Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-10
I'm a Peck Of Trouble ,,

The Fusion papers are rackiur their inge-
nuty to the utmost TO raise objections to the
Kansas Bill which has passed 'he Senate
and is now in the House for its concurrence.
Although the hill allows all & sc 10 vote
who may have been driven from ne Terrific
" by reason Of the recent outrages there
and who shall return previous t. the first OF
October next, yet the Black Hapublicans
pretend that its provisions effectually dis
franchise the Free State population now
absent from the Territory, because it Is i'm
possible for them to get bach ssi,haui -o'ubin-
ing together in sufficient force " defeat the
Border Ruffian Army" who have block
AIDED the Missouri River and proclaimed mar
tial law along its borders.
This is weighty objection, truly. to be
interposed to a measure which carries upon its
face and in its entire essence spirit of fair
ness and concession that should commend il
to universal favor. Were there no other
means of getting into Kansas than by way
of the Missouri River, and were it at all GER
tain that the "Ruffians' of the State of Mis-
souri, were determined to oppose Northern
emigration to Kansas through their State, the
argument would not be without some show
of plausibility. But as long as Kansas is ac-
ceSsible by way of Iowa and Southern Ne
braska, without any considerable addition OF
time, labor or expense, the objection now
raised is remarkable for nothing but its weak
ness and puerility. 1t is, moreover, rather
long stretch Of credulity TO suppose that the
citizens of Missouri will persist in forcibly
preventing absent citizens of Kansas from
quietly returning through their State, or new
emigrants from proceeding thither by the
same route. If, however, the Mis5ourians
should thus choose to " bite off their own
noses," we do not see that any extra excr-
tions need be made to prevent it. That they
would be the principal sufferers by the opera
ton, is a proposition that may be assumed
without argument in proof of L. If those
who are so loud in their denuncation Of the
Kansas Bill, because Of the hostile displays
of lawless mobs along the Missouri river,
will show how those evils are to be remedied
by any other process than the action Of the
State Government Of Missouri, they will
show what we have not yet been able
very clearly TO comprehend.
Do they propose that the Federal Gov
eminent shall provide an escort of United
States troops to conduct Kansas rtfugees
safely back tn their homes through the Stare
of Missouri If not, what eligible plan can
they hit upon to ohviate a difficulty To-
which they complain that the bill passed by
the Senate does not provide
II may be that they regard tho doctrine Of
the "dtsolate sovereignty Of Congress-" so
prominently and distinctly set forth in their
Philadelphia " Platform - as Sufficiently ex-
pansive to cover the whole ground. Having
declared the absolute sovereignty Of Congress
over the Territories, it is but a single step to
claim the same power in reference to- the
States and the individual citizens Of each.--
In this way they may be able to reach the
recusant citizens of Missouri. Are the
Black Republicans prepared to take that step
themselves or recommend it to others