The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-03

ana ratihed by their children. But there was
something promised in the place of that line.
What was ii 1t was that the people in Kan
sas should have the right to govern themselves.
And the great struggle is, at the present hour,
not whether we will restore the Missouri Com
promise, but whether they will keep the prom
Use made, when that Compromise was abroga-
ted, to the ear, and break it to the hope
| A year before the Nebraska and Kansas bill
was passed, another bill was passed by this
House for the organization Of this Territory !;
and believe it gave Joy throughout the whole
land. 1t contained no provision in it for the
abrogation of any compromise. 1t stood be-
fore us as free territory, and emigrants said,
ave will go to that Territory. the inheritance
OF our fathers, and We will keep it free. We
will go there fearless of any encroachment upon
the part of Slavery; we will go there and en-
| Joy free State" But another year came, and
another bill came along with it. That bill
promised that every man who went there should
go there upon an equality with every other man,
so far as political rights were concerned.
Now, sir, all the new territories settled by the
Old World were settled in masses; men did not
go out singly from their homes 1t was so in
the settlements made in this country. Such
was the fact in the settlement of Virginia of
South Carolina, of Connecticut, of Massachu-
sets.
|
| these days about emigration aid societies. Now,
suppose that here is a company of men coming
from London to Plymouth. Suppose hundred
men were to come and you see man rushing
to the King, breathess, exclaiming, "Why, men
| are emigrating here in massesl |" "Well, what
of it?" "Why, they have no right to come
| here in masses. Let every man row his own
boat. Let them come singly, and / will not
| object. but here they come in whole shiploads"
Well, sir, there emigrant aid society
for the encouragement of the Plymouth colony.
Every man who came to Plymouth Rock mort
gagged his services for ten years. in order that
he might have his expenses paid, and an allow
| ance for his support after he arrived.
And the same thing might be said in respect
to the emigrants from Greece to Asia Minor,
Italy, and Sicily. Those who emigrated were
| generally persons composing minority, who,
having been defeated in their political strug-
| giles, did not care to be tainted with it; and
hence they preferred going to FOREIGN country.
| But they were in different situation in some
| respects. They went cut without aw-inde-
| pendent of law--with the right to make their
own laws. But there was another thing in re.
gard to these emigrant aid societies those who
| stayed at home were bound to pay the expenses
| of those who went abroad. This was Just as
pmuch settled law in that community as any
4 Olner law tndt ever eAlSteu tnere.
There was another emigation which, in one
| respect, and only one, bears a resemblance to
those who are now going West. There was a
body of men who went out from certain coun-
try for the purpose of going to the land of
Freedom. That was their protested mission.
Well, sir, they obtained permission to go; and
on a certain night, by the help of erEigrant
aid societies, they started. On that night
there were three millions of people started out
from Egypt. There were among them six hun
dred thousand men capable of bearing arms
But Pharoah said that was too much. These
men were emigrating in too large masses, and
he started out after them-nct to control them
at the ballot box, but to hinder them from 60
ing. But he did not hinder them. They start
ed out for the promised land, not one fifth part
of the distance to Kansas, but they did not go
directly there. In the course of two years,
however, they came to a river, which only sep
arated them from the promised land They
were not, however, fit to enter, and they turn
ed back into the wilderness and, after thirty
eight years, these six hundred thousand men,
capable Of bearing arms, again arrived at the
promised land; they crossed the river, and
Freedom was theirs. They were then trained
men-every man trained to his place.
There is a body of men--not going out of
Egypt-but from the Northern country to the
West. They are not going there armed. They
are in practice unacquainted with arms but
they will have their training if it be necessary.
They will break the depths of the forest gloom
as they tramp their way through the wilderness,
and the wilderness will shake beneath their
tread, because it will be the tread of host of
freemen. But there will be no going back
Well, we are told that Northern men have
always backed out, and that they will back out
on this occasion. No, sir; we have got where
we cannot back out. Why taunt the men who
hold for the right of the admission of Kansas
unto the Union, as men lacking courage and
high patriotic spirit? They are descendants of
good men, always earnest in the cause of Free
COR: fieman Ae;, as Is enc of the Represent:
atives of Vermont, showed himselfS strong as
sailant of Slavery at the time of the admission
of Arkansas, and it was thought fit to sneer at
him as buried sway off up in the mountains Go
and stand by the grave of Heman Allen. There
will be presented one of the finest scenes ever
presented to the eye of man. Could you length
EN- your vision, and clip the top of the noun.
tain forests, you might see Arnold on the peril
sOus way to Quebec You may see him wound.
led. You may see where Wolfe fell, and where
Montgomery died. You may track that army
when pestilence hung over it, and death was
dripping from her wings. You will see Bur-
-goyne starting his career on the lake, and ma
liking his way down to Saratoga Then you will
.see him returning, and the splendid presents
. for the Indians, brought by him, disposed of in
a manner and for a purpose far different from
that for which they were intended, just as the
marble brought into Greece to rear monu-
@nent at Marathon. That monument went up
con the same spot, but it went up to show the
victory of the Greeks, and the vanqushment of
the Persians. From that spot you may see the
hoff of hot 10
going down Lake George in the French war,
With its music aud its banners flying. You
~nay see the battle of Plattsburg. You may
Bee the spot where Scott won his glory There
is the place where sleeps the freeman, Allen.
. There is another timing on which l wish to
speak. refer to the emigrant aid societies.
The largest emigrant aid society ever known
is the Government Of the United States. 1t be
gan its career to stimulate immigration more
than fifty years ago. HOWE In protecting
squatters, making presumption laws, homestead
bills, and giving donations of the public lands
70 actual settlers. Just to make the point clear.
let me refer to what has been done in refer
ince to the Territory Of Oregon. In 1852 we
lassed a law giving to every actual settler in
hat Territory, if single, three hundred and
twenty, or, if married, sly hundred and forty
Ceres. 1t was TO continue for two years but
when that time had expired, it was extended
kwo years more. 1t expired in December last
ny its own limitation. Look at it. Six hun
cred and forty acres to every man vino would
20 to Oregon Two hundred thousand acres
5ere pledged gift to actual settlers, if they
gould 60 there. President Pierce takes the
Executive chair. / suppose he knows what
'.as been done; yet, notwithstanding this. when
{. little eu,igrsnt aid society is seen in Massa-
husetts, the President, and all in authority,
Are in the utmost CONSERVATION. They are