The daily Butte record., 1858-03-27
DAILY BUTTE RECORD.
OROvILLE, SATURDAY. MARCH 9th.
Popular Sovereignty.

There is one view of this subject that have not
yet in all the Debates letters aud articles that
come to us from the Atlantic side, or on this side,
of the Republic 1t enters completely into the
question of the submission of the phole Lecompton
constitution to the People of Kansas and SO fully
shows the despotism of the attempt to cram that
constitution in its present FORM down the throats
of an unwilling majority, that my surprise is, the
argument is not generally understood among the
other equally powerful reasons against it. That
Constitution contains within its provisions, (f am
correctly informed, not having seen the delectable
document,l apportionment of Senators and Rep
resentatives for the Legislature elected under it,
based upon the fraudulent returns rejected by Gov
ernor Walker. and others not rejected by him equal
ly fraudulent, but regular on their face The noto-
rous Oxford fraud and others, are sanctioned and
sanctided by that apportionment. BY it, it would
be impossible during many years for the majority
OF the people o. Kansas to obtain two-thirds ma
jority in the Legislature, which eoud BE- requisite
in order to change that constitution, and secure
fair spportionment in the Legislature. The minor
fly could hold the despotsm, which they have al
ready secured. the heads Of the people of Kan
sas Tor years The Oxford precinct, for instance,
which has but about 100 actual bona de voters, Is,
in the appor ment rated at about l60o and has
such u power until just apportionment could be
made. SO of other parts where the Lecomptonites
have majority in the border counties along the
Missouri river.
Now. would ask any honest man, whether he
could have gone to the polls and have voted for
such constitution tch tcithoMt slavery! In vo-
ting for it you would be an unwilling instrument to
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the reasons why that constitution was thus submit
ted to the people bp the reasonable scoundrels who
framed it, and why it impossible for the people
Of Kansas to vote upon it as submitted without the
sacrcce of personal honor. Never, in the history of
the American people, while even uuier their Colo
nisl dependence has there occurred an instance Of
n more base attempt of an oligarchy to entrench
themselves in their tyranny AMI secure their pow
er by fraud and injustice. The suggestion Of the
President that the Constitution when adopted can
be readily changed by the people, at once discovers
an ignorance Of the whsle matter most surprising
notwithstanding its own express provision against
amendment Until 1854, it requires also two-thirds
majority of the Legislature holding Under it, TO |
change the Instrument; and tten such amendment
could only be adopted after two m5re years of de-
lay Or did the President hint at the right of rev.
6lutiop inherent in the people. and only to be put
in reputation when all peaceful remedies lad failed
to secure their rights and crush the despctisn of
blisarchy
If the President alludcs TO this kind Of remedy to
change that Constitution, lie must indeed be sorsly
pressed by tie coalitiol ground him. VIXEN he woul
not at once send the matter back to tie people Of
Kansas, and thud avoid their resorting to the last,
stern REMEDY against oppression.
vox popULt.