The daily union., 1856-03-29

who have the bes. opportunities Of knowing that onehaf
The stories which going the rounds 10 pAriisan newspa
pers about ouages Ia Kansas totally unfounded and
the other half grossly exaggerated. There less
irregularities in all c0untres, and II has NO doubt
been 10 Kansas. Young Territories like most young
men, have wild oats 10 but settle down. ana De-
come peaceful lawabidng and prosperous communities
So IL viii be with Kansas and especially she let alone
by your engrant aid societies and kindred
VI both sections There 10 the origin OF all the dcultes
that really Of serious characteronsde iniersne
Why will not the slavery fanatics and let tne &C
tu settlers in Kansas alone to determine all tnese matters
for themselvesf
That there been improper outside interference in the
affairs of that Territory am not disposed to question
and that il Is must be source OF regret TO every we'll
wisher Of his country. deeply regret It, and eondemn 1t
as uuquAledy any gentleman upon this floor. Whether
IL the power of this House TO remedy the rregu
laries which have occurred 10 another question But they
ought not TO DO repeated-aa not be and TO that end
am glad 10 know the President Of the United States has
issued his proclamation and taken the proper steps TO main
tain law and order In the Territory and protect the people
in the establishment of their own sttutons The Pres
dent says: e7#&#. @0.
"I win be my imperative duty to exert the whole power
tory o vindcae is laws whether federal local. agans.
all attempts Of organized resstance and so to protect ts
turbed by encroaohment from without and in the full enjoy
ment OF the rights Of segovernmen assured 70 'hem oy
the constitution and the organic act OF Congress-
Sir ii may not be profitable inquire whether the peo-
pie Of New England Missouri most to blame for the
difficulties which have occurred, whether side is
censurabe than the other My impressions are that
both are blame The people of the North through the
agency Of emigant aid societies began the interference
and their provoked retaliation upon Of the peo
pie OF Missouri. 1t was wrong in boh-aH Trongj and
mischief the natural result to be expected from such pro-
ceedings.
Kansas ought to have been left like the other Territories
of the country to the control and OF actual
settersnen who acting in good faith None others
had right TO interfere
know that il common with gentlemen upon the other
side attribute these Kansas difficulties to the passage Of
Nebraska bill and they endeavor to throw the respon
sbilty upon the supporters Of that Sir the eff
fort Is unjust and wholly unwarraned by the facts 1t is
made doubt with view Of diverting public attention
from the real authors of the mischief The able letter of
the gentleman from North Carolina Mr. CLlSGmAs to his
constituents says:
the authors Of the Kansas and Nebraskbill If body Of
should sa and create s.s s,
and attempted to worship in responsible for the mis-
chief that the legislators of the last Congress to be
blamed Tor the efforts OF those wrong to defeat the
GRAFTON Of the law"
Yes sir the comparison is well made by my friend from
North Carolina and gentlemen upon the other side
not escape from it. Their abolition and ee-so allies vio-
lated the principles of the Nebraska by unjust inter
ference which provoked retaliation by the citizens of Mis-
souri, and that led to the mischief That is the
of the case 1t Is not the law then but the violation of its
principles that has brought about these unfortunate
bes Are who made the law to be responsible fer the
acts Of those who violate its provsions Could any prop
osition be absurd Sir repeat the fault is with
the law but with the outsiders of both sections who
intered in violation of its principles. View it they
will gentlemen cannot fairly escape from the conclusion
that IL the actual citizens of Kansas had been left alone
decide these questions for themselves expressly provided
in the Nebraska act all this trouble would have been avoid
ed. Who will deny it2
Dut SIR Kansas Ia not the only place where men have
been deprived Of their political rights and the purity of
the ballotbox sued by fraud and violence Let gentle
men look home win they, dare they attribute TO
tile Nebraska bill those terrible which thrill
Of horror throughout the length and breadth of the land
tho heart Of boasted civilization and refnement-and
which for unprovoked atrocty and for oodbooded and
deliberate outrage without parallel and far
nythng that has transpred In Kansas supposing
the most distorted and exaggerated abolition accounts to
be true that In comparison the conduct of tho 1border
rufans sinks into utter insigni6canceH And yet do
In the one instance they wond do greater violence
To truth than they would in the other.
Sir what have seen We have seen eminent patriots
and statesmen denied the freedom OF speech we have seen
armed mobs placed judges Of the elective franchise we
have seen quiet noensve and respected citizens brutay
assaulted and driven from the polls for daring exercise
In peaccabe manner rights secured them by the con-
stiiuton and the laws have the baotbox Itself
that sheetanchor Of American freeom-sezed by armed
bnlies and committed 10 the flames the ballots scat
tered TO the winds, and rarlpled beneath their ruiap
feet we have ed against race neghbor-
hood against ncghbothood and religion against religion
we have men driven by prejudice intolerance and
passion TO deeds Of violence boodshed which scken
the hearsparng neither age and extending even
to the sanctuary OF Godi All this sir and more have we
seen, outside e hs Territory V Kaasas and II you would
hnd us true origin look TO your secret oath-bound po-
cal organizstonsto the doctrines Of political prescription
and religious inoleranceand the great PRINCIPLES
Of equality and popular Sovereignty contained in the Ne
braskA bill.