Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

whether any great good by forcing
this constitution upon them that inevitable civil will be
by the President that this is the shortest way
to settle the Mr. Chairman confess myself astonshed
atsuch opinion from gentleman who has much pub
lie service, has 50 long filed distinguished positions and also
knows ought to know much Of Why what
has been the difficulty in that unfortunate Terory Was not
that their Territorial Legislature usuped Is that the
that from the foundation Of the Territory last October
emanang from that Legature2 they been queted
only by the earnest efforts and appeals backed by the
by the which he gave hem that they should have
opportunity Of expressing their opinion the law which
they had confidence his Was it not the first time
that the people Of that Territory had met face
first time that they had stood other attitude except that of
hostility with in their hands and hatred in their hears9
And 10 be told by the President that the way pacy
them is subject them permanently the hateful domination
OF the handful Of from whose hands they would have wested
the goyenmentas the President tells ubu for the United
States troops that the whole sanctiy authority
shall them from all the power of Congress
to redress their grievances that they shall be admitted State
and thereby delivered legal authorities under the
constitution which they protest against which Congress cannot
repeal and will be bound enforce if resisted if the State
be admitted Congress has then discretion but follow the
legal line OF authority and put down everything else rebel
lion But has not the President learned enough from the
peence the last three years make him pause pushed
the country upon this dangerous experiments he mad bent
party triumph the risk of civil war, forced people of
blood the only alternative surrender Of
their right Of selfgovernment? aa. a5 s.s..a g 4.
The Presidents policy high treason against the right of the
people to themselves His apology for his conduct in
suting to the victims of his usurpaion. aaa a@
that between those loyal
to this Territorial government and those who endeavoed de-
stoy by force and uurpaon Then the latter have been
parties the proceedings for convention be subject
to the constitution. ~. "a.
Is it that the Territorial government would long since have
been subveed had not been protected from their assaults by
the troops the United States Then the stronger part
people against the proceeding for constutonand
the weaker part the President proposes conde the powers
State over the stronger LIS not this to deliver the
State into the hands Of its enemes will the rebels submit
when the United States withdraw its roops they guar
that Secretary Stanton obliged to summon the
Legislature the only whereby the election of the
December could be conducted without collision and boodshed
Then why Mr. Stanton dismissed for summonng them Was
it fherance of the policy which then peo-
fuses to hear them or if that election could not be Conducted
without collision and boodshed people were subject
ed authority they defed the purpose President
insure the collision and boodshed avoided by forcing
them government which they have protested and
strated against and ready defy and destroys Is
readiest method of settling the Kansas question I'D IA
Is it the TRUTH that up till the present the
constitutions Then they not likely receive the Lecompton
constitution .s saa
Is the reason the people refused to vote for delegates to the
convention that they have refused recognize
any other constitution than that Of Topeka2 Then surely ey
not among those who sanction the Lecompon constitution It
not BY their will is put over them It was not from aogeee
they RETAINED from voting Their silence their dissent the
had it been submitted Surely them silence instructive
their voice. .,. .7--.r--s -su.rg9. 7. ...-r
Sir my Judgment passage of this law is declaration of
civil The history of the last three years Kansas leaves
doubt that the people will not submit this constitution 1t
cannot legally be changed before 1854 think fair
dsregardng the form OF law and the substance of law the
constitutional authorities should in the change peace
be preserved trust they will concur and that peace will be
preserved But they do resist the change which the
the people will demand if refuse listen their protest
them in my Judgment, the shortest remedy is the best
Free government is farce if required to submit to
usupaon such has here been pepeated the peo
pie of Kansas not in mood to assist the farce They
turn into tragedy Having heretofore resisted ought to
suppose they will resist again. We ought wisely
fully, and we have discretion now will drive people
allow them to follow that peaceful which they inclined
to follow according to all reports from that Territory Give them
the opportunity of expressing their will the law under which
they to live; and having expressed their wwheter be
for slavery against slavery is in Judgment absolutely i'm
population and with reasonable rich dover as
of the sister States of the Republic va r ..
q THE MANNERS OF THE MOTHER MOULD THE CHILD