Freeman's champion., 1858-03-18

A" ,A'uibolFsi sodd2iIv ,alu
Constitution: they will fight tand they
ought tofghtl" Whatsays .StantonY
t.Legislature will not be permitted
to sit in the Territory, They might
90 into the interior, sustained by the
army of the United Statesr-Jat ande,
no ether circumstances can they Sit IN
The Territory." WHAT'S the univer.
sal voice ofthose in the States who
are our friend? 1t is this: "The peo-
pie Of Kanzas will never, submit to
the Lecompton Constitutionv7they
will resist it,, and they ought to-
Not a single friend of Free Kanzas,
thewide Union over, has yet proposed
Chat weTshould quietly submit to that
Internal instrument, or make it the
fundamental source Of our future gov
ernments. i've ...t $40 Boa l9igsda
But now what is the universal ar
gument of our enemies 4? What says
Buchanan? ,d"Admit KanEas under
the Leeompton G Constitution, and the
people can change the Constitution
at theirleisure. All will be quieted
down, and the people will calmly
submitpaoBigler, Iverson, Toombs,
Pugh, Mason---the whole Lecompton
force, persistently maintain that the
admission Of Kanzas is measure, Of
peace, of quiet, Of repose. And, at
last, we have u Kanzas journal pro-
posing IN Advance to do just what our
enemies in Congress are predicting
that we will do. We know of no
more sffectual argument that Mason,
or Green, or Stephens could use in
favor of the passage of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, than this very arti-
Gle which we have copied from tho
Herald. Itentirely corroborates and
strengthens and forti6es their whole
line and plan Of argument. q l.a.c
Thirdly, this proposition of sub
mission to the Lecompton Constitn7
tiOn is entirely objecti tionable, be-
cause submission is totally unneces-
sary, in case the Free Stale officers
get their certificates, and is fatal to
our liberties ,ifathe pro-slavery men
have control Of the Government. II
the Free State mon have control OF
the Lecompton Government, all they
need do is to stand one side and let
the Peoples Government 80 into
peaceful operation-while the Le'
compton Government will dica quick
and ignominious death, If, on the
other hand, the slavery men have
control of the Government, Submis.
sion is fatal to the freedom Of Kan
zas. With pro-slayery government
in power certainly for four years tc
come--for the Senate holds for -four
years--and all avenues to change Of
modification Of the Constitution a,
completely hedged up as by the ex
press provisions Of this instrumen
they are, slavery will be fastenet
upon Kanzas for an indefinite term o
years. With the Government in th'
hands Of pro-slayery men, q propose
ton 10 submit 10 Ne; LscOmptOpo ConSti
; tuition. is a proposition 10 fivet III
Chains Of Slavery upon The people 2
Raazas! ! t e / oaI lo ta..
: But we rejoice to know that thi
proposition can find no favor what
\ ever with the people, They have de
D termineL that no men nor set Of me-
--bc they called Free State or Pro
Slavery--shall be allowed, to run tn
Government under the Lccomptol
) @ Constitution. That Constitution ha
been voted down by an overwhelm
ing majority of the people Of Kanzaf
and any attempt on the part Of, any
body to make that instrument tn
living law Of the land, is rank treqso'
against the people Of Kapzas.-7'
! Laurence Republican. ee.ob a., a, y.