The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-16
THE KAN S AS EN- EUTE.
3rsat Kansas Aid Mcctio9 L. Albapy-Nig-
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md TIE eLen.es q personal az CT iorty vas largely
ttsndec The Assembly cd.n,er ia clmoac.iy died,
Albany, called the meeting or-1. an If er bFisHv
atins ,be objects OF me NEE ing 'ri ay rscaai.o-
mated Hon. hrthorn Tompkils If s. en- fslAad Pre-
kident Of he meeting.
90 taiiOg ,he chair Mr.. rompt,,s a.ksd tho meet
ing for the n nor CONFERRED upoa nj enforced in
brief speech, the Importance siias tn, outraged
sople Of Ksnsas to DO VIVA. w., ~ ,y dn'y 10 10
pouttern States c.lei u1os Gr u qaoss Of msa
they said they could spare sh'S ~ese al neeasi
protect tatr homes In the rech,u Of
thcir negroes. An ms itu ion yz,ng sh %
net be permitted TO dnd place il tao foo fsrs'ry OF
Mr.. c. P. Williams, Of Aibn,,. nioAssd the fol-
Viee Pyesi5rmts.-Mess.s Bsru-. NV York; Car
pen'er, IT Date ess Mas srs, II sal .a, Clark, Sc.
Awrence; Gooaricn, OF OaeId "ri.n', of C,yaga;
Oh, Of Schuyler; and wads~o's, : Ees
Mr.. CoIE Of Albany, nomins >
cans and Srox, IF Msdi CD.
prepare resolutions, and the Co.r .nsd the
mittse:M ssrs. Wright, VI C,!ugA; R,rr OF Queens;
Gage, Of Yates Gleason, Of Fcitia, ADD Wright OF Al
Gen. suAsSLASD of Kansas oe'ng pr. sent was called
or TO ssa,es, the meeting He rsp'' cd BY resisin<
briefly the diff ulties which the had t.
ceunter.
HIS mssks we're brief and to the point and
MT WRIGHT OF Csyuga presented me fol.o wing rssou.
tiops-
Resolved That the presiding meeting appoint
:y Of A,oaaY to be called the Kansas Com
Rsso'ved That this committee shan. without DELAY, make
money for the rss Of the people
Resolved That said committee shs appoint Treasurer
that the money winch co ne in.o b. hsads snail Be
sns 5 1s Do
q Sa' s5 s % ps'ac committee
iasy a hose
deeply vi ,ss gs,
hardshps which they have endured the perks WHOA they
t.sscom .ad heir bold AMI
css o. Great pr ;om lod our most cordial ap-
ss h psds 81 es .s to to
ser III rsL proper ar.sssTsou q
@e! and The eat Of es rs ocs 10 ,hs Tart
the sss to aid Ia the acc,up .hm mt Of these
Z. Resolved That the highest obligations upon ali the
III s-s ss 10
eople ippoGe upon item The despotis OF laws Will
20 sos
citizens may their conts,t with the
sotnt save power which nas SO ols and lily ruled this
GEnsT SMITH tsconded tie resolutions and proceeded
dsess the meeting at length their support. He
neocea oy referring to ire diff alti in Kansas and
Territory by this border ruians Of Mlssaurl alu ug
ihs dos rne OF squatter sovereign y, aesadrhs doc
zine Of squs ter sovereignty l. exesedieg' absurd rhs
houM govern them. The Un.red States government
snnot sboicate ita powers to handful OF peope. No
bther government can be substituted for that of tbs
rhoie people But ID is mater OF little consequen e.
the question now presents ITSELF whethsr squsttsr
ereienty is ight or wrong. What il the condition Of
hs pseps kansass They went to that beautiful nor.
