Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-22
CEsTER DAILY

ate changer Unless the President is prepared to
inform that this is to be done, it is worse than
mockery to talk about the right Of the Legisla-
tuFe, at It's Uegy ffSt session, to submit the ques
tion to the people, and to insert iclause in the
act OF admission declaratory Of right, which can
be exercised only in violation Of the constitution
and by revolution aud especially If 1t is under
stood that, by forged returns and fraudulent votes
majority of members to be declared elected
in both branches Of the LIE legislature. who are de-
termined to maintain the Lecompton constitution
and resist any and all efforts to change it 7 By
the express command Of the constitution the re
rurns VI that electiA were to be made to the
president Of the convena ion within eight DAYS
after the election. On the ninth day after the
election. to wit, on the 18th day Of January, the
returns were opened and counted by Mr.. Calhoun
as appears blythe proclamation of the presiding
officers of the two houses of the Legislature, who
were present by invitation OF Mr.. Calhoun to wit
ness the opening and counting of the votes
More than month has elapsed since the returns
were opened and votes count ted, and Mr.. Calhoun
being IN this city, we ATE not permitted to know
the result OF his deliberations whether the ru-
NOR Of yesterday that the anti-Lecompton mem
bers were elected, or the rumor Of today that the
Leeompton party had triumphed, or whether he
policy is to withhold the decision until the State
shall have been admitted, and, leaving each party
to infer that the decision is to be in their favor,
compel Congress to act in the dark and wait pa.
uently to find out the result Of its action.
But suppose there should be majority in both
branches OF the Legislature opposed to the Lee
compton Constitution, and in favor of change,
what can they do toward relieving the people of
hanzas from constitution they abhor, since it is
well understood that, in consequence of large
number of votes cast for the anti-LecOmpton
ticket having been returned to Gov Denver in.
stead Of Mr.. Calhoun, the Leeompton ticket for
Governor and State officers is to be declared cleo
ted thus rendering it morally certain that any
bill which the Legislature might pass, having Tor
its object Change in the constitution, would be
defeated by the Governors veto, it not being an
ticipated in any contingency that the opponents
of the Lecompton Constitution would have ma
jorty Of two thirds in each branch Of the Legiss'
ture. Hence il must be apparent to all, that. IN
the event that Kanzas is admitted under the Lee
compton Constitution. any argument or PROPOSE
ton founded on the idea that the people Of Kan
zas will have the opportunity of changing the
constitution BY peaceful means, through the IN
strumentaiity OF the Legislature, must IN all PROB
ability prove deceptive and deasive. In the event
that the deed shall be consummated, their only
alternative will be submission or revolution.
Revolutions sometimes peaceful and blood
less Consultations and governments have been
changed by revolution without violence and blood
shed, but this is the case only when the public
sentiment in favor of the change is unanimous or
approaches so closely to unanimiiy to silence
all opposition. II this sto I'D prove to be the
case in kanzas, the people will be able to reassert
their violated rights of self2overnment, and form
a constitution which will embOdy their will with
out violence force; but if in the progress OF the
revolution, they should meet with determined re-
slstance, civil war unconditional submission
must be the inevitable consequence.