Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-07-03
B. R. COWEN, EDITOR & PRoPRIETOR.]


S hirelings from another State, with no home
on the soil of Kansas, plays the part o
3, Anacharsis Clootz, who. at the bar of the
7 French Convention, undertook to represen
i nations that kn ew him not, or, if they knew
= him. scorned him; with this difference, thai
D in our American case, the excessive farce
] of the transaction cannot cover its tragedy
f But all this l put aside-to deal only
t with what is legitimately before the Sen
! aie
Iexpose simply the Tyranny which up.
holds the existing Usurpation, and asks
, for additional appropriations. Let it be
judged by an example, from which in this
country there can be No appeal. Here is
the speech of George Ill, made from the
Throne TO Parliament, in response TO the
complaints ofthe Prorince OF Massachuse It's
Bay, which, though smartipg under laws
passed by usurped power. had yet avoided
all armed opposition, while Lexington and
Bunker Hill still slumbered in rural solitude,
nnconc ious of the historic kindred which
they were soon to claim. Instead of Mas
sachusetts Bay, in the Royal speech, sub
stitute Kansas, and The message of the Pre-
sident will be found fresh on the lips of the
British King. Listen now to the words,
which, in opening Parliament, 3Oth Novem-
Der, IVA, his Majesty, according to the Of
fetal report. was pleased to speak:
Ny Lords and Gentlemen:
! 1T gives me much concern that | am obliged -
the opening OF this armament, TO inform you that
nj
10 The t1W still unhappily prevails in the Province
OF the -HdSsachuSetts Bay and has IN divers parts
OF 1t broke forth in tiesh violence of very criminal
nature. These proceeding haze been couateRaaced
an other o. Ey Colonies, and nnoGrrdnfajle attempts
hdre GeeR made 10 O6SfrRct the Commerce offhs Klng
dom, by uRiqrfat combinations. | have taken such
measures and given such orders as have ulge
most proper and efectuai TOR CARRYING INTO ExEcU-
TON The LAWS WHICH WERE PASSED IN TIE last
SESSION OF THE L.TEPARL AMENT, for tie p.ctectiOnS
security OF the Commerce Of my Subjects and for
the restoring and preserving peace, order and
good government, in the Province Of the MAssA-
CHssETTs Bay AMIRIcAH ARCHIVES, 4th series.
vol. /, page li65 !
The King complained of "daring spirit |
Of resistance and disobedience to the law
so also does the President. The King adds, |
that it has "broke for h in the fresh yiolences |
OF a criminal nature;'' 50 also does the Pre- |
sident. The King declares that these pro-
ceedings have been "countenanced and en-
couraged in other of my Colonies;" even !
so the President declares that Kansas has
found sympathy in "renote States" The
King lnveighs against "unwarrantabIe |
measures" and 'unlaNful combinations;"
even SO inveighs the President. The King
proclaims that he has taken the necessary
steps "fCr carrying into execution the
laws" passed in defiance of the constitu-
tional rights of the Colonies; even SO the
President proclaims that he shall .sexert the
whole power of the Federal Executive to
support the Usurpation in Kansas. The
parallel is complete. The Message, if not
copied from the Speech of the King, has
been fashioned on the same original block,
and must be dismissed to the same limbo.
! dismiss its tyrannical assumption in favor
Of the Usurpati5n. dismiss also its peti-
ton for additional APPROPRIATIONS in the affect
ed desire to maintain order in Kansas. 1T
Is not money or troops that YOU need there
but simply the good will of the President
That is all, absolutely. Let his completely
with the Crime cease, and peace will be re-
stored. For myself will not consent to
wad the National artillery with fresh appro-
priation bills, when its murderous hail is TO
be directed against the constitutional rights
of my fellow-citizens. ,
Next comes the Remedy Of Folly, which,
indeed, is also Remedy of Tyranny; but
its Folly is 50 surprising as to eclipse even It's
Tyranny. 1t does not proceed from the
President. With :his proposition he is not
in any way chargeable. 1t comes from the
Senator from South Carolina, who, at the u.
close ofa long speech, offered it as his sin |
gle contribution to the adjustment of this
question, and who thus far stands alone in
its support. 1t might therefore, ftly bear
his name; but that which now give to it is
D more suggestive synonym.
This proposition, markedly expressed, is
that the people ofKansas should be deprived 6
Of their arms. That may not do the least
injustice to the Senator, quote his precise |
words: 7
The President ofihe United States is under the
highest and most solemn obligations TO interpo e; I
and II were to indicate the manner in which he r
should lntcrpose IN Kansas, would point out the /
O!d common law process. lwpuld Serve warrant 4
On Sharpe rifles and il Sharpe's rifles did not an
Swer the summons, and come into court on a day a
certain it they resisted the sheriff | would
summon the POSSE coMITATus, and would have
Colonel Summers regiment to be part of that q
POSSE C0MITATUS - {
Really, sir, has it come to this! The b
rife has ever been the companion of the S
pioneer, and, under God, his tutelary pro- r
tector against the red man and the beast of t
the forest. Never was this efficient weapon o
more needed in just self-defence, than now r
in Kansas, and at least one article in our b
National Constitution must be blotted out, t
before the complete rights to it Can in any O
way be impeached. And yet such is the p
madness of the hour, that, in defiance of the /
solemn guaranty, embodied in the Amend D
nents to the Constitution, that "the right O
Of the people to keep and bear arms shall t
not be infringed," the people of Kansas b
have been arraigned for keeping and bear e
ing them, and the Senator from South a
Carolina has had the face to say openly, on q
this floor, that they should be disarmed- of T.
course, that the fanatics of Slavery, his al
lies and constituents, may meet no 'mpedi-
ment. Sir, the Senator is venerable with
years; he is reput>d also to have worn at
home, in the State which he represents, r
judicial honors; and he is placed here at
the head OF an important Committee occupi- :
ed particularly with questions of law; but =
neither his years, nor his position, past or
present, can give responsibility to the de-
mand he has made, or save him from indig- ].
nant condemnation, when. to compass the
wretched purposes Of wretched cause, he
thus proposes to trample on one Of the
plainest provisions of constitutional liberty.
Next comes the Remedy Of Injustice and :
CirH Wqr--organized by Act of Congress.
This proposition, which is also an offshoot
of the original Remedy of Tyranny, pro-
ceeds from the Senator from Illinois, Mr. :
Doug glas, with the sanction of the Commit
tee on Territories, and is embodied in the
Bill which is now pressed to vote.