The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-22
Report Of the Republicans uf enc Kansas Com
miilee Of the EOuse Of Representatives.

The republican minority of select comit,es AZ
teen, by Mr. morrill,, will now publish their report as
that OF the majority has been spread the public
and that Of MIR. Harris Is In type.
They aude to the protracted struggle from which their
the part of the majority tbat the record IS com
pete, Ike the refusal to submit thc constitution
Of CT Kansas to full and fair vote , OF the
would provo fatal 10 The extraordinary doou
mer The Presidents messages, the report OF the nsjo
rity, and the conduct OF John Calhoun treated al
length. The pledges OF submission the part OF the
Nebraska Kansas advocates, the President, and down
to the Unoa &C., also claim their attention They say
their violation Is denounced Puno faith Tie
whole alleged frauds se. forth chronological
order The Illegally and rrtgusriy OF the feoOmptoo
constitution from the beginning are get forth by long
array OF facts, step by step lhsr propositions arc is
follows
We c'sm thai this Convention could no; make valid
constitution.
/. Because whatever Inherent power the people may
possess Congrcss refused all legal authority 10 the Terri
torai Legislature CAL the Convention though urged By
Pres ldeni Pierce
2 Because the legislature which created was ITSELF
the creature OF fraud snd foreign nysson, sod tina;
this usulpaon was Fever contaminated b. the hcgul-
eecesee cf the people.
3. Because the act of that Legislature passed. reb H.
1857 30 proyiie for taxing ard tue election Of
delegates 70 convention, vas never fairly execuieo
The 0compieie, the registry Incomplete,
TIE sppoIiionineEt incomplete, and Tire number OF
delegates assembled YVES incomplete.
4. Because through the neiaIious spporonment, the
threatened exclusion from the po!s, unless coupled With
the payment OF tax to support government imposed
upon thom by high handed oufages through la:k OF al
confidence protection At the polls fro violence and
fraud the Insority did no, and could participate
the election OF delegates aud as therefore, composed
of a nersfac,ion entitled 70 no regard.
s. Because the most noted delegates pledged themselves
su5m;; their work to the ratification rejection OF the
thereby securing their eiectionsnd Afterwards
betrayed their trust; and did net submit the constiu
ton.
Because IL s not In fact the work Of majority OF the
Convention.
l. Because the legislative judicial and executive
powers conferred upoI john Calhoun transcribed the
illegal, and therefore nun aad void
The proofs that the eensutot reitheT acceptable
nor satisfactory" TO the people OF Kansas exhibited
The fact OF s u;er rejection tae stn OF January ID
earnestly Claimed TO be the Only legal thing abouL The
The statements made in the report are founded upoa
official documents and conceded fsos tu suy should be
disputed eariess,y chalicrgc cuch investigation
viii put their accuracy to the severest test There Is
scrutiny that do not court, there truth that
80 not seek The whole purpose Of the committee having
been thwarted by the refusal OF the majority - enter
full and fair Investigation, submit st the facts
already proven enough 70 establish the positions
maintain to the fullest extent
l. That an investe alton ought 10 have been had by
committee, with the power anc disposition 70 scad Tor per
scps and papers.
badly advised Gin relation % tho condition OF par
ties IN hansas." Though he says "a great delusicn
10 pervade the public mind y j. quite apparent
bai the public might With greater justice say, Thou uny.
SELF tehcdesi not the beam IL in thine oWa eye.p
Ihat proportion as Congress has relaxed liz power
Teffs5i Sc Ia, G. g. ss give hls irc.ea cd and
resume liz cnrre constitutional authority.
Tbs, the msgncf Topess constitution the act Of
the people Of Kansas, ncco-ds more with The wln Of
!he people than any ctner, aud is entitled ~ the
respect OF Congress.
That The plghted faith OF TIE nation was pledged II
The people or Kansas that any constitution which might
DO mace should be submitted by its trainers them tor
their approval or dsapproya aGd th.s has been
done.
O. That there IL not unlUpeaohsbc evidence % show
thai The constitution presented W John Calhoun idea-
deal COPY Of beon agreed upon By tho Jeompt5n Con.
ventiou before II I'D journod.
T. That the IecomptoB consultation Illegal m IL in
ccption and therefore void AID thls wsro not 40,
through the action Of The Territorial LEGISLATURE POO
pie have been enabled fairly and legally 70 vote FOR or
against IT, and have empbaicaly rejected H.
Net doubling the sincerity a. the President when he
says that domestic poeoo viii be the happy cease.
quence" OF the immediate admission OF kanss, INTO The
Union under the Iccomp,On COrstnutiou,
strained 70 that, in deliberate judgment the Pre-
adent ogor otlnatcs The docNty of tao slon, and par
tcrlaEiy that OF ns people Of Kansas. IS Domestic
peace canuo; he obtained b. tranpnE down tho riEhts
Ct aDy portion OF the people. Tho Is expe-
dent, even IL IT we're just, but s clearly wrong.
The idea that Ksnsas must DO admitted 10 order 10 sat-
sly the States "where slsyery s recognized, that II II
not Tie nSed purpose TO admit slave States into
Union, IL even LEGS toerable II will be time enough 10
raise that question when slave state cfers itself for al
mission. To force free state into tie Union n slave
state will test the question kcenly than may do
srsbe, sod the protest should be dismissed danger
ops experiment.
The report signed BY Justin s. Morrill, Edward wade,
Henry Bennett David \. Walordge and James Quilting