The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-18

When make the annuncation that am willing TO sur
render Kansas precisely in conformity with the viii
how am metz 1 offer Yea pure and undefle,
baotbox. protect by all the which law, backet
by force can give IT, offer the entire military force
legea free untrammelled and uncontrolled ballotbox
How am metz Instead of pure ballotbox, the senator
from Massachusetts, and the senator from New York ende
me the cartridge-box Mr.. President II believed thos,
gentlemen represented the North would accept It and
withdraw my bill II believed the people OF the free
States were ready for that ISSUE before God and my
tryI would not shrink from it. content accept il
whenever the North offers it, present no compromises
| present principles; but do not know what claim
either Of those gentlemen has to speak for the North
see around me able patriotic and venerable states
men-some OF whom have for fifty years, In peace and
IN war been honored and trusted by the North, by
the South by mankind. They give me a different ac-
count OF the North The representatives of millions OF
northern freemen from every State county and town in
the States met in council with their
trymen Of the South four short weeks ago. consider
them better witnesses of the feelings and wishes of the
North than the black republican and abolition senators
this floor In regard to the from New York my
knowledge for the last ten years all parties have dreaded
nothing he would do or say 80 much the odum of his
alliance deny their right to speak for the North When
did she trust them to speak her sentiments? My convc
tons confirmed by the honorable contrast these
emen presented by the senator from New Hampshire
HALE, who though he may differ from me-and doubt
not we shall differ in the end on this matterpresents his
objections in q manly and patriotic manner; Though we
disagree respond to the spirit with which he offers his
amendments and makes his objections.
But when these gentlemen tell me that they alone rep
the opinions Of the Norhtha the national men Of
that section condemned and outawed by their con-
sdtuents-I tell them do not believe it. have heard
their shrieks before know there is unconquered and
with scorn and contempt the impudent assumptions
know the senator from New York IMr SEwARD represents
party there If the two three factions who elected him
may be called party. know the senators from Massachu
sets lawfully elected by the proper authority to rep
resent that State The other black republicans and free
soilers too have lawful commissions speak the States
which they represent But these commissions give them
no right to speak for other constituencies whom they do
not represent and while admit their senatorial equality
in this body look with contempt upon their nsolent at
tempt to palm themselves off upon the country as the
Norhas the rightul and e1ponens Of the opinions
OF more than half Of the republic. But when the
men OF the North who fought for public liberty seventy
five years ago-the men who have stood by the coun-
try in all its trials--he men who have uniformly op-
posed the factions that have attempted from time to
time, to tear down the very pillars Of the constitu-
ton-the who have withstood their deuunciations
and resisted their efforts gain sectional majority by
appeals 10 every passion that could their pride
appeals TO their courage appeals to gnobe lusts for place
true know and feel that this great country is safe; that
these appeals will be listened to that they and
hors will be despised The folly and baseness Of these a
peas are every day apparent If two fight in Kan
squatters claim and one is killed. it is forth
with heralded over the country southern aggression
If foul-mouthed senator gets Gaming for insulting
vulgar speech this is the last extremity of southern a
gression And the crowning aggression of the aslave
power is to seek and obtain equal enjoyment of the
common domain for all the States of the Union II is
very easy 70 perceive that If these enemies republic
had any real grievance they would seek manuac-
ture pretended ones out of such events hese. We
have asked for nothing but equality and justice 70 the
South II has been granted by American Congress;
forihe constituency TO reject approve the act and
thereby hangs the destiny Of the republic
We have made no aggression on the North said to
the honorable gentleman from New Hampshire than
four months ago that there be aggression from any
Of the fifteen saveholdng States of this conedsracy pre-
sent II 70 and viii myself demand the privilege Of
sfrE he Exuff haud
not anothers, There has been The senator from
Ohio Mr. WADE to-day In all the violence of his vi,uper-
atonin all the ebuIliiion Of his passon-6nay plants
himself on Jefferson and says be wants nothing but Ir
sons principles. believe the frecse black republicans
say in their platform that thsy want Jeersons princpes
sI nsy 5 e s fathers and sIPscsy q
their political father Well air they who seek for truth
need not 60 far to find 1t this subject jefferson has
e bis opinions upon it behind iI the most au,horita,
tive form, .
In 1908 Mr. Jefferson against the clamor Of the progeni
tors OF these aboonsts acquired Kansas Very shortly
Afterwards territorial law passed for IT, signed by
Jefferson leaving the Inhabitants free TO form such instd
tons they pleased That the first law this Ter
ritory II allowed all people TO carry their property, Of oil
kinds slaves included in any part Of the Terriay open
the region acquired from France That bears the sign
manual Of Thomas Jefferson. The people lived and four
ished, and were happy under it In 1890 that law
King and his aes Mr. eersop said against the con-
sttution, and against right have before Jeferson
words He said this was done BY those whom be esteemed
the enemies Of liberty and Of their country In 1920 the
jefferson law taken from this Territory and the Rufus
King provision applied to it. and that the proh
bion Mr. King and friends sought to put the prohib-
ton the State OF Missouri condition 70 her adms-
sion. He claimed the right TO put this prohibition not
only Territories but States and there be stood
the end voting against the line of &c deg 80 min only be-
II did not 20 far enoughthe line of 80 deg 30 min
being substitute for the sl sweeping prohibition
but be the champion and defender Of universal proh
bon and In this he was backed by great majority Of
the North Mr. jefferson foreiod the end Il is not yet
but il is only delayed until the consummaon Of this
OF niquity urged and defended by Rufus King and his
federal allies r. Err ...e. ...#u E g#.s...
have given you the action Of the fathers and the law
Of Jefferson II ives the FIRST law for Kansas and II stood
till le20 You tell that obtained the admission Of
Missouri and Arkansas under the act Of 1890 There s
senator here who does not know that there Is not
word Of truth in this allegation Missouri not admit
tod under that socslled compromse My friend from Mis-
souri, showed concusivey that the act providing for the
sdmssion Of Missouri with the prohibition In existence
and Notwithstanding the prohibition resisted by the
majority Of northern members because OF the very provs-
lon in her constitution which the freesoilers
maintaining In Kansas-the exclusion Of free negroes
Missouri admitted under the compromise establish
ing the line OF SO deg 80 min bat she was rejected until
she would alter This provision Of her constitution She
in not under this compromise but under another Be
sides how many northern voted for it1 You have
already the names aud almost every of them
defeated on account Of It. How many repealed that line
majority Of senators representing the sovereignty Of the
North In this house They found from thirty years expo
rience that IL wrong majority Of the democratic
party OF the North In the House Of Representatives voted
70 repeal II SO that IL we had made bargain with the
North the North forward TO relieve from H.
In the honesty and integrity OF her bearno the abo
ton North but the true North that was at Bunker Hill
the North that at Saratoga the North that at
Gerrna North that fouuht durinu M