Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-01

and factiously refuses to vote down clause of tho
instrument which i; has always professed to dslk
Ii ooilged to admit that the slavery Question l. '
only question which has been isaua ani that W .a
ths question provision is made ior far erp,s>, 5'l
! ~ me p.opes risieS. Il il obliged Ia admit thar,
under the constitution, it could easily obtnin pos -f
son OF The State government, As il has already ~
'a'neo possession OF the territorial government. l. -
ooHeru 10 aclnit thnt the constitution Itself. SO :sr H.
tits placed beyond the immediate reach Of the pee.
PIE, II oy no neans partisan in character
ID lis assignments of power II has nothing 20 ubiyt
TO- save the bare TACT that The constitution
voted down; AND because II cannot be, it reiu--s -
vote down slavery, or to have any thing to do with
the election o! a Safe government
From the Psnnsylvananl
The Washington correspondent ot the New YORK
journal OF Commerce. in 1peakng of the action oi
the Constitutional Convention Of Kansas ana the Ma
| tonal Administration, snys:
| The action of the Convention Of Kansas il a.,
proved by the Administration, and as is alleged b.
Gov. Walker The Provisional Government which
s to have charge OF the transition from the TrrrltJ
| rial to State Government is no new measure, bu
| has been adopted by all Conventions under simiIa
! circumstances''
There can be no doubt as TO the ground occupied
by the administration on this question Mr.. BuG
hanan stands upon the great principles Of the Kansas
Nebraska bill! aud in his celebrated letter 10 Pro-
SiliuaD thus aud-s 10 this very Couv ention whu-r
action Is so violently attacked by the New York lrl
buue and certain of the Press in this city and eS-
whero. The President says:
'ln the opinion OF the Territorial Legislature Of ksn
sas the time had arrived for entering the Union ari
they accordingly passed law to elect delegates i"'
the purpose ot framing State Constitution. IL con"r
red the right of suffrage every bona fds Dhabtsn
OF the Territory, and for the purpose of preventin
fraud, and the intrusion of citizens Of dstsu'
States, most properly cOnded this right 10 those wh"
had resided therein three months previous to the -c
tion. Here a fair opportunity was presented for al
the qualified resident citizens of the Territory, {"
whatever organization they might have previously
belonged to participate in the election, and 10 e1pr---
Their opinions At the ballot.box on the question o'
slavery But numbers OF lawless men still continued
TO resist the regular Territorial Government. They
refused either 10 he registered TO vote ard Ia"
| members OF the Convention elected Legally
and properly, without their intervention. The Cor
venon will soon assemble TO perform the solemn duf
of framing Constitution for themselves aud ih-Ir
posrerity; and in the State Of ncipent rebellion whir
still exists in Kansas, il is my imperative duty 10
p!oy the troops of the United States, should ,hi, b,
come necessary, in defending the Convention sgnu>
violence while framing the Constitution. and IN pro
tectng the bona fie inhabitants qualified to vote
under the provisions OF this instrument in the tree
exercise OF the right of suffrage when it shall be sub
mitted to them for their appreciation or RE- lection
Here il plain, distinct recognition OF the legality
of this Convention, and ye, we see Democrats
presses, which claim 10 lead the party in this Sa;e
frarerni9ing with the most ultra Black Republican
Journals whose columns TEEN with abuse oi the
"b0gus convention" aud attacks upon the charac'er
and standing of those Democrats who participates IL.
its proceedings, aud retailing the second handed II
brcations and treason OF these dsunon sheets. AM
on what pretext is this abandonment Of the Dem'
cratic party attempted TO be excused Because. -
thsse ournss aliege, the plan adopted by the con'
tutona convention for submitting that instrument +"
| the people does not meet their appreciation. Il t
not denied that upon it's face the schedule fairly ana
honestly provides for popular decision, or, in tn
very language Of the Kansas. Nebraska bill, "lesv",
the people perfectly free 10 form and regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way, subject only
to the Constitution of the United States" This ear
not be Questioned the express words of the ballot
guide the voter upon that vexed subject Those who
desire slavery to be perp-uated in Kansas vote III
that direction those for tree State have tar op
portunity 10 put their desires record in oiclr
manner, and thus settle the question in accordance
with the Democratic principle OF popular sovereign
ty, which the party has endorsed and will sustain
! and uphold against the open attacks Of Black Re
pubcans and the halfconcealed plotting Of pretend
ed friends in their ranks. The reasons for no:
submitting the whole instrument We set forth IN
article of Yesterday. In noticing the fact that tL-
Black Republican journals are demsndng i'e
whole Constitution shall be presented TO the people
the Providence Daily Post endorses our position, Guc
says:
1--WE PERCEIVE THAT THE WHOLE PrRPosr or
THE AnoLITIoSIsrs, lS CLhMoRING To HAVE fnf
IN-rRUMENT SUBMITTED To THEM WAS To sfcuHt
THE OPPORTUNITY OF VOTING 1T DowS, WITHOUT
ANY REFERENCE TO ITS MERITS, FOR 50 THEY HAVE
THEMSELVES INFORMED Us."
