New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-16
THE KANSAS DEBATE-DIPLOMATIC
MATTERS.

From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Monday, April Ia, 1850.
Kansas was again the engrossing theme of the
Senate to-day, and the debate was unusually stirring
throughout and sometimes approaching the verge
of serious personality twill be remember ed that
the Memorial applying for admission as a State,
which General Cass presented week ago, was re-
called and finally withdrawn, upon the allegation
that it was spurious, and deception had been
practced upon the body. Mr. Harlan OF Iowa
submitted petition from Col. Lane this morning,
setting forth all the facts concerning the Memorial
in question and explaining the circumstances under
which it had been prepared. He took occasion to
yiudicate the petitioners from the insinuatlOns
which have been thrown out in the progress OF tue
discussion and to suggest that his Democratic ante
cedents ought to have saved him from such injustice
ON the other side
The infinitesimsl Douglas Immediately followed,
with coarse onslaught upon Col Lane, lmputing 10
him by ndirection, both perjury and forgery-ior
he had accompanied the petition with formal am
davit verifying the statements. His endeayor was
10 show material discrepancies between the orig,
nal paper and the presented TO the Senate, and
10 arraiQn Col Lane responsible fer the altera-
tons MI Butler Mr.. Pugh and others partici-
pated in the running FIRE, and Mr.. Hale threw IN
one of his tOrpedoes, equally 10 the amusement
and annoyance of those Interested.
But the telling and MODEST work OF tins day, or
Of any other day since the war commenced, was
performed by Mr.. Wade lie rose with great
ealmness telling the Senate he did not know Col.
Lane and was wholly ignorant OF any knowledge
Of the papers in dispute, except such as ne nad
been able 10 CLEAN from the statements on both
sides. To his view, considering the suddenness
with which the Legislature of Kansas assembled
and adjourned, the difficulty, low 50 much e1-
,Ogerated, was easily explained, and especially
unSer the authority of revision which had been
c.pfded 10 Committee. and subsequently dele
cstsd 10 the Senators elect, of which Col. Lane
WAS one. But he considered the whole pretended
affection unworthy and "pettiiogSng. Inc
psrts of the original memorial which had oeeh
omitted involved points of constitutional law about
which no two men in this body thought ahAe.
Innsmuch as Col. Lane could not defend himself
be thought him entitled 10 this testimony upon inc
plain showing which had been made. mere were
| several hard hits in the course OF these renaIAs
that produced visible effect.
subsequently, the infntesimal Douglas resumed
| the floor, and charged. as additional e'ideuce Va
the desire Of those advocating the admission VI
! Kansas 10 perpetrate wrong, thai 3 Clause III
| the Constitution had been eXpurgsted when eA-
| cluded free negroes from the State. In applying
| this charge he turned. with much ofense OF maI,
| ner. 10 the Republican side of the chamber, ana
pontedly addressed the ale CATION to them as the
| guilty parties. With the same courageous cool
ness as he before exhibited, Mr.. Wade again rose
and retorted in a style and with force which
will hardly ever be forgotten by those who WIT
messed the scene. lie told Douglas that there was