Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-01-14

un tie Authority Of her cruiIs j pre-
Tor 10 hope that they msy he STshel by
.he abandonment. on the pat Of the Fed
-rsl zulhontieS Of The indyfrnsibls position
Sh ch they have assumed,
The sane disposition tu extend the range
II Federal power in dlsparagemsLt Of State
'overeig ty and popular rights, has been
oonsp'cuouSy mAniie,l IN the action II tie
Federal government in regard to the Ter.
ntory oi Kausas. Frum tie day when
that territory WAS deprived Of the sais-
gusrd Of the Missouri prohibition by the
passage Of tue Kansas Nebraska act. the
whole Action of the Federal eminent
seems 10 have BEEN directed 10 the eslab.
iishmeut Of slavery within ils limits. In
stead Of committing. in, good faith, TO the
people Of the Territory, the forn'tOh and
regulation Of their own Institutions. aIl tie
influence of the national administration
has been exerte'l frr the suljuga,iOn Of the
people to the will Of the pFOpagandisls of
slavery. The whole practical FL ct Of the
Kansas Nebraska act has been the subsli.
tuition rf Presidential intervention for sla.
very, instead Of Congressional intervention.
against slavery.
Without resistance or rebuke from the
National Administrator, the actual resi-.
dents Of Kansas were drvin fiOn the polls
At the first territorial election. aud pre-
tended legislature WAS imposel oS IN un-.
Wiling people by the fraud ard foIce Of
in, ades iiom an adjoining State. Thsi
people, harassrd aud outraged beyond en-.
durance by the tyranny Of the usurpng;
legislature and It's instruments, who Ners'
cnuntensnced aud aided by Feleral Office.
noldeIS. sought relief in State organizt.
ton. Through a convention assembled ut
topeka. they framed State institution,
and, after its ratification by the popular
vote, sought admission under it INFO the
Union. Their pr yer for such admission,
though granted by the House Of Repe'
seutatives rejecting the will Of the peope,
WAS denied by the Senate rejecting, in
this. the Slave Interest.
Every Federal officer in the territory who
manifesto! any sympathy with the peo.
pie, WAS, from time to time, removed, and
Lodies Of troops were cent 10 comprl sub
mission 10 usuning power
A lew months since, under an act Which
practically disfanchis'd vast maj"rity Of
the c,tlzrus, pretended election WIS held
for members Of convention to frame an
other constitution. This convention WIS
constituted, as was intended. excus vel Of
the pariizns of slavery. 1t framed, ofcOurse
slave state constitution, and provided for
its Transmission to Congress without previ.
Gus submission to the people for ratiFica.
ton. lLpropose! indeed to submit to pop
ular Judgment the question Of slavery, or
no slavery, but 50 framed the terms Of sub
mission that no matter how the people
might vote slavery would in any event
exist in the new State, if admitted into the
| Union under that Constitution.
Happily subsequent to the election Of
the Constitutional Convection tie period
Tor tho s,c1nd election of Territorial Leg.
lslature arrived, anl ut the election then
held, the actual residents of the Territory
succeeded IN eIectlng IN jorlty of its mem
bers in both blancIes. The people, mock.
Q and iusuited by the proceedings just
narru, ID. now invoked hom the Secretary
Of The Territory, acting as Governor, the
conv oc,liou Of this body For compliance
With this ju,t demand, the Secrstlry WAS
removed from office. For expressing him.
sell in opposition to the adnl'sion Of the
State into the Union, un er the Coustitu-
ton of the Convenunn, aud without pre-.
vious submission TO the people. the Gov
ernor VI the Territory fell uLdtr such dis
pleasure of the Administration, thai he wsS
constrained to resign his position. Il the
power and patronage OF the of the Federal
Government eau secure the admission Of
Kansas in,o the Union under this slave.
state Constitution, that power aud patron.
age will, without doubt be actively em.
ploye1 to that end.
In alI this The people Of Ohio have q
deep and vital interest. II is beyond
questi on that n vast msjnriry Of the elec
tors ara opp 'seI to this mt rpOsitUH Of the
Federal Government in beh If Of slavery.
trust the General Assembly will give
emphnic expression to the sentiments Of
the people.
1t cannot fail to arrest attention that
all these encrOachments Of the Federal
Government upon State Sovereignty and
upon the freedom OF the 1rrritoties,
arise from determined purpose on the
part of those who control its action To tx.
tend the dom in, and enlarge the pow er
Of slavery. Under this iufuuce the an,
cient aud original policy OF slavery prohib.
ition was overthrown and reversed ty tho
! Kansas Nebraska ac. Under this nhu.
ence, the whole power Of the National
Government has been exerted to force sla-
verv upon the reluctant people Of Kansas.
Under this influence, als", persistent at
lernpts are made 10 subjugate the people of
the Free States 10 F,deraI domination,
through the administration of tue Fugitive
Slave act. Under this Influence, FINALLY
the Federal Judiciary has pronugted
the re,o ting doctine that the Cunst,Iul OF
of the Union establishes aud gdarauties sa.
very in all national territory and conse.
quently that there is no foot Of our widely
extended domain outside of States whoss
constitutions prohibit slavery. where. the
fire. lahorer can find y home exempt from
the intrusion iftbs, very pecuHr institution
This rapid progress Of desputism cannot
fail to arouse and fix the attention of a