The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-22
Favorable

The following preamble and resolu.
tions, introduced into the Wisconsin Leg.
islature by Mr.. Clements, have been
adopted in the Senate, as the voice Of
that State:
Whereas, the slave power in 1920, in.
sisted upon the admission, of Missouri
into the Union as a slave State, and ac-
complished its purpose by Incorporating
into the bib for its admission perpetu.
al prohibition of slavery in all the re.
mainder of the territory acquired from
France north of the south line of MIS-
souri,, extending westward to the national
frontier; - -
And whereas. in 1854, the same pow.
er demanded the repeal Of the pfofiibi.
ton of 1890, and effected It's object By
engrsfting on the Kansas Nebraska Bill.
which provided for its repeal, the express
declaration "that the people of the Ter
risory should be left perfectly free to form
and regulate their own domestic instisa.
tions, subject only to the provisions of the
Constitution of the United States "a
And whereas, in 1856 this same pow
er insists that, even under this provision,
the people of the Territory of Kansas
have no power to exclude slavery there
from until another express act of Con-
gress gives them the power to form a
State Constitution
And whereas, the President of the
United States has compromised his posi-
ton as the Chief Executive of sn en-.
llightened and free nation, by countenane-
ing and otherwise aiding the outlaws
from the neighboring State of Missouri.
who have, under various pretexfs, from
time to time invaded the Territory, dis
turbed its peace, outraged its elective
franchise. perverted its Legislation, aud
murdered its citizens /;
And whereas, the present peace and fu.
ture welfere of our common country de-
mand that there should be no further ex-
tension of slavery, and no more slave
States at all hazards;
And whereas, by the unlawfulinvasion
of the Territory of Kansas, by the citi.
zens of the State of Missouri, for the
purpose of forcibly depriving the citizens
of that Territory of their first political
right, and of establishing slavery therein
by force and without the authority of
law; as consequence of which civil
war now exists in the Territory of Kan
sas;
| And whereas, the people of the Terri
tory of Kansas have by Convention Of
Delegates, duly called and assembled for
that purpose, formed for themselves q
Constitution and State Government,
which Constitution is Republican, and
the said Convention, and the people Of
Kansas, by their ratification of said Con-
stitution. having asked admission into the
Union as State, and believing that such
admission of Kansas as a State would
exclude slavery therefrom, and save that
Territory from further civil tumults and
further effusion of blood, it is hereby
i Resofved, by the people of the State
of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and
Assembly, That our Senator's be and are
hereby instructed, and our represents
tiyes in Congress be requested to use their
best endeayors for the immediate passage
of an Act of Congress admitting Kansas
into the Uaion as State, with such linz
itation of boundaries as by Congress
shall be deemed advisable. - 81
Resolved, That our Representatives be
requested to vote for the inmsdisfe ad.
L ID : L..
House Of Representatives IN Congress,
as Delegate from Kansas, until such sd.
mission Of Kansas as State.
Resolued, That the Governor be re-
lquested to cause copy Of this presmbl.
and resolutions. properly certified, 70 b.
forwarded to each Of our Senators ane
Representatives. and that's copy be sen
to the Governor Of each State In ths
Union." sssss