Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-06-21
KAN sAs.

lie cannot ape his mouth bat on Hundcr a,ts.',
The wars and rumors Of wars in Kansas as
time developes the truth, are becoming more
and more udirrous.
The sege Of Lawrence, which, without
wooden horse or other siraiagem, was laid in
ashes, has dwinded TO the abatement of
nuisance by posse in the execution of legal
process.
The hanging OF Sumner, the Colonel, by
General Whitfield is not confirmed
The martyrdom of Sumner, the Senator, is
defeated by robust health.
In the midst Of Geographic dispatches an
nouncing that General Whitfield, at the head
Of an armed band of Missouri rufiians, four
hundred strong, was ravaging Kansas and
sackiug towns-and when, in Imagination, we
were picturng him with sabre and right arm
reeking to The elbow with the blood Of limo
cent and uno6e,adiag men"-that gentleman
took his seat in the House of Representatives
in Washington on Wednesday last.
The reports with which the Abolitionists
have been inAaming the public mind must now
be estimated at their true value. They have
been so satisfactorily and SO often turned out
to be false that no credit can at this day be
placed upon them.
General Atchison, in certain PHILIPPE"
recently pronounced by politically speak.
ing) martyred Senator was represented to
have melted 10 slaughter and burning, by yio-
lent speech and rufhanly department, the be-
siegers Of Lawrence.
So far from this being true, we learn that
the very reverse is the case. General Atchi-
son used all his influence in urging that no
step beyond the law should be taken. He
c0nHot ope has mouth Jm out 6iunder tfies."
" THANK thee, Jer."
Among the various remedies TO correct the
evils (real or imaginary existing in Kansas
the Seward remedy, the Trumbull remedy, the
Crittenden remedy, and the Clayton remedy
none meet our appreciation.
The first two, which involve substantially
the repeal Of the Kansas ebraska act and
the sabversion Of the will Of the people, we
will not discuss.
The remedy of Mr. Crittenden involves the
placing under martial law the Territory Of
Kansas all alike--the supporters of the law
and the disturbers of the peace-nre TO be
subjected 10 this antirepublican rule. How
else can General Scot, carry " in one hand the
olive branch and in the other the sword?"
How else can be exercise the functions Of
"pacifcator," If lie is to be subordinate 10 the
law? If subordinate 10 the law, he mnst, as
a part Of The POSSE, be the lieutenant, il may
be, of q sheriff; and IL the lieutenant Of a
sheriff, his abilities as a paci6cator, with the
olive branch in one hand and the sword in the
other, must be under a cloud.
The remedy Of martial law to be applied to
the body Of the people who are engaged in sus-
tanning the laws Of the country, is not a remedy
either Just in itself, or calculated to accomplish
the object intended.
1t must tend to aggravate and excite the
supporters and maintainers OF the law TO find
that they are placed on the same footing with
the disturbers Of the public peace, and with
them subjected to martial law. Such "split
ting the difference" between the supporters
and the violators Of the law, would be an en-
enlargement to the latter.
The remedy Of Mr. Clayton is also very
Objectionable. lie places much reliance on
the chapter Of accidents and "dcioy.n Be
sides his be proposes TO repeal wholesome
aud salutary laws. Thus Mr.. Clayton holds
up to public condemnation the law Of Kansas.
which in certain case requires as a quali6ca.
ton to vote that an oath be taken ITO support
The Constitution Of the United States. the
laws of the United States, including the
fugitive slave law-tbe Nebraska Kansas act
and the laws Of Kansas" Mr.. Clayton pro-
nounces this law unconstitutional, and an out
rage on the settlers from the non-slavebolding
States.
Is It an outrage 10 require Of man about
to choose an agent to make laws for a Territory
Of the United States that he shall be willing
to support the Constitution and the laws Of the
United States--aH he lars" including" each
and every one?