Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-07-16
THE RESULT.

The general refusal Of the Free. State men Of
Kansas to vote at the late (bOgus) Constitutional
Election we say general, for the voting Of the
"Frse State Demo- rats "and Of such Others rs took
their cue from The ". y. Times, does not seem
to have eon,titnted serious exception - has pa.
'ced ln a clear light the atrocity ofthe usu'pation
to which Ksrsas. By virtue of Federal cannon, is
now suljugated. There are at this hour more
than Twenty thousand adult male citizens in Kan.
sas, and Nine Thousand names we're inscribed on
the bogus Registry Of Legal Voters, yet scarcely
more than two thousand, il SO many have W.
tei at this Election. The Pro Slavery "Nation-
al Democracy" had everything in their hands
they registered and omitIe as they saw fit; they
opened polls wherever they choosei they advert
sed their election everywhere; tho Government
through its organs, exhortel every one 10 tote;
the travelling menagere Of Walker. Stanton and
Perrin lifted up their voices on every available
stump and the burden Of lbeit song was "Vote y
VoleF' And, though sohc three hundred Mis-.
sourians came over and responded to this appOa
from the force of habit merely-the total ne
result Of all these exetiors is poll Of some Two
thousand or less, as aforesaid.
Before this election was held, the FREQ State
men were accused of risking everything, sacrificing
ever, thing, at the call of Faction, in declining to
recognise the authority of the bogus Legislature
ly voting under Is direction. Was this charge
truei What say those who thus accused them
I, Kansas doomed to Slavery by this absention
from voting last month"; The Convention is
undoubte lily Pro .SIavefy--tle "Free State Dem
ocrais" making poor show against even the
meager forces Of the regular Slave Democracy
but what of III Does any man fear, or longer
affect to fear, that the elect Of the Two Thousand
will be abe to force deeSted system Of servile
labor on the Eighteen thousand American eiti.
Gems who defy them to do their worst?
Whist the convention will do is matter Of sec.
Ondary interest tc Free State men, who are con
tent With knowing that it cannot impose Slavery
practically upon Kansas We presume they will
proceed to frame as vague a Constitution as posi-.
bIe.soying nothing exactly Of Slavery, but virtu
ally recognizing it as already established by law,
and affirming no right in the people, through
their Legislature, to abolish il. We infer that
ibis is their game, from tho obvious facts that
they cannot hope to establish it by any positive
action, and they will not be likely to repu.
liateit The bold game Of recognizing it in sub.
'ance. il not In form, in Constitution not to be |
ubmitted to the People, but to be Immediately
put in force by an election Of State Officers and
legislature, at which none but the registered shall
'Ote. aud to which the previous assent of Con.
yress shall be deemed superduous, is tue only one
hat threatens an immediate and serious strug-
,b.
Should that bold move be attempted, the vivi.
ication Of the Free State Government will be nat.
lral and only effective eodnterpoise. Hitherto
his organization has been practically but a pro.
est against the dominant usurpation-a channel
through which the wrongs Of Kansas could be
made known. This government has
imposed no taxes. organized no judiciary, enforced
no obedience to its authority, 1t has been in eff:
ect a standing petition for redress TO Congress
and the American People. Bat let Pro. .sa.
very Stats Government be launched without the
assent of the Free men Of Kansas, and the Free.
State Government, born of their necessities and
their wrongs, will necessarily be rendered poten.
tia aud obligatory with their assent and by virtue
Of their sanction, We hope such clashing of
preensons will be avoided, as it easily can be by ,
the Pp-slavery faction uniting with the FREQ,
State men in waiving all an,ecedents end submit.
ting auquestiOns at issue to direct vote Of the
whole People, member OF each party being
designated in each precinct CT election ds,tirt to
agree upon some third person to act as Judge o.
UMPIRE and, 10 connection with him, to correct
and complete the registry Of voters, 10 hold the
poll and canvass the votes.