The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-11-20
LATEST AND VURY ImPoR-
TANT FROM KANSAS
The Convention Decides not ~ submit
the Constitution % the poOpiei

We have ihe proceedings Of the Kan.
sas Pro o.Slayery Convention in session TO
make a Constitution, down TO last Satur.
day night, November 7tb Thutlay,
Friday and Saturday were consumed IN
a fierce debate.
There were two propositions before the
Convention, lst 70 submit 10 the peo.
pie only the slave clause in this shape f.
"Constitutioh with slavery, "Oonslitu-
tibn Without slavery" ql. TO send up
the Constitution to Congress without sub
mitdng u atall. The former Is called the
Majority Repor:-tho lattor, tho Minority
Report. Calhoun, Of Springfield, Illi-
nois, stands chief sponsor for the former,
aud jenkins, Of Weslport, No. native
of South Carolina, is put forward as the
leader Of tho Extremists.
The Douglrs wing Of tho Convention
wanted to submit the slave clause to the
people. but not the body Of the Consllu-
ton
We have space only for a condensed
sketch from The longreporl Of the proceed
ings furnished by our correspondent.
John Randolph a blunt. out-spoken
pro.slaycry delegate, representing Atchi
sod county, in The course Of She debate
on Friday said, that "he was in favor Of
the minority report because he consid.
cred the plan Of The majority (Cahoun's)
la SWNd(e TIE idea of submitting one
clause of tic Constitution amt not aRouiRg
Me people % vote on Hc olole, tU1s mean,
cowardiy md iRfamoHS--it Was leorso than
a siriRdle Il was scoaadreiismi lie ridi-
culed the idea that the lore Of Democracy
aud tho principles Of Free Suffrage aclu-
aod the Dougastes in The Convention.
Else why did they deny to the people the
right to vote upon the.whole instrument?
lie was in favor Of submitting the whole
oI none, he was down on all snoaking.
halfway lodges For himself, he be-
ieved the Convention to be sovereign
body, and therefore IL possesses the light
TO send up TO Congress lis Constitution
without submitting IL TO The people at
largo. lie was opposed from principle,
to letting tho Abolitonisty and Blnck Re
pubicaus vote down their Constitution,
as thoy would do, il they had chance.
What he did he wanted TO do openly; he
was opposed to stabbibg in the datk.---
lie hated Judases. who kissed ouly to be
tray. The majority report was cheat
aud fraudw
ro lilo was followed by Mobley, Of Riley
county, who pitched into both reports
lie denounced the proposition OF the ma.
joritY rs a base attempt to swiudle the
people, aud the minority report as high-
handed outrage. lie said the DouplasiLss
wanted to slip poison into tho Free 9 ,Il-
ers' cups whilo the Atchisonites Were
for blowing out their brains openly, and
That was all the difference between them
on the Slavery question, IIe then offered
a substitute proposing TO submit the
whole Constitution TO all the legal voters.
with proviso requiring every voter lc
swear TO support this Constitution. il IL
should ho ratified, tho Nebraska bill aud
the Fugitive Slave LqwW His substitute
was tabled by a large majority.
Col jenkins, fugleman of the Ullrsists,
next spoke. lie took the broad Southern
Democratic ground, and claimed that the
Convention held the sovereignty, and
should decide not to submitthe Constitu
tion, or any part Of IL to tho people, he
said the public good and the proper equt.
ibrium between the Free and Slave States,
required that Kansas should come into
the Union as a Stare State lie kRe,o it
would be received il a Slave Constitution
was sent up 10 Washinton. he saidhat
he had read a letter from President BIZ
chaHaE 10 q promiRem memJsr ofde Pro
&Wery party IN Kansas 10 Me effect that
'fbe Constitution woWid be received In Me|
form as Sent ap Jy his Convenfion.
Next followed Wells, OF Douglas coun.
ty, who was opposed to both reports He
denounced IN bitter terms, those WHO
wore designated as Abolilionsts in the
Conventions They wore all National
Democrats; there was not a Black Re
publican among them. Although he CON
sidered Republicans as enemies to the
Coustituticn'aud country, yet they weie
citizens and entitled to a voice "a Ire iu-
stitulions uuder which they must i've
We cannot get over this, and we should
not, said he. make a Constitution in which
Iho people were prevented from express.
ing themselves on the institutions under
which they were 20 live. This Conyen
lion only represents 5000 yo'o ors, and
thoro are 10000 in kansas. Il w1s re-
pasnam TO all his i3eas Of riqM for
1000 men 10 attempt 70 diotats 10 ten times
Moir RaD'bsr and force upon item iastii9-
hons ,0hich they hated and a6korrea. He
did not believe that Congress would 40
Cept Constitution so framed; he thought
the Northern Mombers would not dare to
vote for admitting State under such cir
oumstauees, and II MCy DID, he Black
RepU6lieoas ,oould destroy he garfy IN
epcry Free State, The destruction of Che
Democratic party in the North, would be
a calamity which The admission of a doz
en- slave States would not counter balance.
Gen. Calhoun, OF Sppingh,l !, H., made
"a long speech in favor Of tho maio,ity
report, aud Of ouly submitting the layery
clause 10 the people. lie was opposaa
o giving the "ropekailes" chance 10
''vo,o down our Democratic Constim-
don.' The majority report woald com
pei the Abohioaists to vote for the Con.
sli,uliop, while they were voting down
tho slave clause, no matter how repug.