Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-17
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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1857.


kaHzss affairs seem TO be approaching 70 an
important issue, in reference to the state of
things there The latest intelligence is, that
provisional government is about TO be set up in
the territory, with Gen. Calhoun, President Of
the late bogus Constitutional Convention, at its
head. which fact, upon its face, looks like move
on the part Of the administration to get rid OF
Gov Walker,,i n compliance with the demands of
the border rufians Ifsuch be the case, We trust
the popular sovereigns" Of the territory, Ave
sixths of whom are free State men, will rise in
their might, repudiate the pro slavery provisions
of the Constitution prepared by the late bogus
Convention for them to swallow, adopt such
Constitution as represents their views, and apply
Immediately upon the opening OF Congress for
admission into the Union,
The plan resolved upon by the bogus Conven-
ton which adjourned on the It'll. it has been OBJ
served, is TO force the Constitution adopted by it
down the threats of the people at all hazards,
whether they want it or not ;.if it cannot be done
with the pro slavery provisions in it, to make
them lake il silent upon the subject Of slavery,
so that under the force of the bred Scott decis-
ion and Of the abom Unable doctrines of President
Buchanan's letter to the New Haven memorials,
diction of the Constitution of the United States,
that "institution'' may be in this way irretrieva-
bly, fastened upon the territory, and the new
State, there being no provision in its Constitu-
ton against slavery, thus be obliged to sub
nit TO its existence there, against the general
WILL and in spite Of whatever its Legislature may
enact The only salvation is, il insisting upon a
provision thoroughly repudiating slavery, sin
every form and coor,' and We trust, if the free
State men vote on the pro-savery clause, which
feature alone, Of the ne proposed Constitston,is
to be submitted to them for approval or rejection
they will, while repudatng it, adopt provision
OF the right nature to be inserted in its place. For
although it may not have the force of constitu-
tional law in the view OF the administration, it will
indicate to them, plainly, what the sovereign"
will of the people of the territory and prospective
State is, and what they are prepared to maintain,
at all hszards.
Another suspicious circumstance is the fact,
stated in the latest despatch, that the new pre-
visional government, under Calhoun, is to be hur-
ried into operation Immediately, before the as
sembliug of tina new territorial legislature, thus
hoping to head off Gov. Walker, before he shall
The following is the chief portion Of the bogus
Constitution which has reference to slavery -
1.-THE right Of property is before and higher
than any constitutional sanction, and the right
of the owners OF slave to such slave and ITS IN
crease, is the same, and invioiable the right
OF the owners OF any property whatever
See. The Legislature shah have no power to
pass laws for the emancipation OF slaves without
the consent of their owners, or without paying
heir ~ .nrpv IN hair main afia
iuli-equIvaleut in money for the slaves so eman.
cipated They shall have no power to prevent
emigrants to the State from bringing with them
such persons deemed slaves by the laws of
any enc Of the United States territories, so
long as ans person of the same age or description
shall be continued in slavery by the laws Of this
State; provided that such person or slave be the
bona tide property of such emigrant; and proyi-
ded also that laws may be passed to prohibit the
Introduction into this State of slaves who have
committed high crimes in other States or terrific
res. They shall have power to pass laws to per
NIT the owners of slaves to emancipate them,
saving the rights OF creditors, and preventing
them from becoming public charge. They snail
have power to oblige the Of slaves to treat
them with humanity, to provide for them necessa-
ry food and clothing, to abstain from all injuries
Ito taein) extending to life or limb and in case
of their neglect or refusal to comply with the d.
rectlon of such laws, to have such slave slaves
sold for the benefit of the owner or owners"
~ uOeb nOb seem tnaL tleTe can De lnucn QDuOL
Of the almost unanimous rerection Of such infa.
nous provisions as the above if fair expression
of opinion at the polls, on the Dist Of December
when the election is decreed to come off, is al
lowed In the main portion of the proposed
constitution, which it is tYranically proposed to
force upon the people of the Territory, without
any reference to their will, there are two provis-
ions particularly obnoxious to friends Of equal
rights. One is, that q free negroes shall not be
permitted to live in this State, under any cir.
eumstances," and another restricts the right Of
suffrage to " aohite male citizens of the United
States"
The constitution also provides that the first
general election shall be held on the first Monday
of August, 1865, and all other elections thereaf
ter, on the frst Monday in May annually, except
election for Governor, Secretary ofState, Auditor
of Public Accounts, and ttorney General of the
State, which shall be held bienniatiy On the last
day. aforesaid, until otherwise provided by law"
SEVENTH DIsTRIoT.-There seems to be no
want Of good men, as candidates for Congress-