Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-29

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miles further north, was the great natural boun-
dairy that should have divided the two, if a
division was to be made Was 1t because
that would bring a part of Kansas opposite
Iowa, so that freemen could reach the Terri.
tory without the necessity of passing through
a slave State Why was the clause always
before inserted in every territorial bill since
the formation Of the Government, requiring
the laws of the Territory to be the supervi-
sion of Congress, omitted in this Then,
when, the time comes for electing the Legis-
lature, which is, of course, to give shape, by
its action, to the institutions of the infant
State, it is secured to slavery by an invasion
OF non-residents and then follows the egisla-
tion to which have referred series of acts,
all pointing, from the first, to the consumma-
tion OF one object--the tulfllment of the pro-
phecy of General Atchison, made in the SEN
ate of the United States, that if the Missouri
compromise was repealed Kansas would be a
slave State. And he has insisted upon that
opinion from that day to this.
In addition to all this, the secretary of the
Territory, who is required by act of Congress
to transmit " one copy of the laws and jour-
mails or the Legislative Assembly within thir-
ty days after the end of each session, and one
copy of the executive proceedings and official
correspondence semi-annuay," to the Presi-
dent, and copies of the laws to the Senate and
House of Representatives, to be deposited i'm
the Libraries OF Congress, has neglected entire
ly to send the laws to Congress, or to furnish
the President with the executive proceedings
If so, the President has not transmitted them
to the Senate, to answer to their call for them.
and has not answered a call made by this House
more than three weeks since So | take it
for granted that they have not been furnish
ed by the secretary of the Territory, as requir
ed by law. So, no information of the doings
of the Territory reaches Us officially till late
day, and then We are furnished only such part
as the officials choose to give. But his neg
lect on the part of one of the officials of the
Territory is passed by unnoticed by the Presi-
dent, while he removes other officers for alleg-
ed dereliction of duty. Now, if the gentleman
from Virginia Mr.. SMITH wishes it, I will
yield to him.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia. do not desire
to interrupt the gentleman at this point /
merely made the remark-rather sub rosa than
otherwise-that did not understand why the
gentleman should complain of the secretary of
the Territory for failing to pat the House and
the country in possession of the territorial laws
when | found him using those laws and arguing
upon them. thought it was rather unneces-
sary fault-fnding.
Mr.. GROW. / suppose, then, Mr.. Chair
man, that it would not be necessary for the
officials OF the Government to do their official
duty becuuse the information they might COM
municate could obtained in some other way.
| take it for granted that, when the organic
law requires an officer of the Territory to do a
certain duty, You have right to complain if
he fails to perform that duty, even though you
may obtain the information by some other
means
But to return from the depression into which
| have been drawn by the gentleman's remark
1t seems, that but one object has actuated
this whole movement, from the inception of
the repeal of the Missouri compromise, and
that has been to supplant free labor and free
institutions, in order to establish slavery on the
soil of Kansas.
Why are men brought there face to face
with the bayonet in their hands and deadly
hostility in their hearts Governor Shan
non, in his dispatch to the President, giving
an account of the troubles at Lawrence, says ::
"The x3temen increased and spread not only through
out this whole Territory but worked I'D t. the ut
most point of intensity in the whole of the upper portion
of Missouri. Armed men rushing from all
quarters towards Lawrence TO defend the place and
| others to demosh it,"
Men rush with arms to demolish it -
From where The State of Missouri. What
interest has Missouri in enforcing the laws Of
Kansas more than the State of Ohio, or Vir
ginia General Atchison tells us Slave in
stitutions for Kansas or free institutions for
Missouri Slavery in Kansas secures slavery
forever in Missouri. This is the motive which
brings from Missouri men to preserve law and
order in Kansas From the description in aGl-
part of this letter, the " law and ORDER that
such men would preserve is like the protect +,
the wolf would give the lamb In another
part of the despatch he says:
al found in the camp at Wakarusa a deep and settled
feeling of hostility against the opposing forces in Law
and apparently fixed determination to attack
this place and demosh it and the presses and take pos
session of their
and to Generals Richardson and Strcker their
forces would have been to let loose this large body Of
the impulse Of their feelings, which evidently was to at
tack and disarn The people Of laurence"
| Those are the men who go forth to enforce
law and order, and to preserve peace and qui-
ct in one of the Territories of the Uuion.-
| They come for what To dcmolisk a town,
to burn it's houses, and drive out its citizens
from their homes at the point of the bayonct.
Why is Missouri fighting the battles NJ the
South and how are her institutions at stake
in the issue of slavery or freedom in Kansas
The capital invested in any ono kind of pro-
perty has always q common interest, and is
moved by common motive. The three mil
lion slaves in the South, at an average price
of $500 each, makes capital of $l,500,000,
600. But, in addition, it is the same interest
that owns the landed and personal propertx.
so that the moneyed interest Of the South T.
acts together by common sympathy probaA
bly, exceeds "a, 600, 100000 Whatever, then,
tends to enhance the market value of the slave
moves this mighty interest with common inn