The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-22
THE ORIGIN on TnE TROUBLES IN KANSAS.


The question to the origin Of these
troubles i put rest by the deposition Of Hon. Daniel
Mace which is appended to Mr. divers minority report
the Ksnsaselection II Is proved distinctly BY this
deposition that the idea of defeating the object Of tn,
Kansas act which to enable the bona tide settlers in
the Territory to determine for themselves and perfectly
controlled by exraueous influences the character OF their
domestic institutions originated with the members Of Con
gress who had opposed the BILL aud Immediately after the
bill was passed The first Kansas Aid Society formed
in Washington city, and embraced most of the members OF
Congress who had opposed the Kansas BILL and the
ed object TO procure go Kansas who woulc
at all times oppose the introduction OF slavery into thu
Territory The Massachusetts, Aid Societies were The
first fruits Of this congressional organization to defea
law of Congress. To give efficiency to the Massa-
chusetts project charter Of incorporation obtained
and the prospect of making money was held out as slim
illus TO adventures. In this way fanacsm and avaric
entered into partnership and gave the impulse to the
tona agitation which is convulsng the coniederucy
nom its It's circumference The movement which
it is found had its origin in Washington, provoked
similar associations the borders of Kansas and after
wards in Kansas itself There is difficulty in fixing
the true responsibility for all the ourages which have been
perpetrated in Kansas The deposition of Mr. Mace is
follows:
DANIEL MACE called and swo rn.
To Mr.. OLIVER;
Immediately after the passage of the KansasNebraska
act l. together with number OF Others who members
Of Congress and senator's believing that the tendency o.
that would be to make Kansas slave State order t.
prevent ii formed association here in Washington called
If recoect Alright, The Kansas Aid Society" do no.
remember all who became members Of that society but
quite number of members who were opposed SLAYER,
In If of he
members of it. and bscrited various sums of money
think subscribed either $50 500; am not pre-
pared to say which .#.."
We issued circular the people of the country of the
northern States particularly, in which set forth what
believed were the dangers of making Kansas sav
State and urged that steps be taken to induce persons
from the North who opposed to slavery to go there
and prevent its introduction if possible We sent grea
many circulars to various parts OF the United States witt
hat object and also communications of various kinds
do not remember what they were The object was TO
have persons induced to go TO Kansas who would maxi
that their home and who would at all elections vo
against the Institution of slavery.
think Mr. Goodrich, of Massachusetts, the president
of the society not certain about the vice presidents
probably Mr.. Fenton, of New York, and myself were
presidents The of the president and vice pres
idens attached to circulars which We sent
| throughout the country.
My recollection is that generally those members of the
House and Senate who opposed to the Kansas-Ne
braska act became members Of this society," and contributed
to II,
The leading primary object Of the association
prevent the introduction of slavery into Kansas staer
during the short session Of Congress in to ques
ton propounded to me by YOURSELF believe. We be-
eved that unless vigorous steps OF that kind taken
Kansas would become slave State. | do not remember
the caption of the subscription paper. think Other
object mentioned specified except the prevention
very in Kansas think that the sole object of tn.
movement
| do not recollect whether Mr. Speaker Banks
member of that society not whether Senator Seward
not Mr.. Goodrich kept the books. My impression
is that majority of those who voted against the bill
members of that organization do not remember the &c
tai money raised by OF that organ
We had a room here and empoye ed secreary and conse
quently had expenses to pay do C3t know the
raised think there were persons members of that asso
ciat9n who ~e members of either house of Congress
Mr. Latham appointed before the committee and in
showing the country the true ground and Of al
the difficulties in Kansas Territory