The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-10


CT arisen undoi any one Of those laws of which
ycu com:.sin. BY common and universal con
sent IN hanias these laws remain unexecuted,
and no mortal man has ever made complaint
10 court Of justice, so far as | can learn, for
writ or process for violation of any one of
those obnoxious laws. You know that they
have never been executed You know that
the very officers Of whom you complain in Kan
sas do not pretend to enforce them. Hence you
have no right to suppose, and undertake to say
you do not believe that those particular laws
are to be enforced by this appropriation; and
therefore, the excuse which you g;r1 f60f the de-
feat OF the army appropriation bill is not sus
tanned BY the facts. 1t is mere prctext, and
has no i0undation in truth
Whenever find a man saying to me on the
stump that his vote against the army bill was in
order to prevent the President from enforcing
those particular obnoxious laws, | shall say to
him that he knows that prctext is not true;
that there is not an honest man living who does
not know than tits mere excuse You know
that the appropriation bill is not for the enforce
mant Of those particular laws, You have been
told before, time and again, that on one Of those
laws has been enforced, no one of their penal
ties has been inflicted, no case OF the kind has
ever arisen; yet, when one of you rise TO make
speech to excuse the crime Of stopping the
wheelc3 Of government AMI producing civil war
in the Ferritry of Kansas, you cite these very
laws which nobody pretends 90 enforce. When
evormen are driven to give false reason for
their persistent action, it shows that there is
true reason which deccncy and patriotism does
not allow them to ayow.
show that the prctencc in regard to these
there is different one which impcls their ac
ton; and why not avow their true one, ifcon-
Sistent with honor with duty, with patriotism?
am constrained to believe that, if there We're
no presidential election approaching, there
would be entire peace and quiet in Kansas. !
, am constrained to believe that each crime com
mitteJ there recently has been done by the or
dcr5 Of a political organization. | am constran-
cd to believe that Lane is aregularly appoint
cd agent and commander for that purpose, and
that this is not to cease until after the preSiden-
8 tial election When that election is over, if the
constitution trumphs, as believe it will, there
will be peace in Kansas; for there will be no
motive for any political party to spend money
to fit out bands ofmarauders and desperadocs
to get up civil war.
Mr.. Wilson. Order will reign in Warsaw
, then.
+ Mr.. Douglos Order will reign in Warsaw
, the Senator says. All these cant phrases are
used for the purpose of conccaling design
= None Of YOU will pretend that these obnoxious
laws, to which you refer so often, have been the
!, cause Of the disorders aad disturbances which
t have occurred in Kansas.
D Again; is it really true thatyou are anxious tc
get rid Of these obnoxious laws? If it were
true with your organized majority in the other
= house. sufficiently numerous and well trained
to doeat the appropriation bills and stop
the wheels government, could you not have pas
sed bill to repeal the obnoxious laws? You
have not dared to pass a bill to repeal them fol
r fear the senate would concur and thus destroy
= your political capital
c Mr. Wade The House Of Representative
did pass bill, and sent it here, repeating thos
t laws and the Senate never touched it.
d Mr. Douglas. What billy
l. Mr.. Wade 1t is called Dunh'S bill, yo
commented on it before.
n Mr. Douglas. l am much obliged to the Sen
t, ator for calling my attention to it. He will,
J. suppose, be frank enough to withdraw part {
e this statement. l say | did touch Dmn'5 bill
ID and not very lightly. I made report upon il
,r and showed the character of the bill Now
Of will tell the senator from Ohio that ! shove
1t that that bill does not repeal one Of those laws
,r unless it may be by the general declaration
re rights; but on the contrary, it recognizes tn
ID validity of the entire code of laws enacted b
N the legislature at the Shawnee Mission.
" provides that it shall be the duty Of the judge
" the governor, the marshal the district attorr
q eys the shcrifIs, and justices of the peace, t
l. remain in office and execute those very laws, j.
of 50 many words. 1t will not do for the senate
n to shake his head The bill is part of the al
t. chiycs ofthis government 1t will remain
n. permanent record to stare you in the face, an
convict every man who dares to deny that til
1t whole frecsoil party in the House ofRprcsents
i tiyes with one exception, voted for bill to re
oil cognize the validity Of these very laws.
% Mr.. Wade As the senator has alluded
is that bill vice before, wish barely to put tn
rs question to him: If the Republican party
r; the House of Representatives. by voting for TIN
SC bill affirmed those laws, did not the Senator
e party by voting against the bill or acting again
cr the bill disaflirm them?
as Mr.. Douglas. Twill answer the Senator
We did not disaffirm them, for three reason!
re BY the organic law Of the territory, whenevt
ne the legislature passed an enactment it became
,u law, with the approval Of the governor withol
he being reported to Congress at all. No affirm
it ton of the laws was necessary in order to mai
them valid Ifyou bring in proposition no
D. to affirm any law in any erritory-Minnesot
is Nebraska, Oregon, or Rashington--about Il
a. propriety (which there is no controversy,
re would vote to Lag it on the table, for the reasc
" thatno legislation is necessary upon the subjec
at You give no validity by the afIirmations "
ID do not impart vitality to it, for it had all Il
II. sanctions Of law before such action. Our m
90 ton was to lay this bill on the table and vott
- far fha roof;nn II bad M anaet in tha aff