Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-18
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in all human probability, concoctel hero, in
th. city Of Washington, ani sent out to
Kansas to be approved by convention up
held and supported by United States bayo-
nets.
There is another consideration. II was
asserted. in the other wing of the Capitol,
by the Senator from Missouri, Mr. Green.
by the Senator IRON Virginia, Mr.. Hunter, !
and in thi. House by the member from
Georgia, Mr.. S,ephens,l that the people
can nave no vote upon the Lacompton
swindle. IL will be remembered by all pres
ent. that the question was submitted 10 the
gentleman from Georgia, aud his reply was
prompt. and directly 10 the point. IL will
le noticed that the bill |, very carefully and
adro,ly and cunnlnsly drawn. II IL, in
all lis features, a foxy production, and,
amid all the yerbihgo and all the periods
contained In the five sections, there is hut
ono allusion TO the swindlc perpeiratcd at
l,.compion. IL can be sesn in the fret Sec
ton. aud here is the language, or extract /:
" But, should a mAj1rity Of The votes east
be- for piopl'ltion rcJectel,' IL shall DO
deemed and held that the people of Kansas
do not desire admission ibtn the Union with
said constitution under the conditions set
forth IN 'aid proposition, and in that event
the people, &c.
The purpose anl the design are evidently
TO leave ,hs impression on the mind that
there is only a submission of land orli.
nance. Tho words, "aid constitution"
however, aro entitled 10 a slight considera.
ton. They have a sl:nidclncs Lst not
the people Of Kinsi, b, deceived, let them
lo)k II the relation Of 4" said constitution"
to the preamble. Here Is a part Of the pre-
amble
Whereas, ths people Of the Territory Of
K,nsS did, bya convention Of dslcs'i,,
a,s'mbsl at L'cDmptln, on the 1th day ot
November, 1857, iur that plrpr'e, form Tor
them,clve, "a constitution ani STATE govern
msni, which constitution l. republican, s..
Tn, mind that clnceiVsl thh conferences
bin knew w,ll that tbs three word, "s,id
L'c,mption constitution might awaken
dtasrs,ahls associations. Bat ,aid cia.
.,iiution arj wprl, that misli not arr'st
th, attention. Bat let ~ b, chIrinbls.
Certainly Il W., very kini AMI c,n'llcrIis
q avoid ,h3 ass OF lIn,ih;' or'n,ivc - "A
honor.bi pppl,. Ia, .k,lliul magician
W., unlpl5t,iiy ac;lIiai nv "a, IA mb's hon.
orIb', motives. Lik,a skillill anil humane
p1y.iciln, b, wIull pr'pIr' = nIu'cItins
dose ~ that il could 10 administered without
dtnsrs,lb,s s'n,,tiou.. B'.ii',, ther, i .
s,rp,l, IN the srl,s. 1t wbIll not b. wis,
f1r th, .srplnt - hiss o warn IN, victim,
b,llr, ths y,nln ot hi, f,ns, p'rmeItos tho
s,y,t'm. Wher,Ns the p1Ipl' ol thi Ter
r A ~
delegates a,,,mhlel az L'compIiju, oi the
5ih day oC Nlysnb,r, l,ji, lor that pur.
plss. form Tor ihsnrlvo, q constitution ani
State s)ysrnmsnt, e., Is thu lAnsias' OF
TIE preamble.
Ths people having fprm,i il, there can bl
no doubt a, g. i,, validity, m doubt ~ %
- vitality. Tn,re il no other constitution.
A.. "a, people lorm,i IL, thar, chn be n,
other. IL II a, Only emb bllm-nt OF tho
wall OF the people. Tao delegates nave ind,'
cAtsl tbs wall Of tho people. k'nsu Is
therefore, STATE. b,,Il., IL bL' aSat' gov
ernmint. IL will therefor, b, useless %
submit more than =" land oriiuancs; :" and
In orJsr o. render the OrlinInca ~ intel,i'
g,bls a, possible, anl 70 gave q u form and
clm,llur,s. Anl ia order q illustrate the
.lbtihiy and lss'ri,mIin of IT, authors,
the twb words "s,id constitution ~ have
b.en placed ia the first section. TnItis IA
dsed a profound s,Ijcsm In'hip, and worthy
OF AL alurIiiln, which h.' niucti the
authors og the conferences bill q iniprm N,
ignorant ani dalli,i people Of Kansas. that
on the eth LAY of November, 1897, they did
TORN tor themselves a Stati sJyarnm'nt
,ni, 10 or,ler NOR, doiply 10 impre's them
with the fact, - Oa,r four million acres OF
land.
bat there il considsrAtion which will
b, urged by thn,, who l.k' another view OF
the bill, that the people Of Kansas must take
prl.slayery constitution with the land
bribs, or rsnlin out " ths UnIon. What
an insult q an intelligent people An
American Congress has ~ hisuer standard
ul honor or prOprie,y than t1 Jdr four mil
lion acres OF land lor prl-s'avcry e1n'ilia-
ton Grave Senator'S and enlightened Rep
ressntAiivos deem u % b. the part Of wisdom
u bs,tJw four mi ill1n acres upon forty thou,-
AMI American irccmsn, the peers Oi "a, all,
Il they will only become the trll' ol EN'cu'
tive power aud Executive tyranny. Four
million acres OF linl are ol'rsi Tor the deg.
rldtt1n aud humiliation Of a brave ani
cu,crpr.sins people. wall. ia this c1n-
nec,:On, make quotation from the k,nsIs-
Nebraska act, passed in the year 1851
" IL beins the true intsnt and meaning o'
this act, not to lcs,llt1 slavery into any
territory or State, nor - exclude u there-
FROM, but % leave the people thereof per-
fcctly free o fora and regulate their own
domestic institutions in their own way, H..
la 1858 the Congress OF the Unlt1d States
declares 10 the people OF Kansas accept
land ordinance with "slil constitution,
accent the Lscomp,on swind,e with African
slavery. and the President will Immediately
proclaim that you arc Slats. Tnisappsil
% the cupidiiy and 70 the ayaricl Ol msn,
rather than - their judgment ani common
sense, is. presume, leaving the people per-
iectly free to form and regulate their own
domestic institutions IN their own way
In 1856 the delegates OF the party isrmsd
Dem pcrats, assembled AZ Cincinnati e. form
a national platform. Hero isa resolution
adopted by the Convention
Rssolrcd That va recognize the right
Of the people of all the territories, including
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the
legally aud fairly expressed will Of a ma j1ri'
~ Of actual residents, AMI whenever the
number OF their inhabitants jlstilies It, 10
I form u constitution, with nr without do.
nestle slavery. and be almii,ol into the
UuiOn upon perfect equality with tho other
States"
. Has il not been urged on this floor, with
great pertinaelIy and emphasis, that body
OF men, assembled at Leclmpton ON the 7th
Of November, 1857, embodied the legally
and fairly expressed will Of a majority OF
actual residents" The Administration is
compelled. by the submission Of a land or
dlnance with said constitution" 10 ac-
knowledge before the world that tho con-
yention OF the 9Th Of November. 1857, was
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