Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-24

In fragrant derogation of the very Popula
Sovereignty, whose name helped to imposI
this Bill upon the country. the atrocious OBJ
ject was now distinctly avowel And the
avowal has been followed by the act. Slave.
ry has been forcibly introduced into Kanzas,
and placed under the formal safeguards Of
! pretended law. How this was done, belongs
| to the argument.
In depicting this consummation, the sim
| plest outline, without one word of color, will
| be best. Whether regarded in its mass or in
its details, in its origin or its result it is all
blackness, illumined by nothing from itself,
but only by the heroism of the undaunted
men and women whom it environed. A plain
statement of facts will be picture of fearful
truth, whichtaithful history will preserve in
its darkest gallery. In the foreground all
will recognize familiar character, IN himself
a connecting link between the President and
the border rufhan-less conspicuous for abili.
ty than for the exalted place he has occupied
who once sat in the seat where you now
sit, sir; where once sat John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson also, where once sat Aaron
Burr. need not add the name of David R..
Atchison. You have not forgot that, at the
session Of Congress Immediately succeeding
the Nebraska Bll%he came tardily to his duty
here. and then, after a short time. disappear
ed. The secret has long since been disclosed.
Like Catiline, he stalked into this Chamber,
reeking with conspiracy-imnao IN Senatuau
Uenit-snd then like Catiline he skulked
away-aba, ercesSit, -eUastt, er,tpit-to Join
and provoke the consprators, who at dis
lance awaited their congenial chief. Under
the influence of his malign presence the
Crime ripened to its fatal fruits, while the
simllitude with Catiline was again renewed
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he found in the very Senate itself, where,
beyond even the Roman example, a Senator
has not hesitated TO appear as his open COM
purgator,
And now, as proceed to show the way in
which this Territory was overrun and finally
sublugated to Slavery, l desire to remove in
advance all question with regard to the au-
thority on which l rely The evidence is
secondary; but it is the best which, in the
nature OF the case, can be had, and it is not
less clear, direct, and peremptory, than any
by which we are assured of the campaigns in
the Crimea or the fall of Sevastopol In its
manifold mass, l confidently assert, that it is
such body of evidence as the human mind
is not able to resist. 1t is found in the con-
curing reports of the public press in the
letters of correspondents; in the testimony of
travellers; and in the unaffected story to
which have listened from leading citizens,
who, during this winter, have "come flock
ing here from that distant Territory. IT
breaks forth in the irrepressibe cutlery, reach.
ing us from Kanzas, in truthful tones, which
leave no ground of mistake. 1t addresses us
In formal complaints, instinct with the ndig-
nation of people determined to be free, and
unlmpeachaole as the declarations of a MUIR
dered man on his dying bed against his MUIR
derer.
begin with an admission from the Presi-
dent himself, in whose sight the people of
hanzas have little favor. And yet, after ar
raigning the innocent emigrants from the
North, he was constrained to declare that their
conduct was " far from justifying the ILLEGAL
and reErehensible counter. movement which
ensued." Then, by the reluctant admission
OF the Chief Magistrate, there was counter
movement, at ouce illegal and reprehenSib5e.
L thank thee, President, for teaching me
these words; and now put them in the
front of this exposition, as in themselves
confession. Sir this Illegal and reprehen-
sible counter movement" is none other than
the dreadful Crime under an apologize alias
by which, through successive invasions,
Slavery has been forcibly planned in this Ter
ritory.
Next to this Presidential admission must
be placed the details of the inyasions, which
now present as not only "illegal and rep
rehensible, but also UNREASONABLE evil
dence of the resulting Crime.
The violence, for some time threatened,
broke forth ON the 10Th of November, 1854,
at the first election of Delegate to Congress-
when companies to Missouri, amounting to
upwards of one thousand, crossed into Kan.
zas, and, with force and arms, proceeded to
vote for Mr.. Whitfield, the candidate Of
An,
superior intelligence and perfect integrity,
thus describes the scene:
1.-THE first ballot box that was opened upon our virgin
soil was cl scd by overp weing nu mbsrs and i'm
pen free So bod AMI reckless we're our invaders
that they cared not to conceal their attack fhev
upon US not in the guse Of voters, steal away our
franchise, but boldly and openly, TO snatch it with
rorg hand. They directly from their own homes
and in compact aud organise bands, With in hand
ana provisions for the expedii N, marched polls
AM when their work done returned whence they
came"
Here was an outrage at which the coolest
blood of patriotism boils. Though, for vari.
Gus reasons unnecessary to develop, the busy
settlers allowed the election to pass uncon-
tested, still the means employed were none
the less "illegal and reprehensbe.'
This intiietion was significant prelude to
the grand invasion of the Both March, 1866,
at tie election of the first Territorial Legis-
lature under the organic law, when an armed
multitude from Missouri entered the Terrific
ry, in larger numbers than General Taylor
commanded at Buena VISTA or than General
Jackson had within his lines at New Orleans
larger lar than our fathers rallied on Bunker
Hill On they came as an army with ban
ners, organised in companies, with officers,
munitions, tents, and provisions, as though
marching upon foreign foe, and breathing
loud mouthed threats that they would carry
their purpose, if need be, by the bowie knife
and revolver. Among them according to his
own confession, was David II. Atchison,
belted with the vulgar arms of his vulgar
comrades. Arrived at their several destina-
tons on the night before the election, the in
vaders pitched their tents, placed their sen.
tries, and waited for the coming day. The
same Trustworthy eye witness, whom l have
already quoted, says, of one locality:
Baggage-wagons there, with arms and ammu-
milton enough for protracted aght and among them
two brass deld-peces, ready charged They came with
drums beating and hays flying, and their lead Of
the most prominent and conspicuous men Of their sate
Of another locality he says:
1.-THE invaders came together in one armed and organ
lsed BODY with trains Of fifty wagon besides horsemen
add the before election pitched their camp in the
vicinity Of the polsj and, having appointed their own
judges in place OF those who, from int mdaton other
wise, failed to Attend they voted without any proof Of
residence.n
With this force they were able, on the sue
ceeding day, in some places, to intimidate the
judges Of elections; in others, to substitute
judges of their own appointment; in others,
to wrest the ballot boxes from their rphtful
possessors, and everywhere to exercise a com.
plete control of the election, and thus, by a
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