New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-11

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,dni,,ei a ne, IN matter debars the recorl cnt .ne
Ieeomrton Conv. Btion submitted their Con-thae'oo
10 popular approval or dlsappr0Vai' tnI'nco@rD, !"
i.ctiop. II purports to be the at Oh INC IT,.
e the Convention only, bot OF tne pop. az 49,:
Conyepton did no, fg'y and finally sdoyI " hfu SIr
-,hedpe show. that the people did no., because tnsy
could not 81 il wss pr,2oei. II II, then ne''oe'
act Of the Convention nor OF the pope
ajopted by neither and couIdn be ny 'n ea
NCongress receives and adopts II ~ Sp'e' N .,
tuition for Kansas under these clrcur-tAnceS WI w.
Congress be- intervening ~ impose Con-t Uon w"
q ule which ia not theirs WIN tnsy oV' "o
tr.Ii.y intervene 10 decide question "hlGn pt"t
10 the people Of Ksr ,as oDe-to all sbn AL 'he ~
lowed by law 20 vote , Have all and All aike oeen
slowed 10 vote Were those who did vote alfV"eu
70 vote ogaiHss the Constr ItiOn az well ~ tThF
We told that we are to shut oar eyes % ti3
o,d What evidence have we then, that i - Con- l.
tuition at ALL We are told then, that thus - Hot -
,rle 10 raise the question de fdcto, whether lis
a.t and deed Of tie people Of Kansas When ~osh
.e the time-when was the time II DC no' Tue .i,ne
Dow--to inquire whether this il genuine Consu'o-
ton of the people Of Kansas, and whether IL or
not republican, when these aud these only are tue
questions before Congress ,,
Wly il j. fsked has the issue Of fact been ayed
so long answer, how could the rsue D. made mp
before the returns were made and the evidence sp-
peared on the record submitted to Congress
All but we told that It il iHerpe:ie7t 20 raiae
this question at all; that expedency requires Con-
gress TO decide the question. WneH VAS It moraly
determined that the policy Of this nation shosld De
governed by expectancy rather than oy Jusnce OF
right Bot what night haA Congress TO SET up lt' a.
crtes Of expedeucy over and above the sovereign
riek of n people Ia free aud fair election Il expe-
dency 10 be carried far 10 sos Congress - m
tervene 81 a. to set IT, viii the viii IF the people
of Kansas or 10 substitute it, vii f)r there, AMI 10
give a minority Constitution % ma0r'yf ms
would be Intervention with a vengeance III toe TEEN
of nor-inte-vention so much exclaimed for by those
who advocate this Constitution
But the President offers inducement n The Anti.
~ nv 10. II majority OF
them" hhe people If Kansas desired 10 aboh-h
domestic Slavery within the state, there isno otAeT
" possible mode by which this can be effected 80
speedily Us by prompt admission. ms mn, y
somewhat dangerous in point of policy. II cuts bota
wavs Il might be asked whether this comments
itself 10 Pro-Slavery gentlemen who are advocit'nS
tie prompt admission" Some Of them once re-
pealed laws protecting and establishing Slavery IN
Kansas. They had better rot make il TOO apparent
in the South that prompt adms sion wouid most
speedily unmake the Slavery there which was re-torsd
by the bred Scott decision. But this was not the
President. fair meatDg. He meant 10 say only tnit
il was in his opinion the speodest way TO oo'an TAR
vote by the people. In other words Congccss - Ia
do thing in order that it nav be lmnedla'ey IN
done Why do il TO be undone' IL Congress To- give
the Territory Constitution obnoxious to majority,
in order that that majority ~ have state SOY reigny
10 put il 10 the torturs of it, indignation why not
rather allow the sovereign people directly aud nj once
to select for themselves the form of government they
prefer instead Of submitting 10 their passions an In
strument which the argument admits thay amor
Would be less trouble or take less time 20 refer the
matter back to their decision, and TO avoid the s9se.
