New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13
future Legislatures of the new State, to be elected

future Legislatures Of the State, to be eiee'ed
under the Constitution.
South-ss thew cow stands there any reference 81
all TO the institution OF negro Slavery, while the whole
subject is lett within the direction and control OF inc
Legislatures which possess the power TO pas: laws
regulate OF prohibit it. The Kansas question VIII
surely be finally and amcaby settled BY the actual
citizens Of Kansas after she becomes a sovereign
State in accordance with the principles OF the Kansas
Nebraska bill and the Inaugural Of President Bu'
Chanan The people will declare for themselves what
their social institutions shall be, and those editors and
preachers who hold out the idea than Kansas il des-
lined TO bleed still more, will find themselves greatly
mistaken.
In short then. the Kansas difficulties will take the
following shape: 4 Constitution cW be adopted an
rhick there wW he GRaston 10 me question t
N0rcry. An attempt 10 insert some clause favorable
10 the Institution NAV be made, which will laIlst-~~-
cess. The leading pro-Slayery meD~cfthe South are
in fact Indifferent 10 the nere-
fore aquestion for future -.atrr TO dispose OF as
they Ike. Ii ths-~r-Stste party proves TO be the
strongest hereafter they psss-aYs 10 suit them
selves This is Tie solution of the whole affair. Ger
tain editors well, therefore, stop shreking III
they whether they arr hurt or not.
The intelligent reader will understand that
Slavery is nor established in Kansas, provided the
bogus Legislature il recognized true one.
That Legislature, by its Act to punish Ohenses
"against Slave Property has already assumed
and affirmed the existence Of Slavery in Kansas,
and has prescribed severe penalties for every form
of resistance to Slavery in that Territory. Who
ever admits the validity of the Territorial Legis-
ture, admits that Slavery is mop legalized aud
established in Kansas and asks nothing of the
State Constitution but silence. A Kansas COnsti-
tuition which says nothing about Slavery Is all that
Slavery needs provided it emanate from Conyen-
ton originated by and recognizing the bogus Legis
lature, for that Legislature has already done all
that is needed to legalize Slavery The question
between the Free State party and its adyersarles
respecting the validity of that bogus Legislature
really covers and involves the main issue--' Shall
kansas be Free or a Slave State! - To coun-
sci submission to the Border Rufan Legislature is
really to surrender Kansas to Slavery.
Let us now glance at the successive steps by
which the present position has been attained:
]. The Nebraska bill was sustained i'll the Free
States as measure which left the People of each
Territory "perfcctly free to establish or exclude
Slavery: while it was assumed as unquestionable
that Slavery could not exist in any Territory until
the People thereof had, by some affirmative posi-
tive act, egazed it. "Squatter Sovereignty" it
was therefore urged was really anti-Slavery.
III. This point being carried, a new dodge was
resorted to. 1t is all right, said the Democracy
last year. and says Mr.. Buchanan in his Inaugural,
that the People of Territory shall accept or reject
Slavery for themselves; but they can only do his
rhen hey come to jorm:a State Constitution. SO
long as the Territorial -r6ndtion is maintained
they must allow any STAKEHOLDER who chooses TO
bring his slaves into the Territory and hold them
there-they must protect aud uphold him IN the
enjoyment of his slave property, though they be
ever so unanimously hostile to Slavery.
III. But now, when the People are about (ac-
cording TO the " National Democracy" to form
State Constitution and organize a State Govern
ment, they are told TO sag nothing about Siarery-
give that subject the go-by-so as to allow the slave
laws already passed by the bogus Legislature to re-
main in full force, and Slavery with them.
Popular Sovereignty thus approaclesats
inevitable contamination. Beginning with the as
sertion of the right Of the People of Territory to
govern themselves, it has already attained the denial
Of that right to exclude or resist Slavery long
they remain citizens Of Territory. The step next
ahead is 10 affirm that the shareholders of Terri
tory, once legally entitled TO hold slaves therein,
cannot be dirested Of their "proPeny" by any con-
situtional prorision or iegol enaetmem thereafter
odOpted. And thus the acts of the bogus Legisla
ture, being sustained by the Executive and Con-
gress will be- held tn have established Slavery i'll
Kansas, that it is beyond the power Of the Peo-
,,I. to aynol