Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-12-05

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Willie therefore, in general, the people Of
the northern States have never, at any time,
arrugatcd Tor the federal government tho
power to interfere directly with the domestic
condition u persons m the southern States,
but on the contrary have dlayuwcd all such
intentions, aud have shrunk from conspicu-
Gus alhlation with those few who punuc
their auatlcal ohycts ayowcdly through Tie
contcmI lated means Of revolutionary change
Ut the government, aud with acceptance oi
the necessary consequence civil aud
scryilc war--yet many citizens have suffered
th,msclycs 10 b. drawn into one cyancsccnt
political issue Of agitation after another,
appertaining to the same srt of opinions,
and which subsidized as rapidly as they rlse
when IL came 10 be- sccu, rs II uniformly
did, that they were incompatible with the
comrac,s Of the Constitution and existence
or the Union. Thus. when the acts II some
of tho States 10 nulliiy the existing cNtradi.
ton law imposed upon Congress the duty
Of passing new one, the country was in
vited by agitators 90 enter into party organ
iation speedily ceased 10y reason Of tie i'm
praciicahilty Of its Obrct. 80, when the
statute restriction upon tho institutions OF
new States, hy q geographical line, had been
Tprllcd. the country vas urged 81 demand
it, restoration, aud that propct also died
almost with It- birth Then followed the
cry Of alarm from the North against impu.
tel southern cncruachm,uts which cry
spmng In reality from the spirit or royulu-
tiunary attack on the domestic institutions
Of the south. aud, after a troubled existence
Ut few months, has been rUbukcd by the
voice ofa patriotic people,
OF this last agitation, one lamcntahle ica-
turc was, that Il was carried on at the i'm
mediate expense Of the peace and Happiness
oi the people Of the Territory oi Kansas.
That was made the battle field, not - much
Ut opposing factions OF interests within It.
sclf, us Of the conflicting passions ol the pco-
plc Of the United States Revolutionary dis
order IN Kansas had iu origin IN PROJECTS ~
Intervention, deliberately arranged by Ger.
tain member, Of that Cuucr.-,, which enact.
ci the Law lor the organization ol the Terri
tory. Aud when propaganda colonization
at Kansas had thus l'yu undertaken in one
section uf the Union, for the systematic pro-
motion % - p"culnr views oi policy, there
cnsucl, ~ a matter OF cour-', u cpuutcT-ac-
tom With opposite views ia other sections
Of The Union.
In Consequence Of those and other Incl.
dents many act. - disorder, 10 ls uud,uia.
ole, have h''n I,TTsirtcd m Kansas. 10 thr
occasional interruption, rather than the pr
mancnt SUSPENSION, Of regular government,
Aggressive and most r.Irghcnsihlr iucuriuus
into the Territory wcrr undertaken, both IN
the North and the SOUTH, and entered ton d.
northern border Ly the way ui Iowa, a. well
as on the eastern by way oi Missouri and
there has existed within It q state " iusur-
rrctipn against the constituted authorities,
not without cuuutsuanc" from incuusidrrntr
PERSONS in zach Ut the great sections OF tie
Union BOT tlg drugultia, IA that Territory
have b-on cNtrlughu;ly exaggerated Tor Iur-
poses of political agitation Dl.Nhrrr. The
number aud gravity oi Ihr acts OF violence
have br,u macu,u,l partly ly statements
entirely untrue, .li partly hy rrii.u'.Iar-
counts II thr same yuWur, .r facts. Thus
the Territory hn, been seemingly filled with
extreme violence. when The whole amount 40
such acts has not hrrn greater than what
occasionally Tasso, before u-, 300 siuc'rc,ii.s
O. the regret ul 40 good citizens, hut with.
uut being regarded a, Ut general ur pggna-
men, political consequence.
Imputed rrguhritigs ,u t.cclcrtIuns bod
in Kansas, Ike occasional irregularities of
the zane description iu the Satr., were De-
yord the sphere 81 action of the Executive.
llut incidents uf actual violence Urui organ.
lfrI obstruction ot law, perl,uaciDusly r.
nyNDd from time 90 time, have been met as
they occurred. hy such means asw,rr avail
able and Ne the circumstance required aud
nothing ul this character now remains O.
affect tie general peao' Ut thc Union. The
attempt ola part vt the inhahlani, 81 The
Territory o. erect revolutionary govern
mcut. though .,duously rncuuug7iuud sup
piled with Trcuuilry aid from active agents
IT DISORDER in SOME OF thr shI,s has ,1m-
ulrtrly failed. Brdie, ut armed men, iIr.
'i.n % The Territory, have lr,u prevented
from cut.rin. 0r compelled 90 lraNrit. IRE
diiury bands. engaged IN acts OF raplno. uu.
der cover Of the existing political dI-turhln
cJs. lave l-ru arrested % dispersed. And
every well disposed ucrruu is now enabled
oncr NOR, o. devote himself "a peace O. thr
pursuits ol PROSPEROUS industry iur tie pro-
s-cutiun Oi which be undertook t. VAttti-
Pate in the settlement of the Territory.
II AFFORD, me uumiug,cl satisfaction ilus
90 announce the peaceful condition Of things
In Kansas. especially considering the means
to which 10 was necessary g. have rcc1urr'
Tor the attainment OF ihc Cul, namely. The
,mrl1ym.ut ct IaT, % thc military force
" tls United Sut.s Tie Withdrawal 81
that force from 10, proper duty OF defending
the country against foreign tee. or tuo say
ages Of the frontier 10 employ It Tor The
suprr,..iuu % domestic Instruction, H.,
when the cXi.'ncy 0ccurs, a matter oi The
tnu.t earnest suliciiudc On this occasion
OF imperative necessity u las hcrn done with
the bc,i results, and 10y satisfaction ia lho
attainment OF such result, hy such means j.
greatly enhanced by the consideration, that,
through the wisdom and energy Of the prcs'
cnt Executive ot Kansas, and thc prudence,
frmncs- and vigilance Of the military oihctrs
uu duty there. tranquility Ia, hccn restored
without one dropo blood having hccn shed
in it, accomplishment by the forces OF the
United States.
Tho restoration Of comparative tranquility
in that Territory furnishes the means Of OBJ
serving calmly, and approaching at their
iust value, the events which have occurred
there. and the discussions OF which the gov
crmcni Of the Territory has been the sub
jet.
We Perceive that controversy concerning
it, future domestic institutions was incyiiA.
he; that no human prudence, no form OF
legislation, no wisdom on the part OF Com
grcs,, could have prevented this.
Il Is idle to suppose that the particular
provisions Oi their organic law were TIE
cause Of agitation. lhO'' provisions wee
but the occasion, or the rrctrxt OF an aci'a.
ton. which was inherent IN the nature OF
things. Congress lcgislatcd upon the sub