New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-20

saomn', 49, rubshed and spread brosdes a., over -
,,,v rr;or 10 the election Of delegates 20 tie Co.
yeptop for the purpose Of satisfying the People hat
although they hsa Ss'S s.sesis. BY a ID. 'S s.d
800 ~ nineteeu counties and the imperfect ari 70.
fair registration Of voters In the other nineteen cur
ties, yet the great wrong wouid no. p,C1uce say
;n;ury p the end for the reason that the Sonyea.a
vs.. NOT compelled 20 submit the Consultation 70 As
psople for "ratifcstion" or "rejecnot ana thst
uness il should be thus submitted az sn e'es,n
be Constitution EW be and ongA 70 o. 0ysefra ~
cosenss." The people, relying on these s'lens
pledges Of the President, the Cabinet ana hs rosef
nor supported by the assurances of al inc vosern-
ment officers in the Territory, ana AMIR s'nlh.a ~ ..s
Democratic party unanimously, in their reeosa.9es
indorsng the policy Of Gov. Wslks, and nomna'ing
Gov Ransom for Congress and confirmed oy Sshaors
and Representatves in Congress who visited the Ter
,tory and gave similar pledges in their speeches to'he
neope were luled into fake and fatal security IN
Ger the belief that the great wrong perpetraied IN ths
apportopmeut for the election 81 delegates woad oe
INJECTED and rendered harmless by the sabni on ot
,ba Constitution 10 vote Of the people, at fair eec-
ton for ratification rejection IhHs she matter
sosd when the election took place. ON the h,a Moo.
day Of October last, and resulted IN tne oo,s eu
,ps Democratc party and the triumph and eleotioa
Of Free state men for the Legislature or oyagres
and for county officers. This election dssipscd tn:
last Of hope on the Par. 2, ,Is s,as 5y a vote ."
the people on the ratification or rejeeton OF inc ,ons,
tuition Tor the obvious reason, that whe "ss sVn,
cedsd that the whole Free-stste paG 70 ssssi
% I, .s vii Lrown flat az least onshalf OF the
Democratic party would vote the same way on tSAs
question, thus proving by the data iuLnse" 'as
lection that four.6ftEs II not nine-entns, os TIE
nee pie were in favor of making Kansas fiee sae.
| The Lecompton Convention assembled aHd or
eanzed on the first Monday in September, ons
month nreyious TO the election and afer appolaing
he COMMITTEES and transacng some preliminary bas'
ress adjourned until after the elecnon, ior zoe paf-
| nose of avoiding division IN the Deniocrs," party
f. Ssclosing the character Of the Constitution, usl
a tain he
IN he Territory. The result of The election demon,
strated beyond all controversy that an Immense ma
oy of tie people Of kanss' s ,ss, wsie pSs s
| f,aued and presented q Save-State Consunton tor
spproyal ii would inevitably be rejected At the ee'-
tinn Under these circumstance the Coh'ehu"h as-
termined that instead OF conforming tei Son osns
| known wishes of the people OF Kansas, they would
form Slave State Constitution, ana submit 20 tho
people in such form as TO render u lmPos,iee ios
Them to reject it, by allowing those 20 vote nnty who %
would vote for H. and excluding from the poll, all who
proposed 10 vote against IL. By TINS disrep ,,soe
| nick they hoped 10 save themselves, the Pre''.
| dent and his Cabinet, aud all who c'opefa'ei
| with them from the disgrace OF violated pedess,
AZ the ,sme time that they defrauded the people OF
| Kapsas of the sacred rights Of selfgOyernmsni
guaranteed by the organic act, by forcing nsStu-
fon upon them without their consent and Their wishes.
II is but Just TO remark that the moment this sheme
| Of trick.ry and fraud was promulgated, ifg. na-
iority Of the Democratic party, including the oe1ef
portion of the Pro-Savery party, VINO nad a.ta snn
their confidence and support and denounoed the mes-
sure os a base betrayal Of the rights OF the people.
| The LecomptOnites were loyal 10 tne len,"nn
Government so long they filed the offices and COM
rolled lis power but the moment they were deieatei
et the election and the power passed into the hsnss
their opponents they rebelled against IT, dehei ~
authority and devised schemes 10 destroy ts exist
eIce thus they provided. This Constitution sns.'
ake effect and be in force from and after i's ,ah.
