Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-16

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They have solemnly declared those laws to
be invalid, but he declares that they shall be
executed, though Kanzas be soaked ia blood
They have voted the admission Of Kauzas as
a stale OF the Union, overlooking all formal
objections because it is the only way of es-
CAGE from existing difficulties; but he and
his friends refuse 10 admit Kanzas as a state
upon any other conditions than that it shall be
secured as a Slave State He refuses to hear
the voice of the people expressed bv their
votes, by public meetings, by the press and
pulpit throughout the Free States. He retus-
ed to hear The representations of the Delega-
tions hich waited upon him last week on
behalf Of the Eanzas Committee. Herefuses
to hear any thing from any quarter Of those
who are politically opposed TO him. Nonu
bers, no form or force of representation, moves
him in the least from his iron determination
that the Missouri laws shall be enforced IN
Kanzas by the power OF the United States at
every hazard.
But there are men whom he would hear if
they would speak They are his political
friends and supporters. If they would make
an earnest representation to him, he would
change his course to please them at once.
Aud Who are Il ey: In every large town in
every Congressional district, there are seine
men 10 be found who are possessed of per.
sonai influence and social position al eight
OF character who are stilLior some reason or
other the known supporters Of the admins
uation, and advocate the election OF Mr.. Blu
chanan. Now let the appeal be made to those
men by their own immediate neigbbors and
daily associates, begging them to nterpose for
hanzas Ms matter Of personal responsibility.
Especially IN those places from which honest
emigrants have gone who are now in kanzas.
let their fathers and brothers and mothers. let
their friends and neighbors, collectively and
individually, make personal appeals 10 every
influential supporter of the administration,
who has the slightest pretenuons to moral
character, social responsibility, or humanity of
heart beg ing them by all that Is sacred to
exert their direct influence with the President
Immediately TO have Kanzas relieved, and let
no preteXt be allowed to stand in the wav Of
his immediate and etfectual intervention for
this purpose. And let these personal appeals
to the Presidents friends. be so earnest that
their neighbors will hold them personally
responsible for the evils which it is so easily
in their power to prevent, and that they will
hereafter be so regarded and treated, if thew
turn deaf ear to their entreates.
Such an intervention can be made in a way
that could not be resisted. Let 1t come TO such
men as Chancellor Walworth and judge Par
ker, Ct New York, General Whitney OF Mas.
sachuSetts, Judge Leavitt Of Ohio and hum
dreds of others that could be named, and let
them see and feel that their neighbors and
daily associates look to them as iustlvrespon-
i6le for tn, murders and massacres in Kanzas
which they might prevent by a word, and that
this personal responsibility is going to cleave
to them in the future, and il disregarded will
draw line around them which neither pub.
lie esteem nor social sympathy will cross-and
we believe such men would awake from the
deluslon, IN which they now wrap themselves,
That their ola political attachments are JUS
uhcaiIon OF their silent acquiescence in these
enormlhes. But what we want at the mo-
ment is powerful application, such as will
do its work quickly and effectually for the in
slant relief Of suffering Kauzas.
Let this be once done, and mems conscieu-
ces would sleep no longer on this subject, that
Is, those who have consciences. What
weight OF crlminality attaches to such men for
standing as the silent sponsors of all this in
Equity Who would wish to be in the place
OF such man as Mr.. Choate, and others
who have turned in favor Of the administra-
ton without even the poor pretext Of OLD po-
itical attachments Nor is the responsible
~ but little less, Of such men as Deleyan and
hetchum, OF Winthrop and Lawrence, who
by their idle adhesion to Fillmore. create the
,''-1S as--Se.- l. lht tho fesult of the cnp,
ing election and thus indirectly afford the on.
pressors OF Kanzas the only political hone Nv
winch they are emboldened to persistence in
theT present course. Let such men be nm
pealed TO by their neighbcrs as g matter Of
personal duly, and let them be persuaded to
ao'huoh Fillmore for the avowed reason that
tney ma they are indirectly aiEording aid and
co COZ, 10 inc oPpressors OF Kanzas, and they
viii deserve their ccuntry's gratitude The
eiteCt OF such a fuOypn,o4,f ,-.-,,ll
medlateiy, both at Washington and on the
battle field of Kanzas.
there Is another personal duty to which the
friends OF kanzas are loudly called. and tbor
Is, 10 Communicate to their ueighbors reliable
Information as 20 the actual condition If AZ.
1alfS on the borders An instance in poin- will
illustrate our idea. A venerable CLERGYMAN
OF southern New YCr6, preached lately at q
leading watering place, and in his PRAYER he
earnestly gave thanks that the Lord had ,,OiveD
US peace throughout our borders" Some of
ms hearers were shocked at the Lardihood Of
such an assertion made in such place. But
on a second consideration Of the case, they
hanseu 'her indignation into sorrow, to find
% uu,y upn8ht md patriotic a man so la
ihentaoIy uniformed on public affairs. But
1t was no longer a matter 6f vordor -, :.
was fecollected that the preachers aceustom-
eu 70 rely Tor his information uron eurb ma
peis as the journal Of Commerce. the Chm
me5ci05 AdDet5ser, the New York Obscene.
ana the CHRISTIAN LnteHgeacer And where
among all these oracles, would he get apv 9th,
Ell idea than that all the stories abont ou,ra-
ges III han2as are either living exaooers,ions
got up tor political effect, or else are tbe,,str-
raj results OF barbarian broils in which both
parties are equally to blame, and NAV there
hn &c is' 10 nsht It out as they have begun,