The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12

ended in violence, l have said that COM
plete demonstration of the success of the
American Constitution is found in the fact
that, with all its defects, and amid the
erratic and sometimes tumultuous move
ments of the people, the catalogue of
names of those who have filled the Prssi
dency exhibits splendor of virtue far
outshining that of any dynasty that has
ever ruled any nation on the face of the
whole earth. Sir, if the President of the
United States had ever allowed, not to say
if he had enforced, fairness in the elections
of Kansas, she would not be suppliant,
trembling with dismay and apprehension
in the Senate of the United States to-day
l know that, in speaking thus plainly,
wound the sensibilities of some public
spirited and patriotic men. They will
cry shame upon me. when / disparage the
fame ofthe President of the United States.
But, sir, am used to that. The world is
used to that. remember that there were
patriots in Virginia who cried shame on
Patrick Henry, when he denounced George
III. There were not wanting patriots in
the Senate of Rome, who heard with pain
Cato denounce the first Caesar. Sir, those
who have dragged Liberty down from her
shrine, and trampled her into the dust,
have not often been those who in Senates
accused Emperors, Kings, or Presidents
Upon what ground is this bill, thus
shown to be so gravely Objectionable, re-
commended to US? First, il is commend
ed as a compromise. The honorable
chairman Mr.. GREEN tells us, that where
there is difference between two parties
or interests, there can never be settle
ment unless there is compromise that
the House of Representatives have given
up something, and that the Senate have
given up something to the House, although
everybody except myself has failed in
finding out what there is either given or
gotten. Still, we are to accept the bill as
| a compromise. II it is a compromise
urged upon me, it must be one that gives
me something of Freedom in exchange
for much of Slavery. What do | get of
Freedom for Kansas? The privilege for
that people to make a Constitution when
they shall have population of one hun
dred thousand souls, aud coming here then
and presenting that Constitution to Con-
gress for its approval. Very we'll Is
Kansas to be a free State then? No.
Then Kansas shall be admitted either free
or slave, Just exactly as the people shall
desire. Well, sir, that is just what the
Kansas s-Nebraska act gave US in 1854. We
have had that great privilege ever since.
We could always make Constitution, and
| ol4 oil ait he,
free or slave, as we pleased, according to
the text of your statute book. But we
have come here and demanded Freedom
and have been contumaciously spurned
from your presence. We refuse to be ad-
mitted slave State, and we are remanded
home to try it over again, and reconcile
ourselves to Slavery, under the penalty o.
coming here no more until we numbel
] one hundred thousand souls. If Kansa:
shall do this, and be dOcile and quiet, you
think now that you will admit her wheT
she comes as a free State, half dozen ol
dozen years hence But you hope, ne ver-
theless, that in the mean time she will be
demoralized, and SO will come at last as {
slave State. l tell you, moreover, thai
when she shall come again as free State
as she will, you VIII then be unable Il
satisfy yourselves upon her full compli
ance with all the forms required to b,
observed by State in reaching that happ,
condition. Sir, let us not deceive our
selves. There is no Freedom for Kansa
under this bill.
i But compromise is made between TIVE
contending parties, by their representa-
tiyes. Who are the parties here? TIL.
real parties in this dispute are, on tht
one side, the Free State party of Kansa!
and the Republican party of the Union
and, on the other hand, the Slave Stat,
party of Kansas and the Democracy of tn,
Union. This compromise is one made
between the two factions of the Democratic
party, excluding every Free State man o
Kansas and every representative of tn,
Republican party in Congress. There il
not one in our whole number who consents
to this bargain. 1t is, therefore, just NJ
compromise at all; it is only the pretenst
Of compromise. Sir, / was born suspicious
of legislative compromises. That tempe
has grown on me more and more ever,
day of my life. | have studied thei
dangers, and seen the evils that resulted
from them and | made up my mind
when | came here, that | would harder
my face as flint against any compromist
whatever between Slavery and Freedom
This so called compromise, however, in
spires me with hope unknown before.
look on it with more complacency than
have ever looked on any other; for it il
such a weak and pitiful imitation of the
great compromises which have been hal
lowed in the respect and affection of tht
people of the United States for genera
tions, that it viii bring the whole system
of compromises itself, henceforth and for
ever, into ndicule and unmitigated con
I tempt.
The honorable Senator from Virgini;
/ [Mr. HUNTERl aud the honorable Senator
from Missouri Mr. GREEN commend til,
bill to us as a measure Of peace at least
the honorable Senator from Virginia prom
ises that it viii bring truce for four o.
FIVE years. Sir, there is no peace in thi.
world for compromisers there is no peace
for those who practice evasion; there i.
no peace in republican land for any
statesmen but those who act directly, ant
boldly abide the popular judgment when.
ever it may be fairly and clearly and fully
4 aseertained, without attempting to falsify
the issue submitted. or TO corrupt tht
tribunal.
1 Sir, beneath the thin gauze that il
spread over this signal of truce, see dis
tinctly mingled stains of fraud and blood
black spots and red, the true unerrins
marks of a piratical flag. If you NEAR
by troubles to be composed, apprehension
I of civil commotion, of violence, of turbu
lence, of sedition, of faction and civa war
tell you frankly that you need be at nc
pains to make peace to prevent those dirt
evils. This cause of equal and impartial
: Freedom in the States has at last become
strong enough to work its way through
lawful and constitutional forms TO its dcs.
tined and final triumph. But if yor
mean, on the other hand, that agitation