The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-19
Judge COllamcr's SECOND Minor;sv Re.
port.

"u"ct Noiiafner OF thS STATE submitted
the Senate Of the L. s, on the 1st of Jul,
the following clear, forcible and conclnsiv
minority report against Mr. Douglas kansa
BILL synopsis of which we published las
week. 1t is brief, and was hastily prepared
but II contains unanswerable arguments a
galn>t calling a new election in the Terrific
ry -
1t IS now proposed to pass the bill to era
bic the present Inhabitants of Kansas :,
choose delegates to form a State Constitution
" Is we'll understood that the only topic nt IF
hrultv there Is the subject of DOMESTIC Slave
rv. AS there are not the number of inhah;
'ants there to "ntItle them to representative
rn'ireiv matter of Congressional discretjo,
whether State shall be formed at this time.
IL the state OF circumstances there be su,.l
'S T" furnish we'll founded expectation tha
\ fair. jas' and impartial expression of III,
opinions and wishes Of the actual bona fit,
inhabitants OF The Territory cannot now b,
Obtained, then this experiment should not be-
attempted at this iunrture of their atIairs.-
\ snrrinct statement Of recent events IN re-
'af"n to that Territory. Its present unhapp,
ana Unsettled condition. and the causes which
have produced II, will fully show that no fan
election OF delegates, no Just expression of
"p'hicn no trne decis,on, can at present be
here obtained
In 1891, when the bill establishing the
Territorial Governments of Kansas and Ne
bra>ka was passed. it was enacted that they
should. when adnrrted As States be admit
ted with or without Slavery. As their Con
>'itutions should provide" This, however
was not satisfactory to the Slavchodlrc
States. and, therefore, that provision of the
Missouri Compromise which forbid Slavery
forever north Of 81 deg. 80 min north lati-
'u'le, that bill OF rcpose for which the Slave.
holding States had received and secured for
ever ,heir consideration. and which had been
>anctIorcd hv thirty years ot acuu,.sccnce
vas repealed. and the novel experiment WAS
prote>Sedly instituted of submitting the sub
lrrt to the people who should come into the
Territory. IhS WAS done to admit Slavery
INTO the Territory. which that Compromise
'orhale. Th- breach of faith was effected
hv maxim" another plight of faith that is. bv
providing that the settlers OF Kansas should
nr mv,CHgJrc' to form aud regulate their
domestic institutions in their own wav."
Kelvin" on this last national assurance.
MANY people from Free States. az well As
rom Save States. settled in Kansas: and
how has that assurance been kept : Neither
he Executive nor Congress has redeemed
a., .I, G., Il
state, from intorm,tion which regard as en-
urelv reliable. and as facts which | believe
'arihic OF the most unJuc>tonable proof
which can At any time be presented, that Of
he G.33l votes east in March. 1879, for the
lie. ton of the Legislative Assembly, of X An
>aS. 4.o2l were east hv armed bands OF the
,nhahuant> of Missouri. who nvaIrd Kansas
l.ilo legal votes wrr" east. AMI mainritv
"t those were for the Free State candidates
though most Of the Free State voters were
irivrn from the polls. This invasion extern
ded ~ all the Council Districts. and to all
RI" Representative Districts but on., and e.
'"cted and controlled a large majority of both
Houses. The people of the Territory have
not been left free. but have been invaded and
>uhiu"atcd, and thcv are, and their institu-
tons have been. controlled bv the neopie o.
Missouri. through and hy the tvrannic laws
enacted hv that Assembly. and more tyran-
uicaIv enforced tv the officers bv them ap-
pointed. These laws so made bv uSurra-
ton. the Executive Of this Government has
aided to enforce. and in Congress no relief
has been crantcd. The complaints and rep
reservations OF this u>urpa:ion and prrver-
son of the organic act nave been represent
ed here a complaints of a mere rr"oularitv.
and been treated by the Senate with arpa-
rent Indifference and neglect. as no measure
even OF inquiry into their truth has been IN
>tItutcd.
The p"ople Of Kansas. thus oppressed and
>uhiu1atcI. have complained and struggled
IN VAIN. They have done as the people of
other territories have done before them =
thn is, formed a State Constitution, inviting
all t"par'Iripate therein. and presented the
same to Congress- for admission All surh
attrm;,t> have but brought down upon them
the reproach OF bcin. traitors and subverters
OF authority.
Ah,n'!oned to their opprcsSors the Free
State people of Kansas have been pursued
by them in the >ame spirit which made the
invasion. The acts Of SAID Assembly have
hv their officers been made the color for all
forms of political persecution and oppression
Indictments for constructive treaSons and
pretended nuiSances deprive them OF liberty
and d">troy their property. Under ;he form
OF Shcr!l,' posses. armed bands of people
from without the Territory prowI over it. and
take and destroy property and lives. and III.
timii9tr and drive of the Free-Sa,e pco
pie These people have thus. for severa
months past been harraSSpd and scattered
and any attempt at sclf,hrftnre has been re
pressed by the army of the United States, OF
been declared con>'ruciir@ rcnson, and treat
ed accordingly. The settlers have thus in
large numbers been driven from their settle
mrnts and from the Territory. This is but
brief and feeble statement Of the facts 4
full picture Of the public atrocities and pri
vate violence which have been committed
with impunity upon the Free State people
Of Kansas would excite and arouse the deen
est sentiment of Indignation.
1t would seem to be demanded nv SENSE
Of common Justice, and by what this na;or
owes As we'll to the cause Of truth az to it:
own character and sclt.respect. that inqnir,
should be made, and usurpation he subiued
and the public faith be redeemed, by redres
sing all the wrongs produced by such means
This is not proposed, nor is the law OF repost
to be restored, or the Constitution alread,
formed to be allowed
But, instead of this. it is now proposed tc
consummate the whole by leaving usurpa-
ton in possession Of its power, and provide
no security for those they imprison, oppress
and di>perse, but provide that those nou
there. and those only, shall determine the