The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-10

dertake 70 separate Government within its
limits, for the purpose Of redress.
ing any grievance, real or imaginary, ofwhich
they might have complained against to the
legitimate Government. Such a. principle
il carried into execution, would destroy all
lawful authority and produce universal enar.
chy. ought TO specify more particularly
condition falrairs which have only EN-.
braced in general terms, requiring the pres
ence of a military force in Kansas,
The Congress Of the United States had
most wisely declared it to be the true intent
and meaning OF this act.-the act organizing
the Territory motto, ,lcgislate Slavery into
any Territory, not to exclude it therefrom,
batto leave the people thereof perfectly free 10
form and regulate their domestic institutions
in their own way, subject only to the Con-
stitulion of the u S. AS natural conse-
quence, Congress has also prescribed by the |
same act that when the Territory of Kansas
shall be received into the Union with or
without Slavery, as their Constitution may
prescribe t the time of their admission. Sra
very existed at that period, and still exists
| in kansas under the Constitution of the U.
rs This p int has at last been decided By
the highest tribunal known to our laws
! How il ecu ever have been serious ly doubt.
! ed is Il mastery Ii confederation of sov-
ercign Statcs acquire new territory at the
expeHsa OF their common blood and treasure,
surely one set of the partiescan have no right
to exclude the other from its enjoyment, by
PROHIBITING them from taking into it whatso
ever is recognized TO be the property by a
common constitution. But, when the peo.
pie, tn bona fde residents ofsuch Territory,
procapd to frame State Constitution, then
it is their right TO decide the important ques'
tion for themselves, whether they will coun-
tenance, modify or abolish Slavery. To
them and to them alone, dots this question
belong, free from all ( reign Interference
In the opinion of the Territorial Legislature
Of Kansas, the time had arrived for entering
the Union, md they acc Irdingy passed
law to elect delegates for the purpose OF
framing State Constitution.
, This law was lair and Just in its prOvi5'
ions. 1t conferred the right OF suffrage up-
on every b6aa fds inhaAitant Of the territory,
u aud for the purpose OF preventing fraud
, and the intrusion Of citizens OF near or DIS
tant States, m >st properly confided this rigb'
; to hose " ho had resided therein three morI
. previous to the election. Here fair p sol
e tunity was presented for ali qualified &c sider
cirzens orthe Territory, to whateyls orgar
i iza,on they nilh, have preVious'Iy belonre
d to pgrti iputc in the election, AID to eypres
} Their opinions TT the ballot byX on the que.
S It3a oi slavery, but numbers Of Law less me
= still contma"d to resist the Territorial Goy
4 eminent. They refused either to be reco.
< n;zad or vote, and members of the Convcr
OF ton were elected legally and properly witt
to uut their intervention. 't'he Convention wi
I'd sogu assemble to perform the solemn dat
s. Of framing Constitution for themselves an
e, their po tcrity, and, 10 the state OF incip.el
II. rebellion which still Xst5 in Kansas, it
at my imper tive duty to employ the troops
be tHc Un;tcd Stats Saoud this become u
as 2aysary in de ending the Convention a4aia
h. val nee whilst framing the Cnnsututio
~ ard in protecting the bJGa tide inhabitan
- uuy.iii Il 10 vG;e uaGcr the provisions OF tt
IN Instrument in tie IT. Xarcigc o; the rtgt
Ii. IT suffrage, when il shall be submitted
f.. them tor their appr, b.tlpn or rejection,
y, have ,n,iYa ,,uu.i.Irnee IN & ". Walker tl
Il the troops vii! not b. employed except
ny, resist aci0 agg,tssi,n, or IN The eXecuiH
'y e; the laws, a'.I (hen not until the power
re- Ihe civil II gjslr&'o Shall prove u1avallin
III FulIuw,n! lhr Wise eXJmpIe OF Mr. u dis
re 'tOw5r the Hartford Cunye! ton, i!eg,I a
'tr d'I e rtuS c@ubiGnilcHs, sIrh IS th3t Ot t
~ Topeka Convention, Will Mt be disturb
~ unless t'ry shall atten}Pt to perform VI
'.e at . h ah wi ID lug themr.O actual co!!isi
De nth lie CuusIi.u.i II ana tn1 laws, ach
ice tat Gt3rt Ihcy au,lI be resisted aud +
IN dos. a bg j,la. y ha.r poNCr Of the GuVei