Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-08-06

| %sttutIOn recognizing i, even tEo1Il
l such a result was brought about by frauC
and violence, as it now appears will b,
the case. These things l could not con
scientiously do.
l l have become satisfied beyond al
doubt that the Democratic organization
2 is now used by ambitious and unprinci
5 pied men for the Acknowledgement, and Il
effect their object, they have (as far al
in their power) thrown the Democrat,
: party into the hands of the Slave Power
to be used as they may direct. Believe
ing, as | do. hat their measures are cal
culated and intended to make Kansas Z
Stare State. l cannot sustain them with.
out doing violence to my " princi
pies.
The late acts of Mr.. Douglas, sane
tened by the U. S. Senate, have re.
moved every remaining doubt ard hope.
upon which | rested my justification il
adhering TO an organization claiming t.
represent the Democratic parry Of The
country, the only party to which l have
ever for a moment Of my life been at.
tached, and an organization from which
l could be separated, while it rep
resented Jetfersoniau Democratic princi-
pies.
What has been and what is now the
aspect of the Kansas question MI.
Douglas and his followers, after claim
ing popular sovereignty as the great vir
Tue Of the Nebraska Kansas act, and the
justification for the repeal of the Mis-
.curi Compromise, pretended 10 adhere
to that principle, while all the fraud and
violence was being committed by the
Border Rulians. By such means they
forced upon the actual settlers an ille-
gal Legislature, which passed laws no.
only unconstitutional, but of the most
unjust, oppressive and cruel description,
ten-fold worse than all the cnactments Of
the British Parliament, from which tie
fathers of the Revolution revol.ed !; and
so odious that even a Southern Senator
declared they would justify a revolution,
and Gen. Cass characterized them as
disgrace 10 the present age. Yet the
OSAdbNy vi WILL NIOSC SNhAlNllCu are
members, has been in session seven or
eight months, without doing anything to
relieve the actual settlers from those
cruel grievances, but on the contrary
sat silent and saw tie President pro
claiming that those Laws should DO
obeyed, and to that end he would use
all the means at his disposal, while Mr..
Douglas was asserting that the Free
State men "must be subdued." All
this was done under the plea of carrying
out popular sovereignty.
But row a different card is to be play
ed for the benefit of slavery. Popular
sovereignty is to be abandoned. Il ap-
pears to have served the purpose of those
who used it as a justification for the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise.
Under the pretence of carry ing out its
PRINCIPLES, the U. S. troops were allowed
to disarm the Free State men, and the
Border Rufians permitted to drive them
out Of the Territory, destroy their presses.
burn their houses, steal their properly,
murder their men, indict and imprison
their leaders ; and now when all the
practicable into Kansas are
by Missoulians to prevent the
of Free State men into the Ter
and after Atchison, StriagfclIow
. Co. have got everything prepared to
have a majority of Pro Slavery men in
Kansas, on the All day of July, Mr..
an ultra Pro Slavery Senator,
who boosted On the floor Of the Senat.
hat he would yet call the roll of his
at the foot of the Bunker Hill
Monument introduces a bill into the
Mr.. Douglas adopts it, and the
Senate passes it with Geyer'S anil Adams
amendments, which abandon and over
ride the principle Of popular sovereignty
and contrary TO all former precedent in
he government of Territories, depriresaH
foreigners uho hare declared tier inten-
ions TO JeroIe ciiz rs from voting, al
the organic act organizing the
Territory secures to foreigners the T ght.
This bill however is made to appear
upon its face, bu. when closely
Examined in connection with the circum-
its design is apparent, though it
wen at this late day nullifes a portion
If the Border Rufian Legislation, the ;
attempted enforcement OF which has
:aused all the anarchy and bIoodShed in
he Territory. The passage Of this bill
would make Kansas a Slave State be- !
'ond all question. This the pro-slavery q
men well know. 1t provides that an
lection 10 be held November next, for S
be election Of members TO a convention G
o form a State Constitution, no one shall '
'ote unless he shall have been an in &.
Iabitant of the Territory on the Alb of T
uly, 1885," except those who. shall /
ave absented themselves in consequence v
f the disturbances therein, and who a
ball return before the first day Of Octo- O
or next, and prove 10 the satisfaction of
Government Commissioners that they
fl in consequence Of the disturbances. 4.
or some time previous to the passage \
f this bill by the Senate, Free State men
7ere not permitted to mel Kansas. a
ody of South Carolinians and Border r
iullians organized into militia cOmpa- 1
les under the bogus laws of the Terri \
ory, with the government aims in their b
ands, intercepted them, even if they i
so fortunate as to reach the Bor- I
of Kansas !; while Slavery men d
ere left free to enter. If anything is 81
janting to satisfy any man who is desi. h
JUS of arriving at the truth Of the de- Ii
sp;ive character tits bill, l think it tC
Ould be found in the fact hat a Con- v
tuition formed by a convention thus v
ected under the management of the is
resent administration is not - be sub Il
itted to the people for their approval. 81
l believe, is the first instance when C,
Constitution for Il Stale Government m
IS been authorized 10 lie formed, and s.
1t without submission of its final ratif- Ii
zion TO the vote of the people, but to eC
so in this might hazard the interest Of u
avery. Hence the Constitution is rro- dl