The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-17

which submits only part of the instrument
to the vote of the people! In regard to that
feature Of the LEGO mpon Constitution, he
says, that "the pc 0 pie have TIE right to dele
gate to representative es chosen by themselves,
their sovereign power to frame con stitutlons.
enact laws and perform many other lmpor-
tant acts, without requiring that these should
| be subjected to their subsequent approba-
tom II the people delegated their SOW ereign
power to the Lecompton convention to say
that the constitution TO be framed by them
should not be submitted after enactment for
their approval, did they not also DELEGATE to
that convention, their sovereign power to de-
clare, that they will make no alteration OF
the Constitution to be made, before 1864
If the sovereign power of the people was del
egated to the convention to enac: or estab-
lish any one article or provision OF that con-
s,i.uiion, it was equally delegated to estab-
Iish every other article or provision in It. tthe
people, the sovereign power, dsfak proper to,
restrict their action in re- : to altering
their fundamental law u,crs t fixed time,
they surely have the right y do so. If
the people Gas Mr.. Buchanan holds) have :hs
RICH. to delegate their sovereign power, then
the acts of the convention having the sover-
e;sn power delegated are paramount and bind
ing His doctrine Of delegated, sovereignty Ia
! e a
positions he assumes in another; the princi-
pie relied upon to sustain the convention in
its refusal to submit the whole constitution
to the vote of the people, overthrows his dc
ia in reference to the non alteration clause.
Now, if Hans as is admitted as Slave
State, will not the pro slavery party plant it
self upon the restrictive clause of non altera-
ton until 1861! Will not the anti slavery
party maintain Mr.. Buchauan's doctrine
that the people in their sovereign capacity
have the right to do and undo? And will
An alteration of this kline, between emoitter-
ed parties, bring Mr.. Buchanans domestic
peace" to Kansas I! In the certain prospect
Of such a controver sy, can we place the least
confidence in the declaration of Mr.. Bucha-
nan that by admission, the difficulty will be
more speedily settled than by any other
course When the Lecompton constitution Is
admitted, what beautiful field opens for
the free soil party to expa'iate in With
what gloaling pleasure viii the agitators Of
that party seize for political capital, the ad-
mission of Kansas as slave state, against a
| majority Of ten thousand of her voters, and
that majority too, ascertaincd by an election
approved by the administration VIII this
agitation ''restore peace ano! 4u e % 'he whole
couHtry"? 1t surely will moi be the panacea
hoped Tor The influence of the admins
t,a,ion. we have no doubt will be sufficient
to carry the measure through Congress, and
when carried through We for our humble
| self expect TO see, not peace, but renewed
agitation; no. quiet, but '"''noil and 'i""gri.
In full view ofali the facts, wisdom, good
policy ana the safety Of The country. seem to
US to require from Congress, general rub
binr ou, of all Kansas Constitutions, ard
providing for legal and orderly proceedings
there (by miito;y force ii need be) in ref
erence 10 the formation of state Govern
mcnt.
A LARGE PrRcuAsE. We understand
that the extensive sugar plantation OF Col.
John ;. Preston, IN this State, was purchased
few days ago by a gentleman OF this city,
Mr. Burnside, for the large sum of one null
ion do.lors We make mention OF this AS
AN illustration of the individual wealth In
" n u ,Nat,, 10H