The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-14

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with the original States impose any Limitation upon il
sovereignty which the constitution has placed all
the States So far the organization of Territory
be necessary and proper of carrying into effect
the provision of the constitution for the admission OF
States and when exercised with reference only that end
the power Of Congress is clear and explicit but beyond
all powers not delegated the United States by the
stnton, nor prohibited by il to the States reserved to
the States respectively 10 the people" In other words
the organic of the Territory conforming the spirit
of the grant from which it receives its validity must leave
the people entirely free TO form and regulate their domes-
tic institutions and internal in their way,
subject only the constitution of tho United States to the
end that when they attain the requisite population and
absh State government in conformity to the federal
constitution they may he admitted into the Union
equal footing with the original States in all respects what
soever. y............ .... ... -.ts. . .... .r
The act OF Congress for the organisation of The Terrt-
es Of Kansas and Nebraska designed conform TO
the spirit and letter of the federal constitution by prcserv
ing and anainng the fundamental principle of equality
among all the States of the Union Notwithstanding the
sricton contained in the 9th section of the of March
1920 preparatory the admission of Missouri into the
Cnion which assumed to deny TO the people forever the
right 10 settle the question of slavery for themselves
vided they should make their homes and organize States
north OF lhirtysi degrees and hry minutes north la
ude Conforming to the cardinal principle OF State equal
ity and ment in obedience 10 the constitution
the declared in the precise language
of the compromise OF 1850 that when admitted
as State the said Territory any portion OF the same
shall be received into the Union with without slavery
their constitutions may prescribe at the time Of their ad
mission. Again. after declaring the said 9Th secuon o
the Missouri act sometimes called the Missouri Compro
mise Missouri restricon imperative and void as be-
ing repugnant these principles the purpose of Congress
in passing the act is declared III these words being
the intent and meaning of this not to egslate sla
very into any State Territory exclude it there
from, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form
and regulate their domestic institutions in their way
subject only TO the constitution Of the United States
The passage Of the Kansas Nebraska act senuousy
resisted by all who thought less evil to deprive
the people of States and Territories of the right of
tie nd unIg
than to allow them decide the slavery question for them
selves every State of the Union had done and must
tain the undenable right to do long the constitution
of the United States shall be maintained the supreme
law of the land Finding opposition the principles of
the unavaing in the halls of Congress and under the
forms OF the constitution, combinations Immediately
entered into in portions of the Union to control the
political desnies and form aud regulate the domestic in
sutons of those Territories and future States through
the machinery of migrant Aid Societies In order to give
consistency and efficiency to the movement and surround
it with the color OF legal authority act of incorporation
procured from the legislature of the State of Massachu
setts in which it provided in the first section, that
twenty persons therein named and their Associates
cessors and assigns hereby made corporation by the
of the Massachusetts, Emigant Aid Company for the
purpose OF assisting emgrants to settle In the west ana
for this purpose they shall have all the powers and pry-
eges and be subject all the duties restrictions and liza
biltes forth in the 3sh and 44h chapters Of the
vised statutes of Massachusetts,
The second section limited the capital stock OF the
pany TO i've millions Of dollars and authorized the whole
be invested in real and personal estate with the pro'so
CoSmon wealth Massachusetts) to amount ezooeaing
I wenty thousand dollars
The third section provided for dividing the capital stock
of the CORPORATION into shares of one hundred dollars each
and prescribed the mode time and amcunts in which
sessments might be made on each share
the fourth and last section was in these words
At all meetings of the stockholders each sockhoder
shall be entitled TO cast vote for each share held by
him Provided That stockholder shall be entitled to
cast than fifty votes shares held By himself nor
more than fifty votes by proxy
NhouU pf
clare that the company formed for the purpose OF con-
trolling the domestic institutions of the Territory OF Kan
sas and forcing it into the Union with prohibition Of
slavery in her constitution regardless OF the rights and
wishes of the people guaranteed by the constitution OF
the United States and secured 10y their organic law yet
the whole history of the movement the circumstances in
which it had its origin and the professions and avowas OF
all engaged In IT, render 1t certain and undenabe that
such was its object
To remove all doubt upon this point, your committee
will here present few extracts from pamphlet published
by the company after its organization under the fol-
lowing caption
Emigran Aid Company also description OF Kansas for
the information of emigranis.
Trustees-Amos Lawrence Boston J. NJ S, Williams,
Cambridge; Ely Thayer Worcester.
Amos A. Lawrence, treasurer.
"Thomas H. Webb, Boston.
For tho purpose Of answering numerous communtca-
tons concerning the plan Of operations OF the Emprant
Aid Company and the Of Kansas Territory which
proposed settle the secretary of the company
has deemed II expedeut publish The following definite
information IN regard 10 this particular:
GFor these purposes IL IL recommended let That the
contract Immediately With some one Of the COM
peng lines Of travel for the conveyance Of 10000 persons
from Massachusetts, that place in the West which the
trustees shall select for their first settlement
at recommended that the companys agens locate and
take up for the ompsnys benefit the sections Of land in
which the boarding houses and mills located and no
ohers And further whenever the Territory shall be or
ganzed free State the trustees shall dispose OF all
it's interests there replace by the sales the money laid out
declare dividend TO the stockholders and that they then
select a field and make similar arrangements for the
Uniou.h
with the advantages attained by such system Of
effort the territory selected the OF operations
would, it believed, be filled up with free Inhabitants
There ia reason TO suppose several thousand men Of
New England origin propose to emgrae under the auspices
such arrangement this very OF the whole
emigration from Europe, amounting 10 some 100000 per
sons there be difficulty ia inducing some thirty OF
forty thousand take the same direction
Especially will IL prove advantage 10 Massachusetts,
If she the State by her foresight supply the
cessities its inhabitants and open in the outset
ncatons between their homes and her ports and facto'
at determines in the right way the institutions Of the
settled Territories in less time than the discussion Of them
has required in Congress"
Having thus secured from the State Of Massachusetts, the
color Of legal authority to sanction their proceedings in
perverson Of the plain provisions Of act of Congress
passed pursuance Of the constitution the company
nenced lie operations by receiving subscriptions It's cap
ita stock and exertng its whole power to harmunize
bne and direct in the channel IL should mark out all the
elements Of opposition the principles Of the Kansas and
Nebraska The plan adopted to make the inter
est Of large body Of men, who sympathzed with then
in the objects Of the corporation receive their aid aud
protection and under the auspices Of the company,
proceed Kansas and acquire whatever residence aud al
whatever acts might be found necessary to enable them