The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-03-12
and contempt Of law.

Some consider the submission or, r,n..;,..
lion to vote of the people f,r r,t;fcaf;o., =
r necessary 10 its validity. In thie onfoiar -,
committee do not concur. The pscnI. ma,
assemble, as ia ancient days. in rraes I,sst;rl,
: and make Constitution. thsy nav slect r.E.
rasentativss 10 make one E,r tha.o ~ tl.Ir,
may elect r. representatives. to dfaftons to h. s,s.
T nitted 70 them for approval or rejection. Tbe
last method IS most approved of DARN, m. ,as,
! few years. though formerly the second rnatb,I
was very generally rfsorted to.
The calling Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton Of Kansas is generally conceded fa have hes,
strictly legal The election Of ITS members i
also admitted 10 have been legal. Is il not
logical 10 infer that Convention LEGALLY called
legally elected, and clothed witb auf5ortv -
make a Constitution. can No. mare ha ;n,-tE.r-
ed with bY Governor. fudge or T.sai,f.t,r t;fI.r
10 increase or diminish ifs g,ovF- or ~ ai,.r
modify or nulIify It's than The. a-.rIo co,,i
BE Inferfared with had tb., asea~srs.Iso rr,.s.1
iBs,ead of bv reDraysgfai5yas1 Tba Ts,i.ts-
( ture of 4 STATE may aqf sl.sr or a,,,,l ~, -,
! ,.,.: - ~ ''''"' ~ S1"-
- sol u'i'''' '''s'1'o esI'Fcidiy au-
80. - '''7 l'roI,.e'
,!'i :, o',l'''' u'orI C, constitution
/ ~ 'otS " '''V de'l''ou ol CONSTITUTION; h2!a
~ . ,.ly Prior, OF On gay sa5seqoeni, to toe
1ay HA5a y 'de i@|!ls.y coh2tA-'ed aUtaoF-
( ites, IS considered valid n any State, or in anr
y. or III any CITY, county, or town, IA
the United States 10 matter how few or how
'''7hF persons may engage Ia the iaw.ess pre-
. ctFaiHs. 40 man can BE- chosen President, or
% -1iyof' % justice o. 'le Peace,
out on the day aPP2iated by law, and except 5y
ia#ilss and shameless dcSPerad0eS IN Kansas.
no where IN The United States has this doctrine
been practically controrerled. Il the m5uSlr-
Gus Practice Of The bold bad men o! Kansas, now
an exception, are to be-eTectel in,o rule. h3sY
!2ng will Il be ere some audacous sectional
.4ciIon "i!t hgJ Preonce for holding Pres
idehi'ai election cn day other than that ap-
pointed By law? And when elections are held
without any law BY iactionisis, and oa a day
appointed BY laa, their candidates ~ III alway /
have most votes; the legal candidates vii by /
taem De pronounced the ''minoFily candidates. >
and the Irregular and illegal ones VIII b. call (
strife, tiaodshed, and war. Rights, it must
ever oe b7vae 10 mind can be best aud most
s-Ses aal e'-'5s a e's'tst s's's'''''s' r
protected ~ me '1i-s q y. com 'h2'2' iheFr
Is no Feai e14 tfae S-ieiy 20 our d1sIt!rs ana !
'istGti2as oa} IN sFici alaereHce = tie spirit
aha tis letter oi cur constitutions ana !a"S
anu mere IS no can@-F 70 otF peace and our
JHi9h i''al "e ea4a~t F21ly escape II We VIII
coasc'eAlt-a5iY adhere 10 lAsia' u 40 ever
H'@53 oi L~3's.atufe olt5F 'h"n taal 0l A2asas +
which lad ta- Fsesain.dl9a 20 agp5iat a day, +
open He polls eaa request tHe pe-nl5 10 vote /
for or against Constitution aoiCh had 5een I
finally adopted by the people tEo weeks before, I
aad " hlch nobody could Change bat iae people .
a2d thy only y formal action 70 tiat ulfsei +
s.rs4 / 90 .-HaF q ~-Fr4 ,4-q l-s 40