The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26


WASHINGTON, June IS, 1885,
srATNuNT THE MASSACHUSETTS KANSAS AID SOCIETY.
Mr. wnsos, (ngger worshipper), Of Mass, presentsS
q petition from the officers Of the Massachusetts, Emil
grant Aid Society," setting forth the objects OF thas
organization, and stating that they have been much
msrepresented by the majority report Of the Commit
tee Territories They say that their society did moo
cause troubles in Kansas having never nfringed any
law interered with the peaceful execution oil f-hao
they have invested dollar in any munitions o.
warhat they have sent persons 10 control cleo.
tons in Kansas hired any man, except as busneso
agent to go therehat they have paid the passage
Of single emgrant Is ii within the knowiege OF the
company that any person has gone out under their aus
pieces with any other views than those OF settling and
staying in the Territory They also represent that thew
and pray that the offenders may be brought to JUSTICE
and compensation be made for the losses and injuries they
have sustained.
The petition was referred to the Committee on Claims
AND GREELEY AFFAIR.
Mr.. JOHNSON (dem Of Ark, tooS exception TO some o.
Mr. Stewards comments yesterday the cond1ct of Mr..
Rust in assauting Horace Greeley some time ago
Mr. SEWARD yindcated the correctness Of what he had
said according TO the facts so far as they within
his knowledge and recollection. He did not however, al
he time remember the precise grounds on which the at,
Mr.. FOSTER, (ngger worshipper) of'Conn alluded 70
the of the Kansas Nebraska bill ut about the hour
Of midnight the 25th OF May, 1854. The darkness
which then enveopcd the earth yielded to the light OF
been caused by that bill did not pass away II ha0
been increasing until it envel0ped the land with
broad black shadow Mr.. Foster spoke With
ciety, and indicated Professor Silliman and Rev.
Haven, Mr.. buttons church, TO bid larewelbto
the arms furnished merely II self defence. 1t was
significant fact that Of that party who thus
furnished with rifles had been engaged in any of tho
disturbances in that Territory. If Professor Silman
had stone cast at him except by those who had
done than he for the good OF his race,
he would be much more likely TO attain the age Of
Mehuseah than to suffer the martyrdom OF stephen.
Mr. Foster maintained that slavery in the States the
general government has power and that where there
power there was responsibility, and should be-
intermeddng The existence Of slavery in the TERI
tories entirely different matter. Being un.
successful in discovering what was the great prin-
cipe in the Kansas Nebraska bill, he laid down
what he conceived TO be the true doctrine, namely,
that Congress has exclusive power over the matter II
slavery right, he could be wrong He would recon-.
mend that wherever slavery existed in the Territories
that it be aboshed and wherever it did not, that ID
should be forbidden.
Mr.. BENJAMIN, (dem) of La expressed his qualification
at the and temper of Mr. Fosters speech being
different from what he had been accustomed To hear from
those entertaining such opinions the subject Of slavery
The matter had been discussed in manner cminenty
becoming Senator representing one Of the sovereign
States of the confederacy
On motion of Mr. WELLER the Kansas bill and all the
proposed amendments were then recommitted to the
Committee on Territories. Adjourned.