The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-16

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whose lswibl existet,cs had bss1 ree,sa ;zsd
by contrsss ID .i1sssa, 5or.nr and 81 a MAJ.
snt enac.men:s. A large proportion of M
ciljzsns Of Kansasdid mol ihiuk pronsr q e .
inter their rsmes and ID vote ii The efsction
for delegates; but opportunity 10 do il.;s bay.
Ing been fair,y afforded their refusal 10 ays;l
shamselyes of their riahl could In no mauue,
sffsct ths legality ofihe convention. !,
This consenIlon proceeded to frame con.
eti,usion for Kansas, and finally adjourned
on The 7,h day of November, But lile dif.
fienhy occurred in the conseniion exeep. on
The sublscl. ...of slavery. The. truth is iha.
the general .pfovisioEs or our receni sta,e
constitutions are SO similaf-and. I NAV add.
90 exceiIeni---.aat the difference between
them is not essential. Under the earlier mar.
' ,Ire of,he government, no constitution ram.
cd By ,he convention ofa Territory prepa ra-
tory 10 lis admission inlo the Union as a
Stale had bsen Submitted 10 The reople. /
trust, however, The example sci bv The lasl
Congress, requiring that ihe Constiin,ior af
Minnesota tshonld be subject 10 ihe appro-
|. val aud faIifca6ons OF The people of The pro.
posed SAFE, may be followed on futnrs oc.
casions. took itfor granted lhafths con.
yenlion OF lKansas would act in accordance
with this example, founded, as It is, on cor.
rect principles and hence my instructions 10
consti,ution 10 he neopls. were exn,ssssa
I'm reneral and nnonai;f;ed .a,ms
i, ir ,hs K a,,ss !. .Nab,ask. 40, bo.sve, nj.
,eon;,emen, as s,n,;ca,ea "a a.. ooh hoss Ear.
s,hu,ior. had 10, been ;nse,isd ard ,ha o,,n.
yention was M, bonn,, bv lis terms 10 sns.
mil any So,her ,norl;on of The ;us,,pr,sntf -
an election. .exceo, that wbich rela,e. 10 The
iomesfic insrilutionn Of slavery. This win
be rendered elsar bv n sinnls ,sfareoce 10
rs language. II was unot 10 lesisla,e SLAVERY
into any Territory or slate. nor no exelude
il therefrom. bu, 10 leave The peopIe ,hereof
psriec,ly fres tu form and reuulate ,boir t.o.
mestio ;os,;,n,ons In thai, ovn vvavn 40.
cordiua 10 the plain construction Of The SEN
tence, The words adomes,ic iusti,utions,,
have 4 direct. as ,bev have an appropriate.
reference 10 slavery. ,nDomes,ic institutions,
are limited 10 n 3 family The relation be. !
twesn m mas,er and slave and few o,bers are
.saomes,;c institutions. y ard ara en,i,sIv ais.
,;nct f,om institutions az > noi;tical chaf.c,er
Resides ,bere was no ouestion then befo,e
Congress, nor indeed has there since been
any serious question before the people of |
Kansas or the country, except that which re- |
|ates 10 The s'domestc institution" of slavery.n
The convention, after an angry aud excl
ed debale, finally determined, by msjori.
y of only two, TO submit the question OF
lavery TO the people, though al the last forty-l
hree Of the fifty delegates present affixed
heir signatures to the consiiiuion. /
A large majority Of the convention were I
In favor Of eslabiisting slavery in Kansas.
They accordingly inserted an article in the
Tor this purpose similar in form |
10 those which had been adopted by other
conventions, 10 ,be schedule,
however, providing tor The ransilion from
territorial lo.a State government, the question |
has been fairly and explicitly referred 10 the !
people, wheiherihey will have aconsttution
with or without slaveryh Il declares that
before the constitution adopted by the CON
veniion "shall be sent to Congress Tor ad.
mission inio the Union as a S'ate," an cleo
lion shall be held 10 decide this question. al
which all the white male Inhabitants ofthe |
Territory above the age OF 81 are entitled 10
vote. They are tovote by ballot and the
"ballot cast at said election shall be endored
Constitution with slavery and 'Cons'iiaiiou3
with no slavery" If there be majority in
favor Of the eConsiilntiou with slavery"
then ills 10 etransmlited TO Congress by The
OF the Convention lin lis original
form. II, onthe contrary, there shall be a
majority in favor ofihe "Cons,ilution With |
no slavery" "then the article providing for
slavery shall be stricken from the Coasiilu-
lion BY The Pfesiienl OF this Convention;"
and il IL expressly declared that mo slavery
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