The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-30

70 0rs CI9sk0 assault, ouO bcDaswUc0 utn1 tuo
there were other Interests 10 Aissoa.i beside
Mr. Horace r. Clark, OF New York, said tht
voice OF the people Of Kansas comes In nm.
broken tones psosestsng against admissioa
under Lecompton Constitution. She Oaght MOI
e 70 be dragged into the Unoin - convict y
b chains. He would vote for any measure wbich
would secure justice and peace to Kansas and
!. eSonerated the Democratic party and the Ad-
y minissrat'on of their choice from the implica-
! tion unjustly made that they ere seeking 70 -
pose ,pSn .A' PEOPLE Of kansas eon.sisat'os ,;; =
. Kansas for admission. He distrusted the sum
: cheney Of her population, and wss not satisfied
: that the proceedings attending the formation
|, of her Constitution were regular a
While he had no pride in her history and no
: sympathy for her scenes Of fraud and vioieacs,
he would yield his reluctant consent TO her ad-
mission, provided the bill can be 20 framed thas
no permanent mischief will result to Kansas
] and tie country, until her people can form,
without wrong and violence, the institutions
under which they and their children to live.
Mr.. Klgore Indiana opposed the admission Of
Kansas ~ slave State because Of the repeal
the Missouri Compromise.
Mr, Stewart Of Nd. was In favor Of Lecomp.
ton.
| Mr.. Burlington, Of Mass. spoke against L..
compton.
sEsArr.-Nr Seward presented the resolu-
tions Of the Legislature Of New York in opposi.
tion TO Lecompton. They were ordered to bs
presented.
Mr.. Seward quoted the remarks Of the Duke
Of Argyle at the banquet given TO DR.. Livings-
ton, denying the truth Of the opinion that the
British Government ID tending towards the re-
establishment Of slavery.
Mr. Wilson presented . bin TO facilitate .
communication with the army Of Utah -
follows
Be il enacted that the Secretary Of Washing.
ton be authorized to contract for the extension
and use Of the American electromagnetic tele-
graph from the frontier Of Missouri to Iowa to
such military posts % is necessary for the pub.
lie service, and be further authorized to sppro-
pirate sum not exceeding &5O0,OO to carry
into execution the purpose of this act.
Various memorials Of an unimportant charac.
ter were presented, after which Mr.. Gwin Of
California proposed that the Senate take up the
Pacific Railroad bill.
Messrs. Doolittle Of Wis, Stuart Of Mich, and
Seward Of n. Y, and others, urged that the
bill for the admission Of Minnesota should have
the preference.
Mr. Gwin insisted on his motion, and desul-
/ tory discussion ensued. At length, on sugges-
tion Of Mr. Bright Of Ia.. Mr.. G. withdrew his
objection, aud the Minnesota bill, which stadds
No. So on the calendar, was read the I'd time.
Mr.. Pugh Of Ohio offered an amendment to
the effect that the federal laws, IL not applica.
| BILE, be extended into the State Of Minnesota,
and that Judicial district be formed, and the
Judge, Attorney and Marshall be appointed
| and paid as in Iowa. Agreed to.
A discussion arose on the I'd section Of the
bill
Mr.. Bates, of Delaware, moved that it be q
mended to read that Mimi. be allowed two rep
| resentatives.
The following are the ayes and nays upon Le.
compton in the Senate yesterday:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin.
Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitz.
patrick, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hammond, Hen.
derson, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, John
son, Tenn johnson, Ark, Kennedy, Mallory
Mason, Pearce, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, Thomp
son, KY, Thompson, N. J., Toombs, Wright,
Yulee.-S3..
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Chandler,
Clark, Colamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle,
Hale, Harlan, King, Pugh, Seward, Simons,
Stuart, Sumner, Trumbul, Wade, Wilson-24
Absent-Messrs. Bates, Cameron, Davis,
Reid.
Mr.. Cameron paired off with Mr.. Davis.
The Senate confirmed the appointment Of
Col. johnson, commanding the Utah expedition,
as Brigadier-General.
Ane mouse was 80 much interested in the
speech of Mr.. Clark, Of New York, day that
they gave unanimous consent to him to con.
tinue his remarks beyond the hour.
The amendment Of the Senate's Committee
on Military Affairs to the House Volunteer Bill,
is comparatively unimportant as to It's general
features, but affects the Quarter Masters De-
partment. There is little, if any, doubt of its
passage.
All the speeches in the House yesterday and
to-day were read from manuscript.
The Turkish Admiral and suit are dining with
the President this evening.
An unusually large number of petitions were
pesented in the Senate to-day, including two
for a General Relief Law from Citizens Of New
FORK and Michigan, and one from the Legisla.
ture of Wisconsin for . law to secure to the
State the proceeds Of the public lands.
resolution was adopted calling for the cor
respondence with Chill, respecting the seizure
OF the bark Macedonia by the Peruvians.
The House Volunteer Army Bill vas re-
ported without amendment BY the Military
Committee
No action was taken on the Minnesota bill.
Adjourned.
New Orleans, March rs.
The steamer Tennessee, from Vera Cruz, 2lst,
with dates from the City Of Mexico to the 10th,
arrived to- day. 1t is very difficult to get re-
liable information.
Several battles had been fought, in which
Seulago's government claims a triumph, but is
don't amount to much.
Pa.odi had retreated before Ossilo.
Pronunciamentos were still the order Of the
day, but the new government seems to be gain.
ing ground.
Vera Cruz wac under martial law. The
Seulago forces were on the road there, and
battle would probably be fought between the
Capital and Vera Cruz
Pittsburg, March "a.
An immense Democratic Anti-Lecompton
meeting was held to night at the City Hall G.
F. Gilmore, late editor Of the Post, presided,
with ~ Vice Presidents and IA Sec-etaries.-
William A. Stokes made powerful, bold and
eloquent speech, proving that if the Lecomp-
ton fraud was forced upon the people OF Kansas
it would cause the revolution to be reinacted in
order to establish the right Of self government.
Resolutions re affirming the CINCINNATI plat
form and the doctrine Of popular rights were
passed BY reclamation. John w. Forney then
addressed the meeting 1t length with great
ability, discussing Kansas subjects. The meet
ing was one Of the lagest ever held by the DEM
ocracy here.
st. Louis, March "a.
The Sante Fe mail arrived At Independence,
No on the 22d inst.
Capt. Marcy was to leave Fort Union for Utah
ON tue ZOtu inst Win one thousand mules.
Lieut.. Beale came passenger from Saate Fe.
He left Los Angeles January II, with - men
and mules, having sent the camels back from
the Colorado river. He adhered strictly to the
S5th parallel, and pronounces il the best natu-
raj route for railroad in the world. Il il 500
miles shorter than Whipple's route. He used
no tents from Los Angeles, but slept comfort
ably every night. He found only inches Of
snow at any lime on the route. He reports
finding relics of ancient civilization, and mes
with tribe Of Indians hitherto unknown to the
whites. He would travel the whole route with
1--WE men, as well IS with 20.
Rochester, March IS.
widow woman named Cater, walking