Washington telegraph., 1856-04-30
From the n o. Bulletin
Emigrant Aid Societies, and What they
have ACCOMPLISHED.

From the n. o. Bulletin.
Emigrant Aid Societies, and What they
have Accomplished.
| The true and actual position of Kansas i:
not understood by our people We feel as
sured that such is the fact, for otherwise
there would not be that apathy and indiffer.
ence manifested on subject which is ex.
citing the interest of every community in
the Union, and which rejecting, cautious
patriotic men, from every section of the
country. are regarding with painfully anxi-
Gus emotions. The present condition OF
Kansas is not so much a source of solicitude
as the prospective attitude it will assume
when she applies in good faith. and with a
genuine constitution. formed by majority
OF the legal voters of the Territory, to be
admitted as State in the confederacy OF
States. A fearful and forebodiug issue will
then be presented. aud more than ever
before in tie political history of our country,
will there be need for the exercise of wisdom,
moderation and patriotism.
| What is the true state of the Kansas
question? Our people in this region Of
country do not correctly comprehend it
and this for obvious reasons The remote
ness of the scene of action abates any direct
and absorbing interest in the question and
then again, We have good reasons for belicv-
ing that very many Of our citizens, deceived
by the false or exaggerated reports of out
RACES alleged to be committed exclusively
by the slavery party, have had their SYM
pathles more or less enlisted in behalf of the
emigrants from the Eastern States, who
have been represented as Industrious quiet,
unobtruslve people, the innocent victims of
border ruffianlsm and oppression. 1t is the
impulsive prompting OF generous and
chlvalric spirit to hate oppression and wrong,
aud to side with the weak and prosecuted
and We are not at all surprised that while at
the North. where the people are governed
by the oyershadowing and pervading prin-
ciple of antasonism to slavery, there should
be such deep upheaying of the popular
mind, and such a general and unanimous
movement, We at the South, who are not
propagandists, but simply conteuding on
the defensive, for our constitutional rights,
should be comparatively SO impassive and
inert, believing that the wrong and violence
that have been committed are attributable
exclusively to the Incorporate and injudici-
Gus advocates of slavery. 1t is worth while
to inquire into the true merits of The case,
and fix the responsibility of alfthe violence,
tumult and revolution that have ensued upon
the parties actually in fault
As soon as the Nebraska Kansas Bill
passed, which Ignored sectional and IN
vidlouS line of demarcation between free and
slave territory, an organized and systematic
opposition was instituted against the adm;s
sion of slavery into Kansas as Territory,
with the avowed determination that it should
be absolutely interdicted when she applied
for admission as State This ayo1ed pr
pose has ever since been persistently ad-
hercd to, and 50 far sedulously carried out
Through the agency Of the press. societies
and associations, meetings Of members of
Congress, and of the people in cities, towns
and villages. stirring and passionate appeals
on the stump, and from the pulpit. an active,
living and potent opposition has been sus-
tanned against any and every demonstration
of the slave power in Kansas. The most
effective of all these agencies are the Emil
grant Aid Associations; and to them and
kindred societies are to be ascribed more
than to any other cause or combination of
causes. the horrors and outrages that have
occurred in Kansas. and which now threaten
the country with civil war.
These Associations, SO novel in their de-
sign and constitution. originated in sober,
peace-loving. law abiding New England
Massachusetts,, which but last year formally
and solemnly passed law nullifying. not
merely an act of the National Legislation,
but plain and Ineligible provision of the
Federal Constitution, enjoys the honor of
having originated these unique and peculiar
Associations. In 1854 the Legislature of
Massachusetts, passed an Act to incorporate
the Massachusetts, Emigrant Aid Company"
with a capital stock not exceeding s5.000,-
600. Considering the locality where this
measure originated, and the reputation Of
the people for deeds of muniicent benevo-
lence and philanthropy, which viii be freely
accorded to them. 1t might at the first blush
be inferred that this scheme Of emigration,
so denominated. originated in broad, ex-
pansive, catholic benevolence, to lend aid TO
the needy and deserving emigrant who was
anxious to find a home in the West, with
the view of bettering his condition or that
the shrewd. far-seeing people of the good
Old Commonwealth were Influenced by
commendable considerations of public poll
cy, and were induced to encourage these
Emigrant Aid Associations for the purpose
of getting rid of redundant and unpro6ta-
bic population. Let US see what were the
ruling motives of the organization of these
Associations. And that our conclusions
may be properly appreciated we shall not
attempt to sustain them by reasoning aud
argument. bat depend upon the avowed
admissions and confessions of the parties
themselves, and upon the record
The Secretary of the principal Emigrant
Aid Society, incorporated as stated above,
with the immense capital of five millions of
dollars. in a letter written ''for the purpose
of answering numerous inquiries concerning
the plan and operation of the Emigrant AID
Company and the resources of Kansas Ter
ritory, which it is now proposed to settle,
makes the following announcement
1T has been decided to execute deed OF