The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12
What should the People of Kau.a. IA,

What should the People of Kausa. uo,
The 2lst of December is the day fixed by
the Lecompton Convention to take vote on
the Slavery importing clause in the schedule
to the bogus constitution. The question is
being mooted by tie press of the great cities
what can and ought the people of the Terri
tory doto exclude themselves from the slough
Of oppression in which they are placed. There
is difference of opinion. The Chicago ITi-
hume advises them to turn out on the dav of
election, in full strength, and vote ballot
containing these words or something of like
import: Whereas, the organic law of this
territory contains solemn pledge that the
people of Kansas shall be left perfectly free
to form and regulate their own domestic in
sttution in their own way" which pledge has
been violated by the FRI mers of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, therefore vote "Opposed
to the Leconnpton Constitution !; and no Slarery
in Kansas"
The New York Tribune suggests that the
ballots should read " For the Topeka Consti-
tuition, and no Slacery at ALL"
The Schedule provides that the voting shall
be done by ballot, and that "every white male
inhabitant Of the Territory in Kansas, upon
that day, who is over the age of 81 years,
may VOTE These votes being folded up, the
Judges of Election can not refuse to take
and deposit them in the ballot box, though
they may not count them. But as the whole
number of votes cast will be known, it will
not be difficult to ascertain how many were
cast against the Bogus Constitution. Sworn
statements can be prepared and forwarded to
MARCUS j. PARROT, the Free State Delegate
elect to Congress, who will submit these re-
turns with the Lecompton Constitution, to
the House. Then, if Congress sees fit to ac-
cept a Constitution which the people have
rejected, the fearful consequences will rest up
on each Northern member who sanctioned
the fragrant wrong"
The Chicago Press takes this position on
the subject:
"And now it is in order to ask what ought
to be and what probably will be the course
| VI wv PS0PiO VI Aduodo. w ullC lucy are uC-
MED the privilege of voting upon the Consti-
tuition itself, they are asked to vote upon the
simple proposition of slavery or no slavery,
and also to choose Legislature, members of
Congress, &C., under the contem plated State
organization. They will not, they cannot
without degradation, do either the one or the
ether-they will reject both proffers as they
would have rejected the Constitution had the
opportunity been presented. The true poll
cy is to let both elections go by default. Let
the usurpers vote slavery into the Territory,
let them choose State officers and meiabers
of Congress. The result of the October. e.
| lections would remain to prove that the whole
thing was done in defiance of more than fonsN
fifths Of the legal voters of the Territory
Under such circumstances Congress would
not dare to admit Kansas into the Union A
peoples memorial, accompanied perhaps by
the Topeka Constitution, would of course
come up for consideration at the same tlme
Both Constitutions would probably be reec-
ted, and the whole subject referred back to
the people by competent authority. OF the
result then there could be no doubt. The
people would frame a constitution to suit
themselves, and come into the Union free and
untrammeled by pro-slavery Vaccinations.