The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Correspondence.
Good Rejoindsr.
NEW York, Feb. s, SO.

NEW Okk, FeD. o, DO.
ED. HERALD OF FREEDOM The
Washington Union has given prominence
to few remarks made by me in Brook
lyn, by commenting on the same as a
reply to the special message of President
Pierce. How far these remarks should
be considered reply to that document,
will be understood by this fact. that my
speech was made before the message
was delivered. / am no confident of the
President. and, of course, had no means
of anticipating either his message or his
attack upon the Emigrant Aid Company.
have not been very eager to reply to
thisattack, for the reason that the charges
of the President were not original
They had, months before, been made by
the Border Rufians of Western Missouri,
and had been fully met by our address
to the people of Missouri. signed by the
officers of the Emisrant Aid Company
"a copy of which was sent to the Presi-
dent and each member of his cabinet.
will now state few facts relating to
the history of the Company and its plan
of operations. The plan for organizing
emigration, which it has adopted, was
perfected, and charter petitloned for
before the Kansas Nebraska bill was
passed.
The Company would have been form
ed and put in operation had the Missou-
ri Compromise remained in force. The
charter petitioned for was granted by
the unanimous vote of the Massachusetts
Legislature. nearly one-third of whom
were democrats.
Several of the corporators were prom
inent Democrats, and at that time sup
porters of the administration. Several
democrats have subscribed to the stock
of the Company.
The repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise made Kansas the best field for the
operation of the Company. Had Kan
sas not been opened to settlement, some
other field would have been chosen.
The Company has done wnat it could
for the benefit of emigrants going out
under its auspices, without III any case
taking measures to ascertain or to infiu-
ence their political sentiments. The
Company has furnished its facilities to all
who applied for them, without distinction
of party. The charges of the President,
therefore, might, with equal justice, have
been made against any railroad which
has assisted in conveying those emigrants
to their homes in Kansas.
The purpose of the Company has
been to make their homes prosperous
and happy. by surrounding them with
the institutions of religion and of educa-
ton, and by the investment of capital
for the promotion and encouragement OF
the mechanical arts. This movement, at
FIRST regarded by many as visionary, is
now proved to be decidedly practical. 1t
now enjoys the confidence oftbe majority
of the people i'm the free States, and a
corresponding increase of power to ac-
complish its high and noble purposes.
| will reply very fully to the message OF
the President whenever it shall be entire
ly convenient for me to do so. At that
time | shall inquire what business the
President of the United States has to
meddle with voluntary associations act
ing for whatever purpose acittin the pale
of taacs If he is to be Judge, will the
Bible Society be safe or Con the New
York Central Railroad Company eonlin-
ue in operation ? Both of these instiiu-
tions are supported mainly by the North.
ELI THAYER.