The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-18
Later from Kansas.
4 Later from Kansas.
DIsFRANCHIsrNG THE PEOPLE AND FORCING UPON
THEN SLAVERY CONSTITUTION
Special correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
Hall Of Convention,
Lecompton, Kansas, Oct. 81. (
THE swlHDLlNG SCHEDULE.

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Hall Of Convention,
Lecompton, Kansas, Oct. 81.
THE swINDLlSa SCHEDULE.
The finishing stroke to this monstrous worl
OF fniquty has at last been introduced in the
shape of a schedule report. Black, infamous
and cunning as have been the various frauds
ard treacheries perpetrated on the people, they
no more come near equaling the scheme nov
proposed than the light Of the moon does the
full glare OF the noon days sun. Bitter and
bloody as our past has been, the future will see
struggle more intense and desperate in pre-
venting the final consummation Of this heihsh
iniquity. do not see any peaceful termination
to this terrible drama, and for one cannot bid
the strife one moments delay if it must come
ere our liberty is assured.
MAJORITY REPORT.
The Schedule Committee, consisting Of Col.
Jenkins, OF Marshall county, chairman; Hender-
son OF the Leayenworth Journal, Hamilton Of
Fort Scott, Boiling Of Lecompton, and Reid Of
the Tecumseh Note Book, made reports. Hem
derson, Boiling and Reid signed the majority re-
port, while Jenkins and Hamilton brought in a
minority report apparently more ultra but not
so dangerous in reality as the artful scheme now
proposed.
This first report legalizes all the past acts Of
the Territorial Legislature and provides for the
security of all vested rights and privileges
granted by it. It declares that Legislature TO
be dead. The Governor, Secretary and other
Federal Officers can remain until superseded by
the action OF this Convention. II sets aside ne
list day cf DectDs6er nerf for the submission Of
t"e stace clause alone to a Uote Of tie people BY
this they mean if we 20 into the election 20 en-
trap US. To fully understand the internal inse-
nuity here displayed, it is necessary to make
some explanations. The ballots will he printed
Constitution with the Slave Article and .sCop-
stitution without the Slave Article" IF Ne vote
we are thus compelled to vote Tor the Constitu-
ton. Whether we do or do not the Constitu.
ton will be regarded as ratified and sent up ia
Congress TO be received. 1t makes no differ
ence as to the prohibition Of Slavery in Kansas.
il the Slave Article is ratified or not. Slavery
under the bred Scott decision and Siiinan let
ter is regarded as existing already ia the Terri.
tofy, and this Constitution being silent SHOULD
Inc Slave article be stricken out) on the SUBJECT,
Will only give perfect license and free trade TO
he trafic In flesh and blood. " not being reg
Hated by law it will only come under the gen
sral rights Of property, This il the position
assumed by Gen. Calhoun and the Douglas wing
IT the convention. As the executive has recoo.
lized this body as the legitimate Trainer OF the
constitution, and it is generally argued by the I
democracy that the Convention alone has the
lght TO decide how and in what manner il shall
'e submitted, there can be no doubt on our I
mind that it will be received.
The Slave Article 10 nlereiya regulation pro. I
hitting the emancipation OF slaves without the |
onsent OF their Owners, requiring them TO be /
-eated with humanity, &C., and its being voted /
own will not effect in the least the question Of
layery in Kansas. afi
The report provides that there shall be no
iange In the Constitution for long term of
sars. nor without vote OF two-thirds Of Iii
70 legal voters. Il provides a regency for tenn
orary purposes, and makes the President. John
Calhoun, the regent OF Kansas. He has the 1
'wer 70 order an election for State offices. aud
legislature, and by proclamation conyene the
enersl Assembly Of the State. He appoints
Judges Of Election in all elections lin their
gulation by the Legislature, receives all r.
rms, counts the votes, decides who is elected
ID issues certincates
Waikiki, CALHOUN, AND caro-. Ed Il.
BY the adoption Of this report Gov. Walker i /
implicitly deposed, aud the power thrown into | I
Stall more Inscriptions hands Of Calhoun. FL
remains to be seen whether the federal an. IL
lis will allow themselves to be dccapitated in
y summary manner. think that Walker and
anton both understood this game, and they '
y conveniently leave for Washington On bus j
'ss, At this juncture, and neeey refxyx. His IA
y understood that Walker starts for The Csp. /
! % soon - the Convention adjourns. Tts i
ensso'e fesson y his desire 70 gso bis psrsonal q
lnence IN the removal Of Judge Cato. but ii D
really TO carry out the plan which was already .,
60 upon when he came 70 Kanaas. Iike
aty, hs viii be. . victim 70 The oIiearUhy. I'M
IKE h:na, the President will probably rive him in
aWbeSendoeshin. a. other Ia nfy{,ss n ~ 49, q
20 - assured, Walker will Is - obatacle II
ne psoeress ct this work. II he ssally is IL u
nest 70 seeking the removal 81 Cato, and II | q
venung the reception 81 Tie Constitutiou 81 5,
aeteeA . tAs Ftse Gtase Hankcss cDaia e y
- apposaeeeas vii mover - cooa.usd 81 q
,lic life. - 80 NJ Z.