The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-28
Kansas Constitutional Convention.
TopEKA. K. F., Saturday, Nov.


The afternoon session met at the usual
hour. The Convention went into committee
of the whole on the Constitution as presented
arranged and altered as to phraseology-by
the compiling committee.
There was motion made to limit the boun-
daries of the territory as given in the pream-
BILE Of the bill of right a and in the Kansas act
Mr. Delahay opposed it successfully.
Mr. Chase it will he remembered, in his
letter to Mr. Schuyler, advised that the ter
ritory should be divided into several states.
The following addition was made to the Bill
of Rights from the Indiana Constitution:
mo indenture of any negro or mulatto made
and executed out Of the State, shall be valid
within the State.'
The object of this provision is to prevent
Shareholders from giving their negroes free pa
pers, and at the same time compelling them to
sign indentures for so long period of years as
in fact to establish slavery in free States.
This was done in Indiana.
All civilized Indians who have adopted the
habits of writes, and are qualified by actual
residence in the Territory, are entitled to.vote
The State printer, for the first time it is said
in constitutional history, is to be elected by the
people.
Several other amendments were made, but ]
nave llO Iiluc W opCCl1 tilculs
About midnight the President said:
GENTLEMEN: The Constitution has beer
read for the first time; those in favor of its pas
sage will signify the same, by saying aye''
''Aye." shouted every delegate without ex-
ception, in loud and enthusiastic tone.
'Im)ve that the Constitution be read sec
ond time by its title,' said Mr.. PARROT. :
"The Constitution of Kansas, read the Sec
rotary.
"Those in favor of its passage said the
President, twill signify by saying aye
never saw such a perfectly dramatic scene
before, as looked at when the President said
so. Every delegate involuntarily held up his
hand, and shouted Aye-halfrisin as he gave
in his vote.
81 move that the Constitution be read by
its title third time," said Mr. Delahay.
1t was read a third time, and again the Presi-
dent put the question.
An enthusiastic "Aye" succeeded.
"The Constitution is adopted" said the Pres
ident.
"Three cheers for the first Free Constitution
of Kansas" said Mr.. Schuyler of Council City
Every delegate and spectator Immediately
raised his hat and waving it in che air give three
times three loud, long and hearty cheers
As the sound of the cheering died away the
hour and minute hands OF our watch were
pointing at XII. j. R.
ANOTHER GRowL FROM ERIE.--The Erie
Gazette is evidently seeking to incite another
railroad war. In its issue of the present week
it says:
1--WE learn that the trains of the Lake Shore
Railroad with single exception, now stop
barely three minutes at this place. and that in
consequence thereof the Depot House has
been closed. This is fair specimen of the
sort of treatment the controlling parties in the
management of this road are disposed to extend
to Pennsylvania only city on the lake., to
the serious detriment of harbor of un4qualed
capacity and in contempt of the rights and
sovereignty of the first of the Confederacy OF
States"
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