The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-10
GILMORE HAYS.

and one-sded publications.
In haste, your obedient servant
GILMORE HAYS.
For the Union
THE KANSAS COMMISSION.
On Friday the minority report of Mr.. Oliver will be
presented to the House 1t is frequently asked Why the
committee did not agree Is not Mr. divers secession
capuous movement 2" The u.s. that il cap
tous and that Mr. Oliver compelled TO secede from the
committee, so far to make minority report. The APP
ponment of southern could have resulted in
good, except he permitted to make report differing
from that agreed by the majority From the beginning
the majority of the committee acted without reference
the minority they treated him cipher II they made
agreement IL either not noticed directly viola.
ted Thus it agreed that they should first meet at
Leavenworth city to that place Mr.. Oliver went but
Messrs Howard and Sherman stopped Kansas city, and
instead OF going to Leayenworth, agreed upon they
paired Lawrence Mr. Oliver had learn of the move
ments of the majority best he could and follow them
up from place to place There should have been session
held in Lawrence and the fact that held there
proof enough that regard paid the feelings of
the minority, Gen. Whitfield and his friends 1t was no.
torous that friendly TO the prosayery party could
be free from insult disturbance of some kind in Lawrence
Again the majority of the committee agreed to adopt
Greeneaf on Evidence as guide in taking testimony yet
when the rules of Greenleaf did not suit their side of the
question they violated the agreement by eschewing the
rules there laid down. General Whitfed's counsel en-
deavored by applying those rules TO reject hearsay
mony the voting done by residents of Missouri the
majority overrued the counsel and disregarded their own
bargain.
The prominent why Mr. Oliver could not unite
with the majority in their report these First The
majority excluded from their report hing but what
preudicia to the pro-savery aw-andorder party
aud favorable the abolition rebel party. The tes
mony which was only hearsay, shows that Missou-
@ proslavey settlers had actual majority This being
the act-which the majority perversey overlooked, or
purposey disregardedthe legislature which passed the
law under which J. X. Whitfield elected a valid
body and General Whitfield is the legal represen of
Kansas the House. The majority reported that the egis
lature invalid body, and that Whitfield is not
therefore, lawful which the
facts did not warrant the majority in coming to- and which
it would not be expected that Mr. Oliver would in
During the investigation testimony in relation to the
tarrng and eatherng of Pardee Butler, and other vio
ence alleged to have been committed by the prosavery
party admitted to record by the majority these things
having occurred after the committee appointed Aft
forwards when General Whitfield tried to introduce
mony outrages the part of the ee-State party
uufavorable to Them the majority refused admit it. on
the ground, they say in their report that it not
",cihin their poper duty to take testimony euens
phich dnspired after the date Of their appointment" They
had however taken testimony TO events that ransped
after their appointment and this sudden conclusion was
about to involve them into nextrcable dilemma. "How
to get out of this dilemma, and make show of
consistency the question they put to themselves It
answered. "By expungng the testimony the Pardee
Butler and other outrage They reasoned in this of
way Pardee Buffers case is great outrage but then the
Pottawaome Greek murders much greater. If let
Buffers testimony stand shall have admit testimony
about those murders done by party and shall get
the worst ofitp
Mr. Will avid
of the of FIVE prosavery people Poawatomie
creek, namely: Allen Wilkinson, William Sherman, w. p
Doyle and two sons whose lives were taken by abolition
lists merely because they entertained pro-slavery sen
ments, and acted with the pro-savery partymurders
committed under circumstances of cruelty parallel to
which only be found in the annals of uncvilized
ages.
Secondly. The committee were reckless in their state
One instance of their recklessness is in the dec
araton that Captain Pates party who attacked and
overpowered by the very who engaged in the
Greek murders consisted chiefy of citizens
Of Missouri Since the report of the majority sub
mtted the House. Mr. Oliver caused evidence to be ia
ken before the committee which proves that there NOT
single bona fde citizen Of Missouri in that party,
1t is reasonable expect Mr.. Oliver to agree to
report which disregarded facts showing the contrary of
what contained and presented to the House and to the
public matters for the truth Of which there shadow
Of authority.
The committee referred to the fact that Gen. Whitfield
to the Territory, it is SAID with an invading
army" beg to say word two as to this. Many Of
the party who taken prisoners had warm friends In
Missouri and of them relatives They heard that the
party the power Of murderers and cutthroats,
and the instincts Of human nature prompted them
90 the Of their friends and relatives They did
not know but that hour Of delay would make II too
late and they hurried TO the Gen Whitfield went
along Had il been necessary fight in order 10 release
the imprisoned party, doubt Gen. Whitfield would
have been in the fight but believe that he accompanied
the Mssourans less caution TO moderation and pre-
violence than to relieve the imprisoned Alleged acts
OF violence charged upon Gen. Whitfield II any were
commtted-and none were, far as know-they no
more attributable him than TO President Pierce Mr..
Speaker Ranks or the in the moon As soon as the
party were released, General W. returned to WesPort
and in attendance the congressional committee
when the of violence charged him said to have
been done Under the circumstances, humanity the in
sncts Of friendship and the desire TO prevent terrible
lamity led Gen. Whitfield into Kansas. If know him,
under like circumstances the same attributes Of his
generous nature would lead him there again, no mat
ter him the value Of hsesoore seats In Congress
H. O. P.
WASHINGTON, July o. 1856,