The daily union., 1856-04-01

that Governor Reeder proposed TO have recourse
Lodes Of the oppressors with those q the oppressed upon
the soil which the Declaration Of Independence longer
protectsP II in The event. and dependent upon
the contingencies that the convention a Big Springs
protesting 70 represent every county In the re-
solved that they would aREssr fHEA [THEs LAwsl TO
nLooDx IssgsIr But having no faith N sSs Legality o.
wait or he decision but ais De Moan tims 70 organize
vide arms and munitions Of warl Does the minority re-
port refer the organization aud discipline VI these yolun
tssr companies aud to their procurement and preparation
Of arms when II speaks OF their having assembled peace
ably TO petition for redress Of grievances Am
In view Of fsse facts submit the question to the SEN
ate and the country, with what show Of fairness or truth
Kansas were had under that clause OF the constitution
which secures to the people the right peaeeaby TO
ble and petition goyernnent for redress Of
and that they all conditional dependent upon their
acceptance and ratification BY CongresSY II must not
he said that these facts not known 70 the minority
when the report was PREPARED. There wsIs re-
than three weeks before the reports were ana
least one OF them in the hands Of the author Of the
set forth In the majority report and were read in open
committee part of the report In the presence OF the
author Of the minority report two days before either re
courtesy require that the author Of the mt
nory report did not deem these facts material and for
that suppressed them and In Of their
suppression he enabled TO arrive at cancellations direct
y the OF those which he would have been ire
sstibiy driven II he had not suppressed them a'sa
renons the rst at Lawrence on The i4t Of August and
the second at Big Springs the 9Th and 9Th OF epte
ber territorial convention held at Topeka the
10th of September which provided for the election OF dele
gates another convention be held at the place on
the fourth Tuesday OF October to form constitution and
State government Al an early stage q ths proceedings
the constitutional convention, Mr. Smith offered reso
luton instrucng the various committees to fame their
work with reference TO an immediate organization OF
State government This resolution pu issue the direct
fun md nth
should be conditional and dependent upon Acceptance
and ratification by Congress- whether they should be
led 70 an elaborate discussion and was at length adopted
and in substance incorporated into Of the articles OF
the constitution synopsis of this debate both sides
that the proposition was understood and decided then pre-
csely Estate Mr. Delahay whohas snce been elec
ed member Of Congress under that constuou made an
that 1t was ayowedly act rsbeHioaP On the other
hand justified and defended standing upon the
same footing with the Declaraton Of Independence with
the distinct avowas the part Of It's advocates that they
would not wait q day for the action Of Congress.
No man read that debate and doubt that it their
conflict with the existing territorial and in de-
fance Of the authority Of Congress- The idea of acting In
subordinaon to the constituted authorities secuted
government until superseded by lawful defeat
ed and the revolntioniss carried everything their own
way The constitution adopted the election for Sate
put in operation the 4th OF this month, without
the Of Congress and in defiance Of the constituted
authorities in the Territory SO EFSf Ea "s 4.
These facts all forth In the majority reportwhle
the minority report passes in silence the debates and
proceedings of the convention which formed the consu
tion at Topeka and the Big springs conversation and all
and show II TO be case ofopen and undsguised rebellion
The minority does not question: much less disprove the
produce any new or additional evidence which would
qualify change the character Of the evolutionary
meut as presented in the majority report The distinguish
large portion OF the material ct and In consequence Of
that OMISSION Is enabled arrive at conclusions which
would have been utterly mpossibe had all the cs been
truly and fairly presented. While the minority report
distinctly states that the whole In Kansas
nothing than peaceably TO assemble and petition
government for e redress Of grevances and that their
action conditional upon 'the acceptance and ratfca
tion by Congress- there passages which betray
doubts Of the correctness Of this position For instance
Whatever views individuals may at times, In meetings
have been in the result Of being BY Con-
and refused redress, entirely immatera That
cannot eones%n or give character 70 tho proceedings thus
'1mmsieral" as to the object Of the assembly Why
sir Its character depends lis obecthe motive and the
material whether they assembled pcaceaby petition for
redress Of grievances 10 organize and mature plan OF
rebellion against the United States? Is II immaterial
whether the plan contemplated submission resistance
the authority case OF decision upon
their application for admission into the Unon2 The
abatement that whatever ultimate determination may
Congrss and refused redress s now entirely
botrays consciousness that there ultimate eterm
nation inconsistent with their loyalty the constitution
and laws Of the land Why state all the facts from
which that "uliima,e determination clearly appears in
stead Of eonceang u by suppresing the material facts
which gave character To "the novemsntY"
Again; ..s s.fsr as3 .l.
"Thus far this effort OF the people for redress g paacefa
constitutional sod right WHISTLER u viii succeed With
Congress 70 determps but clear 10 that should
met and denounced revolutionary, rsbous insurrec
tionay, unlawfu does Il call for, Justify the
else o. any force by department OF this government 10
check or control It," n. .4e 4 ..l = .-. ~
movement should be called when
its origin, progress and aim consist in nothing but
luton IL should not be called rebellious" when s
tbos Ia event certain 90 happen avowed their aulti
mate determination" 10 be rebeoni Il should not be
called insuectonsry when lis 6rst act aud each
cessiSe proclaimed violent resistance the
Territory, 10 "a bloody issaeF II should not be
called "unlawfalp when lie avowed. object
throw by force the whole system Of laws under which
they lived Neither the government any department
lutionary movement, even when the supremacy OF the
laws could bo maintained In other wayi Such the
conclusions OF the minority repprti ~ ap& ar-
In reply 20 all Of this have only 20 that the
jorty OF the commee are Of the opinion that things
should be called by their right names-that revolution
should be ehecked-thst feteion should be put down
that insurrecon should be suppressed--and that the
whatever force may be necessary maintain the Supreme
cy Of the laws against all organized resistance what
In this connexion Il worthy OF remark that the partc
ular acs Of the legislature which have been forciby
sise and for the violation Of which the prisoners have
been rescued from the ocers not the laws that
presented 90 being barbarous and oppressive Of the
ofc a0c .lS.