New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-18
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=, Tn, House elected iIarrls Stra't''s Of
D..,;.,or a. Speaker, and as Lieut. Gov WIN. I.
80 ,a. not present the Senate elected Or.
Poo, President pro ten. S. +. Tappan was
,..,.d Chief Clerk of the House; Caleb Pratt,
Assistant; Asa Allen, Clerk of the Senate
Lewis Tappan, Assistant Clerk
rron oreanizinI, both branches went into
Joint session to hear the Message, which the Gov
crnor sent in by his private Secretary Sainuei H.
Smhh, esq. o,,1I.
,,.n sd;curred 10 meet at Lawrence. As there IL
auite number Of persons, members OF one mouse,
Who are also members of the other 1t was lndls-
pensable that they should be together; ana az Tue
Territorial Legislature had gone TO Lawrence, the
other had to follow them. As IL had oeeh Prev
ously settled in caucus, the vo'e Oh inc "oJourn-
ment took place without debate
Soon after the organization, GOv. Robinson sent
in the following Message:
FELLOW CITIZENS or THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
RryEysysTATNEs: The Convention winch framed
the Constitution at Topeka originated with the pep
ple If Kansas Territory.
They have adopted and ratified the same twice by
n dlrec. vote and also indirectly through two cleo
tons Of State officers and members OF the State Legls
lature.
Yet il has pleased ,he Administration 10 regard the
whole proceeding revolutionary and reasonable.
This Constitution III the main, ia in accordance wiih
the views oil large MAJORITY oi the pSopc Oh hduSIS'
II is prevented from becoming tie active law OF the
land because Of earnest desire OF the part OF
the people TO avoid collision with the Federal au'h0r-
tiles Willie there Ii Il prospect that they can IN any
other Eay obtain peacefully their natural organic uhu
cor stitutiunal rights.
We have had numerous promises and pledges mat
our Just rights should be speedily secured to Us, bu'
every pledge and promise has been tiOAen.
Tn the Territorial Organic Act, W. were tpid thd'
the people of Kan-i should be left "peTiocly free TO
form their domestic institutions ~ Their own way
"subjcct only 20 the Constitution OF the States
And President Buchanan exclaimed, =" WHAT Il CON
"ceptiOn il fol- Congress 10 Apply TINS simple IN =
that the majority shall govern 10 the settlement Of
"the question Of domestic Slavery in the Territories"
Also he says Il is the imperative ana indispensI.
able duty OF the Government of the United States to
"fecure to every resident nhabtant the free and III
"dependent expression Of his opinion by his vote.
"1his sacred right of each individual must De pre-
"served." Again, "Ihe institutions OF Kansas
should be established y the vote of the people OF
"Kansas, anaIed and uninterrupted by force and
"fraud." "Wheu such Constitution shall be submit
"ted to the people of the Territory they must be pro-
elected in the exercise Of their right of voting for or
"against the Instrument and the fair expression of the
popular will must not be interrupted 10y fraud or vio
"lence"
But force and frnud indorsed by the Administra-
ton have been the rule in Kansas from the begin
ming The history Of the several Governors VINO have
been cent to Kansas highly illustrative of the policy
which the Administration has attempted to carry out
The Hon. A. H. Reeder was the first Governor sent
10 Kansas and according TO high authority, for the
purpose If making the Territory Slave State.
hut the Goyernruent resulting from the invasion of
the Seth March, 1885, was too much for MIN to exc
cute upon tie people, and he was removed NGi
can. the reign of terror under Gov Shannon, but he
sick. ned of the saCkng, burning and buteherlnS by
lis militia and lac was removed.
Next came Gov. GeGTy, vino called on the dogs OF
war bending the Presidential election ana the people
had rest for brief period. When however, aitcr the
election the olive branch was exchanged for the upas
he saved bis self-respect by resGnng ms Oince Sec
Stanton succeece1 Gov, Geary, auG later, ~ ~
Walker became Governor al hansds-ooth gentlemen
Of character and emineDce, and from the S0utu
Tbsv came with the same words OF PROMISE and
unfortunately for their continuance IN othce, they be-
leved in the fair terms OF the President, and en-
deayored TO realize them in degree 70 the people
They have both been discarded.
II would seem that there is power behind the
throne greater than the thTOne-that the slave powe
governs this it did the last AdmnstI alton; that
conduct, however judlclOuS nor doctrine oil Popuia
rights however well established, nor prlnclThe OF
representative Government, however important, is
uny avail before the Dsatiate demands OF tins despO
po%er. Democracy, with euch an exposition OF II
CARDINAL principles as the present Administration
making, becomes by-word, Kissing and reproach
with all honest men.
No wonder that men who could not bear the cOnsol
idation OF Federalism should resist the despotism
Democracy.
The course Of such men as Stanton, Walker and
Douglas to the policy attempted to be pursued by
the Administration in this Territory IN regard TO the
LecomJton Constitution, is Of a cheering and encour-
aging character. :.
protection. The work of making Kansas Free State
devolves especially upon her citizens. The present
attempt on the part OF the General Government with
all its executive patronage and power Is to force npon
the people Constitution framed by minority OF the
voters Of one halt of the counties Of the Territory ana
that, too without giving the people an opportunity to
express their dissent from any of It's provisions.
The pretended sublnssion OF the question CT Slavery,
the pet institution of the Administration aud for the
Il hofxv oh ha E,uprHl n
nent seems to exist liz in fact submission at all. 1t
ia simply the establishing of slavery III the Territory
and in the State let The people vote as thy may on
this question, TIE Charleston T.. g. gh'cHrY ana
TIE Chicago Times should be good Democratic au-
thCrity. I he Mercury says:
"The Constitution l. not submitted to the vote of
the leope but only the article prohibiting emancpa-
on and authorizing the ingress of slaves from other
States. If this article IL rejected, II does not abolish
Slavery in Kansas.
The CkicGgO Times saws:
The Slavery clause gives the legislature power
10 provide for emancipaing TOY compromising the
ownersl all slaves but denies The power L. prevent the
introduction If here slaves. vote For the Constl-
tuition with Slavery is vote to establish and forever
maintain the institution with the power IN the Legs-
IatuIe of emancipation. y Vote FOR the ConSl!tu'
ton with no Slavery, is vote 10 recognize the eX'
istence of Slavery nOw there 10 keep those slaves
who are now in the Territory ana Their natural ~
crease slaves dLlEg their lives, ana X vote TO
srike out the power OF the Legislature TO ehla e.
pate The Constitution without Slavery means that
Slavery shall be confined to those slaves now there,
and their increase from generation 10 genera'ion wth
no power on tie part Of the Lcgsaturc to emaclpa'e
by c,mpensBtion or any other way. The Constitution
with Slavery allows more slaves 10 be brought
To kensas, but gives the Legislature power TO pro-
woe toi Their emancipation. We comics inability
20 1e'o "I'h o. these two alternative L. the Inore
PO-S!aycry.' We incline 10 The opinion thar tie
Constitution with no Slavery i, the moe Pro-
Slavery"
fis Its Ii .nt .f-1..