The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-25
Weekly Pioneer and Democrat
Kcy 20 she r sss SIS war.

There are many prstsDdtd key /" this war.
such Us the pasags OF the Nebraska Law. the
admission OF Missouri in,o tho Union, the psr.
chase Of louisiana, &e.. hat sensible msp will
perceive that they do not q, the Iok They
might have oil existed without The Effect. II
not, why Il the Territory d Nebraska. which
10 equally aubject 10 all ibe~ historical iniaen
ees, AZ tranquil - . suinnsr lake, and why has
u been ~ from the beginning, The answer Is
because il has not Lscn taken into the keep
ing Of The Immigrant Aid Societies and Shapes
Rife Christians The following extracts from
the proceedings OF u Convention Of Kansas
Aid Committees. held at Buffalo on the 10th
aod lit, Of July last, throw light upon tbs
real origin u the miachiei
The following resolutions wrfe reported by
the Con,nirtee on Resolutions and adopted
0nsa@i, Thai ~ wdi psoes"; 10 -,T,o,ns =
National Kansas Committee II wise anil up
right nan, to whose discretion the whole con
,luct II oar sacred Gauss shall te entrasissi ;
that said Committee shall be coInpo~si Of one
person from each State. 80 h,r ~ ihem are
States 10 which suitable person can he found
and that five additional members sball H. put
upon the Committee, who are 10 rsids in the
city Of Chicago. and that three shali constitute
quorum. and Chicago l~ ibe usual place ri
meeting Of the Committee.
Resolved. That by all that IL precious and
urgent In the claims II Kansas and liberty. we
call on the friends Of Justice and humanity 10
organic forthwith. Siate. county, town aud
township organizations, ior the pnrpsse NJ oh
tanning monthly subscriptions ii money 10 Gu
able the National Comnnit,rc to bring 10 a
spcdy and succ~sfu closr the great work
which W. ahalI commit 10 10 hands,
RssoisJ That thu contributions u EACH
MONTH should NOT Eah stovf Of ONE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS. and that
thosr ii the prrscnt month should be paid 10
the Commiiiee by the first day 81 September.
and IN like naDwr thereafter.
Rs,oi,rd. That the Federal Administration.
instead Of protecting Kaasas. IL thu great up.
holder 81 the expressions AMI outrngcs which
she suffa
Rtsoi,sd, That the attempt 90 orre slavery
upon Kansas, must. at whatever cost he 10.
Rated. and that, too whether the Federal Gov.
muUNul Nftau w h'uil W. ihNtS tut
nrtarious attempts
Urrritt Smith iDtraiucs,i resolutions that
armed mrn must b. sent 10 Kansas TO conquer
tho armed men who come against her. and thst
Justification for sending them y 10 h. found In
the refusal Of tie tiovcrnn,ent 10 do d. and that
the Government instead Of protecting kauHas
i, the grea, instigs,or aud upboldcr Of the op.
pre-sion and outrage. which she suffers.
Governor Reader opposed Gcrt,, Smith IA
resolutions III being too ultra
Nt ragr saij they we're offered and anly
contemplated moral lighting in kansas
t.crritt smith replied, that he wa. slad Mr.
Page was tho interpreter Of his avn rrsolutians
aaa that h. had explained that he only mean,
tghtiog. h, would not @y IN fickwickian
bat IN moral #nse, The difference between
Nr i'aVr and himself was that H., former
would n-e moral whik h. would use physical
lorcc In reply 10 ,'overnor Recder be said
tia, the revolutions did no, declare war against
the Federal Government ~ against the Mis-
sour, Borisr kuilians. rhcy roemnmsp ~l
sending armed men 10 Kansas 10 resist afined
iorrr there The ouly difference between him
eli snl t.o, RSdrr was, thu, the latter ~.
aired 40 wait before resisting, while he believed
tha, the time ior t,~istauce had alr,udy arrived
II the object oi thc Convention wiz 10 distrib.
u,e good hooks aud agricultural implements in
Kauaes !, was doubtless good one They
uieh, raisc their hundred thousand dollars
monthly ,o du 90, hu, they would have no
money irom lin lie had given oil the money
he could spar ha such things AMI slt that he
vas nov ralhd upon 10 contribute means to
,uin men nnd aend them at, Ia tight he con.
tnucl Ia uryc ~ length the mcsSsitv Tor hold
action, he quoted from rpecchcz o Mr. At.
,hison nnA Mr. Reeves. ot Virginia. TO prove
that the south hal declared they would never
gl,rup h anas until they were iorc,si TO giveup
,lavcry IT, had ala better authority Tor this
aud one, which neIr IN this Convention would
drpute II, hnd u letter hom their own can
illate ior the Prsiiency. Coi Fremont. who
declared the same thing w smith con,ipn,xl
tn sIsak Of tn negtrsaons If tho Sonth and
said he only hoped 10 heat ri collision a,
Topeka, that he only de>ird ~ hear III 4 coils
ian with the Fcknl troops. ami that \mtAcrn
IA, n had ialk,n, and then b. would hear ct Nor,
thrrn State arraying themsclves agans, the
Federal Government AMI would that l-' the
spdi No. Missouri would Le the nr,i hattie
h.ld aud then slavery would h. driven 20 the
wall Her s'rng,h . only apparent, il con.
lists half in Northern cowarls and doaghhces
II has lscn brave aud rampan, only i~cause
The North has Md lsiorp il II will run when
the North faces 1t lie bells we'd the tins had
COM Ia uc physical krr n the Convention
thought with Gov. Rrc,ier. that such was not
the iac' with all rcsrcci In ecnld hAsr M syu,
patty with Il.
Gov R,pler replied iha, h. va. ~, in favor
IT waiting hecanse they had no, yet rcceiy,d
wrongs enough, but though, It rgh, to Wal,
nn,, they could strike an effective blow u IL
r.maiu.sl with him Ia TIA the power ot the
Go,,rnmeut. b. would not have waited this
long, bu, the oppwssorS, before this rouid
tlir hem ,osrrFtei ,afO kseps " dead asr On
tte fields Of Missouri bnt h. Wa, willing to
wait until tomorrow. 90 i've tomorruws TN
the trail oi the enemy against whom he had n
ldcadly hat. h. would follow him with cat.
Tx 'rrai and would no; strike until he could
strike him 'surly dead Tie was. Therefore.
willing ~ wait until they had tho power b.
would thus have used lie did no, wish 90
give the South notice N their iptontions by
mnrching armed mer into the Territory. ne
,iraruogs so,Rd so 10 as voters a. "a taiinifs N,
,7I and sirfir lrs,H the igga tisas ary,,rd WHEN
The right time came "a strike Re wanted IN,
south 60 have the first notice NJ the blow in
Siss blow H-e,f The lrve state party take IN,
vn~na that ,i,es aill eNhau't all rsa,fol rm.
,,llc.. and that docs. ihcy viii r,ssst TO death
and nj. the su.l thu Constitution no longer
protects. with heaps Of ihfE opprssors
Gerrit smith thought that j this cham OF
reasoning was correct then thu Non'ep'ion