The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19

Gsttrsl, and perhaps unavoidable, result,
rn.a'l not the remedy be sought in the
abandonment Of the experiment which caused
the mischief, in rebuking and restraining
foreign interference and false and fraudulent
schemes for controlling the elections by non
residents, and maintaining firmly and i'm
partially the true principles Of non'lnter-
ventlon, by giving fair play TO the great
principle Of self government, in obedience
to the constitution, as provided in the or
ganlc law Of the Ierrltoryy
This brings Us to the direct and distinct
issue between the majority and minority re-
ports between the supporters aud oppo-
nents OF the principles involved in the Kan
sss- Nebraska act. The one ailirns the prln-
cIples vi non.intcrvention from with ut, and
self.governmcnt within, tue Territories in
strict obedience to the constitution OF the
United States while the other insists that
the domestic affairs and internal concerns Of
the Territories may be controlled by asso-
Citations and corporations from abroad, under
the authority Of the legislatures Of the sc.
veral States, or Of Congress, as they may be
able to gain the political ascendancy over the
one or the other. In the prosecution of this
line of policy, the opponents oil the princi.
pies involved in the Kansas Nebraska act,
having failed TO accomplish their purposes
in the halls OF Congress and under the forms
OF the constitution, Immediately organized
themselves into an Emigrant Aid Associa.
ton in this city, and through their friends
and co-laborcrs obtained acts OF lncorpora.
ton from the legislature Of Massachusetts,
with capital ol five millions o! dollars in
one instance, aud one million Of dollars in
another, TO enable :ucm there T. accomplish
indirectly what they had found themselves
Unable to do by the action Of Cungrcss-
With them il was great point gained, If,
by an organized system Of foreign intericr-
cnce, under color OF legislative enactment,
they could draw after it u counter movement
in conflict with it, and thus produce violence
and bloodshed al " the natural, aud perhaps
unavoidable consequence OF the experiment,
and charge the odiun Of the whole upon the
Nebraska bill aud its supporters. as fulfill
lnent Of the predictions which they had
made and were resolved should be realized
as political capital IN the approaching presl-
dental election. They have succeeded by
tins system Of foreign lnlcrle encc in produc.
Ing vIOIcuce and bluOdsned, and rebellion
In Kansas; and i now only remains to be
seen whether the minority report shall be
equally successful IN convincing the people
that the natural, and perhaps unavoidable,
consequences Of their OTu action are Just
~ chargcabie to "the vice Of a mistaken
law, the principles and prOyi.ions OF which
were intended t. be outraged and brought
INTO disrepute by these very proceedings.
When the time shall arrive, and | trust ii
Is near at hand, that the cardinal principles
Of sci.gOygrnmcut, nOE-iglcrycutIOn, aud
State cqua.ily, shall be recognized as irreyO-
cable rules OF action, binding Oh all good c.
iAgns who regard, and are willing u obey
the constitution as the supreme law Of the
land, there will be an end uf tue slavery con
troycisy in Congress aud between the differ
cut sections Of The Union. lnt occupation
Of political agitators whose hopes oi position
and promotion depend upon their capacity
10 disturb the peace Ci the country viii be
gone. The controversy, IT continued will
cease to be national Duc-Wi.. dwind.c into
a mcie local question, and will affect those
only who, by their residence in the partlcu.
lar State OF Territory, are interested in it,
VIVA, rght has aRy 'I Gfi522y GGf2atid2 Il Il
tbs Union to pass any law or 90 any act
with l.c view Of controlling OF changing the
....s-i.c Institutions OF any other State or
Territory; Do you not recognize an impcra-
( tive obligation resting on the Cnilcd States
to observe entire and perfect neutrality to-
ward, all foreign States with which we are
at peace, In respect 10 Their domestic lnsti-
tutiOus and internal affairs: Has that obi
CATION any higher source Of authority than
that spirit Of comfy which all civilized na.
tons acknowledge to bc binding on all friend
+ ~ pUwcrsr Are not the different parts Of
| TINS Union composed Ui friendly poweIst
/ Are they not al! at peace with each othcr,
and hence under an obligation to preserve "a
/ friendly iurbcarauce and generous Comfy
quite as sacred and imperative As that to
winch all foreign States, at peace with each
other, acknowledge their obligation to yield
implicit obedience: Have you not passed
neutrality laws, and eyertcd the whole ex.
ccu,ive authority of the government, in.
cludIng the army and navy, To enforce them,
IN restraining our citizens from interfering
with the internal affairs OF foreign States
and Territories, Are not the different States
and Territories Of this Union under th
same obligation toward each othcrs indeed
docs not the constitution of the United State,
impose an additional and higher obligation
than 1t is poss ble Tor the laws Of nations &c
I cnjoin on foreign Statcsg How can we nope
to preserve peace and fraternal feeling be
tween the different portions Of tn Union
unless we are willing TO yield obedience to a
principle SO just in ITSELF so fair towards all
that no one can complain OF its origin-a
principle distinctly recognized by all civil
ized countries as a fundamental article ii
the laws of nations, for the reason that tn,
peace OF the world could not be preserved
for single day without its Observance;