White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-23
The Topeka Constitution.

ter, arc receiving such sound abuse. The
Topeka Constitution, in the first place,
was one ofthe greatest humbugs of the
age. It was framed by Convention Of
Delegates elected without any legal au-
thority, before the Territory was author
lied to form Constitution, and at a time
when it was certain that she did not con-
tain half the population requisite to entitle
her to State Government And because
that Constitution prohibited Slavery, ev-
cry Free State man was asked to fall down
and worship it, no matter how plain its
Hlegality. or submit to the most violent
denunciation and abuEe. This Constitu-
ton was paraded before Congress, with
the demand that Kansas should be ad
mitted as State under it; and this hav-
ing failed, it was necessarily held up be-
fore the people, while the wrongs Of Kan
sas were recounted, for political CANNON.
But that failed also. The people Of Kan
sas have now been authorized TO form a
Constitution. Through the instrument
atty Of these Topeka agitators, the Free
State party abstained from voting for
Delegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton; but the Topeka Constitution is
again dragged out, and demand made
that Kansas shall be admitted as State
under it. Because Free State men de-
cline agitating this thing now, they are
yillifed, and stigmatized as traitors. 1t
is claimed that there can now be nothing
urged against the adoption of this Con-
stitution, as the people Of Kansas are le-
gally entitled to one With the same
propriety, q self-constituted jury might
sentence a man to be hung, who has been
accused of no murder; and, should he
commit the crime years afterwards, might
bring up their old verdict, and demand
his execution upon the strength of it, from
The fact that it would meet his easel
This Topeka party have Governor
and Legislature, and are proceeding the
same as if Kansas actually were a State,
and they herlegal Representatives. They
also have United States Senators, who
never appear at Washington-the Gov.
ernor delivers his Messages, with all the
earnestness imaginable; and the fanatics
Of distant States clap their hands, and
cry "Good!'' There is a party in Kan
sas, backed by the agitation journals of
the East, the object of which, as is made
palmer every day, is solely agitation, that
politicians in the States may retain pow
er, and feather their nests. These papers,
both here and at the East, have become
the especial champions of Governor Rob-
inson, who is bogus all through; and, as
a matter of course, their most bitter gaul
is poured upon the head of Brown, of the
Herald of Freedom, who is the better
man of the two. Little picayune sheets,
issued in paper towns throughout the
Territory, have made themselves append
ages to the kite-tails of the New York
Tribune, Chicago Tribune, and similar
prints, and are showering their abuse up
on persons who are better Free State men
than their editors ever had credit for.
Men whose 6rmness in the cause has ne
yer been doubtee-such, for instance, as
the editors of the Squatter Sovereign, and
others-are stigmatized as wishy-washy,
milk and water men, because they do moi
see proper to hurl their invectives against
every Pro-Slavery man in the Territory,
on every occasion, hut prefer, rather, tc
cultivate harmony and peace.
We have never been an admirer o.
G. w. Brown, of the Herald of Freedom
but we think, of the two divisions of the
Free State party, he is nearest right. HI
seems to be taking hold of the thing ra'
fionally, and thereby hangs the secret o
the enmity Of those whose vocabulary
contains but the single word, Topeka
when Gov. Geary evinced disposition
to do the fair thing. Brown upheld him
for which he was denounced by the agi
tation press. Geary was supplanted By
Walker, and these same papers raised I
howl because Geary was not re-appoint
Cd. Gov. Walker has expressed de
termination to do justice to all parties
Brown uphOlds him-and the Topeka
are showering their epithets upon Brown
IfWalker should be removed, the sam
papers would set up howl on his &C
count.
That the sole object of Robinson ant
his gang, isto keep up agitation and dis
cord, and that Freedom for Kansas is
secondary consideration with them, is to,
plain to be disguised. In proof of this
we have only to refer to passage con
tanned in the last Message of GOvsrno
Robinson himself:
"While the great principle for which
we have to contend, is to maintain on
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