The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-08

| der acts of Congress- and that Vermont, Ohio,
! Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Ar
kansas, and Wisconsin, according 10 the brst
authority can find, came into the Union un-
der constitutions which had not been submitted
| to the popular vote. Certain States, under en-
| abling acts, may have submitted their consiitu-
| tioEs 10 a vote OF the people, and others have
/ not There seems to have been no uniformity
| of action on the part of the new States or of
! Congress. The prrcrdents established hy states
men are still more dubious.
Even the honorable senator from Illinois does
| not seem 10 have held the same views at all
! times on the questions under consideration. At
| present, he doubts the policy OF admitting Kan
SaS, because her entire constitution was not sub
| mitted TO vote Of the people; set h' voted for
an enabling act for Kansas, which did not re-
| ouire that any part Of the constitution should
be submitted. He denies the authority Of con-
/ venton of the people of the Territory Of Kan
sas 10 make State government, even under
the enlarged powers conf-rfrd by his own IA
vorite law of 1854; and VET he voted 10 admit
California as a State, she having made consitu-
! ton and State government without even the
color Of authority from Congress, thr ncpient
steps of which had their origin in the orders Of
Z a
/ inconsistency against the honorable senator, and
surely none as to The purity ofhis motives. |
state these things to show the difficulty Of the
subject; but do say that when thu senator pick
ed up the charge of inconsistency made against
the President the other day, by his colleague, on
4 the Michigan and Arkansas cases, and when
/ afterwards, replying 10 a similar allegation a
F.! gainst himself, he said: 81 am not one ofthose
who boast that they have never changed their
opinion II do not know that month has
| ever passed over my head IN which | have not
modified some opinion to some degree, he
ought to have extended the same charitable
rule to the President.
But he holds that when the people OF Kan
| sas move in the matter ofestablishng their gov
ernment, that movement, though II may not be
Illegal, is irregular, and does not rise above the
| importance of petition for redress OF grevan-
ces. How will this sentiment be- rellshed By
| the proud men who have gone to Kansas from all
! parts of the Union, believing they have been
vested with the 'grrat principle OF seli-govern-
meni?n They will scarcely realize their new
\
redress of grievances. When was il pretended
that individuals or communities could not petit
ton Congress for redress OF grievances? do
! Gods name who ever denied that rIghtf Is
! that al the people have gained by nen-Inter-
vention1 Is that The full fruits of perfect free
dom in Kansasl Is that what we have gained
in tins l7ng struggle! Ii it be, then | must con-
fess hae t never understood the question; nor
DO | now > sleve the people have understood 1t.
Ifthe right 10 make institutions in such way
as Congress pr'Scribes, and send them 10 Con- /
oress in the shape of petition for redress of
= 80 III '"' 81 a. .If,.l bo,o ,ro;,aa ~ (
S'ieVdne'S' - - r. ,o,ar s,a Isro,
non i','e, ~ ~ I,ho, r.t;,;,, bocL a.
~ IA ,.9L -,,,,s.;,n,;n, h., ran,bI;c,n
az a'''',, i.u of1Q51 baId
~ - '''' -, ,,.: or4 , Jacsntion s,,ba
HipoS'uIe' ''ei"S''' 49, ~
word OF promise 10 tht ear ~ oe o'oh7" ~ '"e
hope'-stbe thorn beneath the ToSe."
=, = ,,o., rr.cfical vis,v of I
H"' ie' 10 P"'@ ,ti. ,h H.,
the Sa0Ject' WY own "N''0''' 0
oerouS controversy on haHSdS, Con>IdeIiuS tie
orrres aud the character of the strife, satisfied
- ;l -, bC,r. T hacame a member of
u'! "''""' '' 80 ,hooI u,ay
TINS O0dN tudl tde SuAVS'' u "'' -" '''-' -
of ending this bitter sectional struggle, dhu our
efino the country, was to admit Kansas as
,L orI;.st p.riod nrac,icabp thereby
S'a'' a. ' ''e - - -, l ,G,;rs
clrcumScfIoihg dIi No"ee'" "oo ~.
within her own llmilS, where the hiHerehCeS,
whatever they might be-, could not fal TO
, Ir;,;r,.,s adjustment Entertaining
';,,. I ,rao r.ioical Ia !
'heSe '"P' FS<'"''S 0"" -
perceive that the people ol hahSdS hdu oelei
m:ned 10 call a convention 10 form a ConStlu-
ION aod Stat. Government preparatory 10 ad- :
- r.; ~ SIT, Tn nr,nri
ihlSs'o" '1'o '"e - Tl
ETY. and validity oi lliS ihoNe'ien' iot q e"i -"
ton under direction OF the territorial laws, mad
bsen pro,np,ly rrcognlzrd by the President IA
+, -...-.-- ILL., ~,
| MS i'S'' u O''o.,' - 90 VIZ.
| again IN MS CohhFC'Cul lrIV'' Wv " ''N''
did the same thing IN lIS hrSt address, anu hf-