The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11

ngssios 70 strike fer "justice even 10 nv own hurt"
ss~ shat would he the effect upon personally; ihSt
misrep eseutstoI and abuse ~ouo follow, aui may az
my beet trends would concem1 the apparen, rashness
OF the act In al this have MT been disappointed Bat
now that the thun have rolled ms head, and
zee Tie frli 'frct, even beJcnd my anucipaa1ns-
the shecs cf tae spe:iGi message Of the President
hs authority welded against the postion "hca |
Sevotedil assumed fo ms defeuce- calmly slryey
be subec, again and astead Of reueatug advance on
he POSITION have assumed Ia November said thH' II
he CoDven'o- ha proclaim a th, L~comcts Constitution
,thout subnitlies al to lie leorle would accept II
sd leg rinaie AND de facto Instrument But noH hat II
beer submitted ia the and form OF ths eievco
nj fourteenth ct.ns OF its s;hcGule repeat tho posi-
lot OF my TSumasy letter sud " u'd adot.u ohy sno
let a fair and legal the people = Kansas 70 be
prescribed by tscr Territorial Legsiture-roi oy oon
eress- ,..--,,.
specllng III febei aud usurpa' M 0! me opekates
Their has b-eu vUient aud unis~ ui W te eAee
Iesm the other hsea that ,o-ir 'pcrens 10 haras
have acted lawful authority; tnat they nave pro
ceeeea und ,hs act az Congress OF Territorial orssn
zaton ur point of the schanule OF suoms
sion Of lac, mror coDstts OF 70 tie people e acts
were de itre an de- frc,o The legitimate sense
But what ha- tust to DO legally logically with the ssucs
Is tne IRCoU pHn c'1Iutio1 'e sct ahd ueru " the
PEG tes-ls its schedule req" eiioabf
II usu,t-ot,o aDd reoeiico we're srraying them
selves sui ORDER in F"r' tory, MI eau
h Tia. ought to have beer arrested and punished
iocg ago by federal executive o the United >ties
When the wnsSey insnrrecnon broke out IN eunsyiva
MIA would II have authorized lawful convention n that
State submitted constitution to the people 10
such soh-ul" a. allowed men q vote for II, but not
sesn.t it s.aoweo enc mar 10 vote dow1 900 men,
ali having ,Qus rights pretended TO submit aues
tiou alou. AID submitted such q tnat in
oroef % vo, or aysrst the people ged
- vote for aud hot sctaehiug ee whrh msht he
obnoxious or odcus Ia themas insuted and oppressed
them with test oatt tne most odi,us iast' uniet of
tyrulpy 70 SUI port constitution If adopted, cefoe
accepted and then oeng forced 20 gap the oah
order to at al. 10 have toe vote rot counied be-
cause vi against md not for what h. was sworn To
upport IT a1o,.ieo against his wilr No General
Washington put Gown the insurrcctoo AMI he wona
have made II excuse for fraud injustice, inc
QuRnty oppression the part ot others
who were acting under the color of Lawful authority. so
the Topekates ought 20 have been mace 10 submit TO
lawful auLori,y bat contend that they forfeit
60 their elective francn 50 or their freedom OF choce to
disapprove approve, rat or reject an organic law
when submitted 10 them Bot were Tnpexaites alone op
posed 70 tie Lecom tor constitution No. Some pro-
esvery men ~efe opposed TO 4; aud this schedule de
prived them OF their &c rights we'll the Tope
Hates lsS abiding c,'lzens, well a. rebels, were
compelled TO vote Tor not aust this constitution,
not u vote at all Tie ,rone OF the To ,ek aites will
ja tfy the Srcng o the Ieccmptoo Coo
the defects Of the Iecompton schedule What Is
that scheouies rs nth section reads
Before his shall be to Congress for nd
mssoo into lh Union ate shall be submtied to all
the wte male Of this Territory for approval or
too shall by proei1ma ion decars that on the 2ls
e9es now established BY law. or which may be esiab
S.sn@ BE- he'd over hcr h prrSse three ares or
majority Of hree 10 be- a be, IS follows The President
Soa ins 10 se ia whose as % be e. apo
,hre, udes Of ereSp N be eyea nreenes % he,r res
This Convention saa be- submitted al the white nat" inhs
tha dsy sla Ite q years for r .aca
ton rejection, 10 ths following unoF and form, &c
Now must surely be admiisc that is plain su0ms
sion the v. ole Constitution frame by tie Convention
The subuesot Of tue ~np constitution is repeated twice
in tns clsIse IN not 10 bo uu taken Add vet is II
not strange that NJ Bchapsu should have made ,pe mis-
take OF sa ing IN his message. chat the whole Of the lie
COMPTON oors'nuuoD ns' az that par the slavery
CLAUSE alone SUB Ited &c the people, VIZ u be
said in reply THAT the ~toe sub ned only sub fdo
atsasp eldec maunet aud firm Well let US look attae
nan er anJform. rbc manner snd form is
sSns ss s x o e ~ s S sac he e9 b
al h. shall
dorsed, Constitution with slavery" and Constitution Wi
there is no ober form touching this point th
is not pau still that the wao'e constitution sub
mtted by tie form well - by the prec-dg csu'e
booyrg ttf pr,U,ipe entire submission The whole
submitted il form well substance, bot the form
OF sobnssrI made H. con ra ct tue prpc lie VI sub
The prircipe Submission Of the whale tor
approval 0I-approvs icr "rat fcaon or lection,
but the iorua approval aud ratification alone
anr there sss no form foi drspprovai' or rejection
IL answered that this 10 substance but submits
500 of part tor there was form approving or disap
proving rslfy rejecting slavery beg pardon, and
won't repeat that was an odious discrimination 10 me 10
allow sayeIy alore TO be drapproved AMI rejected and
nothing ese Bnt passing that by Is 1t not plain, re
ply, test allowed TO vote for against sla
vesy, spav ubess be would vote for the constitu
ton, the ~toe OF without exc-ptionf ANY one IN ynt
vote 10 reject sopt slavery provided he would
20 ABORT tn, constitution and ao <ed 70 vote
for slavery who dd not vote for tue whole
situation l. Dot pam then, thst the object ~a not 10
subaait cart Gully, but 10 force ihs adoption Of the
wboies
The whole not fairly submitted. One thousand
voters cot ~ he polls nine hunared and ninety nine
nigh, ee-' 70 vote agsiV- the o"nstta on and one for
H. TIE would be counted and re nine hundred and
ninety rae would nSt DC counted.
