Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-12

would have resigned my ofico in c,dtf to testify my
sense oI The Cnnrmy Of the wong. Gov. Walker, at
Ieavchwnrth, had formed the same resolution as he
stated 70 NC and % several others, and both
1ratihed that found the papers imperfect AZ to
r. axe our any % reject them. Great excitement fol-
defeated m the effort to proonp their power became fierce
n opposition and resortcd 10 every means VI mhmida-
ton. But am led 20 believe that they found their most
eaeeiuh means OF operation by undermining with the
administration At Washington.
The Constitutional Convention which had adjourned
over until after the October election met again in ie
compton TO resume It's abors. Many of the mombcrs VI
that body bitterly hostile the Governor quo Sec
rctarv Of their rejection Of the oxford and
Mctiee frauds IN which some OF the members aud oi
GERS Of the convention had direct participation. In
hct tins body, with some honorable eNecpohsi wc re-
presented the minority party IN hc territory and were
fully mhucd with the spirits and desigus. IL was
obviously not their desire to SECURE 70 the real people Of
Kansas the control o their own affairs Ia The constu
ton Afterwards adopted they cndcayorrd super
scde the Legislature which had been cored by the pco
pie BY providing in the second section of the schedule
that all laws nov Of force in the Territory shall conu
be- Of force until altered, amended, repealed hy
LEGISLATURE under the provisions Of this constitution"
They provided still more cfeotuav. they supposed
Tor the pepetuauon Of the minority government by adopt
ing the oxford fraud the basis Of their apport0nmcni
living great propoudcraucc Of representation the
ountics on the Missouri border aud aTirdnu, at the
ame time, every possible facility for the introduction Of
purions votes. The Presdont or the Convention was
clothed with unlimited power in conducting the elections
md receiving The returns, while the officers not
qured TO take the usual oath To- fair and honest
The 2lst OF December and tlc lh Of January emil
Grants could only from the immediate borders un-
er the qualification which invited to the ballot box every
he same men Who did XIX had previously denounced
Governor Walker for the suggestion in his Inaugural adj
tfess and Ia his Topeka spccch that the constitution
hould be submitted to an The 5oua I'd Inhabitants. al
aouqh he invariably stated whom asked fr cyranaiou
at some reasonable engtb of eier onsbi y, be re-
arcd a. Evidence OF ne bona fe shtr..tsr of nhaii
fIncv.
Twas APPARENT that al the machinery had been art
hose which had been attempted Boz October aud 10 was
10 view Of an these facts, after the adjournment Of the
ON, cnu0n that the people OF tho Territory by an alt
cost unanimous demand, called upon me, the acting
Jvern1r % convene an rstra session Of the LorsIa-
rc, in order ~ enable hrm prlccahY 90 protect thcu-
Ives agninst thc evidently contemplated ty The
a.option Of this constitution rhtro vas NO law 20 pun-
ia frauds in election rcnrns fhc people were intense
L excited. and 10 was Tho oniulu ~ lr -oole.t mon iu
tle Territory that without rall of ho L,r.lilrc me
ections under tho Cou.utiion could MT have taken
mace without coiiis1n anI bi,li.lrd Tho nceiinr of
tie Legislature diverted tho attention of thc people frum
schemes OF violence upon which they were hroodin4
ibsiitniod the excitement w a.b1tc and investigation
Nr that Of fierce and wtrSo hatred and cnahcd thcr
personalities 10 devise mcnns Ur o1untcmctng the
nrongs which they Justly anurrh audod
Recent oyenti have shown That their a1prchc1sions
ere wei tnmied Enormous frauds have boon prrpc
ited at the precincts NJ Oxforl. Shlwncc nnI kicka
o. and may wen De believed that this result
ID framework Of me Leronpinn Consiitition have
,iely been a Sh1yneo and hive seen and on.crspI
IN persons who at OSorl thr On, Of cretipu
The frauls nilted are notorious anil though ihon-
rt persons miy deny Them and may hl thc ciannrs of
blic Information sith shlmcl rnrcscntati1us 20 the
oycrsy.
1, WIS 10 enable the people - shield themselves from
,cc frauds aul o. give rsal expires a ID their hatred
AID rejection OF the Instrument which permitted them.
aad 20 Ice carried by them that called Che Ictisl-
re- tosa,hen
,,, tbis 'ss,;,.f ,i,i AZ i., ~" I'm ,,i ', ~ ~,
.inh led ~ me IN, discretion of c,nyoping tt i In
xtrt session T,r prs .il.at ~ th, l-,'tJ stt XII
M rirhtr,i o1,l,,rit, q, $3.50. ,G, i,t.,i ~ ~