The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-20


IL Cossitstiess Co9nandH-insehisS d
The AZ O. - 9e2sd Gses - % %
- - - >. -. 1es -
1roa The resp00s1btl1 ~ this a troops
The Hfee 3taeepeeple q Kansas aFe nex
ee1esfce - Ne oeeo -
Aos vottag = ~ ~ eI6etieet Dat Whsl
ws rsnsnbse - - tsse esyes1nsat q
Kansas was Ne eEsatioa Of ostsi1s HssosE
Dordsrsfss go t1atfs Through - ss1er d
returns, this geyereAent frst szistsd-s.d
when We renenbee 1exs, thai, = Gov. Wal.
ker staes: . he la9tsf e Gen. Cass, bat
about half The peelte Of Kansas could have
vetsa tse ~ LeoeAptea csasm1ieaS il
they Nesld, lssvsfal eounties bslsg entirely
disfranee thsee an palliatives FOR THU
onissioa q - easssise ef aATight Thu
right, howsv@, they szeee5aed N The cleo
ton Of Territorial Lsgj11afufs, and andel
that, the GoseFndak beeaao thsirs. Mean
while, the Lecualpton CeoveaAion subvsstsd
that legal Govseshsnt BY tie creation Of
election ookeefs peculiarly it. ouu, and b.
the creatioa Of a"Rsgent," Or ssLord Pro.
tector," - be 10 sometimes called, in the
person Of Mr.. Calhoun. Upon this, Mr.,
Calhoun.e letter and statement, and covnt
the President intsodaess this Lsconptou
Constitution . Congress, and urges The
Federal Interpolation % bring THE fraudu.
lently -created government" into partner.
ship with the 81 States.
The President in maintaining this Cal.
houn order Of things, 10 necessarily involved
in inconsistencies. He mys, for example,
in enc place, and says wsll
"Our only safety consists in obedience and
conformity 70 the law. Should . genera
spirit against it enforcement prevail, thil
will prove fatal to ~ ~ nation. We %.
knowledge NO master but law, and should
We cut loose from its restraints, and every
one do what seemeth good in bis own eyes
our case would indeed be hopeless"
But he says in another PLACE: .sss.,., /.
sslf the delegates who framed the Kansa,
Constitution have in any manner violated
the will Of their coaatitaents, the people al
ways possess the power to change their Con.
stitution or laws, according to their OWE
pleasure.n 1@y
"Accordipe to their own pleasure.,, and
ssobediencs and conformity 70 the law, srt
q the President construe: the Law IN Kan.
as, very, veyy different thiDrs. eth,
DleasureS of the neonle Of Kansas f10.OO(
10 5.OOC-see the record.A e 80 10 nav.
the Lecomnton Constitut;on. ssOnr only
safety. . however. accordine to the Presi.
dent. 4 IN obed;ence Ia the 5.()OO men al
the Lecompton Constitut;onI Mo Preai,Ienl
roee on TO ~.
nTha viii of thu ms; or;tv !. .nnrsma and
;rres;etihie- .ch.n errrs...i 1, = Ir,cf,,I cn1
orderl. ,,onm.r. Is c.n nnmsLs Gon.t;tn.
tons At pleasure. Il would be- sbsurd to
say that thew can impoae fetters upon thei,
own mower vh;ch tfey cannot sftervard.
remove. IF thew conld do th;a. thev mich,
tie their own hsnds mat :. vell for a hun.
dred M for ten venrs.o
ssTha viii of the m.;or;tv - IN K.n...
no. mo 70 s. OOOl i. ooc;n., Il. I.comntor
Constitut;on~hnt. III. con.t;tut;on aim,
hi. ma;or;tv Of it, .nnremscv and ;r,s.;.t;.
bilitv. Nv nroscr;h;ne An not until nft.,
1854 shall the contribution be amended. Ind
then onlv nv . tvo.th;rd.. mot g. ma;or;tv- ),
votei Tho Pres;dent. however. Who has III
possible resnect for the forms that created
fecomnton. and for the goyarnment thu1
created aonin.t the viii 81 the neonle ii
Kansns. tells n, that. IN ante Of this 1884
frrd.mert.l rre.cr;nt;on ~ . tvo.th;rd,
vote. a majority can .,.nuol. constitution,
Il nles.urc. !" acting in an orderiy and
isvful manner. Rut Iouid it bs ssordsrlv,,
for I m.;or;tv ~ tai. 1884 ont ~ IN. Stat.
1Kans.s3 Con.t;tnt;on- vhan The ,non,sr n
smendr, ant 4. a. ha onlv h. tvo.th;rd. ~
the I,ec;slatnre or neonle Of K.n...9 The
ssfetters ;mnosed,, sre until 1884. and then
the tvo.th;rds vote and these fetters are. sc.
cord;nc to the Pres;dent. ssorderly,, And
sslowfnIlv,, ;mnosed. Thev cannot ha 70.
moved. ACCORDING to him. but n tho orderl,
and lawful manner the eonstitution ure.
tscr;bes-.nd vet he saws:
ssIf Therefore. a proy;so changing the Con.
st;tution Of Kansas Alter the wear 1S64
could. by possibility be construed into . nro.
h;b;t;on to male such change nrev;ons II
that period of prohibition. it Would be Who'll.
~ unavailing. The Leeislature alread,
elected. NAV at ;ts fr,t ses.;on. subm;t ne
question to vote Of the people, whethe,
thew will or not. bsvs a convsnt;on To amend
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