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Attomeyi.siiid CoHiiaSHSrg at Law, Ogaembuni'fltitltifriiiice •Oouaty N. T., OHIO* K0. 8, IAOU BtOOE, Ford $•&%£et*...&.p, SJairs, ^laonja W. jgjJlj80K,,....JOH3!( t .f>QWEM.,^r. MOBRI8, A^TARK^^ Xitorney* ond Conntelton it Law. Of MOI K11BM »(JW, OokSSB 01 *'0MJ) & WAT1MTI. , . OODISIBDEOB. AJlProftfrtonalbmineM, entrmted. to,' thom will re- ceirepronipt attention. - jaJBopnty Land obtalnedimder the l«t» il&m March 8,1855. 11-tfa O'E0i'Mb*I8. • B. H. VAST & SPENCER. ey«. Comnellorg *c. dBDiatBCEGH a. «> oconpledby J«me»»nd Brown, Marble Boa. U-«-tf its A KING, ,^ 'Attb^SnEVBifc OOtmSELLOBS AT LAW. #'\ilAtlIftt tMi d»y entered Into a copirtnenhlp tot :•£' XI thetMniisotlonof profeatloosl bnatneaa, will give ¥ prqrapt 'rtientlon to' all inch as may be entrusted to idr care, onlsi a.-iriria*.. Hatoh,j^.j8Bl. 1 may •I .OBAS. 1. UXO. »-tf Attorney, Oo'anaellor, &c. filTes Mi pntlro»tto.nttoil;,to tha.feraotfco of nil pro- jte*mw Pt Fort' «i||wSena Streets, OgtaM- ,1 , A. O., TAYLOR, P^jjsloian A ( Surgeon, HxtrvaiToa, H. T. Office at T.K.Thurber's Hotel. *• • ''' •'•••' ' U-lfrtf. \^ lit. Fl WA^D, \,. . NO. ID, FOBDfSlMHT, adDIMBDIOH, N. Y. Il- Theonljtru„., W.' W. Bilt,> wh of teotb. _ t Ogdensbargfi, Doc. 191854 Dentiit,(plth the exception ofDr' mannlBctareg whole and- half s«ta MECHANiqg. :.•!)•(• I. •!-' ! I'\ • *;_ II*' ' UHIAS PEARSON, BUl(tBER--Al80 AKeiii for Warrer & Brother's Improved VZXB A3TD-^r AsKSe PBObrooxFonmov aoo rar^ .j May lr, 18S1, Ogctentburgh, S. T. ~ •- ^ H. F. MIliARD^ CablUket, Mafeer a|>d U.aaertaker, SHOP B0BO-8TMM, e \' King !<'Aier*U'i Bidet Og'dentburgh. \ • EBADr-MiDE OOETlNSflWar/aalway a on hand »l»o• A HEARSE.to'otdejj '„i'W aan, ' : ROYAI. VILAS^* GO. ' \* - Wholesale-and Retail dealer in all kinds of - - Boots, Shoes, Rubbers. Leather and Shoe I'ooli. Mtihanici Block. 9-16 .,.., , j.xMDtrwrKNo, \J signa«raliundeo\Ornamenui\work'ar«w eX <?*rved\ Letters for'' Slgris.^aiuirns for Outings, M l^rtfs&gIIla«fr-stlon's f o£«rid'eiiiirlp-tlons engraved neafly u6iwmnwVon>the-f—' '\\\ * Orderslettst flilsofflee,or EopEiiiWiUreoelv.eatUatlbn- . iljij^tf De- drawn and „. ^reupable terras, at 8 F. Judd'B jetton tlUfnrthernotloe; & SANS MtviWrjrACTPREBS OCT : 'M v- , BULLS !' ' WfrH THE ^^»'AWB0VED«Air6lNG8, T0U> 1NG' HAM1UJB8,: i?o.. THE - ONI.Y 8ILVEE MEDAL mmVm FOB ,BJI*8 AT , THE WOBtD'S. FA1B, WA9 BE- OEtVIiS BY A. MBNBEtTi''AND [ SONS;*>VEB AM. OTHBBS • \ EXHIBITKD FBOMTHI8 • j AHDSBbjKFOBEiaHOOXTSTBIEB. - . Beftrenoeglvdnta Bellsinanypsrtof the Union, THE ON0BBIlGNED»'agent tortUe mananictur- Eagle; Block. ' i-Lu.' 'il'-'-'L:- J\\ 1 \\''?-^' 'jmttMMwilii i r di' i#y.l Onited States : fittlt' : rUiCheiieyi, ,-;,i-nj,,. f M jii^S^ f ;,; I^aVes (tedeniborgh.TnM-: ida.vs, Thuridayijnd Satuf- ^jj.^/.LsaTS-.Vate^own, ' -'•''- ROBUST W. BT7BH, - '-»! ^ ^t&<isjri»ai;«ow*-Am»'' • iqaipBeDacHABRATOeAMOf ., Flour, Wheal, Com', Pork, fish, Water and Hand - Grindstones, 4o; ' . -•• • OODB^B D,BSB,.f,,,!,, •\ . -'lferTEREafrOBf'V'\ ' i1 ' * DiO. ftrnioirjiQtfdniDargh^yei* Tottc • -Ui^ IL, .-. EDWARD BROW If r <Senrv«l «omirtt»»(on i»la«cl»»nt f - >\ -A»i>- - ••- WO. 89^TA t TB^0RBEBl?i ! ^EO.8TO|f, f l a »\» ai* *'> oast M«isTt.Mo%«onft*Oo*v Boston] _.,. iR. Warner*Oo.JiBoston;- \8* m&Sffl&&fa« : •qubisrflJHortfiis Boitonj v >«™sr.'A!afl-'> , t'-l \•\' ?.*vitulif}''' ^ *- aus-as Kr-ias ; iL a v-t >: .o.-iU.;-«Mra»»fArV...>4 I „.nl ... rt *Wawn«nse No.'TO. 1MM$lM.7....dtlM • • ' • *''i_ \.Oij- ir > ?JHC';' \ REJTlOrWNOBi. , E. M. liTaaMoai A CO...V.i. BfewTort aj OMb.\ 5°?5«a d. FaBOvaov,^,.....»«».«.«»*.^ • ay. .._,„ -..., '.\ItB'nflklo; l^a>d!T«r)?, ^.jrHMnoe. liioa * Co... ...J.-.iinfatos... I: Bainro]\ \ H. W. 8*»*».-« wu......... MAJTDT, WABsaa * Co., OTIATTJ Hour... ...Clereland CHAN-M\\& -Water.Street, ; ORdensbtU-Kh^ If. 'c&MaxiXxa'xv>- ' '.t*t ' • * raoN, sipp^i.'.NAjrftB, .G^ASS, ,.,, SHELF & H|Ay%:HARPWAR? n0 woe's Airo. wuxpw.wA»«, , And Mannfaotarors'of Capper, Brass, Sheet Iron and f WSWJJW. A«W0* ! irOst*Ba;MWO» > .H|J S O'H I h »0<*'f'l8«'J #*»\»>'» A v f>'JB S' 'J . . TheMetroB0MtsWKlopWnaJ»*i1s»s.*ci<i ,., L -•*i MO .-.•lid • h :• I. . - A. FtB^O*'** » • • » wHOLsaui AansirrAliDiicaa nt ' \ • mmm, SALT, WATEB^ LI«K, I. ..;»torjBCOE^.BdBi.«0.,; •<, HrflUfjrEWBBioJtaLOOx, TiiM «., oODKamDmolri'- . - ttwljir-il itillH,..! •••- i ••• I ) l: •'•l/JlilWplrkWIlM'l 'FLtft^V- J RA^*^o^S''^a^ir, : iftAiirs , i5 '- 8AIiTi''t>liA8TERV l WATERsiiMlte,' >c l jui^«ro,|tjs«fea9'i^«yttA^ i # t ^ < M, f ^ TflF '»,i -M' » i The Star Vim '^i^^^i^tvarm^cn do. ^fm^^mimwmi tori' 8 H^fflcei58eymotitt»iookVlsro.^Btateatrset, A. V. »T6TIT & Oo- \ -' BOOT• AN0 JlHOS*, \ So.« WASHES***., NBWTOBK, nHHEYwlItkeep constantly on hand a eorap.ate X stock of goods adapted to the wants of Coo-itry Merchants. lXly. '• '^iuiasiasHaw • '' D sga e*it'tvls it Gavlt*ry. EAGLE BLOCK, panifEntrancewJthEAGtB HAUL. a-19-ly ', 6O»I«(!BIJBQII, K, j. E. H. Oini. OsdanatroTgh, IV. Y. B UILDER of DjuiiM's Haner» r witt bao* moWon; and new fted motion: Tenoning Maohljies. with doubleCofca;. Mortlalngand SaahSllokln»Maohine», with tne latest improvements.. Warrantea to ,be as RWdacaabeboogattotueEaiWroStates.forlO per *mm,,,. :ZT. \.'