Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-05-14

any opposition, come from whatever quarter
it may.
Whereas, There are in different localities
different interpretations of those portions Of
the Constitution pertaining TO suffrage and
schools, therefore Resolved,
3D. That at the election upon the Const-
tuition the voters of Kansas he requested to
vote for or against "ncgro suffrage" and for
or against "scparatc schools for white and
negro children - and fla majority of the
votes cast be against negro suffrage, it shall
operate as instructions on the first Legislature
to submit to the people at once an amend
mcnt of the Constitution prohibiting negro
suffrage; and if the majority of the votes
cast be in favor of separate schools, it shall
he operated in like manner as instructions to
the first Legislature to submit an amendment
providing for separate schools ior white and
negro children, except in the districts where
the people by general consent shall allow the
schools to be in common.
A delegate from Northern Kansas opposed
the platform as non-committal, and offered un
amendment to the effect that the Free State
party of Kansas is opposed to negro suffrage.
He thought it a great mistake that the word
II. p. johnson Of Kicl5apoo replied to him
Mr. johnson is decidedly racv speaker. and
though actually the heaviest STAKEHOLDER in
Kansas, is a staunch Free State man. and n
very radical one at that, ''Nh. President
said he, ~ am surprised to hear such an OBJ
lection from Il man like the delegate who has
Just taken his seat. Why. sin. if YOU will
notice. he says, 'dooS.
bD 4 la, I,g4 a., Inv
should take me for q Yankee, sir.
Mr. Johnson-Pro-ciscly; and that's just
the reason why I'm surprised. Naughtcr.)
When I hear n man shy "dH:,' us we are
taught in old Kentucky, there's nothing
surprising in h'S joining the clamor about the
word white But we hardly look for
it from these Yankees Now sir, | am
| sobnd on this question. fought hard in the
| Le0vcnworth Constitution to have the word
"whitc' inserted. belong to the straight
est sect of the pharisccs. (Laughter.)
don t want niggers to vote-Of course not
Why, il they could, don't know but m,
niggprs would vote against p,e the first time
was up for Office No, sir, don't wan
nggers to vote. But they voted us dowr
fairly on the word ''white'' in the conven
tion, and now we don't intend to get up {
bowling against the constitution on that nc
count. | met one of my constituents thu
other day--a very distinguished individual
and Il Lecompton Constitution man. "Wcll
johnson said he, ''you'ye played the dovi
hay mt you? A pretty set of Abolitonist
and Niger thieves you've got in with, t.
leave out the word "white,' out Of YOU
Leavcnworth Constitutions "Nly dear sir,
said "the word white don't occur in tn
Lecompton Constitution at does saic
he. '.No, SIR" said |, ait DON'T" and
had to look him right in the eye, OF he nigh
have called me liar. But he didn't and
was right. That man was Sheriff Jones
(Laughter.) Now, It's from just sucl
sources as thcsc-our onemics-that all thi
abuse of the Lcavenworth Constitution orig
mates, and am in favor of paving no atten
ton to it but to spit uron it. Let us settl
the question by referring it to the people,
The platform was finally adopted, entire
with but a single dissenting voice
Col. Philips introduced the following reso
luton, which was adopted ny acclamatiJn:
Resolved, BY the people of Kansas in Deogn,
Convention assembled, That the services of IIor
Marcus J. PARROT in Congress have fully iustifc
the expectations Of his constituents; and that III
ability, fidelity and industry manifested in tn
discanrg" of his official duties more than ontitl
him to our fullcst oor.fd,lleo ana esteem.