Demoine courier., 1856-05-15

polnical and legal reading. The repre-
sen,a,,ons made by these Kansas pspers
now under immediate consideration, Ia
~cioting the msjori,y report Of the Cum
mi,tee on Territories. are - ] ,hmk, per
yei,ed. pArual. and highly colorsds
l do not propose 10 enter into . gen !.
eral review oil all these facts: but that
large hndies of nien from an adjoining
State did enter Kansas. for the avowed
purpose Of controlling her eler,ionr. and
by false swearing IN some disrlc,s. and
by intimidation aud force in others. (wnh
guns. knives and rovolsers, dr'virg sway
,he officers uf Elections and Free State
voters when necessary for tia, purPose.)
did deposit so,es ~ sufficient numbers
10 determine the character Of her 6rsi
Legislature; that lhis Legislature, thus
-eiecled by Parjary. violence and fraud.
did enact laws for The establishment of
Slavery with severe and unusual penal
lies. violating Freedom .of speech and Of
The press; and, 10 secure The execut,on OF
these sctinus laws among an outraged
people. did appoint local officers, from
the bumbsr Of their " friends, TO serve
(nO, for three. or s,x, or nine mon,hs.
until the people could he called together
a, .he coils To elect them, but contrary
TO ali precedsn,) for perinds Of from two
10 Eve years; aud thai oil the Difficult ,es
in this Terruory- The war, the arsop. the
carnsge aud OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES been 0cca
sloneG BY. Q persevering effort on HE
par, .f armed bands II ms n, residing gu.
OF The Terr,ory. 10 compel tho people
M acquiesce IN she concentration III ihls
high handed outrage on ,heir rights a.
ireemen, 10 q part Di the history Of the
.scoun,ry which no sn,onnt Of lesrning.
M strength Of i0yis. or fire OF ehoqusnce
can tuer o6i.fsrate Honorable Sens
tors may rise IN their 2Iacrs and s'sn'fi
canay inquire. az they inquired of the
honorable Senator from Massachusetts q
lew days since. for The au,horltas on
which these statements are made.
/ respond by inqu,ring for The author
~ ri the worlds convicuon Ina, Louis
Napoleon was elevated 10 the throne vt
hts imperial uncle by lorce and fraud
Every lip curled with scorn when j, was
officially announced to The nations 1ha,
the people ot France had voted almost
UNANIMOUSLY in favor Of lie .emp,re.'-
Ever, body knew ,ha, mi. g'gan,ic fraud
was secured by the influence Of a secret
police. the threat Of The gu,llo,ine, and the
arms Of the imperial guards. wno how
erred around The polls. Blu, who cou;d
prove this by other than oral testimony
and ne newspaper articles. which honorable
Senators here treat with such p,!
None. just %. in the election frauds OF
kansa.-is only parallel for audaci.y in
The worlds history! Aud here. cir. a.
low me Ia say thai, | have been some " hal
asiOnished To fud tha, The newspapers OF
England are in higher repulc il The A
merican Senate than the public Journals
Of their own county. Hon. Senators
complacenlly quote from.lhe newspapers
OF Great BRIAN ---f,om The London
Times and T,iegraph. and o~,hers--on a
jiAeren, subjec,. ~lihnut rebuke, with
out a smeer, Without an expression OF
scorn from o.hs. Senator's; but when
Senalots re,er to newspapers Of their
.wn country publ. he'd IN . gwen local,
ity. 10 sustain historical fac,a ,ranspil,ng
around them, they are treated with de
r:si"n. How is this desire to know,
sir. If, in ,hs opinion Of This Senate, e
despoiism is moro favorable 10 newspa
per seraci,y than a i~epuhlici
But Mr.. President, oral testimony and
newspaper statements are snmenmss very
significant. Let any one converse ~it!
the people of western Missouri, and
wee.ern Iowa, No I have dome having
tie honor 10 represent, in part. that Stsle
on this fioor for The time being-and
sirh tho people Of Nebraska. and tbs
people Of Kansas herself aud read The
newspaper articles on both sides Of this
con,rovsr,ed subject. and they will az
certain this singular condiuon Of facts:
that the Free State men and the Free
Slate papers all charge the ?urjary. The
force. shs usurpa,ion. end the frssd. tn
which i'hsve alluded. and charged ,hrm
to condemn. whilst the Pro Slavery ci..
izens OF those various tocainies and the
Pro Slavery papers ADMIT the usurpaiion,
bat seek 10 lusllfy Il. They cay inis
was all necesssrs for the purpose Of pro-
.sesscg The Institution Of Slavery in ,hs
Stale of Missouri There 10 no dental By
Ethsm tni the leading fscss connected with
this con,r0sersy;i and II these facts are
do0b,ed sor called IN question. b. their
If.,snds OF this door, il viii bs received
hv tham ~ mn rnwr olimnnt. e.. shn~ $500