The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-06

Not homicide committed No assault and bat
terry about voting In the whole Territory For from all the
testimony taken appears that there but three four
tights in all Kansas the day of election and these nights
were not about vong Why, sir in the municipal election
In this city the other day at precinct alone there
were half dozen men knocked down-some were shot
has since died Of the wounds received in the ARRAY aud
man, two three days afterwards killed in the
streets merely for hurrahng for his eandidae But in the in
yason and subugaton Of Kansas this memorable cleo
ton day. man was hlled-no man even whipped
for, account Of his yotng Strange invasion and
subjugation that subjugation without life lost
bone broken or oruise given and about which no com
plant was raised until months afterwards And why
Mr. Speaker, Ii got up afterwards Why do we hear
80 much of ii now2 What is the real of all this
camor this time in this House and out of IT, about the
legay of the election Of the legislature in Kansas and
these pretended grievances Of pretended down-trodden
majority there crying out for redress against system OF
laws imposed upon them by the people OF negh6orlng
State2 understand it, sir very well and you too, doubt
less, understand It, We all understand it, There Is
party in this country determined TO "ruie or rn-no
only in Kansas, but throughout the republic 1t is party
formed upon geographical lines against the warning IN the
Farewell Address of the Father of his Country.
may be permitted in this counexion, TO allude to this
true and real Of all these difficulties for bat for TINS
cause venture to say such as that now presented
before this House would not have received one hours con-
sderaon The cause then lies in NO real grievance
in Kansas but in the aims objects and purposes Of this
party They against allowing the people of the Terri
tories of the United States to exercise the right of setgov
ernment provided in the Kansas bill The elections in
Ksnsas did not to suit that party They call themselves
republicans and their republcansm amounts TO about
this they acknowledge the right of the people to govern
themselves provided they do it according TO their notions
They make loud professions and utter shrieks Tor the
freedom Of the Africans amongst u.s. while they VIII not
grant the freedom of making their own laws to their own
counymen of their and blood unless II IL exer
csed in conformity to their will These men were opposed
originally the Kansas Nebraska act because IL granted
the right the free white there to assign the negro TO
that status in their political systems which they in their
wisdom and patriotism might determine to be best lor
/ hp,ht NT,uisB Ia
cordng to the wishes of the people there but as they
please.
Sir profess to be republican of the old schoolot
the school of Madison and Jefferson, and washington ~
upon the principles of that school was in favor OF
the Kansas bin, and still and am in favor OF ad-
herring to it and carrying it out in good faith pom IN let
ter and spirit justify wrongs that may nave arisen
under it, if any have coming from any quarter whatever
and compelled to believe, from all the testimony Ia
ken in this case that whatever wrongs may nave peeh
committed by any portion Of the people OF Missouri the
were retaatory their character. The first wrong was
committed by those whose sole object was to defeat the
peaceful and quiet operation OF the principles oil h DILL
Whatever ills may have been these Intermediates have
been clearly of their own seeking; ana we seldom see
going of his way get into difficulty Tho makes
much by it, am, however, sir for applying all proper
remedies for existing difficulties and for quoting all
disturbances which have arisen in Kansas in any proper
and legitimate way This have shown by my advocacy
of the Senate BILL which still sleeps upon your table and
which you will touch. That is fair and just mode
of paci6caton If pachcaton is what you want that Is
way in which II can be accomplished 1t cannot be
done by ignoring their laws and voting their delegate out
of on this floor 1t cannot be done by making the
President supreme dictator them 1t cannot be done
by Withholding appropriations and stopping the wheeis OF
the general government and throwing US all INTO anarchy
unless the will of majority of this House upon the subject
of African slavery shall be the law in that Territory II
be done by sixteen States this Union setting them
selves up govern only Kansas but the other heen
separate and independent coequa States IN this coneder'
acy 1t can only be done by leaving this question: IN some
form another just where the Kansas bl put IT. inns Is
the only ultimate peaceful solution OF the whole matter,
and 1t will be so found in the end.
The people of Kansas take it. capable OF govern
ing themselves just wisely peacefully periodically and
safely, without dictauon FROM control by you as
they were In the States from which they migrated They
lost none of their intelligence virtue patriotism orsoy
eregnty trust by change Of residence They can Judge
better of the character of their laws than you can II
they do not suit the wishes of majority OF the people
there they doubtless viii be changed in due time and in
proper way The day for election, if the Senate bill
is not to pass at hand In October new egsA-
ture is To be elected Why should The people there be
couraged to acts of revolution this House be induced
take steps leading to revolution here when the constr
tutona and peaceful remedy of the balobox Is so near
hand Why cannot all these questions be lett to the
people OF Kansas settle at their next electon II the
freeso party in the majority, as you say II 49, why
shrink from that test question if any State IN the
Union has got better election laW-one more rlgniy
guarding the free exercise OF the elective franchse-than
the people OF Kansas have which is that very law YOU
about to be called ppon TO declare invalid and void
Amongst other provisions 1t contains the following which
called the attention Of the House to once before this
floor
Sac. "a If any person, by menaces, threats and force
by other unlawful means either directly indirectly
attempt to influence qualified in giving his vote
10 deter him from giving the disturb hinder him
in the free exercise Of his right of suffrage, at election
held under the laws this Territory person offending
shall conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty Of INSIDE
meano and be punished by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding
year.
"SEo u.s. Every person who shall at the same election
than either the different place,
SHALL conviction, be adudged guilty Of msdemeRnor
and be punished by fine exceeding fifty dollars by i'm
prisOnmen in the county Jail not exceeding three months
"SEo 20. Every person not being qualified voter
cordng TO the organic law and the laws Of this Territory
who shall vote at election within this Territory know
ing that he not entitled 10 vote shall be adudged guilty
Of mdemeanor, and punished by fine not exceeding fifty
dollars.
SEC a. Any person who designedly gives printed or
written ticket qualified Of this Territory,
tanning the written printed of persons for whom said
does design VOTE for the purpose Of causing such
to poll his vote contrary to his Wishes SHALL
conviction be adjudged guilty Of misdemeanor and punish
ed by fine exceeding five hundred dollars by mprsou-
men in the county Jail not exceeding three months, by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SIC. 2s ANY person who shall TO be printed and
circulated, who shall circulate any false and fraudulent
tickets which upon their face appear 70 be designed
fraud voters, SHALL upon conviction be punished BY
in the county Jail not exceeding three months, by both
such fine and imprisonment.
This act to take effect and be in force from and after ts
passage."-Chap. 60, p. ISL.
Are these provisions ample to secure full and fair
expression of the popular will in the choice of those who
shall make laws for them to change and alter any OBJ
noxious ones that may be in force What objection
lie there to t2 The only have heard is that another
clause denies the right of suffrage those who may be
guilty of violation Of the ugvesave law and requires
voter being challenged to purge himself by what is
called the test OATH This is the provision to which the