••'->.>- ,:*$8 L > •? \ 8BELY A rHEEMAN, -.•;.-:•. .-• - T i^anufactureraof all KLIuds Jewelry. HBY havfr Just received ana-will keepootuUntly on hand a general assortment of TtfiqaoUe, GaaiM, Tooax OryatiS, together' v*lth other\ preelona stones ana Cameos, which will be set to orusi-staglaorlh cluston, and Warranted equal to any that cowefrow thJeliy' ffldry»ea^t^'af?J«w^^a#fflW^ I nt e rnational Ooffee B »ABaj^ Jw.jiOflDfi^nasa,^! *.- ««•• THE DELICACIES Ol s THE SiiASON. I^Extennw icco|[M»tloii» <&r Day; Bo«ro««- larga and commodloM SaJaOB? tot prtl«a of LadUo ft Gantlemen.; IfioCr«rMalway« at command of cit- rons, and punctual waltota la attsndance. , r . ..-«/» V;»JB, •\.''••. -\ ;;.^:-.tJiftaN.iteCAEiih^\' ^ — T , „_-^_i R 4tll?j)ft _.^ / . 'Lesatt>: AathferWeaji.tietfo^'^rliir:: •-':'. '.\ :'•'.'*'\'\' ** W*T* ,.; '~-\' A LWAYareadytoattcndtocallsIn hiaprofMstbn, A^Vho^a^at^hftflffiiprallritailgaSa oi^r ' DOWSLE* havtte'oommeho'edbnj*- Aobovo line, bee to notify theucrskanta. Vthat_th,oj? nSsnowVrcao^-to^reccjvo; pay ,thtefi)Mo3tt«d pay .daHes oatft - - partleitatBaBtory.ecoariJy. 1 : ! > iSoomi,aookrt'*aalh Jame , i&%&ftns.<r [ « G«orgaN. seymoiiri James G. Averlll, ErsstasVllu, » -*•»• IBM . Merlok, , A}l<jn. Obaney, ' £pctiezer Miner, jGjavln % Halbard, V. P, Augustus Chapman fHormad Baakilder. ilgultus Chapman, orman Baakilder. H...G,. XQ.QTK, Secretary. FIBS INSOSANOB .1 • iw. . 1ST IO owH, THE HOWARD mSURAHCE COB1PANY, . A,TTO ^ THE ALRANY EJrftDilAlifCE COKOPAITY. ' Two 1 of the bfdert andteort etabto Intoiic# i Conl5 f panleiinttieState. ... J. 0. H0PKIH8,Ajent rt OB4eMDnrgli,No». 1I|1851. «M<Ve nn ream IWBTTRAWOH. ial Insnrance Com. , , JrlBerthelr Agent In fitpra E ar«ltota*»«s»g: ^ 8B MarcM9j,18M u .» <;* r , t ,-»• . 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J£M&& , j^n«BirKKS^ ? :'-«jife ^•ajot-jt»exte8aauyfr>r^ip.telieaj«is ; -Sj- tlepiH' 'tis* «a«»Miv*'iitepf fej». #hick»t!|fr' iUYetoWing interertfii*#tettr^;triisi»atf-- r iia^.^ljoir wcrMT Jfi-t}l# Oe^rii QovfertV iri!l.rJWB^iIy:«r«ctffti»«! jitfiuf ita smbttio* thtoagBfthe pavafcitwenty-fiyiB 'y6^tf'4i~m(. haaonailjiatprjr.iV'?--.* «-,- vj-v.''^*--^^;. 4^r«(3i»-BAd?if .»l^*afetnl4tr«iipn-of Ty>* telii4ttrifJjrt^1J?|ottfc««n'wBH;ti prp-* r 'iM«led tfe inriiJJitiQitsf ^To'xwt tb'tHhb Feaetil;-A'dr^niifiatioh.-'ftr *h«?-'4ftt»-tiftiar declairaiyih^te'dj^l.d.majfo^^rWsptodfe^ :with tt»eiOT!»«IoBaTt]JaP^larery \in-tne' United iB»ummnffx*?g6iUkai'iniHtua6H;' c/;0i&S(atai)fi0tUnion iftMmt&At ex- thai gwas^'^ , ,.__ , „_.„, -Irnseff with liqiibft'\ Wtfifififis'lbuind hfs'craviog for ram coml/ijflont,&yflwJ4,Jpcl5 *«»»«!«• op, inibat \-—-\-'icaV waafinfibed. Tbeap- dlijiiMilDgly'fliihv. A lrlend 'huipoiikti;*- icayi/aaid^o -his oo takeiJtanii promise me on arlaYor'kS^Wblende'WtH *hteh umtr-f: -3^'W.'' ^tafb^^h-- BR* Ajct UtrsBrjiiirBsa tatrnstsd' to Mm- wUl«aJ<. T . promptittsntlon, OGOENSBUReH MARBLE u\i;\'i\ mmm< bU^^nWa^SfettSSSt _ Country, that he has taken, and. estab- - ..„.MstBte;hnslnessattheoia and weUStah- m0 f^ Hfc. Pinjat .Ana- B»at ftaallty'-iilP'\' 10 sai f ?*\-\¥. •A»i,Mjho r i«IiJSs,' 7.-^ ••;• ;.,''•.(~Alar^-«V':> \.'•• •••;.: ---;• • • O^IU*s,;fai^«^>.»««*fj>iliJsi»e»jta,:- . .-j- S^^^S^^\\-h. fi .; ln «H,»od being MW^-trac^^OJtmanteth^M^^ the FAOILlTllS IHk P0»s»«*« of Ob^njnjr'^^JwJP ^#1»«ersbiikiiuriiuiti^eaa«i^^f e .Hpttfe^5&^ortorM.^5^|j- £» Agtnt to room; until, i, pearance of the'aejapreis« „.. _.. btow qld ftal refo/m wa» ibpou hle l( iQ. tain:t|ftiea.- tejBDVeiraoi peal. t Ai la mwfa fro: older spot closet; will, ntf-coUdltionU .. 1 :m»yitbrean;rL-you, tragtire.it np.when I de> ^Tsl»iflUM^w1|T«lM^^n1pr• ••$D I 4/ boy oi QOoommoD nerve, (he same qoe«tion ( and'Me prWptyy rtfrll'ited?-«1 wiU.' For'a -fewsajreebts thing* weDt-onsmoolbly v - bas one dag We^atheB-iCgrfl^'shome afr a&i O 11 ^ OBOal hour. , Hia manner betokened that hia appetite was pSWInffSbU c^avrng. He cal- led Mitonfatifo' $0 <S«IM§Mtteiratio life liquor cltifet, but m»~ refused, flrmly.- The v refe8aJ'baddened.fa<m, and aefeiog aom^i-^eapbrjineVraara' hb aoo. 'for* a nttfbSeto't'ge aWSd'ttveil-'Uftn with glaring eyea aadtiiuiaifeiWllasasgw bat the yonng -heroi ayea POfelwWiftWf 1 it^l?r r ' A W nr M TOpwWi tbat'ltey, no rrfdite^i Vi'olfe y68 Wftbt Ihrtiieii, andrifiw?y<ja^ayjdlllme, bot 1 will never &?SWn&*Mei.%u^ . -..*...:,>.!. .,-..1 \•lnalantly thfe w-apon dropped from . tne man's band, ind as He BTmailr^tortaaed 1t; 'the atfpeiita\ ibi* I16.uiof'ieemed--lo^al>andon me'be|0»lWi*oble€MiJe»*ot Tafftfe/ ' •' ^HB^aawfJlkimedjcaBd niev«r»ftll;• Hia care WHS fadtolaodlthorobgh. And there b many* ^al wlihi as atifongtan a-pp*»t» lor rum aa tnl^mfendftat-frtib bOdpao 0Tr>fUrtn- nate a8ft0libe!?aiBlneiAwao 9jDfmmarHy*and firmlwirdrninlBteredatthe righi'irme.^.