Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-27

torial Legislature quoting and answering portions
of the the Presidents message, and says
g 1t is the enac,ments of such body of men,,
that the army, navy and militia of the country
are to enforce HPoa people who were told they
should be free 90 form and regulate their dOmes.-
tic institutions in their own way; body Of mem
elected by neighboriag State who did not sit
at the seat of government as required who did
sit at the Shawnee Mission. understood to, lDrm
no part of the Territory of Kansas who turned
out nine of its legally elected members, aad re-
celved in their stead nine persons not legally cleo
ted; who filled vacancy by appointments. and
not by election Of the voters Of the district, &C..
to say nothing of the Draconian character Of the
enactmenis.
lhs President saws the constitutional means
OF relieving the people of unjust administration,
and laws by change of public agents and BIZ
repeal, are ample. 'Ghisis usually the case, and
ough' always to be so, but The case Of Kaasas is
an exception. The administration of Kansas
mas lis heah at w ashngiOn and we hays not On,
much as vote IN favor of its contnuanes. or re-
lnoSai Oh any laws, under present arrangements
by the people is not of the question. as tae Leo,
islature has DISTINGUISHED a large mosarity of
them. No man in favor o. change or reneal
OF certain laws can vote under orr new arder of
things and, 1quently, on peacabe wav off
establishing government of the people is lefp
but to form State Constitution and ask Gar az
mission into the Union. This has been dane.
but the President objects is our Constitutes and
calls The movement for State government, reyo-
iutonary. and intiIna.es that The forces Of the
Onion must. if necessary, be brough, against i,
although he admits that il was not reyoIutioSarv
for other territories to do precisely what we have
done. as California, Michigan and others. His
reason is that the Constitution of Kansas was
iaund by party, and not by the whole people.-
What are the facts y 5s..sss szAass s.s-,A-
The Governor then gives history of the Con-
siituuenai movements in Kansas, including the
mass meeting at Lawrence, held August 18th;
the delegate convention, held at Topeka Sept.
18th and 10Th and the constitutional convention
held at topeka III October, the details of al of
winch are familiar TO our readers In view Of
this history he says . if this is a par'v o,~r
ment, 1t is difficult to see in what way CO s.l,.
ZION can be framed and adapted not okeu to this
charge"
We quote in full what the GoSernor SAYS of
the Immigrant Aid Society, as well as the con-
cusion of the message
"1he President apologies for the frequent
Investigations OF Kansas on the ground that
some Northern people talked about the repeal of
the NJ lSsour Compromise, and subjects connected
WI h the extension Of negro bondage, and because
an Emlgrant Aid Association had been formed.
The people of this country have been in the
habit OF talking about the affairs of government
ever since the Mayfawer discharged her cargo
on Ply mouth Rock, but this is the first time it
} has been considered an apology for the invasion
distant nr 10 l. e
Kansas were accountable for the louuacity of
the North or the silence of the South The case
might be diff, rent
Emierant Aid Associations are nothing new in
the United States. When California was first
opened to settlement, the same kind of assoca-
tons were formed, with only this difference in
one case, each party had an agent of its own for
the purpose of procuring tickets, arranging
details, &C.; while, in the other, all the parties
r have common agent There is, however, con-
nectfd with the Aid Society for Kansas emf
grants, stock company for the purpose of cree.
t ting mills, hotels, &c, in the new country but
the agent of this society will purchase tickets
Tor slave holder as soon as for a free State man,
and the investments are for the benefit of all
5 settlers alike. No questions are asked, and no
D distinctions are made.
n had the President visited Western Missouri
t before any Aid Society hfd been formed at the
: East, he might have found secret, oath bound
: association pledged to make Kansas Slave
State, peaceably if they could, forcably if they
must This Society has been in active operation
since Its inception, and now threatens TO deuge
d Kansas with the blood of American citizens, for
the c7ne of preferring free to a slave State.
d Also 1t is only necessary to read few South
ern journals TO see accounts in different parts OF
n the South, not of Emigrant Aid Societies, but Of
EmiSrant Buying or Hiring Societies, which do
not simply procure tickets for the emigrsnt al
: cost, irrespective of party or condition, but
: which pay the fare and expenses of the righl
h k'nd of emigrants, and support them in Kansas
= one year, more or less. However, it may be
V the " king can do no wrong" although it may BE-
a wrong for the common people to do as the king
. does
y The people of Kansas will not object to ait
: societies whether North or South, SO long a:
n they treat all parties alike. Emgrants from al
g parts OF the country are received with heart,
e welcome, and the investment of capital, wheh
er Eastern or Western, Northern or Southern, i.
J. greatly needed.
If The settlers of Kansas have suffered severe
e losses and injury from neighburing State ant
IS 1t is highly proper that Congress be memorializee
+ upon this subject. Especially should the gen.
d erai government repair the inJuryi has inflicted
e All the invaslons have been permitted BY thu
II oilcers OF the government. wtout any opposition
n while at last one was invited by them. 1t is TIT
Of duty OF the federal government to protect nfan
n territories in their rights, but Kansas has no
lie only not been protected, but it has been actual
e oppressed by those whose duty it was to de
If iend ii.
is IL is UNJUST to any community 10 send amon
Sc them officers with government patronage who's
of political sentiments are opposed 10 the sentiment
er OF the people, particularly when those officer
he mount the stump and shoulder the rife for tn
v purpose of crushing out all who differs fror
!e them. Some of the Federal officers of Kansa
IN are charged with undgnhed conduct. and on
OF them, at least, with high crimes. and it is tn
n duty OF the Legislature to memoralize the Pres
he dent, that our ctizons may he protected in thei
If lives and inalienable rights, and from nnwarrar
e table Interference of officials in the management
ed of their internal affairs 1t is manifestly impror
te er for the Federal officers to dictate into, or OF
he OF Kansas an institution over which Congress
or protested to have no authority.
on II is understood that the Deputy Marshal ba
ms private instructions TO arrest the members Of tn
or Legislature and the State officers for treason
soon as this address is received by you. In sue
We an event, of course no resistance will be ohere
,ct TO the officer. Men who are ready to defen
Mel their own and their country's honor with the
IN lives, can never object to u legal investigate
into their actions, nor to suffer any punishmer
is their condnct may merit. We should be unwo
10 thy the constituency we represent, did we shrn
inf ever from martyrdom on the scahuld or at III
ed stake should duty require it. Should ,he bloc
raj OF Collins and Dow, of Barber and Brown, |
les insufficient to quench thirst of the President an
by his accomp'lces in the hollow mockery of 'Squa
&C. Ter sovereignty they are practcing upon II
people of Kansas, then more victims mus,
We furnished Lit what will come. NOT fin,