The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-03-10


other foreign State with which we are at peace.
Indeed, every State Of this Urion is under high
er obligations to observe a friendly forbearance
and generous comfy towards each other mem
Der of the conederacy than the laws Of nations
can impose on foreign States
"If our obligations, arising under the law oil
nations, are so imperative as to make it our du-
ty to enact neutrality laws and to exert the
whole power and authority Of the executive
branch Of the government, including the army
and navy, to enforce them in restraining our
citizens from interfering with the internal con-
Germs of foreign States, can the obligations Of
each State and Territory of this Union lie less
imperative under the federal constitution, TO Oh
serve an entire neutrality in respect to the do
mestic institutions of the several States and Ter
ritories?''
These extracts prove the character Of the re-
siSting party in Kansas, and illustra te its pur-
poses from the beginning to the present time;
while the report also fully sustains the regular,
legal government as before stated. Under
these circumstances, and in this condition olaf
fairs, and with these express recogntions, the
regular, legal territorial government continued
to progress, and the population continued to in
crease, until it was believed the lime had arrived
for admission into the Union, in accordance
with the provisions of the Louisiana treaty, the
Uniform practice Of government, the provisions
OF the organic act and the Just expectations of
the people. On the = day Of July, 1855, the
re guar legislature of the Territory passed act
to take the sense ofthe people on the subject o.
| forming State government, preparatory to ad-
mission into the Union. The election was held,
anl a large majority voted in favor of having a
convention; indeed, the vote was almost unan-
imous.
In pursuance ofwhich vote the territorial leg
/ iSature, on the 18th day OF February, 1857, pass
cd law Tor taking the census of the people,
for making registry of the voters, and for the
election of delegates to The convention. This
law is admitted to have been enacted By lawful
authority, and to be regular, fair, nd just in its
provisions. Mr.. Gcary, then governor of Nan
Sas, vetoed the bill calling the convention, for
the reason that it did not require the constitu
ton, when framed, to be submitted to vote Of
the people for adoption or rejection.
The bill however, was reconsidcred in each
house and passed by two.thirds vote over the
veto Of the governor, and thus became bind
| ing law in the Territory. The legislature, no
doubt, considered it a solemn duty to leave the
people of the Territory perfectly free, through
! their own delegates in convention assembled, to
form and adopt their own constitution in their
OlCn l1uY; and hence did not undertake to die
tate any single act to be performed by the peO-
| Pies representatives, whose authority on such
matters was greater than that OF the legislature.
II the legislature could direct the convention
what they should do on one subject, it might,
with equal proprety, have given commands on
all other subjects. This would have been a
fragrant violation of rules fright and of justice
to the people
/ AT the preceding election the people had di-
rccted the legislature to pass a law calling q
convention fdelegates, to be elected by the peo-
| pie for the purpose OF adopting constitution,
and If the legislature had gone beyond the per-
iormancc OF that Ministerial act, which the peo.
| pie required, it would have been justly regarded
as violation OF the peoples rights, and an at
tempt to c9etce the convention, which the pco
pie were about to elect to reflect Me'r own VIII.
/ he republican institutions oil the nled states
arc all based upon the representative principle.
Instead OF meeting IN person, as d'dzthe people
! of Athens in la!ge tumutuous assemblies
where no certain decision on anything could be
had and where Liberty ltSeit was ultimately LOST
The people oI the several States OF our happy
Union have chosen rather to delegate authority
to representatives, who should act Tor and in
the name and behalf OF the people, IN public po
tiical matters, either IN making constitutions
or in the passage OF laws for the regulations and
government otsociety. Inns principle IS oDSeFV
ed in all onr institutions State and federal, and
thus lar in our history has proved faithful and
eiiicient IN protec ing me rights OF Inc people
and beneficial IN avoiding the tunituary mons
which diSgraced the Grccan republics and some
OF our own aBef cites but Whe'nef inc rep
rcsentatlve p'lncip'e, or the PERSONAL ASSOCIATION
IN assemblies he the peter system, II IS noN 'of
the conMittee 10 deciue. IL IS SuilcienV II elth-
er one be adopted and pursued by me peapie, as
IN the case oil Kansas; ana the Seiec1'on OF tnG
representative American system can ne no Saiii
objection to me acton OF the people IN 'haI re-
gard lhat r9PreSch'atNe RUG anu piHc'pie
has been perfected IN a great degree, uhqer our
institutions ana may almost pe cla''iiso as an
| American system.
nat the law provlding lof the convention al
orded equal opportunities 70 all the cltGehS o.
Aahsas TO nave a VOICE on lhe constitution, III
and through the convention, cannot be denied
1t provided: ed.
Sec. |. ShenitS arc required, between the Isl
OF March and lSt Of April, lSoI, to make an
enumeration; have power to appoint deputies,
who shall take oath, &c. ,....
Sec. q In case OF vacancy in Office Of sheriff,
the probate Judge Shall perform his duty; and
in case oil vacancy IN b0th the governor shall ap.
point some competent resident to perform said
duty. .g-..-.,,
Sec. D. Ofllcefs, as above snail ME IN ONCE
ofprobate judge a complete list OF all qualified
voters resident IN his county or district on the
first OF April, 1891 ..
Sec f. copies OF said listto be posted IN pub
lie places 2,
'aS Sec' o. Probate Judge to continue court rom
|yNga &c. tsK,,-E El.,.rNN e