<?o'd. thi*c»ttllte^9:ipf>orjiIyi mteJma.'tt b«nd,! manvtrthwieariijs o£i fiatonkwdajs <S&ct apptt- enily rf lormedij woaldnot be £M6K4tibmtt€ edgra,T.e,M, .iwiMid >. ...... -tu. > : J^ ^'a-»^a-GMet^,'January .ttd, ' . mirality biviHCihjf a procii^wtiott-«i the 7t& ofT^irotffliSO). offireoV-.; I * A VewaM « ^20*000 Wany party or parties w'b*o; in tbe|adkmet(« of the Board of*dmir«Htjf anoulddwcavfr andeffec- many* rallsw any <rftheJ3crewa o|'her Mtjeattftyinfrj*. Erabua •m&iWimt rttnd : 2^ Pie ftottii«£ dSlO.QOO'to any pittyst parties who ir< the judgement of the Board df AdmintlitJMho^oTdjacaveriwd eflect- Majetty'a^ahip Etfebn^randfTdWon: l or ahould conWiiach intelligence a,», fhpnjd leid to the rejleT of *ucb crawt or ffly, of themla'i>d\^ ( ' •\:\\' ;V ' , . * 3., -JSiefaani of c£lO,000 to any pa*^ or paTftie^feHfitJiy vitttue of-•Mir-iot' •tte;^' forta, firet -attceeed in a»eettaining>'their fateVSS'»« A-'-'J* »• • ' .-.ii'*'*' flvlj«.;ir..-w jye noriiee.tbae:Dr*jIMw« nav^ clarei oof purpciao-i toiobey..-. in< -nil thifjgs »h«ff<r«TOTOflH^®fk%WP^n.jion. .and^ -of all Jawa ensctect• in pursuance thereof,,- We cheroh a'BrAf6\ifitl|rBVeffitice for thfe ' wise W priottc**^ wborti it wd kmed4iMde,3iv%)Mfew of.jHe^ WetiiDga jtbas^opfpred flPW onr,ppnntry andopp,a invoke Stsepint ind pr&jalm<tne adprtma- cy.'df-ita atjtbority.! f f u -. ..i„.». „i;i. \ mwmt placo, wtf'deciaro otiriVdenl J amf nnabakeh attachment to -this Union of American States, whinh tho Constitntion Created,, and haa thnaJSr preserved 1 . We . revere i£'as the piytrchWofthe blood of\ oW forefather's; to tn-e^nditioU'Of'-Ohr ni'-*' tiohal renown* and'atvltho guardian andu gBltaqty of .ftytfUmfy ™M# tMppiti* tution was designed Wsecnre, We wjll defeoa'arlS protect'it 5 AgaihaiJ .all* enemiea. Wewlll reecteti&e no geographicwf• diviJ-\ sionsv hrt'Iocarintereata, jj«B»rrowior-aec«e UDHBJ prejndisisa* in our e*JdBayor» to pren^ ler^e tne uoio5.Df these ^tate* acainst for-, eigri aBgressidaand doroeatlc atrife. What wS claim foV'bnfWlWai ^ claim fbf«U!t«- Tfie rigHts, p*ri^tog«a**rid libertiea whicfa^ We demand as b'nnhheritancp, we concede < ea$eiriphe4wm$ejj% all the^cjtizena pl| th^ RerinbKc. \~^, ^ i ' f _ ' f( by these ,sennnienta,, we.declare our cori- victMa tfrftt4aW\1SttWrnin1jBt of the>'0\nitetr^ f^fatea ia hot adrninjaterea- in «Bwrd5anc6^ with, the Conatirntipfl. w^fpt/the.preaefv*} • thatuf jwweri weavawmaticajly |hel- ^.^^df'Wotftir^Ianiaaoh,-. .. _^ , _ proceed three'rafantW.* trom the-date hereof ra -k^ds^a^M«n^tfi|a%^a^ t|at-4dl- persons who;- byr^iHtte 5 of auefr proclama- tionvdeemed tberoaelvea entitled tii ' the wboMoifiW^Wttcsf'ifaa *ftwn4' -iKqweji*; two. mm. ^^MfiMfmMm^ *m time, ixpirajton of whtc^npftliip; ; ^jt;b» ehteraiiiaed.- <*, '-'< '.)':.', '\'•.''' •*,'• -i ..- • -•.'••,;l i • , '•-;••-/ ' .'•-. *- a -^ '- . ' « •;.,.: <-'};»«:-,,..,\-'B«(*i- »<./..i'-,Vf-*''*' !; <f r. ^a A ^Mod^;»A rf 'lBa1lilfc^ ntttoofti :dtel, formirly.' *ept . —TT - £ -„--aacan-t>lsapnlleia . .. aeMbarsuptieeaj andDtttleVfrae. • • fl «ENSsr y eTO3 r Es^i/oK.Kaapiivuio. Oa<\=EJt)ni | s S?P>^l35? fc - H. It IE WIN. li!-- WK- \AB • orBeri' r^mjittV' 'aWiajJofito,; tigulri'efB,' St\ ' '.-/'\ ;Viiv»OiJeril&aiigfc.»eirTfaK-'' ,-Bw>ai»-'.- '•» ' - '••\ '•' ! ' •-.< t.TOT- BECBJFfeiDKMi^p;\ t@Hieear. ABen'-a,. «H-oiY- a?\ Jf.tri •r •3*-.^ '4'W r-fef||iMijfc'a^«^tcke^^ leeim«>?.-a^#i*e»^-M8i«e>'* ^enfitfgen'j tleina^thfclmode^inaiirf df'mj! aeiv'and; QQ J«tjfcpojtib&f|um ^^ea^waa si^ag in: pretfy lady;eifrie,st t 10,%., p ##0g•.»?% hb thpngbt'' ^4* WIB lady'e* fei«ia»eri?tii&R the laeeh-trfm\njto«»geia^'visihtefroM i#»: de> ; :hVrd.reW' IteBina id B^i^#--m«te, he ^Jwtty ^Kajraredr 'Sbtftia drVJptfeS you*,-. bacdl^tdeti -xaad'aJai*' a«4 ; -beapsj' eho^o#l,d rentyilhgproceedad'la fHclsitqr> '9orrpK!- t/ -'Jr|p.J^d ilqjzed ,t^£^' of,** j*tiicMt,9liirk anjil ,djdrie!'. i dj?wvei.,hfe .'m'iatai(b' , nadI'tW'^p^((ea|ter^oo^Btai%d him in the face, Jtail'tfje;-faitlU-Sotod'ol «' root{h'jast-nipjipo f«r-th& 'litlo,£^-JSi.i , , acpK- cati Jn of a real handkerchieft wareed him of Mi exrof.- - ••Pbgiriisy-'b&'felmis.*-, . '• #far^D'QBTt' -iKfltnpt- tepiek-up *.tty- .tbfck ^iibto.'fetV.befdft je« taaw i^of'Febrniry, rfDfe»entative|«f.tio pWfjlo m,varipB»«5Cr, tioni of the V«te^i^MOs»Qi)^.flir) 1 litlcal evae by which the country is men- aced, and''Hie?^olitic^^crion'%' wtii&f' thoeeevife may be averted.-We-wldreaa-tt> > yon thiaDeoIarationof onrPrindpleaund,-. We dep aw, Jo tho fiwt ulicm of MtM, add tinaltftrabltf •mmWW OSHttiM'' tion of the^FMtedSf*re«^'thft^rid#ror> | 1 whicb.it ^aaeatablUhed.-aiid.totheOTeana. which it provided. fa,tbffl;.?^WM t <?ti<-. Wo accept tbo »ol«mn>ote«tation,of tb&,/ Pedple'of tbb UoItW StVtW.'tbat'tpy o^ !i daffled4t : \in order Wfo*m-frradre'pbiffe^lf-5 onion, establish JMtice,.ensTire domestio' tr.anqoili?y,' prpyidi?!.fer.jrtia-cprflrrjoni dq. , fenre the'blewnnga orliberly tif. themselvea and1be^J^eHtJv Mi We belief that'tTie v ' powera which M cqri&rl tipdri r tho Gove.rt}- mWt^oEth'e'^mtea^ttWir kr»'«nbte for tbe:accotnplUhmari^o£ithe«.objectaiiand that Ifi*be<t«:po*re|» / %« 9fP]pHHilM\»: aoirit of,the. jConattorjQn.i^IJ^Xbay.can- . not lead to any other reaptt. 1 We respect tboee'greatTigW which' the C^nadtbiidh ' declares to: be mViOlableU>Freedorn of i apeech and of; ithe.P|e», tho.fre«:e^erci»e i of Iteiigipna. Belief, arM rfe.