Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-02

ctne upntefNtl snf have NJ HU tmss fNureidd thS
fgh' t'ihs peogis olihsHud ~ otbor eo,stpnen,.
t1s toHtitdiioa sddi the MFRS rts trs ~ n4rs.-
= a~ar'olibe aoloh uibe,peofb laad rhsrhas tbs
hhtpg fhuaqtef " iho slassfY which nov invplyes
uf meelsto acilbu nnd leave. ~ na fic 6iy legal and
eeoeiul ateqahiivh ihe inhieaiet- ar,s hHent oT
Sate gosqipppai and shfIsps tho ssganF set fais In
hts onra Tlerefse ,ou are trddfstdf f nrei ~ ,oui
sNr-l r-eo'ae'- - said rsrnv. hefeiaa etto-
80 mutt dgy of.ad moaib tad i6ie s"fihifo r,.1
youf hluis tf mouhet. OF con,ruAiba tol1dei n 10
peka on the hu'ih iuosd,y of uciohsr uoa in form
constitution adopt t OF tifh's ar che panie Of Kan
sfs, sod take al ecdul mea.ufes iot o-gsrsrs State
gn'gumeoi PIE laotoy TO tio admission fkin.as into
! The umion as a state"
II then goes on TO fix the election pre-
c.ncts, aud names the judges, and concludes
thus:
" Tho plan prnn1sel in tho proclamation to govern
f"u in he 'lerinn, hm uern adopted ul of mature de
liberation, aud 90 adhered hf tuu will result 20 es
"1i 'ni1g n Nti't'itn i"i7n1nd 'at vafnm11t, uhi
Mu o' admitted niu ouf beloved unio1 slvcfrisn
state, secutnr 40 eur pe'nie the liberty thry have
hcfetot',e enjoyed, aud eheh ha' been 80 tuhlessly
wfosied from ihem by ioohlo.. Invaders"
/ In pursuance Of this proclamation. the peo
/ pie elected delegates TO a convention, winch
met IA October aud formed State corsitu-
ton. They did form a constitution aud they
nave organized government under it
They chose Legislature, wLch elected
Senators. Their constitution has been sent
[ here, and wos presented by the honorable
Senlor from Michigan.
Now, desire 10 know what there is in
this whole proceeding To call for any severe
/ anmadyerson Is there to be found any
thing IN u differing from wha, repeated pre-.
cedeus had authorized them To- do l.,
there any intima,iun in any 9trt of this line
OF proceedings, which have gone through
with. of design TO commit treason against
The Government OF the United States p
what IS treas1i,: Nothing more, and moth.
ing less, than wagng war against the United
States, The statute of Edward. defining
treason was the basis for our constitutions
provision ON the subject, and it express v
confines Il TO making war upon the Govern
ment Has there been any idea of their
milking war against the United States p
Even the idea Of resistance to United
States officer has never been entertained
by the people Of Kansns.
II Is true, that they spoke of and treated
the Legislative Assembly elected by peo-
pie of Missouri, as a usurpation, and It's acts
as nnllty, or worse to which there was
due from them no obligation of obedience /:
but, insist that such view, and such
dlsobedlence was, aud would be. no treason.
no waglng war against the United States.
come now, Mr. President, to examine the
majority report. cannot take time to 90
through II with particularly IN all ils parts,
but desire to view a few of It's leading fea-
/ lures. In the first place, wish to inquire as
/ 70 the character which Il presents in regard
I TO the invasion. venture to say there is no
man on earth who would take this report
{ and read It carefully, who could ever dream
I that there ever was such thing in existence
/ Il Is confessed by the Senator from Illinois
/ on the floor; but In the report nothing is
I confessed or intimaled. There is such a
I thing as insInualon | know-that is not ex-
actly suppression. BY nsinuation, mean
the lntmatlng Of that which truth viii not
I permit rs to deny. The invasion is not de-
med IN the majority report nor is il asserted
! there. Ii is cast entirely in the shade 1t
says that there have been false stories told
I IN Missouri.
