Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-04-18

and as unanimous consent was required
to suspend the rules, he should demand
that they be adhered to.
Phe Chair decided that the motion to
print mustgo before the Committee on
Printing.
MFR. Butler was unwilling that the me-
mortal should take that course.
Mr.. Cass explained that in presenting
the memorial, he by no means endorsed
its statements. He had always made ii
principle to present every petition he
was asked to present. TWAS not for him
to investigate the justice or injustice of
the allegations in the memorial, that being
the duty of the Committee on Territories
to which it was referred.
Mr.. Bayard thought that men who
were in direct antagonism with the laws
of the land, had no claim to be heard by
petition.
Mr.. Mason submitted a resolution re-
scinding the reference of the memorial to
the Committee on Territories.
Messrs Trumbull and Bayard then
entered into general questions concerning
Kansas matters.
Mr., Pugh said he 4,aa carefully exam
med the document, and did not believe it
was an original paper. The signatures
are all in the same handwriting, and
there are many eraseures and interline-
atoms.
Mr.. Crittenden should vote against the
resolution with the view to suppress all
designs to disrupture the union of this
country and the peace of its citizens.
This discussion did no good. He wanted
to know if the publication in the New
York papers were Identical with the doc
Iument presented here, with its erasures
and interlineations
Mr. Seward could not tel, not having
compared the two. He thought such
CRITICISMS were unworthy the great cues
tiou involved, and would become a cross
examination of witnesses in a county
court.
Mr.. Crittenden was proud of being a
LAWYER. and would rather be a profeS-
sional lawyer than professional poll
Itician.
Mr.. Seward diselaimed any imputation
on the legal profession; it was the criti-
cisms on chirography TO which he refer
red. G-CEz lEezzs-
Mr.. Benjamin believed the document
10 be an impudent forgery, and even II
not, the men whose names are appended
to it, are now fugitives from justice, and
why should further notice be taken of this
iinsolent memorial. In the course of his
remarks he strongly condemned Prof
| Siliman as having sacrilegiously desc
Grated the house of God, by appeals to
! the people CT Connecticut for money and
arms to carry on open war against the
| government. 1t is a desire for power
more than for freedom, which instigates
such lawless proceedings. The game j:
!; net worth the candle. Let the obscure
paper sleep where it was,
{ Mr. Rusk spoke of sacred scoundrel:
who disgrace the pulpit in connection
with Kansas affairs. He did not believe
the memorial had ever been in Kansas
He thought it was forgery, and rehasE
of what had heretofore been said upor
the subject.
Mr.. Stuart understood that Mr.. Cas-
would make statement in regard to the
genuineness of this paper, and that Mr.
J, Cas- was not himself satisfied on the sub
ject.
. Mr. Butler believed that Mr.. Cass pre-.
scented the memorial from motives honor
able to his heart, believing in the right 0
!, petition, but when voices cried out, prin
: it, print it, in violation of the rules, b
I had a different opinion, for the memoria
: was branded as a fraud and forgery
He Mr.. b. believed thatif Christ shout,
! come to the earth with all his purity O
2 principle, he would be banished the con
t federacy by those fanatics, as Christ drov
: from the temple the money changers an,
e sellers of doves, yet the money changer
came here claiming to have the purity Q
; doves.
: Mr.. Cass said that within few mir
Y utes he had had an interview with tn
It person who handed him the memorial, an
e it was only necessary for him to remar
that ne (Mr. Cass) was not satisfied ths
the paper was one which ought to be acte
: on in the Senate.
e Hr. Hale said if he was satisfied tn
l, paper was not genuine, he would be th
IS last to take any advantage. He though
i Mr.. Benjamin had done infinite iniustic
d Ito that honorable and good man, Pro
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