The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-24

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Ss~A@ o. Ne -, clss.ebrizsd " hs usual
eloqusb ce and " ri Dr. NV" doctrise.
On ihe i0sb. tba holloway proeeciiog took
place u the senate ! ~
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
motion TO print the memorial OF the members
oltha lna State lSgizlsiaksa n kaasas. ..s.-...
Mr. Mason opposed the proposition, saying
that II emanatei from men who are in rebellion
seAiast The isws u thrir nssntry. r. e. al
Mr.. Seward regarded il "a a comparatively
uuimpostast question whether the memorial be
printed OF not as be had already secn il 10 jour
S&k circulating macy uianASd copies II
would therefore b3 read by the world, At any
sais. LIE Thought il would be proper. .,.sss
Mr.. Butler reitcratcd his former objections TO
the motion
After long d.batc 10 which Senators gene
rally expressed doubts as TO the gcnuineness Of
the X ansas memorial, Mr.. Cas- was suffered to
withdraw il n lie returned By him 10 Col. Lane,
70 whom hc sent il. a
Mr.. Hamlin desircd that the memorial he
printed for his own information ~ that be
might oct undeestspdingly on the admission Of
kansas under the present State constitution
He thought striking parallel could b. found
Ia the treatment thai Senators were inclined to
bestow on this psemorial by laying It on the Ia
biz o. rejecting It, by looking at 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 10 violation Of parliamentary
rules. Lord North did his daty in opposing
them. II The motion 70 print this memorial
should prevail, he should regard II ~ the great.
est piece Of contempt ever offered to the South
| Mr.. Hale believed the refusal TO admit X an
sas % State would leave her q State out Of
the Union. and quoted the case Of Missouri IA
prove It.
Mr.. Douglas said this was not parallel case
Congress had passed law authorizing the peo
pie OF Missouri to form Constitution and d
State Government preparatory TO her admis.
sion into the Union. In the present instance
the proceedings Of the Topeka Convention were
not only unauthorized by Congress, but wercrev
olutionary and rebellious He could not re.
cognize Kansas IA State. either In or out Of
the Union, In consequence Of what they had
I ,Arss M :s,l. AHs1osiay u s.gwn
| Tie Chair decided the motion 10 print should
90 10 tho Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Butler was not willing the memorial
should take that course.
Mr.. Cas- explained in presenting the memo
nal he by no means endorsed its statements -
lie had always made II point to present eve
ry petition he was asked To present. 1t wa
not foe him to investigate the allegations 10
the memorial, that being the duty Of the Com
mittee on Territories, to which II was referred
Mr.. Mason submitted resolutions resembling
the reference Of the memorial TO the COMMITTEES
on Territories.
Messrs. Trumball anil Bayard then entered
into general discussion concerning Kansas
matters.
| Mr.. Pugh said he hal carefully examined
| the documents and did not believe il an origi.
| Mr.. Critten,leu should vote against print
ing with u view to suppress all designs to
disturb the union Of this country and the peace
Of its citizens lie wanted To know II the pub
location in the New York papers was identical
with the documents presented with its erasurcs
aud intsrncations.
Mr.. Seward could not tell. not having com
pared them
Mr.. Benjamin believed il to he MI impudcnt
forgery, and even il not, the men whose names
are appended to it are now fngitives from jus
tico, aud why should further notice bc taken oi
| it, la the course of his remarks he strongly
condemned rrof. Sillinan a. having sacrile-
giously dcccratcd the house Of God 10y appeals
To tbs people Of Connecticut for money and
arms to carry on open war against the govern
mcnt.
Mr.. Rusk spoke Of saccd scoundrels who
aisefnoca the pulpit in connection with Kansas
affairs lie did not believe the memorial had
ever bern To KANSAS.
| Mr.. Butler believed that Mr.. Cas- presented
the memorial from motives honorable 10 his
heart, believing in the right OF petition, but
when voices cried out print 1t in violation oil
the rules. b. had different opinion, for the
memorial was branded a. fraud and u forg-
cry.
! Mr.. Cass said that within q few minutes he
had an interview with the person who banded
him tho memorial. and il was only necessary
for him to remark that he (Cas) was not sat
ishca that il was one which should be act
I'll ON.
Mr. Hale said il he was certain it was not
genuine. he would 10 the last to vote for it
He thought Mr., Benjamin had done infinite in
justice to the honorable and good man, Prof
Silliman. II WAS not his intention to war on
the Government, but they were driven to the
law Of sefdeence, Federal promises having
been proved lie.
Mr. Seward in reply to several Senators who
essayed to involve him in the alleged fraud 70
garding the memorial, said he had seen the
gentleman who handed the paper to Mr.. Cas-
6r presentation, Col. Lane. who authorized
him TO say that before he lcft Kansas be saw u
paper; he did not say the identical in Chirog.
raphy, but he saw memorial OF which this is
the substance aud text, signed by all the mem
bers OF the Kansas Provisional Legislature,
and this is the true copy.
The vote by which the memorial was refer
red TO the Committee on Territories was re
scndei yeas 30. nays ;
The memorial being thus brought again he
fore the Senate, Mr. Cas- obtained leave to
withdraw II, and return the same to Colonel
lane.
In the House, on the | lth. the sat claimed
BY r. Il. Forks. of the eighth Congressional
district Of Illinois. was declared vacant This
is the district which Judge TRuusrIL was cho
sen TO r~ppsnt.
The resolution declaring S,srvI :. MAR
ANAL the sitting member from tn" ninth dis
triet Of Illinois was adopted.
The Senate. on the llih passd ts private
bills, including one for the rliefof the oficers
AMI soldiers Of thu army who sustained Losses
by the San Francisco anil Winfield Scott
steamship disasters
The House passed. bill To reunnerste ey-