The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-03-27
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. 70 show) % to haye .preveuted the people, II

influence (and that is all that An required
70 show) - to haya prevented the people, i
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|th61 are e. 70 - 10 ~ = II to make
[Snswn u " ~ Vhss L sIsIfwill asd
RhAt u thelr d0loemination ID folAtien t6the
|fuudAnentol law Of the State which they are
about 70 establish.
Il mot this all pssfectly clear to our reason?
Are there any actions OF law; are there any
tochnicalities springing out Of these instru-
ments, governing their force and eject, to
prevent this conclusion? Is this Censtitu.
ton 10 be made up into littls Plea Of -.
topped against the people Are the liVle
rules which We are to gather from Westmins
lister Hnll--the little saws in actiona ct law
that do well enough to decide little ques-
tions OF meum and tuum auoo6 = d and @
Ito be applied ~ the measures TO those
great aud sovereign principles on which
States and peoples rest for their righ.s and
their libertiess No, Sir. This is great
/ political question, open, free TO be judged Of
according to Gods truth and the rights of
| the people, unrestsainsd, unencumbered, IN
| impaired by any fiction or by any technical
| ity which could prevent the full scope Of
your justice and your reason over the whole
subject.
Therefore, Sir, this state Of preparation of
the Territory Of Kansas for admission into
| the Union has no effect. Tho argument is
Got applied; the fact is merely stated that
there - : state Of preparation, and there it
would BIS necessary to stop on any doctrine
/ on that subjsct; for, in my own Judgment,
no arxument can be made, even of any ordi-
nary FEASIBILITY, TO show that the state Of
preparation rcstrsins the people Of their nat
aral and indsfsssibic right, and their legal
right ~ proclaimed by you, to fora with
perfect freedom their own institutions before
/ they come into the Union. There is no
techncai,y about it.
4 THE RIGHT or THE rEoP.g.
Here, i, seems 70 me, applies that great
principle to VII chi advcrted ut frs,, that
4 the people hare che right to govern thcn-
eslvss--l mean, 1T course, according TO ~
constitutions aud lAwq, snch us khet No.
Il, 3nts people had mo- p1iOn 80 vd
Y ~ constitution; An1 1Dm she act ~ lthe
Y Terrific ial Legi slas1yS vs. passed rc1&iY(og
y = vote to be taken on this eonstitution, tAay
had full authority r. pas that Law. Thsfi
hands were not bcn01, Here wae Nfeat
n act 10 be done-an 81 70 bind tn 0tat1, Ia
|nive Is = now character, 70 tige Is - insti.
i6utions, TO put upon il c0nSottntion- thsl
q panoply Of the rights Of al, Thu was the
] great act TO be dome ~ 10 % ~ which none
, but the people can do, through themselves OF
| their proper representative. 1t 10 in al
, cases, directly or byrsference, the act Of tn,
people. Inc laws wessn sney eetaohsh arr
not 81 thai transaeas cnesasser that can b.
} MADE to-oey asdfepeaasd tomorrow. The,
are MADE Tor pesnaneeoy. They are thu
Q great. tmuasapae 80 esefnal truths ant
: princlPlns 81 Wnaea ~ government mus
! rest. Iney - sxpeetea 80 % permAsens
! The people 0eae9ase % csnets ~ Row9 q
passing yoef temporary snd repeesableA
Ihsy sssefve g s1eneeive e - fses right o
passing 1850 a9sea ere pesnA1es md IRE
Pea,aDie $3.50 q snemseIs
vas u NOS 9! consequences, vas II not o
! Ismportsnce to knew the will Of the people
wnether they rcaiiy oid approve OF this Con
u e.su'aon when vas about 20 be offered t
Congress--a law wnlch, when Congress pu
: its tmpr'mdsnr on It BY admitting the State
: IS to De permanent would It be any harm
q 90 taks ~ vose over ana over again? Wha
b oolees'cn eonio tnsre be to itP You nigh
Q have said, IL y an unnecessary care for tn
Q peoples rsGnn you have had their decision
: onoc, tnafe!ess. it's not necessary to take
d again - 0py 00t Of abundant care and ~
i cant zeal, - 10y oeeose 70 eAke it -
Q and aga'us ana AscefeAin whsfheF there ma
!. be any easnge cf variations in the publ
u opinion. Where - ne man who can -
Il saght asatns. i +? Do you object to this b
Z s.uss it = taking too great care Of publ
: npefty, paying 100 great respect to pop
: uiar rights Nobody will that ground
/ But It may be said you might delay the ~
1t picatlon to Congress by thess repoats
eieclions. NOT at Gil. founnst avoid tha
asfar rs you can. 10 this Case it has NO
delayed II. In this case this vote was take
n before TINS CONSTITUTION came before you
is while It yet slumbsred in the hands Of Pre-,
d ident Calhoun. NO objection can be mad
d then, that this was made the cause of, or in
IS tended Tor the purpose OF delays The n
j. suit shows TINT 1t was necessary and proper
IT The result shows that, notwithstanding tn
is vote q o,ooO, though oil real, here We,
u iO,OVU who were opposed to II. Isay, the
1t fore, this is not the Consultation Of the pee
!. pie q. han:ss, = may in certain sense
i = uonssiiueien ossred ~ the Convention
ia the people o. Kansas, but which the peopl
- or Kansas by 10000 majority. have r,