lhls - the real ana design OF Inc
to the action Of the Kansas Constitutional Convennu
both in that Territory and out of it, They are at heart
antagonstlc to the principle that the people shall ue,
and deslrous of keeping the wounds of Kansas still
open for political purposes. II the whole Consutu
ton bad been submitted the oucry then woald bhv"
been against the "bOgus convention, or still further
iu the rear. against the territorial legislation which
authorized the convention They will not have peac,
on any terins. These facts were well known 10 the
members OF that convention, and hence they have
| auhr ~ IN ept ion,
Constitution IN such a manner As TO practically Gritty
the requirements of the Kansas Nebraska bill, DO
full justice secure substantial equity and At - -a'n-
time check mate the Vaccinations OF the Black r.
publican party in that Ierritory-whch, in their TAI!
est and most comprehensivey significant meaning,
embrace Presidential programme for 1860, in which
still "bleediug Kansas is 10 be the leading idea.
| The question now is. will the Democratic party
stand by the Kansas Constitutional Convention, aud
Admit the State, with such Constitution rs lt- pno
| pie shall adopt on the 2lst Of December, or JON
forces with the Back Republican party, and keep
the issue siill open 10 distract the ma ion aud en-
barrass the national Administration This n tho
plain, practical issue. The Blsck Republican pary
are opposing the Kansas Convention, and will con.
tend against the admission Of the State into 'hs
| Union when the Constitution is presented. Ag'g-
ton upon the subject ID their purpose. They hare
| and are fasfyug the whole ectlon OF the Dem"cfn-
tic party in Kansas, abusing and villfying Mr. Buc
| hansn aud his sound and conservative admln-irnrlI"
policy upon that irritating and delicate ALTAR. nuG
| inus preparing new difficulties Tor the coming Con
| .ress. They will not have settlement OF the qTe-.
| fpn. With all these facts burning like suns along
the pathway of the Democratic party, it is plainly ~
be that their duty il TO sustain the national Al
muisraon, the Constitutional Convention, and hi
nit Kansas when she presents herself to Congrrea
aud claims pace among her sister States. lte:s
| s excuse for single deseron from ;he D.
mocrntic ranks upon THE question Even the NJ"
| York Times and the National Era have been forced
tO admit that the mode of submitting the constitution
| fhA 1ftl
of Justice and fairness. while the whole press Of the
nation has spoken in high euogy OF the constitution
| itself In view OF these facts, how can democrat.
c presses justify their bitter, uDjust, and constant
| attacks upon The action OF the convention Ar-
they desrous Of aiding the New York Tribune in IL
opposition to the party and the National Admin:s:ra
ton Are their opinions TO be considered above par.
~ discipline party success fthese presse- have
heen honestly mistaken in their Interpretation OF h-
facts that surround this question, let them ray
once. II Undetermined to oppose the party and -noar-
rass the National Administration by siding with 'he
BLACK Republicans in this issue. why not boier 'I"
| flag ut once, and tight openly on the Black R-pnSi
| csn platform As for the Democratic party in Old
Penney " ania, they are for the admission OF kansns
with the Constitution that will be adopted by tn- c'
z.ns Oh the 2lst ofDecember believing tha! The raos
Of submitting it to the people is in full accord with
the principles of the Kansas Nebraska bil aud cs!nu
lated to restore peace to that Territory which has
so long been distracted by Black Republican in'
| ligue.
| FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
| WAsHIHGros, Nov. 27-It ia believed that the "r
der to t out the brig of war Perry has been counter
manded.
Gov. Walker of Kansas. WAS coseted With the Pre-
sident several hours yesterday, but the resut of a
conference is unknown.
| SECOND DEsPATCH.
As far as can be ascertained' the Caoinet are u'
led in sustaining the action OF the Kansas C"nsiu
! ,ional Convention. Whatever preference there mag
. o,,h, tin0f fhe T.,