Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30

near mucn Salu aDout the people tnat DOug-
las Will take off. He has not taken off the
people = the people haze taken eff Douglas,
Sir" .es
Corr spnnterce of the Journal.
IOWA LEGISLATURES.
DE>MoINEs, Jan. 20, 1853.
EDITOR JOURNAL = The special order in
the Senate for day was the consideration
of the following Joint Resolutions
Whereas, Application has been made, or
is about to be made, TO the Congres of the
United States for the admission of the pres
ent Territory of Kansas into the Union of
these States, under til. instrument known
as the Lecompton Constitution, and
Whereds, Among other grave questions
arising from said application. is that present.
ed by the fact that the convention which
framed said Instrument refused to submit it
fairly to the people of said Territory tor
ratification or rejection, and
Whereas, The question thus presented in
wolves one of the fundamental principles on
which our governments, State and National,
are all based, and
Whereas, 1t is eminently right and prop
er, that the several States should, through
their General Assemblies, clearly express to
the:r Senators and Representatives ia Con-
sress, their opinions upon such questions.-
Therefore,
Be IL resolved by the General assembly Of
the State Of Ioaoa: That our Senators in
Congress be instructed and our Representa-
tives be requested to oppose the admission
of Kansas rs ore of the States of this Union,
under the socalled Lecompton Constitution,
becaus;'. among other reasons, said Constl-
tuition WAS not submitted by the convention
which framed it, to n fair and honest vote of
the people of the Territory Of Kansas for
ratfirati on or rejection.
Resolred: That we condemn the Presi-
dent OF the United States, Senators in Con-
gress, and all others in authority, under the
Constitution of the United States, who have
advised or consented to the admission of
Kansas into the Union under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution.
Resolved: That the terms of the pretend
ed submission of the Lecompton Constitu
ton to the people of Kansas Territory, in
the schedule of said Constitution, viz: that
the votes if cast must be for the Constitu-
ton, are an insult to common sense, and an
outrage on common honesty, and had their
origin in bold determination to thrust sla-
very on Kansas in opposition to the consent
of the people, and in violation of the spirit
Of our National Constitution.
Resolved :: That our Senator's in Congress,
be requested toresign, unless they can sup
port the foregoing resolutions and vote as
therein indicated.
Th,t ha nf Mo q ln
instructed to forward copy of the fo'ego
ing preamble and resolutions to each of our
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
The discussion was opened by Judge Ran
kin, of Lee, in defence of the resolutions,
He made a strong and convincing argument
in favor If the principles contained in che
memorial. He was followed by DR.. Bailey
of Van Buren. The Doctor failed to define
the position Of his (the Demoeratic) party
kirkwood, in his usual frank style, pro,
pounded some interrogatories which drove
the doctor to the wall, who in his defence
said that if he were a member Of Congress
he would vote for the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution. Every
effort was made to induce the Democratic
members to define their position, but they
played mun,. Hot and scattering shot were
poured into them by Kirkwood, Jenkins
Mcpherson, Anderson, Saunders and Grin.
nell.
The further consideration of the Join
Resolutions was postponed until tomorrow
Any attempt to draw the Democracy into
this discussion will prove abortive. They
are afraid to take position on this yexet
Democratic question. They are in the po
sition of the man who prayed s'good Lord
good Devil.' They know not whose hands
they will fall into,- whether Buchanan, ant
the Lecompton Constitution, or Douglas
and his definition of squatter sovereignty, o.
compromise of the two principles b,
which both parties will be satisfied -ant
while such is their state Of suspense the.
think it the better part of tactics to g 'keel
shady )"
The House had under consideration bill
for changing the time of holding courts il
the lth judicial district
Memorials were introduced asking Con
gress to provide for securing patents to ou
swamp lands selected, to provide for tn
payment to the State money in lieu o. swami
lands entered with money since the grant
and scrip in lieu of swamp lands entere'
with warrants. Also, for the establishme en-
OF military posts at Sioux City, Fort Dodg
and Niobrarah City, in Nebraska, for TIL
protection of the North western frontie
against the maurading Indians upon on
borders.
A bill has been referred to the Committe
on Ways and Means. providing for raisin
military company, at once, for the protec
ton of the frontier settlement near and a
Spirit Lake. A special messenger has ar
rived at the Capital with dispatches to Hi
Excellency Governor Lowe informing hir
that band Of Indians have been in tn
ueighborhood of Spirit Lake destroyin
, property and making hostile demonstra
lions. foLh'