The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27

Justly conducted the constitution will be- andought to be-
rejected by Congress, (cries of Good.
'Gentlemen this sube ct wish that there should
be mistake misrepresentation regards my opin-
ions and the policy which shall deem IL my duty TO
pursue in the administration OF the executive department
of the Territory Of Kansas. 1t is involved In few sim
pie words that the majority of the people of Kansas
must goyem-[ores Of Right that the majority of the
people Of Kansas must adopt their own constitution or
reject that the majority of the people of Kansas at the
polls must decide whether they will be slave State or
free State. Applause
Indeed under Whatever specious DISCUSSES any other
doctrine may be presented, believe that the who
desires that the minority OF the people shall establish in
situtons for the majority is whatever he may call him
self neither democrat republican, but amonarchis
or an arsocrat He desires that the shall govern the
many, whereas the great fundamental doctrine which
lies at the basis of all American institutions, and
upon which they all repose, and which has been carried
into successful operation in every other State but Kansas
and which, gentlemen, with your aid and corporation to
snstain me- it my sincere hope shall obtain its fullest
realization here, is the rule Of the majority
That legislature has called convention to assemble
in September next That constitution they will or they
win not submit to the vote Of the majority Of the then
actual resident settlers OF Kansas. If they do not thus
submit it, viii join you fellow-citizens IN lawful OPP
position to their Cries Of Good, and cheers
And cannot doubt gentlemen, that one much higher
than l. the Chief Magistrate Of the Union will join You
in opposition, But, gentlemen, for myself, cannot
doubt that that convention will submit such an ns
the whole people of Kansas to all who are, then
may be- actual bona tide resident settlers of the Territory
of Kansas Then at that time, and in pursuance of the
method designated by the laws of our country by the
instructions OF the Chief Magistrate OF the Union, who
placed there by the people and sworn by them to
ecute the laws do not entertain doubt but that that
convention will submit to the whole of the then bona tide
settlers of Kansas the determination for themselves by an
actual majority of the whole people whether they shall
adopt reject that constitution. If they reject IL there
is end to that convention IL has performed its Office
1t has adjourned never to meet again. IA Voice, What
nextF What next, you ask, gentlemen! There are
two other very easy exits from the difficulty and the
question is practical one, propose to answer It, In
October next not under the act of the late territorial
Legislature but under the laws OF Congress, you, the
whole people of Kansas have right to elect delegate
to Congress- and to elect territorial Legislature and
through that legislature you speak your views and in
struct them either to call convention to submit
constitution for the consideration of the people or they
instruct their delegate to Congress- chosen by ma
ority of their votes to ask Congress to pass law
authorizing the people of Kansas to form State constr
tuition for themselves
These attudnous positions of his candidy confess
do not endorse and can see no ground on which
they be excused except that his arrival in Kansas
and consultation with the pro-slavery and consttu-
tona party there they have all deemed it necessary that
he should make the strongest possible bid for votes for
his party in the unhappy circumstances in which our
has been left there by his predecessors We can
ddly confess to readers that inclined to
tain him, and will strain point to sustain him, for the
great overriding have partially set forth in
this article but yet do endorse his Naturalization
expressions this subject and think of his addresses in
general that in his eageness to win voters from the OPP
position he has made large promises of railroad and
school grants of lands from Congress- and mapped out
too grand scale OF federal donations to the Territory
consistently with due regard for the constitutional lim
tatons restricting Congress in this behalf.
As to the violent assaults which understand have
been made upon the private character of Walker they
have nothing to do with the Kansas affair." Involve mat
tiers the real truth of which it is impossible for the great
public to reach, and only to show the spirit in
which his public conduct is inpugned.