The Washington union., 1857-04-16

UA anal nothing rN Ho drda from her Importance i, he
eaiaatio n de administration, administration puyiy IL Mill
be said everywhere that they feared TO expose their weak
and therefore retired from the conflict And even
their friends although assured that they constitute ma
joy of the bona de settlers will not have the evidence
in their possession to prove the fact
What do our friends propose to do, Fall back the
Topeka constitution Gov Robinson, having resigned
the governorhip, has resumed it, in acquescence with
the wishes OF the convention held at Topeka the 10th
OF March He recommends that the legislature, under
tins constitution meet in June, and decide what is 30 be
done. His opinion to be- that the government
that Is first IN the field will be the first to be recognised
by Congress We amazed al this The form Of the State
government in the field during the late Congress- in
one branch OF which the republicans had the majority
but that Congress has passed away and the form Is yet
but form. Only one democrat recognised il in the last
Congress ont Of seventeen from the free States
There will he three times seventeen in the next House;
how many will recognise it Z Can we shut our eyes Il,
the past The Topeka constitution has no force artoat he
sanction Of Congress Will democratic Congress be more
favorable than republican ones 1t is vain utterly vain,
to think OF securing the appreciation of the administration
and its party in the next Congress to the Topeka const
tuition and the government The battle will be fought
over the constitution to be formed by the convention
called.
as, e that there is no aleyaafre for oar frab
IL Kansas, bmpayefuion his ceeoa or REVOLUTION Al
they do not contest in this election their strength will be
nnfelt and unaceraned and the evidence OF fraud cannot
be demonstrated If they go into it heartily under pro-
test against the validity of the spurious legislature and
the partisan character of its act they may be- cheated
but they expose the cheatey they may be ouyoted
but If this be done by Illegal voters they can demon.
state the fact at the worst they might fail to elect
majority OF the delegates but they would be OF
enough to influence the proceedings, and hold them Up
in their true light probably enough to proyis-
ion for submitting the constitution to the people for their
judgment
The New York Times speaks in a similar strain. It
cannot understand why "mcn of sagacity and common
sense should deem it worth their while to keep up such
farce as the Topeka constitution The it Is aban-
doned merged in healthy legitimate organization it
argues the will the freeState party be enabled to
carry into execution their proessed objects We tell
the Times the why the farce perpetuated with
all its train of anarcital and bloody consequences! Tho
men who are in it paid to prolong it. by political
leaders whose existence depends upon this agitation The
Kansas funds go to sustain this abnormal and mischiev-
organization. When the Times tells these men,
You are placing the whole power in the hands Of your
opponents and their action will insure the enactment Of
prosayery constitution it exposes the object Of all this
apparent folly which is in truth deep-aid wickcdnesS.
The blackcpublican consprators seek to make Kansas
slave State and they accomplishing their object in
the only way possible to compass it,