Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-26

ell nn more, no less. Why. then, seek
TO cover up this enormi'y under so plain
a proposition as thai? Sir. the p, ,ople
will understand it, whether gentlemen
here will understand it or not 1t is il
the natur, of bribe Ii is no, expect
ed that the unsophis;icated people,
through the whole wilderness Of X .nsas,
will be able like lawyers, 10 sea-. closely,
and uudrrsianl cr!;.caiiv. the import OF
tits grant. / will not say that the fact
that !. was known they xould no, uader
p, stand l., consti ued the reason why a
question so simple as the adoption or the
r. jectiru Of the Lecomplon Constitution
is made to turn on the fact whether the
people will accept a donation of land :;
hut it looks very much like it, II would
be out of order. for me to say it was So
intended; hnl that will be is effect.
Well, sir, that is the nature of the pro
position. have said it is humiliating to
the high minded South, because it is a
total surrender Of the position upon which
lhey planted themselves. and swore in
their councils they would stake their in
slilulions You haze given it mp; you
have surrendered Lecompjon. in this mis-
cradle way TO he sure, into the hands oI
the people of Kansas. TO reject it if they
please, and trust in God they will
Therein. sir, you lie in the dust. South
ern chjsalry is here in these Halls, beg
ging men 10 vote for miserable p1opo-
si,ion, well calculated to mislead The
people. | am sorry for it. | have re
speoted their highminIedncSs | have
always hoped heretofore that they were
above conserving TO arrangements thaI
could Eot stand out in open day. | do
not say that anything sinister is intended
in this proposition. bat know it is well
calculated in iiselfJo deceive the pee pie,
and therefore pronounce it EUmlIialiug
to the South. say, further, il j. unjust,
if not an open insult, to the North
Why? | can tell you nothing new, af
ter the proposition has beea SO ably
handled by The honorable Senator from
/ Kentucky and The honorable Senator
from Vermont. who have preceded me-
They have made it too palpsbly plain
for me to stand here long IN celebrating
this point. Here stands out before the
whole world the most glaring inius;ice
; ihs most palpable wrong; and no man
dare face NE down here. aud say that
/ you place Slavery and Liberty upon
equal foundations by this measure You
talk of the equality of the States. Why.
sir, you are trampIing the free Safes in
to the dust. and Offering bribes to Slave
ry. 1t will not do. Whether we IN
derstand it or noi, God knows the people
of the United States, the honest people
will understand IT,
have said. and still say. that this
proposition is fllgranIly unjust TO the
/ North, and | think. an open insult
Well might the Senator from Kentucky
ask, what would The South tniskof pro
/ position like this on the Ohter side?
have too good an opinion of You to be -.
lieve that you would bear it as meekly
as we shall. | believe that YOU would
| conduct youI selves, in reference 10 such
"A nefarious proposition, in manner more
/ frau3hl with honor TO your Sc tction than
4ear we shall. wish to God we had
men as fearless 10 stand up FOR the right,
as you have to stand up ior the wrong
l honor you for the manner in which
you stand up for what you say YOU re-
gard as your rights. Well might the
S-Eainr from Kentucky ask, what would
you think Of such a proposition, if the
case were reversed? There is not a
Southern man who will not die in his
tracks before he would surrender 10 a
proposition so Insulting to the South as
this malifesJly is TO the North l know
you would not. and l give you all honor
for it. because in that, if in nothing else.
God knows l sympalhize with you; you
are right in it.
The proposition now offered 10 the peo-
pie Of Kansas is this: You shall have
six million acres of land, and Immediate
admission into the 7 MON. if you will take
Slavery; but if you prefer free State,
YCu shall be trealed as outside barba.
rams, unworthy to be members of this
Union for an indefinite length of time 10
come" 1t is untenis5le; 1t stands out
gross, palpa5le, upon the face OF your
record, and cannot be disguised. 1t re-
quired a good deal OF assurance, good
deal OF eiirontery, to bring in a pruposi.
ton Ike this; but yen knew the material
to which you were addressing it too well
to fear the consequences. You say by
this proposition, Ii Congress adop:s it.
Come in. ye people OF Kansas; here are
millions of acres OF land; here is imme-
diaIe admission if you prefer Slavery;
but if on the other hand. you prefer
Liberty, you are unworthy of admission,
you are not numerous enough to be ad
mi,ted." One STAKEHOLDER. for the pur
pose of the admission of q Territory as
) ate. is worth more than twenty free
men. That is the naked proposition
which you have brought here for the
consideration OF Northern men. and l
perceive that YOU will have Northern
men who will 90 with you even for this.
You will have them, and you knew you
wOult; because you knew you could not
make a proposition, however fatal TO the
rights, however fatal TO ihe honor of the
North, without finding here men who
would sloop TO it. When / contrast the
high chiyairic bonor of the South in this
particular with the North, l sometimes
wish to change places with them. Here
is proposition offering a premium 10
Slavery. AID immediate admission with
out inquiry as TO the numbers. if the
people Of Kansas will come here IS
slave State; but il they decide on the side
Of Freedom, they are 10 be indefinitely
postponed until a census shall BE- taken
at Tie will OF craven and besotted Ex-
ecuIiTe. That is the proposition offered
to the high minded people OF that section
from which come. They will spurn it,