Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-26

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acteristie modesty which l hope always to
maintain, Qaughter.) that if certificates are
gwen TO our enemies in that Legislature, and
they attempt to exercise official functions. va
casac5es soiA Immediately occur. If we have
one Free State man in the House, and one in
the Senate, those two men will constitute a
working majority. What care we for Cal
houn? We know our men are elected, and
with God for our leader, we will have every
branch Of that government.
Voices-Aye; the time for action has
come.
Lane-Certanly, it has. Why, the very
children in the streets declare that the time is
here. when tyranny and usurpation in Kan
sas must cease. (Applause.)
| met friend today and asked him g what
LeglstuIes are you member off Well, he
| began to count them over and he hadn't got
through when came away. He said, 81
belong TO the Topeka State Legislature, and
the Territorial Legislature, and the Lecomp
ton State Legislature, and" we'll, there l
left him. (Laughter.) There are many of
our trends who belong to all three of these
bodies.
But now we have these governments, what
shall we do with them? That is the ques-
ton. overheard a man remark to-day-and
think if he had said it to me should have
QaughteI) that if the Lecompton Constitution
should pass Congress, he didn't know but we
ought to take that government and live under
it, until we could change it. Great God
That Free State man should say this, in the
face of the resolutions of the I'd of Deem
ber-resolutions passed by stern and unyield-
ing men-the descendants of stern and I'M
yielding ancestors ! We then entered into
solemn league and covenant, pledging before
God our lives, our property, and our honor,
that we would neUer permit that government
to go into effect on Kanzas soil. cloud APP
plause,) But to carry out the suggest IN l
have just alluded to, we must break that COW
enant, tarnish our honor, and violate our
plighted faith. With such movement |
have no sympathy (Applause
Why IS II that kanZas to night is not COW
cred all over with slaves? There are laws in
our bogus code. recognized both by this and
the late Administration, which legalize and
regulate slave property here. Why are not
their provisions carried outf Simply because
our people said those laws were no laws, and
should not be inferred in Kanzas. But for
this, our Territory would have swarmed with
slaves.
If we consent to live for a moment under
the Lecomption Constitution, solmnly be-
lieve that Kanzas is lost to freedom. We may
be brought into the Union under Pughs bill
gotten up to deceive the North j but If we
receive it, the free and slave States are equal
lied on the floor of the U. s.. Senate, and 10
free State will ever again be admitted to the
Union, unless it is hand in hand with slave
State.
What excuse is there then for backing
down from our position Of the I'd of Dece m
Der !? If we had taken different sort of
at l,oo
might have pledged our lives, our fortunes
and our honor, in solemn oath before God.
that we never would permit the Infamous
government to go into effect-unless we
should elect all the officers under it Laugh
ter) But now we have just as much excuse
and no more AS our fathers of the Revolu-
ton would have had, for backing down. l
think see sold Put fayoring such policy
Well, here is the Topeka Constitution and
Government. 1t was born in tribulation but
born legitimately; it is the child of the peo-
pie OF Kanzas They cherished its childhood :;
they love and respect it in its manhood. zap
plause) 1t has long been our cloud by day
and our pillar Of fire by night; now it seems
| likely to be the ark Of our political safety.
''But, Lane, says one, "why, you don't
propose to rush into rebellion, do you :"
Rebellion Why Imet Sam Walker to day,
| N"A az SuAN Nv SUI win Vi UtbOeuS~ COT
| pas from Cato, for John d. Henderson. -
Sam didn't find Henderson, though, and l
suppose that was rebellion; but | didn't feel
my heart beat any quicker on account OF it !
| What do we care for rebelon What do we
| care tor wrlfs from Cato or Purkins.
However, 10 relieve our sensitive friends, l
| will say that we don't design to go into re-
bellion-just yet But we do propose to get
| the old ship ready-to frame a code Of laws
| by the Topeka government-too organize town.
ships and counties under ito have every
thing ready for starting at moments notice.
And then, if the Lecompton constitution
shall pass Congress, we expect Gov. Charles
Robinson to issue his proclamation as chief
executive of the State OF Kanzas-we expect
to unmoor the old ship, and let her go. Gre
mendous applause.) | don't see rebellion IN
that, but l do see consistency and manhood /!
Ii 1t is rebellion for us to insist on our right
to live under our own governmental govern
menT born OF the popular will, baptized in the
| blood OF uur martyrs, and endorsed by the
peoples votes, then. we are ready for it. ZAP
| pIause.) But 1 differ from gentlemen who
call this rebellion, Ii was not rebellion when
| done by our brethren in Michigan and Cali
fornia. Oh no, then it was the people exer-
cising the right Of self government, as won by
our fathers
But we have also the territorial govern
ment; what shall we do with that! 1t was
the distinct understanding, at the conventions
i'll Topeka and Grasshopper Falls, where we
resolved to go into the territorial election OF
| October last, that we only did so TO pave the
way for the peoples constitution and govern
ment. But says one, there are some free
| State men opposed to the Topeka constitu-
ton. l deny it. When we shall pass il
| through another constitutional convention, as
the territorial Legislature will provide for, not
free State man in Kanzas will oppose it.
That convention needs to sit but few DAYS.
1t may do nothing, perhaps, but adopt reso
| luton like this
Rescued, That the Topeka constitution is and has
been, from he day of it's first sub mission to the people
| the constitution of tle State OF Kanzasl
Our old settlers-our pioneers-need nc
such action but By this measure all our new
settlers will be satshed--and Congress will
be either satisfied or stultifed. Then l pre-
sumo every officer under the Topeka Const-
tuition will have the magnanimity to resign
and leave the field open to all The Free State
men.
at is good Constitution" SAYS one "but
it ows a hundred thousand dollars" This i.
a mistake. The whole debt of the Topeka
Government is Less than $4,000 Well, that's
an enormous sum And if there is any trou.
BILE about that, presume the "old line" o.
the party are ready to assume it.
"But If this plan is carried out, why should
the Topeka Legislature now pass a code o.
laws p Simply that if the last emergency
does come, we may be ready at a moments
warning to redeem our pledge, and put thu
government in notion
1t is Of the utmost importance that boil
| l,pUiglafurpE Gbnul1 mr.