The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-20

Thar.ton, Tratton, Tyson, Wade, Waksman Wabridgss
The Speaker voting in the negative the melton was dis
Mr.. RircHE, of pennsylvania, moved that the House
do now adjourn which motion was, agreed to and at
o'clock !. .,. i ". ~, '@ I....,, ,.,'
The House adjourned. I.,'.4
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PHELRs Ths m9rs Of as Elizabeth hc A.
From the Boson Post.
THE KANSAS QUESTION. STAND BY THE CONSTI-
TUITION AND THE LAWS.
In certain quarter there ia but remedy proposed
for the wanton nyasions of the rights Of settlers Of Kan
sas 1t is full supply of Sharpes rifles and the oppos
tion running In the work of their
use Henry Ward Beechef has demonstrated the virtue
and efficiency and moral power Of Sharpes rifles General
Pomeroy has been securing Maine for material aid to
BILE the people of Kansas to be supplied with Sharpes RI
es Thayer ecturing in Massachusetts, for inoneyto
enable him to supply emigrants with Shapes rifles;
Bostonap offers $500 towards the means for procuring
thousand stand of Sharpes es such prints as the New
York Tribune bounding fanatics to use Shsrpes RI
files the Boston Daily Advertiser "wednesday morning,
Feb IL, 1866 copnses as the most pacific measure sui
cient supply for settlers of Sharpe rifles And in order
that there may be no mistake TO their destinations as TO
who is to use these Sharpe es this same Advertiser
announces that "TEIE REAL. GOVERNMENT OF KAN
SAS" represented in Lane chairmdn Of their erecnftre
COMMITTEE, and Cor. Robinson, the peoples governor elect"
We propose look carefully at the significance OF this
remedy What do "Sharpes rifles" in the hands OF the
peoples governor" Robinson, stand for?
In the outset wish to be understood by the candid
and patriotic for nothing like justice con be expected of
the lying calumny of freesoiism We have denounced,
and we do denounce all the wanton invasons Of the elect
i've rights Of the Kansas settlers armed unarmed We
are no defenders Of illegal elections and apoogsts for
disgracefu legislation, We would no more defend some
Of the dongs Of the Kansas legislature than would d.
fend the bold and tyranny Of last years Massachu
setts legislature We not portrayng evils but discuss
ing remedies Suppose TO remedy local evils, that
portion of the people of Massachusetts, who believe and
know even that majority in her legislature have made
her public faith breaking State as remedy, should rs
sembe in convention, form new State constitution pro
coed 70 raify IL elect under goyrnor and proceed TO
claim and exercise legislative and executive and judiciary
powers: What wonld this be2 Would II NOT be to Gre
disorder anarchy treason rebellion and asate OF in
surrection that would be CIVIL WARY Can any. evil
equal this evil Now the point s Does not the Sharpes-
rife remedy for Kansas come precisely to hs2 Do not
who urge the of Sbarpes rifles urge plain open,
bold hateful nsurrection, civil war, and disruption Of
this Union Let facts be submted to candid wotld,
and then judge what the gang Of aboonists and
their allies by the remedy Of Sharpes rises. r
We now the threshold Of things In Kansas the
startling fact that there in IL two political organza
tiona There persons who called governors
persons alleged TO he elected delegates 20 Congress;
and things 60 on there viii be two legislatures
and two of judges; In word there are at this time
two governments in Kansasl Or rather we should say,
for there cannot be real governments there is one
ganlzation that spnrous Which is itH There one
government which is lawful Which Is it9 There Is a
combination IN Kansas the President Or the United States
announcrs formed THE Exrccrros or Tn rKf-
RrroaiAL LAWS AND fuus IN xFyrcr, SUBVERT BY ViO-
LENOE ALL PRESENT CONSTITUTIONAL AND LE-
GAL AUTHORITY" What Is this combfnationf -''' -
norton of the settlers Of Kansas with the alleged
purpose to remedy the evils that rcd that Territory
scmbed In convention at Big Spings September 1855
The session Of this body exactly analogous IN call and
character the conventions which poltc
pares arc constantly holding, lasted two days It's pro-
ccednrs are before u.s. but are far too long TO site In full
One Of the resolutions reads r,
Thai We owe no allegiance obedience 70 The tyran-
pca acts Of this spurious legislature that their laws have
no validity binding force upon the people OF kansas
emily itt all hts obligations as citizen and man, TO
dey and resist thrm he chooses 70 do sos.rg ''h'
snoher resoation pledges the convention first to try
appeal 10 higher tribunal than the territorial Judge
another reads as followsr'' ''''' 'f 80 ri "t-s7
Re,otpea fha, We viii endure and submit 70 these laws
fhose passed by The Legislature Of the Territory no longer
thou the hest interests the Territory require as the least
OF two evils and will resist them 70 bloody issue a. soon
we ascertain that peaceabe remedies shall m and forc
bic resistance shall furnish any reasonable prospect Of sue
cess: and that 10 the mean time we recommend To our
friends throughout The Territory the organization and dis
cipne OF volunteer companies and the pfocurenentand
preparationo Of arms. ,'ri ~ = 'rs - , '.'!i r
The convention resoly yed "repudiate the election
laws under which Whitfield chosen, and fxed dsy
for The choice o. delegate The resolution ID 10 Follows
R,so,rd (by the citizens Of Kansas Ia convention as
sembed That AN ELECTION shall be held In the cleo
on districts In this Territory on the second OF
October next under regulation prescribed Tor the
on Of THE 3ot of March sst In references 70 the places
and manner ef holding the same snd the manner ot ma
kino the returu as well all matters relating 70 tne for
mns Of The election excepting the appointment o. officers
na the ersons 10 whom return shall be ade which shall
~ by tbs for the purpose Of esct-
hg delegate 20 represent this Territory in the Thirty
fourth Congress Of The United States 'i' ,"I.' q. "'
The convention then nominated A. H. Feeasr as the cam
didate who made most infammaory speech IL was in
bs spirit Of the resolutions wehAse cited One resolution
. too remarkable 70 be passed over wecopy iteh'ire;
Rt,o,psd That Ii il the opinion of ibis thss>
the admission Of free negroes or mulattots into the TTf
cory or re State Of Kansss win be productive OF sylte
the people Of Kansas and dangerous to the institutions 81
our sister STATE; and that oppose their ato
the Territory Or future State Of Kansas nov and icreyer
This convention adjourned TO meet on the laih atTore-
ka Aucxecutive co@miuse was spPeasea' OF which d