The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-06
nMISSTATEMENTS IN MR. PIERCE'S KANSAS
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The following is the reply Of the New York Evening
Post article which appeared in the Union few days
since in defence Of the Presidents late Kansas message
against the attacks of the Post and other abolition cham
pions quote the whole reply and ask special atten
ton in order that the conclusveness of roinder
may be fully appreciated; ,t.
.'Mssr in Mn, PIERcE's KANSAS MEssAsE-The
Washington Union Of yesterday says;
" Neither in the speech Of Mr. Thsyer in the edito-
rial endorsement Of IL the Post is there the least inna
ton that the President has msstaed the fact as 70 the part
borne by the colonization societies in provoking the citizens
Of the States onng Kansas 70 the ntererences in the
sfairs of the Territories which have furnished fruitful
theme FOR tanatical agitation.
five did show the other day that the President had
misstated the facts shall show it There is
word of truth in his statements.
Mr. Pierce calls the proceedings OF the Emgrants Aid
Society the extraordinary of propaganda coon
zaton Of the Territory Of Kansas prevent the and
natural action Of its inhabitants in its internal anzao
and thus to anticipate force the determination of that
question in the incboate State
Here three alsehoods, must call them short
sentence Mr. Pierce calls emigraon under auspices
the Emgrans Aid Society propaganda colonization This
not true because the society makes inquiry
opinions OF those who under its auspices There
attempt at making proseytes there selection Of people
OF certain opinions. All who ask the aid Of
society," pro slavery well the enemy slavery
Agan Mr. Pierce says that the object of the society
o the free and natural action Of the inhabitants
the Territory its Internal organization This equally
untrue The object OF the society to assist persons who
derous to settle in Kansas and who ha the
getting there with such information and aid should
the difficulties of emigration and the hardships and
prvatons OF settlement When they settled, the
society leaves them order their
they may f II does NEEDLE that m alter but
abandons il the free and action the settlers
Mr. Pierce again, that meant in the estab
shment Of this society TO force and anticipate the deerm
nation Of the question OF internal nchoae
State This the third As the society does
not seek prevent the free expression of public
opinion in the Territory IL does attempt or
tcipats any decisions in regard to its internal
The socisy confines its proceedings simply the
distractions emigration and providing the new col
ones the Of living comfortably and happily their
new aoodc prevents the decision OF question forces
the decision Of no question
All these things President might have learned n
be had made the most superficial inquiry plan OF the
Emigranis' Aid Society They all stated in circular
addressed to the citizens Of Missouri signed by the
bic officers of the society comprising OF the best and
most honored of New Englanda circular published
extensively, both at the West and here. Mr.. Pierce ought
10 have read III ~ be did he has made these
knowngy he did not, all that say is that he pre-
ferred TO utter his SANDERS without taking the pains
quire into their truth ...
Mr.. Pierce goes 10 say that
These designs and had the necessary consequence to
awaken inens Indignation In the States the
tory OF kanas aud especially State OF Missouri whose
domesc peace was thus the most directly endangered.
The designs and acts OF the Emgrant Aid Society had
such necessary consequence IL only by the inrgues
the interference in the affairs Of the people OF Kansas which
he nsgated and headed the effect Of whkey and
the daily pay promised the rabbe which
him, than anything else. Nor ia It that the domestic
peace Of Missouri endangered by the peaceful
of reemen 90 Kansas The settlement Of Illinois by the sae
class Of has brought the peace Missouri no peril
has the settlement Of Iowa Mr. Pierce GER
tanly have known better than that the
patton OF Kansas by intelligent orderly population
does mi.chief TO Missouri"
The Post charges three asehoods in this statement of
facts by the President We shall meet them detail and
show 1T whose door the crime Of asehood rests First
Mr. Pierce calls emigration under the auspices Of the En-
igrant Aid Society propaganda colonization The Post
says this 4 not trues We win first call the Post the
stand a witness A few days ago that journal published
and endorsed speech Of Mr. Thayer in behalf Of this soci
ETY.. IN the article recommending Mr. Tbsyers speech tho
editor Of the Post said Mr. Pierce may call this 1.-THE En-
isrsnt Aid Society propagandst scheme but II propa
gates and duses OF the greatest blessings which God
has besiov ed upon the human racethe blessing Of ber
ur Thin there denial Of the charge that the soci
rs Is propaganda scheme but the charge was vir-
tualy admitted and justified because the society propagaes
the blessing Of liberty Nor however the Post eats lite
own wordt and says the charge is not ruep Unques
iiopabiy the Post guilty of falsehood' either when
II admitted the statement Of the President TO be true or
hen il denies ih truth.
But willing take The last statement the Post
m,kcs IT. and by its own witness, we win fix upon IL
"shoodP We leg the reader however 10 bear In mind