Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-22


from a territorial g5vornmon., cight-ninths Of
whsl is contrJlled BY the a3pJnteos Of the Presi-
dent while tlc otler nintl wa, usurped by foreign
ers AMI lat Constitution not submitted to tho peo-
pie for ratification or Rejection Why attempt 70
force such constitution upon US, u the exclusion
Of constitution elected by the people Independent
IL Of federal infuen,os AMI vhi,l Constitution ha.
been twi,o submitted u tao people receiving at
oa:l submission al overwhelming majority of the
vot,s.
Can it DO tAo, all no oppression md tyran7 pra'
ti,ad in Kansas has b,en for tao purpose OF planting
an institution on our soil ropu gnnnt t. tho people?
Has our government sunk SO low ~ u strike down
the soverei snty Of whole Am 2ricln people for the
sake of enslavin;n few Artisans?
At tie last Territorial election, the p;oolc were
permitted L take possession of the Territorial
Log nturc AMI it is now in the hands Of tho
friends Of the stat, Government, and therefore no
further opposition u your proc edings Is . be APP
pretended from that source. Not 81, however,
with the Lcclm5tJn Stls Government. By tho
provisions Of tlut Constitution 1t took eject on
the DIST Of Dec. last.
Thi. government the President oad hi, Cabinet
have endorsed as legitimate. and they are said to
have pledged all tIc power Of the Federal Govern
meut in its support.
Tle pcorl, Of Kansas, rcpudi1tin- the Lccomo-
ton Cln.iation as n fraud from its ori in & its
completion, refused in Convention 70 participate in
an election unlsr H. for q stat, Government
thus leaving tho friend Of tina, fraud and the OPP
prcs,Urs of the p2orl, t. secure tia, Government
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