The daily union., 1856-04-01

society be destroyed and boted out merely because may
contain small portion Of material which 10 not enuc
sound and acceptabls2 Marriages have been
children have been born, deaths have occurred estates
have been Distributed contracts have been made and
rights have accrued under The system o. laws wnen voc
Kansas legislature have enacted which 1t not competent
Congress 10 dyes and annu Are you prepared ds
turb and destroy all the social domestic and ecaniay
relations and interests Of the whole people o. hansas
merely because you do not like acts OF their iegisla
ture which have remained dead letter upon the statute
book IT, indeed they bear the construction which you
seek to place upon them In order 70 render ., hem
calamties 10 be inflicted upon the people Of kansas7 I
that the whole body Of white people shall suffer
in order that the nteress Of the negro may Be
by annuing the whole system Of laws enacted BY the
legislature Of the Territory The constitution which your
friends have formed At Topeka under which the state gov
senator from New York Mr SEwARDl proposes TO admit
the State into the Union Jorbds tho negro orsp to enter
Ae atsi You profess to be the especial friends Of The
your copsences greatly disturbed lest he viii
not be well treated in Kansas and at the same time you
In favor Of proposition which denies to him forever
the right to enter live breathe In the proposed State OF
Kansas II the negro be free You will not let him come
II he be slave you will not let him stay And yet you
much aggreyed at his sad condition that you are
willing to blot out and destroy the whole system Of laws
for the protection of white folks of the injustice
which you fear will be done to the poor negroi
Mr. President there few other points which wish
discuss briefly If my voice and strength win permit me
Mr. BUTLER. If the senator will give way will move
an adjournment.
Mr. DOUGLAS am grateful to the senator for his
kind propositions but my health is such that fear would
be able speak after the exhaustion OF to-
day IL should avail myself Of his courtesy prefer there
fore to finish now what have to say possible -.
points Of difference and conflict between the two reports
and the conclusions which they lead approach
material point and invite The especial attention 0i the
ity reports agree- ALLuDE TO THE CAUSES WHICH HAVE
PRODUCED ALL THESE usronTuNATs DIFFICULTIES IN KAN
sAs We agree in ascribing them to the same general
causes although differ widely in regard to the remedies
proper to be applied We that they the natural
legitimate results Of two rival and hostile systems Of
organized In and prosecuted from the opposite
trolling the domestic institutions Of the Terrtoytbe one
having for its object the prohibition and the
other the protection of the institution of slavery in Kan
The proposition is thus stated in the majority
port. = ~. 4a. ".''& ~ ~.
Combinations in one section Of the Union to stimulate
and false system Of emigration, with the view Of
tions the Territory assmate those of the slave
holding States were followed might have been foreseen,
duce directly the opposite result To these causes and
to these alone in the opinion Of COMMITTEES, may be
ns % es
f these unfortunate troubles have resulted as natural
egn interference with the internal and domestic
Of the Territory apparent that the remedy must
strict adherence to the principles and rigid
enforcement Of the provisions, Of the organic law"
The minority report after using and applauding the
movements and operaons Of the Massachusetts and New
England Emgran Aid Societies by sending emigrans to
for the purpose of controlling the elections and pro-
hbitng slavery a 1awful and laudable" experiment
and after commencing and applaudng in like manner the
counter movement in Missouri and the other slaveholdng
States "a highly praseworthy and commendable" effort
speaks thus Of the experiment Of
ing the whole inhabitants Of the Territory into two oppos
ing and hostile parties each struggling TO defeat the other
the accomplishment Of the object which brought them
there:
II no beoones necessarv To ipoure what has In fact
taken place sioeaes Aa. token pss. a: e sa,ara and
psraaP. s. q as .% "1 as S
bic enen the vice OF mistaken law, and immediate
measures should be taken BY Congress o correct such law
there legal provisions should be made and executed to
all the wrong such violence has and to
their and thus fair fument of the
experiment by peaceful means, originally proessed and
presented in the law"
Mr.. COLLAMER That word experiment have used
throughout referring TO the experiment OF the law
Mr.. DOUGLAS ! will show what il means. / will
show that the word experiment is used designate
operations Of the Emgrant Aid Societies Of Massachusetts,
these Emgrant Aid Societies drew after them by way Of
antagonism in the sayeholding States will read
other passages show that have stated the position Of
the minority fairly:
settle in any such way the slave States will sustain
turned over to those who have shall become inhabitants Of
the experiment. regardless their character political or re-
ligious views, or place of nativity
What experiment. That Of settling the slavery ques
ton by "tbose who have shall become inhabitants OF
Kansas In order TO lay the foundation for usfyng the
New Epgand Emgrant Aid Societies for their participation
In this experiment Of foreign Interference with the domes
Ito affairs OF distant Territory the minority report pro-
ceeds TO justify all that has been done by Missouri and the
other sayebodng States to couuteract the efforts and de-
feat the designs Of the New England Aid Societies and
send persons there for the purpose Of controlling the cleo
ton, and making Kansas a slaveboding Stale
The minority report proceeds as follows:
Now what s the right the duty Of the people Of this
country In relation 10 this mattcr b Il the right OF all
who believe In the blessings Of savehodng and regard
the best condon OF society, either to go TO Kansss @
haba and BY tber votes to help settle this good condition
Of that Territory they cannot and SETTLE IL
their dnty by all lawful means In their power TO promote
becomes duty all who follow their convioonS AZ Who
regard establishment OF slavery in Kansas best for
that Territory, necessary 10 their safety by the
political weight gives In the national government should
all awfG means that result and clearly, the
inducing 10 there 70 become permanent inhabitants
and voters and to vote often the elections occur 10 favor
tons and preserve slave State rsFsT, 10 neither ubsw
ul censursble. IL 10 and would be highly prSeyortby
and commendIbe because II s using lawful carry
sosisied effort 70 that end s equally commendable Nor
will the application OF opprobrous epitbets and calling IL
propoyandi, chsnge It's moral legal character,
thets may come Neither shopd they deter any man from
pescesbl performing his dsy W foovng his honess con
yictions."
Having said thus much In behalf OF the right and
duty OF the Mssourans TO 20 into Kansas aud control
the elections for such highly -praseworhy aud com
Territory the minority report pfoceeds In this wise show
equally preseworthy and commendabe" for The
New England Bmigrant Aid Societies send there
control the elections and prohibit slavery {"
"0n the other hand all those who have seen and realized
the blessings Of unisersa liberty, and believe that Gao og
and