The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-26

ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
Extracts from thr speech Of Hon. ,. o.
Morrill,. in t:,r 1l"n-r ~f Rrprssrsss.
iiyr-. Ju,.r .sG;;,. 1856.
The American people. thonch thev haze
little OF that art derii,d !v the ancient Greek
have much Of that of which he was Justly
rrond-rhe power 10 make great cities of in
considerable towns. Cities are their hantii.
work; States their peculiar product. There
Is no section OF "Er coun,rv where the Sci
cnre of >r,f-vovrrnment is not studied and
understood: and no portion of the people,
wherc>o,.,-r located and how>oever surroun-
ded. i',.' cannot furnish for themselves ar.
American republican constitution on demand,
practically mere perfect than anv historical
example riaS>Ir model of ancI-nt Ur mod
rrn ,;i'e. l. no marvel 10 rs. h-rause com
mon. 'haf our Territories rl,rn inio States
with facility unk To other nations. Ii
is no marvel that they present constitutions
with rrral.liran and fauliI,>s proportions. -
Kansas l. III. Youngest. latest yrc,ln.-i OF our
in>ti'u:ion>, AID MOI a whit inferior 10 anv Of
her predecessors IN the starry galaxy OF our
new States. She is stocked lv men un.nr.
passed IN all the elements q! intelligence aud
manhood iv any of the pion-rrs who ha, z
she'd ins'rr rI"n cur nai:nr al growth and
'hrv viii a. surely transmit their men Of
m1rk a, have The gallant settlers OF Kentucky
or OHIO.
The first qurs'ion that arises in rel.ii,n :,
the admission ri X ail-as is. does she i,uiit. q
republican form o, government Tor that We
Are bound 10 guaranty. TAX IN. u own Con-
>'i'fi'ion as a nD''icI. in what particular is
li.. ToIrfa constitution d.firnt: What
Stale. al the beginning. ran point to anv.
thing relatively h,'t-r: IL nv Icor iudg-
mrnt. II vii tear arv scrutiny and gentle
man viii d" well IT, examine and to pause
they rr>i>, cor di>nwn it.
The bill oi rights = t'iii All ample Trial
ny .lnrv. fh- "r't ut hateas t''fpas. frcr'lom
oi SPEECH and o: he press. freedom trm slave
~ or involuntary >-r,I'u.ir exrtI.' ior crime.
are al secured. 1h" powers Of government
ali pr"l".,l, di>,rit,rrta and separated
The effective franchise is car-,ullr guarded.
Einra'ion l. provided tor Religions free
ioln :, secured. and sound morality is NOT ex-
i,o>'d 10 outrage.
There Is no hx.-.l amount of population de-
manhd hy the CONSTITUTION, usage. ar hv
sound policy .ur tn" lnni>Sion of new States
Congress has the whole Jurisdiction over the
matter. and must :Akr in," consideration the
circumstances. ans! decade ea,hf ras. On ito
ucrit>. Seven S,a.,s have been admit. d
With a whit population less. or no, more,
than II may he fairly supposed is now in Nan.
nc apJ ,.,,,,. hay, f.,l..I f.lt.-.,d ~ ,.x,.,,
iained. There is no reason 10 suppose our
people have drsenera'ed. or that they are to-
day less capable of stlf-yoycrnmrnt than they
were twenty. thirty. or sixty years ago. Fifty
thousand people in Kansas have right TO he
rcckonrd equal to that number in Arkansas
or Florida IN any >ta.e of their history. No
one INDUCES 4 suspicion that the people of
Kansas are wanting IN intelligence. and their
acts encourage 40 a''a'ks Of tla; nature
Nor is l, pretended that thi. young and har.lv
people are unan!e 10 support themselves and
their own rulers. unless the brisands Of the
United States marshal. and the mob Of the
bogus sheriff. have eaten up and DESTROYED
their substance We have no reason to sun
pose that the people Of Kansas ov-rrate their
resources or ability 30 carry on a State gov.
ernn.7 a;-a conn .liment not due 10 General
PIrrre-aI.d suci: change will be more eco
nomra! .nr Us. and far more safi-frforv ~
them. There i no doubt that the inhabitants
Of Kansas would hai. with arlamaiion the
pas>anc of an act whi-h wouid lr. aih- life
INTO their St .tc constitution. and grant them
admission into the Union and a> little doubt
that they would sustain their position with
..f, o.. 4, al
Objection Is made that we should 1elav
action until We have more reliable Informa-
ton. and until tie Kansas committee shall
have made their r,rort anI that ~r should
not rely upon mere newspaper res.erss> u
We were. indeed. compelled - rel, SOLELY up-
ON the ner >lajrr>. II l. rot probable We
>hoHld iIr led .ar ,>t-av un the facts There
Is En class Of me-: whose l-c>Yr:i'r 50 great
" drIen.> a,'n;i tiHir :e,nc srrupnlnu>i, ac-
cur.s" In their general statement: OF fats an,.
occurrences as tie makers ui nrw<I apers,
and none more truthful and reliable, An
error or humhu. can last hut single dav,
and is then rAIos.d an.l kicked out of all
good so"i"tv.
Tine present Administration must be held
responsible Tor all present slavery agitation.
lis rli,cf Is a rorthrrn man. Its legal advi.
ser also. The repn',,l wizard behind the
throne. il a northern man. Ii has rvinred
great alarri'v IN pluh ,in. INTO seas offrouile;
bat not beng strong swimmer. cannot ex-
trirair itself. Now II = rnbroilcd with Spain.
with Central American. then with ENGLAND.
Denmark. and Framce-rro.okinc hatred
AVID inru-able Irritation at road without Sc
n
with universal Suspicion bv almost the entire
civilized world. II has also aroused the ha-
tired and defiance of sa,ay-s whom IL every
where pers-ruteS. II We were IN a war TO-
dav We have no nation that we could reckon
our friend. unless we except Russia. the con-
qneror OF Hungary. The leading rharartrr-
l>tc OF the Pierce administration is 10 have
the nicce>. quarrel with the smallest Po~er
TO do most wl.n j, says least. and least ~heA
il saws most Like "cnrs Of low dcyree y
when danger rec-d-s II grows more b~l!tye.
rent. When Us frnhds have tsa a.ioa 10
brace up, and note its remarkably big 20, de
they are sure TO he humli.d b, the lame
and irnI cf.rf conclusion. Il tlows the lo,f
hngle. and then faints When IL gives no
warning. II is an army with hammers" and
its rnrmic> are stunned bv the hnn,har,lment
of Gre,.own. or >onr Know Nothing post
master. But most unfortunate Of all ha. is
been u. rs n ,>mot,ir admini.trafion of Kan
sas II -. hi; establishing the Territory
was ProirTi. chara '"rz-d b. Col. Benton
as shilr .halr. willy -wonfy. aonty-ran'v
law. ccr'ai,l, never hid Law a more hi Exrr-
ut,s. The only doubt q whether it is more
grossly wrong when il mW or when il ,ront-.
when it dont or when IL can't. While it leaps
for 10y TO 1ecCc ME The cnstrnm-nf ot Wak-