Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
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CoNanEss - Dec. 23d. = In the Senat
, AIessrs. Stuart, Broderick and others define
their positions on the Kansas question, Il
two former taking a decided stand again
the Lecompton Constitution. Mr.. Stewa
said he would never give his vote to consum
, mate that fraud, which he believed was
be the most enormous that was ever under
taken to be practicsd upon the people undt
the forms of law. lie believed that if th1
Constitution was forced upon the people c
Kansas, those who did it would light th
torch of civil discord throughout the Unior
MIR. Broderick said, while he agreed wit
Messrs. Douglas and Stuart in most of thei
remarks, there was one point on which h
wished to say few words. When Governo
Walker and Secretary Stanton went to Kan
sas they found state of insurrection existin
there, and succeeded with great labor in re
storing peace lie thought the President an
his Cabinet were responsible for the lat
outbreaks. This was the first time he ha
known the President to descend from hi
high position to attempt to coerce peaceabl
citizens to the will of illegal party men. II
was ready to disagree with his party for h
believed he had rendered as much service il
the election of Mr.. Buchanan us any gentle
man on the floor. He was also somewha
astonishcd at the forbearance of the people
of Kansas toward the delegates to the Con
vention. If the people had aogged them
cut their ears off and sent them out of thu
Territory, he would have applauded then
for it. This is severe and outspoken Ian.
guage to come from Democrat
In the House, resolution was adopted
directing the committee on Territories tc
inquire into the c1pcdicncy of expclling Mr.
Bernhisel, Delegate from Utah, in conse-
quencc of the proclamation of Brigham
Young that said Territory is now in open
rebellion against the government Of the Uni
ted States Both houses t'"n adjourned till
January 4th.
- Secretary Cass has replied to Governor
Walkers resignation. He apologies for
not placing the letter of resignation on file
in his department, agreeably to instruction
from the President, by saying that &C he must
either cause the charges and arguments
against the President to be filed among the
public archives of the country, without con-
tradiction or reply, or he must spend the
time which ought to be devoid to the public
service, in controversies with subordinate
officers who may disapprovc of the Presi
dents policy" He, however, proceeds to
deny, as stated by Governor Walker, that
the President has changed his policy in re-
gard to Kansas.
At WcstGeld, New York, on the morn
ing Of the 23d, the wife and children of AL
bert Stoube were found murdered in their
house. The children were in bed with their
throats cut, and Mrs. s. was lying on the
floor with her throat cut They are suppos-
ed to have been murdered week ago Mon
day night. The husband and father, who
has absconded, is suspected of the horrid
deed.
The news from Kansas is of an excl
ting character. The Legislature has passed
an act submitting the Calhoun Constitution
to the vote of the people Of the Territory on
the 5th of January next, in three forms: -
1st. The Constitution with slavery. I'd.
The Constitution without slavery. Sd. A
gainst the Constitution. The Legislature
also passed an act repeating the law author
izing the Constitutional Convention. The
Military Law was passed over Stanton's ve-
to. General Lane was appointed Major
General with eight Brigadiers, an Adjutant
and a full military organization. The re-
port that he had been shot is incorrect. A
Free State man named Latham was shot at
Doniphan, from which originated, no doubt,
the report that it was Gen. Lane. On the
evening of the 18th battle occurred at Fort
Scott between the Pro-Slavery and Free
State men. Five of the former were killed.
among them Blake Little, a member of the
Lecompton Convention Several were woun-
ded on both sides Twenty Free State men
were taken prisoners and confined in the
Fort The Missourians have assembled a
strong force on the border and more fighting
is apprehended. The difficulties grew out OF
Clark, notorious as the murderer of Barbour
two years since, going about accompanied
by deputy sheriff, collecting taxes of Free
State men, seizing property in default Of
payment, and instituting prosecutions under
rebellion law. The Territorial Executive
Committee have issued call for re-assem.
bling on the 23d, the Delegate Convention
held in Lawrence ON the I'd inst, to take in
to consideration the best course to pursue il
consequence of the Legislature having fail
ed to submit the Topeka Constitution will
the Leeompton instrument.
An express recently arrived at Leaven
worth from the Utah expedition, bringins
information that the whole force with tn,
exception of Col Cooks command is con
centrated at Blacks Fork and were movin,
toward Fort Bridger. Their progress is We
ry slow, sometimes making only two o.
three miles per day. Their animals wer
giving out hourly and it was thought al
would perish this winter. The supply train
are ali with the military, and provision
abundant.
The Democracy of New York city, t.
the number of 1000 or more, met at Tamma
ny Hall, on the evening of the 22d, and en-
dorsed the Presidents Message Hon. Joh