The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-12-24

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Legislature, and the very numerous mass Con-
ventions, b, which it was sustained. In truth,
had to choose between sTrcsting that insurec-
tion, ct Whatever cost of American blood, BY
the Federal urnly, or TO prevent the terrible ca
tosirophe ne did, by my pledges to the people
of the eXertion Of all mr. power TO obtain fair
election aud the submission of the Constitution
TO the vote Of the people for ratification or rc-
ecton.'
After congratulating himself that rot drop
Of blood has been she'd by federal troops during
his administration, ha enuiuerates the objections
OF the people of Kansas to the Lecomplon con-
s!ituion as follows:
al state ii is fuct, based on a loIg and init
mate association with the people of Kansas tha.
an overwhelming majority of that people are
opposed TO that instrument,an1 my letters state
that but ons Of twenty of ths press of Kansas
sustain 1t. Some oppose it because so many
counties were disfranchised and unrepresented
in the Convention. Some, who are opposed to
paper money, because it authorizes a bank of
enormous capital for Kansas, utterly unlimit-
ed in its issues and in the denomination of its
notes from one dollar up ami down. Some he
cause of what they consider a Know Nothing
clause, by requiring that the Governor shall
have been twenty years a citizens of the United
States-some because the elective franchise is
not free, as they cannot vote against the Con-
stitution, but only on the single issue whether
any more slaves may be imported and then only
upon that issue by voting for the Constitution
to which they arc opposed; and they regard
this as but mockery of the elective franchise
aud perilous spor ing with the sacred rights
OF the people-some oppose it because the Con-
stitution distinctly recognizes and adopts the
Oxford fraud i'll apportioning legislative mem
bers Tor Johnson County upon the fraudulent
and fictitious returns,so falsely called from that
precinct, which recognition OF that fraud in
the Constitution is obhorent to the moral sense
OF the people Others oppose it because, al
though in other cases the Presidents of Conven-
tions have been authorized to issue writs Uf cleo
tion TO the regular Territorial or State officers,
with the usual judges and with the established
precincts and on The adjudication of the re turns
III this case unprecedented and vice-regal pow
era are given TO the President of the Convention
to make the precincts, the judges, and to decide
finally upon the returns. From the grant Of these
unusual and enormous powers, and from other
reasons connected wiki the returns of Oxford
and. .McGrec, an overwhelming mo jorty of Kan
sas huve no faith in the validity of these returns
and therefore will not vote. Indeed, disguise it
as We may to Ourselves under the influence of
the present excitement, the facts will demon
straie that any attempt by Congress to force this
Constitution upon tha people Of Kansas will be
an effort to substitute the will of small mi
norily for that of an overwhelming majority of
the people OF Kansas; that lit will not settle the
Kansas question, or locaIzl the issue that il
will, fear, be attended BY civil war, extending,
perhaps, throughout the Union, thus bringing
this question back again upon Congress and be-
fore the people TO its most dangerous and alarm
ing asp ct"