The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-11-05

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The Chicago Times Douglas home organ, thus
holds forth:-
KANSAS The CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The convention which was elected in Kansas
to frame State Constitution for that Territory
will soon meet again. They cannot fail to have
observed what all the rest ofthe world have oh
served, that the voice Of the people Of Kansas is
In favor free State. We know not what may
be the purpose or the feelings ofthe delegates
upon the SUBJECT oil slavery, but the recent cleo
ton has demonstrated that nothing else than a
constitution which shall exclude and prohibit
slavery, will be accepted by the people of the
territory. That fact is SO patent, that no man
can shut his eyes to it.
It was said that the convention when elected
was unanimously prosayery; that we know to
be untrue, we know that there were many dele
gates who were in favor Of obeying the wishes Of
the people; and majority in favor of submit
ting their action, no matter what It was, to pop
ular approval or rejection at the polls What
the convention will do or what it will not do we
have not the means OF knowing But we know
that any attempt to. force aproslavery constitu-
| ton upon the people without the opportunity
| Iofvoting it down at the polls, will be regarded
after the recent expression of sentiment, as so
decidedly unjust, oppressive and unworthy Of a
free people, that the people Of the United States
will not sanction it, II would add thousands
to the vote of the Republican party in every
State Of the Union, and give to that organiza.
ton, what 1t has never had yet, show Of jus
tice and truth. Tothe Democratic members O
that conventions the course is plain. The peo-
pie have decided In favor OF free State, though
/ they have net voted on the naked issue of 'tFiec
State" or'Slave State" they have voted practi,
cally in favor ola free State. Two thirds OF the
Democratic party in Kansas have voted with
the tree State party, at the recent election, IN
order to make The popular decision more EN-.
phatic. AS Kansas must be free State, even
those persons in the territory who are known as
''pro -Slavery'' men, must recognize in the late
election decision, which must not be Sighted
i or put at defiance. 10 that expression Of the
popular will there should be graceful il nota
4 cheerful submission. Kansas is to be a free
State. That fact being asceTtained, let the con.
vention frame Constitution to suit her best in
terests on every other question, and let the pre-
i hibltion OF slavery be put into it, clearly and
without bubble, plainly without disguise, expli-
Ectly, broadly, firmly. Let the convention ther
submit that Constitution to he people, Fit be
adopted, Kansas will come into the Union al
tile next session, and the republican party vii
expire for want ofsustenance II any members
of the convention desire to proIong The contro
4 versy or to have q regular direct vote upon slave
State and free State, let a free State Constitu
i tion-the Topeka Constitution, diyeste,i Of suct
i ofits provisions as time has shown to Be insult
able e--and d Slave State Constitution be prepar
led. Let them both be submitted to the peopl,
1.-The vote to be "Frce State Constitution, Yes
Tor ''Slave State Constitution No., Let them. i
They desire to vote infayor slave State, hay,
the opportunity, but lot the Constitution be sub
lmitted to the popular vote, and at an early day
i Let the present Convention submit this mat
ter to the people without delay, and have ths
Elong controversy settled final y, and N tile onll
lehectual manner possible, In six months afte
ter the admission Of Kansas, Black Republican
a ism will be no more