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I KANSAS, UTAH AID TaEg DgsgD
! sC0TT DECISION.
Mr.. pzss1nKSS. LAngRs aan GRNss.l
MEN III appeax before goa so-night, i
the request of the grand jafy il aetand
anee upon tbs q. 8. 0ourt, Tor ahe pus
pose of submitting ny sisws ayan eestai
4 topics upon which they have sxpEassed
aesire ta bear my 0piniOn. It was 10
/. my purpose walan IaETiYsd aznoHg yons 3
I have engaged In any public or politics
discussion; but when called upon by
body OF ganelaaasn so Aatalaigems and re
/ apecsablss coming from all parts Of ia
| State, and connected With tbs adminis
tration af pablie inslIces do not feel .
liberty to withhold q full and frank sx
preston Of my opsnion apon the sabiech
| 10 whish they hare refaFred, and whicl
now engroases 50 large shaEs of pablh
attention.
The points which am requested Il
l discuss are ~ ~.1
/ Ist. The present condition and pEou
poets Of Kansas. s..~-.
I'd. The principles affirmed by the Sa.
preme Court Of the United States IN thf
bred Saosk case. 1
/ Sd. The condition Of things in Utah.
and the appropriate remedies for exist
| ing evils. e
| Of the Kansas question bat little neSi
ha said at the present time. 1oa aESfa-
lmiiiaE with the history Of tha question
and IaY connection With il. Subsequent
/ reflection has strengthened and confirmed
my convictions in the soundusss OF the
principles, and the correctness OF the
course have fslk il nay duty 10 pursue
anon that subject. KRREas IL about to
sneak for herself through her delegates
assembled in convention to form 8 con-
stitution, preparatory to baE adEnission
/ into the Union on An sqaal footing with
/ the original States, Peace and prosper
! ity now prevail throughout her borders.
! The Law under Which her delegates are
about 10 be elected, is believed 70 be just
| and fair in all It's objects aud provisions.
There is every reason to hope and believe
! that the law will be fairly Interpreted
| and imuartiaIIy executed, 50 as 20 insure
! 30 syeYg bona hde inhAbitant the free and
uuiet exercise of the elective franehise.
! If any portion of the inhabitants, acting
under the advice Of political leaders IN
distant States, shall choose TO absent
themselves from the polls, and withhold
aheir votes, with view Of leaving the
free State Democrats in minority, and
thus securing pro-slavery constitution,
In opposition 10 the wishes Of malori-
ty Of the people living under IL, let the
responsibility resi- GA thOas who, for par
tlsan purposes, will sacrifice the princi-
ples theyipossess 10 cherish and promote.
Upon them and upon the potisieai party
for whose benefit sna under the direction
of whose leaders they act, let the blame
be visited or fastened up@ the people OF
a new State, institutions repngnant 70
their feelings and in violation Of their
wishes. The organic act secures 90 the
neople of Kansas the sole and exclusive
right Of forming and regulating their
domestic institutions to suit themselves,
subject to no other limitation than that
Eh.,A !Siel. .-,, ;n,poses, . The Democratic party
il determined TO see the great fandamen-
tai principles Of the organic act carried
out In good faith. The present election
Law in Kansas is acknowledged to be fair
and iust--the rights Of the voters are
clearly dafned-and the exercise OF those
rights will be efficient and scrupulousiy
protected. Hence, If the majority Of
tha neonls of Kansas desire to have ii q
free State, land we are told by the ke-
publican party that nine-tenths OF the
people Of the Territory are free State
men. \ there is no obstacle in the way Of
bringing Kansas into the Union &s = free
State. bv the votes and voice Of heE own
people, and in conformity with the great
principles of the Kansas Nebraska set /;
provided all the free State men viii 60 TO
the polls, and vote their pgieipies Id ac-
eordance with their professions. If such
is not the result, LEI the consequences be
visited upon the heads Of those whose
policy il is TO produce strife, anarchy
and bloodshed in Kansas, that their par
tv may profit by slavery agitation In the
! Northern States of this Union. That the
Democrats in Kansas viii perform their
duty, fsariessly and nobgy, aecopaing %
| the principle they cherish, haysAo doaOt
! and that the regalt Of the saguggle Will
be such % will gladdsns sss heart and
strengthen the hopes 81 every friend Oh
the Union, have safsre confidence.
| The Kansas question being settled
peacefully azaA Satisfactorily, in accord"
ance withahs wiahes of her own people,
! slavery Avstation could be banished from
the haaas 81 Congress, and cease 10 be an
exsEsfng element ia our poliEiealstraggie
lE3iya fair play % Ehat principle Of salf-
/ government which recognised the rlght OF
I fhe people Of each State and Territory IA
form aud regulate thsiF 0EFu domestic
| Institutions, and sectional strife viii bt
Forced 10 give place 10 that frstsrnAl feel.
ing which animated the fathers OF ths
revolution, and made every citizen Of sv'
erv State Of this glorious eonfsderscy 4
p.smber Of Z common brotherhood.
That we are steadily and rapidly ap'
nroaehfng that result, | cannot doubt, fol
the slavery issue has already dWindlet
DOM into the narrow limits covered bJ
tbs decision OF the Supreme Court of tht
limited States in the Dred Scott Case
The moment that decision was pFonoune
| ed. and before the opinions Of the Cour
could be published and read by the peo-
ple. the newspaper press IN the interes
III a powerful political party In this coun
try, began to pour forth torrents OF abGs'
and migepxesenEntions, not only upoI
the deciaion, but upon the character an'
, natives Of the venerable Chief JRstica
. and his iIIustrious associates On the benel
Tba character Of Chief Justice Tame,
and The assooiste Judges who esngurrsi
with him require no ealogy Finalca
tion from me. They ara endeared 70 th
, people Of the United States By their eInl
nsut pubIie services generated for thei
yreak learning, wisdom and expeT1enc
and beloved for the apotless purity Q
. THAR characters and their exemplar
lives. The poisonous shafts Of paTtisa
!. malice will fall harmless at their fee
: while their judicial decisions viii stan
n ali future time, proud monument
their greatness, the admiration OF th
p | good anu WlaGs AEktA = gHbAAu ~ kAe P@t
s;xans of faction and lawleas violenca
Z n, unfortunately. any considerable poi
tiop of tl,s people of the United Stats
shall 30 far forget their obligations
aoc;ety a. to allow partixan leaders
, array thean In violeat reaissance 10 th
n snaI decision af the highest fudieiai tx
!. Ebunal on earth, Il viii bsoome the dni
!. of ali the frsenas Of order and eonstits
4 tinnml government. wsthonl reference