The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-15
THIRTY-FOUhTH CONGRESS.
YJRsT SESSION.


stroyed by 6re at Richmond, on Sunday.
THRTY-FOUnTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1885,
KANSAS QUESTION.
Mr.. HARLAN, (na,ioral Of Iowa. presented affidavit
made by Col. Lane, relative to the Kansas memorial
which ives presented to the Senate by Gen. Cass
turned BY the sensts He r Hsrlan} said thst respect
for the Sensse called upon him to explain why he should
present. the second time, the memorial Of the members
the Fovsi mel legislature Of Kansas. He alluded to
the charge made Thursday as that the paper
forgery, because the signatures all in the
har dwrting, and said, that ID him it the
thing whether his Lame wss attached to paper
| by his authority or in his handwriting.
Again. If the paper is copy Of the original memorial
establishment that fact proof Of its henticiy
He thought /. would be little strange to argue against
lay hands the original parchments they came
from the hands Of the patrsrchs prophets and apostles
though those parchments been copied millions
times and had been translated into various Languages
there were few who doubted the eeruneness Of the
to speak Of IL of James H. lane saying ne
had been democrat from his youth. Hts father Amos
Iane twice Speaker Of the Indiana house Of Repre-
sentaves elected by the democrats, and when a
Der OF Congress he the wheel horse Of Gen. Jacksons
administration. The OF James q. Lane then
traced by Mr.. Harlan, from his appointment Postas
ter by Mr.. Van Buren, down ,he present time udng
TO his services in the can var and stating that no
democratic electors
Mr.. Harlan read Mr. Lanes pei ion which says th.t
the General Assembly Of he provisional State OF Kansas
appointed committee to craft memorial asking Con-
gress to admit Kansas into the union with the Topeka
constitution The committee reported a rough draft,
which unanimously passed each houses but though
rect matter fact was deemed by members ~
crude and proiix in phraseocgy, to remedy these
defects it referred 10 a committee with pc
vise modify aud correct it, and to prepare three copies
for each house OF Congress- and for the peope
OF the United States. Such revision accordingly
made Mr.. Lane prays the Senate to receive the
riuV fha
Cass.
At o'clock the CHAIR announced the special order
Mr.. DOUGLAS dem Of H., desired Mr.. Harlan finish
his remarks, as he intended to reply.
M. WELLER dern.) OF Cal. desired to know when the
Pacific Railroad bill would come up. Three weeks ago
made the special order for to Day. it should be
laid until tomorrow 1t would interfere with Mr.
Cay who has the a9oF on the Kansas question
posed OF without delay and on bus motion the special
order was postponed.
Mr. HARLAN concluded his remarks in the course Of
which he alluded 70 Mr. Butler being familiar With
the names OF Hector, Priam and Nestorheroes OF the
csn war; but seemed ignorant OF heroes who had
fought the battles of his own country.
Mr. Butler, (dem) OF s. c., replied that he had some
iao, and did not kro but exploits ut the battle OF
Buena Vista would yet be set verse; and styled the
'Lane-iad." Laughter.
reception Of the document which the Senate had
rejected, and which it was now attempted to reintro
duce. As to the democracy Of Colonel Lane he had
thing TO say he had fallen from grace. Francis p
Blair and Andrew j. Donsson democrats once. No
body regarded them such now, is q 1eAdor
Of the black republicans, and the other the Know No
thing candidate for President Mr. Douglas said the
memorial was forgery. because it had been materially
altered since its reprted signers saw 1t.
Mr. WADE, (ngger wershippsr) of Ohio replied to
What he termed the pettifoggiOg arguments Of Mr.
Douglas
Mr. PuGH, (den.) of Ohio said, if the General Assem-
bly, OF Kansas should adopt the report of the Committee
Of SUPERVISION and send tbs memorial prepared by them
to the Senate properly signed and authenticated it
would then be time enough to receive 1t.
