Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-11-21

mem, In sucn tmeS inter anna silent
legos The salps ropuii as then the plea
and the Justification. sI'ut what does the
salus popalt call for in piping times of
peace when there are none to make us :
fraid fthe polls of a Republic? Why a
very different rule and order Of proceeding
when there is time and place and opportu-
Aisity of consulting tire SOVEREIGN people
themselves, protected in, tbeir'asscmblies
and votes Accordingly, when Virginia
formed Constitution a SECOND time. in
1929 80, and third time III 1850 81, the
form adopted by the Convention was in both
instances submitted to the g leg al voters
aye, more, = tadf' s8em ts5fa1vs Ejemdd 5g the
nen firm Jcfore ascY mas otlopted. That
the people shall Of right judge for them
selves at the polls, of their own organic
law, unless they expressly authorize agents
to make and to adopt Constitution for
them, isa: principle for. whiels ASA mem
Der of the last Convent n, ST 'ttFlinia, I
would have contcndcd as strcnuously AS |
did for any ether principle of popular sovcr-
eighty or of self government. There was
no such authority delightfully."- 4ltc i'reuple
to the Convention of Kassas Yet if up
on precedent, the Convention of Kansas
'ad6P5tsAa Republics" form of State Csb~cea
mcnt, aud reports it 70 C8at,rcss, without
Submitting it to the people, p a@rto with
Mr.. Hunter in accepting and voting to
receive Kansas as IA Stato-slave or free
into the Tnien. And Why? -'5cca;ise.
first, of preccdciit,. al a secondly, Whether it
be accepted or rejected, it has to be submit
ted orr e...Ejeet at last, in either event, to
the popular will. ia majority do not ap-
prove of Tie Constitution. they may orga-
mise another Convention immediately, and
adopt any republican form, after they are
once State, mAheut Sabb,iHipg It at all
to CongrcsS. The question now is, then,
not whether CONGRESS sheull adept Or re-
ject the Constellation of Kansas, submitted
to the popular vote or not, but WHETHER IT
er6s'r >or'rT stts 1rrfr TT '~aE PEOPLE nv
FORE II rs SUBMITTED TO CoStsi;tsss* Witch
is the better policy for the pros slavery par
ty to pursue? to submit the Constitution
at once to the people, and have an end ofthe
agitation or to at6liti.re the 'shreks'rbr
freedom while longer 'lfa -1naiorty of
the legal voiers.are opposed e thejpian Of
government proposed by The Convention,
their voices ought to Prevail; consltu-
tiofe feysn Tesght aot 10 & j4epostd upon
them, and coRa@ be BIT Is d 3fsy, %iNi
their sovereign power ought tnSt fte be
snatched away from them even for mo-
r.e.T.. afe1See,rcss' sfse.ld AID AID AnET A
CONVENTION ~ beISG 80, srogfp NOT Con
GEEss BIZ INTERVENING AGAINST SaS-lSTgR-
vENrIoN? And If majority is in favor Of
! the form propos,sl they will prevail, and
Controversy wi.!fcsd 81 ietFifafar-
tiality, justice and fairness are obsef5std,
the people viii not be rnccnsed but If a
minority shall abuse the a1ventitious adj
vantage III an organized Convention to send
'Wetrsf c;,stit,:s1tsa tn-eor,ercSs without first
sabniitin. it to the P,o3ie, ihGy will be
geaded by Indignation 10 acts Of vioicncc,
they will tear the Constitution into tattcrs
AMI ,'rii'snle itrnfb Pie dust, and up5raid
lts Tie pro slavery party ' ~ a willingness
and an attempt to riic jisf, f'ie' 5# Htjtts,
and they will organize mere stringently.
de'rh'less against slavery, than they would
e9er h'rre ,asfs" ri FIST. Again: Y the
Constitution be sulYi,ittct e. skGnl fist it
ni,;st be si'b.qittcd to Congress afterwards.
to see that its provisions are rait 'h5;',r, shd
it must paSs ~ review Of the Representa-
ta->.. il. c.s,,f; r,s ell ~. ia the Terrific
Wy. >sct, # hot srhi.frtGa ~ - 'Fi8Sle
in the first itfStance, and s5;sier,s-s acesptai
it, aud then the people Of i\au,Ass cl;ifEn
and adept another ami, il may be, worse
Constitution, this latter will net. have to b.,
ard = n rot be submitted to Cmtyress al
Aiming Iidi Il the same Ga, - =. ,feeet tie
equal rights of Shareholders. and to crd the
excitement and rgrife soonest ana safest
which is the better 'faiies', to appeal
to the people at once. IN peaceful,
far and.irst Holc or to be Obliged at last
70 abide by ,hcr anger ,;se'l resentment, af-
ter impairing our own moi;a 5fsi,efc bcsS~c
the country! Are we met in danger Of
hasiug our attitude in.naifed III another
question which has arisen since lIr. Hun
ter's letters w9sc Hsrstteny lfGnv. Walk
or did not 90 behind the rctrrns which he
proclaims were .'fraudulens and Siinutf~,as
N ttgis f't.e-sr,d %hetior they were so or
not, we have, as yet, no means of uctel'nlt,i.
mg-which were no returns In a word, if
this be true, he did right, of course, in dis
regarding and setting them aside lie u
susgted NO authority, if his report be true,
ard but lid his d"ty IN re.ndiating FRAUD
UPON Tnr ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. and Il. s'i,rn-
ing the insult which demanded that he
sho'f'd give it his official sanction and coun-
tenaucc. IN c~ccrtve has no itdfcial or
legislative power, and must not dare to u
surp either; but it is something more lhan