Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-23

thing but such an exercise az should be carri-
ed through The prescribed forms Of law; and
when we depart from that we shall wander as
widely from the American track as the pole is
from tho track of the SUM-
Let me make an application of these princi-
pies to Kansas. Was the fright of suffraga,n
as exercised in the election Of delegates 10 the
convention that formed tho Topeka constitution
guarded, projected, and secured against force
and against fraud 90 Were they elected under
and by virtue Of law, passed by any competent
authority, either congressional or territorial =
Were there any sworn officers 10 conduct that
election? Was there any certain place or CEN
trail point TO which the results Of the election
might be certified? Were there any Of the
| forms and s0Iemnitics OF law which were
calculated 10 guard the ballot-box, and to pro-
tect il against force and against fraud G.
Was anything done 10 secure a fair expression
ofiihe public sentiment Of all parties tn the
Territory-to allow every man to vots who had
the right 10 vote, and TO deny to those who had
nci thai right the privilege Of voting7
ldeiy mortal man 10 show solitary instance
in the history OF this country where there has
been greater departure from the "American
track" than in this instance Of the Topeka
constitution, which was brought in here and
adopted by this House. $50
Hear Mr.. Webster again:
ave are not to take The will Of the people
from public meetings, nor from umullnous as
sembes, BY which the timd are terrified, the
prudent are alarmed, ana by which society is
disturbed. These are the American modes OF
sisnifying The will Of the people, and they new
eT weIe.o - ~
Once more from Mr. Webster:
ais 1t mol obvious enough that men cannot
get together, and count themselves, and say
they are so many hundreds, and SO many thou
sands, and Judge Of their own qualifications, and
call themselves the people, and set up gov
) ernmeni2 Why another sci OF men, forty miles
! off, on the same day, with The same properly,
} with as good qualifications and in as large
numbers, may meet and SCI up another govern
r mem" SIC. "What is this but ANARCHY ~
Yes, sir antt-Hhat was 1t in Kansas but
"anarchy? = set Of desperate men, LISTING
Tor power and place, got together, declared that
their party constituted the majority of the peo-
, pie OF Kansas, Judged Of their own qualifications
aud set npa State government. Ii Mr.. Web
ster were living, and had this day written the
f lines have just read in your hearing, he could
, not have described the conduct Of the State
party in Kansas with greater accuracy and force.
Indeed, these lines look as if they had been
written with special reference 10 This case
"What liberty (sad Mr.. w "is there here,
but tumultnary, tempesluous, violent. stormy
lioeriy-a sort ofSouth American liberty, with
out power except in lis spasms--a liberty sup
ported by arms to-day, crushed by arms to NOR
row. Is that OUR LlBERTY2"
as that our libeny2 No, thank God =
Ours is a liberty regulated by law. II is no.:
IA liberty supported by arms" /, is not a
stormy liberty OF the South American kind
Ours is ra!ionaSe liberty, and such it has
been everywhere in opr country, until a band
; OF law less men in Kansas, inaugurated revolu-
ton. boldly assalled the laws Of the land and
attempted 10 subvert The government.
In the year 1913 Mr.. Clay addressed letter
TO Rev. Walter Cotton, in which he requests
Mr.. e. to write tract on the SUBJECT Of aboli-
ton, and in that letter be speaks OF the aboli.
lion party in the following language:
ut 10 manifest that the ullras Of that party
are extremely mischlevous, and are hurry ing
CD the country 10 fearful consequences. They
are moi to be- concIiated BY the wings. En-
crossed with single idea, they are for rotbine
else. They would see the administration Of
the government precipiaed into absolute
ruin before they would lend helping hand to
arrest its career"
After making several suggestions in regard
to the points which should b. made in the tract
he says:
| .But the great aim and object of your tract
|
free States against abolition. Depict the con.
sequences TO them of immediate abolition. The
slaves, being free, would be dipersed through.
Out the Union; they would enter into COMPETE
| ton with the free laborer-with the American,
the Irish, the German-reduce his wages, be
confounded with him, and affect his moral and
social standing, Ond as the ultras 60 both for
abolition and amalgumation, show that their
objec, is to unite In marriage The laboring white
man and the aboring black womon, TO reduce
the white laboring man 10 The despised and de.
graded condition Of the black man."
| have not time 10 comment on these views
Of Mr.. Clay. Having alluded in another part
Of my remarks 10 some oflh points suggested
in these extracts, pass on 10 other questions
which feel called npon to discuss, and which;
in NY judgment, demand the serious considera.
| ton Of the national conservative men OF our
country.
Concluded next week.