which might and would arise under An adopted and
admitted Constitution which undertakes 70 bind the
sovereignty Of the people not 10 change their form OF
government before Ammo Domini, le6i! BY au.hentl-
eating this instrument by the arbitrary Intervention
Of Congress every sort of question of vested right and
Of bounden sovereignty would arise. BY leaving
the people perfectly free TO elect their own form OF
government in their own way, without fear force;
fraud or intervention those issues and wore would
be ave ded
We have proudly, heretofore, cOn.eu'ed only for
equality and justice; but if this be vsaonly done,
without winning stake, the power Of slave State
thereby-it will be worse than vain 10 viii be snatch
ing power pr IA ant netas to be lot speedily with
the loss Of something of far more worth than political
voes-o"r moral PRESTIGE II we are not willing to do
Justice, can't ask for Justice II we can gree To
equality, must expect to be eenied it, Il i5 our bull
goring the AntiSiavery OK. Suppose we had had
majority of shareholders in that Territory; suppose
minority of abotonts had gotten the census aud reg
stry into their hands and had kept fifteen on. Of thirty
four counties out Of the Conventions suppose they had
forned Constitution with clause prohibiting Slavery,
and had sent il TO Congress without submitting II 10
majority of the legal voters; suppose they had sub
mted oil parts of the Constitution To the popular vote
eTcept the one clause prohibiting Slavery knowing il
would be voted down if submitted to the majority OF
the people suppose such :" boot on the other leg
had been submitted to Congress, and "" had then
heard the absoueness of Convention cOL,ended for
BY Black Republicans, demanding of Congress 10 gus
tain the doctrine of legitimacy" tell you that ev-
cry Southern would have been in arms snd would
be roused TO the shedding of blood, ither than sub
nit TO Congress fastening upoL majority OF
Pro-Slavery PEOPLE arbitrary rescrpt Of a mere
Convention, unauthorized Ia proclaim its Constitution
without an express grant. This is the sans principle
acco,r panei BY trickery md fraud. 1--WE willing
" to do unto Others as we wound have them do unto
Gus" The Southern people ask for no injustice, no
inequality.
We aye tod that prompt admission d Kansas
as n Stsie will end the agitation in Congress and -.
cAliZe =. IN Kansas. What is the Kansas question
- II heal 10 Kansas No. 1t never con be loel
sgair. l. has pervaded all places and all classes ia
our country. Let CongDss indorSe this schedule OF
ecerGemafn let the South nsst It. let the Northern
D, II, cracy I've required to consent to the injustice,
sld TIE precedent becomes of universal application
ard citation against for all time. Not only will the
rEiulle plead, bu, il will be plea in continuous
{ similar import and danger rsiag suceessiyely
org vast Territories u the Pacific shall be
fire up. II comes up again and again, every year,
from Territories extending from Mesia Valley to Da-
cotah Platter not Ourselves then, that any mode OF
adjustment will do became it is the "speediest" for
k9rsas. 1t is all essent d that the settlement shall
be just ard right and equal. II not, it is sure to
be Hrschievous TO that party which has
snatched power without right, and done wrong
that good may come OF il. To DO justice Is always
the hes policy. II all would " demand only what
sis right and submit TO nothing that is wroug,' in.
justice ard oppression could never be perpetrsted
or toe Grated. The Interior effects Of adopting the Lee
compton Constitution, with its schedule annexed, VIII
be worse than referring back the question 10 ths Ter
ritoria decision. Il will arraign this Administration
and the Democracy and the South for demanding
than right and for forcing resistance 10 wrong.
1t will be tagging the lion of majority, while the
hard OF minority is in ia mouth II VIII return the
ch6lce Ia our own lips chen the Kansas question
again and sgain arises in North Texas in New Mexi.
CO. in Mes.lla Valley, and all our bOundless domain
OF unsettled and fast settling territory. Ii will drive
from thousands Of booest Democrats in the North,
who can willingly stand by u for Justice and equality.
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