Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-20


"a man who trod the battle field Of Buena
Nista-a man who knows something of what
war is, who knows something of the threats
that have been made, and the preparations that
are now making. on the borders Of Western
Missouri, for another lawless invasion of Kan.
sas--has appealed to the President for proteo-
ton. lie is no fanatic. Sir, you cannot call
him an Abolitionst, at least not yet
Mr.. HALE. lie will be one soon.
Alr WILSON. The Senator from New lamp
shire says he will be one soon. Tho scenes
through which he is passing are calculated to
abolitionize men made of the hardest natures.
John Quincy Adams once said that man - has
the right to be an Abolitionst. and in being an
Abolitionist he violates no law, human or d. /
vine. Gen. Lane may be an Abolitionist
bat sir, he is not one now. On the Dist OF
January, he asked the President to send the
military force stationed at Fort Leaycnworth to
protect the people of Kansas against an invasion
which is - organizing on our border, amply
supplied with artillery, for the ayowed purpose
OF invading our Territory demolishng our
towns and butchering our unolending Free
State citizens
Two days after, on January 3d. Gen. Lane
and Gen. Robinson asked the President to issue
his proclamation forbidding this lawess inva
sion Of their Territory. TheSenator from Con-
necticut ilatters himself that those of US who
do not approve the course Of the Administration
will be greatly disappointed to find that the
leaders Of the Free State movement in Kansas
have impored the Executive to issue his proc
hn1ation. Let not the Senator from Connecti-
cut lay the lattering JUNCTION to his SOUL that
we are chagrincd by the disclosure Of this cor
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the imperilled people Of Kansas, asked the
President to issue >" his proclamation immedi-
ately iorbldding the INVASION which, if carried
ont as planned will stand forth without a par
allei IN the world history" Yheydd not ask
the President for his proclamation against the
wronsed and oppressed peopleof Kansas. They
asked for bread-the Pesident cave them Il stone.
They asked for Il fsh-the President gave them
u serpent.
The President, sir, has issued his proclamation
Out that proclamation is chiefly and mainly di-
rected against Lane and Robinson. and the lib
erty-loving, law abiding Free State men of Kan.
sls. Like his annual message in which he soft
ly spoke of the long series Of outrages YOU will
scarcely find parullelcd in the history Of Chris
tian States, as " Irregularities like that
special message in which the aggressive acts of
WIZ -hio"O"li ih'"d0io nClC CONGFCu over WIN
mild and honeyed phrases, and the defensive
measures Of the actual settlers treated as insur-
rectlonary acts, demanding Executive censure
this proclamation will be received on the West.
ern borders by the men who, by their votes anC
their resolves, have dictated law to Kansas, with
shouts Of approval. Sir, this proclamation will
carry no terror into the Blue Lodges and secre
clubs of Western Missouri
But sir, we were congratulated yesterday b,
/, the Senator from Connecticut, that the law
were to be executed and order preserved cal
the attention Of the Senate and Of the countr
, to the order of the Secretary Of War. VIVA
does this order say to Col Sumner Does
, clearly and expressly command him to arrest
at all hazards, any aggressive movement upo
Kansas, from Missouri The Secretary of Wa
informs Col Sumner that
r "The President has, by proclamation warne
"fa|l persons combined for inSurrecti0n or inCdSU
aggression against the organized Government
4 of the Territory Of Kansas, or associated to re
:, sist the due execution Of the laws therein, t
abstain from such revolutionary and lawles
proceedings.
Does the Secretary, then, direct Col. Sumne
to defend Kansas against invasive aggression 2
No, sir, no! The Secretary then issues tn
orders Of the Government to Col. Sumner il
these terms
''If, therefore, the Governor of the Terrific
:. ry, finding the ordinary course of Judicial pro
I ceedings and the powers vested in the United
States marshals inadequate for the suppression
, Of discretionary combinations or armed resiS
, lance TO the execution Of the laW, should make
requisition upon you to furnish military forct
to aid in the performance of that official duty
, YOU are hereby directed to employ for that pur
:. tpose the forces under your command"
Sir, this is not a direction to Col. Sumner tt
use his forces against the armed Missouri inva
ders. The Secretary tells the Colonel that thu
, President has sent out his proclamation agains
these movements ; but when he comes to direc
, 1.-THE commander of the force of the United State
f what to do, he does not order him to use tina
force, if there shall be an invasion from tn,
, State of Missouri. The Secretary shrinks from
putting himself against the lawless men whc
! represent Power in this country that Sustain
, them in their aggressive acts. Sir, the Score
tary bends to that Power he bows to these mel
who have no "quams Of conscience rs to VIC
lating laws, State or National " and we hay
, had nothing but bows to those men for the las
; eighteen months, from the other end of the av
enue.
} The reason why the Government has not use'
) its proper legitimate influence in Kansas, 70
, peace, for order, and for liberty, is the sam
f reason which originally snatched that four hun
bred and fifty thousand square miles Of free sol
-consecrated forever to the laboring millions O
} this country-and flung it open to the slave
. extending interests.
Sir, know that men in the confidence of til
Administration have expressed the idea that tn
Administration intends if the Peoples Legisl
ture meets on the 4th of March, to arrest tn
members the moment they take the oaths q
office. 1t is well known TACT, sr-known b
those who know anything about affairs in Kar
sas--Ihat they do not intend to pass laws, or ii
' terear in any way with the legislation of tn
: country; that they intend merely to assemble
state their grievances to the country, and choos
Senators to come here to implore US, in God
name, to carry out the wishes of he people an
: a low Kansas to take her place in this Union
flee CONFERENCE.-The. | understand these TO b
the intention OF the tried and trusted leaders
y the Free State men in Kansas, You may are,
9 Governor Robinson aud the leaders of the Ere
State party you may mprson them if you will
Il you may shed the blood of the actual settlers,
l. Kansas; but yol cannot break their spirits,
5 crush Que their hopes. The people of kansa
are for free State and if it is made a sIay
Il State, it will be by the criminal emissness
: directinterpositton fthis Administration. Leav
the people OF Kansas free, influenced by got
= Slave State officials you have thrust upou then
uuuluenced by foreign iuterposlon, and the
: vii bring her here clothed in the white robes
Freedom
: The Senator from Missouri SAID 10 us the othe
hot, 49, onlo,,ie,s f.nn Ia Eae, ,.ieb cd =
e keep others out that they wished to get posse;
sion of the 'l'eritors Armed men, he said ha
= crossed from Missouri to protect the baYot boxe
Q against the armed coonisls sent there by tn
Emigrant Aid Society. Did they protect tn
= ballot-boxes on the 29lh of November, 1851
9 when they went over and gave fifteen hundre
. votes Did thew nrniecl Inc hnlnt huNes Mhn