Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-01

III them. ISL principle for which, asa
member IF tho last Convention Of Virgin
II. i would faye contended as streDaolsly1
rs / did for Any other principle Of popal-
Hal soyereigsiicy III self government. -
There was 10 such authority delsgated
IN the pc opiE Of tue Convention 81 Kan !
sass Yet, lfupOn precedent, the Con-
yenlion Of Kansas adopts y Republican
form iof the state Government, and re-
ports II to- C9ngress. withent submitting
iii % the,peopIe, L agree with Mr., Hum
ter in asceptHng II and voting 10 receive
Kansas ss' al slave or Tee-itito
the union. And why Because, ffst
the precedent, aiid secondly, whether
|ik Be accepted oil rsjected. III has 70 be
submitted, oil is subject 1t last n either
event, to the popular will I Al majority
do not approve Of the Constitution, they
may orgahizsahothar Convention imns
hdialeEy, and adopt any republican form, 1
Iafeer they ARE once h .sS,ale, seithoas sud
Epsittiplg II al az 10 Congress, The qaeszs
Etion. nov IS, then, not whether Congress
should adept Or reject tile C Constitution Of
4 Kansas. s1bmittedto tlie popular vote,
Oh ca9 hot. but wHErIiEk III puGaT nor 10
BIZ suBMifrKp 10 THE PEoPLE BRFoRE IT
/ "a 81 BMifrED 10 CoSsREss !? Which ii
better policy for tlse pro.slavery party to
tpnrsue % submit the Consultation at
once 10 the people, and have an end Of
| the agitation, III 10 continue The shrisks
| fop freedom a while longer Ha major
EitF 81 the ,leral. voters are opposed to the
plan Of government proposed By the Con.
yentiion their votes ought to prevail Il
constitutional form ott9Ilt not io Be i,s,5os-
eauponr them. and Cd a,sos Be- but for day,
ALA their sovereign power ought not to
lbassnatahed away{ from them even for d
Empment. IfGongress should aid and
fadet d Goasenaoa I'll doing 10, sgOala not
| ,Uoaoress: Be- ia.terven;,a9 AGAINST 4ot-iiater-
peSat;on Z Andsifl i majority IS IN, favor
lofthe proposed they will preyail and
tthe cot,troyersy viii end. iii strict i'm
partiality, Justice and fairness are observ,.
Sd. tie people will lot BIZ incensed but
| Ii Il lmilofitsy shall abuse The iaaventitious
advantage of ali organized Convention 10
sseud tier Constitution 10 Congress, with
tout first Submitting to the lSeopsesS they
viii be goadedlby indignation 10 acts Of
violence. they will tear the Constitutions
fintp tatters aud trarppie iitinto the dast,
land upbraid IfIe pro-slayerT party with
4 willingness and All ,lttempt TO rule per
i fas ant aaefes, and they Will organiae
more ssrfilgenuy, doubtless 4 lgainst slaye-
Try, than they would ever have done II
first. Again : il the Constitution be
Submitted TO them first If must be sub
United TO Congress afterwards lo.see that
lis provisions are republican. and tmnst
fpass in review Of Tire Representatives, IN
I Congress as well as insthe Territory. But,
aiflDot submitted g the peoplela the tifst
instance, and Congress accepts lt,n ana
] then the people Of Kansas change and
i adept another, and, ~ may be, worse
Constitution, this latter VIII not h1aye,to
be, and Will not be submitted 70 Congress
at al. Aiming then at the same same END, e
protect the equal rights q slayeholdersi
and tcend the exclteine =. ara strlie Soon
lest and safest, Wilicn = tne 'Det.er policy'
TO appeal 70 the people. q once; 20 = peace.
Eful, TAR and Just moae, Of % 1De Obliged
sat Last 70 ablae7pyl tnelr anger aug resent
ment, alter lmpsfillg ous s oSil moral ~.
tnde before shs country " Ale y 2 ny y
4 danger q ha tEI our at.lsque impalreaa
i BY another questiQQn winch has arisen