^tf «te v people .peaceably to aMemble aod to peti- tion the(Gbvetnmentfor a Kedreaa of Oriev- fnceV*' J We woofd jsreaervo-thoae-great. lafoguarda.' of. ckjb XreodQra-rnt!p4<A«6«»* l f* £bdtxi&r' tbtt'cararaooflt? Motive of i'AwririijirlGovenimetit/ In 'MhiieJmrg' aboli»iion»bfi!Siaserjr -Wlthin'jta Iiniit*J'an.'d' Seeoffdi To-<render ^Iavery< hJOre secure a^imorepowprftiTwathwtbe^la^eholdiog;; Stitea of the trr4lob»t'. ; Sll*ery: Waa' tbnr take* nnder the special care and^pfotefitionv- oftfke Fffclerii QovbrBrflSnt. ! « wairid- looker iobeitfc ifri'SwW-liiitiWHrjji. w be «ontroled '.«|tclnaively^\by' Hbe-StatJ* ^emselsea; rtJ^w-naito be defiiatled -by- the'- General Government;- nopanl j T v %g\a\ih*t£h*' -*ajaoni*or inaHrreciioft^oP armed: ikiiimiik/' ba^aiu^tatt^piPiata^ntime'nt'dfhnM^ ity aid'tbeiutural develo-Jetiient oi pop- Watibffti^Aateritl powar.'* *•\«' •• *' ' •'\• u*3PlsB«.'wa» theiiwhowiijarient of ourna-' tioaalbpplicy afaddenly andnncOaatitntion^ ally .mveraod.*'j'.'35he.Gcindral' , jSovernment.' abandoning thepoaition it bad always heldV declared ita porpoee to protect arid perpefc- o*t«'wb*t! tiieigreat foan'dera of the lie-' phbHfl bad reMrded aa an evil—as at va- riahoetwith tke principles onwitich-'cmrin^. atinitioca^were baaed, and aa aaoarceof- weaineaavaoeiai and poliiical,ito- the com- mnnitkein which it existed. At the\tihie T of the Revol«tion< Slavery- existed in all the (^niWvfcfcPh^heWBeBindr for half % ceatargqa^lTitTirdM iM|d Stiboea*n! ele- •menfraf pdlitic*l-atrife,-forHbere was no taward wiancqiatwri. ^alf the original * thirteen Statea bad taken measareB at an early day tojree^tt'eraselvea^from the bligb.tiD|wfla3eelidibffieproichof;Sla- very. Virpnia-jand^iorth-fearolina had anticipakaj-,tBa: CohtinenttU Cor^rias of X774, is checking-?heihcre;a»e ut&eit trade at any ot their pona>; i 8EHPXlDHTa ; Of k rBAl(ZBS OF THE C0H- -Tbe Constitution, conferring apon Con . crrese'fall powec-t'o prevent tbe increase of ffirjgi»eii5»iiijtt»of^tbV'tJnibn. ;'•Wor -'rnanyf- j yea%-b'oweVerrtbwch'in^e-did ftbt,,aftecjf $'*poljWciafcwa%^ 'boifr-free 'Ah'd »ia»idio1di%. w^'re encage*' i^ely iidd^'t^ifie\ Confede'r«c]y l, whhotn; , ex<atin|t ibH'^itsbfeitbBt--jWotteB,- l Vet^ i^nti 8irb^rgo«t|e >$4wm IWMikJk <3on8tj,tn^r£We^fudm.::Sy^ye ^i%nr •ftc^y^fdrrnlM.oat of t^ginia. waBfidmit- teaiii H92 Vf ebne , «ee' & 1*9B i> Missh- afprii in-f SiT^'aldd £SJa1«tirailTi»' ISiSr—aTl Slive :, 3&#,'fbd^ytrigSiaveryfestab-^ Itshed^'t^enJ' at 1^6 iiriie of their fqrma- •tjdn.; On' ibefyber Band, Obid ym $* p5uV!n;i6lO, 'h , ay»4tfibrpifd Bi&te Gbveht- .tnM»nhdeVact»\i^:C6njjt!ete^hiph'made Wk ! ftWPmerit 5 at copaifion thlt>miir Cotf- e^tuHon*'should po'ntaiq nbtbing'repognant to' w-*bmw» hi im^f:w'oibbf wofSs/Sb'at Srav^ry sb'oul^b^pjiJbibit'ed' «^itl{fft'fchetr''li<i.ifaf1T0T?v<F^ ; ft'\ 11 * these':' c*cWrPnc«4 te io^beadmlwio'ri bfjijouisi-- arJa-'-rn'SsiS,: there* m^in ^cBrKeat b^ tween K Fr4abmiKna SfeVe'ry, forieMd-nOt JMfeft 'Generally-lelt* tfiatWtb'te-reafe d^ tb^Wore^erfo^j^ r - ' \•' ; .'M'I. »^m^Wim^ l \• \•' .Thefiritcontwt confeerpjhg theadttis' $ion'6lA flaw State*-wbicb iBrnedjUpon tb* fjneadoli- o f Slavery, occurred yint' l&I9i when- Missouri, formed ont of territory parr. chased.iiiioip,France in ,lE63r.svplied to: Cpngreeafor.admission.to the Union as a: •laveioldipjf Stater.; TAe applioatiob.wa» «reDnou»ly,r£iiJed by^tbe people.of the EreeiSttte*.. It was every where, felt that the .decision involved conseqaencea of the last importance to the welfare of tbe coun- try, and that, if the progress:.of Slavery waa ever to h e arrested, that Was the time tc- arrest it. The etavebuldingjntereat de- manded ite admiwioii as ft fight, and denied the, power.of Congress to impose condi-; tionsupon new States applying to be ad-1 mitted. into the Confederacy. The power rested with the Free States, and Missouri was'denied admission. But. the,subject «a»;m»iftwed, Thealavehoiding interest,,, with, •cbaracteristic-/ and, timely sagacity, abated eojnething ofdts pretentions and-seto. tlfed the cOhtroveray 'on the basis of com-r t-_«t u--^i — -^ra^l^ -*>. I V'\- 9?V*r*W •i~ r P r -~^r' n-'rr-r-r 'With- in her4irnits.<and^wjth»d^<witnoia.tSk - aea t heir-, inhabitants tmigbr'decidei* The del fotihe^miim m ! ^immof0 t'nferVtt*/ S^iJ«^in«diifeol'|p«taiiy*<t»J the letter arid apinttif the ConatitntJonj,jn, fljJOTnK^VrregardfvOf otheg g^eaj.^eaft m^t^Mk^imm»xUm^'ShimStem i .Wwe. w theirrnresence, m intbem^dst? •w^reMparJU^Communi^sMftaifluaoftheir oftheir apoptyj wo^jedur Je a.to».vawal-,< eovereigntyi and r«wirring% enl»i,intotu«?B»Uttifile:88^eg^gtharif thatof the any league whwh^bodfl *#jsnch. in th!a alaveatnomaej^ear Eyen at tbis day. al. ifyny leagoe whb?bjj|i9,#. plbi ... . *:laim onr belief thafeidj8,policy.*W$b oa».: for yeajwnM^, beejj' adopted, ha -jj<e,admini, jatration of tbe CreneraLQoverninent, tend*.j endafbfi'srbvjh'the Ootodttitipn waaujsatib*'-? liahed, .and .that, nnleaa it ;»ball beArrtited , ihfrM^M-^a Dtttojj.