The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-08

no crcu ms ance 10 veps ny tina, couvenso Of deegafes
Of their constituents When FORE there is ser
Gus dfpue upon the constitution either In the Convention
or among the people, toe power OF the delegates alone
may put In operation. But such IL MT the case In
KaDsaa The most violent struggle this country ever
raw, upon the most important hsus which the con
tuton ID to deter miue has been going on there for
several ears, between parties evenly balanced that
both claim the majority, and 80 hostile 10 one another
that pomerous lives have been l,st In the contest
Under these circumstances there can be no such
thing as ascerta big clearly and without ioubt the
will Of the people In any way except by their own direct
expression OF at The polls constitution no, ected
to that test, tor what il contains will never be
Acknowledged by its opponents be anything but fraud
plausible color might he given to this assertion by the
agument that the bers OF the convention could have
motive for refusing 10 submit their work To their
ttituens except aconscousness that the maprie would
condemn We confess that We ahould fud some din
Guilty IN answering this. WINK other motive could they
have2
We do mos, devoutly believe that unless he oousttu.
lion Of Kansas be submitted TO direct vote Of the people,
the unhappy Controversy which has heretofore ragged In
that Territory will be prolonged for indefinite time "
come We sq ally we'll convinced hat the will of he
majority whether be for against slavery, will finally
triumph though may be ser Of strife, dis lstrous
to the best interests # be country and dangerous may
be, TO the peace and safey OF the whole Union.
AGAIN This movement of the Territorial authorities 70
form q constitution In made not in the regular way In
but the motion OF the Territorial Leg stature itself
Nay has been begun aud carr ID ON in the teeth Of
fuss by Congress ~ pass such an act This rregry 10
MT fatal There other cases In which Il Was
Ot ked But can be waived only In cons craft OF the
fact that the eope have expressed their Will in
skeabe language II we dispense With The legal forms of
proceeding must have the substance.
We think to these reasons thai Gov Walker in advo-
eating submission Of the constitution 10 vote Of the
pie, acted with sisd0m and justice and followed the only
line Of policy which promises to settle this vexed question
either rightly satisfactorily In this respect al least he
has dcne nothing worthy OF death or bonds
But who the peoplei What saAn be the qua
comes to be submissdf We answer that lh, ia
for the convention 10 settle Those who thuk
that the convention msht declare the cousttu
cn In full force by virtue Of their will, hardly
deny that they might append to con on requiring il
70 be tst approved BY the people, II they 10 tuis
they aso ray what csses OF persons shall be counted
az being part of The people She convention that formed
the federal constitution exercised this power hen they
referred II TO their oneuenss Ohe Sstes) and prescsb
ed hai their appreciation should be Rsen withheld by
state conventions. The constitution Of Virginia sub.
miitrd to the Of enfranshised by the conven
ton for the d'st time OF course the Kansas convention
VIII zee mat every prone, guard ,o~n .rouna the L.
Territory s tetted by previous residence Of sufficient
length We shond say that the Qualifications required 10
make legal voter under the constitution, ought ene
nhsb'tant 10 vote upon ifor against adoption
But there another accusation against the Governor Of
Kanaa' He has argued the free ate side Of the question
We quote all that part Of the inaugural on which this
charge s based Here nis-
"And let me ak you, what possible good has boon
Conflicts the slavery question: Has ancipated
gle slave or improved their condion2 Has msdo sin
eos Has accelerated the ss ppesrsnce OF slavery from
The northern Of the slaveholdng States, accom-
ptsbed any practical good whstsver' No. my flio~ cit
zeps, nothing but unmtgat~d evil hes already ensued,
with csasers tt fearful impending for the future
a. q copss quence OF this agitation
'Th re Law more powerful than the legislation Of
msn-more potent than passion or prejadice-shat muAa
ultimately determine the location Of slavery In this
country II Is the ,so,hsrmsi line IL 10 toe lag Of
the thermometer, Of latitude altitude, regulating oil
mate, labor and productions, and, - q consequences
profit and less Thus, even upon the mountain height
