The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12
SMUGGLING KANSAS INTO THE UNION AS
STATE

The attempt 10 smuggle bogus memorial hom The self
styled legislature Of Kansas into the Senate which was En-
posed and rebaksd SO sgnay in that body THURSDAY
last only one and that small one of series Of fraud
uent devices which have marked the opposition 10 tina
Nebraska bin from the day that Mr. Douglas introduced Il
into the Senate down 20 the day when Mr. Seward closed
bis late arraignment OF President Pierce AS II Is settled
for the time being least by the concung authority Of
Messr Seward Webb and Greeley that Kansas either
to be forthwith admitted into the Union STATE or 70 ),
starved to death Territory il may be useful TO glance
briefly at the steps by which black repubeanism has ar
rived at these issues.
Before go back the origin of the Nebraska troubles
it well to direct attention the bearing OF the Is
which Mr.. Seward proposes TO make his presdeo
tal struggle few days ago there quite sharp con-
troversy between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Coaer as to IL,
character Of the several proceedings in Kansas which
have resulted in the application for admission sa
Mr.. Douglas eonended that the proceedings rebel.
ons and revolutionary, and tending directly to treason
Mr.. Coamer earnest in defending the Topeka free
State party against the imputaton of rebellion and reyo
luton insisting that their proceedings entirely peace
full and orderly and awabidng This controversy Ia nov
settled by Mr.. Seward who forward and distinctly
procaims that Mr. Douglas right, and Mr.. Colauer
wrong. He admits and glories in the fact that aKaa
state Of repolion' and he proposes to put an end
to the revolution by recognising the revolutionary pary
"the State Of Kansas" So far from denying what Mr.
Collamer anxious to avoid, Mr.. Seward not only
comedies but ustfes the rebellion the ground that an
oppressed people have the inherent right resort to reyo
luton for redress Of grievances. The legitimate cous
quence of Mr. Stewards position u.s. that as the Topeka
party have resorted the great right revolution to re-
sist the expressions of the constituted authorities thew
necessarily become subject to the penalty of treason
if their revolutionary proceedings pushed to the
last extremity and prove unsuccessful or course, II is
because Kansas is in state of revolution as asserted
by Mr. Seward, that men and munitions Of war are
being collected by New England preachers and sent to
the Territory These the proper instruments for carry
ing a revolution To avoid the final to those in,
struments open warfare Mr. Seward insists that the fed.
era government against whose authority the revolution,
airy is directed, shall acknowledge itself an op
pressor and make amends to the revolutionary party by
admitting them at into the Union as State II tho
federal government refuses thus to compromise with rebel
on and revolution, and treason Mr. Sewards next peace
able remedy is to starve the federal government out Of
Kansas by Withholding the supplies and to sustain these
issues he takes his appeal the popular judgment in tho
presidential contest.
We have said that the anti Nebraska opposition has been
marked by fraud and Misrepresentation from its origin
down to the time when IT avowed, through Mr. Sevard
the distinctive character of revolution and rebellion Mr.
Douglas has again apd again denounced the conduct Of
Messrs Sumner Chase and Wade when he first reported
the Nebraska bill in 1854 grossly fraudulent They APP
peaed TO his courtesy, that occasion, for time upon
false pretence and abused his confidence by secretly send
ing forth inlammatoy appeal into the free States
which not Only msrepresented the introduced by
him, but contained insnuations against him personally
which he Las more than repeed as calumnops Th
the Inauguration Of the opposition the Nebraska bill
and it is clearly that the first step in the movement
was marked by fraudulent device
The slavery agitation initiated by the appeal 10 The
religious and sectional feelings and passions and preud
which intended be- and actually WERE stirred up
the Misrepresentation Of that address in response
to this appeal that the three thousand New England
preachers entered The political The eIctemen,
which followed in all the free States had other ounds
ton than gross perversons and Misrepresentation Of the
Nebraska BILL and OF the motives and objects Of its author
and supporters 1t was falsely charged to be prolavey
measure resorted to for the extension of slavery and
adopted in violation of sacred compact Amidst bs
reign of fauatica agitation which prevailed the great
principle Of popular sovereignty which the bin rested
wholly disrcgarded Every species of naticism
absorbed by the paramount idea of abolitionism
Before the Nebraska bill passed the purpose was
formed to defeat the principle which left the inhabitants
of the Territory the regulation Of their own domestic p
sttutons. The legislature of Massachusetts applied
for charter Of incorporation for Emigrant Aid So
cieiy, There fraud in this movement which
fully developed On the face Of the charter bad tho
appearance ofan ordinary trading Specializing corporation
butt Is clear that IL device defeat the plain
intent and object OF the Kansas Nebraska law Under
pretence Of building mills and bridges and hotels in Kan
sas aud furnishing emigran,s with cheap tickets IN.
duccments TO early settlement the orginators of this
scheme looked TO the defeat of the great principle pop
lar sovereignty contained in the law The State Of Mas
sacusets set herself up in competition with the federal
government 10 the Kansas Territory. Whilst the former
gave organic law, based upon the idea that ], was
territory, and that emigran,s would 70 to Il
upon the usual inducements which settlers
frontier domain the legislature Of Massachusetts, ganed
charter Of incorporation to company Of trading abO-
opsts who sought to transplant and found in Ksnsasa
colony of anti-slavery men from New England to
sute the future State Of Kansas, and by this mode
TO evade and defeat the purposes Of the federal goen-
ment What else is the Topeka freestae party but the
agents and servants, and employees OF chartered
psny which derives lis powers from Massachusetts What
ese is the sesycd State Of Kansas but branch Of the
State of Massachusetts, Where Is the power that controls
the actions and Of this the