- npori thejtloyalfey,, anrfaBecd(/n wiUlHs'rela^^the ? d3nieaW ! ' trtt^ailitV wSUb*aiatn^r«n'di*l|:Coa : ': •titilttonal, sediliitiei ^terjjMtf&pf iogcl^dtobe-eiiritl^ to|h«w^^ :»fe^#'df* ^pl'^iamaao^r;^^ H^ilt is intftled inpaeflHe- 13d^mi0t1^04i' other localiintereata, toqmmaaity. from tbe.j ,$s-repifei?nti..,,.. ! ., H .. ip^t3onwia:tha«ei*-c«rtainlylUjthingin.l :4tajeJ^giivi'i^t4n*ta^.'tte 'asipwrnacy'.i bblder»'hamb«i^^»rift *arp«Ttbe :, fre«' White popo,liHOH~Bor ? io the aagregate do, ib0MmMmrjmik pm oftlw, wbit«s t popoJarion o^the United State*.. TbajlB^ a naal prodacubna of .the otherf laaaeaan the Cnion fa* ekceed the total valoB>df aill , 4b^' t aliv^a. TolAy noaiia^»M*ei»ftretiif th«i qtteition»(^Mtural]wti^Md6fj>oli;kal i jftcbbpin^ wbicb Slavery ir>solv««, wal&e* ? itamagnit'flJe nor the nnmberaof those by whom it la repreaeujed, aatitle it t6 am- fe^.part of the politiialpowera conferred . opoa tbe federal efovelrnmeot by tbt Coo', -ah'Nibi.\ 'IT** wttaMit'awfcUttgt and at' tb*moffleat wkldiag, Ml »hfrftn<tloa»of • tB>-^0r)v«iitim^HiXffjkh'Ai :ie^#J»tfy«*j ^nd=jadtcial**apd osing Jhem fonhe ang- 1 •toentation of ha pr.wer» f aca the estabriab-; toentofitalOgiendarJcy, ^ - • • • > , \From tbta'ascendaaey the prihclptea of Mm vbnstiturlos* tto rrj?nt4 at thaeeveral SwieSt the -\safety t<$ the- IDWcnv.ancf ths- •«*Jfareof fe j^opTe of rl^'.pnifd States*; demsnd that it shoald be diti*l<ed r; , ... •„ « c 7d»iW^'**'.#w £ r ^ b *4iMt of re^aw.to epnnfrjnte^fca «^d. v^aje^l ngnta, poatponefttho W?.rcMseofthat powfr^ver jae Statea then fflxisting antil the year 1808; leaving Congress free to exercise it oyiptj-pe^; Statea^epd jover the Territories pi the t^oited^cl^tesby proljib,- iririg' the raigrafion or ifcfjqftfyonpi ^laVea, iotpi)^em V ;^thou!;»fnyi,re8i^prion,.exceBt euc.b a|Staawfl diflewporiiiipi^bt aupply-r- Congress promptly availed itself of this permiaeion by reamijnijigr^iat great Ordi- nance of thp Conreaeration. by which, it vr/A SMain«d. and j 'd^cre%d:.,ihat alt. tH%ter-. ritojry'then belongtog to the \UoitPd Stages abould be, jfor^vef free. .^Fmr nm States were formed out of territory lying snutboE the OhiftESver,-and adnfitted into the Un- km previous to 1830'; bnt'^he territory from wMchthieVy were'formed' had belonged to Statea in Which''Slavery, existed at \the timtJ'bT their forindtioii; a^ Jn ceding-ty the oldhStatee to which it belopged.hadini- eerteda: proviso agflirjHt any- regnlation of Congresa that abonid' tend to the emanci- pation of alaves.; Congress tvaa thus jprfi- Yerifedfrom prohibiting Slavery 1 in these nevif 8ta,te8. by, the, action af the old States o|$ $ whfch ^m b'|d b,W».fprraed. But aasoon^M^tb^cfllatilorionallunitatiori op-. . ..... on ita power'over\the Statea; theo.e«*ring jta faith to^the wipds. ;had,«xpjrcd,.f^njKes*.»j)rohibited..by fear- fnlpenaUiea tbecaddition.by importation of a^JPgloriave.tff-.itbeiimnibera already in thawflnfry.,,,, , ,., ., w . „,.. . - .Tbefl'«rl)prao£tbe/uQ^n8t^tutlon^.Rltbo , tbe biBtorjc«jb. record <; pf.ittbeir- opbiona. proves tbaB*hey,were,ie,a,meajt and andivj- d^tir<.theiK'diaIike)fl£Sl«vj2ry-iBfld*in.theit. convicdon Uiat it was hostile in irana^pre, an^r^^rif^riceiifp^p^bliwn^Frj^do after, taking these stepa jo prevent ita^in-i creaae, t$m wfeinterW.wjtbfit.in tbe. byarj'aotbearing datevMarcb.6, i82fl,-.iniWbJtebit waa also declared than, •'inail that Territory ceded bylFr^ance^to \the Untied States, under the name of VLopisiana».w>bicb lies,north of36. deg. 30 'rain.'of»orj;bJaritude< not included with-. •in, the limj^apfthe State of Mbsouri, da- fi i>ertf,and ^alWMry servitude, otherwise Vthan in the^iarjishtneint ofcrimfcs whereof. \the.pardee «ball have, heen duly convict- \ed tballhe, audit herebuforeverprfihibit- \cdl.1 Irj-eaoh-IIougeBf; Congress a ma- Jorjtyofthe MemKets from ,-slaveholding States voted in. favor: ofthis .bH] with this provision, rhna declaring and exercising by their vote* thejiconatitutioual powers of Congre»>toprobibJt Slavery even in terri- tories .where it had -.been permitted by the law of Erancaat' tbesdate of thek, cession to the Hnited Statea. A..new Slave State, Arkansas, formed out of that portion ofthis territory lying tooth of 36 deg. 30 min. to whicblhe probibirion was not extended,. was admitted to tbe Union in,1836- ,Two- Slav* Spates thus came iptp, the Confe.der«- cy by -virtue of this arrangement; while Freedom gained nothing by it bnttthe pro-. hibitinaofSlarery from-a vSBt region which' Freedom^ had made no attempt to pene- trate* • Thus ended the. Bret great contest for Freedom and Slavery for position and power in thfe General Government, Th e slayeholdiog interest: bad achieved a vir- tual victory It secured all-the immediate results for which it straggled-* it- acquired the power pfofftejttine^in the Federal Sen- m two ofabe. Mm pWtes of tbe 0Onfede- racy.s.and the time could nol. be foreseen when, in the folfillment of its compact, it wou.14 yield any positive.and practical ad- vantage ^Q the interests pf Freedoms, Nei- ther then, nor for many years thereafter, did'any statesman dream that, when that period should afrive, tbe slaveboldidg In- ter,e9t wopld trample on its bpnd and fling ^tl^l^Kbjp^'^^^^aiJ^M m^m^r^1n'Wd'jSetM^mpV^ptlmg^ptt t s ea f 'i it migh^'he. wjjb-^e^tbap..