The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-15
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SO that the untrammelled voice Of the people may be
heard let 1t be as Il may these stringent provisions are
inserted
sEe. TO- And Be srthey enacted That every white male
scrption qualified BY existing laws yote,) twenty
years old who may be bona ds inhabitant Of said
sided months next before said election the county IL
which he offers 70 vote and no other person whatever
be entitled To vote at said election and all persons
as be elected delegates to said convention ana no
others.
msnace threats or force or by any other unlawful
shall directly Q, ndrset attempt g nasnos any au.h
same, disturb hinder him in the fres exercise q BIZ
right OF suffrage, the election provided Tor by this ac the
p and b pan.bsa Sa ns not 1--we hundred dol
lars by imprisonment not exceeding one year. or oy both
SEC H. Aud Be- yar,ls, ssaess That any person not
being qualified voter, according TO the provisions Of this
ing that be Is entitled vote, and who shall
al the election, vote more than once whether at Tn
at DIFF rent places shall be adudged guilty Of nils
den punished BY ue exceeding two hundred
AID hity dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding si
months. or both, at the discretion OF the court.
CSC Is. And Be farther saae,ed That person what
soevsr who may be with the holding Of the election
herein authorized TO be hed who shall wifuy and know
ingy commit any fraud rregsarity whatever with IN.
intent to hinder or prevent Or defeat ia expression o
the popular will In said election, shall be guilty OF msde
eano and punished by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars and imprisonment not exceeding two years. OF potn'
at the discretion OF the court.
tails The object of the bill from the beginning to th
end is to provide for fair expression Of the popular
will OF the Territory human ingenuity can devise B
the expression Of that will when thus made shall abide
let be which way II may For your bill as IT stands
vote. Against the substitute offer, who cal
raise objection that s in favor Of disposng o. this
question upon principles of fairness of justice OF law
order and Of the constitution present the distinct Is
sne hween these two measures to the House and the
country. u-s uI rLa. m...e.. r
IN constrained, Mr. Speaker to believe that all this
clamor hear about free Kansas and "down-troddeu
Kansas" and bleeding Kansas arises much more from
desire aud hope of exciting by its sectional hate and int
alienation of portion of the Union from the other than
from any wish have free Kansas admitted into the
Unon from any conviction that majority OF the eopt
there in favor of this Topeka constitution The object
constrained to believe Is not much to get another
S to added to the Union 1t is to use the question .
produce severance of those States now united VIII.
these violent denuncations against one whce section
the contederacy? Why is such unbrdle vtuperation in
dulged towards southern and southern institutions
Why these shouts of joy in Eew York on the announce
ment that cvil war wcs raging in Kansas What Other
construction be put upon the of late
tora convention held in Philadelphia to nominate part
eandidate FOR President and Vice PRESIDENT What Is the
meaning of all these appeals to the passions and prejudice
OF the people of the northern States exciting them to rs,
up against their southern brethrenp Is it not part and
parcel OF that spirit which proclaimed that II wer,
better that the Capitol should yaze y the torch Of in
cendary and wild disorder ensue than that the free PEG
pile of Kansas and Nebraska should regulate their own do
advocates of the Kansas bill asked that is all it de-
signed to effect and that is all this day ask this House to
Join me in carrying out in good faith to the letter and
spirit
To show the House and the country OF the grounds
Tor my belief touching the Interior objects Of some of those
who joining in this "Kansas cry at the North ash
attention to editorial of the New York Courier and
Enquirer of the 26th instant In this that editor says
We are in the midst of revolution the origin Of which
10 scfona and its avowed object to CRAFTY the gaspng
eon OF the slave and civil waged in behalf
freedom and resistance Of slavery extension fitting
Of an attempt GA the of the South and the
coaooers OF the North to trampe the principles
guarantees Of the constitution by the extension of slavery
into free territory through the direct legislation Of the
eral government"
Here announced that we are in the "mdst of rev
oluton the origin of which is seciona But srang
70 say the cause of 1t Is charged upon the South and
part of the South "trampe the principles and guar
anees Of the constitution by the extension Of slavery i
fires territory through the direct legislation Of The general gor
ernmenL Wss ever accusation groundless and ut
terly unfounded than this against the South The Souu
never asked Congress, by legislation, to extend slavery
nor has II ever been done by any such legislation
that the South asked now asks Is to leave tb
question he settled by those who to be affected by H.
General James Watson Webb the editor Of this paper
1.-THE Courier aud Enquirer) delegate to the lat
Philadelphia convention the object of which imbod
this sectional movement of the North against the South
In that convention he made speech. From that speech
reported In the New York Times lett to in
ference what is the design aud intention Of the lead
ing spirits controlling it. In speaking Of the people tn
convention represented, he says:
"They ask to give them a nomination which, when pu,
through the ballOtbox, win and repe this pro
very extension and this aggression Of the savsocrscy
What else are they doing They tell you that they ar
the last appeal zoe Jal tlere chat then We u,A drv
Ibaek, vord in hand and help me Godi betiepug tho,
'Goodrl" ''
ana "-s In no common town or city meeting; but T.
wa IN that great nothsrn sectional ton lately
sehb ed 1T Phad< phs that these sentiments received
bursts OF apnsase. There s say, mistakng the oil
jet OF the leaders Of this They evidently Ia
tend 10 use ths Kansas question to make much poca
capital out Of IL they TO aid them In carrying tb
ton by which they hope 10 get power TO crus
OUT the South they suppose but If they fail In the eec
ton ten they are sword In hand to join the revolution
lists IN Kansas
In the first editorial read from In this mammoth sheet
1.-The Courier and Enquirer issued the 26lh ns and writ
ten, Doubtless by Gen Webb hmsrlf who be tn
M,gnus Apollo Of the backpubican hosts these sig
nihcanL rs well rs studied, words:
The remedy h to 20 To the polls and through the ballot
boz repudiate the infamous platform put forth Cincinnati
aD which the black flag of snvy With cbarar
teistio impudence and (osg die do fathers d,
before us-sand by ipaensble rights and drive bac
10Th those who dare uampe upon nheritanc
There Boosting and threat In this II IL the
language OF hopes conscientious and freemep
waited by every breeze from the West and they ar
already acting In strict conformity with their avowed deter
mination."
Now, air care little for these belligerent NANTES
toes Of this redoubtahe general OF the Courier and Enqu
did years ago for the iur,ngp and "eendio-
ry bulletins Of bis contemporary OF the Tribune refer
question directly this House; Are you going to allow
tbs subject be used for any such purposes you
Kansas admitted State do not offer you fair ber
al and just proposition for accomplishing that obct2 Dc
you wish 20 before the couuy with the question,
tname The public mind at the North to their pas