The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-15

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But the gentleman from Ohio says all this from th
Kansas bill. HowP In what way2
What Is there wrong in that Kansas measure2 II ha,
been said that II Is fraud Ithas been said that IL s h,
greatest Of inquites Ii has been said that II Is crime
against God II has been said that II is crime against
nature Well sir, what this fraud, this niqnty, THU
crime against nature and against God2 1t Is the simple
declaration of the principle that the people OF the Terrific
rios of Kansas and pioneer eemen there
our brothers 10 flesh and bloodgoing there FROM
every State of the Union for the purpose of settling that
distant fronter-there TO build up homes for them
selves and their posterityshou have the right With
out Limitation or restriction from any quarter, save
the constitution of the United States to form and
mould just such institutions for their own government
they pleaseda right which lies at the foundation
our State governments and upon which the whole
republic in its several parts is built and established
This the fraud this is the iniquity this Is the great
crime of crimes the security the people of the Terri
tories of the right of segoyernnent under the constu
ton. The amount of the crime Is that feemen shall he
permitted to make such constitutions republican in FORM
for their government without dication or control
from any other power they please Tell wherever you
go thar was tue ons,oas rs. ouGsgs Committed by n
century on the Territories Of Utan nd New Mexico and
repeated by the body In 1854 the territories o.
Nebraska aud ableeding KansasP This Is the whole of
itnothing and nothing less These troubles we now
hear oftese efforts TO get up civil war-hese shouts at
the announcement that civil war has already commenced
but part and parcel of that spirit which
ton and only poron Of the opposition to the Aan.ss
BILL during the peudeney Of that measure In this House.
That spirit the North that had bitterly OPPOSED
the establishment of this great principle Of territorial po
g in 1850 could not bear the idea OF its being carried out
In the future. .,d a.g#a. h4ar.sa y.s aatn .ts t
recolloet very WELL sir that while the Kansas bill
progressing here newspaper in the city of New York.
edited by of great ability untiring energy and in
dustry, and who is now the head and 'front.' the anmang
spirit Of the present opposition, and civl-war champions
undertook to lecture this House to ohf duty h regard
to that bill We were told then by him what
wrong it would bel and when the was about to
pass editorial in that paper reached here from which
wish to present extracts to show that it is the
spirit now at work: .esag t.f y asaa /. n a. .. s
therefore, unbending determination the part
and demand Of them, In behalf Of peace, In behalf of
dom in behalf justice and humanity resistance TO the last
should reign in the national councisbeter Congress
saoaa break gp IN Oid better that te Capitol
bury all its inmates beneath its crumbng ruins, than that
this perfdy and wrong should be finally accomplished
This the language Of the New York Tribune in refer
ence to the Kansas bill few days before passed Yes
cir even then that editor declared that better
this Capitol should be burnt by the torch of ncend
arybetter that the government should into dissolu
tonhan that the people coonizng and settling Kansas
and Nebraska should be just free the people Of New
York. as he states it, than that this act of perdy and
wrong should be finally accomplished. What wrong did
the act contains Wrong 10 whom To whom was there
anything In it either wrong unus2 Was II wrong to
the people of the Soh large section Of the Union
permit them TO enjoy equ and fair participation Of the
public domain purchased by the blood and COM
treasure Of all Was IL wrong permit the
people of New York. Massachusetts, and other States of the
North going into Territory be free there rs they
in their native homes2 Was II wrong or unjust TO
allow all from all the States, who might be disposed 10
quit the old States and seek TO better their fortunes by
ting down the forests of the West turning up It's virgin
SOIL and making the wilderness to blossom the rose
enjoy the rights which their fathers did In the early
formation Of all present State constitution and gov
ernments2 Whom, say, did the bill wrongY To whom
did it deal any nustice2 Was it the slave the African
whom his southern master might take there2 How could
IL be unjust TO him3 Is not his condition much
bettered by lands and virgin soils that of his
teri Is not expansion Of that portion OF southern popua
ton quite necessary for their comfort and webeng
II for the whites Would you keep them hemued In in
their present limits until subsistence shall fail and star
vaton shall effect the objects Of misguided humanity
Without stopping here to say word upon the subject Of
southern society," and the relation which the negro there
sustains TO the white man, either 10 the necessity Of
that relation or its wisdom propret does II work any
wrong injury the slave TO take him from old lands
ands2 Is not his condition beered by the ehange2
And have we not lands enough for all Your Topeka
convention which formed the pretended freeState const
tuion before proposed TO exclude the negro and
muatto forever from that country Upon the Of ho
manity thea towards the poor negro about whom
so much sympathy Is attempted to be excited, ask, which
does him the greater wrong-be Kansas BILL the project
Of your freeSate consltulonl Who him, is the Good
Samaritan in this case The freesor Leyite who would
leave him without land 10 work. his humane
southern MASTER who willing 20 provide both land and
shelter food and raimeut1 Wherc then Is the wrong OF
this bl3 IL consists In nothing but permitting the free
OF our race to settle this question Of the satul Of
the African amongst themselves they In their wisdom
and patriotism may think best TOR the happiness Of both
races Just the reemen OF did in each Of
the old thirteen States Of the Union.
But sir the House did not heed this lecture Of the ed
tor. The bill passed this bodyi II passed the Senate
IL received the constitutional approval Of the EXecu-
tive, and became The law OF the land The revolution
airy spirit however, which invoked the burning OF the
Capitol did not stop with defeat In all three Of the
departments OF legislation Members Of Congress with
others beaten in the House Of Representatives beaten In
the Senate failing In their threats and denuuciatons OF
the Executive betook themselves forthwith 10 plotting
schemes TO defeat the will OF the people consuonally
expressed. Societies foTfned-one OF them by
bers Of this House-immediacly after the bill passed
money raised circulars issued all with the
the peaceful and quiet operation Of the wise and benecen
principles OF the territorial lAwmovement having di-
rect tendency kndle this civil war Of which
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The Capitol fortunately was not burnt-that suggestion
did not take Disorder did not reign hercthat sugges-
ton did take. But bodies Of orgnBEed-not
allowing the legitimate laws OF nature OF climate and Of
coil determine tho character Of the pioneer population
from all the States alike who might choose 20 make settle
there Men sent ont In large companies with
and munitions Of war Shsrpcs rifles were sent
tlery sent What for Did thcse colonists 20 TO
Kansas forefahers sought homes Al Plymouth ST.
Mays Jamestown and SAVANNAH Or did they rather
20 the tran-bands Of Cortes and Pizarro forth
htng for the conquest Of the Moniczumas and the neas
Was their sole object effect by force and violence
what they had failed 70 do by legislation What other
meaning be put upon the following manifesto which
published in The Herald Of Freedom their organ Al
Lawence the headquarters Of these emgants in the Ter
ritory:
Come all, slaveocrats and nullifers we have
rifles enough and bullets enough send you all 10 your and
Judas's own place Ifyours coming, why don'tyou
along =" .-ta a .'
Was not this arect invitation 10 arms And what
ever troubles or disturbances exist In Kansas let them