Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-23


into their special consideration and when
the time arrives for the streets OF the cities
Of this land oil the free and home Of the
brave to run Nth blood to the horscs bri.
dies. if the writer OF this be living, there
viii be one heart to rejoice az the retribu
| Tive justice of Heaven. This of course,
will BE- treason in the eyes of tn. dough-
faces in this land, Well, they are familiar
with DR.. Henry's celebrated prescription
make the most OF it,"
They went TO work TO execute the pur
poses SO boldly asUwed by these republic
can leaders. After the kansas- N ebraska
bill was passed, who were the FIRST to or
ganize a party here for the purpose of re-
si,tance do not know whether YOU.
sir, MIR, Haven,) were one dr tie ntim-
Der. or not, but understand that The gen.
teman who presides over this House Mr.
Banks was one Of the leading spirits in
the organization. Mr.. Mae las testified
before the Kansas investigating .omr,itiee
that he wes one. and he has stated that
that organization was made up of nearly
all the members of the anti. Nebraska par
ty of this House. What object was that
organization intended to secure' In the
language of Mr.. Mace, "the leading. pri-
mary object Of the association was to pres
vent the introduction of slavery into Kan
sas;" and they believed that unless "vig-
orous steps of that kind were taken, Kan
sas would become slave Stale" They
were no; willing to leave the question to
to the decision Of the Territory.
The following are extracts from Mr.,
hlace's testimony. on page 1882, report
No. 200, House Of Representatives:
"lmmediately after the passage Of the
Kansas Nebraska act. L. together with a
number Of others, who were members of
tendency of tina; act would be to make
Kansas slave State, in order to prevent
it, formed an association here in Washing.
ton, called, i'll recollect Alright, "1he Kan;
sas Aid Society," do not remember all
who became members of that society, but
quite ntImber Of members IS no were op.
posed to slavery IN Kansas; of tile lower
House, ana also Of the Senatej became
members of it, aud subscribed tarioas
sums of money. think subscribed ei-
ther $50 or $10g; am not now prepared
to say which,. En-.
II think Mr.. Goodrich, Of Massachu.
sets, was the president Of the society.
am not certain about the vice presidents !;
probably Mr.. Fenton, of New York, and
myself were vice presidents. The names
OF the president and vice presidents were
attached 10 our circulars, which we sent
throughout the country. 5@=.5 -
"My recollection is, that, generally,
those members of the House and Senate
who were opposed to the kansas-Nebras-
ka act became members OF this society To
is.
II think no other object sas mentioned
~ in Kansas. think that was the sole
object Of the movement.
Il do not recollect whether Mr Speak.
er Banks was a member of that society or
not, or whether Senator Seward was or
not. Mr.. Goodrich KEEP, the books. My
impression is that majority Of those who
voted against the bill were members of
that organization. ] do not remember the
total amount OF money raised by means Of
that organizations"
THIS is what was done just after the pas.
sage of the bill, by the members of Con-
gress here at The Capitol. This was the
first step. Well, then, sir. let us see what
was done in Kansas as the next step in :he
progress of tile revolution. At the meet
ing held at Big Springs OH the 9Th Sep
TENDER, 1855, ,.ve page 49, it WAS
Resolved, That eseiy reliable free
State man in the Territory be furnished
with a rifle, brace OF pistols. aud a
sabre gratis, aud that he be required TO
take an oath to come when called upon.
and muster into service under his superior
officer, aud to sacrifice his life, II neeessa-
ry, to rescue the person and property of
any person who would be brought under
The juristictiou Of The present laws OF the
Territory"
Such are the recommendations in Kan.
sas. Every reliable free Safe man in
the Territory" IVES TO be Furnished with
d rifle. brdce Of pis.ois, and sabre graf
u.s." and he was to be bound to fidelity by
the obligations Of IAN OATH" Their puf-
pose to resist the laws of the Territory by
lorce, is boldly avowed in this resolution.
These are temperate gentlemen mod
crate gentlemen They are law-abiding
men! They love this Union they re-
spect the constitution and they are anxious
10 Gee them preserved And yet, alter
the Kansas bill was passed by consIliu
uonal majority OF both houses OF Congress
aitet il Was cons,Itutionally approved BY
the President, and became a law of The
land the very NET, many Of whom have
been Subsequently sent to Kansas by sen-
ators and representatives in Congress, met
together and "peaceably" adopted reso-
luton to furnish every man with "a rifle
pistol, and sabre" 10 exclude the South
from Kansas by the use of money and
arms.
Let us see what more they did. !charge
here that they swore them 10 the commits
Sion OF TREASON. and intend 20 prove
it. Out Of their own mouths will con.
Wet them, From the evidence taken BY
the commission sent to Kansas, as imbod;ed
in the report to which have before re.
ferred. will demonstrate the thatge which
have preferred against i. H. Lane and
his free State conspirators.
! rely upon the deposition Of the Rev,
Andrew j. Francis, which was taken by
the commissioner in Kansas. and is record
ed a, pages 81, 90, 9S. Here is the oath