The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-16

Or bad law, (Which Il 10 not still that could AFFORD nc
esneation for setting the good laws at defiance and
sulg and oysrthrowing all the legally constituted
hortles Of the Territory The territorial government was
lawfully constituted and organized and abuse Of ia
legislative powers could authorize treating their acts
nuiies much less rebellion against the unoendng por
lions OF the government Gov. Reeder and the whole
country had treated the Kansas government law.
ully created No one can calculate the evils TO result
from declaring II nullity Whatever Is Illegal should be
corrected there elsewhere in mode authorized by the
laws themselves and not in violation OF all law.
II Gov Reeder deemed the first election far illegal
that It's laws would be nuty, why did he its
membersf Why did he not order election for the
wholef Why did not the outsiders he says there
no legal election demand Of the governor to proper
one TO be held II the laws were not valid why not APP
peal TO the courts to declare them void2 Why not
to those legal of redressng grievances instead OF
raising the standard Of revoution2 If onehird Of the
legislature not legally elected will any sound lawyer
say that such fact renders the laws void Can subse-
quent wrong remedy previous one2 viii any say
nat the crime Of abusing the laws greater than setting
th I'm at deiance2
All lovers of order must say that every law whether
Use or unwse while 1t remains in force should be obeyed
They must be respected and observed by all alike and not
tone by those who approve them The attempt now Is
made not only TO set the Kansas laws defiance but also
To annu those enacted by Congress creating territorial
government there If this be toeratedif there are
as many dissatisfied factions there political parties
which shall have the right TO set up the controlling
government Shall it be the largest wses ?-the
that is for against slavery? Shall it be the free home
irestrade party? Shall II require majority or may
plurality control? 1t is not shown that majority of the
people in Kansas participated in this attempt overthrow
the government 1t was the sole work Of faction stmu
lated by outsiders.
is pretended that unlawful interference with their
elections and business by outsiders Kansas diff
culics If this Is will making Kansas State stay such
unlawful interference? Ii the outsiders control by force
will they not do SO then? Will recognising the gov
eminent make those who complaining compose it, more
numerous stronger or more able to protect themselves
Admitting the aggression complained of the commission
Of greater one will not remedy IT. The righul remedy
for an nracon Of the laws is to appeal the laws them
selves The installing Gov. Reeder in power would not
qualify him for the place. insure against the repetition
Ut his past The remedy proposed would
aggrayae the existing evils instead of removing them The
attempt to force this mock upon has led
to scenes that battle description The legitimate
quences OF violating the laws have followed Kansas
has been cursed by this union of defeated spectators and
political partisans whose thrift depends not upon su-
periorty OF merit but in dexery of agitation Reeders
dsappointmens and the necessities of politicians have
filled Kansas with blood and crime and greatly retarded
her growth and prosperity They have done They
have shaken the foundations of glorious Union and
made millions unhappy. These consequences do not flow
ftom the Kansas organic act but from its violation and
the efforts Of the crafty appropriate the occurrences
there to political uses This SIMPLY mode of diverting
attention from their past political lives and examination
of their principles designed to blind the eyes of demo-
Gratis TO prevent scrutiny OF their future intentions Gov
keeder and associates since the failure of their millionaire
speculatons seek the consultations of high official station
Their republican allies have promised this upon cond
ton that the Kansas troubles prove steppngsone to
their acquisition of political power.
1t has been fully shown that the principles Of the demo-
cratic party and the laws of which they approve
chargeabe with any of the consequences attributed
them by their adversares On the contrary, has been
demonstrated that those laws based upon principles
which aroused revolutionary fathers to action and
carried them safely through that glorious struggle and
which have since guided the democratic party and that
the evils complained of have resulted from violations of
law the avarce of Governor Reeder aud his associates and
the necessities of decayed politicians whose only chance
elevation rests upon appeals prejudice and passion and
who are pursuing course calculated and probably in
tenn akan 4 tn fha hat ;nlf
gether sacred Union
intend hereafter to scrunize the principles and
the parties opposed to the democracy and show to what
consequences they inevitably tend
ST. LAWRENCE.