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acceptance by Congress would incite the people o.
that Territory to rebellion, and the flame once light
ed it would extend over the entire land the coun-
try become involved in civil war and the Union dis
solved. This has been the burden of their song,
and to early morn till dewy eve" the halls of the
Capitol have resounded to this cry. In their oppo-
sition to this they profess to have but
motive the giving Of peace and rest to that long
agitated and distressed Territory, staunching the
wounds of bleeding Kansas, and thus saving the
Union from being dissolved and its integral parts
scattered to the four winds" Unable, in and of
themselves, to accomplish their purposes by viz
tue of various promises, they finally formed COM
bination in the House that for the time succeed
selfsh ends, can be but ephemeral. When per
who have thus far acted with them shall
stop and take the sober second thought, when
they shall understand how completely they have
been used as 's-paw in this matter, when many
Of them, their services being longer needed,
shall be flung aside like vile actors upon the
stage, who, when the play is ended are longer
quired-we say, when they realize all this, we have
no doubt they will in disgust abandon the coalition
desert sinking ship. a
The question has assumed this phase: Kan
sas admitted into the Union with the Lecompton
constitution, with full power to change, alter, mod
ify, or amend the same whenever the people may
direct; or Kansas still Territory, the agitation
still to be continued, the seething cauldron kept
boiling, and no peace, quiet, given to that already
distracted people, The republicans say stake just
what we offer you or nothing. "We have marked
out the course want you Kansas to travel in,
and that course is the one which we think will best
aid our party in 1860" "We don't care any
thing in particular for your interests; all de-
sire is that yon shall continue to shrek, and Kansas
bleed, that stock-intrade may not be exhaust
ed" But possibly the people Of Kansas may have
something to say on this subject. Let's see for
moment We refer rabd northern agtators
against the adoption of the Lecompton constitu-
ton to the following paragraphs from leaders and
newspapers in Kansas Here is what III. Miles
Moore, Of Leavenworth city, one of the ablest and
staunchest free-State men, leading member of the
late territorial legislature, and who stuwped almost
the entire North in 1856 for Fremont and Free
dom, says on the subject
- have the emergency yet arise in Kansas
that would Justify the people of Kansas in taking grounds
against the federal government, rebellion When
have exhausted every means of peace, when be
supported by friends then will be willing 10 defend
rights in the field.
.'7His esraemenl REBgnLIoN throughout the Territory,
be very agreeable to people but have suffered
too much from It'll have lost too much in pocket and
person to imperil all for nothing upon such turbulent
sea believe the people q this Territory caa peace, and
they will have peace and have it peaceably too. We
have the power and all that is necessary is to that
power dscreetly. Suppose the Lecompton swinde is
forced upon say let it come and 1, for one, am
ready to meet it, Let it come, In any shape, have
the majority in the legislatures have the power and
lei to destroy and crush out that constitution Lei
long may be necessary in order establish good
government am neither democrat a republican /;
free State Of Kansas, and not struggling
here to destroy the democratic party in the States to
build up the republican party there, but to make Kansas
free State and for one, shall commit myself to
any other party, until this is done "
The following is from the Herald Of Freedom of
March n, 1853 tast
Lame says the passage Of that swndle will not make
ripple the surface of Kansas affairs. Moore says
have majority in the legislature under the swinde and
will that power to establish good government
The Herald of Freedom says it will not create civil war;
and the people say Amen And yet class of fanatical
journals defeated in every they advocated in
Kansas seeking fight free State unless they
will join in revolutionary movement against the gov
ernment If certain class of journals in this Territory
could have their way, month would not inter
until Kansas would again be cursed with civil war;
We ask those who desire the restoration of civil liberty
the people of Kansas neutrality-suspicious. war, with
out revolution without delugng Territory in blood
to eschew such journals " sIh ifg
The Leavenworth Times says |" Give us the Lee
compton constitution and we viii change it at once
S. p Chase, Of Ohio, in letter dated March IL,
1858, addressed to g. w. Brown of the Herald of
Freedom, uses the following language:
q It to that the crisis in the affairs Of Kan
has arrived, and, being far anxious for the
Of the rceState than for any party
personal success have watched with the greatest ankle
the of events in the Territory hoping they may
be shaped to result in substantial State
triumph
In case of the acceptance of the Lecompton CON
stitution Governor Chase says: fHH
Let the freeSatc legislators and State officers actual
ly elected together with any slave-Satc members &C
tuay elected meet and organize Once in the Union ly
vote of Congress, with State government organized
in all its branches, Legislative, executive, aud judicial
will Calhoun dare to give certificates defeated cndi
dates Hardly. Results, notnames FORMS what
want t3r 51e a itN iiIG
OF the MinneoIa constitution just framed, the
Herald of Freedom says: A@
1--WE regret to learn that only about 900 votes out of
in the Territory we're cast for delegates to the
constitutional convention In session To give that
act any authority il should have received the very gen
eal acquiescence Of the people but 1t lacks th and If