Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1857-11-27
KANSAS ..

1t will be seen, from tbe late news from
Kansas, that the border rufians there, in the
Convention to frame Constitution, have again
shown themselves to be the most nfamou, and
rillaiuous set of scouudreis in existence. The
Convention was composed nearly entirely Of
pro-siavery mec, ahd ,hey have gone to work
and made an Gu; aud out pro-Slaverg constl:n-
ton, and decided thai lie people of that Terri
tory shall not have the privilege Of voting up
on it, except upon the resolution IN regard 10
slavery, BY toe recent election. It Is manifest
,aat il the citizens OF that Territory had the
privilege Of voting gpon II, it would be over
whelmngy defeated, and they take this plan
10 prevent any fair expression Of the people Oh
the subject. The sinsle clause on which these
iaflmous would be. detatorS say they may vote,
would scarcely amount To anything, for If they
would vote upon it. and defeat tie clause in
relation t" slavery, the other sections Of the
constitution are 50 tyrannical, that the State
would virtually DC slave State. Tue like of
this higl.-bandod outrage bis certainly no par
ailel in this county and scarcely any 10 any
other Even Louis Napoleon allowed the
French people TO vote on the question, 10
whether Lc should be Emperor or nor, but
these rufhlns will not allow the people to vote
on the very instrument under which they are
to be goyerued
What course the present bTa.k-Locofoeo ad
iDiuistra,lon viii pursue 10 reference to this new
and eporIpnus fraud! The Convention whicn
nominated lir Buchanan at Cincinnati,
'Resolvcd, That we recognize the right of
the people Of all the Territories, including
kansas aud Nebraska, actlRg through the fair
ly EXPRESSED (NoT IMPtIED) WILL Of fhg ma
,orlty Of Gctu0L residents, and whenever the
humber OF their inhabitants justifes il, to form
constitution, gth or without domestic slave
~, aad to be admitted into the Union upon
terms of perfect equality with the other
States"
Equally explicit and to the same purport,
as 1t seems to US. is the language Of presi-
den: Buchenan's Instructions to Gog. Walker
under this head. From tho,c Instructions, Of.
-N'"t1y "HtV9SN" " Wv ~ n heT, III tbe name
OF the President aud BY the Sec votary of State,
sc cite the following paragraph:
''TLe regular Legislature of the Territory
haviug authorized the assembling of Conven.
tion TO frame constitution, 70 be accepted or
rejected by Congress, under tie provision Of
she Federal Constitution, the people of Kansas
havc the right to be protected ia the peaceful
election of delegates for saeh purpose. under
such authority, and The Convention itse if has
right to similar protection in the opportunity
Tor tranquil aad undisiurhed deliberation
When such constitution Shall be submitted 10
the people Of the Territory they mus, be pr o
t"eted Ia the exercise Of their rigb. of yo;in
JoF or agaiast tint instrument aud the fair
trpress7on II the p9pRiaf ,0:tt mQsi not be an
tef'@P'ea oy fraud or rioieace."
of Gov Walkers opinions, to the same ef- |
feet, aud Of the language he has uniformly |
held on this subject, it is hardly necessary 10 |
speak The following extract from bis laaug-
urai address will salica to disclose the views
WIN "hiea he aeceaea to the gu5eruatorial
chair Of Kausas
repeat, then: as my clear conviction, that
oniess he CoaRention submit the constif,t,6a
to the vote OF ali the actulI resident se,tlers of
hlnsas, and lie election be fairly and iustly |
conducted, the constitution wiL and oug5t
10 De rejected by Congress