Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-05-07

l"ht NiNlNHl hut now frurfuN ~ flf tho
na grants you are TO have this slave constitution, and
il you vote against the land grants you are 10 have
slavery IN your lcrrsory without constitution" That
i you 20 have constitution with slavery or aye
without o constitutions but slavery at any rate Thai
seems to me TO be the way in which the question Is put
TO them because you hold that under the bred Scott
decision, It sayeholdng Territory and therefore n
the people vote for these land grants they are to take
slavehoding State constitution. aud II they vote apains,
them, they endure slavery under territorial form
Of government That is the alternative.
The next objection have 90 the manner in which this
bill presents the question Is 10 the provisions in re-.
gard to population. II seemed to be agreed all hands,
the numbers Of the people of Kansas sufficient m
justify their admission. They had numbers enough 10
admit them two years ago, II they would make cous
ton TO suit you You thought they bad numbers enough
10 admit them under the Lccompton constitution There
are numbers enough Of them now 90 Justify their adm
sion State, they Tor this constitution but Won
give them to understand that there arc not numbers
enough II they vote against this constitution, TO make
free one We have here proposition that Kansas shall
be admitted n she wiz have slave constitution, and
shall not De admitted II she win not have slave const
tuition There arc people enough 90 hold slaves, but not
people enough 20 ENJOY freedom ibis, 10 seems 20 us
is palapahr nustcean entirely different affair from
the House amendment
In the place. The proposition which is before
produces huality 10 makes no settlement II one
y makes settlement provided they adopt The iccomn-
ton Constitution hv voting W. favor OF these Grant. f
land. That win make fualty aud that is The only f-
nality nndcr this proposluou-a hualiiy n one result
II the people do not vote TO- accept these grants il pro-
vidcs for hnality settlement but leaves things n
St1tU g0 by declaring that The people OF Kansas shall
main under territorial form Of government for an indie
That part Of the proposition viii really nave much pac
cal effect Il seems Co To- be rather bruton fnipu.
because suppose Congress at auy time admit them
Notwithstanding this declaration but after al that is
the effect IL intended 10 have che minds of the pco-
pie Of Kansas is intended, his bin passes, chat
they shall understand tlt thcy du not accept This pro-
position Obi. shall ho bar 90 their coming iu until They
have certain population.
Another objection and ono 20 which / have alluded
before Is that not content with this nowly cons-
tutcd board 70 supervise the elections; not willing
20 take results produced under such supervision so n 20
be- uH Dol add
him. shall issue bis proclamation, and Kansas become
animation. n q board constituted iu the manner
provided in the House amendment we had much
hdencc in that manner Of constituting hc board tat
board constituted Ia the manner provided in This l
and trust in the result The history OF affairs u kaus,s
IS such rs leads us 20 Doe cautions that subject We
a cannot oe know 40 any rate large portion OF us afc
convinced that the elections ion Kansas have been either
bY violence at Che polls, o. by fraud and false rcas a
tfW'fds go conducted That small minority of ODE poo
Pic have been kept boo power need not go thc owe
licences Of this The history ofthe Transaction is ful
There another ning that vc cannot bui remember
Whatever officers especially leading officers, who have
been appointed 10 that Territory by hc Executive of this
Government thc President of the Juted States have f
yoed any degree ~ @irness GO hc majority nl that rco-
PIE have desired 70 them al against tho nfu-
cncc Of violence and Fraud have Incurred thc executive
displcasurc This remark viii nppy. Think tn 100 fhc
Government officer. iitfe ,b, hste WINGED s, rr..
whether we refer Co Governor Nccder, Governor Geary
q acting Secretary Stanton Governor Walker. u al
csscs whore there has been manifested disposition
manifested such disposition have certainly incurred csc
ccurc dspcasurc and its consequence aud therefore
rye uu'a Ni fcaa tc history of ihcr o"u Toto n uat
oi those v1 la'c preceded tcu and viii consult their
wy" .IF ih "A"t iN'' hi' DOING We 'oIi.'c "r
eiln'I Hna any safety iu ihH prog 'ton whom the a
j1y of thc supervising board vho Aasc charge OF Che
elections Is e'cu INFO Ac control of officers created by
ihc Ng,twmeut of thc United Ntates suIfrscanE add
ocWdng thc officers appointed 'y hc people of kansss.
y lhs c'nr' which 0o et-rd ls b. 'tal Importance
% and 20 which we cannot consent Whom sly hat
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