The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-18

ions Of this act this grant Of power i not sufficient
utnole them TO select place for the seat OF government
hen must confess that at a loss TO know what would
be- At least for the purposes of this argument il is enough
70 say that neither persons papers wanted 10 enable
Us 70 come TO decision in reference TO the power exercised
| Another ground upon which the seat OF the sitting
delegate s contested Is that bis election not conduct
ed according 10 forms OF the law itself To this may be
replied that unless Gov Reeder himself were candidate
were deprived OF right by the observance Of the
prescribed, il does not lie in his mouth to
PLAIN and he would be held technically intruder in
teope and cannot therefore call upon this House TO send
persons anu papers to examine into election at which
he was not candidate. ...- W. s.. #s \. s..
Another ground upon which he relies is that there
Illegal votes poiled sufficient to this is that
The present representative from Kansas elected with
out opposition, and the that illegal
does not destroy the effect Of such legal and he is
consequently entitled to retain his seat least far
any question made this point Nevertheless, ii it
be doubted there can still be send for per-
sons AID papers to prove that some of the votes cast at
that election were Illegal there being opposing candi
dste and dare say thai the sitting delegate would ad-
init that he may have received votes that were
| Illegal. ~
The last ground taken in the memorial of the
is that he elected the only valid election held in
the Territory II have succeeded in showing that per-
and papers necessary support of tho other
points made, shall have difficulty in regard to this
call the attention Of the House to the careful in
which this proposition is submitted and it will be OBJ
served that the memoraist states that e elected by
the legal Uoes at election held the 9th day OF Octo-
ber 1885, but nowhere that the election held
der the authority Of awj and whilst his votes therefore
were illegal, the whole proceeding is void He has not
had the audacityif that word be not unparliament-
aryto before the country that he elected at
legal election; it nowhere be found in his memo
rial He knows full WELL and the country is informed,
that he represents revolutionary movement outside the
regularly established government which has been
thorzed by the Congress of the United States No, sr
neither this House the country is to be deceived by
this application upon the part of the committee. If this
be with the view OF establishing the fact that he has
been legally elected to Congress from that Territory but
apprehend for another and very different purpose
government under the authority and granted by the
Congress Of the United States s1ss in Kansas it has
Originated its laws and moulded its institutions in such
shape excite intense anxiety upon the part OF
many anti-slavery in this country TO strike down
both government and laws and upon their views TO build
up revolutionary government not only without authori-
ty Of law but in direct violation thereof be the ish
of the committee to stir up strife and eonfuson and to
disturb and agaie atesh the public mind upon this ques
ton, they have adopted method which will, doubt
succeed in efeetng their object and answering their
holy purposes. .=4
II the issue be made which of these two govern
ments in Kansas to be sustained If it be your design
this government in absolute violation of the
act of Congress organizing the Territories send for
and papers, and when you shall have done your
book unrepeaed; the "Kansas-Nebraska iniquity" as
ii is termed will still be the law Of this land and will only
have given another evidence that majority Of the people
of this country determined recognise the rights
cally and politically of every section of the Union We
prepared to meet the issue you tender i'll support
of views have the act OF Congress establishing this
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dent members OF the legislature elected under the order
and by the authority of this legally appointed executive
the act Of the legislature ordering the election of dele
gate to Congress- and the appearance OF such ore
with the certificate of the OF Kansas in his pos
session To these facts point you, the existence OF
which is not denied. Upon the other side you have the
revolutionary unlawful outside and unauthorized govern
support and defend. In opposition stand the Sem
ate the Executive the Judiciary the American peopea
the side of law and order you choose, therefore
is In the power ef this House to be the only tribunal in
this country that will dare violate tho laws of the land
and declare by its that the act organizing the
Territory OF Kansas and every subsequent in purs
\ ance thereof is illegal and void.
Should you take that position and send for persons and
papers with such view you will mako yourselves parties
10 this disorganEng spirit and give aid and comfort
those persons who If they shall carry out their purpose
and 10y force of undertake TO set up this State
government will have been guilty Of treason.
shall vote against the adoption Of this resolution and
4 hope that majority Of the members will vote with me
and that be spared this encroachment upon and
voIaohof the Of 1851, In reference TO taking the
testimony in contested elections for IT, under that act
have power take evidence In regard the election
delegate from Territory then have under the
constitution for that act the very words OF that
strument II il be the pleasure Of the House however
order that evidence be taken LET be done by sending
commissioners TO Kansas for that purpose and tn,
government tbs expense involved in ordering wit
Resses from thst far-oG Territory 10 this Capitol.