Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-14
THE KANSAS CONSTITUTION.

THE KANSAS CONSTITUTION.
The Bogus Convention has adopted: the follow
ing preamble and resolutions in regard to slavery,
by a vote of forty Affirmative to two negative. d
PREAMBLE The right of property is before
and higher than any constitutional sanction, and
and The right of the owners of a slave to such
slave and lis increase, is the same, and as invio-
liable as the right of owners of any property what.
ever.
Section l. The Legislature shall have no pow
to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves with.
out the consent OF the owners, or without paying
their owners, previous to their emancipation a
full equivalent in money for tho slaves 30 enamel
pated. They shall have no power to prevent emf.
grants to the state from bringing with them such
persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of the
United States or territories, go long rs any per-
son OF the same age or description shall be
continued in slavery 10y fbe laws Of this state
provided that such person or slave be the bona
fde property of such e~migrant and provided also
that laws may be passed to prohibit the introduc.
ton in this state of slaves who have committed
high crimes in other states or territories. They
shall have power to pass laws to permit the own
es OF slaves to emancipate them, saving the rights
of creditors, and preventing them from becoming
a public charge. They shall have power to
ob,ige the owners of slaves to treat them with hu-
manity, to provide for them necessary food and
clothing, to abstain from all injuries Ito them ex-
tending to lie or limb and in case of their ne
glect or refusal TO comply with the direction of
such laws, to have such slave or slaves sold for
the benefit of tho owner or owners.
Section .. In the prosecution of slaves for crimes
of higher grade than tetit larceny, the Legisla-
ture shall have no power to deprive them OF an
impartial trial by petit jury.
Section 3. Any person who shall maliciously
dismember or deprive a slave of life, shall suffer
such punishment as would be inflicted in case the
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person, and on the like proof; except in case of
instruction of such slaye.
"PosTPoNED."-We must ask the indulgence OF
some of our correspondents for another week,
when we hope to give all now on hand a hearing;
as also, the Liberator in defence of the postpone
ment Of the la.e Convention.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGs.--Mr. Mandeville Of
Michigan spoke twice on Sunday last and also on
Monday evening in this place on the subject Of
temperance. Mr.. NJ. though blind, is a pleasant
speaker and thoroughly acquainted with his sub
Iject.
ELocUrIoN CAUSE.-THE Elocution Class of Mr..
Frobisher give a public Exhibition at the Town
Hall on Saturday evening. 1t promises to be n
most pleasant entertainment. The Hall will doubt
less be crowded.
SALEM UNION ScuooL.-The winter term of the
Salem Union School, commences its sessions on
Monday next, the 10th inst
THE ATLANTIC MAGAzINE.-By the politeness
of Messrs. Phillips & San pson, publishers, Boston,
we received two weeks since, the first number Of
this new monthly. Its list Of contributors presents
an imposing array Of American and English tai
ent, Its conductors assure us that tho Magazine
has opinions of its own and will dare to utter them
on important questions Of public interest and
from the well known independence and enlarged
views of many of its contributors, (who are not
mere literary writers, though in that particular
they rank with the foremost,) we may reasonably
Indulge the expectation that this pledge will be re-
deemed. Such n magazine as we have here prom.
ised, will stand alone in is claim for public patron
age amidst the food of magazine literature which
deluges the land, much Ct it,alike, to the deirin'ent
of good taste and morals. The magazine in
its typographical Appearance is exceedingly neat,
and has withall a substantial appearance, in keep
ing with its proposed character. That its publish
ers have vcnturcd to launch this enterprise in time
Of such pecuniary trial, exhibits a faith in the good
sense of the community, which we ardently hope
may not be disappointed.