The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-22

tentons, and organized his friends IN 1904,
at his home in Auburn, New York, and
founded the Republican party. 1t was de-
clared by some of its members to be the first
sectional party ever organized in this country,
and that it was ''pledged against the South. "
This branch ofthe party was known as the
Black Republican party, but in few years
this element swallowed the other section, and
genuine sectional South.hating party was
formed. SO intense was the hatred to the
South entertained by this party, that not only
were most outrageous doctrines promulgated
but disunion was agtated, aud such verses as
the following we're published
IAN hail the Haunting lie
The stars grow pale and dim,
The stripes are bloody sears-
4 lie the Wanting hymn.
Tear down the aauntn lie,
Half mast the starry tag.
Insult no sunny sky
With hates polluted rag
This was the state of the party-the ami
mostly which Mr.. Wolfe wanted understood,
but failed to give it-prior to the Kansas
troubles.
The Territory of Kansas was settled by peo.
pie from all sections, majority, however,
being pro. slavery men. The bill creating the
Territory, submitted to the people the ques-
ton whether they would permit or ex-
clude slavery, and then arose the Kansas diff
6culties. We are no apologists for many OF
the acts of the Southern men. They, as well
as the abolition party, were guilty of much
that might have been avoided; bat We assert
that the aggressions were made by the North,
who sent men there to vote and armed them
for any emergency. The luminosity Of the
abolition societies towards the South was in
tense, and the people did not propose to be
cheated at the polls and deprived of their
rights guaranteed by the constitution and
laws. They used every energy to carry the
election, and in the zeal manifested on both
sides, intolerance took the place of reason,
and conflict and bloodshed followed. Among
the leaders on the abolition side were Jim
Lane and the notorious felon, John Brown,
whose outlawry is unexampled, perhaps, in
this country. OF the acts Of these men we
have not only history, but accounts from eye
witnesses, some of whom now reside in this
county. After Brown had run his career in
Kansas, where he and his gang committed
many murders, he prepared for the invasion
of Virginia, When he was stopped in that
undertaking and was hanged, he was exalted
above all living men by the abolitionists Of
the North. Ralph Waldo Emerson, blasphe-
mously declared that the execution of Brown
''made the gallows as glorious as the cross. y
fhis is butt sample of the many expressions
of the kind which came from the Northern
press, pulpit and public meetings, and shows
to what extremes public opinion had run in
hatred to the South.
Tho election was carried by the pro slavery
men. Quite number Of those sent to the
State by the Aid Societies of the North to
vote, met with such kind reception at the
hands of the Southern people, that they voted
with them to admit slavery. The result Of
the election had an Oxasperating effect upon
the abolitianists in the territory and in the
North, and real war ensued. Violence was
resor;ed to and men, money and arms were
supplied the parties from other States. A
pretended election was held, and a rival
government was established. Then Congress
interfered. A committee was sent to inyesti.
gate affairs, and the results are embodied in
q large book Of 1900 pages. Mr. Wolfe has
given some isolated extracts from the con.
tents Of that volume, Incorporated, no doubt,
in his vade meeum, "Young's American
Statesman. If he would read the whole
testimony, he would observe that the majori.
ty report, signed by John Sherman and VIM.
A. Howard, was not founded upon it, and
that their conclusions regarding the aggres-
sions of the Southern men are not warranted
by the Evidence produced before the com
mittee. We could give y dozen colnmps
from the testimony to prove tho untenabIe
position Of Mr.. Wolfe, and we cite all who
desire full knowledge on the subject 10 the
reports and testimony.
Mr.. Wolfe processes to write in the interest
of the truth Of history, yet he considers but
one side of the question and quotes er pdrfe
statements. Mr.. Mordecai Oliver, the third
member Of the investigating committee made
q second rapport, and the portion we quote
below will show the character Of the majority
report. He was willing to submit the testl.
mony gathered by the committee, without
any comment, feeling satisfied that the proofs
therein contained were sufficient to sustain
his views Of the troubles. Here Is an extract
from his report;
Under this resolution the committee en-.
tered upon the discharge of the duties ion
posed on.them with as much dispatch as pos.
sible. Their labors were closed at Westport,
Missouri, on the 9th Of June, 1885. The
paper in the nature Of n report, drawn 40 by
the colleagues Of the undersigned on the com.
mittee, icds not read 10 or bg him, and he
knew nothing Of its contents OF character un.
til il was presented to the House. TWAS moi
the expectation OF the undersigned that any
ether report would be submitted by them than
Che testimony taken. A full execution Of the
commission Of the House, be thought, was
the presentation Of the evidence collected
But as the majority Of the committee have
thought proper to comment on the character
Of the testimony, and to give their version oil
the substance Of the facts, which is altogether
at variance from his understanding Of both
the undersigned feels it incumbent on him Ia
follow their example, by presenting like com
ments on his part
II must have been apparent to all, that iha
report Of the majority was not only * part.
and one.sided, but highly partisan IL rs char
acter from beginning to end. This appears
all through the paper, IN the manner OF Their
statement of all things referred to BY them, a,
facts, many Of which statements Of facts thu.
made rest upon no evidence whatever colec.
Ted by the committee.
To justify ibis remark, the undersigned
will, ID the beginning Of what he has to offer,
barely allude 70 few statements in the reporI
Of the majority, from which lis whole oharne
ter may be judged. It is, for instance, said
BY the majority, that "a party ander II. G.
Pate, composed chiefly If citizens Of Missouri,
were taken prisoners BY party Of settlers
and while your COMMITTEES were al Westport.
company, chiefly Of Missourians, accom-.
panied by the sitting delegate, went to relieve
Pate and bis party, aud collision was pre-.
vented BY the United States troops"
Now, The undersigned aliirms hsost poss.
lively that this statement has not one particle
Of proof, taken beinrf the committee, 10 rest
upon There is no testimony in the whole
mass collected by The committee 81 that mat.
fcr 1ooe n oil. But the undersigned atfifms,
hat, io bis opinion, agq according 70 tie best