The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-04
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RATIFICATION BY THE PEOPLE.

There has been needless amount OF horror expended
the neglect of the KAnsss legislature provide for
srBsrrrsG PEOPLE the State constitution which may
bs framed by the convention about be elected that
Territory They deemed il respectful to the couvsn
ton to leave TO them the arrangements for submitting their
lators TO the people, that is all And we End on refer
ence to the constitutions of various States iba, in major
ity OF instances far examination has extended
the provision for submitting them the people fixing the
date of the baotng determining the form Of the ballots
DC, made by the Conventions Themselves and either
imboded in the constitutions in appendices to the same
So much for Mis 9 Kansas outrage #
The constitution Of Florida art IL acc says: aTb
cinsdtution shall be submitted the people ratification
q the election for delegates the first Monday Nay
next"
con,iita,ion OF Texas art Ia sec s. ahe several chief
justices and their associates hereby required csue
polls TO be opened in their respective coants at eb
ished prrcilctf On the secoad Monday of October next
or .he purpose oil taking the o people VI Tex
IN regard TO the adoption rejection OF this constitution
Constitution of MiEsoari H. sec s. contains SINH
lar provision.
Constitution OF Virginia adopted in 1851 contains
ton proper rs
Consultation Of Louisiana, adopted in 1882 similar
Constitution of New York, adopted in 1896 The
reniion in separate ordinance act provided for the
submission OF the constitution to the people specifying the
Now let be remembered that this Difference of the Kan
sns legiss:ure to the people represented in convention
this devoving upon the convention precisely the same d.
ties which have been performed by the omany
and probably most Of the existing States in similar cases
is by far the most prominent ground Of objection alleged
by the republicans agsinsi the Kansas conysntlonaet
They have truupe,si il from Dan to Beershesa as most
hsgrant and vsnous omission, the object and end OF
which could be nothing ese than to make Kansas slave
State As this prominent objection has vanished into
thin air is IL not probable that the other objections are
equally frivolous The constitution will be submitted to
the people by order of the convention there Is no doubt
about that. eae
The next great objection alleged against The convention
act Is that il requires three months residence in the Ter
rory next previous to the election Of delegates 10 the con-
yen,ion, in order to cne person to vote great ado
made about this provision because IL is said the three
months commenced before il possible for the eastern
spring emigration 10 arrive As the election is be held
on the 18th Of June the three months commenced The
18th OF March. All who then residents of the Terri
tory, and who have continued, and shall continue until
the election to reside ain the county In which they offer to
vote and no other person whatever shall be entitled
vote at said election Now il to us that this pro-
vision 10 more equitable in ITSELF and more favorable The
hee-Stais party, than If only months or weeks resi-
dsnce next before 10 the election had been required
for In the latter case the Mssouraus could have rushed
in by Thousands, and remained for so short period just
for the privilege OF voting. But they cannot afford 10 stay
three months for such purpose The time between ine
passage OF the eonventionlsw and the 18th Of hsren
aoou Is days) was not sufficient 70 enable the EDgrsn'
Aid Societies to forward their emigTsnts Kansas u'
for the sake OF voting for the il WAS not SUI
hCent 70 enable the southern and southwestern States
press ia their emgrants Some few Nissourisns and 10
vans doubtless got In hut il is probable that the ros
will be confined almost wholly persons resident In n'
Territory when the eonventon-act passed IL the h
had made the three months TO from the dae
the act II might have been s better AZ, however n'
reeState men decline voting the result for practical pun
poses would have been the party that are
ed to elect their candidates without opposition VIII
course be successful Whose ult IL thai they are sO
Answerthe fault Of those who in position to o.,
pose aud defeat them bat will not m finger for tbsten