Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-10
Tho ncxt United States Senator.

the nOxt united states Senator.
The Republican leaders have offered
the fact that vacancy will soon exist
in tho United States Senate as an ex-
cuse for dragging Kansas into the
canvass. They have even vcnturcd to
assure the people in some Of the rural
counties, in which newspapers do not
exist that the condition of Kansas is
the same As it was two years ago. We
desire TO say few words to such of
our Republican friends AS may have
heard such representations made. TIE
argument (if argument it may be call
ed) Of the Republican wire pullcrs is
this-kansss is still bleeding. The
Democratic party is making her bleed,
the Republican party desires to staunch
her wounds, and to elect United
States Senator TO perform that opera
ton; Therefore it is the duty Of every
man to vote for the Republican candi-
dates for the legislature. Now, We
mean TO present few facts, and some
considerations arising from them,
which demonstrate that there is no
more necessity for clecting n Senator
with view to the affairs of Kansas, than
there is Of choosing one because of his
opposition to the Alien and Scdition
laws. If may be taken for granted that
all parties will be satisfied IL the Con
stitution Of Kansas, about to be formed
by the Convention which soon meets,
be submitted to the people of the Ter
ritory. Most Of the leading Rcpubi-
can orators and: newspapers have de-
clarcd that submission of the Const-
tuition to the vote Of the people WAS
all they desired. 1t is now an absolute
certainty that that submission will be
made. We have said we intended to
offer facts; here are some of them
Gen. Calhoun is President of the Con
stitutionai Convention, having been
elected to that position 10y large ma
jority. lie and seven other Democrats
were chosen delegates from Douglas
County. Having been charged with
being opposed to submitting the Con
stitution to the people, they recently
published the resolution of the Demo-
cratic County Convention which nom
mated them, and which resolution
they say "thcy fully and heartily en-
dorsc.' 1t is as follows:
Resolre', That We will support no
man as delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, whose duties it will he to
frame the Constitution Of the future
State Of Kansas and mould the insti-
buttons under which we as people
are TO live, unless he pieige h,mSebJat
Iy, freely and Without mental resersu-
tion, to use erery honorable means to
submit the same to erery bonaJiie dc-
tmal citizen of Kansas at the proper
time for the roie being taken upon the
adoption BY the people.
Again, Gen. Whitfield, the late del
egate to Congress, in a speech made
ut Leavcnworth, uses the following
language:
lam Democrat, first, last and oil
the time. I am also a Pro-slarery
man. But I do not hold that tie
Slavery question IS any test Of Democ-
yacy. lam in taror, empha hcaily, of
submitting the Consultation, arhich miU
be framed at Leeompton, to the people
for ratification. Irarn the members
Of that Conrention that a failure to re-
fer that Consultation to the people for
ratification, ,riN not meet wiM the
sanction Of the Democratic party in
kassas and I pledge myself that, IN
such an ereat, I sciil be the first to call
a meeting Of all true Democrats in tie
territory, for he pssposs Of opposing
the Constellation AND 1,etitioning Con-
Sress to reject IL.
But those declarations are not all.
Gov. Waikiki and Mr.. BUCHANAN
have both placed themselves on the
record in favor Of the submission OF
the Constitution to the people. Now,
can any man doubt that that submis-
sion will be made! II it be made.
who can doubt the RESULT If the
Constitution be free Constitution. as
there u no question but it will be.
Kansas will bc knocking at the door of
the Union in less than six months, and
asovereign State in lcss than one year
from to-day. Butt some may suppose
We are too sanguine, and that two
years will roll around before Kansas is
admitted. Rven then, We say there is
no occasion for any Republicans yo-
ing for . Senator with reference 10
kan..a. Whyl it may be asked
Because, nearly two years remain Of
zen. 'ones term. That gentleman
ho'ds hls seat until the 4th of March.
1887 And = well-informed and can
did hsPabliean cannot Be found who
viii not ~ that he believe, K.u.a.
wn b Aanitasd iato The Union BE-
sess sAAt h 4 sensible 70 vets
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