The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-09
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TEE PEEsBKsrs NEssAGz.-rhls paper contains
the special o. President Pierce fbe Affairs q
Kansas ID received By the House and read though
the annual message Is s technically Aon The table,
We ask careful reading for this document for divers
reasons Probably question bas been more exaggerated
beyond is proportions than that touching the Kansas
teri5 orHi government The occasion was seised with
aTiaEy ~ those Ah1iODs 70 rally new party % an old
With tie abrcsanoa Of ths Missouri Compromises Any
one Who has noticed the conrse Of the leading abolition
and whg priRs this subject lie thoroughly aware
thai the Kansas qaestl0n regarded a. eodsena-a
basis FOR ~ least dlIstraon ana anfi-denao-
cratic rally The prime effect Of the excitement got Up
vas y tocs premature settlement Of the Kansas region
by nde q restless sprts half and half prose
tzr armed With "snArpes rHesa and equipped with The
most bitter sntslayery doctrines The result inevi-
seree eastern people and the immigrants from the nsgb
| boring slave States
Had THE federal executive acted upon the specially re-
ported accounts az battle and maFder the TTbupe and
kiEdred prints the Unied States troops would have
pagnfd IN Kansas months ago but the President
was letter Informed and understood the ksnsas letters
rather better than the people large The stories
nneenths lies made VI whole CLOTH to affect elections
and DO other dirty work Gov lneder kept up the e1
paper srbhler lie antsgonistic the popular legis
latpre, There chance specific settbnlent OF
difficulties whilst he reaane3 and be removed,
and Governor shannon succccded him. Since then
bear very little Of those formidable turbuenee and Kan
sas does not occupy quite large space in the public
eye and turgid papers
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steps 70 rske Kansas State quickly possible and
thea leave The people decide upon the slavery clause
Of their constitution in the right and plainly democratic
way. ra r~
The message is clear and uuanswerable It was con-
aenned in advance Of its appearance by the rabd oppos
ton who have yentured however attack s ce its
publication In the discharge Of this duty the President
has Shown the clear discovering the real
points Of question the same frank and manly hon
esty nrgan it, always noticeable Ia his previous State
papers Nor viii any who reads this message without
prejudice fail in coming the conclusion that lie Presi
dent has Just Of his duty the premises and has
precisely the courage requisite 10 do his constitutional
duty to the letter.
From the Harrisburg lPa.l Patros Union.
KANSAS ATFAIRs-P PRESIDENTS nEssAGE-We psh!sh To-
both houses o. Congress Thursday last by the Presi
dent Of the United States This message brings before The
country il oc Al form the whole Kansas question and
avail ourselves Of the opportunity thus presented
express views own which otherwise we would
aot at this tune have PIT upon record.
We hare from the first agitation Of this question con-
tended that The principle conoeding actual settlers OF
Territories the right determine the character Of their
domestic institutions is safe and proper, We took this
view beore the passage the Kansas aetbeiore the de-
mocfaey Of Pennzysauia body prepared to con-
car IN IT. and our opinion il still unchanged.
We look upon il in fact The ony sale and practicable
way of settling very ugly and threatening question.
IL fair to both North and South Ii Is in strict ac
cordance with The genius OF republican Institutions
and with all Preconceved ideas of the rights Of
man.
All the ingenuity Of fanAficis constantly on the rack
stretching itself for expedens and inventions
or holding ont anr promise 10 accomplish its purpose
Indeed anatcsu BY as insane Efforts and hostile dem
onsfratons has constantly widened the breach and
dered the question still conf cheated and difficult Of
sdustment has excited higher pitch the passions
of both sections Of the country and famed every soul
dering enber into raging flame; while the Kansas bill
The production Of sound heads and patriotic hear like the
rod Of Moses has struck the rock in the right place that
the waters Of peace fow Abundany and the has
/ but 70 drink and lire
hat prospect there in the present excited state of
The country any conceivable condition IN which we
may hereafter be placed Of obtaining better plan Of aa
justmentore cqaisbe between the contebding sections
more republican, consttntionsl2 -,
We can none DOW, nor Go ne believe that any vii
/ be discovered hereafter
thryI years ago the country has been periodically
vascd by slavery agitation and yet the condition the
Kansas bin be accepted any solution than
then Compromise after compromise and 6nAliiy AFTER
hnAlty, have been tried in vain With all the efforts Of
The mighty Of other days with al The forecast and
thought and labor Of living lay the fell spirit
ii w0ud down Ever And its black and bloody
vsage would siArile the nation and The Union would
trsube 70 her centre IN the throes Of mighty
earthquake ....
And Why was tilis7
Becsnse The oorreet-tai Con
grss has 20 power over The question ana therefore should
touch i has practically been carried
The Of all slavery agitation from the capital
and gather strength and volume they roll the
land where ali should be statesmen and patriots too
many drnsgogues and sgaiors and istead Of
pleasant voices Speaking peace and union in the halls Of
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angry and dissoaAnt the groNings Of Wild beasts
I in the giadiaioriAl arena
Here the evil which all former eEpedens have failed
to care but which the great princple enuneiGed IN the
Kansas bill when firmly established the doctrine
Of the coantry, promises eradicate Ii viii all
agitation from Congress snd that accomplished the
nation viii have peace, disunion win be thought
of and The republic VIII Giranos with smiling face and
! gisat strides, % her road 70 greatness.
We speak Of Tire iafepfioas oftbe bof the result.
they would proarce honestly carried out-aud Of
the manner in wheh designing ignorant excited and
sssEgs have construed and acted upon them There
y exists very WIDE dfsrpnce between what the bill con
templates and tie which have been enacted in the
organization Of Kansas The principle upon which IL
designed 10 Organize thai Territory q cOBo0rd and
sity ard II has been violsted through the misguided
zeal of New England and Missouri hnaos that indeed
may be great msortune but IL n1isfor1ne sttribu-
table The evil passions Of men which laws Rov-
ern And by cbargeable to the hn
Seeing, then % admirable plan for the pssceabe and
constitutional settlpent Of ts disturbing question,
At loss 70 cOnceire what bonorMble patriotic
tves aetats men in resisting IL Drop ~ and
loose the last snrbor which the safety Of the chip de-
y penis and thcncoTth drfft upon dark and stormy
ocean witbgut hArbor q safety IN view the light Of
I solitary beacon to cheer
The South Is tenacious about the acquisition Of
slave territory she sensitive insult and what
greater iusut could h. offered than deliberate decArn-
ion BY Congress that mesgrs Sotes saaH D. aanedr
That would al once place Der position 81 nferority
and who suppose that she would consent TO occupy
sueh position Certainly who puts just esti-
mate his manhood, OF appreciates their
value the equal rights q The STATES under the Constitution
There he doubt that such declaration by Congress
would constitute virtual dissolution Of tbe Uniou
be followed by 40 actual dissolution with al ia terrible
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