The daily union., 1856-02-02
THE ABOLITION REPLY TO THE KANSAS MES

conducted by shrewd accans and experienced poll
cians When Argument promises TO be the most ayaia-
BILE 10 sustaining their positions they know how to be dig
nihed and effective in discussion; bat when vuperation
and MISREPRESENTATION seem be the more successful
weapons with which to assai repe opponent they
can draw upon the vocabulary of bngsgate with all the
facility Of experts in blackguardism.
The Presidents message Kansas affairs is of those
mpreguabe documents against which argument would be
wasted in vain. Each of those journals has made two
failure TO make an impression that their labors only
served to illustrate the bombproof character Of the Pres
dents positions
1t was readily discovered that IL document for
the employment Of argument and hence both of these
champions of abolitonism resorted to the alternative of
breaking its force by Misrepresentation and denuncaton
in advance of its publication in their columns This was
deemed important in order foresta the minds of their
readers but the time it pregnant confession
that the positions of the message ruhully and
forciby stated that they calculated TO make inn
preston. ...- . a..... ..
In this view Of their mode of warfare have
regret either their misrepresentation their abuse
Whilst they may eaectually close up the to
the minds Of fanatics and render them impervous to the
truths Of the message they will only increase the disgust
with which far-minded verywhere are viewing
abolitionism.
We have already published the first attack of the Tr-
bune. That readers may how unassalabe the
sage really publish below the whole of the Trbunes
second assault made after seeing the entire message and
after full time for the collection of all its strength and
venom. If our space would permit would publish
the two attacks Of the Post ALSO that readers might
for themselves how grossly both of these champions Of
abolition misreprcsen the message, and how completely
they fail in their efforts contrast its positions and its
clusions As the Tribune is the aber and the older of the
two organs we select its reply.
The honest mind which has read the message will be
asonshed at the bodness of the perverson contained
in the first sentence which charges the President with
abusing Governor Reeder but he proceeds he will
perae effort of a strong mind break the force of truth by
misrepresenting what is unanswerable
There is one feature of htleness and meanness
which marks the attacks of both these organs of the
abolilionss-the attempt to make the impression that
the authorship of the message belongs not exclusively
to the President This is a dodge unworthy even of
the Post Tribune There stands the document
mating from the patriotic and comprehensive mind and
heart of the President and here is the reply of the acknow
edged Napoleon of abotonism. We submit them both
the sober Judgment Of readers with entire conf
dence to the judgment of all national minds;
"THE PnEsipEST's KANSAS NEssAoE.-It is impossible
to Judge from the words Of statement dea alton
what the intention Of the party who makes it really is No
how plain and clear the words may be, to
Judge correctly what is the speaker writer be
known.
"Knowug very well Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Cushing the re-
nF tka
arded Monday conjecture paragraph In that
message referring the people OF Kansas possessing tbe
right to determine their domestic Institutions and be
protected 10 the enjoyment Of that right without nee
the part Of the citizens of any of The
not what to mean, and what many simpesoued
persons have supposed that il did meaD but simply
President intended aid and back the border uians
stopping immigration from the East, and putting down the
State constitution. And the Presidents
message, (Which print in full in another coumn,)
rmng letter conectures to the real meaning Of
the annual message.
aThis special begins with abusing Gov Rceder for
his delays In organizing the territorial government-as much
that had it been organized while there nobody
10 the Territory except few officers and few
emgsnt ssourans thing might have been arranged
authors of the bill intended should
be- without the least difficulty. From abusing Gov. Reede
the President proceeds in order abuse the Emgran Aid
Societies and the freestate immigrants unusthAbe
interference Of the inhabitants Of of the States foreign
by residence, Interests, aud rights TO the Territory
The President does feel himself Obliged aysince
the most determined vany must be coaked by
verbal homage ustce-ths the presumption OF eeStss
IN moving into the Territory with the design TO make
free State of provoking vas yet far from just
fng the illegal and reprehcnble movements which
ensued Yet after thus formally declaring them illegal and
reprehenb the President proceeds TO give them the sane
on and support OF his official approval by declaring that the
legislature forced by this illegal aud reprehensbe counter
upon the people Of Kansas legal Legislature
whose enacments be intends support and enforce BY the
regular troops his command and necessary, the mill
tia OF the neighborng States Any Irregularities which
may have occurred n the election driving the real
inhabitants from the polls and the election by invading
Missouri mob Of Of their number legislators for
the Territory, he thinks 1t Ia inquire about
For all present purposes the legislative body thus constituted
and elected the legitimate assembly OF the Territory
But though he thinks II too late and quite unimporsnt
10 discuss this little question Of fact with the instinct Of
county peogger he does bestJw deal Of pains
discussing the legal question: whether the removal Of the
legislature from Pawnee City Shawnee Mission vated m
legislative character The President concludes that Il did
not and with the best Of reasons much better hsn any
that he gveit had legislative character to vi
uste.
Havipp thus established TO his own satisfaction the legal
character the border Legislature the President
proceeds the election Of Reeder delegate and the late
convention This latter proceeding he
popent rebellion and threatens " the State govern
organized, TO put II down by force. As Offset TO
these threats be suboins humble appeal the citizens Of
the States and especially Of those contiguous the Terri
tory neither by intervention OF residents elections
by unauthorized military force, to attempt enoroach
upon psurp the authority Of the inhabitants Of the Terri
tory And considering that the President had just before
promised the border ruans by the and at
the expense Of the United States all that they had UNDER
taken do for and by themselves 1t would be but reasonable
for the border ruans to listen to this pathetic appeal
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