Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-09

ton OF the ANXIOUS u0Slfe 10 ONOlu even lUG
banco of encroachmcnt or aggression, should be
false to every manly impulse aud every sense of
duty, if allowed the aspersions Of the Message to
pass unnotccd
Unless the Message shall incte and stimulate
now invasions of our Territory and fresh outrages
upon our citizens, it will produce to us no regret,
as it has caused no surprise. After having seen
our people tramplod on, oppressed and robbed, on
the one hand by the the invaders of their sell, and
on tho other by the influence, the authority, and
the officers of the present Administration; alter
having witnessed the cold-blooded murder Of an
unarmpd and unOfendng citizen by an officer OF
the Administration, who is not only unmolested by
the laws and unrebuked by tho Presile who
appointed him, but who has, perhaps. strengthened
his official tenant and enhanced his chances ot pro-
motion hy the ac 1t is not ut all surprising that
We should, by the head of that Administration, be
misrcprescntcd and perverted. Ai;er having seen
the Chief Magistrate, during five organized inya-
sions of our Territory, unmoved by single SYM
pathy in favor of an unOifending people, innocent
of all wrong, and laLorug only to carry out faith
fully for themselves the doctrine OF self-goyern-
ment, and build up and extend the greatness OF
our country-aiter having seen our Invaders com.
ing upon us armed without reproof if not with
official permission from the contents of the Ar
scnals Of the United States, establishing system
Of martial law over life and property, regulated
only by the uncontrolled will of yindictivc and ir.
res ponsible men-a system under which life was
tHkGn anu property ueSUOOGu' l-c hlShNHNb wv
structed; traveller seized, searched and Detained;
all the pursuits Of life para yged, and the desruc-
ton and determination of whole settlements threat
ened and evidently intended-backed up by the
sanction and authority of the Federal officers, who
pied ged publicly the cooperation of the President
and al! based upon the fact that man encouraged.
perhaps aided, by his friends, had made his es-
cape from arrest on constable peace warrant.
After having thus seen our natural and legal pro
tectors joining in the most atrocious measures OF
oppression and wrong it is no matter of surprise
to see Misrepresentation of our position and our
objects emanating from the same source.
This is not the mode nor the time in which to
discuss the themes of this Message. Expecting,
as | have right to expect from the clearness of
the exclusive title am prepared to show, that l
shall enjoy q seat and voice the floor of the
House, am willing patiently 'to bde my time. y
At the proper time and place, however. l pledge
myself to meet and expose the misstatemcnts of
facts and the errors of law and logic which 1t
contains l will show that there is nothing but
cold cruelty and insult in the request of an appro-
priation' to pay an army or posse to prevent the
people of Kansas from the commission of outrage
and treason. | will show that the movement for n
State Government is msstated to the facts of its
origin and progress and that all we have done in
this direction has been under the sanction of the
precepts and examples Of all the great men of the
country for the last fifty yearsof the legislation Of
Congress and the action ofthe Executive in repeat
ed and wellconsidered cases and of the deliberate
opinion of n high and dstin ngushed Attorney G en-
eral of the United States, and which, as it is part
of the archives of the Executive Departmental it is
to be regretted the President did not consult before
the delivery of the Message, If it is iegality
and ncipient treason for new State to Se formed
without an enabling Act of Congress, will show
that fourteen Senators of the United States hold
their seats, and seven States stand in this Union
by virtue of illegal and reasonable proceedings
that Congress has sanctioned revolution illegality
and treason, again and again; and that the rank
and noxous weed has even ilourshed in the
White House and Executive Department; and,
having vindicated my people, | will also, with
the utmost confidence of success, proceed to the
such manner, trust, as to show the attack to
have been iiladvised and unfortunate.
As to the discussion in the Message of the points
involved in the contested seat, | shall meet them
when the case is heard and as heIouse is the sole
constitutional judge of the qualifications o. its own
Members, trust that the minds of Members may
be kept open and unprejudIced until they shall
hear the law and the facts of the case, and that
whether the discussion by the Executive of some
of 1.-The points involved has been made because
they were indentical to another subject. or aimed
and intended to prejudice my claim, | hope in
either case that both sides may be heard before
decision
This hasty note has swelled to an unpremedta
ted length. Its object is only to solicit from the
House and the public suspension of judgement as
to the position and action of our people-as to my
right to seat, and to the charges against in
the Message, until can be heard.
Very respectfully, yours,
Washington City, Jan. 25 1856.