" caticn by the people, as herenoeicre provided,
that is, from and after the election ON .ne % ~
.ta,,tb Ia.
H. but not against q. In this mode they propose Ia as-
roe ate and subvert the Territorial Government esae-
shed by Congress, by putting in force STATE Con-ti.
tuition without the consent Of Congress. What j. this
| but rebeion-open, marked undisguised rcbe!lion
Where is the difference between this and the Topeks
| moven ent which the President denounces A. rev.
| olutopsry Government" organized a defiance OF the
| authority Of the United States, which IL was he duty
| TO suppress with the Federal troops lie Says
TAI. Topeka GOre,nme,t sdhsedt Viih s.a csasOaass
| Cos1nmentp prssribed aAd Adreeosairedb by Congress"
| Might not the President have said with rs mnch
airness and Justice that this Lecompton Constutcns
| dhered 10 with such treasonable pertinacity,
ConsttutOn in direct opposition TO the existing Gov.
rnms Mt prescribed and recognized by Congress II
| be said that the Topeka Consultation wa famed
| I'd declared TO be in force without the consent Of
Congress and therefore revolutionary, may be az
weied with equal truth that the Lecompton Consts-
| uion was framed and declared in force without the
| onsent Of Cupgress, and consequently TeyOlu.
| ionary" for the same reason.
4 But we are told that the Iecompton Conven,oa as.
seubed under the authority ofthe Territorial Legs
lature IL is true that commenced its proceedings
under the sanction Of the Legislature and tenn ,,ed
its action in open rebellion against the authority Of he
| Legislature.
When the Legislature, on the 18th of December, In
teiposed s lawful authority to preventthe Lecompt,n
Constitution from going into effect until ratified by the
people on the 4tb OF January andaccepted by Congress-
the LecomptoDites defed the authority Of the Legss.
tuTe established by Congress and treated the a~ with
contempt, refusing to yield obedience b. IT, respect
ITS mandates, or abide by the decision under Il.
Thus II will be seen that from the time the fecomp.
tones lost possession Of the Offices under the TeYo
rial Government by fair election on the first Monday
October last in the language of the President they
have oil the time been endeavoring 10 subyert il and
| estabhsh revolutionary Government under the
calledTopeka (Lecomptonl Constitution in ts stead
10 tappeaIs that the LecomptuD Constitution ~ well
az the Topeka Constitution, dec 10 TAX. sf
iect ana DC IN force not only without the VI
Congress, but in defiance and cobtemrs of the author
ny OF the Territorial Legislature established by C,r-
gtss. Hence, II 1t be true that the Topeka Cons.trs
lOh was revOuti0Dary fand have ALWAYS held that
wasto Tor the reason that IL declared 10 take ef.
Tee, ana be IN force without the consent Of Congress-
ara IN deha1ce Of the authority Of the Territorial L
gsature, Is undeniabe that the Lecompton Cousfi.
luton was revolutionary for the same reason And
that the President ofthe United States was under tho
same ofhelsl obligations to maintain cvor the Ie-
compton Constitution until Congress fnoud otherwise
order and direct Upon what principles of fairness or
justice thep il be urged that we should admit an.
as into the Union with the Iecompton Cous,i utop
Certainly not upon the ground that il Is the act and
their will, for has been conclusiyey shown that h
| has been repudtted by the people bv more thsn
lOOCo majority at fair election held in pursua ance Of
valid law Not upon the ground that wa adopted
IN strict saoordinaton to the existing Territorial
Government, and entire subseryiepcv IN ths no wa,
OF Congress to reject disregard at their pleasure
as was held by Gen. Jae kson in the Arkal.a, ease
| 10 DC necessary, Tor 1t has been shown, beyond all