The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-11

legislature In addition its recognition by the executive
Reeder and Shannon been further strengthened by the
decision OF the territorial judges who have pronounced the
acts passed by il be binding the people; just ~ our
supreme courts have pronounced the gvesave law to
be constitutional aud binding Now It the decisions OF the
MA oriy law then there Is much ussihcation
the people Of Kansas in rising against the ter
r,ora legislature there here for the aitorous tribe
aboitioniss who assemble in Faneuil Hail. listen 70
agtang speeches from orators AM then rush 10
the courthouse and make the United States ofll-
cials Both proceed from the same spirt both stand on
the same PLATFORM both find the same justhers both
lead to the same result Of downright anarchy II all
monsrous laacy and good citizens from end Of the
country TO the other should unite harrow the rascal
out OF the land
The proceedings Of any body Of looking resistance
to law have Justification in American precedent Are
the of Ohio Arkansas Michigan CALIFORNIA; in oil OF
which there the customary pioneer troubles and all
but open war; cited In all these the people, it is true,
assembled in convention framed constitutions and APP
piled for admission to the Union DithoM acting under
prior lac Of Coagress2 Did their conventions, however
proceed local government in opposition and in
direct collision with territorial government and author
lied by Congress? No such thing Take the last case
Calionawhere there were severe local strifes and all
but appeals to arms. Congress had established terri
toral government and though tho executive, acting I'M
der the primal law Of necessity exercised authority, there
regular government and formal opposition to
the United States officers In all the Of States we
have named il should be remembered that 1t not un-
ill ter the admission by Congress of these States, and
after laws providing for the exercise of authority, that
those acting the process Of the formation Of govern
ment proceeded exercise authority; and thus there
no collision between the old authority and the
authority.
These armed agators have indeed, ground to stand
upon whatever in these for their bold violation of
United States law And it is not putting it too strong to
write that there is analogy whatever between the cases
have cited and the Kansas Citizens in favor OF
sustaining the authority of the Of the consttu-
ton and laws should examine this subject seriously Let
each citizen go the Of III let each resolve
the origin of it let EACH in doing this not first 60 to Kan
sas where effects be SEEM but look things hat
CURED before Kansas governed at ALL where
may be found. We repeat then, matter that
be conrovercdhc spirit Of diso, atty to law that
has been long preached Sundays in pupits,
week days in freeso caucuse and length imbodied in
the shape of qualification law the statuiebook of Massa-
chuselis, appears in the shape OF OVERT TREASON in
kapsas. These in against authority to up
the government and laws established by Congress- and
tosnaugurute government of their own.
But nsk good citizens not to stop with the cowardly
prolnugaons Of the words Of treason Who adcised the
open resistance Law Who furnished the money pur-
the rifles Who stimulated the formation of
able combinations? Have the senators Of the United
States who have been preaching that parts of the constu
tion null and void, thai this American Union is a
sham rounseied in have representatives in Congress
who have been welcoming bloody appeal to arms and
servile set foot this movement?
let Ill who know any thing Of the secret prime movers
of this wicked rebellion publish the world Let the
responsibility, fall where it deserves to fall