The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-17
.a From the Lravenwofih Herald
THE CONGRESS- COMMITTEE.

This committee has been in session In the Territory
some six weeks more. At frst Howard and Sherman
had things their way In place of first holding their
session here given ont they went to Lawrence the hot
bed of ahoonsm treason and rebellion. Here the hell
ish designs of the outlaws developed itself Jones
shot down. pro-slavery nsnlted and spit upon, and
their lives threatened II was therefore, deemed danger
for proslayery to go there and give testimony
The abolitioniss hocked n and gave in their evidence
freely and does any doubt under the excitement and
pejudces existing, that the testimony highly coored,
not to say false, in many instances2
Tho testimony taken in this wny, all on side,
fixed up and of by Robinson add -essed Banks
Speaker of the House They doubtless thought this would
be used in way prejudice Whiteds side of the ques
ton.
oliver maintained his position fearing the conse-
guences Notwithstanding he would have ustabe 10
have deserted the committee. II be had even taken the
counsel Of friends he would have left disgust But
he had duty TO perform He knew everything dependd
upon his action lie knew that unprincped etter-writers
wond msrepreseat cts they bad done; that il would
be said ali the charges made by Greeley and the northern
papers were true. Ho knew that ihre abundant evil
dence sustain the proayery party of the Territory aud
s,en upon the Aid Societies of tho North the charge of
importing into the Territory expressly control the
election and abotonze Kansas and what Missouri had
done strictly In selfdefence Mr. Oliver acted wisely
in maintaining his position Notwithstanding he had been
treated unfairly and dscoureousy hy The majority Of the
committee He however, VIII % enabled TO lmbody IN MS
minority report complete vindcation Of himself and
freads tat will show up Howard and Sherman 10 very
enviable light bef.re the world
There has been an array OF testimony introduced before
the committee at this place that viii sais every national
man North aud South that the territorial Legislature Is
legal body the laws must be enforced that Whitfield Is
The legally elected deegate that eeder haano the shadow
OF claim and that combination Of capital amounting
10 nions Of dollars was effected for the purpose Of abo
tonzinp Kansas that bundreds--yea, thonsands-of
voters were shipped like many cattle 70 the Territory
by the Eueran Aid Societies. that they came voted aud
returned cursing the Aid Societies They have proved
regular secret Organization resist laws that Reder
knowledged he had hope Of seeing decided Illegal
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court Of the United
States They have proved these and many more impor-
tant facts
not apparent to escry that Oliver acted wisely
and prudenty in adherug the investigation aud never
giving mn until this testimony intrnduced2 We can
now and before the world and justify ourselves the pro-
slavery party and tho AIiseoursns What they did
clearly la scF-defnce and what any people would have
done under the same circumstances.
This committee sent here without precedent law,
looked upon as outrage upon rights. YET had
10 meet the false and slsnaerous charges Of the abolition
ists and n we had failed 90 into this investigation, IL
woud have been heraded throughout The Nirth were
AFRAID 10 meet The ssuee We have met them, and proved
every charge We have ever nado Oliver bas done his
duty, bis whole duty, and shown himself equal to tho
emoroencv His repot VIII embrace volume Of facts that
viii place tho proayery party Of Kansas right before the
country and take tho wind from the sails OF the black
| public,,ns Ia the presidential election.
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