The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-25


Slavery" of course. The Senator need give
himself no anxiety about what vote James Blu
chanan would give, in Kansas or out of it.
wish the President would go to Kansas. He
has sent out his Governors there, and they went
as men sent out of old, to curse the people, and
they come back blessing the people. If the
President could be there few weeks, he would
become wiser and better man. Instead of de-
nouncing these people as rebels, l think no
would come back and say that he had found a
people loving liberty, law, and order, who had
Deen oppressed by class of his corrupt and
unprincipled officials.
"Next the list of distinguished names annears as
me two hundred and sevenfy-sixth voter William H.
Seward, Of New York" [Laughter.l
They do not say how William n. Seward
voted on that day, but we all know how William
d. Seward would have voted, if he had been
there.
W. Brown editor Herald u Freedom Then, sssth, John
c. Fremont" [LaughterI ''
Mr.. GREEN. How did he vote
Mr.. WILSON. The record does not state hew
any OF them voted except Buchanan.
AT the 4th of January election, Delaware
Crossing gave, it is said, forty.three votes.
These votes had not got in when Governor
Denver, and Mr.. Deitzler, and Mr.. Babcock,
counted the votes. 1t now turns out that the
where
fortythree votes were given, and they have re-
turned three hundred and forty.nine for the
slave ticket, and that ticket is elected by that
vote-being eight Representatives from Leav-
enworth district, and three Senators, making a
change of six in the Senate and sixteen in the
house, changing the whole political complex
ion of the State.
Sir, this infamous fraud, by which the people
OF Kansas were defrauded of their rights-by
which the Pro-Slavery State and Legislative
tickets have triumphed, is fixed, beyond all
doubt, upon John Calhoun and his abhorred
compeers. James G. Grinter and Isaac Nun
dee, two of the judges, testify that forty.three
votes were given-all Demccrates votes-that
is, all Pro-Slavery votes for Democratic votes
aud Pro-Slavery votes are one and the same in
Kansas, as they are getting to be all over the
country. They testify that these votes were
placed in box, and delivered to John D.
Henderson, to be delivered at Leavenworth, to
Mr.. Oliver Diefendorf a commissioner appoint
ed by John Calhoun, his brother-in-law. Hen
derson testi6es that he left Delaware Crossing
that night at eleven o'clock, and that he placed
the box containing the votes in Defendorf's
hands about noon on the 9th. He testifes
that "six days after he gave the returns to
Diefendorf, he asked him if he had sent then
to Calhoun, and be said he had" By this tes.
timony of John ID. Henderson, these returns
were made to Calhoun before the llth of Jan.
uary. On the 18th of January, the returns of
the election of the 4th were counted at Le-
compton. Governor Denver, aud the President
of the Council, and the Speaker of the House,
were invited to be present. Henderson was
then at Lawrence, a prisoner, charged with
altering these returns. Colonel j. II. Noteware,
recently from Chicago, now of Kansas, q gem
tleman with whom travelled several DAYS last
May In the Territory, testifes that he went to
Lecompton on the day the votes were counted !;
that before he left Lawrence, Henderson sent
by him message to Calhoun Z" not to count
the votes until he could see him; )" and that he
requested him to ask Governor Denver I" to urge
Calhoun not to open the returns of that pre-
cinct until he had seen him." Although these
returns were delivered to Dielendorf on the 5th
of January, and he told Henderson before the
18th that he had delivered them to Calhoun,
they were not counted on the 18th and Cal
houn stated, says Colonel Noteware, that I" they
had not been received, and that he should hold
the matter open until he heard from that pre-
cinct, before he declared the result of that
county" Thus, by deception, falsehood, and
by fraud, the people of Kansas have been de.
ceived, betrayed, and defrauded, by men who
deserve felon's doom.
The frauds in Kansas are patent to the whole
country nobody doubts them. There is not
an intelligent man in America who doubts
them. Secretary Stanton we'll ssys-snd com.
mend his words to Senators, who raise doubts
concerning these frauds" The frauds commit.
ted are notorious; and though dishonest per-
sons may deny them, and fill the channels Of
public information with shameless representa-
tons to the contrary, they can be easily estab-
lished beyond all controversy"
Sir whv ia IL when thesa char0aa have oopa
over this country, that the President of the
United States, against the protests of some of
the ablest and best men of his party, in this
body and in the other House against the voice
OF the press of his party, in the Northwest
against the intelligence that Genes flashing
over the wires and by MAIL by presses, and by
letters from all quarters of the Union, sends
in this message, misrepresenting, misstating
the affairs in Kansas, and pressing its prompt
admission? Why is it that Senators-honora-
BILE men-men who ought to scorn to do a mean
thing-slso press it? Why is it that this is
pressed, to be hurried through, and this act
consummated, when we know that, on The 4th
of January, twelve thousand men of that Ter
ritory voted against this Constitution, and that
there were only six thousand votes cast for it
on the 2lst of December, of which three or
four thousand were unquestionaby fraudulent?
There is only one power on this continent
which could thus control, direct, and guide men,
and that is that gigantic slave power which
holds this Administration in the hollow Of it's
hand, which guides and directs the Democratic
party, and which has only to stamp its foot,
and the men who WELD the Government of this
country tremble, submit, and bow to its will.
Senators talk about the dangers of the coun-
try. Great God What are cur dangers
The danger is, that there is such a power, a
local, sectional power, that can control this
Government, can ride over justice, ride over a
wronged people, consummate glazing and out
rageous frauds, and override and trampe down
the will of brave and free people. That is
the danger. The time has come when the
freemen of this country, looking to liberty, to
popular rights, to justice to all sections of the
country, should overthrow this power and
trample it under their feet forever. The time
has come when the people should rise in the
majesty of conscious power, and hurl from
office, and from places of influence, the men
who thus bow to this tyranny.
Senators are anxious about the Union. The
Senator from Delaware Mr.. BAYARD to day
thought it was in peril. Well, sir, l am net
alarmed about it. am in the Union; my State
10 IN the Union; we intend to stay in it. If
anybody wants to go out, Mexico and Central
America, and the valley of the Amazon, are all
open to emigration; let them start / shall do
nothing TO keep them in the Union. / shall
not hold them back, or mourn over their de.
parture. But all this continent now in the
Union is American soil, and a part of my coun.
try; and my vote and my influence, now and
hereafter, will be given to keep it part of my
country.
Mr.. GREEN spoke warmly in reply to Mr..
WILSON.
Mr. WILSON A vary few words NJ P.as;