The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-16
GERMAN SENTIMENT ON THE KANSAS coNsII-
TUITION u I1E

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We translate from the Buffalo, New York, Demo-
crat and weltbuergera paper Of wide, circulatien,
the subjoined article on the Kansas constitution and
its submission to the people 1t is from the pen of
the .editorS DrsgF. G. Brunok, who is well known
throughout the northern and western States one
Of the ablest German speakers and writers in this
county He is a fair representative Of German
opinion, and We rejoice to notice that the present
phase Of the Kansas question is 80 well understood
and correctly appreciated by that very considerable
portion Of our population They mot to be mised
by appearances. The article appeared in the paper
mentioned above ON the llth ;staK b, fss sEr
'a -'i g ~ rim KANSAS CONSTITUTION s oi5gluUu'h,
An authentic copy OF the Kansas constitution has been
published We have read it with the greatest attention
and find that this constitution may be pronounced very
good one far the people Of Kansas concerned
1t is many points better than the constitution of
own State and it contains excepionable provision
which is not contained in of the constitutions
OF the northern States with the exception of the clause
providing for the introduction Of slavery but this clause
being by the schedule subject to the adoption rejection
of people of Kansas it is placed in their power TO de-
eide whether Kansas shall be admitted in the Union
free or slave State At the election for the decision Of
this question every citizen of twentyne years and
has right to vote The only question which has caused
all the excitement in and out Of Kansas is the slavery
question: and opportunity Is now given TO the people
OF Kansas decide this question according to their pleas
ure We know very well that 1t Is demanded by some
that the whole constitution should be laid before the peo
pie for their adoption or rejection We acknowledge this
principle but an exception to it In the present
tanned by former examples in our history evil conse
quences are possible, the constitution being, have
already stated very good 1t would be mere alb
straction to insist under these circumstances that the
whole constitution should be laid before the people Of
Kansas for its adoption rejection. The convention
which adopted this constitution originated in q legal
manner and If the republican party in Kansas did not
take part the election Of the delegates who formed this
constitution it their fault ii the same party at
the election for the decision of the slavery question refuse
again to VOTE and in this indirect manner promote the
introduction of slavery into Kansas they will alone be
responsible We know that from the commencement it
has been the aim of the republican party to bring about
condition of things which should lead to the admission
of Kansas a slave State This the cause of their
refusal vote at the election for the delegates who have
made this constitution for Kansas and the leaders of
the republican party again advise their political friends In
Kansas not vote at the next election Their purpose
is perfectly clear They wish that Kansas should come,
under all circumstances slave State into the Union,
in the hope that they may make political capital out of
it, Their hopes will be deceived The people possess
sufficient intelligence to detect their fraud and hypocrisy
The people are tired of this Kansas affair because they
have become convinced that those who cry loudest
against the introduction of slavery into Kansas every
opportunity prevent its becoming in reality free State
Everybody knows that the feeState in Kansas have
very large majority and If the republicans of Kansas
desert the cause freedom to build up their party in the
rest of the States general contempt will be their fate