The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

"S 0hS 1AdHodS IlcTdlO Ol DcC. 1, lSOO.- From this paper we take the following adver- tlSement:-
 "Proclamaation--Black Laws--By authority vested n me chairman of the executive com mIttee of Kansas territory, do hereby pro- clalm that the qualified electors of said territory will, on the 18th day of December, A. D. 1855, express their approval or disapproval of the passage of laws by the general assembly, pro- wiling for the exclusion of free negroes from the state of Kansas, in the following manner: by voting at the said election written or printed ticket labelled Exclusion of Negroes and Mula,toes, Yes or No;' those in favor vot- ing Yes" and those against, No" The result of such Vote to operate as instructions to the first general assembly upon the subject. The said votes to be received by, the same judges, and the election conducted as provided In the proclamation of even date herewith in Tn reference to the constitution and general baI king laws.
 Given under my hand, at the office of the ex-
 ecutive committee of Kansas territory at
 Topeka, this 24th day of November, A. D.
 1855. J. H LANE Cho5gnon.
 J. K. GooDIN Secretary"
 The reader will bear in mind dates. The new constitution was published in the Kansas Register of Dec. l, 1855, and it provided for a voting on accepting the constitution, Dec 15, 1853; and in the advertising columns, of the same issue of the Register Is the following:-
 "Free State N0tice.--The free state voters of Kansas territory are requested to meet in their respective districts, on the 18th of December next to choose delegates to free state conven- tlon to be held at Lawrence, Saturday, l'ecem- Der 22, 1853, to nominate candidates for go- vernon, lieutenant governor, attorney general, three supreme judges, clerk and reporter of the supreme court, and all other state officers, to be voted for on the third Tuesday of January next, and to transact any other business that may properly come before the convention.
 The number of delegates from each district respectively to equal the number of state sena. tors and representatives according to the apportionment by the constitutional convention.
 c. ROBINSON, Chairman
 Free State Executive Committed
 J. K. GooDIN, Secretary"
 Thus party convention to nominate candi- dates for office summoned to meet on tue same day on which the state constitution was to be voted on-as though its ratification was foregone conclusion! This was taking time by the torelock. On the 15th of December the constitution was declared to be ratified; and on this day the free state convention" nominat- ed the following as a state ticket-For gover- nor Charles Robinson; for lieutenant governor. w. |. Roberts; for congress, M w. Delahay; for secretary of state, P. c. Schingler for audi tor of state, c. A. Cutler for treasurer of state G. A. Wakefield; for supreme judges, S. M Latta, NJ. F. Conway, Morris Hunt; for clerk of the supreme court, J. D. Floyd; for reporter of the supreme court, - Thurston; for state printer. - Speer.
 The n pctioO was hold on tho Sth Of [ Tonrary We have seen no full accounts of subsequent proceedings; but were assured on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1856, by the Boston Daily Advertiser, that "the real government of Kansas is re- presented in Lane, chairman, and Robinson the peoples governor elect, ''
 Blu: the President of the United States in his proclamation, states |" that combinations within the territory ale endeavorng, by the agency of emisSares and otherwise, to induce individual states of Union to intervene in affairs thereof, in violation of the constitution of the United States" No states are named n the proclamation. These two personages, Lane and Robinson, however, have sent the following document to the governors of some of the States:--
 !" Laurence City, X. T, Jun 2l, 1856 To His ExcelIcncy the Governor of Ohio:
 Sir-We have authentic information that an overwhelming force oft the the citizens of Mis- sourl are organizing upon our border, amply supplied with artillery, for the avowed purpose of invading our territory, dcmolishing our towns, and butcherng our uuoffeuding free state citizens.
 We hope to be able to hold out until assis- tance can reach us. We respectfully request, on behalf of the citizens of Kansas that bo h. +l, l. ,c the states as humanity suggests, to prevent the successful carrying out of so in human an out rage Respectfully,
 JOHN Il. LANE, Chm Ex. Con- K. T.
 c. ROBINSON, Gov. Elect of Kansas. GEO. DEILzER, Secretary"
 This communication, from Robinson and Lane,-two individuals who at the Big Springs convention, Sept. > l855 resolved that they would resist the territorial laws gro A BLOODY ISSUE,''-has been officially trans mitted to the legislature of New York, by Gov Clark in short message, and by Governor Chase, oI Ohio, in a long war message. The latter recommended the people of Ohio to rally to the support of the governor elect of Kansas. In the latter legislature, one of Chase's party has proposed A DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION, and another has proposed to raise five regiments for war purposes
 We have traced one of the political organiza- tons of Kansas to its origin. Its chief and great purpose is to remedy existing evils by forcble resistance to the laws
 We now turn to the other organization. Congress, in one law, provided for the govern ment of Nebraska and Kansas territories. In the former territory the action of the govern ment is smooth and regular There is law and order, just as there is in Washington territory and New Mexico, where there is precisely the same organic law.
 Kansas is on the verge of civil war; and a crisis is approaching that cannot fail to chal- lenge the attention of all good citizens. In this crisis the President of the United States and the house of representatives of the United States, know only the organization established by the laws of the land, and recognize only those officials who act under the sanction of this law
 l. The House of Representatives do this in the case of the delegate to Congress- General Whitfield has certificate of his election signed by officials acting under the authority of the territorial law; and was elected at the time and place and in the mode pointed out by the very territorial legislature which the Robinson organ ization pronounces null and void. He, by vir- tue of this prinaa Jacie certificate, now occupies a seat on the floor of the house; while Reader, elected under the authority we have cited, is not received as a member.
 2. The President, in his admirable proclama- ton, calls on all good citizens to respect the lights of Kansas settlers and obey the territorial laws of Kansas.
 As matters stand will anybody tell us, what sense or consistency, or reason there IS for de- nouncing President Pierce for sustaining the identical law, which Congress UT holds in re- ceving Whitfield? The opposition dare not admit Reeder!
 But there is higher ground than this ground of analogy. The President of the United States represents the government of the coun- trv; and he has raised the standard of the LAW! Respect tor its aaaor7ty,"--the lan- guaye is ashington's,-" compliance aCh ats la.os, acq,aesence in its measures, are duties en- joinel by the fundamental marinas cftrue hberty;;" and the same great character, after stating that
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