Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-19
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THURSDAY, NOVEM'R 10, 1857.
The Kanzas YiIIniny.

deliug OF the vote on the new constitution oeloES
the assembling of the new territorial Legislature
walker has done his work, and is to be reward
ed BY few hundred acres of the Fort Leaven-
worth Reserve, and Gen. Calhoun will now COM
plete the work Of making KanEas a slave State.
Walker and Stanton both understand the game,
and are about to leave the territory
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune of
Nov. i4th. gives an account Of the action by the
Constitutional Convention, upon The slavery
clause Of the Constitution, portion Of which we
copy, as exhibiting the spirit manifested by those
in the terrtnry calling themselves national
Democrats The Convention. it has been no
ticed fnally adopted the swndling compromise
that obIges all who vote upon the Constitution
to adopt an instrument which legalizes all the
infamous ensctments of the late bogus Legisla-
ture, and gives the people only the option of ac-
cepting or rejecting particular clause 1t will
be seen by perusing this report, that, after the
Convention had first accepted the plan to submit
the slavery clause, the Southern extremists
stormed and ragged, and the vote was reconsider.
ed, and the alternative plan was adopted to send
the document to Congress with all the pro slave
ry features in it without submitting any portion
ofitts the people at all But fearing this course
might produce too violent a re action, it was sub
sequently and finally voted to adhere to the plan
which has been appropriately styled the "refne-
ment OF rascaity," Of submitting to the people
only one particular pro.slavery feature, and max
ing the people swallow the rest against their own
will! Says the Chicago Tribune correspondent;
ave have the proceedings of the Kapzas Pro.
Slavery Convention in session to make Con-
situation, down 10 last Saturday night, Nov. z.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, were consumed
in fierce debate to the best method of forcing
slavery upon the people Of Kanzas. There were
two propositions before the Convention. LIST, To
submit TO tae people only the slave clause in this
shape: Constitution with slavery Constitution
without slavery I'd, To send up the Constitu
ton to Congress, without submitting it at all The
former is called the majority report; the latter
the minority report Calhoun Of Springfield IL
linois stands chief sponsor for the former, and
Jenkins Of Westport, Mo-, native of South Car
olina, is put forward as the leader of the extrem-
lists
The Douglas wing If the convention wanted to
submit the slave clause to the people, but not the
body Of the Constitution. The plan is, to force
the people to votes for the instrument ITSELF
whether they are for it OF against it. This Con
stitution legalizes all the laws passed by the DO
gus Legislature, including the black code which
Furnishes with death those who oppose slavery.
John Randolph, a blunt outspoken pro slave.
Ty delegate, representing Atehison county, in the
curse ofdebate on Friday, said that he was in
favor ofthe minority report, because he consider.
ed the plan of the majority (Calhoun's) a Ss0indle
He was opposed. from principle, to letting the
abolitionsts and black republicans vote down
their Constitution, they would do, if they had
chance. What he did he wanted TO do openly
he was opposed to stabbing in the dark
BE was followed by Mobley Of Riley county,
who pitched into both reports. He denounced
the proposition of the majority as base attempt
to swindle the people, and the minority report as
high handed outrage He said the Douglastes
wanted to slip poison into the Free Soilers' cup
while the Atchisonites were for blowing out their
brains openly, and that all the difference be.
tween them on the slavery question. He then of.
fered substitute proposing to submit the whole
Constitution to all the legal voters, with a pro-
vso requiring every voter to be sworn to support
this Constitution. if 1t should be ratified the Ne.
brsska bill, and the fugitive slave law! His sub
sttpte was tabled BY large majority.
Col. Jenkins, fugleman for the ultraists, next
spoke. He took the broad Southern Democratic
ground, and claimed that the Convention held the
sovereignty, and should decide not to submit the
Constitution, or any part of it, to the people. He
said the public good and the proper equilibrium
between the free and slave States require that
Kanzas should come into the Union as slGUe
State. He ksaea0 it would be received if slave
Constitution was sent up to Washington. He
said that he had read letter from President Blu.
chanan to prominent member of the pro-slavery
party in Kanzas, to the effect that the Constitu.
ton you'd be received IN the form as sent up By the
Convention
Next followed Wells of Douglas county, who
was opposed to both reports.
Mr.. Calhoun of Springfield, ILL.,, made long
speech in favor of the majority report, and Of
only submitting the slavery clause to the people.
He was opposed to giving the 'Topekaites' a
chance to vote down our Democratic constitu-
ton. The majority report would compel the
Abolitionists 20 vote for the Constitution, while
they were voting down the slave clause no matter
h0v INF mir he m { In
way we have got them tight said he, and they
can't help themselves There are several pro-
visions in the bodyof the instrument which suf.
fciently protect slave property, which, with the
bred Scott decision, is all that Southern gentle
men should ask. By this means Kanzas will
come into the Union a Democratic State, like
Illinois.
dozen ether speeches were made.
The regular majority report was voted down by
70 to IL. vote was then taken on the minority
report, which provides for sending uP the consti-
tuition to Congress with its pro-slayery, without
submitting 1t to the people at all, which was lost,
ayes %, nays Is.
The Southern members then stormed and ragged
and swore they would leave the hall, never to
come back. The Douglasites became alarmed.
motion to reconsider prevailed by ayes %, nays
20. A motion was next made to table the i'm.
nority report, which was lost on a tie vote, ayes
"a, nays "a. The Southern members again
stoImed. The final vote was then taken on the
adoption Of the proslavery minority report, and
resulted ayes 26, nays %, and was carried. The
ultfas then followed up their victory by attempt
ing to put the whole constitution upon its final
passage After fierce contest, the Convention
adjourned at late hour, to meet at A. M.
Monday morning, Nov. 9.
AS the matter stood at adjournment, the fire
eaters had achieved a signal triumph. clause
had been adopted in the Constitution, making
Kanzas forever a slave States and this Constitu-
ton was ordared to be sent to Congress without
submission 10 the people in any shape-not even
IN the swipdling form proposed by the Douglas.
ties We await our next news from that quarter
with impotence. ) The people Of Kanzas are il
aiefment An explosion may take place at any
moment An extra session Of the Legislature il
talked Of, and also general convention of the
Free State party, to decide upon the best policy
70 pursue 10 reference to the bogus pro-slaverJ
Constitution. The affairs OF Kanzas are yet fai
from settled.
The Nebraska biilis working most esutifully.
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS The
large amount of specie in the vaults Of the New
York city banks shows their ability to resume
specie payment whenever the country banks are
ready to cooperate with them. Il will exceed
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