New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26

,,s c,srye in The mos. brutal lang mage, and
r;r;rs .o communicate with me- a. | learned, Tor
the follo.ing reasons; II be- hHd others per-'nai ~
Lrs.n he Hcde..iy r,frans from aiming 20 mem.
- OH Se1a,ors u..d language equally ooyec'
" Secord TIE sen,,e rejected the mem'nsl oy d
lage majority. So, ..oL g. ;,s cam.
Frr-th: Rumcrs Of the purpose Of hostile meeting
nrouu'y. through the Pres Of which my ielu'~s o'
ar tIplsnoiion was a forerunner. r.,
F'ik, A. Chairman II the Committee on ierIilo-
80, /, was hs duty 70 compar. the memorials anu iof
Wat be bs, said, stands behind hs privilege anu coH
An having done an injury, it : second odense'
IN AL honorable man 20 feel no pctence anu ueu! e
Haraiior. slsli Tot owtl upon ths uauspaIeL' AT
ION "a hide his cowarcice, 10 cyoi iaehs ,poI
.h,,.v His frSt statement p untrue. Al er my nAhA
.xriaia It was possible tor any otner senator
10 Lave used such language. II Is the pea C' e.ey
ragged offender a; tie bar oi the fohce N"ut'S-
0r frl the word i Of crime; how msny more tlere
4" a., ~, lin: but the Judges have always over
ruled the Plea In The next place Senator DouE!ss
aces against the Yer! injury he caused me oy ns
res Ial Il tn, and Energy, and the Orce oi patty
discipline. TIE other objections ale unworthy ol h4u
upl.ts uerhaps il bee that of privilege. The third ana
fourth dbiectioIs are unworhy Of his judgment Hls
be ait constiuiOnaly al pied 10 II, pleads PuV-
Iece." l. i sGI Of distinguished senator tA2'
slt,r hi. besd was blOssomIug for the grave
y
usu compa ned of biz inability 10 mt Toe Insult "h
account of the disparity yeGrS and position lhe
venerable senator exclaimed, - ask 10 exemption "h
s,c,urt of nv age: o privilege from my position; no,
Sir none II nave insuited vou you are entltied 10
repalatnu ana YOU shall have IT, Bat the senator
ftm Lliuos yields to o such vulgar weakness, and
follows Lu such vain examples. Like neioii doS'
grown isolent upon fat diet with hr head out o the
Kennel he grOwls with swollen courage, with a
constitutional urivilege al lis back, behind which
10 retreat Honored with trust similar 10
his from the brave and loyal people OF Kansas, L
Weld To- the senator's Constr r..oual exemption
from accountability for Ian -aage used IN debate II
he sees III to avail himself OF Il but yield II 10
the tier only, it, spirt, for, by the spiflt
wh:e aiming 20 surround with SAT guarcs the utmost
freedom of OPINION and debate IN the senate Chamber
and so tcluGe all accountability fer L, implies and
conpreherds that high notion Of Senatorial decornn,
capCor al truth witch excludes the idea OF Wantoh
aId malignant wrong. IL was gwen 10 prOt'cl the
Sci ator the expectation that hls duty ana justice
would protect ell Others. but II IS "th!h tne sens
to di cretion not only that discretion which Is the
better palt of va,or to assert MS legal exemption,
A. lie might aso pl, 0d the Statute OF Limit 'tlons
against Q coufdng C.edor aud al honest deot' ne
had done So claiming Shylocks virtue, that 1t l. the
l.w." Safely sheltered and hidden behind this con.
stitutional privilege, which exists legahy IN all
cus = but morally none, senator Douglas now cOul-
pes me 70 the unpleasant alternative ot protesting
before the public against thi, personal outrage perpe-
trat.d where nv voice then silent. ana winch ne
technically declines to repair under every obligation OF
honor. A. law he knows can face my accu'er and
confront the witnesses with either cowarce or prvi.
lece between me and my adversary, | am compelled
to suffer without hearing az the hands OF cohstItu-
tiOual as assn.
senator douglas caioled me into an undeserved
tru, of his sincerity. He made me the guest ot his
hoslitality 10 deceive and crcumvent me. lie has
broke, Il seals OF friendly confidence ana pu0lshed
il with criminal .trontery. To make the personal
inc e, tie greater be ha, mpeached me, his friend
and y ness; aud BE- has so distorted what did say
that am unable to call It my own. He has lnyelShed,
with er,ss criminal imputatiOBs, against me, unsus-
taiItO by single tect IN my own history ana al ue
MED hy the plblic and familiar history OF Kansas
So steIna,ize the impuaors and charges; and when,
srnartirg under H. and presuming on some sincerity
il our past relations, ask for justice or for expa-
ration hat shall lead to justice, he hunts out from
the Constitution that magical word for weak kneed
spirit.-" Privilege and flies to lis cover. The
nnbic shall be our Judges. To tAis complexion has
Il come Is the terocous braggart hefoism OF the
Senate Chamber which boasts IN ~ place of having
gazed down pistol barels-Only that quality which
"oozes out a. the finger ends aud expires outside OF
the rortas Of the Chamber Are reschery, tasehood,
cowardce any better because they are privileged IL
privilege to have aIOtter meaning VIII the senator
from Illinois abuse IT, aud TaHv want OF courage and
..priviege" convert bic and equivalent terms APP
d, from the atrocOus conduct of the Senator from l'
nous and submit to the hone public and it, ust sense
and conviction, that in morals 10 elevation ot place
can dignity and protect iuIusce-that, because per
son humble his oppression becomes more aggravated,
and he l. douby within the protection of all honorable
men above hiul-that accusation and accountable
alvavs 90 together; tlat character aa'aed may al
vsvs compel the accuser to his proofs and If the Of
fer der becomes a fugitive from this plain duty, and at
tmps TO retire to legal ,ubteruges public justice viii
take ~ the reIibuton Of the wrong pursue him oven
his legal barrles and whip the volatcr OF the myer
sal laws of friendship ard Hospitality, aud the slanderei
Of private reputation at the very atars of h- refuge
j. H. LANE.
H..Aiagtoe city, Natonal Hoiei, No. 2f