The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
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Stepthe second IS to get Stanton out of
the way. We understand he is appointed
Commissioner of Indian Affairs This viii
secure his absence by affording the excuse
that be must proceed to fulfill the functions
of his new Office. We do not believe that
Stanton would be any hindrance to the trait
ors, but still it looks better to have him re-
moved to another position. These two steps
clears out of the path of the swindling Con-
stitution, the Territorial Executives. The
Judiciary is already in the hands of those
who, deep in the villainy of the past, viii
be fit instruments to aid in fastening the
future tyranny upon u.s.. The last block of
the Territorial machine, the Legislature, is
then the only one in. the way and deyen this is
provided for. Something might have been
accomplished had Walker fulfilled his pled-
gss and called an extra session of that body,
but no,-promises and pledges are but idle
words in the lips of our Democratic officials.
The Territorial Government is without a
head by reason Of the virtual abdication of
the Executive-without tail, because the
judiciary is in the hands of our enemies,
and the treachery of the Secretary seems
likely to leave it without middle. 1t is a
question whether Legislature could act
without the Governor, but the opportunity
to test that point would seem to be denied
the citizens of Kanzas. By various paltry
excuses and tergiyersations, Stanton has
evaded, up to the present time, giving GER
iifcates to more than one-third of the Leg
islators and officers returned at the late cleo
ton. We know that members of the Ter
ritorial Legislature, for whose seats there is
no pretence of contest, have applied for their
certificates and been put off uuder various
pretences. Sometime early in December
Stanton will leave and there will then be no
part of the Territorial machine in working
order.
The Felon Regent will step in and assume
the functions of Governor. When we say
this, we do not expect that Calhoun will at
tempt to enforce the provisions of that Con-
stitution by active measures, and thus bring
about disagreeable results to himself and
compeers. The object of all this scheming
is to act upon Congress. The plea viii be
made there that this Convention was a legal
body, SO recognized by the Territorial and
National Executiyes-that the Territorial
form of Government is extra Constitution
al-that the Territory is now in state of
anarchy and confusion by reason of the Gov
ernor's absence, &c.-that here a legitimate
State government is fully organized and
should be recognized by admittance to the
Union SO that the country may be saved
that in accordance with the principle con-
tanned in the Organic Act, they have sub
nritted to a full vote of the whole people the
only question at issue-that of slavery
We believe that in the election returns which
will be made out by Calhoun and the COM
mittee appointed to receive and count the
vote on the Constitution, it will be made to
appear that the Slave clause was voted down.
That an election on that swindle can be really
held in Kanzas on the 91st of December
next, we do not believe; but that is not ma
terial to these men. A copy of the Cincin-
natl Directory, few quires of paper, handy
clerks, &c, will soon fix up that matter
without the trouble, expense and danger it
may be, of a really formal election. The
reason why we think the returns viii show
majority against the Slave clause, (which
our readers viii fully understand, does not
really affect the Pro-slavery character of
that Constitution) is that the fact of Free
State majority in Kanzas is too well proven
for SlaFs clause like the one in question to
be sustained In answer to the statement
which viii be made, that the Free State men
did not vote on it, it viii be said that none
abstained but the Black Republicans, Fa-
naties and Abolitionists, and the forged votes
win be considered as showing the strength
| of the Democratic Free State or conserya-
tive party.
Northern Democrats will then be asked
to vote for this Constitution being admitted,
on the plea of Its being Free State-of Its
carrying out the principles of Squatter Sow
ereignty. the Territory being disorganized,
.the conservative element here demanding
the admission, and of an attempt to usurp
power on the part of the fanatics, by put
ting into motion revolutionary govern
ment, should we attempt to act under the
Peoples organization. While these various
pleas are put forward in Congress for the
admission of the Traitors Constitution. we
believe that the President under pretence Of
preventing outrage, of quelhng revolution
| meaning the Topeka Organization-and