Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-11

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" nth the organic act, framed a constitution
and Stale government; have submitted the
all-important question of livery TO the
people, and have elected IA Governor, a mem
Der 20 represent them in Congress, members
of the State Legislature and ,ther State Of
ficers. They now ask admission into the
Union under this constitution, which is re-
publican il. its form. IL is for Congress To
decide whether they - i'll admit or reject The
State which has thus been created. For
my owl part, ] am decidedly in favor OF lis
admission, and thus terminating the Kansas
QUESTION. This will carry out the great
principles OF non-intervention recognized
and sanctioned by the organic act, which
declares in express language in favor OF
mon Intervention by Congress with slav-
cry in the STATES or Territories leaving
'.the people rhereOi per. ectlf free To form
an regulate their dome site institutions IN
Their own way S .bi.ct only to the consti;u-
/ On OF the UnteI States In this manner
by y "a IL NJ the question ri slavery. and
conjnInI il t" the PEG lie whom It immed ate
ly concerned, every patriot anXiou<ly ex
prcIed that this que>trn w"uld b ban shed
from the halls Of Congress, where II ha
alw ays rxer I'd a Dalrfui influence through
out the whole country.
Ii is proper tnat | should briefly refer to
the election held under II act ot the Fer
riturial Legislature on the first MonLay ol
January las, on the Lscompton Constitu
ion. This r~,ectiun was acid after the Ter
tory had been prepared tor "dtuission into
the Union as a sovereign State, and when
no authority existed in the Territorial LIE
gislature which cnu,d possibly destroy its
exisr, nee or change its character. Tn
election. which WAS peaceably conducted
unde Inv instructions, inroiv-d d strange
inconsistency. 4 large majority ut the
prrsons " no vrted against the Lerompton
Constitution were at the very same time
ard place recognizing its valid existence in
the M st SO emn and authentic manner, by
voting under its provisions. have yet re-
ceived no official information OF the result
OF this t ectiOn.
As a question of expedirncy, after the
right has been maintained, it may be wis
t. reflect upon the benefits to K ,nsas and
to the wto.e country which would result
| from its immediate admission into the Union.
as we'll as the disasters which may IolluA
it, rejection. Dome tic peace will be the
happy consequence of its adm sSinn, and
that fine Territory, " hIcii ha- hitherto BEEN
torn BY dissensiuns, viii rapidly Increase in
population and wealth, and speedily realize
the blessings IL d the comfort, Nh.ch I'll
Low in the train of agricultural and me
ctanical industry. The people will then b.
%snyereiI IN. and can regulate their own at
fairs in .heir own way. II u majority ot
them desire t. abO i>h domestic slavery
wi:kin the State; there is no ether pu.si-
BILE mode By which this ear be effected 30
speedily as by prompt admission. The will
of the majority is supreme and Irresistible
when expressed in an orderly and law u
maarer They Can make and unuiake Con-
stituIiuns at pleasure. l. would be absurd
to say that ti.ey can impose letters upon
their Own power wh ch they Cannot alter
wards remove. Ii they could do this they
might tie their own hands for j hundred as
well as for zen wears.
They ire Fundamental pr~inciplesnf Amer
can freedom, and are reconzed, | beIieve,lr
some furm or other. by every State COnst;
tuition; ami if Congress, in he act OF ID.
m~ission. 81, aid think proper 10 ~recngniz-
c, urse. This has b{en nose emphatic .iiy
in the Constitution di Kans = H. declare:
in the bill of rights that -pu!itical power j.
Inherent in line people; and all free guve-H
mems are Out.dcd Oh their authority auC
instituted Tor their bcne 81; and, tEere.urr
they haze al all times an .EaiirUahle ant
iudr'raSihie right 20 ait r, reform or aholi-i
their iorm OF government in such mann = a:
thev mav think proper" The great ST I,
Of New GrrA i, at tn!< nom nj gurerlrt
under ii constitution trained aud e>tabiisr.C
- direct opp"sit;un to ihe mod" Pre>cribee
BY thu pre-, iuis constitution. l., ther-rnrr
tr- pruyisi II Changing the Kansas C'n.ri.
tuti,n. ai'er thu year 1876. could. hy 2a-
s%isiiity, be Construed into a prrhibEi,n u
make -uch change prev US to tn ! period
his prOhibiu IL NO Id b. wholly uuava ing
i he Legislatur~ already elected may, at i
very first session, submit the question 10
vote Of The people ~hether thy vii or wi
not nave d Convention Ia smend their Con.
sti,utIon and adopt all necessary Nea's f
gisin rtfe-t To the popular will.
1t has been solemn adjudsed by tie
highest judicial tr!budri known 10 DR. law,
that slavery TX sls in Kansas jy virtue .
the Constitution OF The Unitpt Stat. -
Kansss Is, there ore, a. this munen'. Il.
much u slave State as Georgia or Suutl
CarnI ia. Without this tn equality OF the
Southern States COM Us ng he Uuiun w,ut
be VIC atrd, and tn use and ENJOYMENT of a
Territory acquired by the common treasure
OF all the States, would be closed aga.nsr
the people and the prop r;y OF nearly ha;
the memq-rs y the cunIederacy SLAYER,
eau, rnereture, never be rr 'hibi;ed in Kans
- exc pI b. means uf a con>t tutiunai DR. .
vision, ana N no o'n,r manner can this .,
obtained :" promptly, il u m~ajrritt o ia,
pep t des re it, as BY admitting 1t INTO ;h,
Uuivn unLer lis present. Constitution.
GA the other hand should Congress re
. ject the CohSti,utr n under the Idea OF at
Iording the d slfiectrd in Kansas a tlisd or
%pJItuHity Ot p ohio ting slavery IN he Stat,
which they might have done twice before i
IN he m'j 'riuy. n man can foretei! III,
consequences.
IL Congress, Tor the sake of thuse mel
who refused to vote tor de icga;es To The
Convention when they might have exclud.
> ed slavery from the CunStr utiGC, anu VII,
aiterwaTG refused to vote IN the 2ist D..
cemOer last, when they might. a. they claim
nave stricsen slavery !r"m tht CUnsuIusi n
should nov reject the S,a'e because slavery
REMAINS IN tue Constitute III, il Is manifest
that the agitation upou lhas dangerous >ub,
jecI viii be reneAed IN u more alarming
Iurn ,hah l. has ever yet assumed
=, Every p strIpt IA the country h d INDUCED
the hope that t-e Kansas and n bra>ka AL
Would put u inal en-! 10 tae > avery aslt,.