Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-11-27

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Constitution, down to last Saturday night
November 9TH. Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday were consumed i'm fierce debate as &c
the best method of forcing slavery upon the
people Of Kansas There were two PROPOSE
tons before the Convention. lst 10 submit
to the people only the slave clause in thi.
shape Constitution with Slavery "Con.
stitution without Slavery ID 70 send ur
the Constitution to Congress without submit
ting IL at ALL Tho lo5lnor is called Tho Ma
iority Report; the latter the Minority Re-
port Calhoun, Of Springfield, Illinois, stands
Chief sponsor for the former and Jen5ina, of
Westpurt, Mo. native of South Carolina.
is put forward as the leader of the Extremists.
Tho Douglas wing Of the Convention want
ed to submit the slave clause to the people,
but not the body Of the Constitution. The
plan is % force the people to vote for the in
strument itself whether they are for it or a.
gainst it. This Constitution logalizos all the
laws passed by the bogus legislature. includ-
lug the black code, which Furnishes with death
those who oppose slavery.
John Randolph, a blunt, out-spokon pro-
slavery delegate. representing Atkinson
county, in the course Of debate on Friday.
said that "ho was in favor of the minority re-
port, because be considered the plan of the
majority ,Cahoun's a swWdlc lie was 1p-
posed, from principle. to letting the Adolf
tionists and Black Republicans vote down
their Constitution as they would do IL they
had chance. What he did he wanted to do
openly ho was opposed to stabbing in the
dark"
lie was followed by Mr. Moblcy, Of Riley
county who pitched into both reports. He
denounced the proposition of the major ty as
a base attempt to swindle the people. and the
minority report as high-handod outrago.-
lie said the Dougasites wanted to slip poison
into the Free Sellers cup; while the Atch-
isonitcs were for blowing out their brains
openly, and that was all the difference be-
tween them ON the Slavery question. He
then offered substitute, proposing to submit
the whole Constitution to all the legal voters,
with proviso requiring every voter to swear
to support this Constitution, if it should be
ratified, the Nebraska bill and the fugitive
slave law His substitute was tabled by
large majority.
Col. jenkins, fugleman for the Ultraists
next spoke. He took the broad Southern
Democratic ground and claimed that the Con- f.
yontion held the sovereignty, and should de- T.
eide not to submit the Constitution. or any
part of it, to the people lie said the public
good and the proper equilibrium between the
Free and Slave States required that Kansas
shanld oon,a inte tllo Untun rftupo 5ris..
He tHcw it would be received if a slave Com
stitution was sent up to Washington. lie
said be had read letter from President Bu-
chanan 20 a prominent member of the pro-
slavery party in Kansas, to the effect that
"he Constitution lroWd be- rcceiycd Ia the form
as sent up By The Conpention.n
Next followed Wells, of Douglas county,
who was opposed to both reports.
Gen Calhoun, of Springfield H. made
long speech in favor Of the majority report,
and of only submitting the slavery clause to
the people. lie was opposed TO giving the
"Topckaites' a chance to "yote down our
Democratic Constitution" The majority re-
port would compel the Aboitionsts TO vote
for the Constitution, whilc voting down the
slave clause, no matter how rcpuguant to them
in this way we have got them tight" said
he, land they can't help themselves" There
are several provisions in the body of the in
strumcnt which sufficiently protect slave
property, which, with the bred Scott decision.
is all that Southern gentlcman should ask. -
by this means Kansas will come into the
Union as Democratic State. like Illinois
A dozen Other speeches were made
The regular majority report was voted
down by 25 to II. A vote was then taken
on the minority report, which provides for
sending up the Constitution to Congress with
its pro-slayery, without submitting it to the
people at all, which was lost-ayes %, nays
%.
The Southern members then stormcd and
ragged, and sworo they would leave the hall,
never to come back. The Douglasites became
alarmed. A motion to reconsider prevailed,
by ayes %, nays 90 motion was next
made to table the minority report, which was
lost ON tic yoto--aycs "a, NAYS a. The
Southern members again stormed. The final
vote was then taken on the adoption of the
pro-slayery minority report, and resulted
ayes 20, nays 23-carried. The ultras then
followed up their victory by attempting toput
the whole Constitution upon It's final passage
After fierce contest, the Convention adj .
Jonrnod at late hour, to meet at 9 a. NJ. /
Monday morning, Nov. 9th.
As the matter stood at adjournment. the I
fire eaters had achieved a signal triumph. A
clause had been adopted in the Constitution
making Kansas forever slave State and
this Constitution was ordered to be sent to
Congress without submission TO the people in
any shape-hot even IN the swindlng form
by the Dougasites. We await our
next nows from that quarter with impatience.
The people Of Kansas are in fcrmcnt. An
explosion may take place at any moment. An
extra session Of the legislature is talked Of
and also a general convention Of the Free
State party, to decide upon the best policy to
pursue in reference to Che bogus pro- slavery .
Constitution. The aiIuirs of Kansas are vet
far from settled
The Nebraska bill is working most beauti-
fully
by telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Nov. l6.-Kansas adyices state
that the Constitution adopted by the Consti-
tntional Convention was by vote Of % in
favor Of it to about dozen against it, The
whole number Of delegates TO the Convention
was sixty consequently the Constitution was
adopted by minority Convention The ma
jonty and minority report of the Committee
on schedule was merged into one schedule.
4 provides for an election on the 2lst of De-
eemher to ratiy or reject the Constitution.
the voting to be by ballot, and the votes cast
to be endorsed "Constitution with SlavervH
and Constitution without Slavery :" also for
an election to be held ON the first Monday in
January next, for the election of state and
Congressional tickets.