The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-13

KEY TO THE KANSAS WAR.

Tbr are many pretended keys 70 this war such as the
s0s OF the Nebraska law the admission Of Missouri
IN, The Union the purchase Of Louisiana Sc but sens
M man win perceive that they do not fit the lock. They
ght ALI have existed without the effect. II not why Is
M Territory Of Nebraska which equally subject to all
these historical Influences, tranquil summer lake
d why has il been SO from the beginning The answer
"a beeause has not been taken into the keeping OF the
Fmpraut Aid Societies and Sharpes rifle Christians The
following extracts from the proceedings OF convention OF
Kansas aid committees held at Buffalo on the 10th and 18th
Of July last throw light upon the real origin Of the mis-
chief
The following resolutions reported by the commit
tee on resolutions and adopted
R,,olvsd That we will proceed to appoint national
Kansas committee Of wise and upright men, to whose dis
on the whole conduct OF sacred cause shall be IN
trusted that said committee shall be composed OF one
person from each State far as there are States IN wncn
suitable person be oundi and that hVe auuiuona
members shall be put upon the COMMITTEE VINO are 70 re
Quorum and Chicago be the usual place OF meeting oil
the committee. =,
esoued That by all that precious and urgent in the
claims of and liberty call on the friends OF JUS
ce and humanity TO organize forthwith State county,
town. and township organizations for the purpose OF Cd
aning monthly subscriptions of money TO enable the ma
ona committee e bring 70 e sosay to to rs hands
Rssolpsa That the contributions Of EACH MONTH
should mol fan short Of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS and that those OF the present month should DC
RsoIpsd That the federal administration instead of pro-
tecng Kansas is the great Vi tne w
outrages which she suffers.
Rsousa That the attempt to force slavery upon Kansas
must at whatever cost be defeated and that too whether
the federal shall or snail not commune 10 ia'o
the nefarous attempts.
Gerritt Smith introduced resolutions that armed men
must be sent to Kansas conquer the armed men who
come against her and that justification for sending them
is to be found in the refusal of the government to do
and that the government instead of protecting Kansas is
the great nsgaor and upholder OF the oppression and
outrages which she suffers.
Governor Reeder opposed Gerrtt Smiths resolutions
being too ultra.
Mr.. Page said they offered, and only contemplated
moral fighting in Kansas.
Gertt Smith replied that he glad Mr. Page was the
Interpreter Of his resolutions and that he had ex-
planned that he only meant lighting he would not say In
Pickwickian but in moral The difference between
Mr. Page and himself was that the former would use moral
while he would physical force. In reply to Governor
Reede he sa that the resolutions did not declare war
against the federal against the Missouri
border rufRans They recommended sending armed men
TO Kansas to resist armed there The only difference
between himself and Governor Reeder was that the lat
ter desired to wait before resisting while he believed
that the time for resistance had already arrived If the
object of the convention to distribute good books and
agricultural instrument in Kansas it doubtless good
monthly do So but they would have money from him
He had given all the money he could spare for such
things and felt that he called upon to contribute
means to and send them out to fight He conu-
ued urge length the necessity for bold action he
quoted from speeches of Mr. Atchson, and Mr. Rves OF
Virginia. prove that the South had declared they would
never give up until they forced to give up
slavery. He had also better authority for this and one
which none in this convention would dspnte. He had
Colonel
Fremont who declared the thing Mr. Smith contin-
ued to speak of the aggessons Of the South and said he
only hoped hear of collision al 7opeta-that he only de-
sired 10 hear Of collision Nth the federal troops, and thai
northern had fallen, and then he tOould hear Of northern
States arrGying Themselves against he federal government
and uould that be the endF MOI Missouri would be the ne1t
battle feld and then slavery would be driven the wall
Her strength only apparent it consists half in northern
towards and doughaces II has been brave and
only because the North has fled before it 1t will whep
the North faces it. He believed the time had 10 phys
zeal force If the convention thought with Gov Reeder
that such the ac with all respect he could have
sympathy with it
Governor Reeder replied that be not in favor Of
waiting because they bad received wrongs enough but
thought II right to wait until they could strike effective
blow. If it remained with him the power Of thu
government he would have waited thus long, but thu
oppressor before this Uould hare been concerted into hep
Of dead The fields Of Aissouri but he willing
to wait till tomorrow, two to-morrows When the
trail Of the enemy against whom he had deadly hate h,
would follow him with catlike tread and would sk,
until he could strike him dead lie was therefore, willing
wait until they had the power be would thus have used
He did wish give the South notice Of their inen
tons by marching armed into the Territory The dra
goons could 90 voters cultivate the soil and rik
chen he right time arrived When the right time
strike he wanted the South have the first notice of To,
blow in the blow ITSELF The free-Stae party take b,
ground that they will exhaust all peaceful remedies and
that Done they will resist to the death, and pile the sol
the constitution longer protects with heaps Of their o
presSors
Gerrit Smith thought IL this chain Of reasoning
correct then the convention should sit with closed doors
and not pass resolutions raise hundred thousand dol
lars a month The South would be silly II they did not
know this money be raised for the purpose Of doing
something with IL
Near the close Of the proceedings collection akcr
mp.
Gerriu Smith contributed FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOL
LARS A MONTH DURING TIE WAR-fing mp
check on the State bank Of Albany for the first install
ment.
Mr. Whitman, Of Kansas Territory, moved Chat funt
Of $4,000 be raised be loa ed in not exceeding
5000 10 settlers in Kansas TO enable them to the
presumption claims at once.
Gov. Reeder entirely approved Of the suggestion TO
oaning money TO settlers to enable them pay for land
bat thought that it would the purpose recon
mend the subject to the notice Of capitalists in varou
cities who would find such investments profitable ones
He moved an amendment TO that effect, which car
ried.
Gov Reeder read to the convention the report from
Kansas Of the dispersion Of the territorial Legislature BY