The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-06-10

II
THE EXTENT OF ITS LABOR.
The lesson it teaches cannot be forgotten,
and hereafter, whatever unsettled lands exist,
intelligent capital will lead the way, an,icipa.
ting the wants Of the pioneer--whilc, AMID
we'll arranged harmonies, A new community
will arise, to become by itn example q more
eloquent preacher than any solitary missionary.
In snbordination to this essential idea in its
humber machinery for the aid of crnigrants
on their way, by combining parties, 30 that
friends and neIghbons might journey together;
BY purchasing tickets at Wholesale, and fur
nishing them to individuals at the actual cost !;
by providing for each party conductor ia.
milar with the road, and through these sim.
pie means rrnrros;-e, ~. -----S...yr ease., anu
comfort Of the expedition. The number Of
emigrants it has directly aided, even thus
slightly, in their journey, has been indefinite
ly exaggerated. From the beginning Of its
operations down b, the close Of the last Au-
tumn, all its detachments from Massachusetts,,
contained only thirteen hundred and twelve
persons. Such is the simple tale Of the Emi-
irant Aid Company.
IS AsroNIsHEp AT oEYER.
Sir, not e'en suspicion can justly touch it.
But it must be made a scapegoat. This is
the decree which has gono forth. was
hardly surprised at this outrage, when it pro.
ceedcd from the President, for, like Macbeth,
he is stepped so far in, that returning were
rs tedious as to 90 on but did NOV expect
it from the Senator from Missouri, Mr.. Gey
er] whom had learned TO respect for the gen.
eral moderation Of his views, and the name
he has won in an honorable profession. Lis
tening to him, was suddened by the specta
cleo Of the extent to which the Save Power
will sway candid mind to do injustice. Had
any other interest been in question, that Sen,
ator would have scorncd to join any impeach-
ment of such an association. His instincts as
lawyer, as man of honor, and rs Senator,
would have forbidden; but the Slave Power,
in enforcing its behests, allows no hesitation,
and the Senator surrendered.
BY THE CONSTITUTION WE STAND.
In this vind;cation, l content myself with
a statement of facts, rather than argument.
It might be urged that Missouri had organ
lied q propagandist emigration long before
any from Massachusetts, and you might be re-
minded Of the wolf in the fable, which COM
planned Of the lamb for disturbing the waters,
when in fact the alleged offender was lower
down on the stream. 1t might be Urged, al
so, that South Carolina had entered upon n
similar system-whie one Of her citizens in
rallying recruits, has unconsciously attcsted
to the cause in which he was engaged, by ex--
claiming, in the words of Satan, addressed
to his wicked forces "Awake arise or be
for ever fallen!" But the occasion needs no
such defenses. put them aside. Not on
the example of Missourians or the example Of
South Carolina, but on inherent rights, which
no man whether President or Senator can
justly assail,, do l plant the impregnable jus
tifcation. It will not do, in specious phrases,
to allego the right Of every State to be free
in its domestic policy from foreign interference
and then to assume such wrongful interfer-
ence by this company. By the law and con-
stitution we stand or fall, and that constitn-
tion we have offended. To cloak the over
throw Of all law in Kansas an assumption is
now set up, which utterly denies one Of the
plainest rights of the people @, erywhere.
PEOPLE MAY GO WHERE THEY PLEASE. /.
! Sir, beg Senators to understand that this
is Government Of laws, and that, under
these laws, the people have an incontestablc
right to settle any portion Of our broad terri
tory, and, If those choose, to PROPAGATE any
opinions there, not immoral or contrary to
the laws. To this end they may 90 in num-
bers, small or great, with assistance or with
out assistance, under the auspices Of societies,
or not under such auspices.
IF NOT WHY rs DOUGLAS IN ILLINOIS?
If this were not so, pray, Sir, by what IL
tie is the Senator from Illinois, who is an emf
grant from Vermont, propagating his disas-
trous opinions in another State? BY what
title are so many foreigners naturalzed, under
Democratic auspices, in order to secure their
votes for mis- named Democratic principlesl
And il capitol or combination cannot be en,-
p'oyed, by what title do venerable associations
exist, or amplcr means and longer duration
than any Emigrant Aid Company. around
which cluster the regard and confidence of
the country-the Tract Society, a powerful
corporation, which scatters its publications
freely in every corner of the land-tho Bible
Society, an Incorporated body. with largo
resources, which seeks 10 carry the Book of
Life alike into Territories and States-the
Missionary Society, also an Incorporated body
with large resources, which sends its agents
everywhere, at homo and in foreign landsl-
BY what title do all these exist Nay, Sir,
by what title does an insurance company in
New York send its agent to open an Office in
New Orleans, and by what title does Massa-
chusctt. capital contribute to the Hannibal
and 81. Joseph Railroad in Missouri, and al
50 to the copper mines Of Michigani The
Senator inveighs against tho Native Ameri-
can party, but his own principle is narrower
than any attributed 10 them. They object to
the influence Of emigrants from abroad; he
objects to the influence of American citizens
at home, when exerted in States or Terrific
ries where they were not born! The whole
assumption j. too audacious for respectful ar
gument.
THE PEOPLE or MASSACHUSETTS WILL 90.
Bot since great right has been denied,
the children Of the Free Ststes, over whose
cradles has shone the North Star, owe it 10
themselves, 10 their ancestors, and to Free
dom itself, that this right should now be as