The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-09
Democracy Divided.

stand" says Holy Writ, and we have al
WAYS found it to be true. five Judge the
present prospects of the Democratic party
by this they are not very flattering The
Northern Democracy are denounc;ng in
soverest terms the usurpation of tho pro
slavery party in Kansas, in adopting
Constitution and then refusing the people
the right to acquiesce or reject it. All
the leading Democratic papers of the
North, are bitter in their denuucations of
such course.
Had we space we might fill orr columns
with extracts showing the sentiment of
tie North. We clip the following from
the Philadelphia Press, (Col. Fornev's or
gan and the Chicago Times,
There is a consistent disregard of the
people manifested, cool resort to trick,
and an utter shamclcssness, which alto
gcther make up satire upon representa-
tive bodies such as we have never before
had the luxury to enjoy. The leading
spirit in this Constitutional Convention
seems tobo person called General Cal
l,oun," who in all his actions indicates a
desire to initiate rather q member of the
French Senate employed to carry out
the designs of Louis Napoleon, than the
representative Of IN honest American con-
stituency. We give in another column
some of the doings of this Convention:
and have only to say, that if the Consti-
tut;on fabricated by this body is sent to
Congress, we trust that short work will
be made of it. 1t deserves nothing but
contempt
If it has 4 single merit it is that of con
s:stencc with the fiaud and wrong which
it is intended to perpetuatc, and from
which in great part It has grown The
idea of 2 set of men chosen as delegates
I" this Convention, attempting to binl
p"Stcrity to Their work, and daring to null
~ in advance the will Of the majority, is
so monStrous that We wonder the outrage
dldnot excite the whole people to civil
war. Tho usurpation becomes the more
amazing when we reflect that these very
men who arc trying to Gx upon the ter
r.torr the rue OF a minority were vocif:-
"r"ns in denouncinc the Topeka Consti-
tuition. which set out with asserting. sim
liar principle, and was rcpud;atod by Con-
gress and the country.
In speaking Of do:ngs ike these, We feel
That 1t is Idle to miro, phrases. and we
Sinc'r"iy hope that if tn constitution Of
i>ansas IS anything Ike the instrument it
promises to be, from the intelligence we
ley h"'"r" our readers this morning. it
viii. whom presented Ia the Congress of
t." tinted States, he thrown out of both
branches by a unanimous vote. At any
late, VIC trust that the Senators and Rep
r'S"ntat;ycs from PENNSYLVANIA will bold
~ an't 1T once put thor feet unon if, and
SHnrn 'tas it deserves to be Spurncd.
from thc Clica.~n Tires. (5cn. Dorglas's
orgao.)
\ provision prohibits the Legislature
from passing any Inv for the prevention
Of the Introduction of slaves hv cmicrants
to the Y ritorv.
This amounts to n rcrsnnn, invitation
end protection 10 { e introduction Of sla-
FRY inio Kansas. It's virtually IN es-
Enlistment of slavery as an institution Of
In" StatH not to be disturbed bv any !er-
i>Iativc act. We regard such n rronos;-
tIon IS fatal to the Constitution. The
IanpI" ct kaaSas have recently. in = most
emphatic manner, decided that they orc
II favor 81 the exclusion Of slavery from
hanSas. It is idle fer the Conyen ion to
d'Sr"""r' that decision; thew cannot hone
That the people Of Kars"s will accept from
such Convention a Constitution MAKING
s.avcry perpetual Institution over which
the people through the Legislature can
never exercise any control. We say the
fate of that Constitution is scaled: tho
people of Kansas are in favor-in pro-
portion Of three to ono-of n free State
they want constitution making Kansas
free state, and they viii vote down any
Constitution which does not clearly estab-
llsh their expressed will
While, however, our Northern friends
arc thus eondemning the proceedings of
the Convention, the South seems to feel
entirely different. They pour forth their
opprobr;um on the head of Walker, and
threaten Buchanan with total annihila-
ton if he does not remove the renegade
from office. They are dreadfully enraged
ut his exposure Of the Oxford frauds.
They elected Buchanan upon the pledge
that Kansas should be slave State, and
bow like Shylock they are clamorous for
their "pound of flesh" Hear them -
Frem RarSsdale's Missfssppian.
The indications are that the South in
thc u. s. Senate withstand united. There
Is no consideration of party cxpediency
hich VII! protect from universal execra-
ton thc Sogthern Senators who vote TO
retain Walker in Office. SAYS Col. Clai
Gruc:--
In 3 conversation VITA Postmaster
General, Gov. Brown, Mr. Adams, sur
N1yer Of tue port Of New Orleans, and
myself, Senator SlidelL took strong
grounds against Gov. r j. Walkers
Kansas policy. Among other things, he
said he had heard, during the latter Part
"i tie Summer, as many rs seven LEn-
droI intelligent gentlemen il, tbs South
and ,Se4a -, S2'isl. axrrc>z ehc;r opiuj-