The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-18
LAzENz, EROM KANSAS

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4 Pfe-Slavery Constitutien Adopted
RecPlr. ~
We IA &c the proceedings Of the Kansas Pro
avery Convention in session TO make Con-
shsion .os 10 last Saturday night, Nov. 7th
qAusaay, 4i.day and Saturday were consumed
IA fierce debate No to the best method Of
ssdHg Slavery upon the people of Kansas
mere we're two propositions before the Con-
wniion. ltt. To submit TO the people only the
skye clause III this shape -" Constitution with
sayers,r !" Constitution without slavery" I'd
! Il send up the Constitution to Congress with
g; submitting it at all. The former is called the
lsiority Report; the latter, the Minority Report.
Calhoun, OF Springfield, Illinois, stands chief
sponsor for the former, and Jenkins, OF West.
port, No., native of South Crolins, is put for
Yard as the leader Of the Extremists.
The Douglas wing of the Convention wanted
10 submit the slave clause to the people, but
~ the body of the Constitution. The plan is,
70 force the people to vote for the instrument
1 ITSELF whether they are for it, or against it.
fhs Constitution iegalizes all the laws passed
blythe bogus legislature, including the black
Sesle which Furnishes with death those who op.
pose slavery.
4 Ne have epace only for condensed sketch
dsh the long report of the proceedings fur
abed By our correspondent.
2sAn Randolph, . blunt, out spoken pro-
dSefy delegate, representing AtcLison Co.,
hiths course Of debate on Friday said that
4 the sss in favor Of the minority report, be-
|Se. use he considered the plan OF the majority
F&iCalh. ,un's) sUindle. The idea of submit
sing one clause Of the Constitution and not
+ allowing III. people to vote on the whole WAS
= mean, cowar.' ly and iniamous-it was worse
= than swindle, i. was sco1ndresis'a! He ridi.
wcued the idea that the lore of Democracy and
sths principles Of Free Suffrage actuated the
Douglasiles in the Conve. 'uon. Else why dad
sthey deny to the people the r'ghs 70 vote ups
sAn all sneaking, halfway dodA ss. For ann
~Sself, be believed the Convention A." % SOW
seign body. and therefore it poss. >ssss tne
right 70 ssnd up 70 Congress its Cons.. eqs'oh
without submitting il to the people q IL.
We vas opposed, from principle. % letting thu
: Abcll.ionisss and Black Republicans vote
down their Constitution, ~ they would do,
Sh they had chance. What be did he want
ed 70 do openly; he was opposed to stabbing
I'm the dark. He hated Judasses, who kissed
only 70 betray. The majority report was
cheat and fraud!"
He vas followed by Mobley, Of Riley County,
sho pitched into both reports. He denounced
~ proposition Of the majority as . base at
isupt TO swindle the people, and the minority
sspost - high.handed outrage. He said the
Doaglasites wanted to slip poison into the Free
SOllers' cup; while the Atchisonites werc for
Blowing out their braines openly, and that was
q the difference between them on the Slavery
! Sssstion. He then oeered q substitute propo-
ing 70 submit the whole Constitution to NIL the
Crsn uah os~sn ApR
voter TO swear to support this Constitution, il it
/ should bs ratified, tue Nebraska bill and the Fu-
s'sise Slave law" His substitute was tabled
~ large msiory. estsa
Col Ssnklus, iugleman Of the Ultraists, next
spoke Ne took the broad Southern Democratic
ground, and claimed that the Convention held
sne sovereignty, and should decide not 20 sub
/ MT the Constitution. or any part Of it. 70 the
people. he said the public good and the pro.
eer equilibrium between the Free and Slave
1tAtes, required that Kansas should come int
we Union - Stare STATE. He kmsr IL would
= oe received Il Slave Constitution was sent
70 Washington. He said that he had
wsd letter from President Buchanan, TO- .
S@inens member Of the Pro.Slavery party
= Aanass 70 the effect that "eks Consultations
a&e % received IN the form as sent Up 6y tkis
O., walton. alFes-at ;9ss -
Next .sollowed Wells. Of Douglas county, Who
~ oppeset 70 both reports. he denounced
v eistsF terms, those who were designated -
Aoelialists in ste Convention. They were
su Naiicnal Oemoc, ats there Was NOS : Black
sePab6esa among them. Although h eonsad-
ssed Republicans q enemiss 70 the Conetitution
.aa country, yet they were citizens and snti-
20 % voice in the institutions under which
Me! must live. We cannot get over this, and
setaeuld not, aaid he, make Constitution in
sAieh he people we're pfsyentAd from express.
Aemselyes on the institutions under
! sa'eh they wish to live. The Conyentiop only
sessnu 1000 voters, and there are $4,000
Asaaas. Il vas repugnant 70 I'll bis ideas
q right for 1000 men % attempt 70 dictate
tsa times their number and force upon
\ - Institutions which they hated and abhor.
N&-ns did not believe that Oongress would
- Consolidation % framed; be thoseha
- Msethera Denocrats would mot defs q
soA ior admitting State under such eircun
1aaceA and Ii they did, the Black kepuoeleana
80 destroy The party In every Free nssse
- oestrsction Of the De@ocestic party J.
4sstA. w0nld be calamity which tAs 90
aeu af dozen Ease States woold not coun
~ Sol1ace. sssa ss4 sHs M u.
q. ssel Calhoun, Of Springfield, ~, nade
-. - " favor Of The majority report
~ G1bwiE&ieg ths slavery slosse =
q s.s - ~ epposed y gssang ~
@hAnee ~ vo1e ooWn %
Asksitss xee.y ~ majetity Fspor
,stSe Coostits.. .St;oniGss $ yots Il
= csas,itutien, Win. q low sspse
~. = slave elause, 10 - : IS vay :,
night be 70 them. h