Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-19


less to have the people of Kansas, as soon
as the general government is out of the
way, undo all that has been done, Is
it not more respectful to the South to
state the case mlnfully and tempcrately
and RELY on southern magnanimity and
sense of justice?
Aglin. il is said the Union is in dan
GER the Union is to be dissolved. There
is no present danger to the Union. The
sufferers Of wrong in Kansas have been
almost all northern men; and the North
has no wish t, desert, or dissolve, oil
weaken the Union.
But i, is urged the men ofKan,as are
in rebellion. The imposition Of loath.
some AMI rejected constitution is an odd
remedy for pretended rebellion, which,
as far as know. has no precedent. ex-
cept in King q G,prge and tac British
Parliament in l77i. If Gov. Walker
70 md isc5ntcrts there. tie promises oi
equity winch he made in the name Of the
Presil>rt Guallei rebellion by means of
the EtilGt-box Tnc waves never rise
unless tn winds blow. If the menace
cf tn IrcomDton constitution seemed
likely to excite disturbrnc =, Gov. Stan
to to his honor be i: sal lUllcl the
ri.in. clmm1tion, not bY calling in the
Army OF tn United States, bot by pcace-
ably canvoknt the lusal Legislature oil
thr country.
There IS row 70 instruction in Kan
sat, thsrc il no rebellion there. Cease
to lispntc the unqucstionable right oi
the majori'y, aAl the star of peace will
ris, s,renfly, tn, storm will BE- hushel.
and the WAYS subside ThH government
will not fla / a rebellion tier; let it not
provoke orc.
Arl whit a contrast between Gov
crnor Of territory restoring peace
through the representatives. of the peo-
pic, ami an officer of the general govern
M mt, calling himself a president of a
convention, taking m escort from the
army Of til. United States to
mIke his ea,ry into tn cnp.ttl of Kan
81 and the "a mltnlrs OF rs Ps9P.e.
Il . the question between the lie
co#nst5a constitution AMI the people OF
haoa'i' 81 aP2,y 'c '''1 III s','e's''z' We
hai TINT me e9i'reim'"t o. 'n' eo'.'s',
tati9h wa - an 'S' '' - = '.'''t -.
= : = 9t ~ amy A- ''"'' W PEI ~, =.
.etsa a-,i''is' f,''',E o' "'.'s 's'0''
4t45 ~ t-.e Ii2''l III VIA % III ! ''''
L VII BE- 4 Ns''t' IN o' I'M ,uhat@n9is =. :.
Pf"ti2'h ol - 1''' ''''',,'- m - .
: 2Fef2h II oy consent l. "tf51.t ''
" n VIII an Vt 'cS' "n''e : 'i'.,'' -, ~
Is the PoSsF OF ''e P'"P'o. " ~
275t5fs 2s Inc l. '''' ton g".l5.''''. ~
~ '''''
zfaa7d to si2hi n21n. y constitution
i2f IL wa III, n'e'' ''i con 'ufteass -
the nYaftty 9i IN P'oP.'' 'ef '''s.'s-
y ~ a : ara a.i'''e'I nc o' = ''
aP2sai 10 tue p2.'' Hl'.' ,''s al ''1
a3Hhtad eva nee oc req ''FeN 'o' - - :
OF tot % ian or a GIT oy VII. ., d
Satt'sAS : 9hA'i 4 '"-'0'''a' ~ 9' -. -.
nave power 10 s'op PaE',c"t y, -
ir1nduIehtiy held, ana shali Tue PeoP.'
haNe no power u stop .hc'' se' ''','' -
non '5Nse'.n7 ~:
'he m ''t '.~5n'''''"' 'r'''y 81 ''',.sl ;,
ter P4ealP2teatlary want Vaid''y u'i'-l
Il Is fa,'h d Anu Sa''' ihe n'7' -
treaty OF tae people WIN themselves pe
mad IA a corner oy IN ''r scr ANTS "'''. wa.
ont their ass ant Is form ofetH ''i'35s
and substance n'ihln5 l' app 'a,"'c'
everything, an / truth ana t'shs ah' ~
aIlty nothing
Iaere Is not prcceu mt ior 'n'o'c.n7
constitution against the consent Vi .n'
p'op'e. Inc pr'ncip'e OF popular fa'ih
cation IS sani;1'n'1 IA the 'i'nheso''
act:
The President, in his "nnua! m sac,
capAahctiy declares tn't 'a' eA Il" pc
Of submitting the c'A't''o'Ion ~ 'hs 51
people i i'Hn 'ei on 'FFtc' .'''-'t'.''
50 tat his lA>'fRei'oA' % u ''N-' si2t
!Valhar Oh thHt s'hle,t were properly
ex2res5st n IN ln'''n terms
Again Congress mas power 10 a4sn
Ste.es, b1tno po"'r wA'tcY.r y hf'ks
4 constitution i1r stAt'-''lA 4ess 70
impose IN state Ac3n,it9i''A %atca inc
majority OF is people Ioa'Ae an rcJ eel
The tendency to cen'ralh'''on oil power