The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-04-24
Editorial Correspondence.
WAsmsorox April goth, 1856.

The memorial Of tie Free State Legislature of
Kansas asking admission into the Union as
state. The memorial was copy made out
BY the enrolling Clerk Of the House Of the
Kansas Legislature, and OF course the sigma
ares were in bis hand writing. Mr. Doug
Is and his Slavery associates. thought there
sas something wrong in tnis, or pretended
0 tnink SO, and charged Col. Lane with for
ging IL and finally il was returned to Colonel
i-anc. II few days, Col. Lane went before
m t.icer authorized to administer oaths, and
made IN aAidavi. u the fact that it was
fsue copy. and handed it to Senator Harlan,
Il Iowa 10 re present it TO the Senate Upon
Is second presentation, high State OF excite
faent was gotten upby Douglas & Co; but
taey were met in true spirit by Mr.. Harlan and
le brave men who are associated with him in
defending freedom from the assaults Of the
,layeoclaLs. In abiding 70 the charge Of
inPudeni forgery he said lit would be
little s.rage to argue against the authenticity
=. tie Bible, because we were unable 10 lay
our hands on the original parchments, as they
eamo from the hands of the patriarchs. rroph-
cts and apostles, although those parchments
have been copied millions of times. and
translated into various languages, there were
but few who doubted tie genuineness Of the
Bible on that account" Mr. Harlan then en-
cred into detailed history Of The political
history Of Col. Lane, declaring that che was
democrat, not by conversion, for he seemed
- pave been conceived and brought forth
deAfgat" and had for many years been an
active had Jealous psrtiran, having voted all
las HE with that party. even dolon to Pierce,
and for The Kansas bill These encomiums
came Ike hot sho. upon Southern members.
aud they WINGED under the infiction The
cold dignity Of Senator. gave way, and they
INDUCED in warmth Of debate seldom wit
messed in that body. The slaveocrats Of course
arried their point. and the memorial was re
Jeeied. Thus the friends Of freedom re
jec.cd by the advocates of the extension Of
slavery. The time is coming however, when
fee men will occupy ehetPlaces now occupied
BY the supple - Of The peculiar institution.
Kansas viii bes1tt, notwithstanding the in.
sul;s her friends now have to bear in the sen
ate. The following is the vot- by which the
memorial was rejected
Ie1s-Messrs. Alien. Benjamin, Briggs, !
Bigler. Bright, Brown. Butler, Cass, CLAYTON.
DojSc, Douglas, Evans. Fitzpatrick, Huuler,
Ivelson, James, Jones of Iowa, Iones Of Ten
nessee. Pugh, Reid Rusk. Sebastian, Slidell, .
S.euart, Toombs. Toucey. Weller Wright,
lulgc-2G
Aays-McssIs. Collamer. Durkee, Foot,
Hale, lIamln. Harlan, Seward Sumner,
lrumbuii, Wade. and Wilson--l1 !
On the I4th inst, Mr.. Ball OF Ohio, intro
luccl a resolution directing the committee GA
.he Judiciary to inquire into the expediency
+ enacting a law prohibiting poligamy in
Utah
Much Of the timo during the past week, in
Pie House, has been occupied in the consi l. .
ration of the deficiency bill. At least such
Us title, but in many partcuars;t is an APP
soprIation bill. Among other items was
appropriation of S30O.0 for the purpose
7i constructing water works 10 accommodate
,hc eisizens of Washington. Last year there
was an appropriation Of about the same sum.
which has been expended but believe the /
aIeseu. House deems ii better to lose even
that large amount. than TO go on, perhaps to
au expenditure Of several millions The in !
teresLs u the government in the protection of
It's property from fire. require that water
should be introduced into the citv, but
the oder property holders Should not expect
lhe goSernment to do everything. 1t is to be
hoped that an amicable arrangement may yet
DC made between the government and city 10
supply the city with water. The appropri-
atoms Tor the army and navy in this bill, are
near Two millions of dollars. Much Of it is
conceded to be Deficiencies The peopl. NAV
be surprised how officers can thus anticipate
appropriations, or SO reckessly spend money
without; the sanction OF Congress, but
previous Congresses have net hesitsted to ap-
prove Of their course, AMI they feel at liberty
o pay but little attention to law, or anv thing
Ter was stopped. Ne. one cen, SHOULD be ex-
pended beyond the amount appropriated.
A. Intellectual attempt was made the other /
lay, by Mr.. Cobb of Georgia, to offer re.o-
!utoa TO adjourn the present session of Con-
yress on the 18th of July. The object Of the !
South is to adjourn before any action can be |
had en- The Kansas question. after the report
Of the commission now there for the purpose
Of examining into the frsuds and outrages |
committed against the free men OF that terri
tory. The Republican members are disposed
% remain here. for the purpose Of securing
lie admission Of Kansas as free State. II POS |
sible; and at least not TO leave until every eff |
fort has been made possible to secure that de-
sired object. Their policy is millions for the
defence Of freedom; but not one cent oftribute
10 slavery