The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

in Kansas WitnOut tno COucons VI VIC BoV'
erned. fthe present National Administers
ton insists upon trying the experiment, up.
on it will rest all responsibility for the con-
sequences"
In subsequent number, issued Nov.
10, the New York Courier and Enquirer,
replying to the Washington Union,
says:
"ws publish this morning tho material part
of very noticeable editorial article from
the Washington Union Of yesterday on the
Constitution adopted by the Lecompton
Convention. II this article speaks the SEN
timents and purposes Of the national admin.
istration-and We suppose 1t docs-itis not
to DO disguised that Kansas 10 yet to under.
20 a period of most fiery trial. 1t Is the
hight of folly to believe imposition as the
organ Of the President here advocates
When the Union proclaims that "the vexed
question is settled the problem is solved
the dread point Of danger is passed, and
follows up its proclamation with such rca-
sons, it is making mock Of sober sense II
is not possible for any man, having the least
knowledge Of the principles which impel the
action Of American freemcn, or even Of the
ordinary instincts Of human nature, to seri.
ously believe that the people Of Kansas will
accept any such issue a. the Lccompte Con.
yention has sought to force upon them
They will resist it. and, IL need be, resist Il
to tho last extremity. The irresponsible
handful Of desperadocs at Lecompten have
told the sovereign people Of Kansas that they
must receive their handiwork, whether they
will or no-that, though in their grace they
give them leave TO refuse particular Sec
ton Of the instrument, yet they shall havs
no voice or will in reference to oil other por-
tions ofit-that hate It As they may, they
shall take it Notwithstanding, and shall hav,
no power for seven years to alter one iota Of
It. The audacity ofthese fellows was almos
past belief. 1t was not because any one hal
ignorant o! their utter unscrupulousness. blu
because it was not deemed that they hat
courage enough to attempt seriously to carry
it out. But 1t would now seem shat they
were conscious there was power ut Washing
ton to back them up, and that they plunget
on reckless OF every consequence. All tha
they appear to have been asked to do, wa
to make q pretenco Of submitting the ques
ton of slavery &c the people, but in such
way that the people must and would refns'
to vote ~ on it. They were invited to var
nish their work with u little artifce and,ir
gratitude for promised support at Washing
ton, they condesccnded &c do 1t, though OF
ardent minority fought against even this
Said one Of the delegates, Randolph, o
Atchison, with an openness that astoned fol
his want ofelegance -
'Now, what was this scheme? What i
said =? Why, here we have two Constitu
tions, one for slavery, and one without
Well, that's u good one. Laughter, J
Yes, you may laugh, it's just humbug.-
The fact is it's Slavc-State Constitution
and Slaye-State Constitution. That's It
you say laugh. Ill tell tho world vii
soon be laughing at US. This isa grand
humbug. It's not fair. 1t is supposed by
some OF the gentlemen here that they ART
awful smart, or that tho Abolitionists ars
awful fools. We expect to vote for Slave
Stats in tins way. They are not such fool,
as YOU suppose But let us suppose thai
they are such fools. Is it right that VIC,
should swindle them in this way? Il im''
fair. | won't do it. II We are to submit
it ut all, submit it fair; let them have a
Free State Constitution If they vote to beat
us, or do not submit 1t ut all, l tell you this
scheme of swindling submission will be the
blacklist page in your history, and we will
never hear the end of it,
Mr.. Mobley, another delegate Of similar
stamp followed
He was pro.Slavery man and wanted to
take steps to make Kansas q slave State
He denounced the trick Of the majority re-
port. There were but two ways Of making
State CONSTITUTIONAL of them was ~
submit, and the other was to send direct to
Congress. lie denounccs the majority re-
porI. 1t is a swindle-a monstrous fraud.
II wears lalshood on its face in letters Of
brass. 1t pretends to sumit the Constilu.
ton, and does not. This is glaring fraud
II was concocted. not by the pro-Slavery
party, but the political democracy. 1t is n
lie, cheat, swindle. He isa pro.Slayery
man. He wants to make Kansas slave
State. He therefore puts in the clause 70.
curing the oath. Their enemies will not
take that oath. They will thus proceed IN
q straightforward, regular manner. What!
do you expect to catch the republican party
of Kansas with that bait? You can't do il.
tell you il you adopt that report, there
will not be 500 votes for the constitution. -
The republicans will never touch it. The
true pro.Slavery men will torake it
Where will they be? You can't induce the
free-state men Of Kansas to vote under such
a cheat
But the Union affects to believe that this
"lie," this "cheat," this swindle," will
succeed-yea, that the free-Sate men Of
Kansas will at onco take part in 1t and MD
in consummation it II knows that the nd
ministration has been sowing tho wind 10
Kansas, and Processes to expect the halcyon
in return. such IN afIectation Of simpler
ty is most pitiful. The FREQ state men Of
Kansas are incapable Of such qualification
and such degradation as the Union assumes.
They will not touch the Lecompton Constitu.
ton They will trample it in the mire.-
There is no power on earth that can impose
il upon them against their will. President
Buchanan. with all his bayonets at his
back. dare not attempt it. The first drop
Of blood no should shed to enforce that ma
urpation, would stain his name with etcr-
nal infamy."
The following is the article referred to
in the above, on Kansas and her consti-
tuition, from the Washington Union of
Nov. 18th.
"The vexed question Is settled the problem
ID solved-,he dead point Of danger is passed
all serious trouble about Kansas affiirs Is
over and gone. Kansas comes into the Union
On the principle Of the great oct which Or
yanized her and Nebraska as territorial gov.
Another star Is added to the 70
publican constellation, not shining on scenes
,f terror, conaagration and blood, but lend.
ing its light to the peaceful pursuits Of
and prosperous people.
We lay before our readers this morning,
Tie schedule Of the new Constitution pre-
cared by the Convention at Lecompton.-
The schedule is that part Of the Constitu-
linn which nrovidea for tina tra naition fror,