Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-03-19

i"hSdC'loh' anu 10 fcgard the antlclpato
e result of this mock election then not vc
1 held, as an equivalent to an acceptance of tn
constitution by the people of Kansas, alea
ing that the refusal of the people to vot
either the ballot for the "Constitution wit
| slavery, OF the false and dccctful ballot fo
: the Constitution with no slavery" woul
Justly be regarded rs drawing after it tn
consequences of actual acceptance and adot
ton at the Constitution itself Ills arru
mont was apologctiC, as it lamCntod that th
Constitution had not been fairly submitted
ana losultlcal, as it urged that the pcoul
might, when once admitted as State
change the Constitution at their pleasure il
defiance OF the provision which postpone
any change seven years.
Copies of the message containing these ar
guments were transmitted to the Territory
to confound and dishcartcn the Free Stat,
party, and obtain surrender, at the election
to he held on the DIST Of December. on ,h,
questions submitted by the Convention Tn,
people, however, were neither misled nor in
tmldatcd. Alarmed by this act Of conniv
ancc by the President of the United State,
with their oppressors, they began to prcpar,
Tor the last arbitrament of nations. 'Th,
Secretary, Mr., Stanton, now Governor ad
'n'r'm, issued his proclamation, calling tn,
new Territorial Legislature to assemble to
provide for preserving the public peace. An
Executive spy dispatched information Of this
proceeding to the President by telegraph and
a,,t - 49, ''''o'' ''"''u ~ pc oecretary
H.. pn,,;i. '"'1'", "!,'S removed ny
| a,,,...,. II ~ an" WI Wy auNIcc ana
rIm, ,Lo W wv ''r',a'c VI tlI h'ted states
~, " l',''i'cA Su'lton came
ont ny "", III manner most non
,ras ioss ~ ;,'''i i,IS cnl'i' NJ walker
,r " l'c anu i'sS 'ortuilate' ne resigned
hoI ,''Io ni"SYd' l"e are informed by lacltus)
T' T'' ,'.I In oiIoh present Ill inc senate when
JiJ J,I ,",n.!s ?eS',hlci 10 unworthy acts ana
Wv. '.oi lie. III "ll"S'ul"i1 nut on the occa-
,''n Hi'cu ->'ro llrorurTd from them decree
IT, IT, I'lepIa'r'aS a FESTIVAL thc DAY on which he
i"r. I''s,' "lueI'u ms lnTthGr Agripnna fetus
i'i' ms 9'"t' ana walked OUT oi the chamber
'""S ~ ms virtue provoking future ven
E,nuCe' ana YET dolng no service to the cause
Cl ,'lper'Y' POSSIBLY Robert j. Walker may
hhu less stern historian.
The new Secretary. Mr. Denver, beca me
Governor Of Kansas, the fifth incumbent of
that office appointed within loss than four
years, the legal term of one. Harpilv. how
ever, for the honor of the country. three of
the recalls were made on the ground Of tho
virtues of the parties disCraced. The Pro
Consuls of the Roman Provinces were brought
back to answer for their crimes.
The proceeding which the lato Socrctorv
Stanton had so wisely instituted nevortbolnss
went on : and it has b,comc. as trust tho
principal means of rescuinc from tyranny the
people whom he governed So bricilv ond vct
so we'll. The Lecompton Constitution Ind
directed that on the Ith of Jonuarv cIect;ons
should be held to fill the Stotc oficns and tho
offices of members of the Legislature and man.
bcrs of Congress. To assume tbcir trusts whom
the new State should bc admittod ;nto tbo
Union. The Legislature If rho Tnrr,torr nov,
enacted salutary laws for nr,s,rv;no, no nm,
rity of elections in all c,.,. II J;ro.,nJ H.,
Lcconnton Cnnstituti,n +, Lo snl',,,;,,'J
to A fair vote on tbnt dn,. tbc LoII",y h"ino
made to express a consent to rho constitn,inn