Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-18
THE IMMACULATE EmIGRANT AID
SOCIETY.

SoSIhIh.
An address from the New England En-
grant Aid Society to the people of Missouri is
published in several of our exchanges The
object ofthis address is to correct msrepre
sentations" in reference to the character and
objects OF that immaculate Yankee Associa.
ton. Its chief and only merit is its freedom
from acerbity of language. As to whether the
particular charges of which it complains and
which it undertakes to refute are true or false,
matters but little. They may be false, and
odium will still cling to that cunning invention
Of Yankeedom 10 contravene the legislation of
Congress, to neutraze the intended effect of
the Nebraska bill, and to propagate abolition
ism in the heart of slave territory. That it is
chartered political institution gotten up to
spread in Kansas the tanaticism that prevails
in New England canno be denied. That it
was designed to compass by craft what Adolf
tionism failed to accomplish in the halls Of
Congress, is also undeniable.
No people have ever had more cause to com
plain of falsehood and misrepresentation than
the people of Kansas. The Emigrant Aid
emissaries failing to conquer that Territory and
TO carry ont the evil ends which they were sent
to accomplish, have, out of revenge flooded
the country with the most fagtious falsehoods
and the groSSest misrepresentation OF the pro-
slavery party. For months past the Abolition
papers of the whole North have teemed with
kansas correspondence" in which singly and
in the mass, the pro-slayery party have been
sandered abused, and ridiculed One of the
buSiest.and most scurrous of the whole tribe,
is the Kansas correspondent of the New Y ork
Times.
In connection with the subject, we may
mention that Kansas is at present the scene OF
excitement and interest. The election of De-
iegate to Congress took place on the lst Of
October. That is one election--for il appears
that there are 70 be two elections for the same
object. The Kansas Legislature fixed the above
named time for the election, while the Emigrant
Aid emissaries not recognizing the Legisla-
ture as legal body, fixed later day, the 9th
instant. The pro-slayery candidate is General
Whitfeld--the opposing candidate exG Governor
Reeder. A correspondent Of the New York
Herald, writing from Atchison, says:
The Abolitionists in pursuance of the loud
sounding call for convention to frame a free
State constitution met. and concluded it was
better TO resolve themselves into a convention
10 nominate candidate for Congress. Reeder,
the martyr, was selected and as they knew
they had no chance to elect him legally, they
resolved to have an election Of their own-all
10 themselyes-on a different day from that
fixed by law. OF course he will be elected.
And may we not look to see him get his seat
We have reason to believe they act under ad-
vice, and pledges from members of the House
Of Representatives. What would be the re
suit? The Abolitionists about Lawrence have,
in many public mee4augs, resolved to treat the
laws enacted BY the late Legislature as NULL.
ties armed with the guns shipped from the
East they have regular drills and pledge
themselves to resist their execution. Reeder
sustains them, though be dare not venture out
of their lines, aud even there acts secretly. he
cannot be tempted to meet Whitfield. The
Supreme Court has declared the laws valid.
Governor Shannon is pledged to see that they
are enforced Our friends are quiet-waiting
the first act of resistance. | need hardly say
what will then be done The laws will be en-
forced"
General Whitfield will, Of course get the re.
turn, aud Governor Reeder will no doubt come
on to contest the election. What the House
of Representatives will do in the premises re-
mains to be seen. The Freesoilers and Abo-
itionists in that body will make strong effort
in behalf Of Reeder.