The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19
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colleague deemed It SO necessary TO reply at
oncer Nearly every point upon which le
aSsailed the majority report is alluded to BY
the minority report. II is true, large po
ton OF his speech consisted in criticisms On
my political course IN connection with tie
slavery qu stlon prior 10 the passage Of the
Kansas. Nebraska act. do not propose 10
reply to that portion of his speech on tbs
occasion. The people Of illinois have hrari
II from the stump in nearly every county h
the State, together with my reply to it. II
his prcsen speech is intended for that me-
dian, am willing that the people Of lii.
nolS s"ouid decide between Us upon the case
as there presented II, on the other hand,
1t was intended to cnighten the Senate,
will pass it by in silence, and leave the judg.
ment OF the Senate to stand as it was formed
when the same points were made by Mr.
Chase and other abolition Senators, and re.
piled to by me at the night session when the
Nebraska bill passed.
But by far the larger, and most important
part Of this speech is devoted to n reply to
Mr.. Colamer's minority report, which is
indeed an ingeniously and plausiby con-
structcd document, and deserved a serious
answer. OF this, too, We fcarlessly assert,
no position is left uudemolished We have
room only for that portion Of the speech
which relates to Mr.. Colamer's attempt to
justify the movem .us Of the Enigrant aid
Society:
1t has been my unpleasant duty thus far
to trace the points OF difference and conflict
between the worepprt>; and the conclusions
to which they lead. | now approach ma
teria point, and invite the especial attention
Of the Senate and country to it, in which the
majority aud minority report agree Al.
LUDE TO THE CAUSES which HAVE PRODUCED
ALL 1nLsE uNfoRuSATE D!rTIC LILIES Is KAN
sAs. We agree in aScribing them to the
sane egenctnl causes, although we differ wide
J IN regard to the remedies proper TO be ap-
rled. We agree that they we've the natural
and legitimate results Of two rival and hos.
tile systems Of emigration, organ zod IN and
prosecuted from the opposite and extreme
sections Of the Union for the purpose OF con.
trolling the domestic institutions Of the Ter
r.toiy-lhc one having iyr its paramount Oh.
J'NN NsAN lil'Ill'iLlbl anu lttt bllfl Tue
lection, OF the institution Of slavery in Kan.
>as. The proportion is thus stated IA the
majority report:
"Combluailonsin one section of the Union
to stimulate az unnatural and false system
ol emigration, with the view Of controlling
the el, ,ctions, and forcing the domestic usti-
tutOhs oi the Territory tc assnilltc 10 those
oi the non'slaychOldng States, were follow.
ci, as might have been i,reseen, by the use
VI sunar means IN the slaveholdlug States,
to produce -ircctiy the opposite result. 10
These causes aud To these alone IN the opin-
ION Oi your committee, may be traced the
C4lT!n and prasrlAS AL lAe controversies
and Disturbances with which Kansas is now
COnyulscd.
II these unfortunate troubles have re-
suited rs natural consequences from unautA.
Orled and improper schemes Of foreign in.
reference with the internal affairs aud do.
mcstIC concerns Of the Territory, II is appa-
rent that the remedy must be songht iii a
strict adherence to the principles, and rlgid
enforcement OF the provisions, of tue organic
!aw.
The minority report, after juStifyng and
appaudiug the movements and operation,
OF the Massachusetts, aud New England En-
grant AID Surielics, by sending crigraht'
, to Kansas tor the purpose Of controlling the
elections aud prohibiting slavery as law
iul and iaudabie experiment, aud after com
mcndlng aud applauding ~ like manner the
counter movement IN Missouri and the Othci
>lavehoding States rs "a highly praiscwOr
thy and cUrhmendablc" effort speak, thus o
the consequences Of the experiment " array
/ ug the whole inhabitants Of the Territory
/ into two opposing and hostilc parties. each
/ struggling to defeat the other in the accom-
pl,shment ol the object which brought then
/ there:
1t now becomes necessary to inquir,
what has IN fact taken place. n rioleEc'
| has taken place as the natural and pe,hdp
I uHacoiddbie consequence u the experiment
[ jrtHgiHg tHt0 eontact and imfomoJie tle
/ mcHts, It was the vice OF mistaken law, ant
immediate measures should be taken b,
/ Congress TO correct such law. lf force an,
violence have been substituted for peacefu
measures there, legal provisions should b
made and executed to correct all the wrOn,
such violence has produced, and to preycn
their recurrence, and thus secure a fair iul
tlmcnt Of the experiment by peaceful mean,
as originally proIessed and presented in tn
law"
Mr.. CoGLAuEg-That word "experiment
nave used throughout as referring TO tn
experiment Of the law.
Nix. DouGLAs--l will show what It mean,
vii show that the word "cxperiment
used to designate the operations of the En-
grant Aid Societies OF Massachusetts, an
New Eng land, and the counter movemcu
which these Emigrant Aid Societies drew al
ter them 10y way Of antagonism in the slave
holding States. | will now read other pa,
sogeS to show that have stated the poslto
OF the minority fairly:
This subject, then, which Congress ha
been unable to settle in any such way as
slave State will sustain, is now turned owe
to those who have or shall become inhab
tants ot Kansas to arrange; and all men At
invited to participate in the experiment, r,
CARELESS OF their character, political or rel
glous views, or place OF nativity"
What experiment? That of settling III
slavery question 10y "those who have ,
shall become Inhabitants Of Kansas" In o.
der to lay the foundation for juStifying II
New England Aid Sorictes for their paltic
patton IN this experiment OF foreign ineri
renee VITA the domestic affairs OF diStaI
Territory, the minority report proceeds
justify all that has been done by Nilsson
and the other slavcholding States to c0unte
act the efforts and defeat the designs Of Il
New England Aid Societies, aud to send pc
sons there for the purpose Of controlling Il
election, and making Kansas slaveho!dir
State.
The minority report proceeds as follows
: Now, what is the right and the d Hy
the people of this country in relation to til
matt,ry Is it not the right OF all who b
: leve in the blessings of saveholdins, and r
gard it as the best condition of society, eth
to 20 to Kansas as iahabitants, and by the
: votes to help settle this good condition
, that Territory; or il they cannot so go al
settle, is it not their duty, 10y all lawful meat
in their power, to promote this subject |
/ inducing others like.minded to gog Til
right becomes duty to all who follow the
convictions All who regard an es,abis
mcnt OF slavery in Kansas as best for tn
} Territory, or as necessary to their own sal
ty by the political weight it gives in the n
tional government, should use all lawl