The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-27

WA0uIN0TON, ccO. 10 lne IepoSs
aade to-day By Mr. Green from the Sen
ate Committee on Territories, rscites 1t
length the events that have occurred in
Kansas, and asserts that the majority Of
the people may simply, Is in ancient days
ia mass meeting and make .
or they may elect reprsscn-
tives to draft one to be submitted for
their approval or rejection. The last
method hes been most approved during
the last few years though formerly the
second method was generally rcsorted to
In calling q convention for this case il
was conceded to have been strictly legal;
20 was also election Of delegates. Was it
too logical - infer that the Convention so
legally elected and clothed with authori-
~ 20 make Constitution, can no more
be intcrfered with BY the Governor, J Judge,
or legislature, either to increase or dimin-
ish its power, or to alter, modify or null
lily its acts, than that the people could be
interftred with had they assembled en-
mass instead Of by their representatives.
II conclusion, the Committee said that
the abolitionists in Kansas have thus far
sought power by methods unknown to
the law, and by acts Of violence, and not
through the peaceful agency Of the bal.
!ot.box. Claiming to have majority Of
voter, in the Territory, aud therefore
able /" elect Legislature aud Conven-
ton, they yet ask Congress to wrongfully
do for them what they may at legal times
and at legal places rightfully do for them
selvcs-that is to change or abolish their
Constitution-and in case Congress re-
fused to comply with their Constitution
al d,nands, they threaten to aftlict the
country with bloodshcd and revolution
unless Congress will do for them what
they aaert that they arc not anxious to
do for themselves, they threaten to
plunge the country into civil war. This
conduct is so exceedingly unreasonable
as to force the conviction upon the mind
that they arc conscious Of being in a
powerless minority, and only hope to be
able to compass their unwarrantsble
end' BY departing from the general ways
Of peace and quiet. II your Committee
are not greatly mistaken, these reckless
mer mi.judge the American people, and
vii be required to seek peaceful methods
for the redress of all their grievances,
whether they be real or imaginary. The
bill recites that the people Of Kansas
have framed for themselves a Consti,u-
ton aud State government, republican in
form, and that the Lecompton Conven-
ton has in their name and behalf asked
Congress to admit her therefore it is de.
clarcd that Kansas be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the orig
inal States, in al respects whatever
Tie bill also prescribes the boundary,
contains the usual regulations relative to
grants Of public lands, as in the case of
Minnesota, and gives Kansas for the pres
ent one represe 1tative in the House Of
Representatives.
Mr.. Douglas in his report dissents
from the views Of the majority, for the
reason among others, that there is no sat.
isf.ctory evidence that the Constitution
fr med At Lecompton is the act and deed
# the people Of Kansas, or embodies
tn ir will. He shows that the Conven-
ito was not clothed with competent pow
er to establish the Constitution without
the assent of Congress, hence the Con-
vention only had such power as the Ter.
ritorial Legislature could rightfully con.
fer, and no more, which was to form a
Constitution and send it to Congress as a
memorial for admission, which could be
accepted or rejected according as it en-
bodied the popular will that all the pro-
ceedings of the Convention should have
been held in strict obedience to the au-
thorisy of the Territorial Government, as
we'll as with the consent of Congress
that the only lawful election on the adop.
ticn of the Constitution va. tina, on the
fourth Of January last, which was in ODE
dience to the law passed by the Terrific.
rial Legislature, established by Congress,
with full legisl tive power on all right
full subjects within the Territory.
Messrs Co,laner and Wade submitted
their views. They say that the Terrific,
rial Government Of Kansas was never or
ganized as provided for in the act, tina,
is, by its own people, but was usurped by
q foreign force and conquered aud sub.
dued by arms, aud that the minority
we're installed in power, which has ever
since been sustained by the Genera
Government instead Of being examined
into and corrected This has been done
t, establish the perpetuation of slavery
The LeeomIt'n Constitution is the re.
suit of these proceedings, contrary to the
will of the great majority of the people
legally expressed, for Congress in it.
discretion to consumma,c this protracted
atroeity, and especially for such a pur,
pose, is a violation Of the Fundamental
principles of Republican Government
and can produce no permanent peace and
satisfaction to the people of the Territory
In the late Territorial election they have
reclaimed their rights, and the Terrific
rial Government is for the first time
now moving peacefully in its Legislative.
sphere Of promised freedom. The lie
compton constitution and its adoption
was concocted and executed to superced'
and triumph over justice and to admit il
BY Congress il but to give success 4
fraud and encouragement to iniquitie.
and to give over that people, no. to Al
election fairly and legally conducted, bu
to such State officers and Legislators q
Gen. Calhoun, shall hereafter proclaim
and on such contingency as he shall dc
termlne and his long mysterious and in
excusabls INDIGESTION and reserve, bu
encourages expectations in both parties
one of which is certainly doomed to dis
appointment.