The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-02-20
VOL. XVlII---NO. rs.


, slavery there which was restored Uy the
D. ed Scott decision. But this was not the
Presidents fair meaning. He meant to say
only that it was in his opinion the specdic-t
way to obtain fair vote by toe people. In
other words, Congress is II 30 thing IN or
der that 1t may be Immediately UudaUc -
} why do II 10 be undonC? l. Congress to
give the Territory Con, titut.on obnoxious
to majority IN order that that majority nay
have State sovereignty TO put il 10 tie tor
lures OF its indignation? Why not rather
allow the sovereign people directly and At
once to select for thcnse YES the form Of 90
vernment they prefer. instead Of submitting
to their passions . instrument which tl.
argument admits they abaor: Would il be
less trouble, or take less time, to refer the
matter back to their decision, ard to avoid
the issues which might and would arise un-
der an adopted and admitted Constitution
which undertakes TO bi1d the sovereignty of
the people not 10 ohai ge tHtir form ol co-
vernment before AnnO DJM.ni leC4I Iy
authenticating this instrument. by the arb
trary intervention Of Congress, every sort Of
question OF vested right aud ol bouaden So
yeregnty would arise. By "lesyiag tire
peop'e perfectly free to elect tbc.f own fOl!u
Of government, without fear force, fraud or
, intervention, those issues and worse would
be avoided. TIE agitation ia Kansas would
be intense, TO adopt tbs LecuHpiYH instiu.
mcnt, ana tie excitement tiuc would be
! reused to new and more fearful io:m than
ever, and remain stiil ia C.n-ycss, the Cabl-
net, and the country universally. ! pro-
/ posed, on the contrary, ia my Iaa macy 1t
+ ter, tia. Congress oUll not decide tLe
, question OF fact, but refer Il bal, 20 tie Ter
ritorial Legislature for ,ulmi-Si0n u.dc. ter
D frifa tal l.. -. f..H . 4.
i under a fair, free, and fail election. III,
was done both II the case ~ Wisconsin and
! Of Michigan, under cases throwing t.e pein-
I ciples Of tlis case Of r,f renee aal ,Ilm's-
! sion. This impos 10 condition Of admi,.
sion, but receives tho State igto the ia'0l
( Professionally provided only that tAg Con-
, stitu,ion IS the wi. o. ia- l-al.,, ...r 8 -4t
/ legally poiicd.
And why impose this Constitution Of 4
minority on a maj riiy: CFi i,a9: DOES
any Southern man l-.ue iiat ibis D. =
practicable or s3l-raJ.. way o. ..ia-
slave State: Who believes now l.. Kan
saS will be rn4dc ~ia@c S a'o, oT l-t oas
for any time. by the 4du-slo ol t'i- Con-
stjtulion: VINO vii carry q slave .As,c now
t. become bone Of contention .u Cd border
war: tie sport OF vio'.ncl arl fraud aud
force Ike that wljc'. l.F -3 '1 ea'4rg r,l
person aud property, ana political franchise,
IN that unhappy halto ground Of sectional
feuds> To what end is tl.s ,Aas TO bs
done, if speedily Z; is TO hs ual..c uitI
State authority, created - ...s- s'-,, ,E,-
perty from the Territory
We have proudly. heret50-c c80nu1.I
only for equally aul justice; ol. J, t.us Je
wantoniy done without winning O. 80. .l--,..
power OF a slave State llucly--it SD. o..
worse than vain. Il w.. bc a.,...'as pow.
er per ,;,s ant uefifs, 10 D.. lost "sr-s.i.y'
with the loss OF some. ing o. tar more
worth :han political vutps--,.r ~Y..tg,.-
ttge. II w are nos wiling 20 Do ts...e, SO
cant ak FOR Justice; u So csat a.--- -
Is our bull gOring the artl-- aE,Iy oX. sup
pose W. had had a MAJORITY ,i sa.i,o..oi'
in that Territory: sgppas. a minority ot
abolitiJniSt- had % tten ta. census and Il.
