The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09

ing secret organizations 10 conto inc souemeht ana Ill
rect the politics Of Territory and pushing opera
lions rebellion against their laws and The govern
ment founded them Their acts contributed to the
tabshment Of independent government in defiance
OF the law OF the land intended supersede the one
ated by Congress- Of which they members-a gov
eminent hch the territorial otssrs were sworn 70 sup
port They knew that the national government must
sist this spurious organization This seemed
while It afforded such ample Of agitation tits nov
known that Gov. Reeder in bis private correspondence
distinctly declared that all this State continuance
was illegal and that escape from conviction, It's authors
must rely he nsnuaed upon packed juries while 10
the public be held far different and defiant language
Although the population OF Kansas seemed too small
sustain the heavy expenses Of State government the as
atos the territorial government defiance Iepudatec
s laws, and those Congress and sought to establish
State governm. nj in conformity with their views and
to subserve their own special purposes confomipS = IN,
directions Of their distsu co-opeaors sua faction IL
hansAs went thro-sn The form, under The assumed
WITTY of small public meeting of electng delegates who
framed constitution under which this arsical State
ganzaton acted governor and legislature elected
aud attempt made TO put State government into ope
ration The actors in Kansas made senator's
aud Gov. Reeder declared duly elected 10 Congr,s
Judges sheriff. clerks, magistrates and SAFE ohcers
commissioned by this government in advance
| a admission h State by Congress Like q farce
theatre this government had all the forms but
the substance of reality. 1t might provoke laughter
"roar from the pit" still could forget that il
simply political comedy, with frightened perform
| ing to Improbable houses. ..au.a .a..
We have the extraordinary spectacle of two gov
enients exercising similar functions the Terri
tory lawfully established by Congress- aud the ohe
| by small faction who dissatisfied with the
situted by law. No doubt which Is legal.
The State government is neither Authorized by tn
constitution by any law. 1t is an open rebello,
against government lawfully constituted. Can the
illustrators of the laws properly allow it 10 displaee
| trample upon government that is clearly lawful n.
rghtthnkipg will say Distant tators stimulated
the residents to acts which all admit TO be illegal
and undoubted rebellion. The motive is palpabe 1t
To widespread excitement aid the republican
party its sectional assaults The Kansas constitution
presented Congress- and which admission d.
manded, was concurr,d in by a handful of
about ,housand and not by the people generally 1t is
the instrument Of agitation and mainly intended
| for that purpose.
Will it denied that the leaders expected under il to
bring Reeer into the House give the OF Kansas
Fremont That agitation is the great purpose is clearly
proved by the fact that in both houses The Fremont
have voted against the repeal of those very laws Kansas
of which they complain The bill which passed the Sen
and against which they voted full and explicit
this point They went in body against it. proving ncon
tesaby that Notwithstanding their camor concerning
Il
sively their fault that they exist The in
duced them to vote against submitting to the legal
of Kansas the question of forming State government
and asking admission by Congress- The Senate bill is
culaed to ascertain in the aireat possible manner the
wishes of the rghul voters But its reasonable provisions
were promptly rejected by the republicans n lieu of which
they demand admission for Kansas with constitution
formed by small party faction in hostility and defiance
of the valid laws of the Territory This pretended cous
tuition has been acted upon assented by
OF the legal voters OF the Territory The republican
party, in substance to the people of Kansas Con-
gress and the country Accept this creature of rebel
lion, contrived and supported by politicians of distant
parts Of the Union we will continue agitation until it
produces dlsunon We yield to compromises however
fair and proper Although in minority in the Union
In Congress, all must yield to us will stimulate fla
naticism until triumph, force the South seek
quiet prosperity, and happiness in separation" This OBJ
jec is apparent If formally announced in pronun
| ciamiento.
Instead of efforts to remedy the evils complained Of ,h,
party deliberately seek aggravate and continue them
They charge upon the Kansas law the consequences Of their
wrongful acts and oppose all remedial measures
cept those which calculated produce and contiuu.
the evils Of which they complain They say in sub
stance Conform wishes, ruin, involving the 10
well guilty, shall follow The course OF thu
party the laws for the paci6cson Of kansas proves
that they do not desire order and harmon,
there bit TO produce the most exciting agitation io
political purposes without regard 10 the welfare of Kan
sai Or the good Of her people 70 remove all doubt up
this point have only 10 look a, their nominations
which entirely sectional and their support claimed
upon sectional grounds Fifteen free and independent
States virtually repudiaed and denounced
unworthy Of association, the alleged ground that the,
| slil continue consultations and laws which we're framed
aud acted by their foreiahers mostly in the times
revolution. These nominations based upon a theory
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the people nearly ouehaf Of the Union are politically
disqualified participate in The Affairs Of the federal gov
ernment This disqualification Is made TO rest
upon practical political question upon the crim
naIty living under which coucurred In and
msuy Of them made, by Washington and the revolu
tionary fathers Those members OF this party who
openly advocate dissolution OF the Union and dis
play the national flag with fifteen stars omitted simply
proclaim what the Of associates as directly tend
accomplish This sectional warfare inevitably end
la separation, aud the evidence Is abundant aud copcu
sive that such is the design Of the leaders Col Ere
has furnished Irresistible evidence that seeks e
walton upon distinct Acknowledged political prime pies
because he has accepted nominations those who do
profess a harmony sentiment He seeks suc
by resorng differing professions and pledu to
stability OF IN Union. tie accepts American" nomina
tons and in fact approves all that Ia Objectionable in
their creed and repudstes nothing that Is odious
This party expects by perseverance in their denunca
tons of slave States and stakeholder unite the en-
population Of free States in this suicidal and ruin
sectional agitation. War to the kuie aud the knife