Mr. HALE, (nigger worshipper) Of N. a., said Col.
had haas -
character assiled by various Senator's. Mr.. Lane had
then, prepared statement, explaining and vndicatIng
received. The question now is, shall man who i
accused be heard in his own defence If his explanation
should be deemed satisfactory then the Senate could
decide upon granting his prayer receiving the
rial which had been rejected.
Mr. WILSON, (pigger worshipper), of Mass, said Mr.
Douglas had INDUCED in partisan catchwords unworthy
OF the Senate. The term black republican had been
applied the friends Of freedom; but between this
that of border rufan democrat the republicans were
ready to lake Issue before the country. It
the mslgn influence of David Atchisn that the border
rufian secret societies organized in Missouri,
plant slav cry in Kansas. The Senator from Illinois ID
he would beat down; but ne subdue never. We
shall yet have majority of members here and in the
avenue the head of the government, who will
duct it on true democratic principles. (IAughter.)
vord subdus as apaabs tx be traitors and ~ ,ss
in Kansas. He had used the word black to designate
tie republicans because cause in their platform
relates to the negro question: he had used It also
substitute for teunc national republicans What could
be more appropriately those principles sectional and
not avowed in the slave States.
Mr.. WILSON (in,errupting) said he had addressed .
large meeting in . City Hall in Delaware, Saturday,
ana LAID down the doctrines of the repub ican party
freely ana plainly and they we're generally sssensed 70
there The republicans claim thar their principles
national and that they have advocates in section
Of the Union.
Mr.. DOUGLAS trusted that wherever avowed, they will
be avowed boldly and explicitly as the North As
the feat accomplished by fusion. The democre 'ic
Presidential didate will take with that le
on Nebraska kansas act and The important doct ,e
it involves. He refuted what he termed the ahoh.on
bels and foul ISLANDERS him. and said they had beeo
invented tor partisan snd malicious purposes ewing
his course on the Nebrsskak snsas bill.
Mr. WILSON, alludng to remarks made by Mr.. Douglas
about amalgamaon, said the charge usually from
men with the odor OF amalgamation on themselves
Qaughter) He mr. Wilson) knew why
man. because feeble should be degraded by unjust and
unequal laws He did not disown the name Of aooiion
ist John Quincy Adams Washington, Jefferson, Jay,
tuition and carried through the fire and blood Of the
Revolution, abolitionists The republican party op
pose slavery everywhere but he would rather die In his
place than interfere with 1t In the States. The people OF
Kansas are not rebels. but law abiding citizens. He
thought Mr.. Douglas had hard road to travel and will
realize that these for whom he fought cannot hi TO
be generous and win find to be the remark OF once
eminent politician, Gratitude Is lively Of vors
to Gomez
Mr. STUART (dem) of Mish deprecated the discussion
here Of the delicate and exciting question Of slavery by
those whose openly ayowed object is to grasp
the reips Of power. 1t has been seized with
tne avdity that hungry hounds rush upon a
carcass. 1t grieved him to see the urgent
business q the country neglected for such unworthy pur
poees He thought the remark Of Mr. Wilson, that 1.-THE
South could not be kicked out Of the Unon should have
been reserved for some other place OCCASION.
Mr. wilson, said that the who threaten (, dis
solve the Union oannet be kicked out but did MT use
the word south for think shall have no trouble
At the instance IL Mr.. SruART, the motion TO receya
Mr. Lanes petition laid ON the table by the following
vsh:-
YEAs.-Meesrs. Acans Alien, Ben ianin, Biggs Big,e-
BRIGHT Brown, Butler, Cas CLAYTON Dodge Evans F2pat
rick, Hunter 1veron, James Jones owa) Jones renn'
Pugh Reid. Rusk, Sebastian Slide, stuart Toom5s Toucey
Weller Wright Yulee.
kAYs-Messrs Collamer. Durkee, Foot, Hale Hamiu
Harlan, Seward, Sumner, frumbul Wade Seward Wilson
Adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April Ia, 1856.
THE LOUISIANA CONTESTED SEAT
TIE Committee Elections discharged from the
further consideration Of the oral Mr. FAber OF
Louisiana, contesting the seat of Mr.. Eustis