The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09

sucn perfectly dramatic scene as looked
when the president said livery delegate iuyOantari
held up his hand and shouted ays-haf rising as be gave
biz vote.
~ that the constitution be read by Its title third
time" said Mr.. Delahay.
read the third tme and again the president put the
An enthusiastic ''aye" succeeded.
" The constitution is adopted" said the president.
Three cheers for the first free constitution Of Kansas
said Mr., Schuyler, Of Council city.
and waving it the air gave three times three loud long
As the sound Of the cheering died away the hour and min
ute hands Of our watch we're pointing At XII.
Such the mode of its adoption as described by an
eye-wtness-the correspondent Of the "a Louis Demo
craiiP
This constitution thus adopted majority of the House
desire to recognise II is my purpose show that
suton gotten up in such violates every principle
which lies at the foundation OF government and is al
war with the genius and sober usages of the American
people In support of this position will rely upon
authority which l suppose northern man will
question. | allude to Daniel Websters great argu-
ment before the Supreme Court OF the United States
in the Of Martin Luther Luther H. Borden aud 9th
ers delivered the 9Th day of January, l848 will hur
redy enunciae the principles laid down by Mr. Webster
for the pose OF making an application OF those prncl
pies 10 ths Topeka constitution and the manner of its
adoption:
First, and chief (said Mr.. W. no makes question
that the people the OF all political power. Gov
ernment nsuted tor their good, and its members
their agents and servants"
Again Mr.. Webster says:
Let all admit, what deny, that the only Of
political power in this country is the people Let us admit
that they soVregn for they that to the
aggregate community the collected will of the people,
eFeign"
Again Mr. Webster says:
Having agreed that all power originally from the peo
pie and that they confer much of they please the
next principle s that the exercise of Legislative power
the other powers of Immediately by the peo
Pile themselves is impraetcable they must be exercised by
the REPRESENTATIVE of the people and what
American much thing else from
OF ancient OF modern times, tue marvellous
felicity OF their representative SYSTEM.
Again Mr.. Webster says
The power is with the people, but they exercise
it in masses or per eaPa they can only exercise it by their
Now, the basis of this representation is suffrage"
THIS being So then follow two other great principles OF
the American system:
The first is that the right of suffrage shall be guarded
protected secured against force and against fraud And the
second is that its shall represented by precious la
and place Of its exercise shall be prescribed by precious ia~
the of its execiseunder whose
ulcers Of the as to be prescribed. And then,
again results be certified the central poor By
ru by ho.on public officers,
aud due iorr, to the end that two things be done
hr that entitled to vote second that
his vote be and counted and he may
er'tSe h part 81 sooeregny in common with his fellow
In the exercise of political through representa-
ves We know nothing have known thing but
such exercise as should be carried through the prescribed
oSns Of a~j and when depart from that shall wander
widely from the Ansrca" aok the pole is from the ack
OF The sun"
Let make application of these principles 10 Kan
Was the right Of suffrage" exercised in the
election OF delegates 10 the convention that formed the To-
r44 d and secured
by virtue Of law passed by any hori either
congressional territorial Were there any sworn Of
fcrs Conduct that election Was there any certain
place point which the results the election
mig bit be certified Were there any Of The ard So
lnntlies OF law which were calculated guard the bal
otbX and To protect again, force and fraud
Was any hing done to secure fair EXPRESSION of the pub
lie sentiment Of all parties i'll the Terrtory-to allow
10 vote who had the right vote and deny
20 Tho Lad lo that right the privilege of vvng2
DEFY mortal man to show solitary instance 10 the
Foy Of this country where there has been greater
rurc from the american track" than this Instance OF
the Topeka constitution, which brought in here
adopted by this House.
Hear Mr. Webster again
We take the will of the people from public
mteHg nor from tumuuous assemblies, BY which the tmd
terrified the prudent alarmed and by which society
disturbed These are not A~erican modes of signify ing
the will OF the people, aud they never were"
Once from Mr. Webster
Is not obvious enough that get together
and themselves, and they many hundr
aud many thousands and Judge of their
and call themselves the peope, and set up
Why, another set OF men, forty miles Off the day
witt the same proprety with as good qualifications, and
large numbers, meet and another govern
ment," &c. What is this bat ANARCHY 2"
les, SIR and what was 1T 10 Kansas but "anareAy'"
set OF desperate men, usng for power and place got
geher declared that their party constituted the
ity OF the prope OF Kansas judged of their own quail
iRcatons, and set up State government If Mr. Web
ser were living, and had this day written the lines hav
just read in your hearing he could have described the
copduC OF the ireeSate party In Kansas with greater
curacy and force sdeed these lines look as If they had
been written with special reference this case: VIA,
hsHy (sald Mr. W is there here but tumuHuory TEN.
peSQ0uS, Uiocnt stormy hbsry-d Of South American
h6"rty r"om poutr accept IT'S spasms-a Hbsrty sup.
J,ra L" 49,, Lo 9aV, crushed By Tomorrow Il that
OUR LLBERTYP7
rs cd, merry ?7 No, thank Cod Ours /, A lib
cry re, Galed by law. 1t not n liberty supported by
arms /, 10 not violent stormy liberty" OF the South
American kind. Ours is rational liberty, and such il
has been everyG here IN our country until band law
les Kansas, inaugurated revolution boldly as
sailed The laws OF the land and attempted to subver the
goyunGltnt
In rhr car l843 Mr. Clay addressed A letter to Rev
Walter Cotton, ia which be requests Mr. to write tract
the subject of abolition aud 10 that letter he speaks OF
the abolition party in the following language:
manifest that the utras Of that party are ertremelv
mchevous and are hurrying the fearful
sequtnces They not to be conoiated by the wings
Engossed with single idea they for nothing else
They would see the adminstra alton government
ctse the nation into absolute before they would lend
a helping hand TO arrest its career"
After making several sugges ia regard TO the points
which should be made in the tract he says:
But the great object Of your tract should bO to
arouse The abong classes in the free States against ab
ton Depict the consequences to them immediate abo
ton The slaves being free would be dispersed through
out the Iuioni they would into competition with the
reduce his wages be courounded him. and affect hi.
moral and social standing And ut, as 90 both Tor
dbpuIo" and dmoigomaon, hoto that er object Is 10 uTs
!" marriage me abortHg Whfs and e black o-
poa, rdrae NE ,ee laboripg man 10 ts de.Dsd and d.
graded condition Of The black man."
have not tune 10 comment on these vievvs Of Mr. Cav
Having alluded in another part OF my remarks TO some
the pons suggested these extracts pass on 10 other
questions which feel called upon TO discuss and which
in my judgment demand the serious consideration Of In