The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-12-03
An Out spoken Democrat.

IL is refreshing to read an article IKE the
following, which we take from the Philadel
PIMA Press, paper-and by the way one of
the ablest in the country-edlted by John w.
Forney, man to whom Buchanan, politically,
owes more than to any other human being.
The article from the Press is in full as fol-
lows: $751;. = t..#- GU r. ~
The LAST News FROM KANsAs.--Thc drift
of all the news from Kansas, by mail and tel
egraph, shows concusively that the so called
pro-slavery Constitutional Convention, like
other bodies If whom we have read, Is another
formidable instance of the adage that "whom
the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. !"
Some of the propositions presented to that
Convention which, be it remembered, repre-
sents mere fragment of the voters of the Ter
ritory-woull disgrace a despotism, others
are merely ridiculous, while the whole af-
fair looks TO us at this distance, as if the par
ties engaged in il had entered into contract
to mortgage the new State to their own indi-
vidual interests for a century to come. -'gQE {
There is consistent disregard of the people
manifested, cool resort to trick, and an utter
shamelessness, which altogether make up a
satire upon representative bodies such as we
never before had the luxury to enjoy. The
leading spirit in this Constitutional Convention
seems to be person called General Calhoun
who, we regret to say, was appointed from the
free State of Illinois, by General Pierce, as
Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska, and
who in all his actions indicates desire to ilni-
tate rather the character of a member of the
French Senate employed to carry out the de-
signs Of Louis Napoleon, than the representa-
tive of an honest American constituency. We
give in another column some of the doings of
tins Convention; and have only to say, that il
the Constitution fabricated by this body is sent
to Congress-, we trust that short work will be
made of it. Itdeserves nothing but contempt
II it has single merit, it isi its consistency
with the fraud and wrong which it isssintended
to perpetuate, and from which il great part it
has grown. The idea of set of men chosen as
delegates TO this Convention, attempting to
bind posterity to their work, and daring to
nullify in advance the will of the majority, is
so monstrous that we wonder the outrage did
not excite the whole people to civil war. The
nsnrpation becomes the more amazing when
we reiectth that these very men who are trying to
fix upon the Territory the rule of a minority
were vociferous in. denouncing the Topeka
Constitution, which set out with asserting a
similar principles, and was repudiated by
Congress and the country. fm gu g'if al'I @
In speak,, z of doings like these, we feel that
1t is idle TO mince phrases, and we sincerely
hope that if the Constitution of Kansas is any
thing like the instrument it promises to be, from
the intelligence we lay before our readers This
morning, it will, when presented to the Con
gress Of the United States, be thrown out of
both branches by a unanimous vote. At any
rate, we trust that the Senators and Represent
atives from Pennsylvania will boldly at once
put their feet upon it, and spurn it as it de-
eeryes "a hp sp,lrnad . ' z