The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-14

Tho FREQ People Of Kansas Spurn
both Bribc and Throat.

/ The Gccpcoplc OF Kansas have spoken
once mono th,ir denomination no. g. De au.
shaved thvWetNc. og permit The soil 81 their
free homes t. become polluted with the foot
print of slave. They have passed through
many trials, hut they have utycr succumbcd.
They will yet triumph We have no intcu-
ton OF going over the history of Kansas set
,Ilcmuut. IL il well uudcrs,ood-"th world
knows IL 10y heart II stands without a par
ollcl in the history Of American emigration
and settlement since the war of the Rcyolu-
ton II has been the battle field between
slavery and freedom Tor four years During
the whole time the power Of the general gov
ointment Las- hrcIi- u--l - rr,-rirrrI
and cNalt slavery Governors have been sent
thcre TO carry out the bchc>ts of tho slave
power but the people have proved them
selves stronger than governors. Troops in
the pay of the general government have been
kept there TO ovcrawc' free state men, but
free state men have proved stronger than
federal troops. Secret lodges have been
formed in the border towns of Missouri. the
members of which, at a given signal were to
march into the Territory 90 drive away from
voting places the free state men, and for a
while success was given them. The soil of
Kansas was saturated by the blood of free
state men, murdered in cold ..cc-,..!
Corrupt judges passed cruel sentences up
on others. Laws were pgsscd 10y a iraudu-
lcntly elected Legislature. which, like thos,
Of Druco, were written in blood. A consti-
tuition was made fixing slavery forever upon
the territory, the people having no voice in
its formation. II was sent to Washington.
II was made the pet measure of the Buchan-
an Administration. 1t was set up as a test
Of Democratic party fcalty. But by the in
dependent action, and conSummatc ability of
the Republican Senators, and of Mcssrs.
Douglas, Brodcrick and Stuart on the Demo
cratic side, and of Senators Crittenden and
Bell on the old Wing side the snake was
scotchcd, but not killed. FPhc Senate being
the strong bulwark of the slavery power. sue
cecded in passing the Lccompton bill, but
the Republicans, Americans and Dougas
men in the House defeated it, notwithstand-
ing the whole influence of the Administra-
ton was used to pass il. The slave power
having been defeated in the primary measure
tried new eXpediont. English's bribery
bill was got up. Enough Of Douglas men I
from Ohio and Indiana were bought over by /
the Administration to pass it. Tho bad char /
actor of that bill is we'll known it was one
of the most open, barc-faced swindlcs ever
perpctrutcd by Congress. 1t said in effect to /
the people Of Kansas if you will accept of
some millions of acre OF the public lands
vote TO accept them as q free gilt--you shall .
have them, but In so doing you vote for L. .
compton Constitution, slavery and ALL In .
word, We will give you lands if YOU will give .
us the pro-slaycry Kansas Constitution. Such .
WAS the proposition submitted to the people
OF Kansas on Monday of last week.
The people spurncd the bride, and we have .
the glorious satisfaction of recording the fact I
that the people have rejected the corrupt
by nearly ten thousand minority. /
Connected with this bill was a threat TO the
free state men, that unless they accepted the
bride and came into the Union under the i5e.
compton, Constitution, they should not cope
in until they had bona tide population of