The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-24
MR.. SPEAKER BANKS AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL
FREMONT

MR.. SPEAKER BANKS AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL
FREMONT.
Shall the American people have dictator Mr. Speaker
Banks, the bosom friend of Lieutenant Colonel Fremont
says they will He speaks without qualification He
sders it xed-a thing which he kno0s The relation in
which he stands to the blackrepublican party well
their candidate have heretofore referred in the
articles upon this subject in edition of Saturday Let
readers bear those in mind, and think
duet them link by link the final discovery of that
scheme in the great conspiracy of the black party to
throw the liberties of this country We have faithfully
sounded the ALARM beginning at early period after the
meeting of Congress, when observed the first intma
tons of the spirit of revolution We foretold then that
it would progress. The only mistake made
in the belief that caution and orbearanee would
be practised in venturng to develop the means by
which they would proceed. But rule has yet been
found by which foreknow what will be either the first
the last act of corrupt INSCRIPTIONS and ambitious
men, who equally love money and power and
solved to obtain BOTH The wicked will enter where
angels fear to tread Carefully noting these demonsra-
tons, we followed them step by step with warning
voice We had only rereat from day to day. each
fact and the proof of the reasonable designs which
charged became the complete The black majority of
traorous efforts first upon Kansas To this end they
fused supplies to the army, with view to leaving I'M
checked their regularly hired and trained bands of
SINS who to begin and continue the bloody scenes of
murder and of revolution is unnecessary detail the
history of that part of their proceedings We have kept
in paper this date that the reader may
it erer it forming part of the series of
plots which conduct that which the last development
The consprators, among whom include Lieutenant
Colonel Fremont a chief actor have modified their
plan of action from time to time according to their hopes
of success the particular incidents of the day and the
ultimate result which might follow. Their expectations
the highest when the first Of this Congress
adjourned The black spirits of Lane hung upon the hor
ron of Kansas The shrieks OF the Emigration Aid So
eiety uttered with that headke howl Of triumph
with which Milton says hell resouuded when Eve betrayed
her lord Adam and snned against her God But change
passed their hopes They called back to their
ucan, duty They met again But they could not say hey
came they saw they couquered No they ragged they fear
ed they fought and they fell With that fall their hopes of
the commencement Of a bloody revolution in advance Of
the election gradually essened but still they did not utter
y cease Another and another effort made More money
raised and men, with arms in their hands,
Kansas under the command Of James b. Lane TO
begin the work Of destruction In their legislative attempt
revolution they had suffered defeat from the hand Of an
antagonist who had proved himself be the waohu guar
dian Of the republic In those warlike demonstrations
which they also making be has likewise caused peace
triumph and still holds the contendng factions sepa-
rated by the strong grasp Of the government We need
tell readers who that antagonist so hated by
the black republicans History will write their bitter
magniy and disappointed hopes force them to proclaim
every day in Of the abuse that for all those
they will forgive bate the President
Of the United States.
at this point in the history Of events that the blacks
have found necessary change their plot the future
They did make efforts to name the public
mind They redoubled them But finding the spirit Of re-
ssanoe decided and successful against their projects Of
and Misunderstanding that they had incurred the just
suspicion and indignation Of the South and Of the whole
democratic psryin the drunkenness Of their delusion
eonfdng in the certainty Of their success conscious that
they meditaed treason in the future they had in the
pasttha their purpose break down the bulwarks
Of the constitution and destroy the equality Of the States
and fully knowing that these things would not be submit
ted 10 by all the people Of this Union-bey did as most
traitors have done before them they considered what other
ways and by which they might carry out their dar
designs against the liberties Of the people and the indie
pendence Of the States.
To this point then have followed them step By STEP
The graduation Is obvious and marked and has all i,s
motives and consequences fully developed at every
stage. This goal they have reached In which Il 10
probable they held their Rna dual council in tina,
allowed participate but Mr. Speaker Banks
and Lieutenant Colonel John Fremont They were the
perfect representatives Of the civil and military elements Of
their party Whether they had the superiority Of intellect
matter Of indifference They held the supremacy oil
position, and their party already inamed and like
the witch finders and riers Of Massachusetts, were pre-
pared TO carry out any plan and to any Judgment
their leaders might announce This epidemic pervades
their entire ranks The act Of the one ia sure TO be-
the act Of the other We have heretofore charged
that Lieutenant Colonel John O. Fremont fuly partioi-
Pstod in the schemes Of the dictatorship promulgated BY
Mr. Speaker Banks We have assigned our reasons for il
We repeat the charge now and the progress Of this article
link BY link brings to the proof which, we think s con-
elusive in the Of eonscieucewhich will satisfy the
American pcopewhich Is decisive proof can ordna
riy be made Of similar facts We have charged that Mr.
Speaker Banks did with deberaon and for purpose Of
foreshadowng TO the eye Of the people The future policy OF
his black President proclaim that dictator would come
that he would Prsssrvs ne Unioathat be would sEjst
hs minority, and would permit them TO break ulsir
bdnd This was intended AZ the aru preparation Of the
public mind to induce to submit to the absolute MASTER