The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-15

ton constitution, Of slavery, and what they have
termed prohibition against amendment till 1864,
rsked the chance Of the ratification Of that instru
ment by the people of Kansas. If it should be rati
fed they would be held responsible for the adoption
of measure against which the whole republican
family have entered repeated protests Their poll
tics in fact, are made up exclusively of antislavery
stuff. They are dirty fce-soilers They regard the
federal constitution, because it is compact extend
ing over slave States as "a league with the DEVIL
They become. by aiding to bring into the Union q
State recognising slavery the devils own toolsthat
u.s. according to their own estimates Of American pol
itcs, morality. In voting for the conditional adms-
sion of Kansas, then, under the Lecompton instru-
ment, they took the risk Of its ratification by the
people. That is ALL They believed they could pro-
cure it's rejection; and they got the South Amer
leans, and democrats who voted with them, to fix
the issue so that their risk should ereduced by the
second proposition 81 tho substitute viz that in the
event Of rejection, the people might so and frame
and adopt constitution and be admitted into the
Union by the proclamation Of the President. They
foresaw that there strong feeling in Kansas in
favor of admission and that If the Lecompt constt
ton should Represented without any alteration Gifts
ratification, Of the total rejection Of the State. the
people might vote to be received under that nstrua
ment The allies Of the republicans in this were
overland. Tho second proposition in fact, was in
tended to the republicans Of allresponsibility
for voting fol- the admission Of slave State and this
gracious boon was extended by Mr. Grttenden to
Mr.. Giddings, and concurred in by Mr.. Marshall Mr.
Mr. nv Mr. Mr
Montgomery and others of the northern democracy.
So that, in fact the republicans, with the exhaust pipe
or waste gate of the second proposition of the sub
stute constructed at the sole expense of the South
americans took the smallest amount of risk in yo-
ting for that measure.
On the other hand, what were they to gain by
the Crittenden amendment? We shall be able to
answer this question all the better if we regard for
amcment the fact that their first object was to get rid
OF the Lecompton constitution. They would do this
by direct vote in Congress failing in that then
by sustaining the measure Of its submission to the
people and securing its rejection at the ballot-boxes
That they this latter process to be effective we
entertain no doubt. Thus rejected then the field
would be open for the readopton of the Topeka con-
stitution, with ullinfusion of negroism, and
fusion SO stenchy and offensive to sicken every
man whose mind is not filed with visions of amalga-
nation and the blessings which such system would
confer upon the white race. u irif ag,a sarfs as,4
Well, then, they would gain. asi7t yga
!. The rejection Of the Lecompton constitution.
H. The adoption of the Topeka constitution with
all the Leavenworth improvements eaf@
I'LL They would gain these ends by the rise of
stool pigeons from Kentucky, South Carolina, Ma
ryand, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
New York. 3ifrstas stitg aa9.itiR utna 1sfi
1t is something worthy Of notice to be endorsed
in the most ultra onti-slopery erer introduced
into the Congress Of the Uaifed States by representa-
tves from three four slave States, and by demo
Gratis from many northern States. We regret that
they have been able to secure such endorsements Il
but they have, and 30 proclaim their triumph to
the people Of the North and to thcpeoplc Of the
South
Now, what have the Americans gained2 We fear
the advantages like the handle Of jug. are all on
one side. What have the Americans gaineda They
have gained the alliance of the republicans. They
have enabled the latter to reject the Lecompton con
stution and to create an ultra abolition constit-
tion and to secure the admission Of the State under
it. All this is predicated upon the idea that the
amendment shall prevail over the Senate bill. YOU
gentlemen Americans, have been making great
noise about foreigners voting at elections. In Ken
lucky you have undertaken to drive them away from
the polls You have done the same thing at Balti-
more. Hswas your pride that Americans should
rule America and to secure this end, you would
change the naturalization laws az torequire TWEEN
ty-one years residence to enable the conner to
vote These are your IDEAS, not ours. We thought
them bgoted; and, to tell you the honest truth
we never believed much in your sincerity when You
urged them upon the country. by the Crittondon |
amendment you have endorsed the proceedings of
the Leavenworth convention, which declares that a
declaration Of an intention to become citizen shan
entte the party making it to vote. That convention
also declared that negroes shall have right to vote
You endorsed that principle, too. These substantial
ends can hardly be appreciated by You, gentlemen
Americans, unless you remember, as perhaps you
may, that the Lecpmpton constitution, whose rcjcc
tion yon have sought by your votes TO secure, is
conservative law, uuobjectionable even to the most