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almost unanimous, that the constitution must be
submitted for ratification rejection, to vote of
the people, who shall be bona fide residents of the
Territory next fall
And in his Inaugural Address to the people of
Kansas, Governor Walker said:
"With these views, ,oeH kRo,cn to the President
and Cabinet, and approved BY THEM | accented the
appointment of Governor of Kansas NV instruc-
tions from the President, through the Secretary of
state under date OF the 30th March last. sustain the
regular Legislature of the Territory in assembling
a Convention to form Constitution And they ex-
press the opinion of the President, that when such
Constitution shall be submitted to the People of the
territory, they must be protected in the exercise of
their rights of voting for against that instrument
and the fair expression of the popular will must not
be interfered with by fraud and violence Irepeat
Them as my clear CONNECTION, that unless the Convention
s"0m" inc Consultation to the cote Of all the actual resi-
dent settlers Of Kansas, and the election be farly and
quietly conducted, the CONSTITUTION WILL BE- AND
OUGHT TO BE, REJECTED BY CONGRESS-.
Relying on such solemn assurances as these, the
people were luled into fatal security, under the
belief that that the frauds in the apportonment of
delegates would be corrected and rendered harm
less by the submission of the Constitution to vote
OF the people. The October election having dissi-
pated the last hopes of making Kansas a Slave
State by fair vote of the people, the Convention
determined, instead of conforming their action to
the known wishes of the people of Kansas, to form
a slave State Constitution, and submit it to the
them to reject it,
Inc accompanies were loyal to the territorial
government as long as they filled the offices and
controlled its power; but the moment they were
defeated, and the power passed into the hands of
their opponents, they rebeed against it, defied its
authority, and devised schemes to destroy it. They
proposed to abrogate and subvert the territorial
government, by providing that the people should
vote Tor their Constitution, but not against it.
What is this but rebellion; open, marked, unds-
guised rebellion? Where is the difference between
TINS and the Topeka movement, which the Presi-
dent denounces as revolutionary government?
The Lecompton, as well as the Topeka constitution,
was declared to take effect and be in force not only
without the consent of Congress, but in defiance
and contempt OF the authority of the Territorial
Legislature established by Congress. Upon what
principles of fairness then, it be urged that we
should admit Kansas into the Union under the LIE
compton Constitution?
The speedy admission of Kansas is urged BY the
President as question of mere expedienev to allav
agitation. In order to reconcile the anti Slavery
feeling to the admission of Kansas under the lie
compton Constitution the President presents the
following propositions: LIST, That Slavery already
exists in Kansas. I'd, That it can never be prohib
tied except by Constitutional provision. Sd, That
the people will then be sovereign and can repulate
! their own affairs in their own way 4th That Con-
gress may annul so much of the Lecompton Consti-
tuition as forblds any amendment before 1864. and
requires two-thlrds OF each House of the Legisla-
ture to authorize the people to vote for Conven-
| ready elected to call Convention bIs = a;o,;t
vote, in violation of the Constitntion yndar ha
its members were elected and rb;oh un tb "leL
sworn to support "No WHICH 'iiey were
| The President can nerca;va No oh;oo.;o0 b. A.
but what RIGHT has Cnnoress W lilis
alter or even construa tba nro,a;oo Sno Gnu
stitution and license the memhrs f
to disregard their sworn obligat;ons 70 s1'an. AZ
Constitution under which the hoid sne
When Constitution bas 49, ,' L ,lieil oiiiIeS
preme law Of Stata wbat I,f1 oecone the SUI
IF chanr;nn i oS1oan+ tt .h i"l ahiler thefe
narmitfodI, H. Goup.;. ene 't,e one PROVIDED ana
T aaroe u;+b tba pnoo;do.
wavs of doina the hrt ono ma 'hele are TWO
reyolnt;onar4 Snnnosa H. ia; ~ anu tno othe1
| nv the President ;s p,,d nv. u Poiloy ihocateu
under the Lecomntop Const;t "io
it be to the onnresead nnonio DIV what reeI wl
should set aside the frandnIoni ratSm W. n
| ware Cross;nr and K;aIa,,na ie'uins from Dela
maor;t, ~ Is ~ III 9ruer 10 insure
rnt Of G nado nLn vi the Legislature IN ia
T. ;s ." ,rorsn tha', e, onange!
of the Ieoslotnra 10 ,niy " .alk ABOUT the rlgh,
session Mr. Cabopn's ne olialge at us very hfs'
daclarad thou~h 'anna leauihs nave NOT yet peer
since The aiectinn 'ian month mas passed
founded m Tho ;doo +ba+ th "nent of RropositloI
have the onnnrnnt nf 1e people Oh hansas WI
hv neacefGI ulaa, t VI tne Consutuuor
the Teos1atro 80 NE instrumentality o.
daod ha anaa'. nus prove ueiusiVe. nhould the