Freeman's champion., 1858-09-02
PRAIRIE CITY, KANzAS THURSDAY, SEP 2 1858

in order to ratify the Constitution
not at all, 1t simply required that
of the number of those who did vote
a majority should be for tie Constita-
hon--and that would ratify it. The
idea that the whole population should
vote at an election to give it effect is
impracticable and absurd. If thl
whole population be required to vote,
then any number of persons, howev-
er small, can defeat any election, by
simply staying away from the polls,
Both the sense and law of the whole
matter is to the effect that majority
of the votes cast in all elections con-
trolls and that those who do not par
ticipate therein authorize those who
do to act for them. So far from this
being any bar to our admission, it is
we'll known that the party in power
scout the idea which is here advanced
as against us, and inculcate the prin'
ciples | have set forth. 1t is true,
that in our Kanzas struggle, that par
ty urged them with much vehemence
against our policy, But, while true
in themselves, they were false in the
application made ofthem at that time.
In fact, we never contested these
principles in themselves. We de-
MED that there were any elections
lawfully held in which we could par
ticipate. That was the ground upon
which we stood throughout. At any
rate | feel perfectly satisfied that the
Administration will not oppose the
Leavenworth Constitution because
some oil the people did not think prop
er to vote one way or the other at the
time Of its ratification,
But even if there really existed a
valid objection to our admission with
the Leavenworth Constitution, ii
would not receive moments consid-
GRAFTON as against whatever might ap.
pear to be the policy Of the Democrat
ic party in tbe premises. This is
what is SO broadly limited at by the
New York Herald. "lhe last mai
must be put in the coffin Of slavery
agitation" The Democratic party
did its best to get KanzaS into the
Union as a Slave State, with the Le
compton Constitution. But thi,
failed them. AS things now stand
under arrangement Of the Admins.
tration, through the operation of the
Act proposed by Mr.. English, be-
cause Kaazas refused to enter as
Slave State, she shall not enter until
she has II population of $4,000. As
a Slave State, she might get into the
Union with $4,000 population; as q
Free State she cannot get in without
nearly one hundred thousand, Thi,
was supported by the Administration
adopted by Congress endorsed by
the President; and the Democratic
party is now held responsible for il
all over the country. This Is bad
thing for the Democratic party
This record presents discrimination
against the Free States, so unjust, SC
barefaced, so wahton, so insulting
and altogether so odious, as to be pre-
eminently calculated to destroy the
last vestige Of Democratic power a
the North. TO get out Of this unfa
vorable position with as much dis
patch as may be, is the work which
is now about to engage the attention
Of the party managers at Washing
ton. Who shall say that the Leav
enworth Constitution will not pre-
sent to them the safest and most ex'
lpeditious route to q better under
standing with their fellow citizens
Admit Kanzas as u State as soor
as possible" says the Herald, eth,
sooner the better" "'rhere is M
binding force in the restriction Of tn,
last session. 1t may be repealed al
readily as the Missouri or any othe
restriction" Of one thing you ma,
be certain and it is this, that if /
suits the policy Of the Democrat,
party to do so, all hands, from tn
President down to Mr.. English, will
take the Leavenworth Constitution
without blinking. III were as "ir
regular" and Revolutionary" a
the Topeka Constitution was said Il
bo, they would nevertheless embrac
it with alacrity, in case 1t could b
made to serve their great need. y
I have thus given you my view
with respect to our prospects with th
IIeavenworth Constitution, togethe
with all the information | have i
my possession touching tho subject
AS to the formation in Kanzas Of tn
Republican party at an early day,
| am in favor Of It. It's said by som
, that the Free State party was formo
to last until we became State oftb
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