gistry into their hands and bal Kept Fifteen
out of thirty-!JUr counties oct ol tie Con-
veution suppose ,m-y aad formed q C1ns-.
tut'on With cia.5- tr44i'."t -.Ifery, and
had sent it TO Congress witao [ submitting
it to a majority Of The '.-4l voters; 0r sap
pose they had submitted al pgr,, of tic
Constitution 10 the popular vote. t.s-gt t.r
one ctaRSe prohibiting slavery, knowing 10
W u,d be voted down j. submitted 10 lie
boot on the other leg hal been submitted 10
Congress, and we had heard the absolute
ness of a Convention conteuGei ior by the
Black Republicans, demanding Ct Congress
to sustain the doctrine Of " iagi'Iaey,' !
tell you that every Southern man would
have been reused to the she ding Of blood,
rather submit to Congress listening upon
majority Of pro-slaveiy people ~ arbitrary
rescript of mere Convent! 70, unauthorized
to proclaim its Constitution without an eA-
press grant. This is tie same principle, ac-
companied by trickery and fraud. "Nenre
willing to DO unto others aS We would have
them do unto Us" The Southern people ask
for no Injustice, no inequality.
We are told that prompt mission" Of
Kansas as State will end the agitation ia
Congress and localize ii in Kansas What is
the Kansas question: is il looa; 10 AspSa%
No. Ii never can be local ara.u. Il has
pervaded all places aud all c.a--,s IN our
country. Let Congress cnJ0rss this sche-
dule OF legerdcmain, let the South insist on
it, let the Northern Democracy be req"tcd
to consent TO the iujusilce, and tho pfecc-
dent becom,s Of universal application and
citation against Us for al time. NUt only
will the example plead, bat it vii! be plea
in continuous cases Oi similar import ani
danger, rising successNely as long a. our
vast territories to the paclic sha! BE- filling
up. 1t comes up again aud a-ail, every
wear. for territories extending from hesia
Valley to Dacotah. FIatter not ourselves,
then, that any mode Of adjustment viii do
because il is the "speeliest' for kansas. it
is all essential that the settlement shall be
Just and right and equal. If not, II Is sure
TO be iDiscbievous to that party which has
snatched power without rStt, anI zone
wrong that good may come OF II. 1910 JUS
tice is always the beS' policy. u al would
"demand only ewha, is right and submit 70
nothing that is wrong," injustice and Cp
preston could meyer be pefpctuated or tole-
rated The Interior effects of adopting TIC
Lecompion Constitution, with It's schedule
annexed. will be worse tlan lct,u.ng back
the question to the Territorial decision. II
will arraign this Administration AMI the Dc
mocracy and the South for demanding mDra
than is right, and Tor forcing resistance 4
wrong. 1t viii be iaggin: tAe lion OF ma
jority whilst the hand Of u minority Is in 't5
mouth. twill return the chalicc 10 our o"n
lips when the Kansas question again aa.
again arises in North Texas, in Nov IeA.-
co, in Mesilia Valley, aud Ia al Og: bound
less domain of unsettled and East settling
territory. 1t will drive from Us thouslDis
of honest Democrat, in the North, who clh
willingly stand by us for justice and equa'i-
tv, but who must leave us when we demand
more and refuse justice ani equality to
others. Ii will raise the Black Republican
flag over the Capitol in the next struggle lo'
power, and that, then, viii rs'se tho l1's
dread issue of union or disuaion. Are not
some aiming to drive u 10 such eNttemitieS
as will raise the issue past being LAID!
For my mart. gentlemen. address you as
the friend of Mr.. buchanan ana h'S Aunt
nislration. They have my best WiSaes sal
wormes, friendship, and | wonil save both
fr,m danger and defeat. | trust IN their
nure and patriotic motives, bat ! regard