The daily union., 1856-02-01
rHE KANSAS MEssAGE.-Mr. rHAYEEs DEFENCE

society," ana IN defence OF tat association against the
structures Of the Presidents special message in regard to
the embarrassments in the affairs Of Kansas The New
York Evening Post from whchw copy the speech intro
duces aud endorses IL as follsws
MA TnAYrR Ma. PinaoE.Mr. Thayer's state
the plan and objects OF the association founded aid
Of the migration to Kansas which give to-day will be
read with all of The censures
Illuminated against the scheme by Mr. Pierce. Mr. Thayer
may be enthusiast but he is of that cool aud deliberate
class Of enthusiasts hose plans carefully considered and
who execute them with wise and comprehensive forecast
We need with that feeling take part of
the people, by way of couneraetion 10 the eyer.wakeu
spirit of personal ambition which at this so
side of slavery Since Mr. Pierce has thrown down
the gauntlet, rejiee IL taken up by who will
from their exeron till they have seen the
pete deverance of the West from the danger with which
it menaoed by the passage of the Nebraska BILL
Mr. Pierce may call this props gaDds scheme but it
propagaes and duses of the greatest blessings which
God has bestowed upon the human acehe blessing of lib
erty 1t has however this pecuarity that proposes to
effect It's purpose without any other sacrifice those who
engage in it that Of first giving themselves the trouble
understand it aud taking the interest IL afterwards
which they would take in any other in which they
stock. The basis which 1t is oundedhat Of deriving
its MEANS in great part from the growth Of the settlements
it createswil in short time make II imWesey powerful
The stock Of the company divided into shares of
y dollars each We have heard of gentleman of this city
benevolent silver gray If readers curious to his
potcswho has presented fifty shares in the company to
the Rev. DR.. Horace Bushnell, of Hartford about
emigrae Kansas. There Of readers doubt
less at distance, who would like to become sharehod-
If they choose to forward their subscriptions u.s.
will see that they are properly applied" @
1t will be observed that neither in the speech of Mr.
Thayer nor the editorial endorsement the Post is
there the intmaton that the President has mis-
stated the fact as the part borne by the colonization
cieties in provoking the citizens of the States adjoining
Kansas the inerfecnces in the affairs of the Territory
ton In regard to the primary interference the part of
these societies. the President in his special message
uses the following language:
Before the requisite preparation was accomplished
election of territorial legislature election of delegate to
Congress been held the Territory the Goth day
November 1854 and the delegate took his in the House
of Representatives without challenge. If angemens had
been perfected by the that the election for
legislative assembly might be held in the several
precincts the time for delegate to Congress-
question appertainng to the qualification of the persons
voting people of the Territory would have passed
riy and under the supervision Of Congress- the
Judge of the validity of the return of the delegate, and would
have been determined before conflicting passions had be-
inaamed by tne and before opportunity could have
been afforded for systematic interference Of the people of in
dividual States. a.#a..s,s. =. #..
''Th Interference in its primary
and its immediate of the incidents
that pernicou agitation the subject Of the condition
of the coored held service in Of the States
which has long disturbed the repose Of country and
excited individuals otherwise patriotic and law abiding
toll with msdrected zeal in the attempt propagate their
social theories by the perveson aud abuse OF the OF
Congress The persons and the parties whom the tenor Of
organize the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas
the endeavor impose through the agency Of
Congress- their particular views Of social the
people Of the future new States now pereing that the
policy leaving the inhabitants of each Judge
themselves In this respect neradcsby rooted in the
convictions the people OF the Union then had recourse
pursuit of their general object the extraordinary
Of propagandist colonization OF the Territory Of
Kansas prevent the Tree and natural action OF its nhab
tapts its internal organization and thus anticipate
the determination Of that question in this inchoate
State. -" s.. .... 'N#mE
With such views associations organized in Of
the States and their purposes proclaimed through the
press language extremely irritating and offensive to those
whom the coonss to become the neghbors Those
designs and bad the necessary consequence awaken
emotions OF intense indignation in States to the Terri
tory OF Kansas and especially in the adjoining State Of Mis-
souri, whose domestic peace thus the most directly
dangered but they far from jusying the illegal and
reprehensible counter-movemsnts which ensued"
Two important facts may be considered incon.
rovertbly established first that the primary movement
towards an interference with the local institutions OF Kan
sas made by the colonization associations In the free
States and, second that this movement operated
to the subsequent intererences which took
place on the part OF citizens Of Missouri The abolition
assaants Of the President deny that the efforts Of the Bm
igrant Aid Societies control the question Of slavery
slavery in Kansas by Of tho early introduction
of colonies Of ansavery furnished any excuse much
less Justification for the subsequent intervention by The
Mssourans to territorial legislature favorable to
The institution Of slavery The answer Of Mr. Thayer to
the position Of the President s that there was violation
Of law by the Aid Societies and upon this grouad he rests
the This is 60 psptble evasion OF the real ques
ton that Il win be easily exposed.
When Congress adopted the principle that the people Of
Kansas 10 have the right Of regulating their do
mesc concerns It clearly understood that the people
referred to were all those who might become actual
settlers, with the view Of ultimately becoming citizens
when Kansas should be erected into State under
stood that Kansas would be settled In the ordinary mode
Of emigration Territories and hy no unusual
or forced control the result IIenos thsrca OBJ
jec of the Ksnsas law would be defeated by any use Of
associated capital which would hasten into Kansas popu-
laon which carried there no by the attractions Of
the climate and soil and other usual inducements TO inn
mgrstions by pecuniary facilities and considerations fur
nshed by capitalists whose object was to prevent fair
decision Of the question presented by she law The spirit
Of the great doctrine Of popular sovereignty could he as
eecually violated and defeated by directing capital In
Massachusetts, to that object by the immigration of Mis-
souans whose purpose might be- to become bona de
settlers but temporary residents with the view Of control.
ling the election Of territorial Legislators The moving con-