The Washington union., 1858-03-26

very asiaa, commenced plotting prevent aoe, aud peaceful an
the auspices y s ab9ilots e arry beas q se,er r. o. @ "
stripe into that fcfrcrf rhy s on through the state @
shaping Territory @ fd6 on te slaves IN that
Kansas attracted ayocation also pressed INTO
the Territory still dfcnies occurred aud even me corr
@ ETenas 3, ' @ janS %S'i 5 lss | rs. "oS not do
sas e O. @ @ aTa p" m ars SsS %S;a ga x su@ the
Post and Times and ali the eadnf rarer q 'ea sort BEGAN % 70
the Mssouans aud the prosavey men On the st@ 'nsns.
ls, the Pos, declared hs, slavery will be 9@q ana ~ y
Now let be borne N mind ,a no outbreak haa 2ceurt G
all willing leave future legislation 70 fair expression OF the
popular will 9t hore cam. the annonnscpen, o. rs a % @
smother ou' srvs MOI by tar expression OF The pcope nut 10y
prec h@dcd lei aa sie M mt oo ,eiu se sad showing
dccrmaon ha 10 have ttccs'ed N Kansas and
began arnhng the oenann q secret and
!, i stated IN the Tribune Of Se1embe 49, is5i was
oonis Now put candid man 10 say, If with hc.c
nay ought not deeply Interested excited
or,n, g ,ov. and being near e spot they "ni in The largest
number anthc plans not half executed Then the cry began
uIoa slavery the Ml9souras While their own people
@ Are ] 5, so oa aud n maSra has SG Sa % %
whoever may be to blame The beginning and cause o al is clearly
abolition organs vbo acting with them, promote
and cuage ard trn urn % political effect This was the
ncSon any particular catro @ Kansas Nebraska oI7
But he went further III tIht speech Of the 9th of
August, 1890, ana, Ill spcakihs oA Ho epV'uohs's,
| said
oBut they only for purpose controlling e
Legislation of the Territory but they have organized forces and
marched into the Territory for The exclusive purpose o shaping the
proof sufficient that all these difficulties have
actions Of those who net with colleague In the
settlement d mat Territory
That cir. was the position which the gentleman
pied ad nov hs here in this Congress and votes
against his party, for ftofs no doubt satisfactory -
himself do not charge him With voting against the
admission of Kansas on the ground hat its constitution
oleates slavery and indeed think il will be hard for
those northern democrats who have heretofore acted with
us to find for voting ~ they have done unless
Fit isand do not charge that they desire to follow
the lead Of the distinguished senator from Illinois But
after taking this ground after showing the plots and
plans of the aoltiouists and having shown that they
had set the day upon whih The first blood should be
shed after tracing the schemes tiihs revolutionary
party which started in the House Of Representatives. td
doing il with that effect with which he can awaysdo any
thing he undertakes; find him coming here and
taking a position Which contend allows this same peo-
PIE who had formed their unlawful combinations who
had arranged their plots and pts atd fixed the day
which the blood to be she'd, TO take rsvanage
of their wrong and thus to keep this question oet
until after the presidential election of 1860.
I Mr. HARRIS, Of Illinois The gentleman quotes
some remarks Had the honur to make last Congress in
reference the affairs Of Katisas Ry every word and
! every sentiment then uttered ow abide. have
nothing to add to or to take from them. lie toi,vo
tons of my mind when made those remarks remain "a
they then but it is not for the gentleman to put
nlefdrite uiun those remarks tending to show that
j
fender Of those whom ] then aasiled. The condition
and position of parties have changed and stad now
stood then, defending portion OF the people frot,
all assaults from those who have right to assai them
| said that they not allowed to manage their
affairs they ought to be- contend now, then, for
the rights of majority of the people of Kansas. Then
maintained that legitimate emigration To Kansas wond
have svcn certain direction 10 puhiic opinion; that
| that opinion Had Been ofertbrown by organizations Mt
I the North defended the people az harsas from the
effect of what comsiered to be forced organizations,
gotten up TO the prejudice Of the best interests of tile
country Now the condition of things h reversed and
stand liow then, advocating the rights Of the people
| of Kansas.
Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee BE short
Mr. HARRIS, OF Illinois have no disposition, as the
gentleman is asking for his time to so into discussion
of this matter but trust shall have opportunity
| to do SO hereafter fully. AA.
i The gentleman undertakes to intimate that / fol
lowing the lead of somebody else in the position occupy
] follow mans lead can state here that came to
this city without having word OF consultation with any
of my colleagues either in this body in the other
either verbally in writing. had more knowledge
of their position upon this question than had of yours
We here representing the sentiments of people,
and found ourselves alike IN sentiment. / could take
other position. But the gentleman is urging for his
! time aud will say no more here, bat will take some
future occasion to place myself right in this matter
Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee. will now proceed to show
and TO prove that the people Of Kansas of all parties
desire to be admitted into the Union under the Lecompton
constitution After all VIC have heard here in those pa
pers which have correspondents in Kansas from the north
States after all the shrieks of these sheke, they
called in reference to this question of slavery and
if there is any IN this House who speak upon
that subject disinterestedly canwhat | ask, is the
condition of Kansas They want peace and quiet and
they want to he admitted into the Union, because they
know it would destroy the only element upon which abo-
litionss feed because they know that this is the
only way by which they be permitted to pursue, in
peace and quiet, the common nvocations of life. They
have wives and children to provide for and protect and
large number of them as can show, in favor of
d yybi
opposed to it, because, they say the constitution is
AN outrageous fraud upon the people of Kansas. Fraud
whcrcG Nowhere The abolitionists did not vote be-
they would not vote notwithstanding they had
lnir opportunity to do so the record shows.
suppose it will be admitted that the pro-savcry party
in Kansas is anxious to have the State admitted under
the Lecompon constitution, j bold in my hand the
Herald Of Freedom, republican paper published in Kan
| sas "a VOICE 1t has Just been bought up) Gentle
men say it has ustbeen bought up by patronage. Well
the article shall read is found in that paper before
could have been bought Hear what that paper says
speaking of the New York Tribune and ali those north
I crn papers which have correspondents in Kansas
tendency cracking papers,
been MAKE kdBsrs af ~ journals kne
Our only Kansas freedom l through emigration
coaiugs encouraging emigration
policy by presenting sded future such have full
10 expect, has only discouraged / thotsnnds"
And k1op that attempts made
ruling this they will be clcd
through legal forS and without the shedding bod
they win take governments
! TO institute measures htr suppIaning With anotler.'
4 This does not look as If il had been bought up
That, sir is one item from the Kansas papers. | ask
been bought up
Mr. HARRIS SofUl th. nSks mo