The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-07
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
Our Dee Moins- Correspondence,
HoUsH Or REPRESENTATIVES
LrSs MoINEs, Iowa Feb, -. 1883

Uuf D~s motss- Correspondence,
HoUss REPRESENTATIVES,.
Dss MONIES, Iowa, Feb. -, 1883.
Instructions Of a. Ar Loom soniSs Of TIE legislature 70
TIE S~ac-s Gad C.9-esmen the Kansos Ivalroglta-
Protest d9G.nSt the he:ot.or b. the DoaSa; Faction Of
N. p7aa-ats-A St-o-os- E-oa by The Admin ration
Parry, dc dc.
AcooTaSyt5g tbs are Two protests which, to some ex
t-l eEplau themselves but which yOuT distance from
Iowa usy need explanatory remarks you should
sE. them 70 he psbc through yoar widely circulated
asa yorra- paper. presume you already that
tie icn1az, party IN this psssed resolutions
srclon e the sanstors il Congress from this state
tas exciting issues growing o. the Kansas .mbrogo.
vher these resolutions adopted OF tn demo.
crs T. gave notice i the House that he his
polite reads would psce protest 70 the resolutions
hs journal Of the House but coming together confer
upoS - mater fcu-d Tat tne democratic
ers could agree UPcu te phsseccgy Of the protest.
tAe Dcugiases co-;c2di-r for such expression 0,
opnio1 the p-cses, veuid Isvor their leaders views
while tie administration members strt nuously op
po=ei The adoption OF such protest. and gave notice that
tbey sbou,d sga it II got 70 suggesyed THUS mat
te-s ve- OF for some tre. Nc protest presented,
and expected 10 be till Thursday last
vhea Jr5te CaS presented the protest sguedby himself
.va2.J other democratic members Of the House
OF Representatives,, which s a. follows
PkoTssT
seEayss Get forth this protest. against the n-cate
arc JON. resolutions Instruction rceralg :te adrs
son ~ Ksusas into tie Union, etc because We believe
ths injurious so;a e the prtro
We protest against the second resolution which is =
theee Sros Tosi We condemn the P'e:;ceht o. tne
Cnt<d States senators Il Congress snd az clhers II
sutho - urder the constitution az toe United States who
have scvsed or conse-itc 10 the adhesion Oh Kansas into
tie Union VI Ter the LgcOup.or Constitution -
Let Because .Ss General Assembly has 20 jurisdiction
10 the P-ess;n: O. the United states to arragn
saa coua lnE him. Bu: OILY to crrg u sac try mpeach
L The ofcertsa pubic farc:ionares Of whom
the FrcSid.15 Is lot cEe.
ID Deca-se TO pass jus sE-eat Of nora! condemnn
ton upon the resident Is nc; within the scope Of the
ro0ers @. Il Genera Assembly.
: IS Bscacse tuis Gtoe-R Assembly tas no power 70
sers'os" IN Congress but emily Instruct the
fe- store hrs pagcuar Ss;e much icss !; assume
p,~s- 9 pas lCosGeli CT -ay.!l1 condemnation Oh
We protest scsi-s tie language % the third resoiuuon
- That tn terms C. e PRETENDED submissor Of the Le
SJmitor Constitution 20 tie Poop a. Insult 70
sense stt al outage on COMMON honesty because
s1ch language worthy OF grave, deliberate Assem-
biz, ana ro o. , = cOLaited il Is records aud
ever uc- ,ion the motives Ct another deieera
tive assemoi lua. dg1Iy, winch i breach OF that
Law o. court Seer ditere2t civil powers essential to
Anc -e .,e' turther pro.es. against the .pri and
teLcr Of al -S-ucns, and SET forth The following in
L tie u.u~iD deacmiassed the Kansas. Nebraska
ac. Cc-s -rscgamed The 90 ine Of popular soye
Teil5iJ inbereat u the people Of a Territory;
bet t5s 49,. Ied believed tna, rgh, merely nominal
OF value shsn tee peopie have ID fact been ceDisd
france Re essis Of .beir sovernment
Tee iers: neo teJve y doctrine o. nor .rterver-
ton par " Congress With the domestic policy aud
nst;u', ca OF SAFES Territories but tney
believe that a Territory presents her constiu-
t)U and ks admission under into toe family OF states
hss the Ugh: inquire whether such constitution
~ Gctio-ec By the VII Of the people, AID trat sucn
inquiry they nay rghs-lly behind the Constitution
i.seE sd the COEvep-in~ vliod framed z, for true
edge Of the facts o. she an Accordingly,
ethel 10 aCcepi rtec such PFC 0ere- consuluon aad
tss src !-qry auc acton Is cot Intervention with the
Affairs q he Territory L suck constitution be rejected,
Il; simply ssyiag to those vao present Il, not
sstSscc have right 10 he, that THIS Constitution
The co % your peop.e
t. u1tersgued believe to be true Tat the people Of
t. Te--or- c. Kansas I'D net. aid that unoer the cir
they couc ct pass their gmeEt upon the
Lecomptou Oz@t;ccs snc ns therefore 70 admit. the
under vcud bs q derogs.or OF their rights and
~ violation q the docire O. tovtrcElty the people
osb tse &C; OF gress Aforesaid and recog
n2ed l. the Cincinnati Platform
ne Uodersgre FATHER tehcyc thst new St3te
stoult De admitted hy Cor ire Union unless
thsy satisfied by M, facts OF the tnat TIE oous
sutton sc p-eseDied sets forth the VII o. the people,
sad - such fac's may be storcsl we'll az legal
Tte uatersig.e1 believe hat in the admission OF
States X t.Iuc = t3expeoen z rot legally
v~C-S . rrcl &c r-ecedcats. oct tat toe true
dociEne Is % ~ found the reveal OF the Missouri
p.onss TIE establishing the Kansas Territory,
recomr nj "a. The RUE and future prccedea be