The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-26

The Southern members again stormed. The
final vote was then taken on the adoption of
the Pro Slavery minority report and resulted
yeas 26, nays %. Carried.
The Ultras then followed up their victory by
attempting to put the whole Constitution upon
its final passage. After fierce contest, the
Convention adjourned at late hour, to meet at
9 A. M. Monday, Nov. 18th.
AS the matter stood at adjournment, the Fire.
eaters had achieved signal triumph. A clause
had been adopted in the Constitution, making
Kansas forever slave State and this Consti.
tuition was ordered to be sent to Congress with
out submission to the people in any shape-not
even in the swindling form proposed by the
Douglasites.
We await our next news from that quarter
with impotence. The people of Kansas are in
a ferment An explosion may take place at
any moment. An extra session of the Legisla-
ture is talked of, and also a general Convention
of the Free State party, to decide upon the best
policy to pursue in reference to the bogus Pro-
Slavery Constitution. The affairs of Kansas are
yet far from settled.
The Nebraska bill is working most beauti-
fully
We are indebted to Col. Phillips the able
and indefa,igable correspondent of the New
York Tribune, for the following copy of the
schedule, as passed by the selfstyled Convention
recently in session at Lecompton. 1t was
placed in the hands of committee to correct
verbal errors, but was passed in the form here
with given. We have not time to comment
fully on it this week.
Sec. l. That no inconvenience may arise by
reason of change from a Territorial to per-
manent State Government, it is declared that
all rights, actions, prosecutions, judgments,
claims, and contracts, as we'll of individuals as
of bodies corporate; except the bank charter
passed by the last Territorial Legislature, which
is hereby declared null and void, shall continue
as if no such change had taken place, and all
processes which may have issued under the
authority of the Territory of Kansas shall be
as valid as if issued in the name of the State
of Kansas.
Sec. 2. All laws now of force in the Terrific
ry of Kansas, which are not repugnant to this
Constitution, shall continue and be of force
until altered, amended, or repealed, by Legis,
ture assembled by the provisions of this Con
stitution.
Sec. 3. All fines, penalties, and forfeitures,
accruir g to the Territory of Kansas, shall enure
to the use of the State of Kansas.
SEC. 4. All recognizances heretofore taken
shall pass to and be prosecuted in the name
of the State of Kansas; and all bonds executed
to the Governor of the Territory, or to any
other ohicer or court, In his or their official
capacity, shall pass to the Governor of the
State, corresponding officers, and their success
ors in Office. and for the use therein expressed,
and may be sued for and recovered according
ly; and all the estates or property, real, person
al, or mixed, and all judgments, bonds, special
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whatsoever description, of the Territory of
Kansas, shall enure to and vest in the State Of
Kansas, and be sued for and recovered in the
same manner and to the same extent as the
same could have been by the Territory of
Kansas.
Sec 5. All criminal prosecutions and penal
actions which may have arisen before the
change from Territorial to State Govern
ment, and which shall then be pending, shall
be prosecuted to judgment in the name of the
State; all actions at law and suits in equity,
which may be pending in the courts of the Ter
ritory of Kansas, at the time of the change from
a Territorial to State Government, may be con-
tinued and transferred to any court of the State
which shall have Jurisdiction of the subject
matter thereof.
SEC. 6. All officers, civil and military, holding
their Offices under the authority of the Ter.
exercise their respective offices until they shall
be superseded by the authority of the State.
Sec 7. All county and township officers shall
continue to hold their respective offices, unless
removed By law of the Legislature provided
for by this Constitution.
SEC. 8. This Constitution shall be submitted
to the Congress of the United States at its next
ensuing session, and, as soon as official inform
alton has been received that it is approved by
the same, by the admission of the State of Kan
sas as one of the sovereign States of the United
States, the President of this Convention shall
issue his proclamation, to convene the State
Legislature at the seat of Government, within
thirty days after its publication. Should any
vacancy occur, by death, resignation, or other
wise, in the Legislature or other Office, he shall
order an election to fill such vacancy: Provi-
ded, however, in case of refusal, absence, or dis
ability, of the President of this Convention, to
discharge the duties herein imposed on him, the
President pro tenn. of this Convention shall per-
form said duties; and in case of absence, refusal
or disability, of the President pro tenn, a com
mittee, consisting of five members of this Con.
vention, or a majority of them, shall discharge
the duties required of the President of this Con.
vention.
Before the Constitution is submitted, the Pres-
ident of this Convention, or, in his absence by
reason OF his death, resignation, or otherwise,
the President pro tenn. shall, by proclamation,
declare, that on the 2lst day of December, 1851,
at the different election precincts now establish.
ed by law in the Territory of Kansas, an cleo
ton shall be held, over which shall preside three
judges, to be appointed by commissioners, three
of whom shall be appointed for each county, by
the President of this Convention, or, in his alb
sence, by reason of death, resignation, or other.
wise, the President pro tenn, at which election
the Constitution framed by this Convention shall
be submitted to all the male citizens of the Ter.
ritory of Kansas, over the age of twenty.one
years, for ratification or rejection in the follow.
ing manner and form: The voting shall be by
ballot The judges of said election shall cause
to be kept two pollbooks by - clerks, by
them appointed; the ballots cast at said cleo
ton shall be endorsed Constitution with Sla-
very" or " Constitution without Slavery"
One of said poll-books shall be deposited
with the President of this Convention, or in his
absence, by reason of his death, resignation. or
otherwise, the President pro tenn, and the other
to be retained by the judges of election, and
kept open for inspection. The President of the
Convention, or in his absence, by reason of his
death, resignation, or otherwise, the President
pro tenn, with two or more members of this
Convention, shall examine said poll-books. and
if it shall appear upon said examination that
majority of votes cast at said election be in IA
vor of the Constitution with Slavery" he shall
Immediately have transmitted the Constitution
so ratified to the Congress of the United States
for admission into the Union as a SOVEREIGN
State, under said Constitution. But if upon
such examination of said poll. books, It shall
appear that a majority of the votes cast at said
election be in favor of the Constitution with
out Slavery" then the article providing for