The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-12-19
KANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL VOTE.

On Monday next. the 21st inst. the vote of the peo.
pie OF Kansas will be cast upon the constitution re-.
Gently adopted by the constitutional convention o.
that territory preparatory to its admission by Congress
as State. We have not been able TO clearly under
stand to what qualifications the voters on that instru-
mcnt have been restricted whether il has been freely
submitted to the voice of all the people Of the terri
tory without reference to any certain period of resi-
dcnce whether it has been restricted to the vote Of
the bona hde residents or actual citizens of three or
six months residence. If the former plan is TO govern
them much difficulty may arise yet out of this vexed
question: rs it will be the practical operation of
squatter sovereignty, in its fullest sense and essence
and will bid fair to defeat the slavery clause, which
is submitted to the people, by the application of that
principle SO much condemned and denounced in the
South, in constituting Kansas State.
The admission of California as free State by the
application Of that same principle was m outrage
upon the South and generally denounced with deep
muttcrings of Indignation by the people. If this
principal shall govern in Kansas, and her constitution
be submitted to Congress for admission free State
will the South tamcly yield to the outrage?
But it is said that the Black Republicans will not
vote upon the constitution and hence the slavery
clause will be sustained. This may or may not be
the case The Black Republicans arc not to be trust.
ed under any circumstance and II they should abstain
from voting and the slavery clause is retained then
IL will only be in spite Of squatcr sovereignty and
the South could only sustain the triumph as matter
Of accident and good luck. Out of evil good may
come. The result may be acceptable. but the means
damnablc. Whilst on the other hand they could and
would oppose the Kansas constitution ~ihiom slavey
as accomplished in violation Of the Kansas territorial
bill and through the operation Of fraud upon the
South. But if the constitution is submitted only to
the voters Of the qualified residents Of the territory
and without fraud, or other unlawful means tho
slavery clause is rejected then the South can only
look TO the cause Of it, defeat in the anti Southern
policy and anti.Souhern Governors that have ruled
in that territory since the beginning
We have never believed that the Southern States
and people would have e9uol chance and equal fa
vor. in that territory, from the authorities that hav,
been appointed to rule there nor have they We ask
for single instance and we rctcrate the question
mhy is Mat southern Corernor has aercr been appoint
10 Mat hrrory? Amidst all the high sounding profes
slons Of the northern Democracy in behalf of the
South, the question naturally arises who of them has
stoodup practically for the South or where is the
beneficial result practically achieved. The Kansas
bill has not yet produced any southern fruit
We desire to see this Kansas question settled. 50
far as the South is concerned we look for nothing in
her behalf to grow out Of IT. let pass over then and
the specder the South is wound up the sooner she
will be brought to feel the pinching of the screws