The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-03
From the Providence Daily Post
YOU CAN'T DODGE III, GENTLEMEN

... From the Providence Daily Post
you CAN'T DODGE III, GENTLEMEN
The supporters Of John c. Fremont for the presidency
cannot dodge the fact that their friends in Congress
TWICE invited 10 vote for bill repeating all The obnoxious
Laes Of Kansas and that they REFUSED to do sol
The following is clause In the bill making arrange
mens for the admission Of Kansas Staea bill which
passed the Senate twice, evsfy democrat oOtng for u and
which the republican House refused to consider take
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"No law shall be made or have force effect in said Ter
rtory which shall require oath TO support any act Of
Congress other legislative act qualification for any
civil office public trust for any employment or pro-
fession, to serve juror vote at an election or
which shall impose any tax upon or condition TO the txe
else OF the right Of suffrage by qualified voter or which
shall restrain prohibit the free discussion Of any law
subject legislation in the said Territory or the Tree ex
preston of opinion thereon by the people Of said Terri
tory" e.f. .
The democrats who voted for this bill generally believed
that this clause unnecessary the laws which 1t an
nulled plainly unconstitutional, and attempt had
been made, would be made, to enforce them. But
they willing to do anything which could be asked
with show of reason by their opponents and as these
laws NOTWITHSTANDING NO EFFORT HAD EVER BEEN MADE TO
THEM had been complained Of by the feeState
party and quoted in Congress in justification OF re-
beon il deemed proper to strike them out Of exist
Every democrat in the Senate and many oldlne
wings therefore, voted for this bill while Hale Wilson,
and their -shrieking associates VOTED AGAINST
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the bill aeds touched!
Some of the republican papers pretend to say that the
why they did not take and pass the Senate bill
was that it contained Objectionable provisions. John p
Hale said in the Senate that it ALMOST WAoly unobc
ionaJe But if it had contained fifty Objectionable pro-
Visions the House might have struck them out. Why did
the shrekers take up the BILL amend it, and then pass
eaying it then for the Senate to take the responsibility
of concurrng in the amendments of killing the bill
Evidently because they dared not do it. They knew the
Senate would concur for Senator Douglas assured Them
during the extra SESSION. that II they would take up
the bill and pass it. though shorn of every section save that
repeating the obnoxious Kansas laws the Senate would
instantly in its passage and send to the President
for his sgnaturel They dared not accept the challenge
They evidently did want to repeal these odious laws
but wished them to remain that they might have them
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But the House did find time to pass Kansas bill, and
that readers shall of its provisions
1t bill to reorganze the Kansas Territory. 1t LIZ
CALLED SLAVERY in kansas Until the LIST day of jan
uary 1853 and provided that all children born there
slave mothers should remain slaves for life fremoved from
the Territory prior to the day mentioned The bill in
troduced by Mr. Dunn of Indiana, leading republican
and, with single exception, WAS VOTED FOR BY
EVERY Fremonte in the House. Here of the
visions they stood In the bill at the time of its passage
"Proptded however That any person lawfully held
vice in said Territories shall not be discharged from such
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such person shall be permanently removed from such Ter
rory Territories prior the first Of January eighteen
hundred and ftyeght and any child or children born in
either Of said Territories any female lawfully held to
service if in like manner removed without said Territories
before the expiration Of that date shall be by
anything in this act emancpated from any service might
have owed had this act never been passed.
"And prouided further, That any person lawfully held
to service in any other State Territory Of the United
States and escaping into either the Territory Of Kansas
Nebraska be reclaimed and removed to the person
place where such service is due under any law Of the United
States which shall be in force upon the subject"
This bill, repeat voted for by every republican
in the House with the exception OF B. f. Letter OF Ohio
EVERY DEMOCRAT IN THE HOUSE VOTED AGAINST
IT The first time in The history Of republic thar
siter house Of Congress Uoted TO gaze sapny
Territory and il had to be done by the republican
party, by PARTY vorEl
That do not misepresent the BILL the facts In
laon to its passage will quote what Mr. Letter the
solitary republican referred to- said OF it. in letter his
home written the day after the dsgraceful had
| been consummated. He says:
ave passed Dunus bill for Kansas yesterday in very
Objectionable II has many good provisions but
extends the fugivesave law Kansas and Nebraska
and perpefuates sdr0y there until 1858 and makes all
children born therein up to that time Of slave mothers
slaves. This too much for have always said,
and repeat my pledges that viii vote to
ognise slavery will never vote to make any human be
ing slave; will vote to extend slavery single
foot will vote for the fugitiveslave law its
tension any free territory therefore voted against
Dunns BILL solitary and alone OF all our party"
This same BILL may remark, recognised all the civil
laws and officers Of Kansas but repealed the criminal
and left the people without any safeguard against illegal
voting arson, murder, any other outraged
To the facts here recorded call the attention Of the
people of Rhode Island Do they not stamp the leaders of
the republican party a band Of hypocrites2 DO they
not proclaim these MISUNDERSTANDING guardians Of Kansas
the open enemies Of the people Of that abused Territory
and the direct abetter Of slavery There the record
and we have quoted it They cannot dodge it. LIT
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