The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-09-10

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ing against the other exactly the sam
charges. At this distance from the seen
of strife, the President cannot determin
between them. His action must b
guided by official reports. Gen. Smitl
communicates a very different condition
OF things from the exaggerated state
ments which have gone abroad. No ap
prehension of an armed invasion neeC
be a~pprehended. But, should ir hap
pen, the whole power of the Govern
nent will be exerted to repel it, pm
E~onz,zchateVeT S0urce 1t may. The army
in Kansas is not there to prevent or cor
rect outrages unless they amount to in.
vasion or Instruction. The civil power
alone is competent to this. Application
should be made there. Gen. Smith haG
no power to redress the wrongs of Mr..
Strawn. He applied to the wrong quar-
ter. He should have gone to the Courts
AS to granting him an escort, General
Smith thought if Mr.. Strawn was smart
enough to find his way safely to him
without one, he ought to be able to find
his way back! The Courts are oper
to all classes of citizens, without dis.
tinction. No authentic information has
ever reached the Executive of an indi.
yidual VINO has sought a redress of
wrongs at the hands of the civil power
in Kansas, and failed to obtain it. Ii
n such case had been presented, he
would at once have removed the often
ding official. If the majority of the
people of Kansas had wanted peace and
quiet they could have had it. The way
to get it was for the settlers among
themselves to frown down all agitation
growing out Of differences of opinion as
to local institutions. The Executive
had always felt solicitous about the
Territory, and had exerted his eonst;tu-
tional powers to their full extent to
preserve order. The affair at Lawrence
had given him great anxiety, and he at
that time telegraphed both to Col. Sum
ner and Governor Shannon, besides SEN
ding a special messenger. (Here the
President produced copies of his tele:
graphic dispatches, which, we belieye,
were made public at the time.) The
outrages at Lawrence were not done by
authority. ghe President admits that
mistakes have been made, as is evident
by his rcmcyal Of Shannon, But an
impartial man has now gone there, who
vii! Sc. justice done to both partj 3. If
be should catch either party in acts of
violence, they shall lie hung up o. the
spot. The CIVIL Power OF THE TER
MUST BE MAINTAINED
OPINIONS oy THE PRESIDENT.
/. That Government has not the pow
err to protect migrants en- r0w'e for the
Territory, because Of the jurisdiction OF
the States; consequently, qusrages com
on the highways of the Nation
only Ee redressed py the Courts of
the respective States on whose soil such
1gtrages were committed.
2. Tnat Government has no power to
or redress outrages commit ed
Sithin the Territory, except through the
arm, or by martial lay.
8. L! at the military can only AID the
,iyil poEer as a posse c0mit0tuS; conse-
I%uentiY,
4 Government haEing provided a L.
gal mod2 of redress fQ- the settlers, and
strengthened it by a posse at all times
aESilatle, the fault is with the s%cttIcrs
vhcFc they haze failed to get protection
IT redress; they lave failed to get it
either because they were not iaw-abid-
ny citizens, OF because they made APP
,llcation to the milltlry, which WAS tie
wrong source from whence to SEEK it.
). That the mere possession of arms
y en'grauts entering the Territory is
lut pima fucic cEideGce % tbreatened
INVASION, AID that the mere possession o:
rLus by settlers within Tie Territory is |
lot pfinLa Jacie evidence of threatened
rsurrection; that the bearing of arms
, a CoNsTiTUTIoNAL PRIVILEGE which
.i3tinguishes Ameriran ctt;ZeLs; aad
hen ccca G0vcrnD1cht llSrT has NO
light, under such Circumstances, TO DIS
RM THEM.
Such, gentlemen CT the National Kau-
as Committee, is the substance of our
nteryiew with President Pierce. Tue
atty of commenting on the facts here
ge leasc to yau. Our mission is
ndcd.
Res e,tfully. &c,
TUADDEUS HYATT,
w. +. NJ Army,
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