The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01

We give fHsscc "a ouf kSsftct tv-'+sst %
The Constitution. as adopted By the Del
rga.es of the people of Kama. Il IS
an IMPORTANT document. and will be
read with deep interest by every read
er. We fater ourself Il at it viii COM
pare tavorsbly with the Constitution of
any other Stale in The Union, AMI IN
some respects may be taken as model
by n ure States. We al pretended hat
1t would bear the marks OF haste. but a
careful examination of it has removed
our first impressions in this respect.
There was a great diversity OF opinions
in that Convention, as is u be expected
in all similar bodies; bu, tie jarrlns Ill
ferences were harmouized, and iesui.
was arrived at which sent q q rill OF
pl assure to every heart iii Kansas.
The great bone of contention was the
Black Law. One party was DESTROYS of
ENGRAVING feature into the Constitution
excluding every class of the colored pop
ula ion from the Territory. bond or free.
Others saw in this species of oppres-
sion. and as for adopting it as feature
of the fundamental law, they were con-
scious they could never make their way
through Congress with such q dead
weight attached to Il at instrument
They had The precedent oil Missouri as a
landmark to guide them. That Con-
stiLuiion contained clause "Zo prevent
free negroes and maiottoes Jron Ginning
70. 0ad settling in thotl .Stuse, under
any prete1t chatsver." This provision
was found to becontra,y % the Consti-
tn ion oil the United States, WI ich secures
To "the citizens of each Stale all lie
rights and immunities Of citizens in the
several States" New York and several
other States have secured to colored per-
sons, on certain conditions, the right of
citizenship. and invested them with the
elective franchise. To have sanctioned
tie Constitution of Missouri, with her
restrictive clause, would lave been doing
just what the black law people of Kansas
would desire as regards Us; and yet
Congress appended to the bill of admis-
sion of Missouri an express condition
that said clause quoted above, should
not be SO construed as to exrlule the cit
izens of any other State from coming
into or settling in the same.
Instead of engrafting tie black law
into the Constitution, provision has been
made to obtain the sense of the people
upon that question with Siaw Ia future
Iegi~laive action. This will remove
any objections tl.at migh b. ursel
sgain,t tie Safe movement in Congress
and fully secure to the frienI~ Of The
measure at home all ley can 'esi.e.
w think the ri hts of females hauld
ave been gusr,l,d an secured more
fully in The Constitution; bit. circum-
stanc"d a. We are, it is probably well
not to depart too far from established
custom.
! TIE instrument, on he whole, is
worthy TIE support of every actual re l.
dent of Kansas, and We trust it will re-
ceive his hearty support. Let all tie
requirements of the Con>titu ion be-
strictly complied with, and Congress
cannot refuse US admission into the
Union as sovereign Siae. 1t is the
easiest and most expe litinus method of
| diSposing Of a vexei question, and eva-
rybody will avail themselves of it with
pleasure The President, even. must
give it his sanction. else prove false to
all his former professions in favor OF
popular sovereignty.