New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12
10. Tier. i, the TOPEKA COes.itusioa, framed By

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9 Constitutional Convention in October, lo3o, sub.
rnitted 70 TIE people at 81 election free to Legal
voter, Of all parties, and ratified by u0sni0ous
vote That Cobst;tuticn might psrh.ps be rcr
improved, but our side s wiling toeo TO tie peOpe
upon it. The opposite p,rty Rave ALA tht'r Conssl
tuition, frsmei by Convention which rast les! Of
tober end adjourned November Eth They sre to
vote on the 9ls inst on the retention or rejection
of one article thereof which relates 70 Slavery The
Free-State MN will keep clear Of .leir e.ecton a.
the other side did from theirs that he friends Of
the Lecompton Constitution will erjoy tie psrhs-
mentsry privilege Of perfect;ng their own measure
prior TO it, final submission to tho whole Pep
pie. When, it was deemed possible that the
Free State mem might be- talked into tbs trap,
il was loudly proclaimed that their refusal to
vote would insare the success Of the "Cor-
stituton nth Slavery" But those when
this wa intended to alarm bad been too long in the
woods to be scared BY so email an owlhoet as
this. They laughed at the threat that Kansas
might be made bona fds Slave State, and ad.
dressed themselves to the purchase Of hAte:,. Tt:'
csu,ed an instantaneous change Of tactics II
wss now given out that Colhoun, Henderson, a1d
their fellow Conspira tors who voted the ultrs Ssv
cry article into their bogus c. Institution, vii com
biIe 30 vote it oa again as the polls on the 2lst
inst Very good. Let them vote il out or in as
they choose. Then let Congress pass an act pro-
vidpg for free and fair election in Kansas, sn4
let the two Constitutions be submitted Coz rcsaS-
ntted, d you prefer that word), ard lei tie
People cay Topeka or Lecompton CopstutiO,
as they choose, and let Congress, Immediately oo
the determination OF the result admit Kansas under
that eon.titntion which majority stsll haze
ratified. BY pursuing this course, We rsy ssys
Kansas fully in the Union, and all crntroyersy with
regard to her concluded By the 4ta Of next March.
But some will say-Perhsps n.ither of these Con
stituhons entirely suit majority Of tie People OF
Kansas. Very we'll, we are prepared FOR that co.,
tiDgescy. Let each legal voter east ballot for
"Topeka Constitution," "LecomptOr Ccnstitu-
ton" or "New Convention" e. hs sksll see fit;
and if neither Of the existing ColstiE tions stall
have . clear majority Of ell the voses lot it
be agreed that there shall be new Conyeation
such - Mr.. Douglas coutemplstes by biz Ersbhng
Act We wsuld not have the Topeka Constitution
prevail unle,s by the votes OF cea- majority CT
the People.
Why should any one object to this course The
action Of Congress will have cured o. o7sibOrae al
differences TO form or regularity; the vote Of the
People will have settled al dispute as to essentials.
What valid, what plausible obstssle selnsin,
We call upon the People of the whole country to
ahi'e and serd petition, to Congress, sskrg thai
he question be settled at once BY full ard fax
ubmission Of the rival State Constitutions to
iirect vote of the People Of Kansas. Such vote
will give peace TO Kansas and TO tie country.
Why should any one resist it