The Washington union., 1858-03-21

y,a tho serivo minority under whose snspess
done by mo executive officers Nhou, ho Of The
That the m jor 10 60 uo the else.ou Tor dele
gates wa unfortunate rucns 20 70 denied has
S5dy Of men not actually representing the o,an Of tho
people thpogh regularly and lesIaatc clothed With , authority
greater part OF M most important provisions from the popular
Judgment and sanction"
Gov. Wa'het aatt Very much the sane
The people Of Kausus then Invited tho highest authority
ton Of delegates 70 frame constitution
people right suffrage but il cannot compe the perform
c :" ,at duty Ihoshon our whole tno however, and where
j the S & I do os 'S az, rS for shs1n hsm @
tai ,onsti.,on whore there fraud by
the majority Of those who do participated in the
Monarchy o. % dsssc. ses eaS "s
the only alternative"
iii many places he uses similar lansrago lie says
q II laws have terrific, s lcr Stature which
dspprceo BY n~ory h- people The Terrory ,hr
mode which they could e new c5raor lcs-,pre ami re-
heh yop aSs M @ complain The lawful raS.tu man
S !" hsh yoa could remove them suhordnaton the
Again
In the Of Michigan legislature we're clothed
ton aud rdupl state con,pre,en
sNe language Of the Kansas Nebraska bill gs
thai the ertor, Of such submit The equalization
The vote Of the o ocr and sertar no z tnsre-
| posing The laws y ton.reas
Thus cursorily Mr. Chairman because it not very
important have referred to the authority of the leading
men in the opposition to show that the territorial
vcntion properly created and regular and law
full body. Now what it to do' II dbl rot submit
its proceedings TO the eeos !! Would have been bet
ter, PERHAPS, That IT had II is right all such
sfois to do so But is there any law requiring it And
if there il law requiring it, what guarantee hays t
that future legislation in that .snsstoy will be better
than the past' sea Wo told that there is any obi
gatios " requiring the constitution to be submitted
of GOV Walker, to show that he d's.ifct told them in
advance of the cios''"a nat there such obign
ton,
Governor Walker SAYS
console yoursclye my ci1c4 with the
Of the anos most ann. To- s tue % y, h" @
great eosinona right and believing that the eonven
ton the servant and not tho master of the people vi sae
Tho only rcmcdy res,e y'h nv p etr Nc by submitting u
try den. tt 's Tor ratification rejection the
Biss rfescrihcr
We find, then that there was no recognised law re-
qung submission of the constitution to the vote Of
the people and the question is, Mr.. Chairman
what done, and how far did that meet the public
pccation! Mr.. Walker as have said, told them in adj
vance that there was to compel the convention
to submit their work to the vote of the people And
yet with all that before them those who are now called
the majority in that Territory abseted themselves from
the polls and refused to participate in the proceedings
What the convention to dos agree that 1t did
submit the constitution to the VOTE of the people They
We're authorized to forna constitution, and they had the
right to do so 1hs GENTLEMAN who has preceded me
Mr. ESCLIs has said that of the delegates to the
convention broke their party pledges that they pledged
themselves to certain course of conduct and did not
fulfil their promises Agreed for the PURPOSE of argu
ment, but does that violate the law Does that
prevent the organic law going into effect in the
prescribed in the Instrument He will hardly assert that
the dishonesty treachcry of member of legislative
body affect its decrees that if the fact be
he states it, it cannot operate upon the validity of law
If it would, where would safety be found The same
| mic her
set of men violating party and other promises But
what did they do They submitted to the people not
the constitution but the question whether they should
have slavery among them and believe that if the pcO-
pie had voted under the circumstances to which shall
by and by aludc, the constitution would not con
tain that clause which to many the floor of the House
/ il so obnoxious
Now propose to show by the same authorities that
the slavery question the only question TINT di
vidug the people Of Kansas cite again my colleague
Mr.. CROW to Show that the slavery question then
it always has been the only subject of division in that
Territory. He said ''the existence OF slavery the
only question which the people divided and the
vote for delegates TO the convention settled that by
imy of legal votes.
Mr.. GROW. VIII my colleague give the date if he
pleases
Mr.. PlliLLIPS. The 3oth OF june 1886, when the
Topeka constitution submitted which constitution
by the way, received believe only seventeen hun
dred votes. n.
Mr.. GROW. Twenty three hundred.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. i reminded that my colleague was
then chairman the Committee on Territories and that
gives additional weight and emphasis to his statement
lie spoke by authority. lie stated this opinion on that
OCCASION, aud do not believe he will deny il now He
has changed once, but do not believe he will change in
reference to his subject
Mr.. GROW. Whether | have changed or not il a
question Of fact.
Mr. PHILLIPS. | will raise question of fact be-
tween my colleague and myself My colleague that
OCCASION further said in reply 10 the inquiry OF hon
orabc gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. TRrpE:l
Nevyy
election immediately preceding the formation Of the constitution He
well that the only Kansas which
Tint involved election delegate knows
TOO, that that is the only question to he settled -
1t has not changed since then IT any other question
has been raised since that time challenge any gentle
upon this floor to tell what it is If there is any
other question which the people of Kansas dvi-
dcd ask any gentleman this floor to rise in his
place and tell what is As stood then il stands
Mr. GROW If my colleague desires an answer, will
give it to him. though do not like to interrupt him
Mr. PHILLIPS. l yield the floor to my colleague for
that purpose
Mr. GROW. The gentleman inquiries If there is any
other question than that OF slavery OF difference between
the people Of Kansas That al the first the great Gus
tor of division between them he hns stated but sir,
the invasion the 3Oh of March another question
has arisen They believed that at the time government
was forced upon them which illegal. by force aud
since that time this question has, to great extent,
taken the place Of the slavery question
Mr.. PHILLIPS. The 30th of March of what year
Mr.. GROW IL was in 1855 IL then that this
invasion occurred which forced upon the Territory of
hanses government which the people held that they
Were unt inorul obligation to respect This question
I val,