Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-12-04
scoundrelism Of tho Black Democracy
in Kansas

Hunter, Of New York. reflects our opinion
Of the rovdics who made up wha,was called
the kansas Constitutional Convention"
- correctly that We substitute 1t for any
thing we might say upon the matter.
We ask our readers to pcrusC this article,
and carefully post themselves in the past
villainies Of the black democracy, watch
their treason, and then be ready to act in
any emergency tha, may hereafter arse.
at appears to me dificul, for any hon.
orable man to read the accounts from the
L,compton Convention, and then turn to the
distinct approval VI IT, proceedings by the
Washington unrop--iAs organ Of our Dem.
ocratic Administration without burning
indignation. I, i too much for my Amer
lean ci,ig'n, educated in The principles Of
Ropublcauism anil popular Government, 70
contemplate the atrociou. ,illainy of that
body Of Impos,cr. 1t j. too much for any
sincere Dcmocut-auy truthful, just man
to reflect that President Of the United
States, elected by the people, man who
wears a white cravat, and regularly attends
divine service on the Sabblih-should allow
a Newspaper, representing his Administra-
ton, 10 declare that the acts Of the lccomp-
ton Convention are the acts Of the people
Of Kansas. The assertion is a palrabIc and
scandalous hl.chood. No man does make
il, or can make il, without feeling and know
inc that he i u,tcrnr nm un,ruth. There
&. no man IN the United States, who reads
the publ, journals OF both anl all sides,
who doc- not know that from tho very be.
ginning Of the Iac5mpton movement, nearly
year ago, it has been rcpuiiaicd with con-
tempt by tho great body Of the people.
There Is M such person, vino docs not know
that the s5.cllcd Convention assembled an
der the guard % United State. troops that
il. door, were surrounded by tina, hirrline
soldirry during every hour Of It's sitting
and that, bat tor the support OF the army.
composed chiefly Of unna,umlircl lri'h,)
the Convention would have been driven on,
Of Han.a, BY Ia indignant population.
~, honest man can deny that the late
.puriol. Convention was elected by a
vrc,ch,l minority OF the voters. II diI mol,
even r,rrc-rnt III, alleged Pro-SAycry
party. Tho creatures Of the legislature
which authorized tho election, registered
9,Oco voters, though the mass OF the Free
State population altogether rc!usri to be
registered. AMI were omitted from tho lets.
Ol tbosa p.OOO votes, the candidate or the
spurious Convention received hu NaH
,rui,m hpEdr,d' some Of the persons
who pretended o. hc elected were and are
residents and citizens Of Missouri. Most Of
those who voted Tor them were al.5 Mis,ou-
'i."-.
"Thr., fact, arc notorious In truth,
they nrc hardly druisd. II corrupt and
wicked Administration Of The FEDERAL Gov
eminent bad no, dslauchci the public mind
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obtained an escort OF troops.
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