The Washington union., 1858-03-11
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purposes under the crutfl - l~sr's IN dlaaut stais.
sheuid asrf Themselves fi-Fa fhe t1' That vas the
time their vosce uas le iry board ia the iasmstiai
4 state CONSTITUTION sDd n they sse~q 1, he is-lsi,
tieH ty h. sii-nf uitarRaIda Ehty esali
have not'o,ly 90 llaale huf thrss@elFe-
n y true thsf Cow Walkef wli fiaisie tsiiiHg ts-
Pnlic tla tlf. convention wcHld h-fu tni io'Fs -
make g-f4tu0n uisisst suianiirsu- IA ai-g Sold hffa
tats IA ~ ea~sla the ese constitution b. a. i'@ret
hy tbem oait o. e submitted s. itc ocis1s a tae ,r-
ple and that Il n@t iu htt isSlsstif 1oagre-s
would not and ou-ht g., ajinit rl staae nndot
In tis be dlnd widely ifnss ar Stan1tr and BfskinS
che defdaTafen be- greatly tFsnssrssi,d s s,ffa e
s ma ,rt,-A 30 lerliat Congress Ia. exercise 81
rht thcs 40 Ires unesr thu constitution - tee
Tus.a stgies ben state TstIs aZlsti itssiia soz
an,ie,n CossFcss ifsa power - inqaise iuty
ts rnanner IL il yisligR tian the RASTER "a H. sub
anae The urttef raano le irIsiFsd issi@ ,prthss tas
10 see fhut ID j. rPaisan IA frr1G and The mert saa
namner is aa,a-sn cannot se inquired iate cs'f -
ii- teen trpssi IA nnti - ~ w
eg,e have legally established fvs tcrsseys Tbs eos
tfine Coxrrnor Maker would be utterly siTersse e
all nights and StAt sovereignty ter e.sr - Use nn
questionable attributes r saVerespty u tbr a's-a'T
rilt 10 -est ~ mode a giving exIpsicf to h-
own will
Ii. then, upon seucrd iirip,ii.es. as w,iI iroa,
established ueg.se i eeIrs igpass that ttsc sas'd
~ constitution does not betreissY elrn rfen IT.
having received popular i.stbcrs.on there afy thing
the alsis dfi fluf aries hs troe krlucr Pfe
ccdents On this point Geeerncr Walker @'Es ti'ear
righie taf is the rft "a having tho constitution
ahoIe submitted popuET vctrt ~ nya ever rresrd-
ed fuily 5ccErel T. Che puuilc ~ ali the fcsifn
es in adopting tcii state constitutions by ie kanas
Nebrsa l5H nh = The construction 81 this kaiases
distinguished auh,g, nHt o4}y has tate ninsf
able argument hut hy a5dFFsses saae and published ls
him long anteeent to that Gsse showing that his
crr-n power Of the people IA acting rlron stpte cons
tuition X not uonagesi the question ~ sayms, hnt ni
la all otler subjects n sa,h instrument Indeed.
lplirgc Ire Kansas Nebraska pS would have siats
tie right. sovereignty rsrrrd to s1,e p-oIe n ens
state D, The fdsa constitution il Il bad deprived them
a. a. f.f ,erifstsf tsty
ling for or against tlcir state eD'atitatian.
Wiiat paTt clause az The Kans ast save tiov NaL
the idea tHa serurc not only % the people e iat
Territss tt s'al other Territories the rights ha men
ticus ig naittl4 ere uts.riv loss ~ iHaeine ii
There IS word of srene which iulbodcs ANY such
tity ttry hve been Iiie discover IT, and IL the Gis
ting.shea from Illinois. TAo il thus stslca the
author Of that l, gave AIRY ras construction TO ",
antcrefent to his al -pcac this committee not
aware Of If any sich construction Ist upon ANY
part of ,n@ its discussion Ia Congress in fssa OF ai
forwards lalne the eauvass OF 1896 lg f"t siaor
OF any person else iiis afuittee equally iaware oi
H. 0M the contrary they have sooi eridisae Ina ~
Rc construction then acrwIter, or uT' ~ ihr
2th au.e last yut upon by tllc senator gsp u ciaef
auta Ea the speech a3e by hiia an tiEts slsv ii
certainly put no seh construction the bin ifnssng
tie ast Congress the sac seTator reported it o'iEii
Sc was tbe author u IL providing for She e y q
convention ia Rals7e ta iDrH STATE tffiitHtifs tg aa
mission il &c Jpim Tint bin made ig grevisup rt
the snbnsion ~ Ie oT to convention 10 acasleiA
~ the people That raiwD thc Ioonll% tIss II
the SENATE and received se NOae o. iise %lNoS
ron lllinais Ia giving that votr, sfov Walker lnas
sirxe at the senator 'rased as r5& If cercgsag
sasd dt tzge n eaa Stae IN 9e feH constitution fsit
ae Gun hardly ari as ty ii THE Hnttn fisa eoit
rr4ion Il the Kansas if Tshirt the governor sal~ he
baa =, rf,catetlv given before hs aie Eeesh. Isird.
