The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-06-04

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.Butif, al last, all tHsse should lail ~. in Ihc
iroi,er tribunals there is 10 hopc kf our deRreki
i iirhts outraged and proiaaed.-d We arc still b
sailcr that corrupt men ily reap ryesis wat eItd
by our tears--then there is one more chance i1f
ilsiicc Cod has pTovilcd ID The eiernd irains 0l
ihnas redress Tor every vr1ng; atl thcre reinans
70 Us slil the steady eye aR1 he strong ard
We mast conquer. OF mingle the boiies OF the op-
7rcsso with those OF the oppressed upon TIC sOii
which the Declaration OF independents 40 longer
proi5cts-'
1 Is lbis what The minority report peace
ably assembling TO petition ( yernment Tor
rcdIess OF grievsues>g' Does this Sustain
+ he declaration Of the minor ly report that
their action w,s All conditional, dependent
upoa 'lbr aeccptance and ratification by
Congress2' Tie whole argument Of The
nliu9Iily report inr the Y:pdica!ions Of these
revolutionary movements 10 Kansas rests
solely upol lLese two propositions, which
are diically aud unleniably con rad,cted by
I .hu whole current Of their proceedings.-
( Il was IN the event that redress could not
Z not be had ''in lbs proper tribunals" that
ttOrernor ltceder proposed 60 have recoUrsa
10 1.-The steady eve and the slr9ng arm,
and "t0 mingle tbs bodies Of the oppressors
with those Of the oppressed upon the soil
which The Declaration of independence 10
longer plolects.P Il. was in the same eVent,
and dependcn upon the same contingencies.
that the convention al Big Springs, profes
sing 70 represent every county in the Ter
ritory. reso we'd that they would s'resist
them Tihe laws to asbloody issusF' But
having no iaijh IN the legally of their own
proceedings, and consequently no hope of
success ''in tie proper tribunals they
advised their frie.ds not TO wait for The
decision, bat SIN the meantime" 10 organize
aud decipiue military companies, and to
provide arms and munitions OF wal! Does
the mmonly a. port leier 10 Reorganization
/. aud discipline Vt these volunteer companies
\ and to e2their' procurement and preparation
Of arm, :" when it speaks OF their having as
sembled poact4bly 10 petitioa for redress
i Of grievances.
z, In view Of these facts, submit the cues
ion 10 the Senate aud the country, with
what shcw ef fairness or truth does the mi.
/ nority report pretend that these prvce din IS
I in. Kansas were had under that tclause Of
I The Constitution which secures TO the people
the right "peaceabiy to assemble and p,
lion government for redress ofSrevanees,
aud that they were all conditional. depen-
\ dent u2on "thtir acceptance and ratification
4 by Congiess?' IL mi st not es said that
. these facts were not known to the minority
when the report was prepared. There were
4 several pamphletcopies OF these proceed
ings before the committee for more three
wee ks before the reports were made, and at
leart one OF them in tbe hands Of The aI-
thor OF the minority report during a that
ti.ne. The facts aiea all set forth in the
majority report, and were read in open
committee as Il part of the report, in the
i presence Of Tie author Of the minority re-
port, two DAYS before either report was
submitted to the Senate. Hence charity
and courtesy require us to assume that the
author Of the minority report did not deem
lhese facts material, and tor that reason
Impressed lhem, and, in consequence o,
lgir suppres ssion, he was enabled to at
rive at conclusions dreody the reverse OF
those to which ne would have been irresis
Gably driven If he had not suppressed them
In pursuance OF ths Recommendation oi
these two Conventions, the first at Ldw.
renee, on tie r4.h Of August and the sec
lena at Big Springs, oh the 5lll and 9Th Of
September, Territorial convention va.
| held at Topeka on the 19lh Of September
which provided for the election of delegates
10 another convention, TO be held al tht
anne pIaec on 4 9 foorth Tuesday Of Octo-
Der, 10 forRl a Constitution and State govern
ment. AT a. early stLge OF The proceed
ngs OF the oustitp&;onaI convection, a Mr.
SIN th offered resolution in:tueting tht
various committees ID frame thcir work
with reference /, an itnmediate organic Ito
II a Gtgte government This resolution put
in issue the direct question whether theil
consitud.n q and other proceedings should
De conditional and dependent upon their ae
.eptance ahd ratification by Congress, OF
j Shell er the; should be absolute aBd indie
bendento Congress? This proposition led
o an eho rate tisca2sion, and was q.
: length adopted, and in substance incorpor
f 1rtd into enc of the articles OF the consutu
tion. A synopsis of this debate on boil
SIDES is sci out III the majority report, from
which i is apparent that the proposition
vas understood aud decided then prec isely
: T state it now MT Dtlallay, who ha.
&c been e|ccteda member Of Congress
mder that Constitution, made an elaborate
peech against the proposition, upon eth,
i5l'oucd that il was avoyedly aapt set offe-
1eflion" On tie ther hand. it a. just
lied and defended as standing upon ahs
;atue foo Ing win the declaration oflnde,
lendencp, with the distinct svowa on the
Jart Off advocates that they would MOI
wait day for tbe action Of Congress-. vs.
No man can read that debate and" doub
that It was theif fixed purpose to put 4
State government in operation in -coBthci
with The existing Territorial government,
AID in defiance OF the authority OF Congress
! fhe idea Of actingi in subofdinaton to tht
constituted authorititn was secuted. Tht
Ip,r'y which wished9to remain loyal to tht
( existing government, antil supefcsded by
lawful means, was defeated, and the rsvo
litiopists clrried everything their,own way
rhe constitution was adopted, the election
for State cllfcefs and Legislature has taken
: place, and the gUvetnmeatput in operation
oa he 4sh OF this month, without the con
sent 81 Congress, aud in defiance of the
constituted authorities insthe Territory.
7, These facts are all set forth in the MA
! jority rtpoit--while the minority report
passes over ii Silence the debates ana pio
ceedings Of lie convention which Termed
TIE constitution At Topeka and the Biz
Spring; convention. and all other acts
which give the real chalacterto the move
> n,ants and ebakv II "a he a caoa nr y. ~