• i'^OO.OOfl.ih- : ••-^-'antai and onivpting five of the nld tbtf-feu8^fl^o.iya^sn|^-t|M^aibiife'- tfi^-p'etjpfefelfed^erllasWRmtrgfn'-., c^teqn'i54d. (i j,ls j tlsere. in tbiaanything in more fTag/#4, ^tradicripp t» tfrte-T princi- ples of ^p»b|l.cin Freedom, or more dan*> gerouB to the poblic liberties. <than in the system practiced by, the 'aldvoboldtng in* terests represented in the Ge&eral'Govern- indhtlf'*' '^'• > ; - '**-•'• •-''-''- ; ' \•- • \\' • *8ufo a-.tpirdtioppommity was. elose at hand, and Slavery, made a third atroggle for the extension of its ; domaih ahd the eh- A qn.atjer pf a^centnry elapsed Before the aonex9tion. 1 pf Texas. Slavery bad. beep active, rneawjniPi in faa^ning ita hold upon, the Government, in binding -political parties to ita 'chariot, and \in seeking in Cupgresa tp/adfle.lbe right of peddon. and thcrn*b all freedom of speecb and of the preis. . In every plaveholding State, none butalaveholdera, cjr those whose interests dre identified w^tbl Slavery, were admitted to flj} any ofJBcfei oy^xerciaeanyflutbbrity, 'ejiyij.flj: pojidca]. 'Free whites, npf slave- \ti^^^Sas^^^.^^.if(^u r«S,iTd^S^^2l M^Wy*^ ;aaifieyie%all'btner-local interest*, tothe tee>tift,,nre |ljq,pwfl5^cf^.S1*Y8% PS%. buta slaveholder, or one who will a,c$, jpth. e?r.f. icontro11.ol*be«JvWal States. »atno one 4mfi™%m?M§Wm M&fite fWjjawad^iwUbJwreibAvdeBateiand-^ie ^Hm^^mfm^^jM^P^ rccorfe<l:opi0k«. t%4&tafafriets dtrabt Wention, ?n ^^tf^kpl^mm, that.tbaiiiaoiatw.«r«rfal dsiayeryway *?Mmmffl^M'fflJ™*M ; de4redbyi'thBypedi)1r4>fab«wbob^ ; try<Ana^lti|tf^ngTew»iha4' edto prarisot. iu wcreaae* itagradoalandinlrimate^e ., d „ , |d\idt^b«s.p^no^-of<imaabtwtwB-««.enj;#.fls« -=:-\T»n'r ; , \y^&&Ft\^ ., ntoswOCawiaio^enlploW •ffite^Niw«»i»W^le«MaW^ friftliobr «»^h i %l.j&|mfib'to,1ykA hi «N^Jg 1 \^ijSraSWfflifW* *&• Plat*. And- evenin State* yt^^W^a^S^^M,^1.40t!' .^ w *.^^ n ^ r ^ li^lSnl^cfilaf^^^ .,% ^jig^pcwaibleJ^tb^'tos* rtewnin- MmA^M^Mmm^h^ m r. achieyiekwitoMt feeling th»vitfuadwi#: a»y >^he jm* to jw,s|taatat r ho! >ted. these pledges were broken, andtbeadvantages which they secured to Freedom withdrawn by the - staveholding pOWeri'l «/*;'•> V f. .-'»-..ftf.i-«snt'- • u'' Viin.i BEEEAL pjT irp^H?B8PJSBl ; ,.<JO>neEQHJ8E« - af in)fl \and tte natural Y -. ^.,.«,-^#»i#^nof the Louisiana Territory, lying w«at of the Mississippi B>iver and north of the line of 3f# 30-«ame toabetfeshed Mi ocedpilriisa f and on the.^itb rtf M*yZ.<V$&4t <&mm>yfcg-, passed ereerift^'O^ntttmtt'bTerai8,rM!! of'Kansas and fi -^bVr S ktti : and organizing wb% )^:^^sm^ mmt thirty-four years before.' had. agreed that ^•Sjayjery and involuntary servitude, oth- erwise;than in the punishment of crime, •' Bhall be forever prohibited,\ and had re^ office w«hin bis giKThSSy^CtiffrV^pftlji) 'fj'mon, any; man knov^nf to nolcl^\pniriipns\ bo«dle%^l8?v^ry f s ortrjm , a^f«^% •iin£;ite:a$gft^^ tbe* great leader* and.\'repreisenrAd<a»^|^\i^u^ p^b]jC0p^n,^rraed>eand t»rn«t ,p FWWS. W^t^^t^fmm^^,^ ^TMI^^fyi-^m abd^mbsr ;M-SiA^'w#« f SlI*e\i*i«'.db , f ?^&^^^£i%MM&mmi{m &tend##tW laillionfl of Mt cltf $tfe -.j^ea -tbf^dPriBeblSjE'l'w mi been ayatemiiicmlly : wJefdesPirt 1 irlfOT^fjjromottp^fita.rleatL^ U ms> by sucli * disciplbse, abd ytptisr maTdnsa&VttiatorwowBrtftaWetlitolt &*?^^^^|fSS had*vfrh«ab^,c$re«bi» tended % f ^tf!^T IvS&abt cy toward emabcipatjon aftr»*o T ph*»n ir,T^tlA%%f£%mlntm eldtoltaltrtfetherl'. A* t» 8 .te*m .for feS£?*S r ffJ:!^fo$l*&*S\ 9ftW-Soothera.S»i^b«ca«»\'etem|teB'}.' \\ ^^ and'all atterijipi»'.*tejwtoc1pai^-be\ga«< to 9ftW-Soothera.S»-mb«ca«»\'enan|tea'}.'''.. s •.-, ..-.-,, ./v.-.'.-, *-':^ and'all *Ueri2ci»-ateWinctpatibn-b*gar< to L*«a»wj«A adrrapd iMo mvvtmmw U «rgard«li«aj' re*?*s4 to'a^attlts upon\ ttel29tb of ihx^.r, lfii5-mth B co ? - tb^riibuarJUie ifltaraaaoitbasJavaboi- stitu^w fcrbiddiogj^^lujoj* *l$!|v- * • . ; --.,•''\. i - .• ' --••-*- ; ••'. •.'.':•;'•'-v ,'v ; '. ; :;. largernehfaf itsj»owe'R ; P ? , T^eftnn.exfltion,,oj ; l J'«x«s, wKfolved us in aswartwitb Mexico. 'Phewlif wa^ waged;^ on .our- patt-witb vigors skill and auc'Oess;:-^' It resulted'in' the cession \ to the\tJijMd' Stai^oP^New '••Me^oiif CalifoWa. and': Deserg¥Vaft Te*ritdH@:lver whfcf W?' ertebd?(f.byMew S anlaWja ftrfl]ilbmon ;P f Slavery, J;bejjayefcojderademapded ac- cess to them all—-resisted jtba admission of California and-New-Mexico^', which the energy of freemen, outstripping in,its ac-\ tivitytheGdternmenxand'eve'nthe 'slave- holding interest, Tia;d t tlre,ady converted in- to F'reb'States, and trea>onably* menaced Cfingre^ahd tr$ Ud^dft |fitH overthrow if its demands worpti.pt cbnCe^ed. -. 3!be free spirit-of the country was roused to indigna- tion by these pretensions, and for a time the whole nation rocked to the tempest which they-'had created. Untoward events aided the Wrong.' TUB dearbfif the'Pres- iderit'thre^'the'wbolepow^r'lif, th^ Ad- mihistradoh into timid.and faitbfess.bands.' Party resentments and party amnion in- terposed Against, the right- .Great, men, leaders of tbe people, from whom in better daya the people bad learned lessons of principle and patriotism, yielded to the bowlings-of the Stdriii and' \sougbt shelfer in submission, from its rage. ^The slave- hoTdhi^ interest Was again victoridus.. &tX- ifornla, ;s«th her. free constitution, was' in- deed admitted to the Union; but New Mexico, w&h bar constitution forbidding • Slavery wjthin her borders, was denied ad- mission and remanded tothe condition of a Territory i-i-andw-hile CongriBSs refused to enact a positive prohibition of \Slavery in tbe TerrfrJorie8 W N6w Dlexicp aijd peser- et, it Was provided that when they should apply for admission as .States, they she uld come in with or without Slavery, -as their inhabitants.mi^htb'ecide. Additional con-' cessions were made to the Slave Power: —the Geheral Government assumed the re- cnptare'of'fiigitivfe slaves, ind passed laws for the accomplishment of that end, sub- versive 1 at Once df State'sovereignitv, and of the established, safeguards of civil free- dom. Then fb«> country again bad rest.