The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-14
TaE BLACK REPUBLICAN PLOT DEVELOPED il

cd the real purpose with which the black republican lead
ers got up the scheme of sending commission into Kan
sas for proof as 70 the claims Of Gen Whitfield and Gov
Reeder to seat In Congress II freely denounced at
the time fraudulent device to manufacture abolition
capital for the presidential contest at the public expense
We do not suppose that any silly as really
to think that asotay vote in Congress could be influenced
by the abors OF the itnerant commission The legal
right Of Gen Whitfield 10 the seat was well known 10 be
fixed beyond the possibility of disturbance by any stay
ling disclosures which select black republican commits
soners could discover in Kansas.
The black republicans however, had control Of the
House Governor Reeder had furnished them preext for
further sectional agitation by setting up preposerous
claim to seat as delegate, and the opportunity was
tempting to appropriate the public money to the adj
vancement fthe abolition All this was well un.
destood to be the real object Of the extraordinary specta
Gle Of sending ont to Kansas sort of inquisiora court
to hunt up materials for the presidential campaign,
Heretofore the agitation has been kept alive by brca-
ted and exaggerated telegrapho dispatches but system
Of fraudulent devices could only be made available for
short time 1t was impossible to keep up The sectional ag
tation until the presidential fairly opened by
relying upon succession Of bogus dispatches which could
only operate for few days and then be exposed We shall
have but little of startling intelligence from Kansas
by way of the telegraph, The black republicans, how
ever have found substitute for the false reports of the
wire-workers congressional committee is sent
the Territory, with power to range at large the
try to locate temporarily at such places may promise
them arailab testimony to admit such witnesses may
suit the purposes Of the mission accompanied all the time
by corps of black republican reporters in confidential
communication with the majority of the committee whose
business it is to supply the abolition press with The astod
ing discoveries made day by day with this anomalous
mission "..'1 - E
The New York Times Of the 18th instant contains the
first nsamen of the labors of the congressional com
mitee. Nearly whole broadsde of the Times is taken
with the report Of the evidence taken at Lawrence du
ring the two first days Of the sitting Of the committee.
The reporter hunders in the index with this startling cap
tion arranged with CAPITALS and italics so as to be
specially impressive: "THE KANSAS INVEsTIGA-
TIoN-PROCEEDINGs OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
CoMMITTEE.-HIGHLY INTERESTING EvIDENCE-
THE ELECTION FRAUDS.--TRUE HISTORY or THE
DECEMBER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ABOUT Sc
CRET PRo-SLAvERY SOCIETIESll" &C. We may
look out for repetition, weekly of these astounding
CAPITALS and italics until the leaders at Washington
have notified the congressional committee in Kansas that
the game is played out and that it is time back
aud aid in voting the necessary supplies for the materials
obtained for the presidential campaign The special
porter for the Times only furnishes such proof pre-
tended to be taken each day suits his purposes but he
undertakes to enforce it by his comments In his
letter of April Both he reports the committee being
aoahed that the state of things Kansas is
than they expected and inaes broadly that Mr. Oliver
is disposed strongly TO sympathze with the aboitonss
in the Territory OF course Messr Howard and Sherman
elite black republicans chosen for the special purpose
of promoting sectional agitation, and selected because of
their peculiar fitness for the work to be done would be
sartled and COMPOUNDED by the conduct of the "lawand
order men !" but Mr. Oliver being sound national man,
would be expected antagonze with the other members
of the committee and hence the outrageous fraud is to be
perpetraied of representing him quasi 10 the
views of the black republicans The following paragraphs
from the first letter of the Times reporter will show the
insidous character of the fraud practsei Mr. Oliver
tThe bearing Of the committee is eminenty correct and
candid. Both Mr.. Howard and Mr.. Sherman OF
preposessing and conduct the investigation with
great fairness. Mr. Oliver too, personally all that
could be asked of Platte county congressman Were not
his intimate conneon with the conpiratos Of his party
should have every confidence In his of the
and intimate is that conneuion yet believe that this in
vestgaon will have the effect to modify even his course
themselves in private the state Of affairs here being
than they could have expected At Washington they
saw no adequate formed Of the emergency in which
the people Of Kansas placed few evenings since,
while the Kckspoo Hangers lowering about the
woods the river Mr. Oliver inquired who those
we're and, being told he said he wished
Yankee company would muster and drive them or will
help said be, IL necessary" "~..
To those who know the high character Of Mr. Oliver II
Is unnecessary for say that the limitations in the
foregoing intended 10 make the impression that bis sym
patbies changed since he reached Kansas wholly
groundless and purposely false
Another extract from the same letter win remove all
doubt the real end intended be accomplished by
the congressional commission .......
'Touchng the late political troubles here Of which You
have been advised by other correspondence regret say
they omnous Of serious danger Contrary all
expectations the part OF the friends Of and ORDER
enemy win that the presence Of the congress
,ona committee ha procure armistco On the
trary with sudacy and depravity they
have seized the opportunity to system OF
persecution which bids fair 10 produce the reality Of that
cv which they have go long seemed The plot
now be- the called territorial authority
tyrannica the laws, and filed the Offices
with the interruptions tools Of the saveocracy for the
purpose Of worrying the last patience
the part free State men, and absolutely driving
extremity OF forcbe resistance And the issue row
dskened with the shadow Of the federal authority the
United States troops have placed by the Preseu
the disposal Of shannon and rsaHcs TIE bogus sheriff
Douglas county hos become literally resistance 10 he gen.
government So much for the sUTFEnASor thus long
OF this gigantic grong OF yrannies government founded
ON proven rauda rendered ten