The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-04-14

WASHINGTON. April 10.


ing that it emanated from men who are in
rebellion against the laws Of their country.
Mr.. Seward regarded Ii as d comparative
4 iY unImpprtant question whether tAe memo
fra be printed ur nes. Hs be a,d uIreG6 Sem
81 JILL journal. Circulating many taausana alp-
las. j WluI therefore befafl I'm thawarEa.
at any rAn. ile tAoaaHt Wpufj proper.
Ar 8atEhr reiterated hi f0rH.r objections
to fhe ma a
After ioag debafain wh.ah Senators gem
orally expressed doubtsaA to tbs commences
III the Kansas memorial, Mr.. Cass was suf-
fered to Withdraw il to be returned by him to
Col. Lane, to whom he sent it,
Mr.. Hamlin desired that the memorial be
printed for his own information 81 that he
might net understandingly On the admission
Of kansas under the present State constitn-
ton. lie thought striking parallel could
be found in the treatment that Senators were
inclined to bestow on this memorial bv lay
ing It on the table or rejecting it. nv looking
1T the conduct Of Lord North when petitions
from the North American Colonies were laid
before the British Parliament.
Mr. Butler replied that those petitions were
brought forward in violation Of parliamenta-
ry rules. Lord North did his duty in oppo-
sing them. II the motion to print this me.
mortal should prevail, be should regard ii as
the greatest piece of contempt ever offered TO
the South.
Mr.. Hale believed the refusal 10 admit Kan
sas as Il State would leave her a State out Of
the Union, and quoted a case 10 prove that
Mr. Douglas said this was not parallel case
/ Congress had passed law authorizing the
people Of Missouri TO form Constitution and
a State Government preparatory to her ad-
mission into the Union. In the present in
STANCE the proceedings Of the Topeka Con-
yentlpn were not only authorized by Com
gress, but were revolutionary and rebellious.
( lie could not recognize Kansas as q State, Ell
ther IN or out Of the Union, in consequence Of
what they had done without authority or law
4 The Chair decided the motion to print
should 20 to the Committee on Printing.
/ Mr.. Butler was not willing the memorial
should take that course.
4 Mr.. Cass explained in presenting the me-
mortal ne BY no means endorsed its state
ments lie had always made it "a point to
I present every petition he was asked TO pre-
sent. It was not for him to investigate the
allegations in the memorial, that being the
duty OF the Committee on Territories, 10
which it was referred
Mr.. Mason submitted resolutions rescind-
ing the reference Of the memorial to the Com
mittee on Territories.
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disturb the union Of this country anu the
peace Ut it, citizens. He wanted to know If
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