Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

movements made IN Northern States. es-
pecialy in Massachusetts. to send free
men to that Territory to mould its institu-
tons after the fashion OF New England:
to prevent slavery from going in there. 10
make 1t Free State, and thus defeat the
object of the Kansas Nebraska bill. He
was replied to in the following brilliant
and laconic speech. which is too good 10 be
lost, and | send you every word of it YER.
batim. The Anglo-Saxon language was
never better used IN tie sam. number of
words:
Ma. CHAIRMAN: am not surprised to
see the members on the other side Of the
| House inclined to shoulder and make their
own the outrageous laws enacted by the
! Legislature, so-called, of Kansas. / am
willing TO see them do it, in accordance
with their inclination, for these laws are
theirs, and are but the necessary sequel
OF the original plot in the repeal OF the
missouri COMPROMISE, to make Kansas a
Slave State. Those who did that act,
should, to be consistent, sustain these laws.
as they are but the production and result
OF the act of 1854. But i, is said in this
discussion that if the amendment O. nv
| colleague Mr.. Barbour) be adopted, that
there Will be no law in Kansas hut mob
law. Tins is not correct. The laws of
the United States, not locally inapplicable
are IN full force there as in all the other
Territories. Sir, this proposition is not
to create mob law, but to put mob law down.
1t IS to prevent the President OF the Uni
ted States from continuing his crusade
against the Free-State men, By enforcing
with the army of the United States, an
abomlnabie code Of laws. in which they
had no part IN making-!aws forced upon
them by Missouri mob. Sir, is there a
| man In this hall that would submit to a
usurpaton of his dearest righs, and tame-
ly yield his all to the usucpeI! Poor II
spirit, indeed, and unworthy the Revolu-
uonary blood flowing IN his veins, trans
mltted him 10y ancestors who Were prompt
10 resist aggression, wouid be tie Amer
lean treemaa wAo would do it, Bul il is
gravel submitted here that Freemen of
Kansas must do so. The President saws
tney must, and asks money at our hands
to accomplish his object. SIR, be cannot
have dollar by lny vote for any sucn pus-
pose. The gentleman from Virginia
MI McMullen,) who has just sPoh II,
makes the oft-repeated charge tnat these
laws, with all the Kansas troubles, are
wholly chargeable TO the Associations
formed IN the Free States to promote the
interests of Freedom by settling the Ter
rltory with Free-State men. Does the
gentleman from Virginia deny tae right
OF lGen from the Free States 10 go and
settle IN Kansas, In as large numbers as
tl,.-.r oh, !. ,.eA,x>
a Free State2 Has he so soon forgotten
that our fathers declared that it should be
free from the curse OF sIavery-not until
1884, but FOREVER" / know the Presi-
dent IN his Annual Message and in his
Special Message puts in his plea of Pal
flatlon on the same ground, but it is no
plea of palliatlon Of the conduct of the
Administration toward the Free State men.
These men are American citizens, and
they VIII havc~tne protection TO which they
are entitled, If not now, at the termna-
ton of the present Administration. We
too. IN the North, will have our rights,
and notwlths, aading the blockade OF the
M issouri River, and the high-handed at
temptto keep men from the North from
settling III that Territory, they will GO;
WIN W Z " CIdjlH tilc II9iil 10 14lilICI
them? Free State men have right to
go there and settle where they please and
IN such numbers as they please, and it has
not yet come to pass that they must con-
suit the gentleman from Virginia. Mr..
McMullen or his political party. or the
President III the exercise OF that right.
Mr.. McMullen-I denv the right.
Nj Il I. I Il
time of the passage of the Kansas and
Nebraska act but whether denied or not
they will exercise it ike men. But as
said at The onset, the object OF that bill
as conclusiyely shown by the opposition of
of Its friends TO investigate the usurpation
in Kansas, and the disposition OF the Pres
ldent aud democratic party, so called, to
sustain these sham and cruel enactmtntS,
which are but the results OF the usurpa-
uon--was to make Kansas Slave State.
1t was to defeat that object that the Free
| State men emigrated to Kansas, as well
as to find western homes for themselves.
| This is the real cause of complaint against
them 1t is not pretended by any body
| that any one has the right TO prescribe
! the number of Free State men that may
go there. 1t is not pretended that they
/ violated any law IN gong therH. or that
I they refused TO submit TO all that men
ought to submit to after they got there
| But the real cause of complaint is that
/ they went there TO make 1t a Tree State,
anu for that GRIM tnel' pE7hnag press 5
have been destroyed, ;4eiT AJus burned,
and many of them .inprlsoH5d aud nla--
dpred and that too, ~ tIss SalIg.ts0a aslu
consent of the Presidvi.s. Iof tAat crime
a usurpation of their rights IS Justilet.,
! silld th-v are colnpeil i 10 suomi TO Il
( u.ooGg ode Of laws forced dp5a tnen
agallsl tsleir viii, made ald .i,s,ct,d not
3 by and icr tae Tree people o Kansas, u.
made b th5lr il.vad - % - } oW t.lv
scheme Of 'nes sIiave foYefs tnvs'1y o.
their deliverance Is not distant.
Or CoURsE.-A genilsinaa o4ca s4.,.
he should ike to see boat -ull O ladies
aIr,ft ~, tho what Ft1lrS.s