Mr.. DOUGLAS WIN the Senator allow
me 10 Interrupt him for a moment?
Mr.. CoLLAMER. Certainly, sir.
Mr.. DoUGLAs. The Senator has re-
marked that It has been several times admit
ed on the door that seven districts we're car.
rird BY invao'oo. bog loavo to state 10
him that no such thing IL admitted NV DO
sitIon was that nobody there at the time ever
pretended that there was an invasion except
IN seven districts That there was one at
all, was the point in despute.
Mr. CoLLAMEa. The speech will speak
for itself
Mr.. DousLA1. OF course but wish to
have It fairly stated.
/ Mr. CoLLAMER. To conhne it To seven
| dlstrlc's Is to acknowledge that It extended
to seven. That Is proposition which is
capable of being understood without an
argument. suppose that an invasion could
not be confined To place to which 1t never
extended. What does the report of the ma 3
jorit say in relation toit:
Exaggerated accounts Of The li'ge number Of emf
giants ou their way under The auspices nf the omy,ant
aid compin'os with vaw Of oontoiing the election
Tor mTmhef' Of tho Iefut9rls' Lsei.atn'o which VA.
in take Place thr 10th OF March 1855 Neto ,l.bd
aud circulated. Those arcnuns heins fspubl.b.d .,d
believed ir Missouri where the excitement had al,end
heeo 'ndna"d 10 ieHral intensity, induced core,
pondlng eflpU 10 send at laaat an oqutl nunhef n,
c"untetirt tue appehondsd result of this new impora
| ZION. YOU committee have not been able to obtain
d"hniie aud satisfactory Information IN rognfd 10 the
hleg'd Hrgnlsiuts in condnc,inf the election, and
the number OF illegal on the 3Oth of March hui
'on The most falble sources Of iniofmatiuh .ccess
hc 10 your committee, irelulins various ptpafs doeu
ments, aud statements, kindly furnished bv Msssrs
Whhh u and Raedet, rival ulunaat. OF the Dolerates
seat IN C1ngres. for kansas Territory ID would .se,n
I
What facts follow? It goes on to state
| that proclamation was issued by the Gov.
| ernor, tha, he set aside the returns IN seven
/ districts, and issued orders for another elec-
/ ton which was held. It states that the
Assembly met on the 2nd Of July at the
place fixed by the Governor that they an
/ pointed Joint committee To wait on the
Governor; that he received them and sent
his message IN dao form and then,
GOA tho drt day Of tho su..ou, aud Immediately
I ahof tho organization of ihe House elected tha
! following resolution was adopted
&C. Resoircd Tnit ail persons wb0 may desire Ia con
test the seifs Of any pefsuns holding certificates O.,
election inembafs of th,- House my present Their
protests 20 me com uiuoe oodeutal., aud that no
tce h'feof shall Dr. given to the persons holdng such
! oeiu6cates "
That was on the 2nd of July, the first day
1 of the session but on the 4th Of Julv the
! legislative committee made their report. saw
ing, that as tu fifteen seats, there was no
/ contest, and as TO the others. they took tho
statute for their guide-l think the express
/ ION IL that they considered 1t the polar star -
and thoy decided that the second election,
which the Governor ordered, was of no con
sequence and they admitted everybody who
received mu1riues at the first election
The majority report then goes on to state
that, in regard to those whose seats were
not contested there never was any protest
or any allegation of any irreguarily or fraud
at the time The facts which have stated
are a sufficient answer TO that Insertion.
Now what would be understood by any
man who took up the staten @ 1t Of the Q o
aud road It by himself, never before having
heard Of the transaction Would he sup
pose there was any Invasion at all? He
would understand from reading the report,
that there had been some stories about yio>
lence, but that the Legislature examined the
subject and decided that there was no i0un-
foundation for them. ! ask any gentleman
IL that true picture of the transaction p
Does the report tell Us any thing about the
invasion being made anywhere, confined to
any part, or extending to any part of the
fonlory? Not a word of it. BY making
this statement IN rega d 10 the proceedings