The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12

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what it may. You may pile numbers up
wards until you equal the population of
China and the myriads of the teemfng
East, yet / will not give vote to admit
the new State in opposition to its owa will,
or in violence against its own just con-
yictions of the dignity of human labor.
Mr. President, allege against this bill
third fault, namely, that it is indirect.
It bears the stamp of equivication upon
every page, and upon every line. The is
sue which was raised between the two
Houses, as I have already said, was
whether Kansas should be admitted with
or without the submission of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution to the people. Parties
in Congress, and in the country had COM
mitted themselves upon that issue, as they
thought, irrecoverably. Does this bill
submit the Lecompton Constitution to
the people, or does it not There is the
puzzle. The party who objected to the
admission Of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, because it was not sub
mitted by the Senate's bill, are expected
to say, and some of them do say, that
their difficulty is removed now, because
this bill does submit that Constitution to
the people. The party who were COM
mitted to vote against any bill by which
it should be submitted, are content with
this bill, because they say it does not sub
NIT the Lecompton Constitution.
Here is the question which I must
solve. 1t lies right across my way. Well
sir, I have made up my mind upon it;
have reached the conclusion that the bill
does not submit the Lecompton Constiti-
ton to the people. No, sir not at all
[ think SO, because its two Senatorial
fathers of the committee of conference
the honorable Senator from Missouri, Mr.
GREEN, and the honorable Senator from
Virginia, Mr.. HUNTER, reject the con.
struction which represents that the Con-
stitution is submitted. Certainly this is
the very best authority. l look into the
bill itself, and l find that it carefully de-
fines and limits what it does submit
What it submits, is the question of dow
ry nothing more, nothing less, nothing
else; dowry or no dowry, so pure and
simple is the question submitted. l look
further into the contents of the bill l &C
backward, of course, to the beginning. !
find that the bill begins with the recital
of the only point of difference, and thai
is the amount of the dowry. Thus
have shown, most clearly, that the bill
does not at all submit the Lecomptor
Constitution to the people of Kansas
Indeed, | claim the thanks of the non-
submissionists for having established
their position immovably.
But, Mr.. President, in pursuing the
subject, l have made up my mind, tina
the bill does submit the Lecompton Con.
stitution to the people. l will prove it
There is to be an election held in Kansas
and at that election the question is to be
submitted to the people, will you excep
the dowry proposed by Congress or vii
you not If they accept the dowry
then the LecOmpton Constitution, with it
hideous and ferocious features and it
blood stained hands, stands erect in Kan
sas, and, except as God may preserve tn
people from seduction and intimidation, i
stands forever. But if the people sa,
nay to the dowry, then the monster LIE
compton perishes and dies in the prolong
ed agony of its birth. Now, Dir. President
how can this consequence. this result, fol
low the decision of the people at thi
election, and necessarily follow it, unles
a question which involves that conse
fuence has been submitted to the people
| submit, sir, without fear of contradiction
that | have shown that this bill does sub
nit the Lecompton Constitution to tn
people of Kansas.
l am confirmed in this view of the cas-
by the fact that it agrees with tn
construction of the bill adopted by thos
who were expected by the trainers of tn
bill to be reconciled to its support, becaus
it submits the Lecompton Constitution
1t must be remembered that the bill is &
be passed upon by the people of the Nortl
as well as by the people of the South
We have seen that the South declare
that the Constitution is not submitted b,
the bill. But the South is to constru
the bill for itself alone, not for the North
Here is the language of Democratic pa
per in the State of New Hampshire
speaks fairly for the North
I" We present, in another column, tn
bill agreed upon by the conference com
mittee for the admission of Kansas, whicl
was reported on Friday last. 1t will b
seen that it submits to the people of Kan
sas the simple and direct question
whether they will be admitted into tn
Union under the Lecompton Constitution
or remain Territory until they numbe
inhabitants enough to entitle them to
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seems to us that this bill ought to satisf
every Democrat who has opposed tn
original bill for admission with the LIE
compton Constitution, for the reason tina
the people were not allowed to decide fo
themselves, whether they would have tn
Constitution or not BY this bill tn
people are allowed to decide that cues
ton it is to be fairly and squarely sub
mitted to them"
Now, | find myself in a dilemma.
have proved that the Lecompton Consti
tuition is not submitted by this bill, and
have also proved that it is so submitted
Here is paradox case in which eac
of two propositions is true, while tn
propositions themselves are as irreconcil
able as free Will and fate, the great antag
onisms which so much perplex the thee
logianS. l am not willing, however, t
stop where the theologians stop, withou
| trying to harmonic the conflicting ele
ments. / am determined to find out ho,
it is that this bill does not at all, and ye
does, efectually. submit the Lecompto
Constitution to the people of Kansas.
| think | have found it. The honorabl
Senator from Missouri, chairman of tn
conferences committee, Mr.. Green ha
helped me out of the dilemma He ha
told US that, although the life or death G
Leeompson hangs on the acceptance @
rejection of the dowry of the people c
Kansas, vet that result is only conse
quence of the acceptance or rejection c
that dowry; and what have Congress {
do with such remote and consequentis
consequences as that The real eonse
quence of the bill, the consequence whic
Congress looks to, is the first consequence