The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-12-05
Shall We Vote?

Shall We Vote? III
Months ago, as we stated last week, we
expressed an opinion in favor of electine
all the officers under the bogus Constitu.
ton. We copy the language used on tha
occasion, as follows:
Though the Constitution is not sub
mitted to vote of the people, or any
portion OF them, we must take possession
OF it, so far as to elect every officer, Ex
ecutive, Legislative, and Judicial, unde
1t; and though we cannot produce ar
abortion, ioe can strungle it at its birth, by
getting possession of the monster when i
begins to give evidence of life. Thus we
can defeat our enemies in their scheme L
trade off the freedom of Kansas to secure
the freedom of Minnesota; and, further
can prevent pair of Mack Senators find.
ing their way to Congress from Kansas, te
cooperate with others from other portion:
of the Union"
At that time many of those who were
opposed to voting at the Territorial elec.
ton in October coincided with us, as they
saw a way, without revolution, of pre-.
venting that instrument from becoming
the fundamental law of Kansas. Others
who were in favor of voting in October
also thought it good measure, and we
met with little or no opposition to the
proposition of carrying out to the fullest
extent the voting policy.
But the Constitution has been perfected;
it is not submitted to fair and impair
tial vote of all the people," hence the
contingency mentioned by US in July has
fully risen.
Have circumstances subsequently arisen
which have changed the desire to crush
out that Constitution? There can be but
one answer. A sight of the instrument
shows it to be greater monster " than
any of us dared dream of. Is there bet.
ter or more certain way of getting rid Of
it? There is better way, and one which
all of us had rather adopt, and which We
all agree in adopting; that is through The
action of the Territorial Legislature, am
by a vote of the people directly upor
that instrument. This will make yery
probable thing of it, but it is not certai,
but Congress may yet admit us into thu
Union under it.
Should we be so unfortunate as to b.
admitted into the Union under that in
strument, what then are our chances fol
getting out of the dilemma? Can We
throw off the yoke by revolution? We
can try, and, possibly, can triumph. 1t j.
possible, too, that we may be defeated, al
federal bayonets, as was the case in Rhode
Island, viii be at the service of the Gov
ernment recognized by Congress.
If we are admitted into the Union un
der that bogus Constitution, and fedora
troops are used to sustain it, and the peo
pie are defeated, what then are our pros
poets? Let US examine!
We have, then. Pro-slavery Ccnsti.
tuition, in the hands of Pro-slayery off.
GERS, with every avenue for the people to
change that government closed against
US. Euery officer of the government i.
out of our hands, and beyond our reach
The Governor and Lieut.. Governor will
hold his Office two years; the members ot
the House of Representatives two years
and of the Senate four years. The judi.
eiary for six years, and so on to the end
The Constitution cannot be amended unit
after 1864. Then it viii require at leas
three years to amend it, which viii carr,
US forward ten years from this time.
With the whole thing in the hands of ths
scoundrels who managed the Oxford anG
McGee frauds, when have we more hope:
of success than now?
If that Constitution is adopted by Con
gress and the Offices are in the hands o
the Pro-slavery party, then thousands O
that party, with their negroes, will poul
into Kansas next Spring, and they vii
completely inundate it, like the frogs and
lice of Egypt 1t will be a Slave State
forever, and we have not the power tc
preventit The Free State residents, con-
scious of the whitening effects of slavery
will gradually withdraw from the Terri.
tory, and the end is only seen with the
accused institution spreading itself, like
amalaria over the entire West. The arm Of
slavery, strengthened in the United State.
Senate, viii not relax its efforts. On the
contrary it viii grow stronger and strongel
as years roll on, and gather strength a:
new Slave States are carved out of tha
region lying around the base of the Rocky
Mountains, and in the basin West of it
extending to the shores of the Pacific
until, IN time, freedom itself win expire
OF the Republic end in dissolution. No
mentous consequences are dependent OF
our present action, and the decision {,