New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-16

The etph are nccked ana loealSo' w"0'
ihoosht hey bad pesc' able triampa- Inc rells
power they bad kgitima'ey taken are tuaTy .a.;ai
tr.u their grasp. The offspring OF thu ierr n.al
I.o.Ltn,s While hardly out Of the sgsddllug
cLthes Of it, political birth, turns round IKE nIu
cry OGRE TO deyour its parent Its birth not 70 e1
. lope deferred contingency, waiting Ise 1u.ao
supple Mt the action of Congress- but ood uen w
power which recognizes Do authority OUTSIDE o. i.se"
10 limit or deny lis existence. TN measures ssep
i. defines its powers and character IL tens ei,o
world not wha. il would he, but what II is ~
claims the right to exist az Government independ-
ent Of the action Of the people, in defiance oil their
eIpression Of their wishes through the ba!lot-oox.
II declares in plain terms that heDceforth the Terri
toral Legislature is null and v0id-thit II Is dead
II egalizss all the past acts of the so-caed Ierrto
nal Legislature the bogus Legislature. ny NAT
means it establishes Slavery BY the Constitution Tor
tbo,e Laws in sDy contingency are part OF the Gov
eminent. II proyides that the Federal Governor
and other Federal officers, are to cease to be WHAT
thew Are after the DIST of December next, or AFTER
This mockery of a SUBMISSION, in which the people
ARE 10 be allowed TO decide that certain provisions
preyenting the action of subsequent legislatures
,bsll not 5e part OF this Constitution. Ba; there
is not one provision Of this Constitution thar pre-
vents or excludes Slavery or the introduction Oh oa'
ery. II was established by Territorial law. ne
mast Territorial law ia formally included IN the Con
stitutiou. The bill of rights has no provision such
as that "There shall De DO slavery or involuntary
seryitude in this State but for crimes" All the
rights sre guaranteed to A" freemen' and to " Tree
men, alone The word white does not even distin-
quisb who are ireemen-tbe word =" man even IL
not in il. We have, then. in any event Slave
State. The Slavery p the State cannot be abolished
by the Legislature. The laws that create this SlsV-
cry are part Of the Constitution, aud that instru
ment can only be amended after the lapse of many
wears by wo.thirds vote, first Of the Legislature
and then Of the people. :,
But it is in he regency thus created that the bold
est and most startling features OF the plot are re-
vealed. II holds all the powers Of Government
The whole funt tons OF the Territorial Administrator
are 10 ceise-n0t in the contingency of the s1nls-
sion Of the State by Congress but at certain time
the authority of the Federal officers expires by limits
ton The regent created by this Convention, does
not even wait until the 2st of December TO assume
the functi ms Of Chief Executive. Before that time,
be establishes voting precincts he appoints judges
of election. he prepares the machinery OF election,
and is to sit in judgment on its fruits. Indeed alter
this Constitution receives the signatures of the dele
gates, the PrCShyery minions may prepare to throw
up their hats and cry, Long lie King John !"
But more than this, not only Territorial lsw-mak-
ery but Territorial law ceases 10 exist. The law
making power is declared TO be null and void by
this urgratefu psrr,cide of Convention, and all
the past acts are destroyed rs Terrtt RAJ laws. and
Incorporated hs part ti luls tohShtubob' A~'S- ~
militia" power is thus incorporated, and the jsd-
cis authority. All the elements OF substantial au-
thority are retained; but these placed secondary
10 this Constitution-to this State Government--to
this Regent. He thus holds both nominal aud sub
staDtal powers.
Nov. is all this rebellion Wehave heard good
deal about rebellion during the past two years,
the rebellion OF the Topeka Government" that
quietly awaited the action of Congress. Here we
have high-handed usurpatiOn Of power. Here We
have the creation Of office and an authority not
known TO the Constitution OF the United States. More
this authority does not owe any part OF It's power
70 the People. MoIe-i. is the bastard offspring OF
Convention, the creature of & " miserable minor
ity." Still mOre--t proposes deliberately to depOse
the regularly constituted authorities of the Terri
tory, appointed by the Federal Government. By
IT. act II now assumes to wnst from the People tho
right TO make laws by the Territorial Legislature.
These are no common usurpatiOBs-are they re-
btlicn On the question Of Squstter Sovereignty,
Congress has alresdy turned sumnlerset. Will
they turn one ON Rebellion ?" Let the powers thst
be contemplate this. Ii is no joke. II is serious
game, 1t which the fortunes OF our Republic and
the veal or wee Of our people are the stake. l
state The case thus ia the eye CT certain facts.
What Keeps this Convention herel Where is their
power A United States army is around Lecomp-
ton. Major Shermans battery, the most formidable
in the United States army, is here and these usurp-
ers cOncoct their schemes OF rebellion under cover
OF its guns.
il the power OF the ar1ny 10 sustain this regency
If not at what stage OF the usurpaton is its patron
age to ccasei The People OF the Territory want to
k0Ow. II is important at this stage OF the proceed
iDgs that they should know. If they could not make
u cir Cor stitutOn without United States army,
reasonable doubt may arise as 10 whether they can
maintain the Government they have thus boldly
created without such an army. In the invasion OF
March, 1855, Missouri robbed Kansas of her pOliti-
cal rights. In this act Of these usurpers the people
are again robbed Alter tolsome effort to seize
the fruit their political biItbneht-t has turned to
sshss On their lips that s, u lbs act Of The Con-
rtntiOn IS 10 be tolerated.
have said that Crisis is upon the people of
Kansas. Their enemies are III earnest. There is
no pea.tsble, constitutional way of escaping. Does
any one feel Lie asking: Shall the people Of the
Territory vote on the 21st December l will say
that in contemplation of possible submission, even
in way designed to secure fraudulent result the
people would have voted but how can they vote at
this election! There is nothing to vote for. There
ia nothing on earth to gain and their participation
is to be construed into some kind Of assent TO the
c. nsttution, even though the Constitution be not
submitted At the State election, when it occurs,
numerous difficulties in the way. In the first
place, all tte management Of the election and the
returns are in the hands OF these men. In the sec
Old place. no length OF residence is required and
IN the ind, vote by ballot IS To be taken, IN the
certified returns from which there requires TO be
nothing but list Of names and tally Of ballots
Only Governor and Lieutenant Governor are TO be
elected all the other State Officers are tol be sp-
pointed
These magnates Of LecOmpton determine that
there thall be TO earthly avenue OF escape from
their Constitution. That Constitution becomes
fact the moment ttey sign it, that IL, If any part
Of it is legal fct. How are the people Of Kansas
a.. T.. e