ie record of sa senator shows that he Did ct deem 4
apsnssary hinder the Kansas Nriiaesa bill is suhsnit
even e slavery question to decision oi the csc l3se
auEuaee the Kansas hill rst reported bg srslatl
D0u=ias, thS subject was IN these words
Al tE qaes,r aprcrag aues-- ie Tnrrtsvrs asf
tat 70 bs a"ra aFrirn" are So e ie = se at'n z
prt rcas hernig tAgoagh sbrr aepFrffAcs rre-rna
This shows tir. NC then thongt tat The act of soseT
cj1tr III determining tist- 1est-s the trmassi 81
constitution rorId be pergrlscs hv tbc people shrsu
the interrneiate body OF .'rssrsss- an a'ly aa,.i
tsnnfistey As dtne by the1lseiycs The raNis hnaliF
a!o,,cd on this point id thr h aslsr d,iaii,g ahs
strictian of 1920 nGa and yeid, weTe as follows;
Il .au1 fne e ,las eeat4ius
siaFa9 ~" ty Icfr'sg g sF nar " ENlaay y tura ' II
r sqe ierr irr ts rr - na aua rriia'r 'sif ae
lir y thar oan sy suis~ a5 - A tafu'on q
Ulitad saat-8
any inference Is this change ihrasl
agr it Is th the cert aifsa.l 10y IL ~ iase
the ayery question BE- settled sll cpit had baen
,slure Iy le people IL their war NJ efmufr ~
law sAd ts.e constitution II the Fnittd sta~. Ii theg
chose de- VI y Representatives the rswer Nas aiven
ther ciu IL II fies saseao 10 Do u by .ensrai Io,u
.r vote the poN.r given them tp do il tha way
Congress, ys alstain all interference inaryen
tiun with cr ts, ma,pof 81 ds,ng VI.
% that ii legally oise nne Lac osstsisan oi ilse
Eatea States.
The diifruliy with Walker seeir= 10 b. iiat tueg
have eatsen wgs of their different iIa'n the one
that he would have had rben ls adopt lie sislcd their
b decide tGt wets either iaestaona iiis 'ss
Preferred teii tc hls 10 oerlcei this eisois
denf proceeding their rEt ns 10 he wiiling
shed tic ir-i drop ,ll Iis llse sas,ad
As btiere stated te tsnunyppn convention ,, '''-
NIT the siasery ,furrsi,a fosruitr This
matter entirely discretionary with arcsssests In dofn
H. they dauless act4sat-d by fsc pataosi.
motives Jb WINS the origin "a all the src IN hae Fer
ritory. THIS the suisnet micI, alr. bad
stated with niicsi ronndcsoc .uld sus b.
submitted ~ direct rpte she pealc sub
msa eYerf b,pa c1sn tse Isg,Itsuy entitled 10
tie clociive franchise had iull and perfect rIt
upop H. II ANY al,sislDra ifom vetiag. the 1,na
their Iiies have itst 10 cuuplain s sm
erss Er aimttng the state under constitution with
cIauso which thcy do bc Nlcn they had sai og-
portnnty il down, 1t tl,y really IsaNe. they
ptftnd uiaiorits an the Ierritsry The s,caal vsis
the lntiiic~tun when submitted VIII ne hr
exhibit No. &, follows
Z Constitution with slavery .22s
Constitution without slavery erv--------- sGs
Making al aggregate 81 1886 voting on the qnsttar
and majority of 657 fer TIE constitution pre-
sutcd This IL ccrtainiy very large majority IF tbn-c
JOINING in the election, majority 81 ali the
IN the fcrTitry ia favor II the constitution ii
before Congress ans; according ~ the doctrine ~ eev
Walker, in has inaugural addcse, iaofe Nha arstai
from The exercise or the right ~ suffrage auEhorizcd ose
who did vote 10 art for hen,, and The sscatces
mnch baunG under fae law II al had participated
in the election II This Yicw he eorrosa then
stitutipn ur niti stronger endorsement bv
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