— Wearied with its efforts, or content with their success, the.slayeholding interest pro- claimed a trace. • •• When Franklin Piercp, on the 4th of March. ,1853i becarne President of the United States, no coptroversy growinjg out of Slavery was agitating the country. Es- tablished laws, some of tbem enacted with unusual solemnity and' under.circumstances which made them of more than'..ordinary obligation, had fixed the, qhoracter of all tho States^and, endeq.^e .contest cojacern- ing„ tbe, Territorjea* By tbe Missouri Cpmpromise of 1820..Slavery was forever ppobibited from all the-Lonisiana Territory lying north of the line of 36° 30\; while' over Territories of New Mexico and ,J3es- eret^o «uch-prohibition had been extend- ed. The wbole country reposed ;npon .the arrangement. -Allsections.and -interests, whether approving' it or not. seemed to\ acquiesce ID its terms. ' The slayeboldiog' interest, through all its organs,, and .espec|i- ally through r% (^ene^I.G^vernrfliBjRt, pm- k claimed,.that.ftb.was ftf.^fingl apd hrepeak . able a^usf,rnent'#, jb?, str^le\.. Freedoni and Slavery for political power, t —rthat it badabeen.effected by mutual con- cessions and in the spirit of comprpmiae:— ' and that itshotold be ae endurir/g as as the Union and as eacred as-the Conedtudpb it- self [m^mm^h!:m^^ sanct)objft,fheir Njtiorm Qoixentigna^ i-^. . the wferM '^m^a^m,pdjkyiMs^i,. and. Preflidenj, Pierce, in ,biB,„8r8t tifficia).- message to Congress, pledged; himself to\ use all the power of his pdsition to' pre- vent it from being- diaturbBtf. . ' But all tbe protestations proved delusive and the acquiescence and' contentment which they prodtfCed'*«fTdrcled\*b# ! oppor- tunity 'not mdy tfoirne^l^ressBlSs'W the Tip; ISTA9IOK OT KANSAS iSB- imtOS ' or- taaa rSfcs«KAi> GOTERKHSWK.- ! Nor;3i8^\41S abivehoiainfe -TSkSSHTiup here iri HtS ^arsarSf' 6f ' InjiSstice ' a£& \of wrong.' TIKi'Srsihelecfion ofwiemlsera for the-Temt6rial'?^tatnWbf Kanias was fixeffcr tbe Stltb/iflf March 185$, and the l#w of l^^'re% t ',preeeribed ! that''at that election none bat acttial residents of the Te'rrjitBry snould be allowed to vdfe. Yet. topr* vettttT^jpeojple^f theTerritory them- selve>Srom e^erfeiiingithe right to prohibit Slaiferj, wbicb/tTieaict of Ipfongress had conferred upon themj the slavebolding in- tfftelfrsebt n¥rrM%aBds of ima from .the ne%hborjngSta)teof Jy^ssWrfe who enter- ed «6e^Pe*BtorV w^the'-dsty tif elee|ion, took possession of the polls, excluding : ?fie leg#wter8lftd<j»o^eeaefF*BeMelve8' t o electmerabersof;tbe tegiBlatare: -Without , .tbe^lightests J'figMActOiit^ie., qnaiifications presr^b,e.4% la^^beattdgesijpf 'Elec- tbujappibiiainbd^Mbe^terky of tbe AdminwtrariomafcWaehingion. aided 'and abetted in the perpetration' of • these out- rases; upon the ri£hto!ofthetpeople of Kan- 888, andthePfe9ide'ntlofthe<UnitediStates re,mpyed,from office the^.Goveraor: whom be badbimself appointedf iiurwio refused to ; ae|nowJedg^ the \legislature which tbe slavebolding.invaderafrom'.Missouri had thusjnjppsedinpDntheiTerritory.. .- Tbe Legislaturejmetion the 2d of Inly. part Of Slpery; Mt for the radiation of cnga^e&pte^wh|j8; J a#% bad', ._>_-^._ii.-i_*2_-j x,ess^n *- year bad Nii? 'M^^MlM'^^-^-^ probibjupn. waadecjared tO; { |>», ?wo$*m- Uve pi$$fflgga& irje,ini|iut *n# tneAmng?': of tfebittw^-injrtnef^ecla^^be^ tolegjsiai* Slave}/ ibto^ an^'Teirritbtryoir State, -^Br^^t^t^'^ai^^lf^M.-t* 1 ' ew^t*fi$:&$»gmm*x*'' : Tim. without, a jingle petition^^ for euch action frpnj any quarter of the Union, bat against the earnest remonstranees of tbousands of jgnaranteed mkmmt : i»Wf'k^^er!Miai- m \WBP& *a%Ji«d ttatesbadwebassa' fam^ri«cfe'*ife sbatefcfj ftdni W W s '^ OrecbB/Waibingttoj 9eWUbttBb> Scs^'; <re 1 t,ana.'.tb^ib-wS^»equirB0^^ nsnortbof.SS?30*by'co|piC>, werW a.tr opened:; «|i-,.'to Stkit^t*: ,*nd ! thb>fe s% wj»j,, m^Sfcfirfetliccome'-tbeinBAbitorife tpetyifi:: Were'authorised \td tattsj^awa.fqr,, tts^V tal)lisbffit.»i *tid ptrjictuation, 1865» ,J,te,first act waa to- exclude those members, duly elected, who would not con- sent to.the enactment of laws for tbe ad- rmssiprijioi^layery iujtp. the territory.