The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-29
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that deny that the people of the FREQ States
or the members on this side OF the CHAMBER
the minority of the Senate-arc rcsPons'-
bic for what has bsen done in Kansas
Who have committed the murders there =
,yba, murder has been committed by a free
State man? Who have burned dwellings J
What proof have You that any dwelling has
been iircd by free State man? Who have
destroyed cities? ~.
MIR. PUGH. Twill tell the Senator, IL
he will permit Inc. had a letter from
member of the Topeka Convention, in which
he told me two pro-slayery men had b'en
killed that day.
Mr.. FESSENDEN. But did he tell you
how they had been killed; whether in self
defence or not?
Mr.. PUGI-No, sir, merely that they
had been killed.
Mr.. FESSENDEN-We know that the
people of Kansas have been asSailed' and
many Of them murdered, simply because
they would not agree to make Kansas d
slave State.
Mr.. PUGII-My recollection Of the case
to which have alluded is, that the writer
of the letter said the men were murdered
He spoke of it dcprecatingly, and thought
it would do great injury to their cause.
Mr.. FESSENDEN-I assert, that there
has as vet been no proof Of a single murder
committed by free State man. There has
been no proof that single dwelling has
been fred by free State man. There has
been no proof that any city has been sack
cd byany number of free State men. There
il no proof Of robberics by free State men.
That there are some bad men in the Terrlto-
~, coming from free States, have no doubt
But when the assertion is broadly made
that we are upholdins murder and arson,
and all other crimes there, reply, that it is
not very likely we should desire to uphold
you or your friends you need not attempt
to defend yourselves behind US; we have not
approved OF your proceedings. There has
been nothing said on our side that you can
lay your hands on, which justiGss any such
remark, in any shape or form.
Sir. whatever denunciation the Senator
from Illinois may indulge in, with reference
to the remarks made here on the character
Of this transaction, they will produce no
effect on me, and certainly none on the poo
pie represent. They have sources of in
formation upon which they rely, ia reitr-
encc to this matter, and they will not take
broad assertions made b. gentlemen in the
Senate, as sufficient proof in controvention
Of facts we'll ascertaincd and established.
Again, sir, theSsnltor from Illinois seems
T. think that all that is said on this side Of
the Senate is aimed particularly at him.
Ills argument is, "yoa accuse nc of this
anu that" Why, sir, mean to imPu'c no
more to him than to o.her Senator's who
sustain the sam, position; and do not con
ceiye that the Senator from Illinois embod-
les the whole ability, and the whole power
to represent the majority of the Senate
There is some little ability LEFT, think,
among other gentlemen who compose the
Democratic party aud beg him to con-
slider that the speeches We make, five make
any, arc no. aimed particularly at him, or
designed in any shape or form to diminish
any influences which he may posses. We
do not deem that al oI.ce. OF any plr;icu-
Irc1ns,qucncc, especially no: at this par
ticular time.