The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-08-21


ulate their own affairs on the subject d
slavery, at the very frst election which
was held the settlers we're driven from
the polls and legislature wss elected fou
thes, ssd What lid il do, That Legs
l.sure passed ~ furnishing man witt
chains and the penitentiary who should
ssy slavery did MOI exist in Kansas. II
. man merely svoved such to be his opin.
ion he subjected himself to the pcniteu.
iiary- The Legislature, when il met, i'm.
posed unconstitutional laws upon the
people Of Kansas provided for the
Perpefuatios Of iss power--appoinsed its
officers for yean-took control Of al the
affairs Of the Territory, ssd backed NJ
by the United States army-a rerfect
desposism WIS forced upon people, rho,
il was ssid, had had conferred upon them
the great principles Of self government
and popular sovcreignty. Loud applause
These are facts
Let rs follow this history along little
further. In process Of time it was sup
posed that Kansas would wish to be ad-
misted into the Union a. . State. Her
people, you remember, had formed one
conssitation. known as the Topeka Con-
ssisution." establishing free State /,
was necessary 10 meet this with some
thing, and . bill was prepared in the
Senate Of the United States, By Mr..
Dougls, authorizing the people of X ansas
TO hold convention and form consti,u-
tion. Several amendments were offered
to that bill. Among others IN amend.
ment was offered by Mr.. Toombs, of
Georgia, and the bill subsequently passed
the Senate. Nov, fellow citizens. | make
the distinct charge that there was q pre-
concerted arrangement and plot entered
into By the very men Who now claim credit
for opposing constitution net subsnitsed
to the people to hare . constitution form
ed and put in force without giving the
people any opportunity 10 pass upon il,
Great applause. This, my friends, is a
serious charge, but ] charge il to night.
that the very men who traverse the eoun-
try with banners proclaimiag popular SOW
ereignty, BY design concoted a bill on
purpose to force : constitution upon that
people (App.zuse. The evidence to
prove the charge make, / Lave brought
along with me, because 4 charge of 50
serious character ike this might be
eontroverted by the men who claim credit
for popular sovereignty, unless | brought
the evidence with me- l hold IN my
hand the bill brought into the Senate OF
the United States BY Nr Toomh. on the
2Gth June, 1856, containing clause re-
quiring the constitution which ,Le con-
vention should form, TO be submitted to
the people for their rstiscasiou CT reicc-
tiou. The bill was referred to the Corn-
mittee ou Territories iu the Senate of the
United States, Of which Judge Duu-las il
chairman. Judge Douglas, FIVE days af-
tsrvards, reported back the bill hold in
my hand, making varions alterations in
the bill, and among others strtkiay oRt
the claase requiring he const.afioa 10 Je
suLmitied - tis~ ,~s;i~, and he sisted that
On consultation with Mr. Toombs he had
made these alterations. Tremendous ap-
p,ause.
A yoice-To whom did he make the
ss.tcnen.,
Mr. Trumbull-Hs made it in the Se-
nate Of the United States, and 1t 10 re-
ported in the Congressional Globe and,
sir, if you are Douglas man
Same yoice-I am, sir.
Mr. Trumbull-And you want TO salts
fy yourself that he was in the plot to
force constitution upon that people, 1
will satisfy you. lCriss Of good, good
hit him again, and cheer. l will cram
the truth down any honest mans thros.
until he cannot deny it, fRenewcd
cheers. And the man who docs deny
il, l viii craa the lie down his throat till
he shall err enough. TREMENDOUS cheer
ing.
Ii 10 prepnterous--it Is the most dam
nable effroDtery that man ever put on to
conceal scheme to dcfraud and cheat
people out of their rights, and then claim
credit for it [Cries Of hurrah for Truu.
bull, hit him again, down with all such
men,. That Is not all, my Douglas friend
that is not all. myself, humble as /
am, and making no pretensions other
than to hare performed mr. duty to the
State that has honored me b. placing me
in the Senate, to the best Of my ability,
pointed this out two years ago. Three
cheers for Trumbull were given, with
great ef thusiasn. stated that i. was
little too much 10 call a convention in
Kansas before knowing what was the will
Of the people, and ihen allow tie city,
two men which were to compose the con-
vention according to tha. bill to put any
sort Of constitution upon the people,
without allowing them to vote upon it.
A voicc-What did Douglas say it?
Mr.. Trumbull-What did he say, He
was silent as the grave, and voted for the
bill. Applause. |. passed the Senate,
but was defes.ed in the House. Mind
you now, this was before the Presidential
election. Cheers and laughter1 Ii was
before the thunders of the Fremont vote
had rolled down to Washington, and
frightened the men that we're there. TAp
plause. II was before the free people Of
Illinois had swept the plundeIss from the
State Capital and installed 10 their places
free men and tho friends of free men.
IRenewed applause.l
The people of Kansas, il il said ---or |
will say rssher, the Legislature Of Kan
sas which had been imposed upon that
people, made provision about year ago
for calling Convention to form consti-
tuition, and they laid their plan. il such
q way that they had the power all in their
own hands. They took registry, or
pretended 70 take > registry, Of the vo-
ters. They made the registry 50 as TO
give themselves majority. They appor-
tioned tho renrasAot.t, 4hre..rhc,,t 4 ~