— Having tbuasilencedallopposition to its behests.the Legislature proceeded to the enactment of laws.for.the government of Kansas on the subject ofr. Slavery. The lawa o/„filife'8pBiri in t r,egard to it, were first extended oyer tbeSterritory. It was then enacted.tbatey^ry pe,rsoji who should raise apd insurrection or rebellion of negroes in the_Territory v,every, person who should entice away a. slave with, the intent to pro- cuie.his freedom.; every person who eho'd aid or assist in, so, endcing.away a slave witbin the Territpry} and- every person wpo(sbouldendcSiOriCarry.jaway a slave frpm. any^tbey State or Territory. *>f the Union, nnd bring him within-the Territory of Kansas, with the. intent^o efieet.or pro- cure his freedorp„upopith^eonvictlon there- of, should suffer DE^H. It was. further enacted that.if any persoa- should write, print or puhlisb^fipy! book*.'pager, argu- ment, opinion, advice; or, ineuenda, calcu- lated.to,prp,dBcea disorderly, dangerous or. tjebejlipusdisaffection amongtbe alaves in tbo. Territory, or to induce tnem to es- eape.from their masters, ho should be deemed guilty, of FEIIQN^. and be .punish- ed by imprisonment at hard, labor for a term not,less than *iy# TEARS;, and that if. any free, peeson,„lQr speaking or writing, should assert oMnaincain that,persons,have not the right to bold slaves in that Terri- tory,; or should,introduce or circulate any book, paper,-pamphlet or circular contain- ing any su,qb denial «f tbe right of per- sons to hold K s)a.P9. i«x that Territory—be should, be deemed guilty o£ felony, and be punished by imprisonment at hard labor for a term not iessi than two years. It was still further enacted by the same Legisla- ture that every, free white male citizen of the United.Stales, and inhabitant of the Territory, who shall pay a tax of one dol- lar and take an,oath to support the Con- stitution of the JJni'.ed, States, the act or- ganizing the Territory of. Kansas, the Ter- ritorial laws, and. the act; for .the recapture of fugitive slaves, should be entitled to vote at any.ejectionjo said Territory—thus maikingcitizens of Missouri or, of any oth- er State, legal voters in Kansas, upon their' - presentation at the polls, upon taking the oaths prescribed, and upon payment of one dollar—ju,$Jirec,t violation of the aw of Congress,, and .in. open disregard of tbe rights of,,the people, jaf the Territory.— And.baying .made,these enactments for the establishment of Slavery, the Legislatue appointedjSherifli, Judges and. other offi- cers s of the. .Territory for their enforcement; thus depriving fbe , people Of all power ovirjbe.enac&sent JoLlijeirPWn laws and theebpice.of officers for theif *xecnri0n. That these despotic acts.'even if they had been passed by ji Legislature duly elecjed by .tbji>j>ebple2,pf ,,tbe. Territory, would haye, been null,,and, void, inasmuch as tbey are plainly in vjoladon of the Federal- Cbns^tutian? is too clear for argu- ment Qpngre^fi itself ia expressly forbid- denjjy ibfi, Pppidtntjpn of d*e .United States to make^any, laws abridging the freedom of speecb and of .the press 4 .and it is flb8nrd^npp^.ibit*ier4tfl^ jslature d^ejaying.all';,it§ power/frdBfciGon- gres8,j8hpuld ;npt;be subject to-jbe same re- stric^s^.BnulMseJaii? Wert notenac- terjfby the p.eoplejt>f ,Kans»9i They Were igfee&gB^ i&m M.m-wm^ forced— Ye^b^P^fif'd^tBf>tbe.U*iJe.d States m a eppciai <njes8B^p aegt.ta,^ongre5a an the 24tb#ij».rjn# 9 ;|4rJ,4eclarasi;|:hat they hayej,bgen,^pc!^^y,,4be.4uly;Gon8ritnted autj&aritiea. .of; tpe T^dtory,. and. that they are.of bmdipg obligation upon die people therepjF r ; ^ndon r t|e Wtbof .Feb» 1856, be issued .his,Proclamation denoupcing any attempt to ^sis> pr anhvort tbese barbar- ous and void enactrnenSs, < and warning all persons engfgeCin 8ttcb]att#mpt8 that tbey ^llibejflppjised^iiQlfinlx.bvjtbe loeal nu- litia,bntj>y anylayailable fpjeesbelonging to the rjggnlarjar^iy of^ 4ie. \United Scares. Thna.jlasibe Federal^ftyernroent solemn- ly j-ecpjgpfzedjbe iuji|fpaj$6%iatajpiiiil£an- sas by i ^8wder# l |Ero)n^iaso.H i rj, and .pledg- ed all the, power of the United States to |t9,OTppom,,,A|nericjri t£ b / i9to^ iiiKbishes no parajllelmtbe*rnelty :*of granny of • thegeafitaof,,th%pr*seHR^dm»i«»W»tK»n' - The exflbMon^ iljena*nd sd»e:|Bnalde8 inflicted qppiundsse.n? fer ; e«9r»i9aig free- do»ii 4 iBpeeckanrl $ j&he pfiejH under the Alien and Seditipp laws, which wer«i over- thrown jjy the.Bepublican j«% of 1798. 'wemJe^n^^aj^ ~ n#l .when compared wii;h,the outrages perpetrated upon the pepplepfKansas, under color of law,- by tbeuBurpinginyadereBustained by the Fed- - .eral^ye^njBbfe,,.., . c -,... A .- ,-. w .-,. . I WldijB fuJliierAsj.pl Ibsftc iinpflltance of thb.qeplaratJQP, jv^a^m;)^ajub> execu- ' fia».#Jihese.threats^r M .^ JPandfebt. of ?as, wonAd he ^n.Bpj^BdtuM>na^eXerdse of .Ex^cntivftpowe&iW^OMiif *«» B V'? J lnfofejrable tyrflb n y^dms;^iB^pcan jptt- zena capnot ^mmMtMrnp^t-^i^'' M'WHt % ^4m$h^mM^ pros- ecntwnjslso i; nju>W%L M.pm&Bt>,, those by*.whose, agga^ is>.ii8ay be emit will be^held to a sjrict^and atem.account by the freemen, of.tbe ^epftblic, Sp plam. pal- ipi^em^^mApM>e»M) a igQiationof the jCpflsfflotiqn wo^JdjastiSy $k$ interpesi- ; fap ; 0jhp$t&t& % ,?tkm&Mm-ibwtaW be. jto.RindJcate the,rights, andlibertia*of she citizen against the. power of the. .Federal against whom-waejie- nnconlPaBtional acts • -^»ttsfpr*.r^riv^,5rwepg*B?eiy«^3 las.Siav^Beett^ntebgipg)! .?&s}«&,$iie? uus pretexts, but v>m ,iConUaM £SCCL;O,