Tue par; % slavery which was e'rntled for alter
nsae voting fc4 and against not i.'ty submitted.
Ore trou,a,a pro avery nen might so 10 "a polls de
sirirg vote Tor slavr~y. hut against tn ttrton
tnr woes couic DO. be COUNTED ant ore free r who
voted Tor t- nSJituou and against slavery NO. he
counted, sn6 overcome the nne hundred aud u "a!
II u idle ~ ray that us was n fAit Tor the one
size tn Other, for. though this be equally true
H. the hundred aud ninety nice free sol voters
agsist the oae pro slavery voter yet THIS would ony
prove tLe " be one u doace ms cad o single
injustice tprcves only Il v1s wrong vigorously al.
fctng both sides and the whole pejpe, aud not part
f,4 tslth " there was obv ousy a sinister and ant
repUhoar rur;cse IN thus giving Unfair eiociuo As o
part couI 60 WNh ~ election ~ 10 he wnelc. vas
q ctee tn toPe adopt the consututoo framed ny
TIE tower on No man allowed - vote TOT avery
vbo dd not slsN vote Tor The coh,ut9uoa, anf ~ man
allowed 20 vote sgsin ssvlrj who dd not vote Tor
ths constitution H. might reject slavery 9" adopt Is pro
ydeo b, would vote 'nr the conr'ituou and hs vote
against DnEtitutJn bis yutr fer sranst slavery
uss not allowed 10 BE- counted
Tbs WIS bpt al TIE IAN scrton Il worse than The in
iquty OF The 10
ssson - ty,ry person S r'rg 20 vote a. Ss stores-d
o.ft support the oopstuin = he United sAes ard
perJury una b, territorial ass
The den fauc party uaa come OF a aud
doutuui c,In sith The Know Nothing society
toe most cdsss feature u ~hi II II OATH N0s
beboa a. rals. pcacaui law ao dung cuzen approach.
iaF the Q, ~ kansas hf- scnecuie | mag ne
myself ua SouthsI STAKEHOLDER put 10 the ordeal OF
ohai e. nder ID Ause o. the schedule; ! atl
hoio ne cr part 81 the iHe property o~p; AN TOD
Int have The fRt by tn giant " tue gb LesnptOn
CobveUton, "a ytef cr agsusi OrOfery 10 slaves;
sps,a'h u l-'l ." right am challenged;
ue Bbe ust Out 10 T. swear fret 20 support the
cUnsututOn ~ tb' Tate. -iat.s I ask why iulgs~e
tissi csitf urE thu the obugs'iun is hndug
without Tie uatl-thst 1--we an obey tue constitution
81 the Iuitey State 49, tuat mSte tie supreme ss
o. the snd, roug q IL e. bat bvirg wiling Ipgort
tnAi ifsisnGeLt ana ak 70 vt- Tor my property
ascot D. swcrr pfcri 70 bot an tod MIDST the
10 psrs swe.f ais 80 support ias fscompton COZ
attuuou n optcg under the penEiues Of perjury under
tbe Tsrri nfisi SO ~
reddeB ~ruth under the insut Of such oath tee
dcrec freeu AZ the polsto support cun.ttuton
n ADOPTED bel ~ adDtiiUn denuuncs tire obstacle
my freedom ~ el,ctou u T. in van must take ., or
leave ny pfol-rry unprotected suppcse-ihe suppo.
stioo almost rtoerrble-I take The oath. am then,
sod then frsnei the privilege " yCti1g vote for
slavery but against the constitution am tben told That
ny vote cannot te cobnied yet sworn 10 support "
Adopiec ana have N,e sRaInst SiuuR BY Insult. and