Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-22

was mot to legislate slavery into any terro. has or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but, dia leave the people thereof perfectly free to o, aga and regulate their domestic institutions in . oul own way" According to the plain construct, to of the sentence, the words "domestic insis ma tions" have a direct as they have an approp mu mi ata refaronce ,o slavery. "Domesticf !pnE He tons'' are limited to the family. The ress, yea between master and slave and a few other,, ed "domestc institutions" and are entirely S tax tnct from institutions of political chara the Besides, there no question then beforeC yress, nor indeed has there since been any but rious question before the people of Kansas the the country, except that which relates to pm domestic institution of slavery. Ill The convention after an angry and eSG.. qul debate, finally determined, by a maiouty ner | only two to submit the question of slaverv wo the people, though at the last forty oit mi' fifty delegates present affixed their signaturs mn the constitution. Pe' | A large majority of the convention wss thu ;,,.or+aj an article in ,ba ou tha t;on fnr tb;s n,,r,osa sir,ilar in form ,o 7. ord which had been adopted by other territorial sar ventions. In the schedule, however, provjS par | for the transition from territorial tn se tn' government the question has been fairly y 'he ex xplicitly referred to the people, whether t hu' will have constitution "with or without ieo i very" It declares that, before the consts oe' ton adopted by the convention "shall be ss ma to Congress for admission into the Union s'o State," an election shall be held to decide il co, question, at which all the white male nha, .' tants of the Territory above the age of twenr oi
 one are entitled to vote DOT
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 t ~ .:I IT ts INl '--o oae ado ton with slavery and constitution with me me slavery If there be majority in favor of 1 anu constitution with slvery,' then it is to be tr
 mitted to Congress by the president of the ot ''o vention in its original form. Ii, on the c trry, there shall be a majority in favor of d;sa " constitution with no slavery" then the g ,ho cle providing for slavery shall be stricken 1 ,,, the constitution by the president ot this onvss;Jv tion;" and 1t is expressly declared that no Sta very shall exist in the State ol Kansas, t,hr, cept that the right of property in slaves ntno in the Territory, shall in no manner be nshoa, fered with;'' and in that event it Is made l duty to have the constitution, thus ratified ua.b nitted to the Congress of the United S9,o r for the admission of the State into the Unsofo
 At this election every citizen will have rr;n opportunity of expressing his opinion by s;de vote, "whether Kansas shall be received C,on the Union with or without slavery" and tstru this exciting question may be peacefully set ries in the very mode required by the organic lilv n The election will be held under Legitimate .aoai thority, and if any portion of the inhabia q T shall refuse to vote, fair opportunity to dpov having been presented, this will be their gIarm voluntary act, and they alone will be respland Die Tor the consequences. The
 Whether Kansas shall be free or sgvoI, ! autbo be decided by an election; and the question 5mn never be more clearly or distinctly preSentetth the people than it is at the present momen. T Should this opportunity be rejected she may m
 involved for years in domestic discord, and popi, slbly in civil war, before she can again maeacl up the issue now so fortunately rendered V again reach the point she has already can, tained. .ess
 Kansas has for some years occupied too mIoth, of the public attention. It Is high time twar should be directed to far more important Objssucc When once admitted into the Union, whetpor, with or without slavery, the excitement beyc' N her own limits will speedily pass away, and tori will then for the first time be left, she outo n to have been long since, to manage her opec affairs in her own way. If her constitution the the subject of slavery, or on any other suGstru be diSpleaslng to a majority of the people to il human power can prevent them from changer t it within brief period. Under these circtim stances, it may we'll be questioned whether deft peace and quiet of the whole country are E of greater importance than the mere tempCthe | triumph of either of the political parties A vt Kansas mul
 Should the constitution without slavery the, adopted by the votes of the majority, the ngevel of property in slaves now in the territory ger ! ha ohpro of is but if it were greater the provision would ther equally just and reasonable. These slaves vthro brought into the territory under the constiNrorig of the United States, and are now the propethe
 ot their masters. This point has at length bpub decided by the highest judicial tribunal int country--and this upon the plain priucipleamil when confederacy of sovereign States acEPac d new territory at their joint expense, MTht equality aud justice demand that the citH32d of one and all of them shall have the rgh tern take into It whatsoever Is recognized as pIu2the ty by the common constitution. To havesradt mariy contiscated the property in slaves alre4k in the territory, would have been an act sev, gross injustice, and contrary to the practia the the older States of the Union which have s1gov lshed slavery. itse
 A territorial government was established to Utah by act of Congress approved the 9thS gre tember, 1850, and the constitution and laws mo the United States were thereby extended OtioI It so far as the same, or any provisions theracou may be applicable" This act provided fort l appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of goutroC nor, who was to be ex-otfico superintendent pull Indian affairs, secretary, three judges of lwh supreme court, marshal, and district sugre ney. Subsequent acts provided for the oft all, | tn dian system over the territory. Brgaof
 Young was appointed the first governor, on dev 2Oth September, 1850, and has held the osme ever since. Whilst Governor Young has b. l both governor and superintendent of Indrev affairs throughout this period, he has been at sur same time the head of the church called Lat lo5 Day Saints, and profesSes to govern its mgthe oers and dispose of their property by direa the splratlon and authority from the A Almighty ma His power has been therefore absolute overh ol
 church and state
 The people of Utah, almost exclusively ene n long to thls church, and believing with a tr A' tcal splllt that he Is governor of the terv .o
 oy olvlpe appointment, they obey bis O. nv mapds as if these were direct revelations in a'
 Heaven. If, therefore, he chooses that hsl on
 vernment shall come into collision with the!
 vernment of the United States, the membN qu' the Mormon church will yield implicit d ' is' dience to his will Unfortunately existingb .ss ess leave but little doubt that such is his deter .oi' nation. ha Without entering upon minute histOr s,ne e,e occurances, it is sufficient to say that all r ', officers of the United States, judicial and .. e' ' u"Ve iounu lt necessary 'ot 'nen 52t and there no longer remains any governms inf Utah but the despotism of Brigham YouI. This being the condition of affairs in the @ tb, tory, 1 could not mistake the path of dutl 24, : As chief executive magistrate, l was bou@ del : restore the supremacy of the constitution lea , laws within its limits. In order to effect tbe purpose, l appointed new governor and G s7 federal officers for Utah, and sent with D military force for their protection, and to al me a posse comltatus, in case of need, in the 6O cution of the laws
 With the religions oDinions of the Morut -