The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-06-20

of YOU and nearly all the peollc Vi iAH-'7
sas And if the bogus Legislature has
power to pass charters 1t has power 20
pass anv other law not in conflict with
the Constitution of the United States "A
voice-iHow are those inspectors to be
appointed?'1 They must be appointed /
fairly and impartially, of course. "A +
voice-"Who is to appoint them ?''J II
doubt not that the Convention Will pre-
scribe fair, just, and impartial method,
as they do in other States. A voice
s.They did, in giving us 280y voters in this
County" Laughter. Well, gentlemen,
let us look at that question. What have
these 28O voters to do, if you have all a
fair vote next Fall on the Constitution?
IA voiee-4There has been no census
taken.''l That has nothing on earth to /
do with the question. But while | most
deeply regret and deplore the circumstance
that there has been an insufficient census,
what am to think when told by those |
who profess to represent the Republican /
party of this Territory who tell you that 1
you should neither register nor vote. You
were kept from registering, as you all
know, by following the advice of these
party leaders of yours, and then complain,
YOU cannot vote. You could have reg
istercd here if you pleased, and hundreds
in this Territory, since hearing my plan,
have expressed to me their deep regret
that they had not registered: and many OF
your county, since my arrival, have chan
ged their position and resolved to vote.
Every man who responds that he Will not
acknowledge thosslaws has been deprived
of no privilege in not being registered,
because he declares that, whether regis
tered OF not, he will not vote. Ifyou dis
like the Convention Go you best oppose
it by standing aloof and allowing major
ity of other persons to adopt their Constl-
tuition, or by voting down that instrument.
Ifyou do not vote next Fall, for or against
that instrument, when you have far
chance, Congress Will act as though you
had. No, you cannot defeat the Constl-
tuition bv refusing to vote. a voice
ssThe Governor is right, and we will vote
then."1 Now, gentlemen, | really be-
lieve / have detained you too long.
There is nothing on earth that | love
more than free opinion, a free press and
popular discussion. Cries OF right"
Instead of oblecting to it, [ love to hear
some few of you differ from me or ask
questions. Come let us reason together.
Discarding passion and prejudice, regret
ing as you and / do, all the difficulties
that have occurred in the past, let us ask
ourselves this great practical question
What is best for the great future OF Kan
sas ?" "a voice-"The Topeka Constl-
tution.n1 Well, gentlemen, hope DO one
will saw so, unless the man who believes
that 1,73I voters should deprive som'
: 10000 or 10000 voters now in the Ter
ritorv or that soon will be here of decidin;
their own form of government for them
! selves. IA voice-.How was it when tn
people of Missouri came here ?"l l hav
f nothing TO do with the people OF eithe
$ Missouri or Massachusetts. L am oni.
: looking to the future. And say if yo1
desire war; Loud cries of "No, no"
r if YOU desire conflict; "No, No."
n Won desire to enter into rebellion, no
: soainst the Territorial laws only, bu
: against the government of the Unite,
b States q No, no. all you have to do
to set up the State government agalns
the government approved by the Presl
!. dent and the acts of congress by tn
!, present enactment of State laws. l.
q voice-.Not now''l There cannot be
8 State government without State Cover
: nor without his superseding the Cover
A nor appe;nted by the President of tn
y limited States under the laws of Congress
IS There cannot be State government WITH
% ont State Judges, and there cannot be Stat
n iudges without their superceding tt
N iudges appointed by the President OF I'll
,f limited States under the laws of Coz
is gress or a State legislature without superc
70 ding the Territorial Legislature. 1t meal
y that. or it means nothing. Surely this
n. omen rebellion against the government
ne the United States to which you tell
60 YOU do not mean to resort.
. Now, then, gentlemen, Ireturn You II
III most sincere thanks for the klHd aud /
hv dulrent attention with which you ha'
n listened to my remarks. A Avoice-"W h
n as to the taxes ?"1 Long before l a
y IT called ON for any official action, the rel
nd of law, of Justice and ofthe people VIII
I so fully established here that, as go
"A citizens. YOU will all cheerfully pay Il
If small pittance to support your own sc
# erninent. A voice-"We will have
iii great deal more confidence Ill the vote
ro- the people to be given next Fall II
"A will tell us by what authority the Iud;
M are to be appointed."] ] viii answer e
to question. for l have no doubt it Is TAI
her asked and in fair spirit. The voice
nan at certainly-is., ! will say then to y
ave gentlemen, that if they do not appoln
ave fair and impartial mode by which
en- majority of the actual, bona ride, resid
irIv settlers of Kansas shall vote, through
- instrumentality of impartial judges, |
nan ioin YOU all in lawful opposition to Il
tber doings. and the President and Cong
?,l will reject their Constitution. a volc
hut .Will the Convention appoint nmPal
has Judges ?''l 1t is their duty to do so.
. TO yoicc-''Wilithey do SO 2" Gentien
;ted I am not the Convention, but do
laws doubt they will give you impartial Jud
are IA voice.. will ask the Governf
neo- there is any ono who will be allowe
Go vote for this Convention except those
not istered :sl As regards the past L
a. al cot no mower to recall it. The past
sonri TeyocabIe. even By Almighty power, a
Veu nrofess to have yerv little power, /
that less such power as that. Over the p
nd have no control; but over the fut'
vent have; and I say to you that unless
f the and fair opportunity is given to the
.rned Deople Of Kansas to decide for theIns
Kan what shall be their foFra of govern
I the including the great sectional GU
rs. or which has So long divided you-unl
en- by repeat. they grant you such aa opport
nile of I have one power of which no man
: IA ofmen can deprive me, and towhlcll
les of unheSitatingly resort, and that IS !
they YOU in lawful opposition 70 their
When ICries of "0ood, good" and loud apI
4 into during which the Governor withdr'
II not Hon. +. p. STANTON, the Ter
decide Secretary, was introduced by the
,rm of man. and addressed the assembling
ions. it eloquent, brilliant and most el
ain. of speech
,jces- a brief and most able address b
what f. O. PEiRIs, terminated the proce
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