The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15
MR.. WILSON'S SPEECH on KANSAS
AFFAIRS.

; -'Asss w vvAbbSOAN'C nANSAS
AFFAIRS.
We have been unable to pub'irh entire Mr.
Wilson's speech on kansa, affairs, delivered
in the Senate, Feb. 18th A few extract.
will show, however. that it was vicorou.
and truthful exposition OF the misdeeds of
the Administration, AMI of the misruls whi /
its policy introduced into Kansas.
THE ORIGINAL WRONG AND DIrs COxsE-
! OUNCES.
! The year OF 1854 opened upon a vast ter
ritOry, lying in the neart OF the continent,
extending from 36 6 80 on tire south,
TO the possessions Of the British Queen
on the north; from the borders of Missouri,
Iowa and Minnesota. on the east, TO the sum-
mits Of the Roxy Mountains on the west -
Over that territory, larger than the empire
of Napoleon. wher., at the head of the cran.,
army. he yazed upon that "occan of flame
that wrapt the mnarets, turr.:> and towers
OF the ancient carifaI Of the Cars. the Re-
rublc. on :hc 9th of March, 1920, engraved
IN letters Of 'i,in. Iight tine sacre,i word,
= Slavery shall he aud Is forever prohibited >
Slavery. with hungry gaze. slarrd upon ,i.s
torrs. and prairie. hill and mountain. lake
AND river. OF that magnificent region i: wa,
forever forbidden to enter. Fixing its yll.-
terlnS eye upon that paradise. ccn>ccra,ed
by the nation TO freedom and tree institution.
for all. hal!owed forever to free men and free
labor. the Slave Power, in the person OF IT,.
late frrsldrnt Of the Senate. the soul Of these
border acgreS>lons. demanded iha: his hcri
tace of free labor should be opened to The
wltherlnS footsteps OF the bon Imam. With
hot haste you grasPed this domain of freedom
and flung IT to the slave propaganda. Your
Administration, IN answSr TO the stern prote.,
of the free iaborIns men Of the country. whose
heritage IT was. mOcked them with the deiu
sive promise that the actual settlers we're 10
shape mould and fashion the institutions of
Kansas and Nebraska SIR, two wears ha.,
PASSED. and your "s1nltter sovereignty is
proved a de,u>ion and cheat. Laws, NOR.
Inhuman than the code of Draro, forced ~.
on The actual settlers Of ansas bv armed in
vad:nc hosts from Missouri. are now 10 b,
enforced by United States dragons. The
Constitution. framed Nv convention Of the
people, is spurned from the halls of Congress
the convention that formed ii is pronounced
"srurionS bv thu Senator from Connpcti,u,
and the people who ratified il are branded a.
traitors bv the Administration and ITS subal-
terms.
fHE EMIGEA>r AID SOCIETIES rrrrNprp
SIR, the Emigrant Aid Society Of New
England has violated no law, human or d.
vine. Standing here. sir, before the Senate
an': the country. Irhallrngr the Senator from
Missouri, or any other Senator. to furnish 10
the senate one fact, one authenticated "a (. tn
show that the Emigrsnt Aid Sorietv has ,er.
formed any Illegal act. anv act inconsistent
with the obligations of patriotism. morality.
or religion. The President of the limited
States has arracnel before The country these
Emirrant AID Societies. The organs oi the
Administration have as>ailrd them. and now
the Senator from Missouri here. on the floor
Of the Senate. ren-ws the assault. call M
on. defy any supporter OF the AIminis.ra
ton. any apoIogi>t Of Atrhison. Strins.cllow
and their followers. to give us one act Of tn.
directors OF the " t. Emiyrant Aid Society
hostile to law. order. and peace. know
most OF these gentlemen thus wanton.v AS
sailed. and know them to be law abiding
order-Iovins, conservative men, drfy m.
Senator from Missouri. the Senator from
Connecticut. or the Chief Magistrate at III,
other end OF the avenue, to show. here or else
where. that the Emigrant Aid Society eve
violated law Of this country, or performed
an act which could moi receive the sanctio,
of the laws of God aad man. Sir. they bay,
. sent no paupers or criminals to Kansas. -
, They have simply organized a system b,
which persons wishing to 90 to Kansas ma,
go IN small companies. and. by going toseih
, er and starting al a particular time and place
they have the cost Of their fare reduced abou
thirty-three per cent. This company ha
/, built hotel in Kansas; has sent SOM. s.~
mills there: has aided in establishing school
, and churches. That is the extent of their o.
fence-nO more, no less.
KIND OF PLACE.
"a Sir, the democracy in both branches oi
!. Congress sustained the doctrines maintain-
! by tie suffrage party in Rhode Island an
!, 1t so happens that when Gov. Dorr took ri
? uge in the old Granite State, among the fir.
who recognized the doctrines which he main
. tanned, vas the man who is chief ma.istrat
! OF the United States and who now drnoun
\ ces the freemen Of Kansas. and holds up
the country AS violators Of the Law, men VII
!, are, on the 4th Of March next. to be arreste
:. 1t they dare assemble in their legislative ca
pacity, and choose two United States Seus
|, tors to come and implore u. TO receive Kar
:. sas into this sisterhood of States, and thu
= save this fair territory from bloo,lshcd an
:. ruin. ies, sir, this man, who now chara,
; ter'zes as p" revolutionary what has aIreA.I
: been done by the people Of Kansas. and warn
them that further action .wil! become trra,
enable insurrection." weIcomed (;oyerno
Dorr to the capital Of New Hampshire ON IN
14th OF December 1912. in a series OF re.ou
t'ons. dcrIarin: that when the reo,.le a,
in ;heir original sovereign capacity. thev ar
not hound to conform TO forms not iustitu,.
bv themselves" that ",he day of free gov
ernment would never dawn upon the ewes oi
, oppressed Millions" /" If the friends OF lib.r
ty should wait f,r |e,v. t-rp ,vran,, :, ,.oy
syk t7vsnry'