The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-09

blood Of murdered freemen win walk forth free and
tetteed the winds OF heaven Such prop
osuon heard OF before since the world began
and yet this Is just what Is proposed by these model re-
pubhcans.
Admit that there are obnoxious enacmeS in this code
IL docs not follow that that gives the right 70 deprive
the people Of Kansas Of their sacred hertagehe
right OF government Is theirs the only Legislature that
has passed foolish obnoxious laws Why sir there
State In the Union that has not done the thing
but the people affected thereby always discover the evil
and provide remedy in due time and that without any
ofhcious intermeddling from without
Have those OF that honoed old Common
wealth who so much troubled about this Kansas
code aud much in love with the negro forgotten
that at time in Massachusetts there statutes pro-
yidng for banishng Baptsts from the colony and forbid
ding any 70 speak against infant baptism denying the
OF the Emerald isle the right TO set his foot her
sot Furnishing with death all eyen the unutored
ndnns who should speak against the established religion
IA polite device to keep ignorant in aver pun
ishipg with banshment and death persons protesting the
Roman Catholic religion Furnishing with Imprisonment
lnosensive Quakers and cutting OF their and boring
their tongues with redhot IRON for crime except that
OF being TO their faith and banishng citizens
for speaking against these laws Have they forgot
ten the namy Of the Hiss legislature the passage Of
tue famous 'personaEibery bilF The good people OF
Massachusetts have corrected of these evils Of egs
tom tut they would have permitted any other peo
pie to have dictated to them the time mode OF repeating
these laws II there other evils that need correcting
they competent find the remedy, without any Off
eous inermeddling Of others And this is all that is ask
ed for the people OF kansashat they be left free to
u
gislaton. e.... -t....
In this alluson the early history of Massachusetts
Liquidation am not willing that my motives shall be mis-
understood. II had the power could not be induced TO
dim the Qstre of her glorious history have sympa-
thy with gentlemen who may attempt to detract from the
fair fame of any portion of country;
they in this way afford any pleasure, command my
gratitude my respect The noble deeds of Mas
sachnset constitute part of the common heritage which
claim part Her soil is cherished portion of this great
country; and her Lexington and Concord, and Bunker
HILL are holy places cherished in the hearts of all true
Americans Every State every nook and corner of this
broad land feel to be portion of my country whose rep
uaton and glory cherish and whose fame would be the
last to defacc. slr t. .4
refer these only prove that the
most enlightened communities will at times pass very fool
sh and very unjust laws and that the only safe us6
able rule under system for every people attend to
the correction of their evils and their laws and
leave other communities the right and privilege of doing
the thing for themselves Unfortunately the dispo
stion 10 ntermedde with and control the legsa
uon and even the religion, of Others with which can
have rghtuy nothing to do has spread throughout the
land and has at length brought almost to the verge Of
disunion and civil war. y. sFa. +. e. u.# 81.
Another wing of this allied army engaged in this un-
holy warfare against the democratic party the southern
branch OF the know-nothng party-the northern branch
with very few exceptions, having been swallowed and
completely identified with the back-repubican movement
or this secret organization shall have very lit
tie TO say Its life has been brief but eventfu and
now is in the very act of giving up the ghost AS i'm
probable as it will appear to future generations who may
read the history of these times there doubt that the
great mass OF the people who have been entrapped within
the meshes of this strange organization entered with the
purest motives and most patriotic purposes They have
discovered their error and are now rapidly retracng
their steps, and when the rosts of November shall visit
us the immortal "Sam' will have passed away from the
earth, and the place that knows him will know him
no more forever Born of bigotry and intolerance he
conceived in sin aGd brought forth in inquy His
strange BIRTH rapid growth, violent life, and sudden
death VIII form an interesting study for the future poll
tcian and historian. Like Jonahs gourd he sprung up
fuil grown In the nighttime only to wither and die be-
fore the light of the morning But brief has been
his career he has left footprints upon our institutions
to eradc Rut will luval
on this view of the subject
For the members of that party whom have met on this
hoor mean those who have just claim to nationality
in their feelings and sentiments, entertain personally
the kindest feelings Those with whom have become
more intimate hope always to rank among my personal
friends But candor and truth compel me TO add that in
OPINION when the history of these times is written the
blacklist viii be that which records the ingattude OF
the southern know-nohings to the democratic party
the northern States The great battle which ragged
Tor the last two years throughout the North between
abolition fanaticism the side and the defend
ers Of the constitution and the constitutional rights
OF the South on the other, has been the hercest
the most bitter, proscriptye, and relentless known
70 the history OF our country The great abolition
swelled, and its rolled towards the national
capital Its pillows dashed against the pillars of the con-
stitution and threatened to ,ingulf all But wherever
the storm ragged ferces aud the rolled highest the
national men Of the North were found struggling with
almost superhuuan efforts beat back this abolition
deiuge from the capital Many of these were beaten
down oy the enemy but the survivors although they
their brethren falling the right hand and the left
sun fought on with courage and confidence
And who are these men, who the sacrifice of ease and
comfort and 10 the face of political social ostracism
thus bated day after day for the rights Of their distant
brethren and the integrity Of the Union Among them
you viii Ind Cas- DOUGLAS and RICHARDSON and Willard
and Haet and indeed the entire democracy of the whole
Northi but you may your eye over the whole field
from Maine TO California and you will end one single
member OF the knownothng party engaged In this con-
TEST on the side Of the constitution Your know-nohinQ
BANKS, and WILSON, and BURLISGAR, and FUILER and
men OF like kidney were In the contest but their blows
We're aimed at the democracy and this dangerous
abolition faction Your national men, IL you had them
were lying stiil while this storm raging and struck
no blow FOR the principles Of the constitution Your Fill
more at safe distance from the of conflict was que
sppnR bis wine With the Pope Of Rome or basking in
toe smiles OF some crowned head OF Europe The position
OF your Henry NJ FULLER say the best you can OF him
was 50 uncertain that his back-repubcan colleagues from
ms own State voted for him for Speaker of The
present House under the belief that he was as good free
soer as themse es he had ever previous 10 that time
raised his hand and struck even one blow for the
suuuona rights Of the South he could not under any cir
cumstances have received of these Totes Fuers
od as he has patched II up here at the OF his
southern friends does not better his condition Take IL al
together as stated by himself on this floor and II IL ins
hs and you can make nothing else Of it, al do not be
eVe that the federal government has any power TO ers
late on the subject Of slavery in the Territories and as h
and Senate against us cannot now restore
the Missouri restriction and, therefore am opposed 10
agitatng the subject But II had ri, presid.nf and N,
cae uh u.s. mould vote 10 restore that restriction not
'pHtaadng " my opinion would Be violation Of N,
constitution and invasion Of constitutional rights or
ne South For Gmpres (who believes that we have The
ConHutuhonal power 70 vote 10 prohibit slavery In The