The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-27

oil delegates chose" ny 'nr proP'r Wv"
selves. That Convention Is no" about !"
/ be elected 10y you under tHe eau 81 w"
{ Territorial Legislature. created aud sun rec
ognif-d by The authority oi t""g'ess, ""i
clothed Wy w. ~ the romf'rhr"f'e ~"
guage OF We Organic law, WIN '"h l""e
to make sneb nh enactment ihe i"'h'
toIial L-g stature, 'he"' " ass m'H"e 'his
Convention. were 'slly sustained by "a" &C
Of Congress AMI the nu'hoii'y OF The Com
venlion Is distinctly ter"enis'd 10 ny m
It uc'i""s ltom the PRESIDENT" OF 'he '"'''u
states.
Tbs Goyefn0r also c'ehilN hbn "'A"he"f
vSus them What wouid be the eo"sr'
qleoces II the, should nat pafuc'pNe W W."
election. " he people OF hTns"s' 'bf"'
he saw care invited hf 'he h's"es' au'""'
ny l. own to the Constitution 10 participant
ite,ly aud latly, 80 Tue .iee''o" "' ue'''
gates h. frame CONSTITUTION az" ol"'" w.
-tnmenL Ia" law has p"''nt"'"o VS. '"''''
appropriate luncuon "n"h II ,~''ni' 70 '''
people tue feht 81 sun age nut u e",'"''
compel the performance o' mat ""''
throughout orr W""ie '''"n' no" ,N'', INV
wherever nee g"'rani"""' p'''a"s' "','
ho abstain liom lhs .NrIelsN o. 'he h-"t
of saG'ags authorize those who do vote L"
act fnf Them IN That contingency anh the
ab'entecs AIS A. nueh "'n""' """F' '"' ~"
sud constitution, where 'h''e u "' y ""' y,
violence. By tht net 81 tHe "HJ ""} "'
those who dn de, ~ u AZ D." f""c'l"
It'd IA the ,lredon oth~r"isr, ~ N1ins
must be vaip,tafy, sslt government Wonid
be- impraei,enble, AID monarchy OF desp'',
ISM unn,f remain u. tue oul, alternative.
ltu,1y also 10" Observed NAV ~ WIS r.
,io,i s.y hope. If such had existed. that tn
Topeka Constitution would ewes he reeos
ni.od b, Congress nu.i have been aba"
dnned Congress had nfjnufued On the 3 4
Mach previous, having 'reosnz Il 'he le'
ssi exr.,eucr ol the le'il'"i"i Lrs'sl ''ur"
m va,i,, ol lors "hich. nerd not
enume,nte. Indeed, The delegate elected II"
the House oi Representatives,. under i"f-
ntniial law, had been admitted I" IA. seh'
nnd had lai completed his lem oi se''c"
on III. dsy previous to my inauguration.
This Was the prori'i"us moment lof sr''
ding all difficulties ia Kansas, hi. WAS
the ltule tor abandoning the Revolutionary
ropeka organization, aud Tor The euomlrs OF
ihe existing government to conform TO 'h"
laws, aud to unite with 'ls i'"uds ~ itam>
ing State constitution. Bat this they re
fused to do, aud the eons'quence OF 'hei'
refusal to submit to laval "u'hoi'y aud
vote nj the election at d"t"ghl's may N''
pfuyr to be ct most dspiptahlc character
Would that the respect lpt The law Z" VI"
land which So eminent, distinguished the
men OF the past generation could tie fr'
vrvedl Its disregard Snd 'i"lslion oi Ia"
Witch have lpf >-a's kept the Territory ol
kHusss IL s,a'e 81 Hlnost "pe" ''h'i""
against ne g"Evtnnieut II IS The sa'hr
sr'.,' which hAs produced heius' irf NO"
in ti'h. oi' Only s''H'N .""s's's p"
d'ence ana en"i'i"h'f " Nv
genera! SPi' "e"'',' - ~,
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own Eyes cur cav WI, '"'' y"
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