ion II the ear to make homes and government for
themselves But the uum gateo scouLd els of Missouri
marched no Kansas to prevent the people from log
Wat they eesifed to do They up border ruff "a
ovsinneat, and sought to compel the people to submit
prison offence to speak against slavery But the people
ouid not ob'J this government To have done gould
When ts refused an army was msrchsd into Kansas to
compel Them 10 Go so. Bat when hat army's whiskey
ss ON. ss sse% shn
his tin the federal adrninstra ion did noth although
believed they had been all along secretly conniving
With these ru.ns But at this point sh federal govern
nent took tae place OF tie ruans AMI ts measure
to repudiste the doctrine OF squster Sovereignty IL
i'd this BY ordering the people OF Kansas to submit to si
reign govern neDt This cruel 90 nmand for it was
wn that the statutes Of the boroer ruans could
manhood. (Appl.use.) TAe people Of kansas are toll
the administration and by rs rusn allies that they
M not be seowei to live unless they consent to deaas
heir ECuls by ahjeot submission whaever these ras
biis he regretted to hearthas some of the leaders ia
nent shouid force upon them the ruisn government.
Bat they nuat resist, aud we mnss stand BY them
not to tn: s of tbs
Or Congress- Iia hui se years since Mlard Fillmore,
shameless servant of the slave power signed the Fug
ult to cali upoh to for that shame
esa servant Of slavery (rrsn.ndous appAuse.) Sap
ose fh. legislature should say We should be denied the
rather enter this chamber and hur! your base rulers
yem power. (Appause.) Would you obey the Fugitive
,ss1a there s are sses IL
bin right over that iofao,ous a;t to freedom. (Ap
ather than mani Obi for that hsroism Of our IA hsrs
which would rather sacrifice life than ,mt to njus
icsl (Arpla,ss) the repeal Of the Missouri comoro
mig nav n ma firm ha
he worst Of things In Congress venturei to predict
hat slavery, like The dog that lost the meat i already
power, lose that which 1t already enjoyed Applause
Sanaas which was to have been The point of triumph
spesi 1 q the Mssour, someross may raise
spirit which will rise, and continue. to rise,
Until i shall sweep slavery from the whe,e terrific
SLOWED liberty to enter into bargain with slavery
hey should hsve denied to slavery all legal existence
ened not only that il had right to DO but right
be- 1t should have been proclaimed most atrocious
auss.) what II farmer dad wolf IN his sheep psn
l he ener into compromise with him by saying, "You
ske the half Of the ao,k and leave ths other haT
o he would deem the wolf gentleman entirely incom
eteus to make bagAin-would iosist that, az wolf
had but Iight-and that the right TO bs killed.
Appause That one right only has slayery-the right
be killed (Appause Our fathers treating slavery
comps;ent r 70 be party to bargain, 60 nni.ted
o be- To coa.sds , ons
ali Of the acct to the wolf but whees his appetite for
he other half. applause Old kisg 0anute, by re-
uest of his fa.teers sat the seaside and proc
it, "Thus lar shalt thou come" But the would
ct obey him. We hsve been acting foolIshiy with
lavery. We have said, You may g there aud there
tut you vst rot come here" But It has q here
p spie Of Us, and when we found 1t " here"
much ss'onished as were the fsttersrs Of CAnute
then they found the Iise in spite of the command
hat it should thus far and farther. (Appause)
avery only lives by sggres ion II pever be effect
ally until it IL met and rested by sggres
I've party. YEA that compromise Of 20, has proved
ost disastrous That was the first treaty ever entered
to with slavery Some say there Is treaty in the
itution with slavery. But this he denied Apply the
anon !of iegic and you will not find oae line in tina.
Instrument which recognises slavery. That treaty Of
800 embroidered slavery. From that day, slavery has
cen recognised . power In tie Sfa:e-.he equal of
berty. II has been, from that day, taken under the
the federal government and made paramount
N other powers IT capital mistake 70 say that Pres
Tyler the 6rst to recognise slavery in foreign a.
omAcy. Eetry Clay the FIRST 70 do He noble
an-wh noble traits OF character. Thee are several
nd Of at alaYehOlder In 4