The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-26

lion, ana sha: when put IN melton legally superseded
tho Territorial government yet ~ all times have We been
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been chance Of success under the fraudulent regis
he election Of delegates 70 the LsCompton Con
vention speaker returned 10 Kansas In Disguise At
using his humble efforts TO induce the people 70 20 into
that election The Topeka Legislature in session.
passing code Of laws with the distinct undersan ding
into the Unon until is declared against by the
reception Of the Lecompton constitution There has
been fair election under the Territorial authority Our
border invaded at every election by organized bands
from Missouri, strangers to SOIL ballot boxes
seized and settlers driven therefrom by The
Territorial militia officers enemies. In view
this at the convention where decided 70 go into the
October election, il was determined that should be
authorized 10 organize the people for the protection Of the
ballot boxes That organization had. Although
could not prevent the manufacture of fictitious returns
territorial Legislature to the people. rhe right to deen
ones self is held TO be inaiienaole. The
american right sSsss Is believed s n onS
object than that indicated; and immediately after the
election the position was surrendered into the hands Of the
people The only design Of enrolling the names Of those
who refused Join the organization, 70 full
of the to corrective Of the cleo
ton returns for the dissection of frauds The Lawrence
Charter Association q squAtter movement It
for our people TO learn from Gov Walker that
II was The commencement Of great system. In that
BILE men; and no man was more chagrned than himself
at the mstahe he had made. AS have shown, and is
the election Of delegates the Lecompton Convention
with the slightest hope Of success The registry was
GERS were villains Of the darkest dye The people re-.
manned at home necessarily, and with but few exceptions
the vileet elected delegates to frame constu
ton They met and by the aid Of federal bayones CON
summated their vany and assert here, that but for
those federal bayonets that crime would been pre-
Applause In consonance With their programme trick
Of submission invented 10 impose upon the Congress
Of The United Sta States WIN the government under thu.
Kansas would be as fully slave State with the slavery
clause as without it. The submission Of the slavery ques
question altogether the principle asserted by IA
hers-ha Representation and the exercise Of legislative
framed by the enemies Of the people, protected by fede
raj bayones and not submitted, deemed sufficient TO
justify American freemen IN resorng 70 extreme mea
gaDic law Should Congress receive IT, under the crcum
stances, would be in all respects the infection Of
the State contrary TO their wishes and In violation Of their
planest rghss The spectacle Of the central government
boz Fearing the action
a partisan Congress, elected with deep prejudces
against under protest. and with no other object than to
portion Of our people, on the 4h Of january, partc
psed the election of State officers and members of the
Legislature under it. By decisive majoYes We elected
enemies to that constitution Frauds which would drive
any other people than those Of Kansas into boodshed and
are q ss
Congress, by the influence Of corrupt and tyranncal
executive receive that constitution and attempt by ede
raj authority 10 enforce upon US, we are determined
and nothing is left for but the alternative Of manly
resistance: applause we br,yey fall in such
freenen worthy of ancestry. If succeed will
be lesson to the central government that Americans
Know their rights, and knowing dare maintain.
For three years have spit upon the Missouri enacted
code and all the power Of Missouri and the general gov
ernment could not enforce its provisions against
laN
noxous features Of that CODE Should Congress-
the Lecompton constitution by that reception they restore
government could enforce it, before it's repeal how
many years will require to enforce 1t afterwards'
(tAaehierl The Kansas Nebraska bill secures to the
foreigner who has declared his intentions the right
The Missouri code takes that right from him and cenfers
upon the Indian. We have vndicaed the right of the
foreigner under the Nebraska bill by the repeal Of the law
should Congress receive the Lecompton constitution this
law is again revived and he who votes for that reception
endorses the doctrine As speedy and peaceful mode of
settling our difficulties the people framed and ratified the
Topeka constitution By decisive majority that constu
ton was received by the popular branch Of Congress-
Since that time have had lively hope that the Senate
would ray the action Of the House. To all pre-
text and as sacrifice to the unfounded preudioes the
rtorial Legislature under the control Of the people
has passed a bill calling convention TO frame
yides for submitting the constitution be framed 10
fair and fun popular vote. This movement is rendered
a Christian and patriotic spirit as compromise for
speedy and just settlement Of the Kansas question Why
should not Congress- and all parties receive suchS
Before the Lecompon can possibly pass this
constitution viii be before that body By endorsing at
their action thus recognizing right OF the peo
pie TO fix the details In the settlement o. their affairs,
peace permanently secured and the rights OF the ma
orty vndcated On the contrary sholld Congress per-
sist IN fostng upon us constitution despite WILL war,
devastating war, must follow. II may be extended all
along the line 10 the Atlantic coast and the President may
be compelled 10 look upon the fragments OF broken gov
ernment God grant that justice may prevail and such
scene never be presented
Tho people Of Kansas are qualified TO manage their own
Affairs They have srniy opposed Missouri Intervention,
and would have opposed Intervention from Northern States
or aid societies as sternly. They have originated
their own policy-engineered their own cause: they
have been loyal 70 the government and the
Union, and he who charges otherwise wrongs them and
falsnts their history. TO the charge made by the Pres
dent against personally have this say that the
allegation with bad grace from him or his party
could not have been turbulent, character whom that
party endorsed me, by thrussng upon me- by unprece
dcnied maoriues three Of the most important positions
In the state OF lndiana-sl OF which held At time
that OF Lieutenant Governor Eecor large and Member
Of Congress- That character could not have been by
the democratic Mexican war, when | stood upon that
Mexican field where Pierce fantngly and safely reclned
Resfs Of lsasn.e. was not turbulence R TO my then
bill, in obedience 10 the instructions OF my cons!uents
obtained, as afterwards learned, hroagh fraud and
Misrepresentation BY the vile creature John Roens,n
in obedience 10 the orders OF his "Brighti friend.
Are my earnest and energetic efforts, upon my
arrival the Territory 10 build up the democratic party
in Kansas be used founoatIon for the charge Of
"urbuence by the head Of that pariy7 Ts the fact that
the Topeka movement Was nrs, brought forward in q
democratic convention to be used against meS Is my
anxiety 70 participate n every election that has occurred
In Kansas since reached her border 10 prejudice mel
Having all occasions insisted upon the sacred obser
vance of The right Of property without po.
cal opinions-hsving treated all prisoners kindly and
courteously, am forced 10 the conclusion that
The head and front Of my offending
be found the fact that have sterny and fearless
y indicated the right Of the people OF Kansas 10 frame
their laws and mould their institutions in their
own way, (Applause) The message OF Mr. Buchanan
evidences that be the downward road that his
predecessors and the Governors OF Kansas have
cessfuly acting af.
fairs upon the OF the proslavery busters
of Kansas and Missouri The politician who does II has
already fallen" Let Buchanan howl and Congress enact
Kansas free and all the powers OF the earth cannot
slave her. To day the people OF Kansas unit SO
long as that unity preserved nothing can prevail
against them.
The only feeling the Lawrence people expressed 10 re-
gard TO the above document curiosity 10 know who
wrote for lane Though its style s far from being
model, yet Is very different from Lanes usual style.
He not man who can make anything like logical or
connected speech The idea Of Jim lane putting himself