The daily union., 1856-01-24
THE DAILY UNION

10 laws under the constitution the legislature Of
had and il hardly have passed more
awess than that legislature did The powers OF egs
aon established by the Kansas and Nebraska acts are IN
these words
aThe legislative power shall extend TO all ghtnl sub
ects legislation consistent with the constitution OF the
United States and this act IL being the true intent and
meaning of this act not 10 egsate slavery into any Ter
ritory or State exclude Ii thererom but leave
the people ers perfectly free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions In their own way subject only TO the
constitution of the United States"
Is not that sound democratic doctrine IL anybody
opposed that7 But there il set OF border rutans
they say wbo invade that Territory from the other side Of
the river and control the elections That is all wrong,
aud will against the wrong doers but II there s
wrong done 1t by civil The voters,
by the Kansas act ut the frs election To be sactua
residents What is an actual resident ia Kansas Are
to IL in other States must they settle it there
for themselves goes into Kansas and to-
day, am actual resident They cannot dispute him,
for il rests ia his own mind and purpose and they take his
vote and in that way all these that 90 there from
Missouri II residents must have taken false oaths and
Del ured themselves. But you say behind that is the
power OF the government and IL ought interfere That
is mistake We should thank God that the President of
the United States has such power Ne hasthe poper 10
execute The Of The United States ohenepe they resist
ed and he will faithfully and fearlessy do it, issue
comes by rebellion in the Terri,ory but he has
right pass Judgment the acts OF legislative body
acting under organic law.
Governor Reeder himself organized the legislature of
Kansas under the organic law of the Territory and when
they got together they had the OF other legislatures
and they prescribed the qualifications of under the
constitution Can the President interfere Shall the
Kansas Legislature have that rght2 We have 1t here IN
Massachusetts do you mean TO give i up TO somebody
else and ii not will you take it away from themi
But the legislature OF Kansas say have abused their
powers. Very likely That Is just what the know-noh-
ngs have done here in Massachusetts, most abominaby
but are we going have Kansas interfere regulate those
abuses? mol Then, what business have you to 90 to
Kansas to egsae for them or regulate them II they have
abused their powers?
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make local laws for Territory, shall the people Of the
Territory make their own local lawsY Democrats say
yes Fusonsts cay mol the people Of the Territories shall
have the right of selgovernment and the new States
shall not have the rights when they come into the
Union that Massachusetts has There we take issue upon
this plain Open practicable Jeersonian doctrine that the
people Of every political community shall have the right
o form and regulate their domestic institutions in their
way subject only to the constitution OF The United
States" That is the Kan las bill and now may ask
you rooy freedom you in fasor Of starery tor
WHITE MEN Kansas If you say that they Are bf
trusted because you fear They will carry slaves from Other
Slaes Kansas then you deny segovernment OF The
people and 20 for he slavery in Kansas under the self
conceed precnce that you govern for them better
| than they govern for themselves
THE CONSCIENCE APPLIED TO KANSAS.
But you insist that your eosscieace viii nat aos yar
to still and the extension OF slavery going in th
country Well Obliged to great many things
going every where that don't like but can't help
the more NEEDLE the worse make IT, II has been sc
With anslasery for twenty-five years Of political turmoil
But just reflect that as much 40 We may desre tbat Kansa
should be free black and whae Stale, there will not bs
the increase Of single slave In this Union should
she become only free white Slate The question L.
whether free men, black white shall be made slaves bu
whether gone portions less Of the slaves living
one side Of river state line shall live The other sd
and still be slaves continue to be slaves whore they nov
are Is this great matter then, of such awful "para
mount interest idea that the North is bound I,
60 on orlsade against the South under these abolition
and know-nohing m,ssionarie and drive slavery
Il kansas, or drive the South opt Of the pniony
What ayails it now TO talk Of repeating the kebrask
bin There IL Is a law Of this Union and the democratic
party of the Union ready issue becaus
il is the only conservative doctrine concerning slavery
an incident in State governments upon which tn
whole country, South and North, can rcpose in peace
Hereafter when we settle this principle las shall
the pe4t presidential eection by applying III to Terrific
Ties the same As TO States go forward peacefully
the great mission OF covering this continent all will
independent saes bound together in this glorious Union
The people OF Territory State will have saver
unless they permanently desire il fixed element In the
domestic Institutions Should IL at first be forced upon
Territory by "border ruans' nterlopeIs the reaction
Of the will Of the pernEnenl settlers win be The more Of
hcient In the end in excluding T. ihns ~ the re4 ans
permanent people Of Kansas shall resolve upon having
4 free State including blacks Kansas will be Free withou
slaves within her Territory But her people deliberately
LOCKING their affairs resolve that she shall be FIRE
State with slavos n H. for that Is the only difference be
tween free and slave States 10 this pGloa, do not know
what right Of the North have to interfere All We esi
say TO her h think you have the worst Of it. you hsy
got 10 hold the wolf by the cara and WIN not tickle h
tail to enrage him or TO reud the Union. Applause
i SLAVE REPRESENTATION.
As 10 the argument touching slave representation,
much the for Kansas II She like the South ha
slave labor IL excludes just much free labor and
psakens her political power d0es In s ihe aypho1
ing States for the slaves who exclude free laborers from
the population count in the ratio Of representation mot
porg fools and knayes construe the constitution ba
pon but three In five; whereas the lborors OF the North
whether voters non-voers count IKE men five 10 five
Strange Inconsistency that the abolionists Ebond com
plain that negro counts too much when be counts only
three in ave 10 The whites
Therefore my friends let repose 10 confidence upor
this sound democratic principle Of scEgoycrnmenti &t
rights and fidelity 70 he constitution When we bring th
antslayery lecturers and the fusion demagoges and th
know-notn,ngs down to this ain, practical, common
sense issue they have but inyectve agains
the "slave power and the slave oligaichy and ther
let them rail and 50 God help and incline heprt
70 love the Union, We Of the northern and southern ns
uonal democracy, with the Unon-loving OF all pare
actpg with will stand together and vote them down u
the next presidential election have done for fftl
years and thus continue 10 preserve the Union and th
rights Of the States in spite Of oes without and traitor
within lCheers
| DEMOCRAPfC CONVENTION IN GEORGIA,