The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-22

gtncy quorum o. members Will not reaSSe nbe,
and that the whole movement will be abandoned,
leaving to q subsequent Legislature to take the
appropriate measures to call another Convention
for the framing of a constitution. 1t cannot be
pretended that this Convention represents the
people or Kausaa The sixty delegates Of which
it is composed represent merely the border coun-
ties where the population is very thin aud almost
exclusively pro slavery while the other counties
that are unrepreeented contain four-ftths or per.
! baps rine- tenths Of the whole population Of the
Territory, which may be classed as generally
anti-slavery. The latter had declined to recog
mise the Territorial law providing for the Con
ventioD, and consequently the whole number OF
| delegates provided for were apportioned among
the former. These represent altogether some
500 votea, which are supposed to be not more
than ne-tenth of the whole vote of the Terri.
tory. 1t is therefore morally certain that what.
ever action may be taken by the Convention in
framing constitution it wiz be ignored and null
fed by the people, and thus shows the absurdty
Of fu! Their action on it's part.
The Convention, if it reassembles, will be
placed in one or the other of these dilemmas. 1t
will have to decide for or against submitting the
constitution to the people. If it decide in favor
of submitting it, then there will be an end 70 the
whole thing; for however unonectiouabie tia
constitution might be per Sc, it will be negatved
on the ground Of the Convention not representing
The people, If, on the contrary 1t decide
against submitting it for the rejection or ap-
prevail of the people, the suit will be the same;
Tor the Congress of the United States would
never dare to admit State under constitution
so formed, in defiance or disregard of the wishes
Of nine tenths Of the people Of such new State.
! aware Of the insurmountable difficulties thus pre-
sentipg themselves on either side, scheme has
been talked over among the delegates, ana may
he carried out for the Convention to do nothing
definite, but to adjourn from time to time, thus
keeping its organization permanent and prevent
ing the assembling of any other Convention for
the same purpose.
1t is not likely, however, that this or any other
scheme for defeating the will of the people will
be successfully carried out. Many of the dele.
gates, though ostensiby pro-slasery men, are
really at bottom DESTROYS of seeing Kansas
admitted as a free State Such may be safely as.
serted at least of all of them who are property
holders in the Territory, and who are, therefore,
interested in it's progress and prosperity. Ia fact,
our correspondent assures us that there is little
or no sincere desire on the part of any OF the
residents of Kansas to legaize the institution OF
slavery there. Most of those who are ostepsiby
and professcdly pro slavery men are not sincere
in their professions. They have but identified
themselves WITH and become in some measure
the tools of a sst of miserable politicians, who
early in the history Of the Territory, took up the
cry Of 'justce to the South and, as that SEEM
cd 70 imply slavery in Kansas, regard for con-
sistency induces them against their own interests
and the interests of the whole Territory, to carry
| on the deusion. There are but two parties there,
a. here-the black republican and thedemocratic
The former, strongly leavened With abontionism,
make ii an issue that Kansas shall be free State.
! The latter has bad 10 take ground somewhat OPP
| posed to that; and, consequently, democrats who
never bad any idea of being slavery extension
ists have seen themselves placed by circunsian-
ces in the position Of appearing to be 50. Our
correspondent. however, aflitms-and we believe
such to be the case-that the number OF those who
ore really anxious to make Kansas a slave State
is miserably small, compared to the bulk Of the
population, and that they are either poor, mise
rabe politicians. who want 10 make political
capital out Of the question, or else are persons
having no Intention of becoming &c 'ual perma-
nent residents OF the Territory, and having,
therefore not much interest In is future.
The Kansas question il thus presented to us in
new, and we believe a true light Assuming
these views 10 be correct then the inference isu.
evitsblo that the Convention assembled 10 frame
o constitution for Kansas Il not the true and le
climate exponent Of the peoples views that ia
designs are not TO represent, but TO thwars the
viii OF the people; that its action Whatever 1t
may be-win result in n0lhing that 1t cannot
expect TO receive the countenance of Congress or
Of the general government; and that, therefore
The best thing IL can do FOR Kansas orfor the coun
\ try Il TO assemble after the recess and adjourn
sns de, without attempting to do any other bust
ness. A new Legislature will be elected two
weeks hence, under a more Legitimate expression
1 OF The popular will than has yet been had in
Kansas That Legislature will probably take the
proper measures for having q constitution framed
in consonance with the will Of the people; aud
under that constitution, whether II be pro slave
~ or anti-savery, Kansas will be admitted into
the Union as a sovereign State. In tie mean.
time, let us have no more border ruhian or aboli.
ton ou'rsges ia Kansas; but let the people Of
that and other Territories be left to form their
own institutions In their own way. That is all
that is required to make Kansas what she il dee
tined to be-a great add prosperous State.
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