Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-22

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SP "iNer Vi I''e h''''-@l'I''s ''l"''On 81
DJnlphan,
Clerks. F. Tappan and c. 5. Pratt,
both of Lawrence
President Of the S,nato-Dr. j. p. Root.
or Wv,rl,tt
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ClTNs--isil'H AIcn' w DIHiP!l L. ~
Iappan, OF Lawrence
Immediately after the organization the fol-
Loving IN essa - was received and read
MESSAGE OF GOV ROblNsoN'
Fd'''r Cmstn' " me SfH''' ana mouse repro
"ntire'
The convention which framed the Contribution at
Topeka ori ,iuGt.d vita the people Of Kansas Ter
rit7ry They have adopted and ratified the ne
tvi1, By direct vot, ID also Indirectly through
two elections Of stats officers and members Of tie
stat. Legislature. Yet it Aas pleased the admin
straton t. regard the wlYll procs -dlls revVlu-
tionary and Reasonable.
This constitution in tho main is in accordance
VITA tle views OF large ma yrity Of the people OF
Kansas. 1t is prevented from becoming tic active
law Of the land because Of an earnest desire on tie
part Of the l1plc t. avoid ll,ion yitl the i,d-
eral authorize while tlcrc is prospect nat they
can in anv otlc way obtain peacefully tleir nat
ural. organic and constitutional rights,
~, ISvc had rti,n.r,i. propis.s and pled-cs
,bo, inst ri ,bt5 should be speedily secured,
-, ~, oy.erv NJ ,.c and n,o,ni,e has b,.1 broken
L., 81 T,rri,.rirl O-rovie Act I. Ivrvc IN
49, '- ~ Iorto. ,t1rid bc i.,, t,,or,,otly r-.
vac trs lN,; i,i,,tir. in t,cir rnn ,r,,
III. ri, ;, ,Do Cln.titntion Of to r-pit.d
So nd prasi5sn. EucunDan exclaiuled:
avn. , oanccn,inn ,ros it car Cor,rcss T. ao3lv
49,, ,i,,,Ia rnis,Iat Tho majority shall GOVERN
t"is tlllt.S ~ H.
!. ~ ~ Tnr,;,n,io, also bo tovs al, i.tTc
10 o,d inlisrc,soble duty II tho gov,rn.
r,nr, "ftLs Tni,ad Si,,.,tl.,ouro T. everv resi-.
H., ;nbabi,or, Tho rec and ind, rrrdtrt yynros.
! u
rnocb ;rliyiduoI must be preservedn Arlin.
Grbc con.tj,utiSn Of Kansas s.culd /. de:ided by
tho vo.o NJ tho neonl, of Eun.as unawcd al unil.
,r roeJ h, foIo Ind fradS 'Wbsn .uc3
cr,i;,r,in .b,l h, submitted u the people Of the
1,;.. 80 ~, Ia ,r,,sc,sl in To cv,r,i, "a
t,' r mr. amin. n. N tn.
,,.st. arj1 IN. fair .TSros,i5n cftbe ropulor will
,o,,s, no, Ia io,,rrpr, n Ly fraud or violsu..r
In, Carr, and frond endorsed BY tie Admins.
,ra,ior L,vs bnon ,ba rnla in Esnsa. from the be.
-, ria ii.,1ry ~ ma soverol {, warmers
baa b.er s.. =, Eo,sa, is hi ,Ilv iIus IN.
.;o - ~ liz ,ybi,, ina Adn,inist~otion bn.
o,,o,,.,,d. c,r,,, o,,, !, his Torrit.ry
~ a II Kcsd.r was the fret Governor san,
"a Knneas md, sss,rIinJ - Ii,b authority. t~r
~ r,,r,,,a 80 ,ai;, - Tr,i3,'r,. ,,,...l,.,-
Bn, tba ,ovCrnmcrt rT.ni,ing fran tho invasion Gt
H., 20tL nf March is p, y, ,yaS Too nue. tsr him T.
execute upon the people and lie was removed
Next came the rel IN Of terror under Gov. shan
non but he 81 .kcnod at the sa,An., burning uad
Next came GOV. Goary, who called oil the dogs
Of war, penlin. tue Presidential election, al the
reople had rest for a brief period When, bowyv-
or after : o., q ,ction, the olive branch t b..
exchanged for tho upas ho saved his sci-rcs7e.t
by resi- ming his Office.
