The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-19

sequeny the right 10 decide upon The question Of admit
ting SLAVES and will give all the aid Ia my power to
the President In bis sndeaYors 10 Nndieate the settlers
rights.
resored by the agents Of the IMMIGRANT Aid Societies
regard 10 the INVASION il Is called Of Kansas by the
border rufans' Of Missouri Sir have never felt any
surprise at seeing large numbers OF from the counties
of Missouri adjacent 10 Kansas Fastening to that Terri
tory Immediately its becoming accessible TO setSrs
Having lived for number OF years among pioneers Of
tbs Northwest know their enterprise and their habits
and know they the brst men who build cabins and
turn burrows in every Territory opened the settler
hen the soil of Iowa first offered TO the industry OF the
farmer miner Ii occupied by citizens
who resided in Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin APP
proxmate her border They FASTENED the new land for
the purpose of examining IL and selecting beautiful and
eligible locations either for farms for mills or
and villages They were some months in advance OF the
landseekers from the elder sisters Of the Union and when
these latter on they had 10 take second choice,
pay liberal price for the claim of the pioneer This
policy and these motives induced number Of men,
young and odd TO hasten from Missouri Kansas they
there 10 make and valuable claims either TO
occupy themselves sell Nor is il singular thai many of
these men, after they had made their selection and made The
usual improvement TO secure them returned Missouri 10
pass the winter The process have witnessed in the
early settlement of Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Iowa. In all Of which Territories resided before their ad
mission States; and the will be witnessed in the
opening of every Territory TO the enterprise Of our
hardy and industrious citizens.
Permit me- sir in my endeavor to sustain the right Of
the people OF Kansas decide for themselves this question
of admitting slavery within their borders quote the
language of old statesmana man whose labors upon
this floor the people have witnessed for thirty yearsCo
Benton The quotation is made from brief speech in the
House Of Representatives during the last session. in reply
to n member from Indiana. He says:
.The member from Indiana then proposes to resist the
admission it she has established slavery This in my opn-
ion, will be resisting right holding as de- that the State
will be entitled to misunderstanding the other requisites
with Or without slavery as she peasss and this not BY v
of the constitution but by virtue OF right anterior and
peor both to Congress and the constitution mean in
h.ran ,,. he
stuon made not surrendered TO the federal
ment when it made, and therefore retained BY the
States"
On the subject of interference by other States for the
purpose of controlling the affairs OF Kansas and the re-
suits of interference the aged statesman speaks thus
Mr. Chairman there elimination and recriminaton
the other day on this subject between the member from In
OLvER The member from Indiana charged that citizens
of Missouri had crossed the line to vote in Kansas at the
late delegate election my colleague etorted that had
been sent there by emgrant societies in the East to
troll the election, believe both about right and to
time it announced, and made known that opinion TO
members from the eastern States present. and that
would produce precisely the effect that has been
and exaperate the people Of the Missouri frontier,
and lead to the which have occurred. Why did !
think so Because knew something of human nature and
that foreign interference thing which it viii not endure.
or this Missouri has been once before signal instance AT
the time Of the formation of her constitution it
question among the people whether the constitution should
be express silent the subject Of slavery Foreign
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slaves without the consent Of their J. enemy
70 the extension Of slavery chief promoter Of that
clause and YhyY Because foreigners-that is citizens OF
Statehad nerfarea and agtated the country and
filed it with great disturbance and for the sake OF peace
and to prevent the annual OF such agtaons
deemed best (and that became the opinion Of the con
yenton) the evil by the rootto take the subject
away from the egsatureand, consequently to exclude il
from our elections which DONE And the State, under
that iona! inhibition bad been free from the slavery
agitation until carried there I the year ls4s and further in
famed By the events of the past year was not membe
of the convention which framed the constitutions but promo
ted the emancipation oiase and mention my own case
particularly that being opposed to the extension Of slavery
vet nstgated provision snst emancipation TO prevent
foreigners coming TO agate Us and verify believe II
had not been that Interference the constitution woult
have been silent the subject This instance OF tbs
effect OF foreign interference In the state, and The
same subject and what is taking place on the western
frontier OF tho State is only manifestation OF the feel
ing which prevailed In the State In the 1920 And suoi
Is nature and in all the relations OF e both as indi
yiduas and communities stranger cannot interfere In
family dispute without uniting the family agains him,
State dispute without uniting the State against him. Wha
has happened them In Kansas obliged to happen ant
was forsseen BY and deprecated at the time con
denned society emigration at the and there
members present TO whom oreod ts bad effects suol
a. since been by everybody. II emgant
from the free States 10 the usual way they would be kindly
and respectfully received but sent By societies for the par
pose governing elections and they would meet with i'll
will and ppOsiti0n.H