The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER g. 1856

the public, you win BY my published letter show no
divided 'front.'"
This admission covers the whole ground In il be dis
uncuy asserts and gives it A. his candid Judgment
that far a. Legally concerned he and his friends
in the wrong The truths ac this ad-
mission the same which have been endeayorng 20
orce The whole merits Of this turn the report Of
the COMMITTEES Of Elections upon the simple question Of the
Legality of the organization Of the legislature that passed
the law under which the stng delegate elected That
In my judgment Is closed question. That in the private
Judgment Of Governor Reedsr also closed question
Out Of his mouth he stands condemned IN this movement
But Ar, Speaker strong these positioas
sallA6e As they aEeImpregnab they are-l do not
intend to rest the argument solely upon them intend To
take ur the report Of the committee of investigation
ferred 10 by the gentleman from Maine, Mr. WAsHBURA
intend 70 examine it. and exhibit this House and the
country the character OF some ot the facts reported BY
them. intend 10 examine Of their conclusions too
The gentleman from Maine Mr. WAsHBuRS says, that
all the conclusions 10 matters 0f fact arrived al BY the
said special committee clearly and ncontroyertbly
tablshed BY the testimony in the case Now, sir, join
issue with the gentleman from Maine Mr.. WAsHSuRE
join Issue with the majority Of the Committee u Elections
join issue also with the investigating committee To the
matters Of fact arrived by them in the conclusions to
which they in their report and defy the gentle
man from Maine Mr.. WAsHBURE either gentleman on
the investigating committee anybody else ia this House
out OF il TO maintain the Of the conclusions
as TO matters OF fact arrived at by them shall show
that what has been proclaimed official proof is nothing
but reckless assertion The first Of these conclusions is
these words
THAT election in the Territory held under the
gahie or alleged territorial law has been carried by organ
lied invasion from the State Of Missouri by which the people
the Territory have been prevented from exercising the
rights secured to them by the organic law.
Now sir the gentleman from Maine Mr. WAsHBURxl
and the majority Of the Committee Of Elections assert in
their report that this conclusion matter Of fact Is in
oontrovertby established by the testimony taken. say
that the testimony taken establishes such fact say
that the testimony taken establishes fact in direct contra
dicon 10 this statement say that the evidence abund
any and concusyely establishes the hct that General
WHITFIELD duly elected by the actual and legal resi-
dent Of the Territory the election the 2eh Of
November 1854 This fact appears not only from the es
tmouy but admitted by the committee of invesga
ton themselves in their report Then, how it be
that every election there has been carried by organ
ized invasion from Missouri
win read from the document itself Here on page
is what purpor be abstract Of the vote cast the
29th Of November 1884 from which il that WHIT
got 25s votes Fenniken 3o5; Wakefield, (which
believe mistake for WHITFIELD 24s and p scat
terng These 305 for Flennken and % scattering all
the against in the entire Territory
Mr. SHERMAN The gentleman Is entirely mistaken
The abstract shows that 225S for WHIT
FIELD 24S for Wakefield for Flenniken and D scat
terng but that 729 Of those Illegal and only
lila were legal Of the legal votes cast General HIT
had plurality having received 537 legal votes
+ Mr.. STEPHENS ] tell the gentleman ] not mlsta-
ken and his statement that 729 Of the 225s cast for
Whitfield Illegal is sustained by proof There is
wide difference between assertion and proof and this
table exhibits the truth Of this orcby. The table
states that there were 29 Illegal votes cast but where
is the proof Of the fact Of these votes being Illegal
The table proof The table also that there
only LILA legal that election. Where the
proof Of that But suppose there only IA legal votes
cast Take from thai nube- 3O5 votes cazt for FIeuu
ken and p scattering, and it would leave " Whthelo
elected BY large majority or if the 24s for Wakeheid
intended for Whitfield, and If all the voteE for
name and the 327 for Fsnnksn and scattering
legal votes assumed but without proof thea Whit
field having 537 admitted legal votes duly elected,
having received greater number than any other candi-
date How then be said that his election, IN this
instance, was carried BY an organized invasion from
Missouri
Bat sir call for the proof upon which this exhibit Of
legal and Illegal made The exhibit Of htheds
Wake6elds and Feaniksus votes and the scattering
s copied from The official return, but the aadeRaa
touching the legal and illegal votes and the number Of
under the taken three months E have been
put il by the committee II il IN their statement not in
the testimony And ask for the proof 70 warrant il But
even according 70 the gentlemAns own showing, now
made, after deducting from his count one thousand
seven hundred and tWenty-nine without proof Whit
field certainly duly elected AZ that election BY the
legal Of the Territory. Indeed the COMMITTEES
Of investigation say, reference this election page
eight Of their report OF the legal votes cast General
Wbitheld received plurality This settles the ques
tion. II Whitfield got plurality Of the legal votes Of
the Territory Of be duly elected Now, sir
ask the gentleman upon my night Mr. WAsHHURS 70 tell
and this House and the country, how be and MAJOR
ity Of the Committee of Elections say that il is estab
lisbed By ncOHfr0ysb prof. that Ssach sieaOH in the
Territory held under the organic alleged territorial law
has been carried BY organized nUasE from The State Of
Missouri p &c This matter Of fact arrived At BY the sp
eiA committee q Es clearly and inc0nroverhbly estRb
lshed by the testimony cannot stand moments hand
ling II falls al the frEt blow II i the 6rst conclusion
arrived BY the committee Of Investigation and incOr
porAsd the report Of the COMMITTEES Of Elections the
foundation the very conversions Of the fabric Of their
port this This Cornerstone sir, knock from
under the fabric and the whole supersructurs fall
with It there Be nothing solid Or firm for IT 70 rest
upon
But sir DO not intend to stop here This conclusion
Of the committee Is but sample of all the rest have
read the whole o this document Of thousand two hun
dred and pages and assert that there not single
Of the conclusions of the committee arrived mat
Of fact which s sustained BY the testimony, massive
vouminOus and contradictory hs il is repeat however,
again that there not fact statement contained
in IL BY the most preudced onesided witness sworn,
which goes assR mpenrh in the slightest degree the
great leading upon which the merits Of this
These the elections hed in pursuance Of the governors
proclamation under the organic law-his Judgment upon
the returns Of the election Of the membershe large
orty Of both branches Of the legislature boldng their
during their whole under the certificates Of the
governor without word Of complaint from him any,
body else that be governor recognised them legs
latve body that be did not question the legality Of their
organization The testimony Of Governor Reder himself
taken and Of these facts denied by him No
word Of complaint heard about the legality Of the
organization Of the legislature about invasion from
Missouri for several long months after The election,
until after he turned Of Office During AL this
tine before removed BY the President the only cry
heard from him the sentinel upon the wAchtower Of
the rights Of the people Of Kansas, was, sAlTs we
But sir viii proceed. intend take up this
Of tesrrSry ard s Il little further bow far Il
warrants The conclusions Of the COMMITTEES touching the
March 1885, The testimony is All we have anything to do
with The conclusions Of the committee nothing
They authorized 70 give any Of their oonclu
I have shown what their conclusions