The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-05-21

were elected, and oil ME-. Douglas as to III
purpose of its measures. Twill now give Ii
course ol the President himself.
4 You will observe that have shown III
lpromse Of the union that the Free.soiler
should be cared for. Well, soon after Mi
Pierce went into Office. Mr. Bronson, t,oliec
tor Of the Customs AZ New York, an otiici
OF great responsibility aud patronage, Wa
instructed to put a iu! share Of Free soiier
into office. (jnst as the Union promises
should be done. but Mr.. Bronson refused
Aud Mr. Pierce removed him. although b,
was Democrat, and put Mr.. Redield in hi
place. who was an open Free .soier. Upol
that the Democratic party split. and has re
mained divided ever since. One side i.
called the Harls 81 National; the other
Suits Of Free-soil The Hards are led b,
Dickinson, Bronson, aud others; the Suits b,
Van Buren,, Redield, and others. Nav
which OF the sides would you suppose the adj
mnislration favorss III sides Nth the soffs
That is the administration party in New
York. quote from the National Democrat
the organ of the Rards. In its issue of A pr,
IL, 1856, speaking Of The Softs, it says:
Fortified by iae patronage Of he gopeynmta., and
stimulated by the outside ceiling IN high quarters
which classes them Democrats, they are organized
for new crusades against the Democratic party. That
organization is the Sofss-ths supporters ia this Stale
of The Naturalization; entertaining now the same
views upon the slavery question, which they he'd in
1874, aud 1885, Sc.
The same paper has an article headed " A
word IN season To outhern Democrats
from which quote as follows:
- The National Democrats Of New York RETAINED
from opposing the administration OF Mr. PIERCE until
longer support Of il would have degraded than until
insisted upon pursuing line OF policy which, it was
iorcseen. would result in building up anew the Free.
soil party Of 1885,"
The same paper quotes from the Washing.
ton Seminal, another National Democratic
paper, as follows: lspcaking Of Mr.. Pierce J
You are asked il his course in the New York con-
troyerss-as pgostraiion OF the true sound consttl
onal men Of the North, and his vtazaton OF the an
Buren, frec-soiers, met your appreciation Your an
swer is again in the negative; and yet here is the
!rsht.ul record before you"
From that same paper. Of its issue Of April
~, 1856, quote as follows:
The time has therefore come when the question IS
TO he laid before the National Democrats of other States
~ general convention, which shall be recognized as the
Democracy q NJ York On the one hand. the friends
Of Van BuFea and Marcy present themselves, urging
that their recognition By this present ddmiasirat;oa
should be taken in bar u all investigation Of anlece-
dents; on the other hand. the Hard National De.
mocrats have taken solemn and serious appeal from
the prescriptions OF the administration and its rccaga-
tioa Of anrsied Ijoi.nists as better Democrats tan
thsmselrss which appeal must up al Cincinnati"
:. When the separation Of Hards and Sots occuned
in 1883. after the preliminary session Of the Syracuse
IL l.. a
bulies. imported by the Soil leaders iram New York
city, The standardization IL Washington influenced ~
Marcy, fook upon ssf 10 declare the fressailers and
not the Nationals, TO be the regular Democracy"
Nav have not shown you, not by what |
say, but by the best Democratic authority,
that in The great State Of New York, as large
as hall dozen small STATES. the administra-
tion party sides with the Free-suilers, and
has pro,tfated the Nationals
But you ask If this course OF the adminisjra-
lion in regard TO Kansas ought moi. with the
South al least, 10 atone Tor aHy aud all sap
passed errorsi answer. no. On the contra
~, its course in regard TO Kansas ought to
meet with censure everywhere. and especi-
ally at the South. And the witness I offer
here is the President himself These are the
Of the United states. Kansas is just west Of
Missouri. and Nebraska Is just north ~ Kan.
sas. Missouri is a slave State. Kansas has the
same latitude, soil, and clmate;and is there
fore inviting 10 slave owners. Nebraska is
not suited TO slave labor. In May. 1854,
Congress organized government Tor these
Territories. Ii then became the duty OF tile
President TO appoint Governor for each of
hem. He appointed Governor Tor Kansas
eoth June. 1854. Tie Governor ola Territory
ias almost entire power al frsf Now, under
hese circumstances. what sort 0f a Governor
,usht the President 10 have appointed? II
Gems clear that II he wanted to preserve
'eace he ought 10 have given Northern man
o Nebraska, because that vas North, and
southern man 10 Kansas; or, at least, as that |
vas middle ground, lie ought to have selected
sound, conservative, able man. distinguish
d for his moderation, and whose character
WOULD have been guarantee 0f impariialiy
nd Justice, to all sections. and all interests
But instead 0l thst, he sent a Southern man
. Nrbr ska. and Northern man and tho.
augh Free sallrr 10 Kansas; and further,
nan Of no weight 1t character. and, If tie
is to b. believed, nf dishonest pur.
uses But will let the President speak
1r himself. Ia his Kansas message he SAYS
. The Governor Of the Territory Of Kansas eomni:s
ianed on Juns e9h, 1884, did not reach the jesigaa
u seal 81 gJrefnment until 7th ensuing October and
ven then lailed 90 makeihe fsl step IN is legal o.
1nEstio1 that Of ordering the census. until late
~ that the election of the members nf tie LsgsIa
We Assembly did not take place until March 80. 1855
% is psetn s until July "a 1865. So that cor wear
itfT The Territory constituted ny tie Act 81 Con.
fsss. and the e.ers % be appointed ~ the Federal
.kecuiise bad been commissioned, il was without
1mpiets government, without any legislative auihor
!, without local law snd 81 course without the ofdi
aiy guarantees Of peace and public oder.
IN other respects tie Govrfnor instead of exercis.
% constant vigilance, and putting forth III his ener.
lee % prevent cnuneact the tendencies % illegal.
which are prone 70 exist 10 al imperfeetly organ
20 and newly appointed communities. allowed his
tfntion TO deserted fon III .tal M oth