Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-05-28

no more of the nmnipotence Of Conventions as
sembled to frame CONSTITUTIONS va hear ~
more OF their being armed with sagremc power
to put upon the neeks Of i psopio Jas such :
Constitution as they plea-t, uifiout tie people
| having power to GET Iid uf il. Tuat WIS he
position we heard rung ia cur ears from Soa5h-
ern gentlemen day after day. tui little while
| ago Now they have thrown this absurd posi-
ton to the winds, and | thaak Gnd fol it,
They seem to admit that the people after ali,
must have thc right, IN soma shape, 10 pass rp-
on the institutions under which they are 10 live.
1 30 tar, 1t Is great Improvement on the Lse9mp-
ton concern. Bat ii he psnpie are 10 pass up-
/ on the hsc0mp.on Constitution, why not let
them do it dire.tils viii auy man bs deceived
by the verbiage in which this proposition couch
edEs Have you no, left the people to pass ilpen
It! Il so, why not submit il IA such plain
aud fair nianner that tie people can all UNDER
stand liz
Sir, this proposition reads apoe lis face AZ
though II Was u premium for votes Are ihs
people to Vote directly upon tue Constitution
uuder which they iiye7 Nor By any means;
but they are to vote upon g-aut of Ianl; thcy
are to vote whether they viii ACCEPT a rift from
doYernmcnt Of five or six millions acres IF
laudi aud If they decide to take he land, that
decision Is 70 drag after il the Leeoaspton Con-
slt0fIon, that they have repu lated over aud
over again Was ever any sue!l ting as tas
coucocted by statesman, for lh9 action of tie
people Is land grant the principle thug IN
tfaaag State CONSTITUTIONS Sir, it seoms 10
be BID ~ i'ild for liberty, briba held out
"Whl you, people Of Kansas, surrender your
liberties Tor Land g That is the question il
cannot DC disguised. | impuga directly the
4otlves OF no man, but state wha: the effect
OF this action will be. How viii It appear 10
the world, say what you will ato3t itz if The
people VIII vote themselves 50 muct land, tilen
they surrcnd 7 themselves to 4 SliYe C1nstitn-
ton, which you and | know they have repaai-
ated over ana over again. Il IS rot competent
tor me to state the motives wdich had protnDt-
ed to such action as this; but yea v8.e far .ac
incident, ana the princlpa is to follow How
absurd and iacoase9usutiaE Way, Mr. Pres.
ideni, ii should make just suei proposition
As liiat, TO ob'ain your vote upon prtvate bib
ami 1t should come out 10 tAe wor!d tll., had
here would vote pio nptly 10 expel lue tF1in tae
bo1y, as unworthy OF a scat III i, Tho utFar
Is: $50 much land il you vote for this Gunsii-
tuition; If you vote against it, yeu shah have
neither land nor anything else
~ 'esi''e"'' ie0o'ieVl Neti 'A'' ~ '''s
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.i4' ''sis = 800 ~ l''o
PIC VI '.4.''a' ~. P',g1 'a' s''n' f'ot'S0t -
your oileli1l oA'i' '"'s is a s'tause ."p"osl'
li0 y O9.i'es = "l' =" eii'o' '',ii'''.
'iiie' o"' W =" NV SNOW 'o's ipS su9yse'
was .iioo'eu u 'ne NVn'H'i''ec On 'elti'ot'eS;
auo y was stil '''at no Aiaa oi oeJee'i9H couia
ARISE RON ahy sueu thinei 'Hat VIZ 'sa i'sH'
70 niouny 'ns oluiaai'eF' ana .a.A' VIVA. grant
oi ana VIC l,eAso@ 70 'iie lefruof}; ana a 'hey
l'Jsclea Tue oo'lS'''"''9n 90 account o. our po'
gn,;,a , Ie =, + ,,esn ,I = 'ne ,"g' ,nsy mt'q
tbcy occcn,e9 Ihc C,s,.,f,,,;,o - or.',,,z ~,
nn5er i sr.-;act to the n,ogi.ioo va had ma,le
,bat gss an ana or sl7 INV b,,'rsn. !, no,v
ti'at -, ~ ~.
+ ,ror an ,te n,nt, s.,gsr 10 ne9,e
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