Freeman's champion., 1858-09-02

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the vote cast on the ratification, cer-
tilted by the aforesaid officers, AS
the election was held in pursuance Of
law as above, and large majority
of the votes polled at it was in favor
Of the Constitution, it will be sent
forward by the officers having that
duty in charge, in time, no doubt,
to be laid before Congress at an early
period in the next session.
What the fate Of this application
will be in Congress, cannot, of course,
be told at this early day. think,
however, our chances are not bad
The full strength of the Republicans,
in both Houses of Congress, we can,
of course, at all times count on; and
it will remain with The party of the
Administration whe;her we shall be
again repulSed or net. I cannot see
what reason that patty can now have
for opposition to us in this matter.
1t cannot be doubted that their mo-
tive for hostility to Is from the start
was to secure KanzsS to Slavery
Politicians do not fight for the love
of fighting; they fight to make some
thing by it. l have the very best
reason to know thatif the late Presi-
dent ana his counselors had not be.
lieved that there wasa chance to make
Kanzas a Slave State, they would
have made no opposition to our ad-
mission into the Union with the To-
peka Constitution. Gen. Lane has
repeatedly said--anl | believe it to
be fact-that he cane out to Krnzas
to begin movement precisely SINH
lar to the Topeka movement, in pur-
suance ofan understanding to that ef-
feet with Senator Douglas and the
President, MIR. Pierre. And, in an
interview which | had with Col. Ben
ton, at Washington, the winter after
the formation Of tho Topeka Consti-
tntion, he gave it to me as one Of his
reasons for being opposed to that
Constitution, that it was an Admin
iStration measure, got up through the
agency of Lane The objections
which were afterwards started to it
by Douglas, Pierce, and their coadju-
tors--the legal technicalities which
were raised against it-were mere
subterfuges. they were least be-
licved in by those who rang the
changes on them the most; and were
only intended to intimidate the peo-
pie of Kanzas, and drive them from
their work in behalf of Freedom. Ex-
cept to make B.cazas q Slave State,
there never was any motive with the
dominant party to keep us out Of the
Union. This is made manifest to q
demonstration by the fact that the
very moment Slavery Constitution
was got up for Kanzas, and admis-
sion asked under it, the Administra-
tion bent all its mighty energies 10
get as into tie Union. But now the
question is settled E; all chance for
slavery is gone. Vide vote on Le-
compton-nays 10000, yeas 1900,
This is a decision from which there is
no appeal, There is, therefore, no
party in the Union that can entertain
any further hope of Slavery in Kan.
zaS: and there can, therefore, be no
further reason with the President him
self for hostility to our admission -
The New York Herald, which has
supported, all through, the Kanzas
policy Of the present Administration,
is out in recent editorial strongly in
favor of closing up the whole Kan
zaS business, by admission Of the
State into the Union as soon as pos
sible. 1t declares the wishes Of the
President on the subject to be similar
to its own. | extract the following
to the point: w .w
"The pro-slavery party, after proract-
ed and most desperate struggle, have los,
the prize, for the simple reason that the bal
ance OF squatter sovereignty was too pow
crful against them to be resisted. Now Lei
them gracefully give it up, and admit Kan
zas ss State as soon as possible. The
sooner the better There is no binding fore,
in the restriction Of the act Of the late SOS
sion, 1t may he repealed as readily as the
Missouri or any other restriction depending
upon the mere discretion Of Congress from
one session to another. ,. a. m .g4u
eve cannot be mistaken concerning th,
wishes Of the President. His desire Is I,
have the last nail driven into the coffin o
this Kanzas agitation. Let 1t be done. Ii
this connection we hope there will be n,
further intermeddlipg on the part Of IN,
Cabinet officer, like that mischievous inter
ference unknown to the Presidency Of
Cabinet member with Jack Calhoun at tn
Locompton Convention. Let us have n
more intermeddling, on any side, Of tha
sort; but let the people Of Kansas close u
their case to suit themselves" 4a
II is supposed by some, however
that in consequence Of the small vot
polled at the election on the Leaven
worth Constitution, IL will be out Q