The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-06-25
ANTI. LEooMpToNITEs. READI
The Washington Union on the English
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NO SUBMISSION Intended
While the northern Iecomploh press
are ondeayoring to persuade The people,
that The English contriyanco submits The
Lecompton constitution to tho people Of
Kansas, tho Washington Union, the OIL
oial and confidential organ Of the Admin
stalion, is as earnestly endeavoring TO
prove that il Is not submitted We hope
overy democrat, before no makes up his
mind to "a'quiesce' aad supio Hall !ho
second time, will carefully real The FOL
lowing extracts from the Union. In re-
ply to an Alabama paper IL says;
"Now, We ventdle mildly 10 suggest to
our contemporary, aud to all who are Of
his way of thinking that his idea is
wrong, and THAT there has been no suJaiis-
sion in the case; either ~ Lecompton, or
by tho South, The Locomplon constitu
tion Is net submitted TO q popular vote in
Kansas by the conference act. g.
We appeal 10 tho record We shall let
the conference act itself explain precisely
what IL docs submit to The popular vote
If Kansas. IL provides in terms "that
me question 81 admission with the follow
ing proposition in lieu Of the land ordi
nance framed at Leoompion be submitted
10 a vote Of the people of Kansas" That
is the very language Of the act. The
question Of admissiOa" and the "propo
sRioa" Ia regard to lands, are the HiRgs
submitted 10 tie popular vote and aoihiag
else"
The Union goes on to show why the
land ordinance was submitted to vote Of
The people, and adds:
ave think we h1vo thus stated tho
whole purport and meaning Of the bill, so
far as IL submits anything to the popular
vote in Kansas; and have shown that nei
ther iu It's terms, in It's intent, nor in IFS
effect, is the Lecompton constitution sub
mitted. IL would not
be a sufficient objection 10 the conference
act If, IN submitting questions to Kansas
which absolutely required to be submit
ted, this Leoompton constitution had been
indirectly put at stake. But we think IL
very clear, nevertheless, that such was not
the ease.
All The supporters Of the late Senate bill
admit that Me Lccompfon constitution is
non tie iaw/ai consultation of hanSas as
State. ~ was so in December |
when Congress met; IL is so now, after
the Passage Of llio conference act; il will |
be so up to the day that tho vote Of tho
people of Kansas shall b. tskon on the
question Of admission" and ;be "propo-
iition" respecting the lands submitted by /
Congress; Il wW be so after Hdy dag alco.
phieheVer vdy tie majority Of he pots be
'ask or course it will be so, il tho vote
DO in favor Of admission. win tho be.
compton constitution still be the constitu.
ion OF Kansas, las prospective State not
yet admitted } If the vote shall be cast
against tho land ordnance and admission?
That is The only question which our argu.
nent has left to be disposed Of
We know of no power in Congress 10
'brogale a State constitution, whether Che
state be incipiont applying for admission
nto the Union, or q matured and soyer-
ign State Of the Union. Though Con-
yress, therefore, should have expressly in.
serted clause in the conference act abro.
eating the Lccompton constitution IN case
OF an adverse vote in Kansas on the land
ordinance, such clause could not have
abrogated that instrument. j: is only the
people of Kansas who can land the, only
by regular and legal modes Of prooedure1
'brogate The Lecompton constitution; and,
rs the question Of abrogaung or ratrying
that instrument is not submitted TO the
people of Kansas in the vote that will be
aiken on tho land ordinance, of course its
'brogNtou or ratification is not involved
n that vote. The vote may, indeed. uu,
der the circumstances, afford an indication
Of the wishes Of the people in that matter;
but the vote will by no means be an act
aiIher Of ratification or of abrogation as to
that instrument, Thus. as il Is only the
people who eau abrogaie the Lecomptou
constitution, and as no vote they can give
under the conference act can have effect
as an "aot and decd Of abroua.ion on
.hoir part, q Joilows that Ms L.conlpion
'oaStitatioR WU not be Gbrogated. epea If
We Vote Of he people Of Kansas De against
admission aHdsr the Coyeyeacs Aet,"