but think We shull
have no trouble.
At the instance Of Mr.. Steuart, the motion to re-
ceive Mr.. Lanes petition was then tabled
Yeas essrs. Allen, Benjamin, Br,y,s Biger,
Bright, Brown, Butler, Case, Clayton, Dodge, Doug
las, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Ivcraon James
Jones of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee, Pugh, Reid, Rusk
Sebastian, Sdell, Stcuart, Toombs, Toucey, Weller
Wright, Iulee-2S
Nays-Mcssrs. Colamer, Durkec, Foot, Hale
Hamlin, llcran, Seward, Summer, Trumbull, Wade
Wilson-lI Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Committee on Elections were discharged from
the further consideration of the memorial OF Mr. la
Der conteslng the seat of Mr.. Eustis OF Louisiana
Mr. Cobb, Of Georgia, asked leavato submit q
resolution closing the present session on the lltl
ui july.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine said that this was intend
ed to smother the Kansas investigation.
Tie House refused to suspend the rules to receive
the resouom-yeas 81, nays 81; nui two-thirds.
Mr. Ball asked, but did not obtain, leave to offer
resolution directing the committee the Judiciary
To enquire into the propricy Of the enactment of
low to prohibit, under appropriate penalties puyga
nv in the territories of the United States.
The House refused to suspend the rulcs-yeas 81