Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-18

who stnid away from that election stood in their own
wrong and should have gone and voted and should have
furnished their 70 De put the registered list, go
as 20 be voters. have always held that IT their
fault that they did not thus go and votci but yet they
chose, they had right TO stay away. They had right
to say that that Convention, although not an unlawful
asscmblagt, is not legal Convention TO make govern
mcnt and hence we are under no obligation to go and
express amy opinion about IT, They had right ~ say
they chose, owe will stay away until sec the Consti-
tuition they shall Frame the petition they shall send 10
Congress; and when they submit Il 10 ms for ratification,
will vote for IL II we like IL, vote IL down II do
not like it, say they had right 10 do either though
thought and think yet, as good citizens they ought 90
have gone and 'ocd but that was their business andnot
mine.
Having thus shown that the Convention at 1ccompon
had power, authority, to form and establish gov
crnmcnt but had power to draft petition and that pc
ton II u embodied the will " the people Of Kansas,
ought 20 be taken such exposition Of their will, yet
II It did not cmhodv their will, ought 10 be rejected
what the understanding Of the people Of Kansas
when the delegates were elected understand nom
the history Of the Transactions that the people who voted
for Delegates TO the lccompton Convention and those
who refused 10 votobOh partiCsundCrstond the terri
oral act 10 mean that they were u be- selected only TO
frame Constitution, and submit IL 20 The people Tor their
ratification rejection. say that both parties in that
Territory at The time Of the election Of delegates so nm,
dcrtood Che object OF hc Cony cuon. Those who voted
delegates dd SO with the understanding that they had
power 10 make government, but only 10 frame one
for submissions and those who said away did 50 with the
sumc Understandings Now for the evidence The Pros
dcnt OF the United States tells u.s. in his that
he had uucquyocay EXPRESSED his opinions, in the form
OF instructions 20 Gov. Walker, assuming that ihc Con-
tituion 10 be submitted W the people for athca-
ton.
/Whcn look at Governor Walkers lct,cr Of accept
aucc of the office NJ Governor find that he stated
nrcssy that lac accepted 30 with the understanding that
the President and his whole Cabinet concuucd with him
that the constitution, When formed, was 90 be submitted
90 the people for ratification Then look into the in
sirucons given by the President Of the United States
through General Cass the Secretary Of State, 70 Govern
slruoicd to use the military power TO protect the POLL,
When the constitution shall be submitted 10 the people Of
Kansas for their fec acceptance OF rejection Trace
the history little further. and you will md that Gov
om0r Walker went to Kansas and proclaimed, in his in
anWra and m his speeches ri Topeka and elsewhere,
INST % was the distinct UNDERSTANDINGS not only Of him.
self hut Of those higher in power than himscf-mcauing
the President and his CahuCtthat the constitution was
TO be submitted TO the people for their acceptance or re-
lection and that he would an the power at his
nnnd TO- defeat its acceptance by Congress II it were not
thus submitted 10 q vote nf the people
Mr. President, am not going 70 stop and inquire how
lar the Nebraska bill which said the people should be
lch perfectly free 10 form their constitution for them
selves, authorized the President, the Cabinet Gov
crnor Walker or any other Territorial officer TO interfere
md tell the Convention Of Kansas whether they should
or should not submit the question 20 the people. am
not going 10 stop On inquire how FAR they authorized
TO do that Il being my opinion that the spirit Of the Ne
hrasin bill required 10 20 be done IL is sufficient for my
purpose that the Administration " the Federal Govern
mcnt unanimously that the Administration " the Ter
ntor1 Government in all It's parts, unanimously under
stood the territorial law under which the Convention
assembled TO mean that the Constitution 90 be formed by
that Convention should be submitted to the people for
wilhoation rejection and II not confirmed by ma
joriy Of HE people should be null and void. without
.pnRS 20 congress Tor approval NOT onY ule the va
i, m "'u VI. io'il..''A i
understand the law at The time but, as have already
stated, the people of the Territory understood H.
A. Wfh'r evidence on that point large nunnor u
not me MAJORITY of the delegates were Instructed IN the
dominating Convention. 10 submit the Constitution 90
the people for ratification. ] knew that the delegates
from Douglas County eight in number, Mr. Calhoun,
ffesidcnt of the Convention, being among them, were
not only instructed thus % submit hc question: but they
signed and published while candidates, written pledge
that they would submit IL 10 the people for ratification
know iaat men hi9h uanthoriy ana IN inc confidence
of the Territorial and National Government, cnnvasscd
every part Of Kansas during the election Of delegates,
ana each one OF tcm pledged himself TO hc people mat
sulp Judgment to be taken; that the Constitution
was 70 be submitted TO the people. for acceptance or
icctou that it would be void unless that done that
the administration would spun and scorn 1T ai vol-
ton of The principles which came into power, and
that Democratic Congress would hrl it from their
presence AS an insult TO Democrats who stood pledged to
see ne people len free to form their domestic institutions
for themselves
Not only that Sir, but up to the time when the Con-
'cnt,on assembed on the LIST OF September, so far as
can learn 10 vas understood cvcryw here that the Cons
tuition was 10 BE- submitted flr rlt aon rejection.
They met, however, the LIST Of September and adj
ind prudent that they should thus have adjourned They
hd not WISH to bring any question into that election
'ur chances 10 The election was rrioccd when saw
hat they did adjourn, not 20 show their hand ON
ny question that would divide and distract The party un-
IL amer the election During that recess while the Con
'niion was adjourned. Governor Ransom, the Demo
Ratio candidate for Congress, rlnniug ag.ipst tie pres
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,pontb.bni b, si,,i,c,l IA all ~, non, ry
of Tho Trrritorv On ,,t d,v Ear tloi, fr,s a,Ic, ~
rejection i'm The tlovinty manner m viii. ,Lns 49,
knowedeiur mat ,hov ,yerc bo,,nd n sb, IL IN he I'm
NJ th, pe,nle r,n~c,iin th,t tl, A al m riit a. , T.,
int, n,r,tion ,,ith,,t st,bT,i,n, H. IN ,te ,.i 49,,
,lin., In tb, i,syun,.rt tb,t +, st,i5 - , -,
and amor tho date of i,s rn,i6c,tior and rot hof
sho,inp t,t tho Con.tnt1n d,riyos it i,oiit T., 49,
o.tim,tion No, fr,p, No ,,,,i,rt ~ no Co.,, H., 49,,
frn that VINO NJ mo ,eonlo An ,bich +, vas 90 b IN
nittcd far thcr FREQ ,,o,,t,ce nv sio,,ia H. ~ \,
ia he submitedf If sb,n bc svb,,y,tcI ~, ~ 60
l.Con,titutio, vim sl,vcrv mr. Cn,sti,,,iio ,,I NO.
slavery" An mon rnust ,o,c t,r no Co', s,i,,t;,
yhcther tbcv lile II mr. mo-, In or,iar a. b ,t,,, ~
vote for or atlainst slavery ''' "
Thus a con.tiu,tion made nv, a convention that bd an
th,rity 10 assemble and 1edion f,r relrss az -
ances Int moi IN rst,ilis a ',rro,, -, % -
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