Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-03-11

Office, pledged himself over aud over, and
over again. to the appreciation Of that course
and by the authority and with the knowl-
edge of the President the Governor and
officers of the Presidents appointment,
quoted the diScontents Of the people OF
Kansas by advocating the necessity of such
submission before the constitution could
claim any validity. And yet the conven-
lion refused to submit its doings to the peo-
pie, thus confessing its consciousness that
its work would be rejected
The second witness is the newspaper
press of Kansas; that press is against the
constitution by majority of seven or eight
to one
Mex: Kansas. by act of Congress. has
a ri shl to delegate in Congress, charged
with the du,y TO speak for lis people. They
have now a desga,e who is undoubtedly
the choice of the people. and is the frs.
Kansas delegate ever chosen by the people.
He is my third witness.
Next: ask he line of Governors appoint
ed by Presidents themselves. Geary.
Walker, formerly Senate from Mssissip-
pi, and recently proposed for place in the
present Presidents Cabinet, and highly
commended hy the President himself; al.d
Stanton. 50 laely Member of Congress
from Tennessee, all agree. Aud | would
not fear to ask Denver. the present incum
bent; he will certify that even fraction oil
the party against the Lecompton consti,u-
ton Is more Numerous than the whole of lis
friends.
Fifth--The people of Kansas now hap
pity, thanks to Walker and Stanton, have a
Legislature indisputably representing thai
people; and 50 soon as they could lift up
their voice, they protested against the Lee
compton constitution.
Sixth--Those officers who received the
largest number of votes at the election on
the 4th of January last, have likewise sent
their protest to Congress
Seventh--The voice of the people ol
Kansas itself should be heard On the a III
of January they repaired to the polls under
no ordinary circumstances of solemnity.--
The President had sanctioned the proceed
ings by his special protection; the egisla-
ture and Denver took care that the vote
should be an honest one. and by that vote
it appears that an overwhelming maj ,riy OF
the people of Kansas reject the Lecompton
constitution.
So, then, we have seven acts OF witness
ess against Lecompton; the circumsianiial
evidence cf the Lecompton convention; the
Kansas press; the Kansas delegate in Con
gress; the series of Kansas Safe officers
elect; the Kansas people. All, all declare
that the people rejsct the Lecomp,on con
stitution.
If | could hope that the worls Of one SO
humble as myself could reach the pres
ence of one so high as the President OF
:he United States, would entreat him to
lend his ear reverently. and hear and re-
spect the voice of the people of Kansas,
however lowl y they may seem In the los
cabins aud homes that they have made tor
themselves in The wilderness. What they
have accomplished there. under unexam
ampled trials and difficulties. is the mira
Gle of the age. A commonwealth. in all
is fair proportions, has grown up. as it
were in the nj sht line. If the President
of The United S,aies will have peaceable
administration; if he will, by and by, have
dignity in retirement; if he will stand well
with the world Of mankind; il. like Wash
ington and all our great Presidents, he
wishes 70 stand well with posteriy. let hlm
respect the will of the people of Kansas.
Ii is said that the whole affair is of 1T
tie consequence; that the wrong. if it be a
wrong. is small one But there is in
political justice no such thing as a small
wrong. A small wrong contains within
itself the seeds of evil
1t is further said that the people we're
factious, and, as the meant at anyrae to
reject the Lecompton Constitution, it was
right not to give them chance to do o.
But if the constitution for any reason did
not please them had right to reject ii;
nothing is SO faclious as a minority attemp-
ting to rule majority.
1t is said they should be punished for
not going to the polls at the bidding of
men who were believed to be disposed to
defraud them. They went to the polls the
first that they were satisfied of any chance
vi q hStf tCtuiu, cSCu shooSh ouuOiih3 uu-
der great disadvantage in the apporlion-
ment of representatives.
II is said that The people of Kansas. once
admitted into the Union. may change their
If this is dishonesty said, l
will not use tive language which would
properly describe the propositions. If, as
it is to be presumed, j, is honestly said,
and an sure it is honestly said by the
President. then why give to the men of
Kansas reversionary right where they
have right of possession? Why do wrong
simply that wrong may be undone? If
this is all that is intended, if there lies
nothing behind this, if there are no indi-
cations of wish to perplex the national
and SO to pave the way for a
change of the national policy or for disun-
ion, then mischief has been done wantonly
and gratmitously: the country is convulsed
ov tic nuhlic authorities for an issue as In