The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

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en- out, and then every negro In the State,
or hereafter to 60 there. shall b free, except
the few who are now theie in legal condition
of servituds.
The special details Of the provisions for
taking the sense Of the people, % far as We
can judge Of them at this distance, seem to
us admirably oontrived for the purpose
If II shall not result in true expression OF
the popular wishes, 1t will be the fault Of
the people themselves. But We have no
right TO doubt that the election will be fair.
" conducted, or that the defeated party.
whichever it may be, will cheerfully submit
TO the will Of the majority.
Il il barely possible that on ultra aboli.
ZIONIST hero and there may take exception
TO the provision which protects the slave
property now in the Territory. But the
justice and prorriety Of this is as clear Is
MONDAY. Lot 1t DO remembered that
Slavery was established in Kansas by the
Constitution, and the question is on the ab-
clifton Of 1t. Shall It be swept out Of eX-
istence at blow, without regard TO the sa-
cred rights OF property? or shall It be grad.
ually extinguished2 The Kansas Conven.
ton has decided in favor OF the former
course and has resolved to deal with it Us
all the other States in the Union dealt with
lit-that is, abolish 1t prospectively. What
crime has been committed by tho slayehold.
ing emigrants in Kansas, who went there in
good faith with their families and servants,
under the protection Of the law and the
Constitution, which gave them An undoubted
right to do 50? Why Is it that they should
now be driven out of the State, or permit cd
to stay only at the expense Of having their
property confscated."
The material articles Of the Shedulc
referred to by the Washington Union,
are as follows:
SIC. 2. All laws now Of force in the
Territory Of Kansas, which arc not repug.
nant to this Constitution, shall continue and
b. Of force, until altered. amended, or 70.
pealed by q Legislature assembled by The
/ PROVISION of this constitution.
SEC. 10. After the year one thoucand
) eight hundred and sixty.four. whenever the
Legislature shall think It necessary to amend
alter, and change this Constitution, they
shall recommend to the electors At the next
general election, two-thirds of the members
of each house concurring, to vote for or
against the calling Of convention and, If
1t appear that majority of all the citizens
of tho State have voted for convention, the
Legislature shall, at its next regular session,
call convention, to consist OF rs many
members as there may be in the House OF
Representatives at the time, to be chosen in
the same manner, at the Same places and by
the same electors, that choose the represen-
tatiyes said delegates 30 chosen shall meet
within three moths after said election, for
the purpose of amending, revising or chang
ing the constitution.
SEC. ii. Before this constitution shall be
sent to Congress for admission into the I'm
ion rs u State, it shall be submitted to all
the white male inhabitants OF this Territory
for approval or disapproval, as follows:-
The President of this Convention shall, by
proclamation, declare that on the 2lst day
Of December, 1857, at tho different election
precincts established by law, or which may
b. established US herein provided in tho Ter.
ritory of Kansas, an election shall be held,
over which shall preside three judges, or n
majority Of three, to be appointed rs follows:
The President of this Convention shall mp.
point three commissioners in each county in
the Territory, whose duty 1t shall DO to up.
point three Judges Of election in tho several
precincts of their respective counties, ut
which election the constitution framed by
this Convention shall be submitted to all
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OF Kansas in the said Territory upon that
day, and over the ago of twenty.ons years,
for ratification or rejection, in the following
Kramer and form: The voting shall be by
ballot. The judges Of said election shall
cause to be kept two poll books by two clerks,
BY them appointed. The ballots cast at
said election shall be endorsed constitution
with slavery" and constitution with no
slavery" One of said poll.books shall DO
returned within eight days to the President
Of this Convention, and the other shall be
retained by the judges Of election and kept
open for inspection. The President, with
two or more members of this Convention,
shall examine said poll-books. and If 1t shall
appear upon said examination that major.
ity Of the legal votes cast ut said election DO
in favor of the Constitution with slavery he
shall Immediately have the same transmitted
to the Congress of tho United States, rs
hereubefore provided. But If, upon such
examination of said poll.books, it shall APP
pear that majority OF the legal votes cast
ut said election be in favor OF the "Consti
tuition with no Slavery" then tho article
providing for Slavery shall DO stricken from
the Constitution by the President OF this
Convention, and no Slavery shall exist in
the State of Kansas, except that the right of
property IN slaves now in this Territory
shall in no manner DO interfered with, and
shall have transmitted the Constitution 40
ratified to the Congress of the United States.
US hereinbefore provided. In case of the
failure OF the President Of tho Convention
to perform tho duties, by reason Of death,
resignation, or otherwise, the same duties
shall devolve upon tho President pro TEN.
This is no submission Of the Consti-
tuition to the people of Kansas, and the
Union, in using the language "This sche-
dulc submits the Constitution to the white
iuha bitants of Kansas" is guilty of a pal.
try trick. Surprising the people of Kan
sas were SO simple as to vote, under the
circumstances, all they could do, would
be to say by their ballots, whether they
preferred an open, bold, dcclaratory arti-
Gle in their Constitution establishing slav-
cry, or the sncaking, undetermined man.
ncr of continuing it, as devised by this
Lecompton Convention. None OF the
other deyiltrics Of the Constitution can be
touched by their ballots, and with an in
gcnuity of hcllish art, worthy of the dos
peradocs who made it, they declare that
il shall remain unaltcrablc until 1864,
when it may be amended il two-thirds
of the members Of each house concur in
vote to call convention. This is the
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