Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-11

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registered themselves and voted under It's provisions
At the time Of the election for delegates, extensive
Organization existed In the Territory, whose o,owcd Oh
jcct i was II need be. 10 put down the lawful govern
mont by force and 10 establish government NJ their owl
| under The sD-caled Topeka Constitution The person
attached to this revolutionary organization ohsainc
from taking any part in the election
The act of tho Territorial Legislature had omitted e
provide for submitting 70 tho people the constitution
which might be framed by the Convention aud ia tn
excited state Of public feeling throughout Kansas az
| apprehension extensively prevailed that design cX
istod 70 force upon them constitution In relation
slavery against their will In this emergency il becam
my duty, as 10 was my uuqucstonahc right having 10
view the union of all good citizens in support Of the ter
rorial laws 20 express opinion the true construc
ton Of the provsons concerning slavery contained il
the organic act Of Congress of the both of May 1871
Congress declared it to be the true intent and meann,
Of this act tn lcgisate slavery into any Territory
State, exclude 1t hcrefrom, but leave the pco
pie thereof perfectly free 20 form and regulate their do
nestle institutions in their way. Under t kansa
when admitted as State, was TO "bc received into
the Union, with without slavery. their constitution
may prescribe at the time Of thcir admission
Did Congress mean by this language that the dele
gates elected To frame constitution should have author
iy finally decide the question Of slavery. did thcl
intend by Lowing it to the people, that the people o
Kansas themselves should decide this question by d.
rect vote on This subject confess had never enter
tainedn serious doubt and therefore in my instructions
70 Governor Walker " the 2Sh " March last, merely
said that when " constitution shall he submitted 70 thc
people Of the Territory they must be protected in tho
exercise Of their right Of voting for against hat nsru
mont and the fair expression of the popular viii must
not be interrupted by fraud or violence
In expressing this opinion it mr. from intention
10 interfere with the decision Of r pc,nlo of Kansas
either for or a,Sinst .o,lrv Fr,,n XXI Tbyc iv,y.
carefully absiaincd. Entrusted with the duty " taking
care that The laws De- faithfully executed my only care
thc evidence onirc M, ho nr,,rir nh ,,c,hcr fr nv
against slavery and in this smooth their plssagc
INTO the Union In emerging from the condition oi Ter
thcr dpt, III ,,y orrf,, T.. ,,.to tr,,, tt;r ,,;u lac
me votes Of the majority on The direct question whether
continue 10 EXIST Indeed thi. wa. thr only pos.ilc
mode in which their will could De authenticity asccr-
tanned
INC election nj dcic,o,cs o., d, c,,y,,,i,, ,,s, ro
sarily take nl,,o I'm sr,r,o dst,i.s IRON bi c,,,s
st. may readily happen ms has ofrn bccn The case tbat
ono side Of ouoson whilst p.i,rfv ~ ,fe r,,ros,,
t,ives from t'o several d,r;s i,, rtit /, &, a,;ra
may he rpon tbe other NIL, rbis ,,ies 6,t tbe f,,
that in some districts dclcrnfcs may h. elected b small
r,giortics ,,t'i., H., rtI'r- f i..r. ~, 49,, '
may receive r,,iortics ii,,i, ,i ma, i o., Z
come the votes gven for tho farmer bnt t ic,c ,tc
n5iortv If NE ,b,i - i uut =" .oa a. ~ 80
r,aiority of tbo d,icg,t pii awe ll,,. 49,
H., ;,3 W. @ w. Issue oll ",ss,o'E Po',s
toti,,, Il, Arr, i.,,r ,,,,.ls.i g. .i w." AZ. W. w
,b Viii ~ a. Nv! t . 10 il',, nun 10 urrota'u
,,,tbor,;. d ,sl, lu. . y, t'i' NV u'ler
bo Mi r. - ~ u'"p' rN!N's w l7.'I tll,,,hS
H., W. ,,J,''l ." tio Ps'Ic VI any '1ie uL Yer
Saver, In E.,,I,s -, i .. ~ ''' .,N ".' '
IIov clis" tb ,, !, a. ~ ,l,5 w. ',,ayt '''c
ordinate and intcrr,,o Into anon, .i i HE; H.
IN he so,'rr ~ IN ii.; s.vs, Nlu 99'y.' tll.ttN
tioos VI "' ''s'''"'" p'"'' 0No'r our inNu'u-
w no" vain would any other principle prove i'm practice
ll may ne Illustrated by the case Of Kansas. Shnnld
maintaining off alosbpt slavery ,,.,it,st ,bc s.i,,t
of no ,,oorie tl,is co,il i,,., M, ~, Oh
t,uc and IA ,.vasrero,, ~, ~, T., i, ,; 49, ~
brief f.ri,d r,,,i-cl ,o mob. ,t ,,-s,;, H.; t |
IN tic irri.,ai A., ,,; ~ tb wv ''''" ''"''' D"
Tbo friends and s,,,,,,rtrrs ~ az co,-.t.. .l H.
sas ,rf whom stri,,,li,,, an, p, ,,.,,, ,, , s.
its wise ,r,, sion. of,re tbc mint ,rii,i ~ H., 49,,
lean .pro,i, ,.yrr ,lifre,.j ,i,,,, "a, t. M ,i
s,ibia.t E,'ry,,b,ro ,t,,,,io, H. ~ . .h tt W.
ly dlcfrod thrr f,if ,rI ti,ci- n,,,r ,t,t W., ,il
chccrfiiIv submit the Question Of s,r, t ,bc jo;i
If tl,. f5,, III. ,o,,,t. 80 I-.,,-. FAX ,.. 49,.
ti,n or qti1lii.afion tower Nh ,,, - i; il, i.
upon tbc s.rr,t d,,tri,,, ~ ,,,,,l ~ 49,, ',iit
te vital principlc Of our rec insti,uti,ne III i,
insinuatcl from auv quarter fb,t il oii1 lao , ,,a,
compliance with the rcouisitious NJ ti ,,. l,, fr
the members If a convention thero,f,a- D To- i..tJ a.
withhold the question Of slavery fo,, ib, rrlr ,i r.,
substitute tlrir own viii f,r ~ ~ !, iii, a.
majority Of all thcir constituents, ts vold hays beon
instantly rejected Fvcrv,ybrrc thcv rc,,,i,.i t g.,
tho resolution aAopfcd on celebrated ocras,, 1000,
MIXING the right OF AN the pcopo bf the torforas-
including Kansas and Nchrlsta-aciu,. tlro,b to To-
9ally and fairly expressed will of minority Of actual
residents and Whenever the number Of their f,ha6tans
astfcs H. to form constitution with or without Nh
very and be admitted into the Union upon terms Of per-
ect equality with the other States"
The Convention 70 frame a constitution for Kansas
net ON the first Monday of Scptcmhcr last They ,yero
allied together by virtue Of an act of tho rorritorl M
atirc whose lawful existence L,d L,,,' rl..i,, III
Congress- in different forms and bv a Ger, euart,c,ts
large proportion of the citizens of Kansas did moi
mink proper ggstcr their names aud 40 vote At the
lection Tor dele htcs bot oppurtnity "a dtths hay
E bee" piriy aAordcd their refusal 20 avau tonseves
ther right could IN no manner Affect the legality Of
ne Cnnfenuon
lhls Convention proceeded 20 frame