Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-04

The news from Washington reports dis
agreement between the President and Gov.
Walker; the latter, earnest for the sub
mission Of the whole Constitution to the
people the former, sustaining the action
Oft the Convention in submitting only the
slavery clause And what are we to infer
from the history of the Kansas troubles2
Simply that the whole affair, from begin
ming to end, has been one of party specu-
lation, and that the question is to be kept
open for tie purpose Of making future
capital for democracy. So far as regards
the disagreement between Buchanan and
Walker, it amounts just to this Walker
is trying to make himself President by
standing square up to the anti-slavery
sentiment of the North and Buchanan is
trying to administer chloroform to the
South whilst the operation of the Kansas
swindle is being performed. This is one
part of the programme now let us look at
the other.
It seems to be we'll understood that the
settlement of the slavery question will be
the downfall of the locofoco party, and to
keep that question open, is, to them, of
vital importance. How is this to be done?
Easily enough. Two Constitutions have
been framed for Kansas, and two Legisla-
lures elected Each is claimed to be genu-
inc, and each is denounced as bogus. The
Governor contends that the last Constitu-
ton, ought not to be put in force, because
the manner of its adoption is in violation
of the Federal Constitution as we'll as of
the Kansas Nebraska bill whilst the
President is of the contrary opinion. From
this state of things, it is clear that, ifa pro-
slavery Constitution be sentup for the en- :
dorsement of Congress, the free State
members will find a pretext for opposing it,
in hevery troubles that preceded its adopt
ton and the result will be its absolute
rejection, or reference back Of the whole
subject to the people of the Territory: I'm
der either supposition, the question must
go back for reconsideration, and it is folly
to suppose thata pro-slavery Constitution,
framed under such circumstances, will be
accepted by Congress. Thus it will be
seen how easy it is to keep up the slavery
agitation, and every step in the progress
of events in Kansas, proves that continued
agitation has been the settled policy of the
locofoco party, from the beginning,
This case forcibly illustrates the folly
if notthe danger-of the policy inaugura-
ted by the Kansas bill, and ought to ad-
monish the country of the fatal tendency
of locofocoism. Had Congress, in accor :
dance with the provisions of the Constitu-
ton, governed Kansas, as all the territories
had been, previously, governed, all this
strife, between sections, would have been
avoided. But locofocoism, in its lust of
power, violated the Constitution, in dele
eating to the squatters of the territories, a
power conferred alone upon Congress; and,
not pauseing even here, in its mad career,
it further violated that instrument by con-
fering upon aliens, right that pertains
only to the citizen. These two nefarious
acts are the source of all the Kansas troub-
les, as they will be of similar troubles in
all territories where the South may seek to
introduce its Institutions.