The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-10


SENATOR BIGLER's SPEECH.
Senator Bger addressed the democracy in Independ-
ence Square, tbs 4h, at great length and with telling
effect presenting and discussing all the political topics Of
the day. and holding the vast crowd for full two hours
His speech will be published at length prepared
II viii make good campaign document, We insert the
following extract from it for the purpose of correcting
error which the reporter for the Bulletin and Despatch
seems have Committed as what Mr. Bger said touch
ing the Kansas difficulties The graphic and terrible de-
scpon of the state Of society in that Territory attrbu-
ted TO him by the reporter is that which he gave coming
from republican members of Congress:
But for the Kansas question and the of the
republican or Fremont party Ever since the commence
of the present session OF Congress the whole country
has been agtated deeply and violently agitaed
ing the state of society in Kansas The accomplish
cd artists OF the republican party have painted
ling picture from time time That the simple reflection
of the truth would have made picture dark enough
doubt but that these gentlemen, for purposes
of their own have given IL the deepest shade practicable
is just evident We had been told by the republican
in Congress- the rostrum and in the pulpit that
the people of Missouri had invaded the Territory and
trolled the elections for members of the legislature held
in March, 1855 that the freeState had been driven
from the polls that the government had been usurped BY
brute force that the laws of Kansas not valid
laws that the people would and should resist them that
anarchy regned in Kansas that and murders
invoked to the ends of slavery that finally Kansas
aud liberty lay bleeding at the feet of the border ruan
and that the whole country the verge of civil
Here is picture now what remedy did the republican
representatives in Congress propose Did they ask legal
and just measure of reorm2 BY means felowctzens
ku with the denunciaons against the awess authorities
of Kansas still fresh their lips they became the advo
Gates OF the Topeka convention and the State constitution
framed by that body-a movement admittedly without
law and in contravention Of law and in Of the
With all this seeming for the law
they could advocate revolutionary step taken in defiance
Of the government We were told that the admission OF
Kansas State the only remedy for her eviisthe
only mode of quoting the public mind and avertng civil
war in the Territory.
Well gentlemen it had become apparent to ell that
effective and final measure of pacifcation was de-
manded by the best interest only Kansas of the
whole nation that whilst the laws of the local legislature
technically legal the right of suffrage had been abused
were oppressive and unjust and in conflict with the con,-
tuition and the original Kansas Nebraska act
With view to meet these difficulties, Mr.. Toombs
southern SENATOR about ten days since introduced bill
providing for the prompt admission of Kansas a State
His proposition referred the Territorial Committee
and reported to the Senate Monday last by Mr. Doug
las, and Wednesday fixed for final VOTE
That bill provides that the present inhabitants may elect
delegates to convention to meet in November next to
form constitution, preparatory to admission State
that board of five commissioners should be appointed by
the President repair the Territory superntend the
election OF delegates to make enumeration Of the legal
voters and put list Of voters at every district and
that only those who in the Territory, and those
who may have left business because of the sad state
of society, shall vote The law throws ample guards about
the ballobox by heavy penalties against illegal voting
violent efforts to interfere with the right OF suffrage
also annus all the territorial subversve of the
liberty of speech and the freedom Of the press and those
requiring oath of fidelity to the fugitiveslaye law
qualification for voter and other absurd provisSn These
statutes being inconsistent with the constu and the
organic law clearly within the scope Of the congress
sional correction without interfering with the doctrine
nonnteventon for the Kansas law provides that the
ton of the territorial legislature shall be confined Ito right
full subjects of legislation" Here then, measure Of
peace and law-the prompt admission Of Kansas State
irrespective OF her decision the slavery question its
vital object being to terminate all motive the
part of outsiders to force temporary population into the
Territory with the view TO control its policy the sa
very question
What followed Did the republican senator's support
this measured Did they accept this proposition to bring
Kansas in as Slater BY means; to amazemeut it
met their violent resistance The first demonstration
from the senator from Massachusetts,, Mr. Wilson
who proposed strike out the entire bill and insert
section simply repeating ell the laws Of Kansassubstu-
ting anarchy for the admission OF the Territory a
State. The senator from New York, Mr.. Seward, the
leader and the intellect of that party still insisted upon
the Topeka constitution In the face Of all his anathemas
against the awless authorities in Kansas he voted TO
ton a wanting In the slightest colorng of au
thory and which had been brought forth in defiance of
the law and its officers and what is surprising in add
on his to be sanctioned by the entire repub
can press headed by that common fountain Of nati-
cisms fasehoods and vagaries the New York Tribune
The from New Hampshire Mr. Hale, proposed to
striks out the Fourth Of July, 1885, as the time
that the lay should take effect and insert July, 1857
that the strife in Kansas might last year longer
odiIe tears had been she'd might bleed on. They frat
objected that the local laws forbid and punished free
discussion and thus THO slavery had the advan-
tage then the bill amended had been agreed upon
by the committee, so as to annul all such laws The
next objection was that the free-State had been
driven from the Territory and the friends Of slavery would
have things all their way; then the bill amend
ed give all former citizens the opportunity return
and participate in the election. The next plea that
the intention and effect to bring Kansas In sav,
State The auswer was MOI II provides that the unre-
strained win Of the bona de citizens shall settle that ques
ton, and that the objection could properly from
the republican side because they had uniformly claimed
that very large majority Of the real settlers agains
slavery and that all they sought fair expression
Of popular will But poweress They resisted
to the end and finally the bill passed at the end Of
sion Of twenty-one hours, by a vote Of 80 to H.
Within few hours after the House passed bill ad
hitting Kansas under the Topeka constitution and tue
the issue is fairly made up The democrats for brngin,
In Kansas by the straight way and under the auspices
the law the republicans insist upon her admission by III,
crooked waya way furnished by violence and revolution
The democrats contend for constitution to be made BY
the whole people, through pure bnot-boI the re
publcans for one made by party without the agency
law or Of the ballot-boI Judge ye between ne.
PRESIDENT MADISON ON TIE CONSTITUTIONAL
1TY OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
The following are extracts Of Mr. Madsons letter to Mr.