Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-07
afairs III 1iansas.
The Secret, Out.


ton Of the pro, slavery party Of Kansas, held
in Lecompton on the I'd ult., resolution
instructing the Delegate to Congress to
support the Constitution to be framed in
September next, rhether it be submitted to
the people or not, was tabled by one major
ity. This fact has been pointed to, by
pro slavery papers at the North, as con.
elusive proof of the yiVingness O taeir po-
Mical associates an Kansas to be gorerneel
by The pcpular ~W. A correspondent Of
the St. Louis Republican, the great pro-
slavery Democratic organ Of the West, in
a letter from Lecompton, dated the 18th
ult., protests against this Interpretation Of
the action of the Convention. We copy
the paragraph in point:
"Another paragraph refers to the tabl.
ing a resolution to instruct our nominee tn
support the Constitution framed in Sep
tember next, whether it be submitted to
the people or not. This question Uas lad
on The taLie, BUT NOT, as your correspon'
dent would iAsiDuate, BECAUSE THE CON.
vENTION WAS IN FAVOR OF SUBMITTING
THE CONSTITUTION TO THE PEOPLE, but
because the passage of such resolution
was regarded as unnecessary and inyudt
ciious, and was considered as operating h
rammcl and incumJer the nominee, an
uh0m the Conrention had The highest con.
fIence, by imposing on him question, the
action on which was beyond his control,
and not coming within the sphere of bis
official duties"
Let US hear no more about the pro-sla-
very Democracy Of Kansas being willing
to submit the Constitution to vote ofth
people of that Territory. No! They are
as much opposed to it as JEFF. Davi, OF
Keitt, or Mason, or Douglas,or the Demo.
cratic Convention of Georgia and Misissip.
pi.-Chic. Press.
1.-THE Delegate of Kansas in Congress
uW have great influence in deciding whe-
ther the Border -Ruffian's Constitution, or
the Peoples Constitution, shall be admit.
ted. 1t is all falsehood, then, that he
has nothing to do with the matter, for be
has more to do in deciding it than any
other man.
VoTEs IN KANsAs.-Iu 1855 the bo.
gus Legislature elected for Kansas by the
Missouri rufians. counted $500 votes.
At the next March election, Whitfield
had only 2,70O votes. Last October, the
pro-slavery party rallied and polled 1900
votes. At the election this summer, less
than 1000 votes were polled. At the last
elections, the Free State men did not vote,
giving the ruffians full swing, and they,
knowing the fact, imported less votes.
Wh apopulation four times as large, the
pro aarery party rote is three fourtts less =!
in two years
The Topeka constitution received about
1900 votes, although the Rufians would
not allow some of the polls to be opened,
and many Free State men had to fight
their way to them; in fact, civil war wag-
ed, and not one third of their vote could
be pollcd. This year the Rufians regis
tered near 10000 votes, and the Free
State men have ascertained that there
must be in reality over 10000 votes. Of
those 10000, the Rufians have shown
that they have not 1900; and yet Bucha-
nan, Walker, and all the pro-slavcry Dem.
ocrats and Americans say these 1900 shall
rule the 10000, and the U. S. troops shall
be employed to force Slavery upon the
vast majority of real settlers