New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-30
rHn I.ATE ELEcT1oN IN KANSAS.

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TIL p l.ATG acL1CIlON G-aeyN - aA-aSsAs
On the 2lss Of the present month, as our readers
are aware, pursuant to the decision Of the Constitu
toual Convention of Kansas the people Of that Ter
rory proceeded to vote on the slavery clause Of the
new Constitution only clause ID 1t Of the small
est general moment They, The legal voters Of the
Territory va mean were called upon to peaceably as
sembls il their respective voting precincts, and de-
clare by ballot their preference for the Constitution
With slavery, Or their preference for the Consttu
tIon & without slavery If the Constitution with |
slavery received majority of the votes thrown,
then the clause relating to slavery was to remain
part and parcel Of the organic law, and was, in this
shape, to be transmitted to Congress- But, if the /
Consultation without slavery received q majority
vote then the slavery clause was to be stricken out
and the Constitution thus modified was to be trans
tted to Congress as The regular expression Of the
people IL Kansos on that and all other important
matters, and to be considered, AZ the same time. as
their weLconsdered and formal application for ad-
mission into the Union.
There was nothing unfair and improper in this
nothing yiolatiye Of popular rightsnothing infrng-
.inr il the most remote degree. the inaenable fran.
chises Of any citizen-and nothing to arouse the
hostility of any except upscrupulous and ambitious
on the contrary, the whole procedure was marked
with propriety and Justice fairness and equity. and
was as plain case Of upright. honorable dealing. a
was ever exhibited nv 4 conventional asaamblare in
this or any other ,ountrv. The only noint really at
issue vas left to The neopla "a decide through the
medium of tie ballotbox, and as they elect he do
| cision should ana mnsk remain.
For this. and for this alone, Senator Donrlas. a
cress. and aInoet the entire Northern nress without
i distinction of marty have arraye themselves acainst
the admission of Kansas under the Iecomnton Con.
stitption And nroclaimed Il advance that Il sbond
not come into the Union ~ matter how q. election
hell on the 2lst might eyentnatei so anYious in.
deed. were thew to conciliate the immensely predom
mating Freesoil element Of the North. which thew
think will sween every State above Mason anf, Dr
ons line in 1860 that thew deliberately ayowed their
determination u disfr.ncbise tho neone If Kansas
notens voens ii order t BE beforehand in the eart
to propitiate and seenre that powerful fanatca ala
mont which Il a nnnrinc;n,ed a. Il il strono and
which ID a fonI and in;nutous Il a ohecta = i vas
base and nnconssItntional in ito or;sin and snb.e
nnent nefar;ona one,at;ona
From startl;nr fscta Iiy these which carry their
on con mentarv along WITH them IN s,onthern nao,
III " III ar0reoate mass n connection l;,ra th;s
~ now M nsrtv nor nolitcal aff;liatons-can make
mn correct ;ndoment rdino their f,tnra n tba
Hmm ,,rov;,,ed tba .n,lv tbeusalvas to ~. +o.l
wit, ton to arrve at trnthfn am, ,,roc.
t;cal soon of ta sect;onal ;ssnes which aorken ,bo
nresent and throw ahados II the blackest and most
to,s Gloom, tle natt 4 tbe e.
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forcs ;tsele then, for and decision
xv;l tba, Ive a. ;e q fresme ~ ,ilI ttev consort
i snd occnv lo,,er ,,os;t;on tha raIat;va
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