San Andreas independent., 1858-03-13
Kansas in the California Legislature

1t IS natural that the States fartbest
from the field of battle, should have been
the last affected by the quarrel between
the Kansas factions. For three years the
people of California have looked on with
the same quiet indifference that Biddy
witnessed the fight between her mon
and the BEAR" not caring much which
whipped. Late events, however, have
enlarged the scope of the imbroglio, and
instead of local dispute, the question at
issue now, is one radical to the liberties
of the people in all the States and Terri
tories alike. The Compromises of 1920
and 1850 were set aside, by the kansas
Nebraska " Act, to give the South chance
to people the territories north of Missouri
and Texas with slaves; and now, when
this measure has been clearly defined and
comprehended as wise, just and final
specific for cure of a chronic National
dlstemper, by removing the arbitrament
OF the slavery question from the halls of
Congress forever, up steps the Admins
tration and repudiates the whole thing as
a dangerous doctrine, because it is nee
essary for the peace of the country that
the Free-State party of Kansas shall be
disfranchised
Since our last issue the popular branch
of our Legislature has passed in judgment
on the Presidents message in relation to
the "Lecompton Constitution" and by
the decisive vote of 40 to Is, have sus-
tanned his views in favor of the small
pro-slayery minority. 1t is well for the
cause of Democracy, for the cause of civil
liberty throughout this continent, that
the vote of General Assembly does not
always express in fact, as it does in law,
the sentiment of the people. 1t is also
well for those of the .forty-nine who are
ambitious to continue in the public SER
vice. that there is such an institution as
the Federal Government; for most surely
will their constituents repudiate their ex-
traordinary vote at home. Without i'm
peaching the motives of the two out of
our three Calaveras representatives who
voted with the majority, we say with con-
fdence that they have Inexperienced
the will of the democratic majority in
this county. If the vote were taken to-
morrow, on the issue now before Congress,
threc-fourths of the people of Calaveras
would reject the Lecompton Constitution,
until it had passed the Douglas ordeal of
popular ratification. And why not p
Without reviewing the whole field of con-
test, which has already been done with
SO much clearness and ability in the pub
lished speech of Senator Douglas and in
the letters of Governors Walker and
Stanton, let us at once exhibit the gross
injustice aimed at the people of Kansas,
by tabular statement of the vote of the
territory upon that Constitution. This
statement was certified by Gen. Denver,
the acting Governor at the time:
PROCLAMATION
In accordance with the provisions of an
Act entitled :" An Act submitting the Consti-
tuition framed at Lecompton, under the Act of
the Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory,
entitled an Act to provide for taking census
and election of Delegates to Convention,
passed February 10th, A. d. 1857, the under
signed announces the following as the official
vote of the people of Kansas Territory on the
questions as therein submitted on the 4th day
of January, 1858:
VOTE on TIE LECoMPToN CONSTITUTION.
against For Conn For Con n
Counties. Constin. ,cith slau'y. 'cithost s!y