The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-02-24
Aausas Affarrs !
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Mr. m bS
Viudicst;OE of the President.


special message Of the President, commun-
eating the constitution of Kansas, to the Com
mrttee on Territories
Mr.. President, but for the character Of the
ASSAULT which the honorable senator from Illinois
fMr. TRUMDULl has thought proper to make on
the message Of the President of the Unted
States, should have been content to let it go
to the country and vindicate itself; but on ac-
count OF the nature OF that assault, deem it to
be my duty to express my hearty CO operation
with the policy which the message vindicates;
and at the same time to express my gratifca-
ton at the signal ability and power with which
the great principles lying at the bottom ofthat
policy have been presented to the American
people by the Chief Magistrate of the Union.
He has proposed to tie American Congress,
as becomes his duty under the constitution, that
tho Territory OF Kansas ba admitted to her
place as one Of the sovereign States ofthe Union.
His policy is that it shall be done now. Upon
the point that Kansas ought to be admitted into
the Onion, it seems tina. all the people Of
Kansas, and all the representatives of the
people of the United States, in both houses
ofCongress, ior the last three years, have agreed
Since 1856, there appears to have been no queS-
ton with any portion Of the inhabitants Of Kan
sas that it was their desire to come into the
Union. A large portion, said to be q majority
by those gentlemen who represent what is
known as the republican party, formed for
themselves nearly three years ago, conSttu-
ton known as the Topeka constitution, and
came here anl asked for admission into the
Union under that instrument A very consid,
cradle portion orboth houses Of Congress, q ma
jority in the other branch, and large minority
in this voted to admit Kansas into the Union
under what was known as the Topeka conSti-
tuition. Another portion Of the people Of Kan
saS, acting under the authority OF the territorial
government, and in obedience to law, took no
part in the action on the Topeka constitution
Then the territorial legislature submitted the
question to all the people OF Kansas, whether
they would come into the Union or not, and a
very large majority Of the then inhabitants said
they desired to come into the Union. In con-
Iormity to their wishes, thus expressed, the ter
ritorial Legislature called the Lccompton conyen
| ton NIT IN pursuance Of this act Of the legsla
ture, which had for its authority the expressed
will of the people Of Kansas at an election where
all had an opportunity Of voting and where, as
far as l am informed, no man complained that he
had not n fair opportunity Of voting. Then
those of the people who were on the side of law
and order, on the side of the territorial govern
ment recognised by every department Of the
| limited States saii. awe too desire admission
into tho T1nion.n
In 1956 thia ho1v snairo tbot file ,roS tbo
das;ra oC all nortias in Kansas tho Tonok, nor.
tv being beG,re NJ with gconstitution seeIenn adj
mission ant) believing IL to be ,coal and not in
proncr form to iustify her admission into the
Union other nr1nositionS we're then made from,
var;ors ouo,ters The senator from New Yorl,
| TMr SEwArD acting in hebalrof ,ho friends Of
the Topeka constitution. the senator from I1li-
nois [Mr. DoUGLAs. probably other senators
and myself suggested plans ordoing that which
it was settled everybody in Kansas wanted us
to do, and everybody here was willing to do. if
We copl,l ocrce on the mode or doino f saw
therefore the admission of Kansas is conceded
to be necessary. proper, and desirable bv all
the neonle oC Kansas. and also hv all tho ,enre-
sentatiyes of the sovereirns among whom she
desires IN talo hnr Mace
Then. | suppose there can he no difficulty n
bout so n,uch Of the nol'cv of tte President az
recommends that Kansas shall he admitted into
| the Union Waiynr all question as to the nun
bor of her people, for various and sufficient rea
sons il is admitted onall hands that il is nroper
| to admit her into the Union. The na;nt ofdis-
mite is. how Shall she be admitted? The Pres
| ident Of The United States saws She opoht to be
admitted under the Lecompton constitution. =.
Why? WHY oucbt she to be admitted under
that constitution rather than under the Tooeka
constitrtion? The President states bistoI r cal
hets, which no man. can DENY, Those persons
who framed the Topeka constitution. for reasons
which do not pretend to say were true or false
| as I am sinDlv oivipo the history of ,he affair
said: eve viii tra}nple undar Got the territo,
rial legislatures: and the senator from Illinois
\ fMr. TRtrMDUIL.1 today endorses and defends
their action for ,doinr so: "We will not recop.
Mise this pnvernment. we assume that ve arc n
majority Of tbe neonie, and wa claim nyon,jc
y,ooye. by virtue of being majority ofthe peo.
nie of the ITnitel States in the Terrtoyv n
Kansas that we can mako our own c,nsti;nton
MT onlv without law bnt against law and do.
mand admission into tho Union even no ,;re,
tbe ex;sting eoyerhment of Tho Te,r;tory -,
Thai denT. hat tbe President denies Ibcrc
4 is the isspe ond5;t IL prave ;ssnp II Is an
;ssnn lviro ar thn ver,, tonndaton of nuh;c liz.
ertv-tan issne that will snryive This Question
and Thousand such
Tho President saws Kansas orobt n bo al.
mitted nnder the T,ecomnton cnnstitntion bo
! couse II comes with laoalitv. II comes clntbel
with the dionitv ofrenr9 9sen,ino tho will or tho
majority Ierallv exnreSse5 That is tbn orornd
on wh;ch be mis- II What tben ara t5o h,s'
ltoricoI Gcts? The Ton@ko constitution l. =.
vowedlv in opnostion to the exc;fing oovarnl
ment IIs sun,ortcrs have m,rIp tbat dScloro.
t;on ovorv,,hera and hava hoastsd Of !, ,,nt;l
his momcnt II Is a nretended Government
organized in onnosition tothe territorial gnvorn.
mani which Ali heGnye stated has heen recoa.
nized by the President ~ IN nrodecessor 5,
llolb brspclf.s If tba l,st 'Cony,,ass ond ~ ~;