The daily Butte record., 1858-06-03
The suSanlsuisn ysggie.

as Q submission in round
about way, Of the Leconpton coustitu-
lion to the people Of Kansas. Itis Not
as complete triumph OF popular sove.
reignty as some Of them could desire
but for the sake of harmony, they are
willing to accept it as coming ns near
the genuine doctrine as it was possible
for the presen administration aud Con
grcss, with all their hatred of the doc
Inc and the people, to permit. 1t
appears to US, rs It must to every citi-
zen Of common undersi anding, that
those who tnlk thus, an1 sustain this
a'e imi~t on sof tie attempt to deprive
the peopl'' OF their Inherent rights .
guilty of abond ming great and vital
principle, th't they may agree with
men. Such 'urso is no part Of De-
mocracy. "Principles before men,"
has long been tue m tito Of the party,
and ha, enabled them 10 triumph on
many hard fought battle field, and he
who surrcnders 1.-THE Of just princi-
pie at the demand o. those opposed to
il, is but Summer SOLDIER" and un-
worthy the name Of Democrat.
That il is not submission Of the
constitution to The people, aud that i,
wa. not intended as such, we have the
assertion Of the leading opponents to
p.pnlar sovereignty in Congress, Ste
p .cns aud r .on b., lnl the silent ac-
qd.cscencc OF tue autho. OF the Jug, o
nunsclf. 1t is in opposition to these
ass 'rtions and adm $50 =. ibal its ad.
voealcs clam it as a submission.
1t is urged BY the opponents of pop
ular sovereignty that, the pro9er OF
land is not bribe, for it is nothing
more than the usual donation to new
States. This is certainly an argumen,
worthy of such men as Calhoun aud
Z 'glish. The proportion has never
before been submitted to vote of the
people to determine whether the State
would accept Of y doDation Of land. -
These tonations have aot heretofore
been rendered to new States, on con-
di,ion that they adopt specified con
stitu,ion. II has not heretofore been
'cndered to new States ON condition
/ At they adop, constitution they had
previously ri oted Is it no., then, a
b, ibe Is il not Con- nsressional utter
ference with the domestic affairs Of q
State Is it not giving lands belong
ing TO the United States in common
TO Kansas, to come in with q consti.
tuition favorable to o section Of the I'm
lou Can mems consciences become
: 50 scared as to see nothing like brib'
in such an act Can men who bav,
! advocated popnla sovereignty, "s cs
. ,abiished BY the Kausas-Nebraska bill
!, accept OF such iniamy n is stead ,
2 Again, the ene"i of po ular owe
reig,ny aliege that it is NO threat fol
. ou, ,ress to say thai, Kansas shall MOI
h come in until her population is doub &c
unless Lccompton be accepted becaus,
State should not be admitted with 1
popul ,iioa less than tie + deral ratio
for 4 member OF Congress. 1t is no
the rule but the exception that we op
g pose. Is there any justice in applying
. The rule to one class Of Institutions am
}. not to anotheri Will men call sucl
a au act national, and follow Stephens
Toombs, Calhoun aud English, to car
ryit into practice :
Under this act, should the Congress
II sional iniamy be accepted, Kansas ma.
be admitted by proclamation. Their,
t.. is but = single precedence for such
= prov sion. Congress changed th,
: boundaries Of Michigan on her applica
tou Tor admission, and provided tha
u when her people had assented thereto
the State might be admitted BY proc
1
!. lamasion of the President. The bound
!. aries IS established by Congress, wcr'
accepted in 1886, but President Jack
son declin d to issue his proclamation
insisting that the constitution require,