The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-20
Pfo-SIabefy Speech.

Pfo-SIabefy Speech. |
From tie Plate Argss.
Substance of the Remarks
Made by Senator ATcnisoN at Liberty, on Mon
day, November 6, 1854.
General ArcHrsoE said: Last sum-
mer, one year ago, he had the honor of
addressing his fellow-citizens of Clay
county. upon the absorbing question Of
the organization of what was then called
" the Nebraska Territory" central rail-
road to the Pacific ocean, dc.
The position he then took was, that he
would not advocate, or vote for any bill
to effect the organization of a government
for the Territory, unless the Missouri
compromise should be repealed. This
position was taken by him in speeches
made in Platte, Buchanan, Jackson, and
other counties; and for these sentiments
then expressed, it would be remembered.
he was soundly abused by the whole Free
soil press of the State.
1.-THE beginning of the last session Of
Congress he consulted and advised with
many gentlemen, both from the North
and the South, upon this subject, and
particularly with Judge Douglas, who
had been, and who he expected again
to be, chairman of the committee on Ter
ritories. To that committee all territorial
bills are referred, and by it all such bills
are reported.
Douglas was of opinion that justice re-
quired the repeal of the law of 1890;
that the principles of the territorial bills
of 1850, commonly called the compromise
measures of that year, required it; that
the question of slavery, of right, belonged
to the people of the Territories who were
to be affected by it, and to none others.
He was known to be in favor of nom
Intervention by Congress upon this SUBJ
ject, and reported a bill in accordance
with that principle. For that bill Gen.
Atchison said he voted, and it was sup
ported by the whole South with but
few exceptions /; and by large portion
of the northern democracy; and is now
the law of the land.
1t had been said that it was his Atchi-
SOM object to "kill off" Douglas, as
the South had no further use for him.
This is falsehood on its face. What
kill off one of the chiefs of class of men
in the northern States to whom the South
alone can look for Justice and the pre-
servatiOn of their constitutional rights
and the equality of the States. If he de-
sired dissolution of the Union, the most
speedy way to bring it about would be
to kill off such men as Douglas, Dodge,
Bright, Cass, and others who think and
act with them.
To sustain such men in the North, is
to sustain the constitution and the Union.
The supprcssio verii ct suggestio falsi z"
are alike resorted to by them. In the
city of Chicago, the place of his { Doug
las residence, they refused to hear him.
Men who are for the repeal of bill they
have never read men who are for the
repeal of the fugitive slave law who
declare against the admission of any slave
State into the Union; who declare for the
abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia, and whose object is to abolish
the slave trade between the States, are the
men who band together to gag Judge
Douglas. These are they who have allies
in portion of the press of Missouri, and
this portion of the press for four or five
years, weekly, ifnot daily. had teemed with
abuse, falsehood, and vile ISLANDERS of
himself; their faisehood only equalled
by their malice. All of this he had borne
with patience and without reply. The
work of answering their lies would be as
!" toilsome and more filthy than the labor
of Hercules ia cleansing the stables of
Augean."
But upon this subject he said be had
dwelt longer than it deserved. He would
now pass to another; the settlement Of
Kansas-its destiny, and the effect it was
to have upon the State of Missouri.
The organic law of the Territory vests
in the people who reside in il the power
to form all their municipal regulations
They can either admit or erelade slasery;
and this is the only question that material
ly and directly affects our interests.
That upon this subject it would be un-
necessary for him to say one word, If
things had been left to their ordiaary |
and natural course Men heretofore mi
grated and settled new Territories upon
this continent, from tbe Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean. following the parallels of
latitude, and carrying with them their |
habits, customs, and institutions. But
now new laws are to govern. New
lines, new habits, customs, and institu
tons are to be substituted and that, too,
by the force OF money and organization.
The North is TO be turned to the South, |
and all the Territories of the United
States to be abolitioHized; colonies are to
be planted in all positions where slavery,
and slave institutions eaa best be assail-
ed and Kansas is no~ q fayorite position
from whence they can assail Missouri,
Arkansas, and Texas. Men are being
sent from Massachusetts,, and elsewhere,
for the asowed purpose Of excluding
shareholders from Kansas, and, asa mat.
ter ofcoarse, TO reduce, steal, and protect
fugitive slaves The first thing, however,
they have to do, is to throw into Kansas
majority Of votes to control the ballot
boxes. .e4 Ss 5 ssw
This Is the policy of the Abolitionists.
These means are used By them. Their
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