The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-16

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No doubt about that Why gentlemen tell me-some OF
the North and Of the Souhthat this will not do
that these people in the Territories wards and ""
must take of them Some men at the South say we
must provide that when States are admitted into
the Union they shall have constitutions allowing
slavery slaves-very few do mot know one dood
good Some people at the North say that we are
to provide that when they come into the Union they
shall free States-that they shall not have
slavery they want it, Well, who are these people
in the Territories Some of them your neighbors
went from Maine and Massachusetts-went from Georgia
and South Carolina Just as long as they said here 10
Maine the people of Maine said "fou are capable OF self
government 20 and vote and you shall have voice equal
TO that of any other in this land" Just long as
they staid in Georgia said Let them vote As Geor-
gans they capable Of deciding this question for them
selves Well want to know If they lost their be-
tween here and Kansas Laughter and great cheering
If they had enough to know what for their inter
when they left Maine and Georgia have they not got
enough to know what is for their interest after they
get there? Applause
Feow-czens there has been great deal of trouble in
Congress about this Kansas matter They now png
on amendments TO the appropriation bill, and trying to
block the wheels OF government shall not discuss them
They have passed two three since left there, but
cannot believe that the government is to be blocked in
that way But mark according to the republicans, the
people there are in favor of free State but the OBJ
lection the territorial legislature is that the border ruff
fans carried that il did not represent the voice of the
people. The Senate have passed b-introduced by a
senator from my State reported by the Committee on
Territories and passed. believe by than two-thrds
of the Senae-n which they declare that the people
of Kansas the citizens of that Territory the first day
OF july or on some given time shall hold convention,
shall form constitution and shall be admitted into the
Union with such constitution they may form. | do
not know whether majority of the people of Kansas
in favor of free State not support the bill rraspec
tive of that am for regarding the will Of the people, and
will vote for free slave State just the people may
demand Loud cheers Now, mark! if these republic
cans believe that majority of the people OF Kansas for
free State why do they not vote for the bill will
admit Kansas free Sate2 Why, they say they
not do it, because the laws about voting so bad
that the laws unconstutiona-that the laws violate
the great fundamental principles of the government Well
the Senate determined to leave them without excuse
for the bill declared that all such laws void and shall
not be enforced That would do but the gentlemen of
the republican party say that the people out there would
get fair election To meet this the bill of the Senate
says you shall have commissioners appointed by the Pres
dent who shall out there backed by the army of the Uni
ted States and that the rights and sovereignty of the peo
pie shall be preserved and neither border ruans from Mis-
souri, emgrants from other portion of the country
shall interfere that bona de settlers who have gone there
to live shall decide the question for themselves and they
shall be protected by the strong of the military power
of this government in the decision of that question: free
from interruption Why did not the republicans take the
bill? Why did they not support it? Why they said the
frceSae people had been driven away they could not
STAY there Well this bill authorizes those who have been
driven sway return and vote and the flag of
the nation the glorious flag of the Union shall be thrown
over them and protect them in the enjoyment of their
rights and then they shall decide this question: and their
decision shall be binding upon your people and upon my
people, and upon Congress- and upon all the land Great
Another objection made to this bill by opponents is
that they unwilling to ntrust to the President the ap
the commissioners provided for by the bill
They have not confidence In the President to trust
him with these appointments and yet the very men in
Congress who make this objection have, within few days
past voted for law to place at the disposal OF the Pres
dent the entire military power OF the government TO be
used by him in dsarmng the militia OF Kansas, and pro-
tectng all the public highways to Kansas as his disce-
ton may dictate have not the bill before and speak
only of its general provisions but venture the
ton that before did vote such unlimited power
and discretion into the hands of any man in whom they
have confidence 1t only shows that the objection made
the bill of the Senate miserable preex to avoid the
settlement of this question upon fair and honorable basis
These gentlemen know, all ought to know that if
these Kansas difficulties settled then their occupation
like Othelos would be gone and hence it is their pur-
pose keep it open question until after the election
and then would hear OF no further opposition to so fair
and just settlement AS long as this canvass lasts SO
long will you continue hear of these Kansas outrages
but when the election day is past all will be peace and
quiet and murmur of opposition will be heard to
the good old republican doctrine OF letting the people there
settle the question for themselves.
Tell me- honest men, you of the republican party il
you have conscience enough left to plant single loot
hold upon it-tel me if this bill is not rght2 Does not
your conscience pronounce it rght In your hearts do
you not believe 1t is rghI AS patriots does not COM
mand the approval Of your judgments? Then, why do you
oppose 1T
feow-czens here is country upon the very verge of
civil Here brother ed against brother Here
are passions and prudices of people aroused and
cited and will here and appeal to your passions
and try make you believe am your enemy, that my
brother in Georgia Is your enemy that we warning
upon your rights that not willing TO live under this
constitution that willing you brothers
equals Here Is great question. Here Is this Kansas
bin and its provisions. ask you if this bill is such
every true and good man. who loves this constitution
who willing to abide by the constitution and laws Of his
fathers stand by t2 On the contrary what do they
propose2
They have passed Topeka constitution want
honest gment pronounced by this people upon these
facts They have passed bill through the House adj
mt Kansas in the Union State which Is called the
"free Kansas bill" You all know that when State comes
10 be admitted into the Union II ordinary piece Of
legislation II is like passing law by legisla-
ture which may be repealed next II s not like pass
ing law by Congress- to be repealed by another 1t
flied repealed and its bad effects forgotten - the
Of time The admission OF a State into this Union upon
terms of equality with all the other States is the SOL
that Congress has power 10 pass The constitution
has not given to Congress a more solemn power than
the admission OF a State into the Union. How do
these people treat IL they propose TO admit Kan.
sas into the Union under the Topeka constitution How
was that constitution formed My friends in violation
of law In the teeth Of the public authorities political
party in Kansas-only party-rose up aud said they
would abide by the law met together, and had
election without awnobody pretends the election was
authorized by law; they met and passed constitution
sent il to Congress and the republican party has voted
admit Kansas into the Union upon of equality with
the State of Maine and the State Of Georgia and the other
States of this Union What would you think, what would
you say political party here in your State claiming
to be majority, to assemble together and say that
your last legislature made In fraud that the laws
passed by the result OF fraudulent election unau
ihorized, wrong that the people did not and would
and declare be the constitution Of the State OF Maine
What would you think about it2 Yet wherein does that
differ from the Topeka constitution Of Kansas Both Of
them are without authority of law and in the teeth Of law