The Washington union., 1858-03-25

! institutions in their way. The repunhtdn r''ss oi
| the whole country, from the New York Tribune down,
giving them fatbery advice and urging them not To
| vote DO id -t,rt" 'Do not vote 7! the univcr
sal exclamation of those men W6 $50 complaining
and amenng that the dear people OF kansts "''o been
| deprived of their sovereignty Why, Mr. Chairman, did
they tell Chem 10 vote All they knew that II they
vo3 ssssa would he free and prosperous State They
knew that when peace tf'otrl 10 Hans the days OF
the republican party would he numbered Yhr hnew that
when the wounds of :" bleeding kansas should he
healed the life OF republicanism would be extinguisbed
Twice pc .E 70 the adoption of the lecompton consti
tuition the opportunity o.e W the people o Kansas
the control and management % sa affairs OF
their own government The fact that upon every otea
sion when they did vote they in the majority, is
conltnfs evidence That IL they had voted upon the
other occasions tacy st,tf hayg been in the majority
An opportunity given to then y sr~nme the control
of the legislature by which the convention ":is sr''eti
Opportunity given them to elect the delegates 70 the
constitutional convention and the whole power of the
army Of the United States sent into the Territory at their
ecst pledged to protect them against invasion
from ab,oaH Fpd intlAlriton at home Guidcd by the
advice of outside roIiltiss, sNme dhi they refuse the
protcrcd boon
After these two distinct rci',as up, the ait u tle
people of Kansas to have anything 10 do .n the orhi-
alton and regulation of their own domestic institu.
tlons, still legally elected convention Of Kansas told
them '.lioush you have declined to participate in this
election, though YOU hays dcscd authority and
trabIcd fhc laws ule foot sthi tYnt voice may yet be
hctd upon tbat Sf}at question Which has 30 bong as
tatcd the country as aatntbcJ tE8 teSee Of the 1cn
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our hands, though anxious to H'ake Kansas
slave State still will leave that question for you
and you alone, TO determine What the response
Away with your constitution who about slavery
let kill the whole constitution let undo all that
eot the legal representatives Of the people have done
let open aifcrh hh wan1s o' bleeding Kansas let
keep up This agitation tftff 1881 tttil hpon this sea
Of popular excitement have waited oHf t6'Nsts into
the presidential chair and you may make Kansas slave
State as soon please
Under these 1iJaslabftSs, Nj Chatham, Kansas pre-
scnts herself for admission into s Union uhdet the Le
compton constitution She asks to be aitnitsa' under
constitution legally adopted and republican in its ort
and far the facts appear, deem il due to Kan
sps and due to the country, that she should be admitted
She has been forced upon by the action of the rcpub
licai part. as sste State with slave constitution
ap ateS at acton they ROY 8, they vii rase the cry
a. s TGS 4s hsa / 1%ta g. tad ;b 3S sgs ss our %
IA slave State. See how predictions III Verified.
Well it is true MIR Chairman, she may be siatsetate
in name and in only and that for bct period.
how deeply slavery may be ngafted into that
stituto for there IL mwritten law, far above all hui
ttan constitutions atid laws which must regulate
aid cottfil ,itt ihstithoh refer to the irrcpeaabe
law of nature climate, bf5thhtabi a,td so lut law
+, northern man. am willing to b'st We have seen
its operation in California in New Mexico, III oregon, IN
Washington in Nebraska aud in Utah Under the opera
ton of the law behold slavery limited it IL in
Kansas, and in Missouri, growing small by degrees
and beautifully less . The South Mr.. Chairman, will
get the legal priucipe and the North the naked substance
If she lssat hed with the she'll certainly should be
with the oystef.
Now, if disgrace Is Is sisask q aht t~tty bccuso Kan
may bc slave State in name let that aisgtaec d
upon the irrcStatc of Kansas, and the republican,
party OF this country This dust which is being thrown
before the eyes Of the people Of the free States will soon
he swept away and when they see, they will see,
that the negligence the olstinacy, and the rcbcon Of
these men have made Kansas what she is whct they
see, lis they will Sec that the democratic party IN
honor Bohtd 70 admit Kansas into the Union whenever
sl,c eho n iutio
adopted and republican in form and w,tet they ms
they will see that every movement on the part OF t
opposition has been to force that constitution with slavery
upon the democratic party in order to heap the response
bty upon their shoulders then will the current of pub
lie opinion be changed then will the finger of and
Indignation bc pointed the leaders Of the republican
party and TO each of them will the charge bc brought
home, lhou art the man y
have but nc!icfit left, and will say word pr
two in regard to the claim set up that .bs constitution
cannot be altered previous to 1864 take the bbslr,
that far The total abolition of slavery Is concerned
it is not necessary for them to he able to change their
constitution claim tat, under this constitution the
legislature Of Kansas can y ihc ictc passage of law
sweep slavery entirely from the State of Kansas ahout
alteration of the constitution, without any submits
sion to the people
read from the second section of the seventh article
The hiare s@l have laws cmapci
@ OF slaves wlpn. be consent Of their without paying
their previous to their emancipation full nlen,
for the slaves cnahclc They shall have prevent
enigfants into The state from bringing with Them such
deemed slaves by the laws the United states Terrific
long OF the description shall be
| continued IN slavery by the laws of this State"
That is the only section of the constitution of Kansas
10y which the power OF the legislature in respect to slave
ny is limited or restricted They only prevented
from passing laws against the importation OF slaves from
abroad so long slavery exists in the State As
slavery is abolished IN the State they pass law
forever prohibiting the introduction of single slave
Well, il is estimated Mr. Chairman that there
two hundred slaves in the Territory of Kan
What their assessed value would be- before free
State jury, called together ly free State legislature,
do not know but Imagine IL would not he very high
perhaps $50 900 If the people of ka,s cannot afford
to pay that to make Kansas free State then, of course
republican friends the other side would willingly
do it. But if they, too, should decline, / pledge my
word that the democratic party of the North will raise
sufficient funds Tor the purpose provided they give good
security that il shall bc faithfully applied to The object
Laughter But il is not necessary, Mr. Chairman, that
there should be any expense hold that every State
has right to take possession OF private property for pub
lie use on paying Just compensation therefor. The
necessary for the public benefit OF Kansas that she should
all the negroes in the State have their
mcnt made by free State Jury and can get them at
very small figure Then they turn round and sell
them 10 the citizens of Georgia, Alabama South Caro-
lima, aud the other slavehoding States and can realize
tremendous speculation Ivy the operation [Iaughtcrl
Thus see, that after all the talk slavery being
forever fastened on the virgin soil of Kansas she be
made free State in six weeks, and money be made
by the operation But it Is said, Mr. Chairman, ''why
force this constitution the peoplcl Why, there is
no force about IT, She and asks to take her
with her constitution. consider that Is in
very unfortunate condition She is very sick She has
been wild and woyward md has committed many ipds