The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-08
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6xNATE.- kum1n1l. Of Illinoia. ~ IT.
thu inxeotign9IoA ~ impartial And tAo40 Neh.'
- elIo6t On Ne c. nuI1 r. noes n.
u1Ary, md had alnilae 49, 80
institatsd whoa sinilaf ID = iinr.
rSd u 1856, y would hays 49, $780, M
ar1sosl - Liberty, No., was then brpx nv
q ano 40 public property taken thsesfron.
Hs briefly rseapitulated tho fa0ts u thAt o.
eurrsnts, = sisted By Cspssin Lsonard, u
ybasEs tksls. Thss, hoxsysr, - fsr ~ Par-
poss q Forming slavery into KAneas; while y
6l61efy. HI hsn o1sr1d N anondnsnt -
the resolution, sxtsnding the inquiry 70 The
| III. M.son replied ~ vssld q. staad in
the way Of the enquiry suggested, but ~
very document rsAd contained al the fasts
ofkoially set forth. II the Senator wanted q
prsseaf tho recurrence sof .saGh sraaaeslions
he woald not s1and n ~ w1ysof 1ppt5ing
the peopee lsgislnxton bat 80, Nhen louf
ysafs Mad elapsed, md neitho9 thot Senator
nor thoao. uEho ~ With MIN hays asksd %
inSeetiga1ion. il ID ) little strapee 20 ~ g
anxious 20 6oupls these transactions.
Mr.. Mason 6ontinned The oonmittee
could not exAnine both % onee thmofore.
time and money would b lost ~ adopting
the amendment. He wanted % know from
whence resources Wsre dsrivsd for the Har-
psr's Ferry invasion--Mho eupplied tho no.
ney, nunitions snd counsel. 6ongfelo oouid
mot Ast on tAs subject without o1eial infer.
nation, and IL il should tarn sut that Con-
grsss had no power 70 prsvsns sash tfaneae-
ions, Il 10 the duty, mot Of The Southern
Stases alone, but of ~ Statss, 50 TAXA prop
or msxsurss for THAR profession. ..s i 4.
He alluded TO the remark AZ u. Ts1nhull
respecting the shYisks ffon Ks&s0e aes b.
ing hsard il Virginia, b saying no ahrisks
would Be heard from Virginia, happen Whist
may in their political rslAaions VIII oAhers.
He did not know what naa's poiilieal Cd
ucatien could DO 30 led him % uss sueh
expressions 10 reference 70 recent events.
Mr.. nunbull answered, thae nothing the
Senator might ny could St hin % spssk
unexpectedly Of Vlfginia Or any other State
used III regard 10 the people or Kansas, bat
not with : slsw Of casting ridiouls o. any
portion al. thu 1QantEl.
Masonss impression Wss th&tthe tern oame
from tie political ase0diAt4s Of Trnnbull.--
Al frst it Was alrisl0 afef tresdoa.
Mr.. Hale, Of n. H., followed, dsnounsine
she Hspfsns Court Of the q. O., end ds1nin4
hia poaition gsnsrsiiy n regard 70 the slave
IN question
Mr.. Hunter expressed surprise ot IL nans
mar in which this resolution had besn reosivsd.
q Was pTopee In itself end uAds eminently
necessary bJ the circumstances which have
reeeatly occurred. He Was not "a much
stastloa b. The feFsy of Brown ed his few
followers, bat At the synpsahJ opanly ex-
pressed 81 the North for MIN, and 81 the
appassat tadiAbrssos Of ~ great mass Of
the North s sneh manifoetations 81 symps-
thy. Tho Bsnatsf from Illiaoie proposes %
tara HE ma4ssf into pas3y iseaes Bosghs5
suppose tho 6oath rsGssd pssss and safety Of
tho oommanity - : party nsAsars. fhey,
are 10th susA things an y trsated with In
difference b thess boend - shsn y tie Of
common government; bot, II sss6 = the
case, il u time they vsrs mads sWars d il.
Upon snch occasion . this, which has no
parallel Ia the history OF the country, tbs
isvity displayed BY the Senator 81 Nss
Hampshire ID like the laugh Of N inebriats
u bed Of death. The South ON take care
Of themselves II no remedy osn be found il
know 90 thsy can take aotion.
arms OF States for elf-dsfsncs and rive no
protection against sueh insurrsetionsp n
there be in truth such IN alisnstion 81 fesl-
ing, and this simple resolution cannot pass
without beisg smothsrsd BY party issues, lss
10 know IL At ones.
Mr.. Davis said one gratifying fast Gas Tho
DISTINGUISHES with which 6snatsfs dissvowsd
oil connection with Or sympathy for this nad
fofay Of Brown. a aa
Nj. Green remarked thae The purpeee for
which the arms were tAksa q Liberty was not
"a foree Slavery into Kansas, not - snbysrt
the goysrnnsnt Of the United StAtso. but 20
resist unlAufal asts Of Tie EnigrAnt Aid So
oissy, which had prsvenssd ths szeestion Of
Tie lsws Of tho Tsrritofy; although n NJ
lswful Aet, il wae FOR : good pnrpoee; and II
crdar 50 supp0oh Law and order, tho auth
oueht = g f0e8A In sonnestion With this
nstsse end nos lst u 30 supposed thosjewas
N atfooieus ase like that e HNp6f6 koffy.
This matter demands ~ intefroeiliea 81
the Federal 0oyRnnsat, while ao1a4s II
Kansas, whether righe Or wroag, hsvs bssa
passed ~; those aSts ass fseor1sd for pos-.
seritJ g judge, and 1T them rsnaih mails
Orisssndss Of ~, fhoasht ~ sussdnsut
sosld q No harm end would ely eseupy s
few more days time. He hoped 4 wodId ~
adopted. s
v Wilson, would vots for ne rseolstios end
ansndnsat. When this intsIlieonoo Mt
rsAchsd the North il Wa regarded = 1txiks
Of the Wef&ipg nen- O. leagnine ~ rsoll
sharAstsr, Is - reseivsd almost nnaai-
moualy With disapprobeaion ~ reoSses, NJ
elections we're pending u M1M Xpek aod NJ
Jersey. end 60 e tws lsa4isg pas.s q n.