The Washington union., 1858-03-20

reoeqlon Vs. ibn sencrdlls those iemhcrs The
and ee who opposed 10 The Kansas Nebraska ao, became
members of this society aud contributed toi
think other object mentioned specified the
the movement Ny impression i, that majority Of those who
the bill members organization.
remember the total amoan, Of money rased"
Under this testimony find that the members gene
rally who rCf against the act joinoi this society and
ibud money To prevent slavery in Kansas and to defeat
the very object which Congress bad in view in its pas
sage that of removing the restriction against slavery,
and allowing the people who to be affected 10y il 10
establish or prohibit the they thought best This
fund thus raised used in the transportation of
and gums from the eastern States to the Territory of Kan
ss that they might by powder and ball prevent the eo-
pie there from the enjoyment of right which Congress
by law had conferrtd upon them Congress had said,
form and regulate your domestic institutions in your
way, that you do not violate the constitution :;
but these men, who had determined TO resist the law by
speech and vote, and all the powers which God had given
them, armed their people, and sent them out to
ps the battlefield what they had lost in the council
chamber Boxes Of rifles marked 'resised statutes, bad
been shipped to Kansas 10 the feeState men, who
We're 10 prevent by their bloody use, the people from
tablishing slavery should tteS dssare Y,
Thus from the Capitol to tie soil of this Territory
'vss transferred the spirit of resistance to law and
order which originated within ts walls The fiat of
great and powerful party in this country had gone forth
that Z" no slave States should be added to the
Union and it must be obeyed True, the constitution
said such thing true that the law of Congress had
declared that this well other Territories might be
admitted States either with without slavery yet
these not regafied--for the day has yet
when aboltionists found observing the constitution
obcying the laws Of the land Instead of allowing
Kansas peaceaby to populate ITSELF they organize here,
in the heart of the nation society the purpose Of
preventing the ordinary process Of settlement and to throw
into Kansas class of who to take possession
of the 'reviscd statutes, a'd shoot dSwt, or drive
out of the Territory lhe Shareholder when bis govern
p,ent no longer interposcd by legal enactment to
strain him from its and occupation with whatsoever
was property They had received under the official sig
natures OF their great captains written statement that
if Congress consented to allow Shareholders to settle in
the Territory they would submit to such
In pursuance of this feeling of insubordna
ton find introduced into, perhaps the first convention
they held in Kansas the following significant
| luton;
Rered That every reliable Territory
he be required to take oath when called and
ter into service under ' superior cccr and to sacrifice biz be II
tho and property person
would be brought under the jurisdiction OF tho present laws The
| lcrritory'
These men had been advertised that if southern men
should be permitted by law to occupy this Territory then
they would be called upon to the country he
domination Of .lqcyy In obedience to this command VIC
that the rerState men to be armed with fe
pistols and s,brc gratis purchased, perhaps, with the
funds referred to by the Hon Mr. Mace in his testimony
To what immediate they o he applied In re-
ssting the laws enacted by the legislature of Kansas
Why Because they protect the stakeholder In his rights
of property. Admit that they were uitohstitutiola
then why not appeal to the courts to declare them so
Because theirs not mission of law and peace but
of blood aud treason csc, why ship the rifle and the
revolver, instead of the Bible and the praycr-book
These men neither regarded the law of Congress nor
the law Of the Territory they opposed to at law
and to its enforcement hence in pursuance Of the above
resolution they their to resist the laws and
sacrifice their lives IL need be- rescue the person or
property of any who might be brought under their us-
dicton. Here is the oath:
my viii altrrd ~ he rre4ente Aaishy
God AMI these Witnesses DO rcn'y swear a' viii always hail
zaton to in the known world except be 10
promise that win priur stain dlc
item anything movable mmoyahe whereby the
furthermore and that will, all times
orders Of my superior onieers furthermore r,oie nn srar
that will at all Tunes and under all
' ali 'S"ss ea m os "a win employ rc" ss an s%sfa IN
preference to M.6nr man i1r,rierc promise aud swenr that
netcd with free ,a'" Furthermore promise swear
in reloess 70 up acinco tree state pin
cipls though should srcrt government Furthermore
thai will at i tms pud under all cireun
the r"ga Office and
npccs wear on my person weapon Of death I,r,srmore
promise and Iwl all times and un Ter
nieoSo promise swear ,a VIM at ali times and under all
cim ,'nc when see the sign Of d ers gwen rnsho,hc assist
saving his life than of losing furthermore promise and
lcgt.oipc promise
when hear the words Of danger rivcn will repair to the place
part of otgan =. this time Omitted will consider the
biudug when legally informed Of it Furthermore promise that,
at the FIRST opportunity, win obivaton
memory TO all Of this .o'cmny without cquivom
self evasion, binding myc un'sr the p"aty lcig declared
perjurcr before Heaven and traitor 10 country.
This oath expresses fully than anything which
could say the object of this bloody and reasonable
ganzation They to keep their from every
person in the known world, except members they
to obey unto death the orders Of their superior Of
cers to he in readiness to take up in defence Of
ec-State principles ohhongh should sbrc NE gocerHn,eH
to mt all times upon their persons weapon of death
and to oppose to the uttermost the lars Of Tie hasaS kgs
lTo. Never orders strictly obcycd than
those issued from the headquarters Of this revolutionary
party in this city IL is proclaimed from this Capitol by
senators and representatives, that although Congress
may open territory to the ingcss of slavery yet
will submit to suc,> enormous crime In
stanty the frccsocrs of the eastern States caught up the
cry, and they too, declare that nerey ,cW submit And
all along the lines Of the great republican party stretch
ing from Boston TO the plains of Kansas echoed the
determined spirit of insuhordnation and resistance
to law that first heard from those who ought
been the last in the government to stir up insrrec
ton and to excite the people to acts of ncpicnt
These have faithfully kept their pide and the kan
regulations their onh for another con-
venton at Topeka forming constitution without law
without authority and direct opposition 10 the rcgu
| lar territorial government authorized by Congress.
Under this constitution they attempted 10 subrert the
local government for the next movement of these armed
and sworn regulators to place themselves in the
attitude of TO the laws and by force Of arms to
prevent their execution by the officers The despatch
Governor shannon to the President explains the cond
ton of the country Immediately after the formation Of
this constitution and proves the assertion which have
made He says
Ars Territory daily assuming shape of real danger
to the peace order
this organization,
among other things, resistance to the laws by force Unl