White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-16

A Hocps Pocus REsoIuTIos.-0ne Of
The resolutions composing the platform Of
the Democratic party in this County. as
enunciated by the harmonious meeting Of
some half dozen Of the wire-pullers, at
Troy. readeth thus:
Resolped, That as a National organi-
cation the Democratic party are neither
slavery propogandists nor destructionists,
but aie content to leave that exciting
question where the constitution of The
United States places it-under the ALSO
lutte control Of the people of each sover-
eign State or Territory and that Slavery
is not an issue before the people of Kan
sas.
In the Spring Of 1857, the Pro Slavery
party Of Kansas met in Convention, en-
dorsed the Cincinnati Platform, and re-
solved henccforth to call themselves the
Democratic party. Under this name,
they nominated and elected members of a
Convention to frame State Constitution.
People of Kansas, did not they leave you
free to regulate Slavery in the Territory
didn't they? A Democratic Congress
also left you free to do the same thing,
after trying in vain, for an entire session,
to cram Lecompton down your throats.
They left you free to do so, when they
couldn't help themselves They were as
generous 'as the darkie's master. See
the oldest edition of niger songs:
"My old massa said 10 me,
That when he died, he'd yet free :"
Our neighbor at the Point, was one Of
the getters-up Of this resolution. We
now have request TO make Of him, for
the enlightenment not only of ourself, but
Of many Of those whom the Democracy
are trying to "rope in" We have never
been able TO get sight of the official pro-
cecdings Of the LeeOmpton Constitutional
Convention-in fact, we believe they were
ashamed to publish it. But as the editor
Of the Enquirer was member of that
Convention, we would be pleased TO have
him tell us what members from Doniphan
County voted for and against submitting
the Constitution to a vote Of the people,
and how each one of them desired it to
be submitted. We would like to know
how those good Democrats from Doni-
phan voted, who are strongly in favor of
permitting the people to decide the slave
ry question for themselves. And while
the editor Of the Enquirer has his hand
in, we want information on another sub
ject. During the proceedings of the Le-
compton Convention. Major Vanderslice.
that model old Doniphan County Demo
crat, and DR.. Blake Little, of Bourbon
County, the excellent Democratic candi-
date for State Auditor under the Lecom-
ton Constitution, submitted a minority
report on the schedule The majority
report did not suit them. Inthat report,
they made slavery perpetual in Kansas
no future Convention had the power to
abolish slayery-and the Constitution, in
this shape, was to be presented to Con-
gress, without any part Of it being sub
mitted TO a vote of the people. We
would be pleased to know how each one
of the Doniphan members voted on this
report. Please answer before the election,
as the people may have some interest in
the matter.
That idea about Slavery not being an
issue before the people of Kansas, we
presume was merely intended as sly
joke. In fact, there never has been any
other Issue before the people of Kansas.
there is not now, and there will not be,
until she is admitted as State. The
Democratic Statesmen Of Doniphan Co.
may succeed very well in convincing
themselves otherwise, but they will find
it an uphill business to beat it into the
heads Of those Free State men whom they
seek to gull.