Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-10
SPIRIT or THIS NOR MING PRESS.

SPIRIT or THB NOR MING PRESS.
The Union, to-day, contains more than one
very able article upon current questions in
issue Thus We End in it a capital argument
In favor Of the increase of the army recon-
mended by the President, the Secretary of
War, md the Commanding General, Scott
Also, conclusion from Republican premises,
from which we extract the following knock
down arguments
No enabling art is so potent and plena-v as
admission into the Union That is a proceed inc
which cuts Oh discussion and contention about
the powers granted and the manner they Arr, eye
cuIeo. Admission, then, Is an enabling act in
oeeu comprehensive, irrevocable plenary and
absolute. Does the whole not include All the
parts Are the people of Kansas unwilling to
IeoIess their own grievances, if they have any
10 they want Congress to do Ii for them, Will
tnelr rejection from the Union aid them? Do
tney want US to quarrel about their affairs, Do
they maintain the utmost doctrines Of self gov
eminent, ard yet refuse to govern themselves?
we say in all candor to the people Of Kansas:
\ GU have acted very strangely and very badly.
on refused to vote; and then claimed that YOU
Were greatly wTonged in not having been needed
GU determined not to recognise the authority o (
Congress over your Territory; and in that YOU
Were guilty of species Of rebellion against YOUR
country. You set up, and tried hard to put into
operation, revolutionary government in def
ance Of the United States You armed YOUR peo-
pie against the laws of the Union All these en-
Tors and crimes Were committed by you when
Inc President ana the officials of his appoint
meht were using every honest means in their
power 10 redress your grievances, If you had any
or rather TO induce You to seek that sovereign
Iectlve In our pOlitics-the ballot box-as a re-
form agency for your political abuses. But You
w1uld not listen TO the counsels - your real
friends; yOu would not vote; you would not have
redress In legal, patriotic way; your atmosphere
could only be purified by a storm. The Presi-
dent, anxious for peace, for your own welfare
for the common coed Of the country, was over
induigent of your caprices. He now adds to the
evidence OF his sincere desire to serve YOU in the
past proposition that YOU shall be received into
the Union as a sovereign state. This act will
put you upon footing with New York and Viz
GINA. You certainly should not complain,
but, above all these things, we propose to end
the controversy about Kansas. We have had
enough Of II. Ii has cost the Government MANY
millions Of dollars; 1t has occupied Congress
month In and out; il has paralyzcd industry In
the Territory; II has retarded Immigration; IL
mas rendered property unsafe and largely depre,
ciated its value il has weakened the bonds OF
the Federal Cnion-demoralizsd the press and
PARTIES. We want the matter settled and we
propose to settle IL by a surrender to Kansas OF
the right OF absolute control of their own affairs
that they may be the Judge of their own griev
snces, apply their own remedies, execute theil
own awards just as they please -
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