The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12

ou,Onary proceeding shall be sanctioned BY Congress
"A tbs esylsd State patched up BY the Emigran' Aid
Sv BE- admitted into the Union, The black republican
o,tv il tbe House Of representatives viii destroy the
.,,oa, government by starving out It's officers The
a further told that this revolution is justified be-
n the tyranny and oppression Of the President and
/. called on to rebuke him by admitting the State
claims TO be following in the footsteps Of our reyolu
fathers in rebelling against rannieal oppression
NJ seward says that "here is profound philosophy that
80. 10 reyolutionsn lie adds; According to that
hao.opb the President assumed by the people OF KAN
.a,srain a resentment which be appeased,
mower consequently must be wholly taken away
~., 1. certainly aprQtouad philosophy which rests
.oo ,he assumption Of fsehood aud has injustice and
wrong for It's object Butt Is remarkable philosophy In
.0o,her respectit teaches that the Kansas revolution
Gyms anticipated and sanctioned and provided for in the
s,ituton OF the United States Mr. Stewards profound
philosophy Of revolutions then, amounts TO this; That
a,on Of the people Territory for which Congress has
provided a territorial government and which has been
-, ,,o oceraon in pursuance of the organic law, may
f.y that the President has not discharged his
official duties towards them, and for that aise reason
may constitionay refuse obedience to the laws OF the
Territory assunny them talsety to be OF no validity
beause not enacted by legislators of their choosing
and that the constitution Of the United States has IAN
,coaed and sanctioned aud provided for such party,
90 ia state Of revolution the means Of escape from
the assumed resentment Of the President" by admit
TING them as a State into the Union. This is what
Mr. Seward calls constitutional revolution" If
Il Az ala - TIA
to the constitution they owe allegiance to the territorial
provided under the constitution for the Terri
trv Within the jurisdiction Of the territorial government
avery inhabiaut is bound to submit to its laws until pro-
nounced invalid by Judicial decision repealed by legis
ls,ys action Whenever therefore any portion of such
eoue refuse obedience to those laws and set them def
soce they are in state Of rebellion both against the ter
dtora and the federal governments and If the rebellion is
maintained by armed force it becomes not only revolution
but treason That is the condition in which Mr. Seward
comedies that portion Of the people Of Kansas to be who
have formed constitution and demanded to be admitted
State According to his profound philosophy of rev.
buttons they have constitutional right rebel against
The provided for them under the constitution
institute revolution form revolutionary State and de-
mapd that the constitution gives them right to admis-
HQn as sucu Shtc. cotieos tueic pIyuHutY
this philosophy of revolutions which is too deep for our
,onndings .s.. .-
But according to this philosophy, what becomes of the
remaining people of the Territory who have not rebeiled
but acknowledge allegiance to the territorial and federal
governments They pot in "state of revolution
they discover of the oppression of the federal Erecu
tive and resentment in bis official action they took
no part in the proceedings for resisting the laws they DIT
dped TO participate in the formation Of revolutionary
State in the Territory under the idea that there
thing criminal in rebellion and hence they make demand
for admission State II the revolutionary portion of
The people admitted State according to Mr. Sew
ards philosophy what relation will the law-andorder por
ton Of the people of Kansas bear to the federal govern
ment Does this profound philosophy force them into
the Union agains. their will and impose upon them
stuon in The making they have had voice2 1t
disputed question whether the revolutionary party
the Awandorder party have majority in the Territory
In their late proceedings they have acted under separate
party organizations One Of these organizations assumes
revolutionary attitude and resorts to proceedings for
forming State in which the other refuses participate
because the proceedings are in their view criminal Is it
possible that their refusal disobey the laws enacted in
pursuance Of the organic provided by the federal gov
.rnment to be punished by the federal with
ooerciye submission To State constitution made against
their consent, and in violation Of lawP Such is the ph
O9Oghy" Of Hr Seward and such his view Of the constu
ton apd il this view Of that instrument which exctes
for il special admiration he never felt before
But little examination win bring light stupendous
fnsd which underles Mr. Stewards profound philosophy
revolutions 1t is the assumed oppression and tyrau
Of the President which he ust6es the revolution
kansas It's then, the great principle involved In the
Inherent right resist oppression which the revolution
justified Bat suppose this assumption as to tyranny and
oppression be false IL asuredly is Is the revolution
'hll eOnsiitudOnal1 Does Mr.. Stewards philosophy, in
hat view, require Congress 10 admit the rebels
ShteY 10 that profound system Of philosophy is there
distinction between truth and ai,ehoodbetwesn obedience
law and treason We had heard of Mr.. Stewards high
iaT, by which he would get clear of the constitution
when Its provisions confcted with his piiosophy but
this must be species of orer aV which makes the con-
atuson sanction aud provide FOR the rewardng Of truth
or hlsehood indiscrminatey and develops degree Of
wisdom 10 that instrument which Mr. Seward says he
never saw before Our solution Of the is that Il is
maud upon the facts for Mr. Seward to assume that the
revolution in Kansas based upon the tyranny and OPP
preston Of the Presidents that it is fraud upon the con-
a'uon for him to undertake pervert one Of ia pro-
on' 10 the Justification Of rebellion; and n the last
that il fraud upon revolutionary history to
ek to assimate the Topeka revolution to that Of our
athers IN 7Ie and to apply the principle which justi6es
esHancSo real tyranny to the unlawful assembly of
oso patriots sent to Kansas by the Massachusetts abol
onSS 10 bully and threaten with their Shapes rifles,