New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-21

to hold black men in bondage that comes within tho
puryiew of this principIe-it 10 the right Of white
men to Say what sort Of institutions shall boar sway
over Themselves.
The me, who GOT up this bogus Constitution
knew perfectly well that the People Of Kansas
scouted their pretense Of authority TO frame Con-
stitutiou for them, and would vote down that which
thew have made, if allowed 10 do $50 they will
not let them vote on it at all Does any man be-
Eeve that they would have shsctled the People in
this way il they had not absolutely knoTn that the
People would reject their Constitution If they were
allowed chance to do sol
What il the meaning Of thus supersedins tho
present Election Officers Of Kansasl The Free
State men have hsd no voice in appointing or elect
ing them, save in the few instances where none OF
the appointed appeared at the opening of the polls
lsst month, when the electors present were author
lied to ell the vacancies At least nine ten.hs Of
those who held the election last month were "Na-
tional Democrats"-most Of them Pro-Ssysry.
Why are they now set ABIDE IL it for the sake Of
hevss it isl
There is great deal Of grubbling aud pettifog-
eiug az TO the late bogus Convention hsving estsb
lisbed or not established Provisional Government
This is dispute about words merely. The facts
that the Convention, after spportioning the embryo
State 10 suit itself, empowered John Calhoun to
appoint three Commissioners for each county-said
Commissioners 10 have sole power to form election
districts assign their boundaries, desgnste places
Of holding the polls, ard appoint all the judges o
election, are beyond dispute. These judges sp
point the clerks, 90 that John Calhoun has all
power AID the People none. The returns are all to
be made 10 John Calhoun, and he, with two asso.
cates Of the same kidney, is to CANVASS them and
declare the result, without appeal.
What is this for Why is the csnvsssing taken
out Of the baIds Of Walker and Stanton? They
are avowed enemies Of the Free.State party, but
their course as csnvasrers has been heartily ap.
proved by the great majority Of the People Of Kan
cas- John Calhoun & Co. have denounced it.
They say the Governor had no business TO inquire
whether there were votes back Of the returns-h.d
no bu,ness to do anything but add up the several
returns and declare the total. They have de-
nouDced Gov. Walker for rejecting the Oxford and
MCGEE County returns. Now they take the can
wasting into their own hands for the next election
Is it not clear that they mean to CANVASS other wise
than as Walker did, II not, why divest him of
the power and assume it themselves Why trans
fer this duty from men in whose fairness as can
vassers tie People were beginning to have corf-
dence, to others in whom they nOtoriously have no
confidence Would this have been done had no
fraud been intended
People Of the United States look closely into
this Constitutional Election, its machinery aud
tactics. II is your business to do so-for your
power, your money your arms, are now holding
Kansas in subsection to John Calhoun Il Co.
withdraw your support, and they cannot stand an
hour. See, then, that your bayonets are not
leveled at the hearts Of your brethren struggling
for Liberty, SelfGovernmant, and the Rights of
Man