Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-18
FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1858.

p,r,y m Kansas. The L,comptbn sw,ndle,
undoubtedly concocted IN this city, the
creature of fraud, of violence. and OF Execu.
tive authority. "the leglllY expressed will
Of - maprity." Is associated with a land
ordinances! What a juxnp1,itlOn Of IDEAS ;
what heterogeneous cpmblnhtion what q
harmonious relation is prcs,nled IN the con-
terence bills What an admirable cOntriv.
ance to shiyer aud shatier tho Democratic
party What scheme 20 expose the Ad.
minis,ratinn 10 the riiicule ami sarcasm It
intelligent minds. What an illustration of
the dcssuoracy OF the tlmes What u De.
pirturo from th, policy OF the founders ot
the Government wha,a mournfll evi-
dence Of the dscadsnce of American states.
man,hip What an example Tor the youth
OF the Republic-ih,t trick and lex s'rd,mlin
are more essential in the administration Of
public Affairs than the exercise ot the higher
and nobler qualities and faculties oi tho
mind anil heart.
&" But, sir, the Cincinnati convention, by
the resolution to which hayi referred. ac-
knowled,es the night Of the people of Kan.
sas "to form u constitution with or without
domestic slavery. and b, admitted into tho
Union upon terms ol perfect equality with
the other States" Now. IL the ordinance
with said constitutions" IL th, brihs and
the swindle arc accepted; RInas, by pro-
clamItion OF the Pr1,ldsnt. bscImcs - St'te
OF tho Union. although the population nl
the Territory doe, not exceed thirty or forty
thousand II, according u the lIn;nI;' ~
the conisrcnc, bill, the proposition, or tho
brb,. i. rejsctei, then-
:" Tho people OF said territory,ara hereby
authorlsl anI empowered to lOrm for them
.,lye, constitution and State goycrnm mt.
by tho nam, of the State oi KIn.i.. accord.
ins o. thl Federal Institution, AMI may
elect delegates for that purpI,, whenever,
ami not before. it i asc,rtIin'l, hy census
duly and legally taken. that the p,pnlttiin
of shl territory clu,l, or exr''i' tho rain
Of representation Tcquirsl Tor member oi
the lilus' oi Representatives Of the Congress
of tho United states"
What wolld b, csn'ls duly and ls-
g,lly taken % 4 census nksn by an act
ol the Territorial Legislature At any tlmc !.
or q census taken hy an act Ut Congress ~
some future p'rlpl? ars questions naturally
Suggested But the cpu'li'rltion - which
d-,lrs ip call the attention Oi the lIluss
j. that part Il the Cincinnati r,.iluiion rs-
latin. to KlnsIs, "ani bi admitted into
the Unpn upIn tHrm' oi p'slect equality
with other State. rhht -, slave State
can DO "almiIt,d into ths Unipn up1n
terms " p'ri'et equality with other states, ~
whllcA fr'i Sutb can only b, admitted "up-
on term, 1t perfect inequality.
+ The people Of Kin.s can have q state
goyernm, in 1855, IT they will sanction a
fraud, u ti3y wall MT sanction a fraud,
they can hav1 N STATE sIy'rnm,nt "a ls5s.
and h,rs ", bih1ld the "ph:htcl faith ~ Of
. the Cincinnati platform; her, W. behold
! the docirine OF "psritei equdity applied,
; illustrated. and d,m in,,r'g,l Ia ,hi Aini'-
sion Of States. ll'r, ", b'hbll th, PInic
faith oC mIi,rn Din'crIry' Ihs long
will the Am'ricn p,ppl, tolerate thu sn'
prcnlcy pf ella. oi mfn - f.lthis, -
th'ir plisr, ~ clpric'Jl, m Ih,ir p'ury {!
There - Anlih'r feature ~ the Conference
bill. "a, slsiidI1,, ot wiich cInnli b
overlooked and that l., the constitution oi
the biirl II en- ni''ipn'rs:
"SEc = iaIh ~ firitsr saI1'd, CnN,
fpr thi pIrpi,i OF inurins. ~ tIr l' pi''i.
=
may D, fair All frs,. t1' G,virnIr, Uhitsl
Snt', district attIrny, AL Swr'i'ry ot
thi rirritpry ol H.na'. AL tn pruiln;
OH srs ~ ~, tvD brIn,i,, pi th, L'si'!I.
tur'. nLm,ly. th' Ps'Nl'li pI tt' C,n'il,
AMI Sp,tk,r of tho lI,ip " R'pr'"ntI.
tivc,, AZ, hereby constituted bIIri Of con.
mi,.ipn5rs q carry into cast "a, provisions
Of ihi, act, ani - u,i all tn mAn' n'c,,'
slry ni proper u that end"
NV. iI y w'll known {, tho Hons, that
the Governor, Unit,i Slt,' ait1rn,y, AMI
the S,cret,ry OF ths Territory, indicate anl
rcA 'ct the will ani pIrpI'l OF thl almins
trttlDn. rl' Prioi'nt oi thp CIlncll anI
the speaker OF ~, rirriDriL As'imbly r'p-
resent the ssntim,nt oC the people. Here
thsu, isamiiprlty favorable u the Aimln'
istrllijn. Compare tat, s,ijnl section ot
the clnrsrenc, hill with ths i1.lpwin; third
section Of th, Crittcnion ani MJnIsjmsry
bill
SIC. 3. AafbsHflrii,rs sua-isi. That
Tor th, pnrpi,, %, in'irin:, a' iIr G p1ssi-
hlo, thar the elections authorized by thls
act may b. fair anl fr,s, tho Governor and
Secretary ofth, rsrritory of KIn',s, and
the presiding odi di,srs OF ths twl brInche, Ol
IL. Ls.i,l4,urs. uln SIS. th, Pr,silent tho
Cjlnci and speaker 1r the llli,i of R'p-
rcsentitiye., arc hereby constituted y bJIrl
Of commissioner. u carry into effect the pro-
! vision, OF this act, and u use all tho psIns
necessary aud proper 10 that cni.'
Had the Crttnnden bill become u law,
| there would have been two numbers Of the
board representing tho Administration, and
two representing tue people ofktnss. An
auans - iAlr. - Just, ani may say
- generous o. ths Administration. has b,en
rejected by Congress. rhtt elias. OF pjliti.
| clans who prnclaimsd at Cincinnstti. and
on the l,1r of the House Of Representatives
the doctrine Of" plpulIr sovereignty. the
I doctrine Of non.ntirSentiOn, and who pro.
( fss. t. cherish policy that wall leave the
people perfectly free u form and regulate
I their domestic institution, in their own
way" cannot permit the people OF Kansas
to have IN Ijlrity Of the Bjari Of commits
si1ners. The President OF the United States,
] Cabinet officers, shrswi and sIsisiDus poll
! itIcianS, all IN the enjIymsnt Ot power, and
good round salaries, having no feelings Ia
| Common with those men who endure all the
/ trial, and all the Labor incident to tbs set.
/ Element ol the western wilderness. must still
continue to yex and hara's that people. who
have received nothing from the past aud
present Administrations but Intervention
crcumvcnti m, insult, AMI injury. Anjth.
er dcep game is to be playel In Kansas, and a
majority of the board of commissioners Is
ESSENTIAL 10 " designate and establish such
precincts for voting" 4" to cause polls to be
opened at such places" and "to appoint
as Judges of election" such men ~ will
bei, conserve the purpose and design Of the
central power at Washington. Whli that
purpose and design Is, future events will un-
fold and indicate. The conduct OF IA, al.
mini,tra,ion in relation TO the affairs Of
K,n<,, the consideration that the pro-sla.