Demoine courier., 1856-06-05

and should. be prohibited by law. il,
should be prohibited ia Kansas, in Ne
bra.ka, in Utah, and IN New Mexico, as
il was psohibited 10 the Nor,hwes, Ter.
sriiory. and a. il is now prohibited 10
Minnesota and Oregon. Il should be
prohibited wherever you 60 to lay the
foundations Of q Stsh-le build up q
new republic. +.
There is an,apology for the existence
Of Slavery in the old thirteen Sta.es.-
When they were severed from. Great
Bri,sIn, ,key inherited she institution OF
Slavery. You found i. ~pre-exis.ing in
the Territories Of louisiana and the Flor.
idas. You acquired il with Texas. in
her reception into the Union. But il
was no, acquired with Utah and New
Mexico. And, in 1854. il had 40 prac
teal existence nor.h,of 36 deg. 80 min.
IN any Of your Territories. Ia the great
unoccupied Northwest. lhiS, institution
was no part Of your Inheritance: There
il can have No existence, unless. planted
and sustained by the strong arm. of this
Government. will close ,his' poin. Of
the discussion by quoting an opinion. of
Hon John Mclean. one Of the Justises
Of the Supreme Court or the United
States. When i~nterfoga,ed on this sub.
ject, this learned jurist said:
Without the sanction OF Law. Slavery
can no more exist in a Terrisor' than a
man can breathe without air. Slaves
are not, properly, where they are no,
made 90 by municipal law. The Lesis
lature OF q, Territory can exercise no
power which is not conferred on il by
ae, Of Congress-
Ii Congress has power 10 prohibit Slay-
~ in all Of her Territories, II nalurafiu
ice requires its prohibition wherever the
question is unembarrissed. hvi,s pre- sx.
lsssnce under local legislation, II should
be prohibited in kansas without delay.
There are Imperative reasons for the i'm
mediate action OF congress, z rowing Out
OF the peculiar circumstances Of its intro
duc,ion and protection in ,ha, Territory i.
In iIs introduction, violence has attended
IL at every step-lhe right to the peace
ful exercise of the elective franchise has
been violently overlhrown-freedom OF
speech and Of the press has been inglo
rlously ,rampIed under foo,-legisIaIion
has become a m~ockery-tht town, Of
Kansas haze been besieged BY beIliger.
en-. armies -her plains have been stained
by the blood Of her murdered cit,zens-
the widows wah and the orphans moan
over slaughtered husbands and fathers
have criven the Goddess Of Liberty from
her temples. while the armies Of the u.
s. are compelling her freemen to lick
the dust at the fee, Of usupers. II was
introduced by vioience, and is sustained
by force.
Nor has Cong esa any assurance tina,
this war has ended. The people of
Missouri are secretly marshallins their
forces for The conflict. They have re-
solved to continue Slavery in The Terri,
tory by force. The shaGow OF the arm
Of the General Government. may be used
for this purpose; but The propel!ing pow
er is 10 Western Missouri. The people
.here seem 10 be laboring under the
strange delusion, that the safety Of their
slaves would be greatly endangered by
the re establishment Of freedom 10 Kan.
sas, no: rejecting that Iowa bounds her
on the north BY IN open line. No Chr
nese wall separates these sister S.asas.-
The people of both States live by each
other in peace and quiet. No fears
seem 10 be entertained that the people Of
Iowa will steal their slaves. But .
strange infa,ua,ion seems IN have seized
then, in regard to the people Of Kansas;
as il the more direct route 10 Canada
were by the Rocky Mountains.
The people Of western Missouri are
not alone; the people Of the Southern
States ars contributing al;ies-they are
sendic2 men and money 10 defend Slay
cry in Kansas. The people Of the Nor
shsrn States are marshalling opposing
armies for the same 6elG OF strife. Shall
Congress cit idly here and avail, the re
sub Of the shock Of arms-if, indeed, that
shall ha2pen-lntil a fraction Of the peo
pie OF this CREST nation shal, seiie agreas
question Of State policy, on the battle.
field, in human gorel Il 10 useless 10 de-.
nounce the people Of Kansas ~ traitors
10 the Union. for d~:scarding the spurious
laws Of q spurious Legislature. l, will
be vain to attempt to produce peace and
quiet, by compelling freemen 70 subml,
10 laws which they never sanctioued.--
The UiN Of 4 freeman will not 90 easily
bend. i,
But Congress can settle. thsse dis,usb.
ancss in . single day. either BY suffering
Kansas to become . State. ia pursuance
of the intent and meaning Of the or
ganic &C, tina, conferred on the people
',he RICH. to regulate their own ins,im-
tons 10 their oxn way or By amending
this organic act 20 - 70 exclude Slavery
from the Territory. And fear i, can
be settled peacefully in no other mode;
Cor i. 10 now clear. that il the citizens Of
Kansas should 6nalIy succeed ia Mi-
umphing oves all opposing influsnce-
force, fraud, perjury, spurious legislation
and I fear | may safely add. the influ.
encs Of this Acknowledgement exclude
Slavery By . direct vote. they have 20
assura Gee Of reacs and quiet; for the
go .>.->n shaa Asnv tho Nn~np ~