The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-09-30

Slaves Uec, except tuc binaii pouu VI Nofi-
son Abolitionists, whose whole vote is abso-
utely insignificant, but who are as mu b op-
posed to the Republican party as Mr.. McClel-
land himself. But he did not forget through
out his entire speech, to endeavo coverty
and openly TO confound them TO gether as one
party. If his knowledge Of parties in Kan
sas-upon which he claimed to be we'll in
formed, and Of which he gave such an ac-
count as never before appeared in any paper,
pro-slavery or antislayery-is as imperfect
as of parties at the North we think he will
not do much to enlighten the public mind.
He declared his belief that the majority in
Kansas were in favor Of excluding slavery
But forgot to mention the fact, that the Mis-
sourians went over in armed bands took
possession of the polls, and elected mob
legislature against the will of the people;
that this mob legislature passed body Of
infamous laws recognizing slavery, Though
he admitted the infamy Of those laws, which
directly violate the Constitution and that
the Administration, of whom he is one, have,
from the first, sided with these rufians. al
lowed then to butcher and expel the free
State people, burn and destroy their towns,
&C.; and that the army of hte United
States have been sent there, and the Mssou-
ri Ruffians organized into territorial militia,
with instructions to enforce the code Of laws
thus passed.
He declared that he did not believe Gen.
Lane to be in the territory at all; said the
territory of Kansas ''of right belonged to the
Indians; had been set apart for them under
the policy of Gen. Jackson, and ought not to
have been taken from them and organized in
to territory" But it was his own party
who did it; and this very fact shows that it
does not become them TO abuse the Republ-
can party, for doing the same thing by vot-
ing for Dunu's Bill which did the same only
with reference to very small fraction Of Indi-
an territory. Was it right for his party to
violate the rights of the Indians in all Kan
sas How then does it become them to shed
crocodile tears, because the Republicans have
voted for the same, as to small piece of
territory-as is hypocritically dono by Doug
lass Report on Dunn's Bill, and in the lying
4 pamphlet which his friends arc circulating
here headed "Read and Refectg". n
He declares there were no disturbances in
Nebraska, because the people had been left
to DO SIS they pleased; and he might have
said, and his reasoning shows, that all the
disturbances in Kansas arose from the invasion
of the Missourians TO compel the people 10 adj
init slavery. And being one Of the Cabinet,
he might have told Us what it was, that when
this invasion of Missouri was publicly threat
ened for months before the election, known
TO the whole country, and the object openly
declared to control the election-why the
President, who vas required 10 execute laws
Of Congress, and secure TO the people the
right OF sclf-government claimed in the Kan
sas act-did not send the army of the United
States to protect TIE people in the elective
franchise instead of sending them afterwards
to enforce the submission of tho people t.
these wrongs and outrages. But this he
failed to tell us.
He acknowledged the right of Massachu
setts TO pass the charter of the Emicrant ad
Society, but said the company, had 10 right
to "prostitute the charter to The base purpose
that il did," but thinks, "there was wrong OF
both sides, and that tho Border Ruiiians wer,
equally reprehersible."
lie failed TO specify any "baso purpose" t
which tho aid Society had prostituted tn,
charter. He knows, and the world knows
that after the passage of the Nebraska Kan
sas Bill, his own party speakers and press
es vaunted the measure as one of freedom
that they openly declared that now the peo
pie Of the free and slave States, would hav
an open field for fair competition, to SETTLE
the territory and decide the question Of slave
: ry at the polls. Invited northern men,
, they wished to Eeepslayery out 10 settle ther
and exclude it by their votes; and declared
that northern enterprise would succeed.
|, Relying upon these professions, the peopl
, of the North with their wives and childre
. settled in the territory; some Of them unde
auspices OF that society. But thst societ
neither paid their passage, nor enquired int
y the politics of any one. They would hav
3 had a perfect right TO DO so. All men of tn
North or South, under that bill, had RICH
1 to 60 aud settle in tie territory, even thong
!. the motive were to vote slavery out, SO tha
|. they actually intended TO make it their res
q dence and the future home of their famiie,
v and the fact that they took their families wit
I them, made expensive improvements &c
+ showed they acted in good faith. But th
r moment they went there on the invitation
e this Bill, and the party who passed it; ths
party turned around and denounced them fc
having gone there in such numbers, as I
n have majority against slavery. If they ha
4 favored slavery, oil the acts and papers Of th
o Administration clearly show there would hay
been no complaint; and clearly show snoth'
IS thing, that the real understanding of the AC
ministration and the party leaders was, q
!. the time of the passage of the Bill, to MAX
n Kansas slave State. This was declared b
y Mr.. Csdwalader, of Penu., warm friend
n Buchanan, in the House, and the whole coun
n of events proves it. Mr.. McClelland referse
10 The New York Herold as Republican pa
o per, as paper by "which they swear"
"a he does not know that this is now, and ey,
e has been, proslavery paper, that it supper
o Fremont on other grounds only, to rid III
. country of the reign of mere party hacks, g.
4 If he does not know this, that that paper g
;. declares, and the public well know i'll
ii does not know what all intelligent men
=. know. 1t was never claimed or recognize
10 as a Republican paper.