New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29

anxious years has the Democratic mopn tain been IN
labor, and this s the progeny. And, Mr.. Chairman,
what little thing Is.
In attempting TO justify VIVA: be calls the reserys
ton oftte nights Of property 10 slaves low in the
Territory, the President employs the following eI-
trsordnsry language:
in ID. r .ey wos have been Of g,e,. ,j.,.1e and
S.ve .Son.its EsTsry" NE '''s' ''s' o. '' 01'' 'A
Was there no way providing against Summary
cortscattn Of the properly in slaves except by
stutions guaranty Of that property and Rs increase
IN tcrretuityf The obiec. Of that Convention, in
inserting these provisions, not 10 prevent SUM-
mary coDhscation but its open and ayowed purpose
was 10 secure, in defiance Of the public Judgment,
Slave Constitution, with perpetual and Ualtersbs
guarsutes-sDd this, whether submitted or unsub-
mitted whether the Slavery article voted out or
voted IN; and this they accomplished.
Had been q member Of o Constitutional Conven-
ton OF Kansas, fairly elected and constituted by is
people might have accorded TO the owner OF this
tp.ces OF property as was done al Topeka, reason
able time TO remove his slaves from the Territory, to
be disposed Of any manner he thought proper but
should have done il matter OF favor and not Con-
ceded it as claim OF right. | deny that any such
right exists. No such claim is recognized by any rule
ofustce or equity. 1.-The practice ofthe older States
which have abolished Slavery has nothing u 90
with the case under considerable either oy analogy
otherwise. The Justice of this CLAIM 10 De oeVr
mined by the Kansas Nebraska act As this act was
put forth as insuguraliDg new policy N respect %
the Territories we have claim 70 know, though mol
responsible for the measure, what are the righto IL
any Of the people under IL Ii It conceded thst tee
people Of Territory when they come 20 form Sta'e
Government, may exclude and abolish Slavery
Then Sir every peson who carries his slaves into the
Territories carries them with Dotice OF this unques
toned right of the people, and supect 10 the exercise
of that right. He goes knowing aud acknowledging
that the people may say, whenever they proceed 70
form q Constitution, that property in human beings
sh. no longer exist in the Territory and he goes at
his Iperl. If the people say, We give you ume to
"A of slQ hers VprU
WE'LL If not he has no cause OF complaint whatsoever
eoncede that with those who believe, as the Le-
compton Constitution declares, that the right Of prop
cry in is above all constitutional sanctions, and
therefore exempt at oil times, and in any manner, from
the reach of the popular will this argument can have
no force If the doctrines Of the Message to pre-
vail the question will be, not whether there shall be
any more Slave States admitted into the Union, but
whether there shall be any more Free States Animated
into the Union.
We are told that no matter how great the number of
slaves in the Territory, " the provision would be
" equally Just and reasonable" What provision"
Mr. Chairman The provision in the I-ecOmptOn
" Constitution with no Slavery" whereby the right OF
property in slaves already in the Territory and in all
children of them born is guaranteed forever If this
is TO become the policy of the Government IN respect
to Terrtores-f this is the practical working of the
Ksnsas-Nvbraska bill-then Sir, is the age OF Free
Constitutions past and the triumph the Slave Power
upon this continent is already universal and complete.
Such heresy entitled to nOrespect here or elsewhere.
wrong proves itself accomphce in it, commission.
In assuming the hanpOnship of this scheme 10 legal
ze and prOlOng this reign OF terror and tyranny IN
Kars ss it could not but for a official patronage and
power, survive for an hour the merhed Judgment OF
popular condemnation.
have said that the modes Of submission were art
fully coDrived for the very purpose, and that pur-
pose ayowed Of driving the Free-State neil from
the polls. | affirm the people of Kansas could not
have voted without sacrifice of their honor integrity,
freedom, and self-respeot. j have no time 10 enter
upon the details Of proof. ! take single iHustra-
ton.
The Lecompton Convention met in September, and
adjourned until after the October election, to see what
might then turn up 10 render unnecessary the coup
d'tfQt which they otherwise contemplated.
Through the Just Intervention oil Gov Walker, Tor
which he has since been compelled to resign to pre-
vent Occupation, the johnson and McGee County
frauds did not prevail, and the result was Free
State victory by overwhelming maJorteS. The ef-
feet of this victory to be got ND Of and the Lee
complexities reassembled. Enraged at Gov. Walker
from whose Pro-Slavery anteceocnts they had expect
ed better tingsfor rejecting the Oxford returns thsy
took those very returns, known and admitted TO be
palpabe and undisguised forgeries, and placed them
In the Constitution the basis of legislative repre-
sentaton for the County of Johnson. According TO
her population that county ls entitled NOT 70 exceed
one Representative; by the Constitution she has four
entitled TO neither Senator, by this Constitution she
has two and thus made equal with the County OF
Douglas with more than five times the population.
Now, Sir, on the day of election citizen OF Douglas
County approaches the polls, and We have this colo
guy between himself and the inspector: want to
vote against the Lecompton Constitution. You can
not do il, Sir" 81 want to vote to make Kansas a
Free State" You cannot do that, Sir. i" Wen,
then, what may vote for!" You may vote whe-
Their the owner shall import his slaves raise them.
"Well, this II close question:; but on the whole,
will vote against Importation Very good then
first vote for the Constitution But, says the
voter, 1.-The Constitution sanctons and sancthes the
Oxford forgeres by which my cshnty is deirauded OF
It's relative weight in the councils OF the proposed
State and cannot vote for it, " 50 | supposed,
the Inspector; you may As welleaFe, aud 70
home
Mr. Chairman need multiply arguments to show
that this whole pretense OF submission bold and ln-
famous mockery II can deceive no one. The whole
plot, in its entire deioty j. exposed and patent to
the world Its origin, IL development, and its mern.
ory await but one doom-the common eHecrauon oil
mankind. ,
Gov. Walker, speaking for himself and from Fed
era Instructions, said TO the people OF Kansas sur
render all other modes and settle your unhappy con-
troverSies by the arbitrsment OF the bo1-that
sacred and magic spot where freemen go to execute
their will-and viii see farplay The Admnls ration
said the same thing, speaking directly and inde-
pendently for itself; and the Prostate men OF ka-
sas. relying upon these pledges of protection, said
amen They went into the election and won-tri-
umphantly, Overwhelmingly Won. Ana mere Is the
rub; hence the camor Against Gov. Walker, hence
the backing down OF the Administration, hence the
violation OF pledges, hence the iecompton Consitu-
ton hence the deser;ion Of Walker the decaptation
OF Stanton, aud the attempted ostraclsln oil dhtn-
guished senator at the other end Of the Capitol.
Why we're not the common rights of ireemen ac-
corded 10 the people Of Kansas in respect TO their or
ganic law Why was no, the whole Constitution hon
estly submitted 10 the people for their acceptance or
rejection There IS but reason, one only answer
the answer given inst by the Convention itself and
aiterwa1d taken up and repeated by the Washington
organ Of the Administration. Tie people sould hdcc
roted IL DORM The majority factiOus aud unrea-
sonabe. They did not like the Oxford plank the
Know Nothing element, the bank project Of the Con-
..:.,.;,, Tba,, did pnt Eka IN acknoW aOge the