The Washington union., 1857-12-02
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Prom the Dubuque Qow.) Nor.h wes
We think that We understand the question OF the rs
centy-adopted Kansas constitution equally with ou
neighbor Of the Tribune The only vital question IN
yolyed in that instrument Is the single of aery Ibs
clauses nhibing establishing slavery submitted IA
the people the entire instrument and the question
whether slavery shall shall not exist Ia Kansas
when she becomes State h 10 be decided by the peope
Of Kansas themselves IL is true, the Tribune saws
that the people of Kansas must vote ior the constitution
without slavery for the constitution with slavery
How else the question being submitted 10 two pares
one in favor Of slavery. the other opposed 10 i-how
else ask could the question be properly submitted
10 the people for their decision But the Tribune either
unfair else docs not understand the mais opand W
which the matter of slavery slavery la the State
10 be finally determined 1t leaves the mind of the read
er under the impression that whether the people vote by
majority against the establishment OF slavery not
slavery il nevertheless surely to become permanent in
stitution there Ii Is not 1t appears that upon gen
eral questions domestic the people OF Kansas
are not materially divided The question of slavery s
the cny material about which there 10 any contro
versy Hence the submission Of the slavery question 10
the votes of the people u.s. in reality the only any
importance,
We know it may be objected that the constitution
ought have been submitted TO the people Of Kansas as
ordy The this u.s. that the people Of that
Territory are without distinction Of party desirous OF i'm
medately coming into the Union State. rgaiioa
of the constitution at the December election would neees
sary keep the Territory ont OF the Union for another
year at least and before stated, tho only material
point of difference between the prosavery and free State
parties being that the question OF slavery any little
difference between the two parties upon minor points
would doubtless be waived for the purpose of coming into
the Union this winter Hence, o matter OF policy
and one too In which, doubtless, vast majority Of the
people of Kansas acqniesce the main point Of difference
alone submitted to the affirmative negative expires
sion of the people tie decision Of which, whether for OF
of Kansas into the Union. This conceive to be the
only rational view which he taken Of the subject out
side of that Territory 1t is too, to which think
there ought to be objection under the circumstance
will there be- except by opponents, who dis
posed to keep the question of bleeding Kansas open
political topic out Of which to create political capital
for the future.
From the Paterson (Ncw Jersey Register.
1t is difficult to get reliable intelligence from
Kansas either by telegraph through the correspondents
of black republican papers, stationed there for tho ,nr
pose of keeping up '.repubcanism' at home We have
however received from authentic the schedule
Of the constitution, from which Il appears the ques
ton Of slavery is to be fairly submitted to the people
Kansas who will hereafter have the decision Of the ques
tion in their hands If it is not decided in accor
dance with the wishes Of the majority the majority alone
will be held responsible for the result Tis if faithfully
From, The Maine Free Press
Since writing our leader in this day paper we have
read the schedule of the constitution of Kansas to be sub
mtted to vote of all the citizens Of that Territory the
2lst day December 1t should be satisfactory to eyery
citizen of the United States II provides that all white
may vote for the constitution with slavery
endorsed his vote, for the constitution with mo
slavery endorsed II the mo slavery votes prevail
then
The article providing for slavery shall be stricken
from the constitution by the president of the convention
and NO SLAVERY SHALL. EXIST IN THE STATE OF
KANSAS except that the right Of property slaves now
in this Territory shall in be nterfercd with
Here full opportunity to vote upon the slavery qus
ton and to make Kansas State The few slaves now
in the Territory, amounting perhaps oonc two hundred
not to be neeed with but Kansas may be made free
the way that New Jersey and other States have
made Free Ithe constitution with slavery adopted
no slaves enter the Territory or exist in II
with the exception Of the few there Scarcely
Of these would remain year. We regard the propod
ton thus submitted fair and just 1t respects the
rights of those holding property in merely hand
full Of slaves in Kansas but with this unimportan
yation it gives the people opportunity to make Kansas
free If this reservation is in the schedule and is
it ia simply the fault of the feeStatc men,
who might have carried the constitutional convention
had they voted But it is really unimporant thos
who would make it free State Prospectively there
cannot be slave in Kansas under the provision submit
ted If the reeState men vote. Immediately there viii
not be slaves enough left to be by the man who
should travel over Kansas for month. Now will the
extremists Of the North permit their friends In Kansas to
vote' That ID the great question. III they counsel
North, dead in Maine, dead everywhere Every free
State at the North who is not crazy or dis
honest demagoguc will leave the party which counsels
the free-State not to vote All along we have n
dertood the game of the crazy asprants for power II
stated to six weeks ago by one Of them direct
from Kansas He declared that they would vote even an
constitution down II it from the hands
Of the late constitutional convention. They meant to
keep the Kansas issue open till 1860 But their game
Il appears, has been banked constitution has been
submitted not to be voted down. but to be accepted with
or without slavery 1t is good constitution equal 10
any in the Union, and be adopted without slavery
Will the freeState men, under the advice Of the Bankses
the Wilson's the HaIes and the Scwards refuse to
now that they have an opportunity Of making Kansas
free State! Let them refuse to vote If they dare They
will have ar play at the polls and II the republican par
ty counses them not to vote may look for dissolution
and DEATH The free State men can deceive no one
They have demonstrated their power and numbers and
they must act Birds that sing and wont sing must
be made to sing they win die game and be baggedto
nutter no more
From the RoskAnd (Nsiuc) Democrat
The convention to frame State constitution for Kan
closed its labcrs and adjourned on the 7th inst The
result far the question of slavery concerned
the formation Of slavery clause upon the incorporation
rejection Of which the people to decide by open and
independent ballot The convention prepared schedule
is to be effected The question Of slavery
the only which Il deemed necessary to submit TO
the people being the only upon the decision Of which
important conflicting interests OF sections Of the Union
depended This submission is supposed to meet the
quiremcnts of the act of territorial organization As the
question win be put TO the people, it is plain and
clear slavery slavery. " Relieved from all incum
bances and involving the decision Of no other il
to be the best possible form to satisfy all parties in and
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