Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-11-26

Walker to convene the Legislature Organiza-
tion at once AID one to provide for an imme-
date organization Of the militia of the Terri
tory. - -
As there seems but little hope of excluding
slavery except by force, the latter proposition
was strongly urged.
81 Even if Governor Walker consents to call
the Legislature together, they have no power
over the Constitution, or over the provisions
of the Convention that framed it. They can
not alter or repeal the provision which denies
its submission to the people. 1t is said Gov
ernor Walker has expressed bis unwilIingness
to call together the Legislature if requested to
do so, and it is suspected that his unwilling
ness proceeds in no small degree from bis
knowledge that this body can do nothing in
the premises when convened. This thing is
done, and there is 30 help in Territorial Leg
islatures now.
The Legislature if convened will provide
for popular vote on the Constitution, de-
pending entirely upon on its moral effect
Though it can have no legal force, ye: most
free State men here seem to think that if a
tremendous popular vote is poiied against the
Constitution, and it is fully and legally shown
that nine-tenths of the inhabitants of the Ter
rtory are opposed to it, that may deter some
Northern Democrats III Congress from voting
for it
As the large emigration of last Spring was
thrown ont at the last election hv the SIX
months residence clause, the free State ma ior-
ity is much larger than that would show, and
it is confidently believed that if the LegisIa-
ture Will permit all who have resided thirty
days in the Territory to vote the majority
against the Constitution will be fully ten to
one.
The conviction among the free State men
here is, that as every part of the programme
in the action to make Kansas a slave State
has been so faithfully performed over all the
opposition, there can be no doubt the last act
will be carriad through. and that a Democrat
ic Congress will admit Kansas with this slave
Constitution, even if nnety-one hundreths of
the people of the Territory were known to be
opposed to it.
No definite action was taken, but commit
tee was appointed, and it is expected that
another meeting will be held in a few days.
TIE REsULT-QF THE CONTENTION.
[From the Chicago Times, (senator Douglas Organ
Nov. III
We think it amounts TO very little what has
been the action Of the Convention One thing
IS certain, the constitution has not been SUB
.mitted to tic people, and that constitution is
not worth the paper it disfgures. 1t las nc
vitality now, vet it has as much as it viii ever
have. Any State officers elected under it
and they are to be elected forthwith--wilI
have as much authority as the Topeka State
officers. Governor Walker is Governor OF the
Territory, and we trust as he put down the
Topekates, so will he put down all others who
may attempt to usurp the province of Govern
ing Kansas without authority of law. We
suppose, however, that in a few days We will
have true statement of what has been done
in Kansas, and then we will have something to
say. 1t may as well, however be stated now
as at any other time, that the people of Kan
sas have given a pledge that they shonld be
free to regulate their own affairs for thenlseve:
and that pledge must be made good.