OF the tropics slavery exist than In northern
ATTITUDES, because Is Improbable, being unsuted " tho
consultation Of that sable uanspanted here from the
equatorial heats OF Africa. Why II that In the Union
slavery recedes The North and progresses souihY Ia
IL this same great climatic Law nov operating for against
slavery Kfnsasi " on the elevated plains Of Kansas,
stretching 10 the bare OF Amercan Aips-the Roxy
houn'ans and including their eastern crest, crowned
with perpetual inou from which sweep over her open
Of the hsrmomcter here temperature nearly a. Low
that Of New England should render slavery unproht
able here because unsued to tho tropical constutou Of
the negro the law above referred TO mns ultimately
determine that question here, add Can more be
used by the legislation OF than any other moral
operate with Irresistible force in this country, where the
number OF slaves 10 hmied and caunot be increased by
imp ration, where many millions Of Of sugar and
cotton lands stu uncu,ivaed, and, from the
spgmeptpg demand, exceeding the supply, the price Of
those great sta es has nearly doubled demanding vastly
more tave labor for their production
"If from the operation Of these causes, slavery should
not exit here, trust by no msaDs follows that Kan.as
should become uolled by the treason and fana
ucism OF abortion She has, In any event, certaia
sduiionai duties to perform 10 her sister States aud
especially TO her Immediate neighoor, the slavehodiog
railroads. musI flow 10 great eaient trade and ute
course, our imports and erpoN Our entire eater front
Of hey s1,us even ,Se .rms of tho 9o .ss ars ,,
BY the line Of STATE boundary, part In Kan ~, part In
Missouri; her citz ns meet us In daily nteroo AMI
thar kNnsas should become hostile 10 Missouri, an ayum
for her fugitive slaves or pr0pagands Of abolition trea
son, ud be nj Ike nexpedicpt and unjust aud fatal 10
the continuance OF the American Union In any oven
them trust that the constitution OF Kansas will
,pch clauses viii forever In The State OF Missouri
the faithful Of oil constitutional guarantees
Astt.u Slate
mscy within GU limit of the authority OF the Supreme
Court OF the Ubiei states oil constitutional questions DO
hfmly estsbi' he'd
When -e take these paragrs phs and compress the
meaning OF them In tnort sentence, they amo"ni 70
THE The QUESTION OF slavery has fal ways been and al
above all human legislation II th~e laws OF nature shall
operate upon Ksr TO make her free StAe, all
legislation In the other d. eciion will be 10 vain This
"a ber expressing us M ihaD maxi an argument The
PROPHECY, fo~ever, ana umeiness OF utering such
ruism then and there, are soeject, 90 which 40 airm
nothing and deny nothing We too far away, aud
too little OF the circumsa with shieh be
surrounded 10 be competent Judge OF his uct In a
But there are certain considerations which viii insure
Governor walker just " not a Kind Judgment from
every Mr minded man. especially IN ine sSu,n
consistent champion OF southern rights The EXTREMIST
cf that section pressed him Mr. Buchanan Cor
the highest place In bp Cabinet he besides, able
far seeing and ssgsciuus man, lit likely any
her 10 the rorntry IN impsc himself point on
pruderte This alone might raise prcsun ,soo that he
But ~pen see In al ton TO this that he &C lively
operating With the democrsbe party in ksnsa including
oil the pro slavery In the Territory; when Ind
his whole sustained by the pro slavery
there; ~hen wc hear complaint ~hstever from The
quarter whence complaint ought To CO ne, VI there
any canse for II, CONSTRAINED 10 think that the
Genss and sssis pp democracy have pronounced their
Judgment rather hastily.
Governor Walker Ia Southern man. he has been sent
out BY 40 admnrson pledged 10 the defence Of Southern
right; he " surrounded by orpe Of office 9, mort of
III, m from the South and every OF them sound
Tim maj ho 10 I'd Ortal
boruet A. legal and sustain them against the rebellion "
the foI tka abotiopbts be IL ing IN with the
friends " the SOUTH and gasnty lighting their enemies We
rot hs D but think that such sent instructed
80 surrounded, and acting entitled ~ npatny
urt, aud aid frum the Snuh whenever they be
sh Glen ious regard TO truth. With such osale
aging In his front, II was harsh and ungrseous TO open
Ibis hie On bic rear.
WbM the Tribune Thought of the New Po-
lice Vet In 1893.
From the New York Daily Tribune, March 10, 1855
THE rBw POLICE BILL.
Tho views OF the Lieutenant Governor on the new Police
hi In reply the recent e OF Mayor Wood occupy