Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-09
The Issue.

that for Freedom is TO gain great battle Il
Freedoms cause. In the contest now before u
no dodpine should be allowed. Let the peopl
demand of the candidate asking their vote
for Congress, full and explicit answers, and b
satisfied before they give him their votes tina
be is favorable TO Freedom in general terms
(they will all profess that, but whether b
sustains the code of Kansas Laws. "If moi
what laws are ROW binding in Kansas? If no
by what authority do the Courts and soldier
sustain those laws? If they are, what meas
ures can be taken TO repeal that bloody Code
In one word, do the candidates for Congress sus
tain the fraud by which the Legislature an.
Laws of Kansas were created, and which Judg
LEoosdPrE and Gen. SMITH are now enforcin,
with writs and bayoRets, or do they not? Thi
is the practical question. The answer to it vii
mean something"
Mr.. SArP is known TO be opposed to the ex
tension of Slavery. That opposition has been
with him. lifelong. In Congress and out of it
he has talked and voted against it. Mr.. BURNS
his opponent, acknowledges his adhesion TO tn,
doctrines of the Cincinnati Platform, which wa.
drawn up 70 suit the wishes Of and receives the
support of the most ultra South Carolina Slave.
~ extensionisf. Hetalks much about the right
of the people to govern themselves, and similal
generalities. So does the Richmond Eagxirer
Charleston Acrcary, and other Southern paper
that advocate dissolution of the Union in the
event of FRENoxT's election. But there is a
practical case IN hzad, and this is it. Congress
left the people of Kansas to legislate for them
selves. Instead of lcgislating for themselves
they were invaded. and overrun BY Misscurians.
Legislature was elected and Code of Laws
enacted, worthy only Of the most barbarous age
of the world. But, these barbaruus acts they
enacted are the lars of Kansas, say the Buehan-
iers. To support them is Law and Order, and
TO carry them out Judge LEcoMrTE, President
PIERCE, JEFFEksoS DAVIS d Co., put forth the
whole power of the Government This is the
position of the BUCHANAN party. and which they
must support, or abandon the whole position
and principles Of the party. Now we demand
of the BUCHANAN candidate for Congress of this
District, whether he supports this Kansas Code.
or NOT? That we may be fully understood, and
the character of these laws explained, we re-
publish the following paragraphs, which we be-
leve to be correct, taken from the l0lst chapter:
"Sec. 8. If any free person shall, by
SPEAKING, WRITING, or PRINT
ING, advise; persuade or induce any Slaves
to rebel or eonspire against any citizen of
this Territory, or shall bring into, print,
write, publish, or circulate, or cause TO be
brought into, printed, written, published
or circulated, or shall knowingly aid or as
siss in the bringing into, printing, writing,
publishing, or circulating, in this Territory,
any book, paper, magazine, pamphlet, or
circular, for the purpose of exciting insur-
rection on the pert of the slaues, free ne
groes, or mulattoes, or any part of them,
such person shall be guilty Of felony, and
suffer DEATH"
"Sec. s. If any person shall entice, de-
10y, or carry away, out of any State or
Territory of the United States, any slave
,eloppinp To another WITH THE IN
TENT TO PROCITRE Or FFFErT
THE FREEDOM OF SUCH SIAVE
or to deprive the owner thereof of the
services of such SLAVE, into this Terri
ory, into this Territory, he shall be ad-
judged guilty of grand larceny, in the same
iecoyed. or carried awav. ont Of the Fer,
ritory: and in such case the larceny NAV
be charged to have been committed in any
county Of this Territory. into or tb-ouoi
which such SLAVE shall have been
brought by sueh person; ana, on conylc-
ton Thereon, the person offendlng shdu
seVer dedth, or 0e imprisoned at hard
idoof .Ior not Tess than ten gears.
ISec. IL. If anv person print sgrite,
Introduce into, publish, or circulate, or
cause to be brought into, printed, prstten,
or circulated, or shall knoUsng-
'y atd or ASSIST an bringing INTO, printing,
or circulating, within this Ter
rltory, any book, paper, pamphlet, maga-
zlne, hand-blli, or circular, containing any
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