Secretary stanton SUCCEEDED Gov Geory, and
lot.r Hon L. J. Walker became Governor f
Kansas-botA gentlemen Of ciarac. r n I'd omiacncs
and from tho South Tlcv cane witt the sane
words If urori.o md unfJrtuna. ely frth.ir on.
1 g.
the President, and cuieavored u realize tom IN
Soma dorree I tho reople TIoy hayo h-tI bgg1
discordc5
1t would Seem that there is n power behind tao
throne creator tina, tho throne, tiat the Slave
powor Governs tAi5 as it dill the last Admilist.l-
ton hat no conduct, however juicious, nor doc
trine Of popular ri ,ht. however well-,stablishll
no principle Of a republican government, however
important is Of any avail before the iAsltia;: de-
monds of his dosnt'tic newer. Democner, witt
such an exposition Of its clrlaal principles as TIC
present Administration Is making, becomes by
word A Kissing and reproncl with oil homes
men No wonder that men who ,ull It ar tlc
Consolidation Of Federation should resist the des-
potism of Democracy. TIC cjurs, Of sucl men as
stanton, Walker and Douglas, as to the policy at
t,mpt ID T. BE- pursued by tho Adm list:atiIn ia
this Territory il regard T. the Lac,mptIn CJnsti-
tuition is Of cheering and lura sing caara3t,
Our principle in action however, must b. self pro-
lection Tho work Of making Kansas FREQ stat
!
Tho present ats n 1t On tl1 part Of the G2a,rll
Government, with ali its executive power ani pat
roma 20 is to fore, upon the people Constitution
framed bv minority Of the V ter. Of on3-halt Of
the counties Of the Torrt)ry, al tla, to- without
giving the people an opportunity u express tloir
| iii ssent from any Of its provisions.
Tho pretended submission Of the question Of
slavery-the pet Institution Of the Administration.
and for tie protection AMI spread Of which tle en
eral Government seems to exists, IN ti,t no sab
/ r,;s, oil IL - n
slavery in the Territory and in tia stats let tae
people vot9 as they may.
| On this question tho Charleston &. c. N.rtu-y
| and tho Chicago Tines should be good Dem pcratic
authority Tho Mercury says; Tho Constitution
is not eubmtted to the Of the people, bat only
the article prohibiting emancipation and autlori =
ing the ingress Of slaves from other tat-s If tle
article is rejected, it does not abolish slavery in
| Kansas"
Tho Chicago TINES says Tho slavery clause
gives the Legislature powOr - provide for emanci
! pating (by eompensating the owners) all slaves
but denies the power prevent the introduction OF
| more slaves A vote " for the Constitution With
slavery" is a vote to establish and forever main.
tain the institution With the power in tho Legis.
| lature Of emancipation 4 vote "for the Constitu.
ton with no Slavery" "A vote = recognize tho exist
enco Of slavery now there; TO keep those slaves now
in tho Territory and their natural Increase, slaves
during their lives; and in word, TO " strike out
! the power Of the Legislature 10 emanepate. The
"Constituton without Slavery" means that slavery
shall DO confined 10 those slave. now there, nni
their increase from generation to generation, with
no power on the part Of the Legislature, 10 eman'
cipate by compensation, or in any other way. Inc
Constitution with Slavery allows more slaves 1.
be brought u Kansas, but gives tho Legislature
power to provide for their emancipation. We con-
fes. our inability TO decide which Of these two al
ternatives is the moro pro-slavory. We incline t.
the opinion that the "Constltuuon VITA no slavery
is the more pro,slavery'