Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-25

ready abandoned their famous plea q
popular sovereignty" seeing That Il
did not Inuro TO slavery a. they had
expected, They never dreamed that,
II congress would surrender che right
% legisle,e, whileit releined tho right
@ appoli' governors and jpdgea, iree.
men could get into Kansas fast enough
to out vote the pro,alayory men. but
In this they were deceived. Except.
Ing NJ the eleelIonswhIch were carried
by MlsaouflAha, tho lovers Of Freedom
have carried every thing, They have
even gone 40 iar NJ 10 adop, conslI-
tuition. conlelug a prohibition Of sla
very, and they arc now applying TO
congress for admission ~ a state. In
two short years, Douglas a Co., End
L necessary 10 tack about and deny
tho rights OF aquatters to meet tvgoth-
or and frame their own laws and con.
situations. They ARE now great stick
lers for precedent-law and order, and
allthM.
Why, these same men were clam
orous, onlya few years ago. for the
Dorr moycmentin Rhode Island, and
they actually voted for the admission
Of Michigan into tho Union under cir
cumaiancoa almost identical with those
under which Kansaa now applies. She
had been organized ps Territory,
and governed rs such for many years.
In 1886, having increased In wealth
and pcpulatio--or TO use Greely's iig-
ure having outgrown her Territorial
swaddliny- clothes. she was ripe for
transformation into u State. But she
had an unsettled Boundary dispute
with Ohio. involving a strip Of land
on which the City Of Toledo has since
grown up; there had been serious col
iisiona Of jurisdiction. threatening
others still more serious; and Congress
resolved not to admit Michigan unless
she would consent to quitclaim this
disputed territory. On this condition
being made known, a new Ccnslita-
iional Convention was held, under the
auspices Of the Territorial Govern
ment, which Convention decided not
to accept Admission on the condition
imposed by Congress. SO the ques.
ton seemed TO be at rest. ss
But not so; A movement was di.
rcctly set on foot 10y voluntary popu.
larsagitation. outside ofand in de6mc,
of the Territorial authorities. for anoth.
v Convention, which was accordingly
chosen and held. though more but III,
friends Of The movement recognized i
in any way, and two Of the most pop
ulous counties we're not nj all repre-
sonied This volunteer, spontaneous
Convention resolved to occept adnis
sion on the terms cxacted by Congress
and rejected by the REGULAR Convon
ton; and sent on the requisite docu
monts to Gen. Jackson, then Prcsi
dent. Gen. Jackson sent the proceed
ings and decisions Of both Convention
to Congress, without indicating an,
preference on his own part. The,
!, came first before the House, swhcr
. the following proceedings were had
{ House, Jan. IL, 1836.-Memoria
] Of the Legislature of the STATE Of Mich
! igan presented. Mr.. Hannegan Q
Ind. moved that il be rejected. Mo
ton defeated: Fraaklin Pierce voting
D in the majority. Mr.. flanagan the
|
: moved that il be received "as the vol
untary act of private Individuals
5 This was adopted, but Franklin Pierc
] voted in the negative. On the ques
ton as TO which Of the two Conyen
: tons should be recognized as repre-
: senting the People Of Michigan. III
0 Democratic House decided in favor Q
i. the irregular or spontaneous Convex
|. tion-Branklin Pierce voting in tn
n majority. ri
g When the question came in du
g course before the Senate, (Democru,
u &c, it was referred to its Judiciar
d Committee. whereof Felix Grundy Z
: Tennessee, was Chairman. This Con
s mittee sent out circulars to Michigan
to ascertain which Of these rival Cor
Vt ventions most truly represented tn
is People Of that STATE. and which ha
received most of the Peoples vote
4. After awaiting and receiving answer
at to these circulars. the Committee r.
ID ported thatthe spontaneous Coaeentio
r. pss entitled to Be accredited rather tho
id The regular: and that Michigan shoul
Ii be admitted on its motion. This m'
ID ton prevailed; Yeas, Silas Wrigh
Or Benton. Buchanan. VIM. r. King. Dc
10 Nays only 10. '7 s
IS The subject thereupon went to- Il
a House, where the action ofthe Sena
b, was affirmed. and the admission Of q
o. State completed: Yeas, l4s; Nays, s
to Franklin P;sree and Isaac Touc
ly among the Yeas.
IN SO Michigan came into the unio
II on the application Of volunteer. AM
nj regular Convention, just like that
10 Free Kansas, and voted for Van Burr
al f,,. DroosIo..f a.. IoQQ