The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-27

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South, in eon.eadins So stoutly for the
Lecompton Constitution, was not fighting
for mere abstra otioD, yet the public have
not seen very clearly how it was to be
substantially benefited by the passage of
that instrument through Congress.
Would not the people of Kansas spurn its
authority, and at once take steps for set
ting it aside, as the Union says they
would have perfect right to do? So
many persons believed, but there are
grave doubts in the case, which are well
stated by the n. Y. Eueaing Post:
"Thc leaders and managers of the sla.
very extension interest will not give up
Kansas as long as there is the slightest
chance to struggle for it. They would
not have done so much, and struggled 80
long, and made such sacrifices of honor
and Justice and patriotism, for the sake of
making Kansas slave State, without
deep conviction of the important crisis
that had come upon them. They have
struggled desperately because their case
was desperate, and it has not changed in
this respect. We must not fatter our
selves that the contest is over, until we
hove the wax On the document, and see
the Border -Ruihans cvacuate the Ter.
ritory.
No promise or prophecies of opinion
should be taken. Mr.. Buchanan's opin-
ion, or a vote Of the Senate, that the peo-
pie of Kansas can change their Cousti-
tuition, is not worth straw against the
well known judgment Of the Supreme
Court, that the people of a State, as such,
cannot reach their Constitution to change
it, except through the forms of the cx-
istiuy government. The army would be
employed to put down any reform not au-
thoriZed by the Lecompton Constitution
ss it shall be authorized by the Supreme
Court
The declaration Of Calhoun or of Bu-
chanan, that the returns of votes now
before him give the Legislature to the
tree-State party, can deceive Oh y those
who wish to be deceived, when we see
how easy il is for Calhoun to get returns
made to order, or to alter the footings to
suit himself. The " olc is in his hands
without check or appeal.
Only let the Lecompton Constitution
be approved, and Calhoun will instantly
hud means to organize session of the
Legislature under the guns Of Fort Lcav-
enworth, long enough to declare the
State officers and to elect himself and
Cato Senators, and the Senate would ad-
NIT them to their scats-ard then where
are you,
Even the final defeat Of the Lccomp-
ton Constitution in the House of Repre-
snntativ"a ie ~ ~ n,enns oorta;r 10 sa+tl,
the question. The uoytrlnu is already
avowed by southern papers, that Kansas
is no longer Territory. President Ru-
ehanan seems to give an intentional
though covert sanction to the same idea,
when he says that Kansas is now as much
a slave State Us South Ca- olina. If so
the Territorial government no longer has
a legal existence, SO that its provision for
vote on the 4th af January is regarded
as of no effect, and all its purposed legis-
lation to change or repeal the bogus laws
will not be allowed the slightes validity.
The bogus laws, rc-athrmea by the Lee
ompton Constitution, will bc sustained by
the President and Senate and by the Su-
preme Court, and enforced by the army,
just as long as the people can be him
dered by an expedient of force or fraud
from organizing government according
to their own will.
If the conspiraters should be really
baflied iu the House, which is barely pos
sible, after all the powers of corruption
and intimidation are exhausted, both by
the President and the slavery extension
lists what is there to hinder Calhoun HIM
self from taking up the Southern doctrine
that Kansas is already State, under his
protectorate !? He may then summon
such persons as he chos.s, give the GER
tiacates of election, constitute them into
aLcgislature and State government, and
procure the election Of himself and col
league as senators. The "government"
could then call on the President to send
his troops to protect them against the
people, and he would of course comply;
the Senate would admit the claimants 10
their seats, and the Supreme Court would
convict of treason all who should resist.
Let no man say that such series OF
crimes Is too terrible to be anticipated.
The experience Of the Free State men in
Kansas shows that nothing is too bad to
be done in behalf of slavery, so long as
men can be found who dare to do it
They viii stop when they dare not go any
further"
There is reason to believe that the plot
Of the Lecompton conspirators has greater
consistency and wider ranifcations than
the public generally suppose Late ad-
vices from the Southwest state that large
numbers Of the Shareholders of Missouri
and Kansas are preparing TO settle in
Ncosho Territory, with the connivancc
OF the Indians. Among the Choctavy
a strong desire is expressed in favor Of
Immediate admlttauce into the Union As a
slave State. The Cherokees are not unar-
imous on this subject; but As beth nations
art large Shareholders, the propaaandists
have taken care to excite their passion.
BY playing on their cupidity. A great
deal OF feeling is manifested with regard
to the subject of free or slave State and
some prejudice exists against Kansas Free
State men. Slaves are numerous. most
of the principal chiefs owning from fifty
to one hundred. The Choctaws grow
considerable quantities of cotton and to.
bacco 1t is stated that il is no uneom.
mon thing for the slaves to run away
so Mexico, in parties of tw .nty or thirty,
and If pursued they fight dosparateiy
rather than 90 gack to bondage A lar,e
number OF slaves thus escape annually.
In view of these faats ~, Dill