The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12


against slavery in every practicable -
at all elections recognized as LEGAL h, :,
National Government until Won -. :
mitted as g State, however great NAV
the disadvantages under which thew ~
labor, unless they are determined :,
able to yindicsts their rights by fo,s.
arms. / cannot now well see bev q
people of Kansas, under the cOns;+;.
of mockery BY which the Leconn..~
Constitution is offered to them, can ~:
bly, mora strongly reject it, than BY ,.t.
ing to vote for it all. Should Conc.
admit Kansas under the Lecompto0 e.
stitution you must endeavor BY eva
lawful and available method to %, :.
troll of the first Legislature, elect F.
State Governor, &C., and choose Fress...
United States Senators and Menb..
Congress. Do not By any means lst III,
By default If Congress admits K,,.
with the Lecompton Constitution !, -
pay no regard whatever to the Frees.
men refusing to vote at the FIST g..
election held under that Constitute,
lou must get control Of the State G,.,
nlent, Legislature. and Judiciary, and VII,
you have done that the SHAREHOLDERS MI
find out probably that slave Copx,;.,
ton without people in favor of slav.,
does not amount to much. nissna
arrant humbug to claim, as the Lecon,
ton Constitution, that no amendneptsb,u
everbe made abolishing slavery in K,,
sas. If the Free State Legislature shall
Immediately call Convention to ate, -
amend the Constitution forced upop Il,
| people, how can the slavehOlden bsl,
themselves. ALI power is derived FINN
the people, and to pretend that the peOpl.
cannot alter their own Constitution !,
calling Convention except as in the mn.
ner presented in the Constitution tos.,
on them is arrant nonsense and not 10 !.
countenanced for moment. In sumner
of these views, the present great slave.
holding Governor of Virginia, HENRY 4
WISE, admits in letter to the Edith.
of the Richmond Enquirer on the 18th d
this month that if the majority Of II.
people of Kansas do not approve u.
Constitution just formed, "They mar
organize another Convention immedistsly
adopt any republican form, after they a.
once State, soiasoat Submitting It at al
to Congress. If majonty d
the legal voters are opposed to the pan
of Government proposed by the Gonvsl.
ton, their views ought to prevail; soa.
stitutional form ought not to Be imBss
upon them, and cannot be but for a dsy,
and their sovereign power ought not tObs
snatched away from them even for ne
ment. If strict impartiSir,
| Justice and frmness are ebserved, thepeo-
pie will not be incensed; but if mineE.
ity shall abuse the adyentitious advantage
of an organized Convention to send aar
Constitution to Congress, without fr
submitting it to the people, they viii Be
goaded by indignation to acts Of viOlenor,
they will tear the Constitution into tat
tiers and trarnple it into the dust, and up
braid the Prof. Slavery party with will
ingness and an attempt to rule per pas
nefus, and they will organize more sthu-
gently doubtless against slavery, than
they would ever have done at first
Hoping that you will lay the Thoughts
contained in this letter, or such Of then
as you may think advisable, before the
people of Kansas, am very respectful!
your fellow-citizen. j. b. SCOTT.