The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-06-04

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drcss, is now entirely immarrrinl. That cannot
condemn or give character 10 tho proceedings thus
far pursued
"lmmaieriar' as 10 Il object Of the as
sembk fNhy. sir, It's feharsclera depsnds
o. its object-the motive md de ultimate
hesiga gise character 10 lbs trsnsaetion.-
Il is iuiniGterial rhelher they ssseaibled
peaceably to petition Tor rsdresae ef grievan
ces or 70 organize and mature plan ofre-
belion against the United States2 1t is
immalerial whether the plan contemplated
submission or resistance to The author ty OF
Congress in case of an adverse decision up.
on their application for admission into tie
Union? The Rlere statement that "whst.
ever ultimate determination may have been
entertained IN the event of being sparned
by Cons reSs and refused redress Is AOS en-
tirely immateii4P beuays a consciousness
that there was an "uiGnale determination
Inconsistent VITA thejI loyalty Iotrhe Con
stiiutioR and ldNs Of the land. Why not
state the facts from which lhat ''altiInatc
determination" clearly appears, instead Of
cOncea'ing it By suppressing the material
facts which gave rise and character 10 1.-The
movement" Na r.s5 a 81.
Again. ~ s jss-iue a
''lIv Gar ibis silo'i o, tho paopla esr re,lr,s
Pescvldl, ,eOhstiluil0nRl and rig ! Wleil &c il YEl
succeed rests wik Cun!ress t5 lstornine but clear
il is That il shor d not be mot and denounced as
revolutionary, re eilIoos insHrrgetlnnty, oy an
lawful nor does Il cailtor, Justly the e1errise
o., any force by any departmental this government
- check or control IT," r..a'- EAf-
A movement should not be c,lled ''reyo.
utmnary" when it's origin, progress, and
aim consists ia nothing but revolution! It
should NJ, be called "rebelious" wien its
authors, in an.event certain to happen, a.
vowed their 'u innate determination'' to be
rebellion! ltsliould not be called ''insur.
reclionary" whensits iir>t act, and each SUE.
cessive act, Eroclainad yiolent resistance to
the laws Of lie Territory, even TO IA bloody
issue!'' II should not be called "unawfu"
when its avoeed object was TO overthrow
by force The whole system Of laws under
which they liyedi Neither the government
p6y any department Of it shoHid use any
force t0''check lr control this revolution.
airy movement, even Wien the supremacy
of the law could be maintained in 40 other
way! Such are the conc Gsioas Of the mi.
nority reI oril t
In reply l., all 6f this, have only 10 say
that the majority ofthe committee are oft 9
opinion that things Should be called by III, +
right names-lhat revolution Should be
checked tAat rcbllitn should be put down
that insurrection sholild be suppressed
snd that the government should use with
firm hand and steady nerve whatever force
may be necessary to maintaia the supremacy
Of the laws against oil organized resistance,
from whatever quarter it my come.
Ia this connection it is worthy of remark
that the particular acts of the legislature
which have been forcibIy resisted, and for
the violation of which the prisoners have
been rescued from the officers, are net The
same laws that are represented as being
barberous and oppressive. OF The vast nuM
Der of cnacta1ents affecting almost oYery
relation in life, and tillinga d Tsaalame Of near.
y one thousand pages, onIy two IRE cnm
planned Of as beng urjust and oppressive
TEese are the staiu es IN regard to elections
aud slaves. ssa
All the others, 50 far as we ha7e been
informed, ale entirely uuOhieetionable, and
we'll adopted TO the promotion and pFotee.
ton of tie best infelests of society. The
disturbances Which have acisen iu Kansas
have no connection with these two obnox.
ious laws No prosecHii0ns have been had
under them; no complaints have lseen made
Of their violation; and 5hence no attempts
have been made 10 enforce them The out
RACES complained Of are murder and arson,
I md breeches Of the peace. Persons 5char-
| sed with these various crimes have been
violently rescued from the custody of the
officers Of the law, by armed mobs; upon
! the pretext that the acts of the legislature
| providing for the punishment of persons
"a lty OF these crimes against life, and prop
/ 4rty, aid society, are invalid, and conse.
quently the offenders sre entitled 10 90 free
| | repeat, that in everv instance where ~ col.
! sion has taken place between the officers
( Jf the law and the mob which rescued the
| prisoners, it was ease arising under the
| law against murder, OF house barring, or q
breach OF the peace! Ia 10 one instance
has the violence grown out OF case undel
the tlectio1 law, o.. the slavery law! And
yet the moment The sheriff arrests person
on the the charge of murder, or ROBBERY OF
arsor, or breach Of the peace, aad a mob
fmed with Sharpe' riaes rescues the pris
oher, and the The sheriff summons a posse
" good cizes to enforce The law, ahe ae+
t ION Of uiob is justified upon the ground thai
the ne4egisiature which pas 'ed the laws
avs for the punishmentof those crimes alst
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