Rare war-date James Lane document signed. This manuscript petition letter requests copies of Lazarus W. Powell's March 14, 1862 speech for printing and purchase. Senator Powell gave this speech during the U.S. Senate proceedings to expel him for supporting the Confederacy. The document is faded at top, but the signatures are in different ink and still dark. Lazarus Powell himself ordered 5,000 copies. The second signature on the list is James H. Lane's (ordering 100 copies). Other signatures include: Benjamin Stark (D, OR), Chilton White (D, OH), Elijah Norton (D, MO), Sydenham Ancona (D, PA), Daniel Voorhees (D, IN), Henry Rice (D, MN), Joseph Wright (Unionist, IN), John Henderson (D, MO), John Carlile (U, VA), William Wadsworth (U, KY), Williard Saulsbury (D, DE), Waitman Willey (U, VA), Benjamin Wood (D, NY), Robert Wilson (U, MO), Warren Noble (D, OH), Charles Wickliffe (U, KY), Erastus Corning (D, NY), Edgar Cowan (R, PA), and James Newsmith (D, OR). James Henry Lane (1814-1866) was born in Lawrenceburg, IN where he later was admitted to the bar and began his law practice. He was elected to Congress from Indiana, but moved to Kansas in 1855 as issues over slavery were heating up. He was a staunch supporter of the Union and anti-slavery, and became a leader of the "Jayhawkers" in Kansas. He fought a number of battles in Missouri and Kansas, trying to rid the region of Confederate raiders, especially Quantrill's men (from whom he barely escaped in Lawrence, KS). Lane had experience in the Mexican American War, and was made a Union General in the Civil War. He allegedly became more deranged through time, and was accused of financial irregularities. He shot himself on July 1, 1866 in Leavenworth, KS, dying of wounds ten days later. Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) was the 19th Governor of Kentucky, leading the state just before the Civil War (1851-1855). He was the first non-Whig elected to the office in over two decades, marking the end of the dominance of the party of Henry Clay in the state. Powell was later elected to the Senate from Kentucky, serving during the War, 1859-1865. Before he could take his seat, he was sent with Major Benjamin McCulloch by President Buchanan to help settle the growing tensions with the Mormons in Utah. Shortly after his return, Abraham Lincoln was elected President. While Powell supported Kentucky's neutrality, but he also opposed coercion, and thus had some sympathy for the southern states, his close neighbors. His criticism of Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus (and he was certainly not alone in this), led many, including Garrett Davis, the other senator from Kentucky, to call for his removal from the Senate. (After the war, Davis and the General Assembly admitted they were wrong in trying to expel him.) Powell successfully defended his position, retaining his seat in the Senate. He also continued his criticism against acts he considered unconstitutional. His bid for another term was unsuccessful, and Powell died shortly thereafter, on July 3, 1867. Condition: Very good other than ink fading as noted.
Rare war-date James Lane document signed. This manuscript petition letter requests copies of Lazarus W. Powell's March 14, 1862 speech for printing and purchase. Senator Powell gave this speech during the U.S. Senate proceedings to expel him for supporting the Confederacy. The document is faded at top, but the signatures are in different ink and still dark. Lazarus Powell himself ordered 5,000 copies. The second signature on the list is James H. Lane's (ordering 100 copies). Other signatures include: Benjamin Stark (D, OR), Chilton White (D, OH), Elijah Norton (D, MO), Sydenham Ancona (D, PA), Daniel Voorhees (D, IN), Henry Rice (D, MN), Joseph Wright (Unionist, IN), John Henderson (D, MO), John Carlile (U, VA), William Wadsworth (U, KY), Williard Saulsbury (D, DE), Waitman Willey (U, VA), Benjamin Wood (D, NY), Robert Wilson (U, MO), Warren Noble (D, OH), Charles Wickliffe (U, KY), Erastus Corning (D, NY), Edgar Cowan (R, PA), and James Newsmith (D, OR). James Henry Lane (1814-1866) was born in Lawrenceburg, IN where he later was admitted to the bar and began his law practice. He was elected to Congress from Indiana, but moved to Kansas in 1855 as issues over slavery were heating up. He was a staunch supporter of the Union and anti-slavery, and became a leader of the "Jayhawkers" in Kansas. He fought a number of battles in Missouri and Kansas, trying to rid the region of Confederate raiders, especially Quantrill's men (from whom he barely escaped in Lawrence, KS). Lane had experience in the Mexican American War, and was made a Union General in the Civil War. He allegedly became more deranged through time, and was accused of financial irregularities. He shot himself on July 1, 1866 in Leavenworth, KS, dying of wounds ten days later. Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) was the 19th Governor of Kentucky, leading the state just before the Civil War (1851-1855). He was the first non-Whig elected to the office in over two decades, marking the end of the dominance of the party of Henry Clay in the state. Powell was later elected to the Senate from Kentucky, serving during the War, 1859-1865. Before he could take his seat, he was sent with Major Benjamin McCulloch by President Buchanan to help settle the growing tensions with the Mormons in Utah. Shortly after his return, Abraham Lincoln was elected President. While Powell supported Kentucky's neutrality, but he also opposed coercion, and thus had some sympathy for the southern states, his close neighbors. His criticism of Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus (and he was certainly not alone in this), led many, including Garrett Davis, the other senator from Kentucky, to call for his removal from the Senate. (After the war, Davis and the General Assembly admitted they were wrong in trying to expel him.) Powell successfully defended his position, retaining his seat in the Senate. He also continued his criticism against acts he considered unconstitutional. His bid for another term was unsuccessful, and Powell died shortly thereafter, on July 3, 1867. Condition: Very good other than ink fading as noted.
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