The Kanzas news., 1858-03-27
Concluded from Erss mac,

1uS 4<rSlSletuIS ndu u4eQ lOE ltS OWL mtlu-
bers expired, and the elections authorized
by itself we're to be held, for the choice,
not only Of new members, but of 3 Dele
gate to Congress. While the Lecompton
convention was assembling, the free labor
party determined to attend these Territorial
elections, and contest, through them, for
self-goyernmentw within the Territory. They
put candidates in nomination, on the express
ground of reputation of the whole Lecomp
ton proceeding. The Lecompton eoven
ton prudentIy adjourned TO a day beyond
the elections. The parties contended at the
balIot-boxes. and the result was q complete
and conclusive triumph of the free labor
party. For moment this victory, so i'm
portant, was jeoparded by the fraudulent
presentation of spurious and fabricated re-
turns OF elections In almost uninhabited dis
tricts, sufficient to transfer the triumph to the
slave labor party, and the free labor party
was proceeding to vindicate it by force
The Governor and Secretary detected, prov
ed and exposed this atrocious fraud. The
Lecompton convention proceeded and franz
ed Constitution which declares slavery
perpetual and irreversible, and postponed
any alteration of its own provisions until
after 1864, by which time they hoped that
slavery might have gained too deep hold
in the soil of Kanzas to be in danger of be-
ing uprooted. All this was easy; but now
came the question whether the Constitution
should be submitted to the people. 1t was
confessed that it was obnoxious to them,
and, If submitted, would be rejected with
indignation and contempt. An official en-
issary from Washington is supposed to have
IL II
This was a submission in form, but not in
fact. The President of the convention,
without any laws TO preserve the purity of
the franchise by penalties for its violation,
was authorized to designate his own agents,
altogether irrespectiyely of the Territorial
authorities. and with their aid, to hold an
election, in which there should be no vote
allowed or received, if against the Constitu
ton itself. Each voter was permitted to
cast ballot ''for the Constitution with slay-
ery," or s'for the Constitution with no slav-
cry" and it was further provided that the
Constitution should stand entire, if the ma
ioritY of votes should be cast for the Con-
stitution with slavery, while, on the other
hand, if the majority of votes cast should
be ''for the Constitution with no slavery"
then the existing slavery should not be dis
turbed, but should remain, with its contin
uanee, by the succession of its unhappy
victims by descent forever. But even this
miserable shadow of choice between forms
of a slave State Constitution was made to
depend on the taking of a. test oath to sup
port and maintain il in the form which
should be preferred by the majority of those
who should vote on complying with that
humiliation. The Governor saw that by
conniying at this pitiful and wicked iuggle
he should both shipwreck his fame and be-
come responsible for civil war. He remon
strated, and appealed to his chief, the Pres
ident of the United States, to condemn it.
Denunciations followed him from the Le-
compton party within the Territory, and
the denunciations no less violent from the
slave States were his greeting at the nation
al capital. The President disappointed his
most effective friend and wisest counsellor.
This present Congress had now assembled.
The President, as if fearful of delay, fore
stalled our attention with recommendations
to overlook the manifest objections to the
transaction, and to regard the anticipated re-
suit of this mock election then not yet held,
as equivalent to an acceptance of the Con-
stitution by the people of Kanzas, alleging
that the refusal of the people to vote either
the ballot for the Constitution with slave
ry," or the false and deceitful ballot for the
Constitution with no slavery would just
ly be regarded as drawing after it the con-
sequences of actual acceptance and adop
tion of the Constitution itself. His argu-
ment was apologetic, as it lamented that the
Constitution had not been fairly submitted;
and iesuitical, as it urged that the people
might, when once admitted as State, change
the Constitution at their pleasure, in def
ance of the provision which postpones any
change seven years.
Copies of the message containing these
arguments were transmitted to the Terrific
ry, to confound and dishearten the free State
party, and obtain a surrender, at the cleo
ton to be held on the 21st of December,
on the questions submitted by the conven-
ton. The people, however, were neither
misled nor intimidated Alarmed by this
act of connivance by the President of the
United States with their oppressors, they
began to. prepare for the last arbitrament of
nations. The Secretary, Mr.. Stanton, now
Governor ad interim, issued his proclama
ton, calling the new Legislature to assem-
bic, to provide for preserving the public
peace. An executive spy dispatched infor-
nation of this proceeding to the President,
by telegraph, and instantly Mr.. Stanton
ceased to be Secretary and Governor ad an
terim, being removed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate of the United States. Thus the service
of Frederick P. Stanton came to an abrupt
end, but in manner most honorable to him
self. His chief, Mr.. Walker, was less
wise and less fortunate. He resigned
Paetus Thrasea we are informed BY Taci
tus) had been often present in the Senate
when the fathers descended to unworthy acts,
and did not rise in opposition; but on the
occasion when Nero procured from them
decree to celebrate, as festival. The day on
which he had murdered his mother, Agrip-