Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-02

How is it when all evidence is strong
against its authority? How is it when
there is the best evidence the case ad
mits of, even decisive, unquestionahle
proof, that the so-caled government has
no other authority than ruffilnism and
outrage? Is such a government to be
practically recognized, and that too
within the limits Of our own Republic
There surely may be cases i'll which it
would be gross wrong to sustain Ter
ritorial Government which has no au-
thority. And now. we ask, what gov
not one that had its ori ginal SOLELY
in violent invasion of rufians from
another State This fact III the present
case can be denied; so c4n God, when
his sun shiaeth in the heavens.
This usurped Government cannet be
sactioned by the law of Congress author
izng the formation OF Territorial Gov
crnment. That law declares that the
true intent and meaning Of this act is to
leave the people (of the Territory per-
fectly FIRE. to regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution of the United
States TO THE PEOPLE, and them alone
it expressly gives the right to make
their own government and | ws. Here
is no sanction, no authority, for gov
ernmcnt not framed by the people, but
founded solely on invasion. Can this
law en- hrone in rightful sovereignty
bandits from neigh orins State! As
well say that it authorized them to size
every acre Of Kansas, for their own use
and behoof. 1t can as we'll deprive til :
people of one right as of another, of all
rights as of one. 1t is said, that Con-
gress authorized the establishmc cnt of a
government, Yes; but by the people.
not By maraudcrs. 1t further said, that
we must adhere to general principle ;
What principle Why, as your whole
argument implies, that government
established is a government to be recog-
nized. We deny such government in
Kansas. Beware how yoa stretch a
general principle, AMI make it uaircrSal
Though one may safely pass the Mag
ara River at all other points aud places.
none but a madman would attempt
the passage on the veg OF the cataract ,
Your Memoriaiists urge, therefore.
that the So.eaiie' "oVefhih mt OF Kan
sas can claim no sanction from tn. act
Of Congress The evidence known to
the whole civiliz d world, apparent on
the very '4cc Oh ,He IRA lsaetion' and
whleh must nave c''a''cl3'i Eoar atfca-
ton loh' before you iai t'kea the oath
o, o,,'c'. ~ '''! iac' ,''a' 'Ae Fo-c2.t
ca I'! o''',t'T'.s ,, i.'l.'.'e" supp }F' from
'lc 60 .'n-GnI'se -. ~, "'' tie rohSest
c'''G''0- ~, ~ = ''''' '''' U'''' 'f'h 'he
pfoPte' "i : "sa ''' ta"'u' a!tAoiify.--
hf' sao"'' at onGe' '''i' 'Ais govern
IN Ut was nv III 'n1 iowe<' sense what
70" o''' ''' p>,""''s'ie' government
l'r IL sao"' ,nat II was ho' ana could
iot % '''''' ''' "''nou' hl'ed
y ''teS u" "'9 "'"' VI hie'ofs' 'he army
US IN, ''''' q, YOU III ;At' 10 "'td|h
d" '''i''i-1' >I5. - '''''''', OUT ior tbe
r2p'e u, eS'"l. ''4'"S "ha' was not
's Ils'e'-" o0'efhm2ht OF rniiian
authority.
Nor c'o-d you nave been isnorant That
the House Oh representatives had sent
SPecnl committee OF Investigation to
the Territory, and thus acknowledged
and ccnhrmed the propr!cty OF IA strict
inquiry 'nfo ta'S fefH cas-, On tac re-
port OF that committee the House o!
Il ,PfeS9hiatlves declared that the Gov
ernm2nt OF hansts was established by
the terror OF ooW'e KNIVES ana REVIEWERS,
and tna' 1t haI been proved to have no:
Il shade" OF authority. And har, your
McmoIlaIistS ASK whether palmer case
or stron eE!dence can wei be lmagln-
cd? When, II not IN suca case, ought
the President to denounc2 sovcrnmcnt
as spurious, and to refuse to AID or sus-
tain 1t Z; The laws oil Con 1ress trampled
IN the dust-the Invaders from Missouri
proved, beyond cAvii, to he the only
authors OF ttls 'govcrnmcnt-is it not
an outrageous wrong to hold Kansas
subject to such usnrpatlon by United
States army: The fires OF rui'ianism
stlll ouih tnefe no'heteI |" the d' oari'