The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-08
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CONIIHlED thOA EthSI fASE. :
it reach the length of organized resist
ance by force, to the fundamental or any
other federal law. and to the authority of
the general government
''No principle of public law ?" What
is the principle of squatter sovereignty,
then ? sNo precedent" What did
Michigan, California and other new
States do? "No rule of reason, right,
or common sense 90 Is popular sover-
eighty unreasonable, unjust and nonsen-
sical? Suppose the party comprise an
overwhelming majority of the people,
what then?
James Christian, Esq, very honora-
be and bigh-minded pro-slarery gentle
man writes to friend in Kentucky as
follows: al believe l informed you be-
fore that have been appointed Clerk of
this Douglas county, under the Terri
torial Legislature, but We are in such a
horrible state of confusion in regard to
the laws that it don't pay anything. The
Free Soilers are in large majority in the
Territory, and they are determined to
pay no regard to the laws consequently
they will not sue nor have any recording
done, so my Office is only in name. 1t is
the same all over the Territory"
According to the President, this "large
majority" can have no rights, because
they happen to think alike on certain
subject, or belong to the same party"
1t was formerly principle of democra-
cy that the majority-especially Large
maiorities" should rule, but times must
have changed.
If this Large majority persist in
setting in motion State government, it
will be ''treasonable" 1t was not so,
however, in Michigan, California, and
other States. But the people of Kansas
do not propose to reach the point of ''or-
ganized resistance by force to the fun
dsmental or any other federal law, and
to the authority of the general govern
ment," unless our State, "whose eonsti-
tuition clearly embracesa republican form
of government, is excluded from the
Union because its domestic institutions
may not, in all respects, comport with the
ideas of what is wise and expedient, en-
tertained in some other State.''
elf our State "be absolutely excluded
from admission therein, that fact of itself
(may constitutes the disruption of Union
between it and the other States. But the
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there" and we should have the Chief
Executive on our side in such an event
But no such result is to be anticipated.
When the President fully understands
our case, he can do no less than withdraw
his recommendation for an enabling act
to form another constitution, and Con-
gress will admit us without delay
Also We have confidence that no at
tempt will be made by the federal au-
thorities to enforce the enactments of a
foreign Legislature upon the people of
Kansas. Mr.. Christian, the pro-slaHery
Clerk of Douglas county, says the peo-
pie of Missouri came into the Territory
on the 30th of March last, ''bearing with
them their peculiar institutions-bowie-
knives, pistols and whisky-to the
amount of FIVE or six thousand, carried
the election by storm, and elected every
pro-slavery candidate that was in the
field, by overwhelming majorities, thus
securing every member Of Council and
House of Representatives, in some in
stances driving from theirs seats the Judges
appointed by the Governor, and placing
Judges from their own number in their
stead, who paid no regard to the instruc
tions of the Executive" DC.
1t cannot be that the President, after
permitting the people of another State to
take from the legal voters their constitu
tional and organic rights, will add to the
outrage by compelling the people of
Kansas to submit to their authority and
obey their enactments. 1t is bad enough
to be deprived of the right to make laws
for ourselves, but it is worse to be COM
PEELED to submit to the laws of those who
deprived US of that right. Although
there has been and there will be no or
ganized resistance to the self-styled Ter
rItorial Legislature, yet nine men out Of
every ten spurn it with contempt as a
gross outrage upon American citizens,
and it is highly proper for the General
Assembly to memorialize Congress upon
this subject. as we'll as with reference to
the admission ofthe State into the Union.
The President apologies for the fire.
quent invasions of Kansas on the ground
that some Northern people talked about
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and subjects connected with the exten-
sion of negro bondage, and because an
Emigrant Aid Association had been
formed.
The people of this country have been
in the habit of talking about the affairs
of government ever since the Mayflower
discharged her cargo on Plymouth
Rock, but this is the first time that it has
been considered an apology for the in
vasion of distant State or Territory
if the people of Kansas were account
able for the loquacity of the North or
the silence of the South, the case mi ght
be different.
Emigrant Aid Associations are moth
ing new in the United States
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