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

conduct Of he emivrahts .'created appfe'
hensi alki eohjretof Die ecnpauy y as
10 sbolitiouize Kansas rs = fneans q ffose-
citing n relentless wsrfsre upon the Insti'n'
ZION u slsvery within tie limits OF Nilsson
ii .''a Does my colleague take rsuc with
this statement. AS made. u snd Il reads N
the report, and not as he chooses to make
it for me? Does be deny that the conduct
Of tie smigFanls produced such an ''apPre
iJensiong = IN the minds Of the people OF Mis-
souri, and that in The progress Of events this
''spprehensionH became ga settled oeRylc-
tion,@ under which they acted when they
took stepsto organize counter movement
and avert tie consG quences which might be
'expecu ddo result from the emigrani aid So
'cieties' operations? will now adduee the
testimony to prove that such was the case,
. 10 the .end that il may not be questioned
hereafter, A convention Of delegates nom
all portions 'oG the State OF Missouri was held
NrLexiugtou, N that Stale. in the north Of
july, 1885. to consider what measures were
necessary 90 oproseet themselves and theT
domestic institutions kom the mechinalons
of the New England eaGgrant .aid societies.
AtthRt meeting prcthfble ana resoin-
tons were adopted. aud q O. mmiliee APP
poiptell 10 prepai and publish an a'idfess
''tu the people Of the United States express
sive of the views Of .he people of Missouri
teaehingthe slavery question and Nans"S
difficuhies.
"Whereas this convention have Observed adellp-
crate and apparently systematic effort on tho part OF
the several States of this tuiea 10 wage war OF eX-
tsrnnation upopahe institution Of slavery as y eN
lists nnder lie Const ptien OF the Jned States ana
the several States byilesisatye cnacuncnls annpH
ang acts OF Congress passed ipursuahee n The con-
sti1ution, and neorpoy lfng aro mo Aeyei aSsofla-
tions 10 abpEtioIfiZe kPnsas, and through hhnsas
10 operate Bnon DC epniiguous Sptes of Missouri,
Arkansas, and Texas his convention, rcpresenl'
ing that portion oi Missouri more ihlnedia ely al
ected By these movements, deem Is proper to MAKE
lsnow1tthcir opiuious and purposes and what toy
believe be tie opinions aud purposes ot me wloie
State, aud TO Ais end, haye agreed 10 The tetsowlng
resOuions,n a f pr -f#
This preamble shows cohelusj7ely Glat
the Msseurans did labor under the impress
sions, and set under The apprehensions and
convictions, stated in tho nhjbrity report
The resolutions unaninfeusv adopted by
he same conyentit4l show with equal clear
ness that the people OF MissoSri were cppo-
aed to lie whole schtme of iorcign inetler~
,nce with The aaa;,s Of The Territory. and
we're in favor Of leaving to the actual bona
tide inhabitants of the Territory the right 10
decide The slavery qaes ion for themselves,
uumolested BY 4intrusions frow any quarter;
and fiat they only adoped the counter mo-
vement 10 the New Engand EN- grant aid
societies in what they believed TO be neces.
sary sslfdesenco. win now read por
lion ofahe resolutions: sa
,.F 4
aasociations underte patronage OF Sovereign states
81 this Union, tor the avovel purpofe Of r6cruitTg
and colonizing gdree arTRies OF abotiorsts upon the
Territory Of Kansas, and for the avowed purpose Of
DESTROYING the vuluc Lnd existence OF slave property
now in thai Territory iii despite Of the Wi,hcs The
roma iide independent selkers thereof and Tor the
purpose sequaly pluin and obvious whether aYow-
ed ufrlo, ,oi ultimately aboiisbiDg slavery in Mis-
souris isa speces otlcgslation and laode cEem-
1gratfon unprecedented ID oer history and II aii a.
l,rnpt, BY Stuth legislation, inirccty to thwar tGa
PURPOSES 81 Il conslitu i3nn and equitable etracr
liltnt Of Congress by which the domestic institutions
~ the Territories were designed 10 BE left To aee&-
clasive management and colEv! OF the bona hde set
tlers thereof"
-'.Resolved That we disclaim all right and any
intent 10 Interfere with the bona hde indcpend cft
>rtLrs in the Territory ot Kansas. om what ever
Nuarlcr they may come; Or whatever Cpnlions they
llag agAentcrtain but we maintain the ri4tto protect
uurselvts and our property against all uulASt ana
Unconstitutional aggressi N, pesen prospective,
'!l|lHSHHltN 49, eeit''i 49, =, -.
o. 70 Npls WIZ 'e ~
senrs Va taie measures ,r our secu!ity uad lie a.
cprfiyi 81 our iiresiPe."
vtHhe address whichaccompanles the sefes
Of resolutions from which have read these
Two is written wiiA great clearness and ahil
i,v, aanaln n spirit et eonci istion and patri,
o'ic .deyotion 70 tie constitution and the
Union. ~ had marked coPlous extracts
which | insended to read 10 the Srua'e, but
will refrain, except 10 . limited extent, for
the wantof lims, and in eonSe iatncc Of tbs
great lengthto which my remarks have al
ready been ex'ended Il condemas in strong
end uneSuroeal leIms The Ghole system Of
tcreign interference with>t,'e internal con
Germs and domestic Affairs Of the Territory
Us @a} scheme r"vcr before heard, Of OF
thought oGin this gcranry the object anG
effect Of which was 70 etade the prntifl@ G
the Kansas Nebrasla ball, and, IN lieu o
non intervention by Congress, to substitute
active itteFsention by the SIaTes,"
Ir arraigns ghe Massichus' IT'S AID Com
,pany as ga scheme 4 rally ~ arlHnee wa
The'genius ofourg gnvenmcGF, bcTA Srar'
and federal, ard wira The social in"rlfnTlodl
which :Tbese governments weFe designed r.
protecrs and siTs success weald haTe beer
rs faTai ~ those vino .couTrived r as n
could have been 40 ghgse lFended TO be
irs yicTims.p's
1t alleges chat ''no slaieholdng Stat
has ever attempted to colonize . Territory,